Australian Birds
With an emphasis on the Central Coast of NSW
This page has snowballed. Originally I was trying to photograph 100 birds on the Central Coast of NSW by 2014. I joined Birding NSW and reached my target in late February 2013 then decided that I would try for more.
I am now a member of Birdlife Australia, the NSW Bird Atlassers and Hunter Bird Observers Club. I supply images to these organizations for educational purposes copyright free.
This is a conglomeration of all birds found in Australian Field Guides that I have photographed in the wild since Sept 2012.
Several images on the pages below need better photos and some require additional photos of both sexes where applicable. Updated photos or new species will be added time permitting.
Apostlebird
Avocet, Red-necked
Babbler, Grey-crowned
Babbler, White-browed
Baza, Pacific
Bee-eater, Rainbow
Bittern, Australasian
Blackbird, Common
Black-Cockatoo, Glossy
Black-Cockatoo, Yellow-tailed
Boobook, Southern
Bowerbird, Regent
Bowerbird, Satin
Brolga
Bronze-cuckoo, Shining
Bronzewing, Brush
Bronzewing, Common
Brush-Turkey, Australian
Budgerigar
Bulbul, Red-whiskered
Butcherbird, Grey
Butcherbird, Pied
Button-quail, Painted
Catbird, Green
Chat, Crimson
Chat, White-fronted
Chough, White-winged
Cicadabird, Common
Cisticola, Golden-headed
Cockatiel
Cockatoo, Gang-gang
Cockatoo, Sulphur-crested
Coot, Eurasian
Corella, Little
Corella, Long-billed
Cormorant, Great
Cormorant, Little-black
Cormorant, Little-pied
Cormorant, Pied
Coucal, Pheasant
Crake Baillion's
Crake, Spotted
Cuckoo, Channel-billed
Cuckoo, Fan-tailed
Cuckoo, Pallid
Cuckoo-Dove, Brown
Cuckoo-shrike Black-faced
Cuckoo-shrike, White-bellied
Curlew, Eastern
Currawong, Grey
Currawong Pied
Darter, Australasian
Dollarbird
Dotterel, Black-fronted
Dotterel, Red-kneed
Dove Bar-shouldered
Dove, Peaceful
Dove, Rock
Dove, Spotted
Drongo, Spangled
Duck, Blue-billed
Duck, Freckled
Duck, Musk
Duck, Pacific Black
Duck, Pink-eared
Duck, Wood (Maned Duck)
Eagle, Little (Dark Morph)
Egret, Cattle
Egret Eastern Reef (Dark Morph)
Egret, Great
Egret, Intermediate
Egret, Little
Emu
Emu-wren Southern
Fairy-wren, Purple-backed
Fairy-wren, Splendid
Fairy-wren, Superb
Fairy-wren, Variegated
Falcon, Black
Falcon, Brown
Falcon, Peregrine
Fantail, Grey
Faintail, Rufous
Fieldwren, Striated
Figbird, Australasian
Finch, Double-barred
Finch, Red-browed
Finch, Zebra
Firetail, Diamond (Finch)
Flycatcher, Leaden
Flycatcher, Restless
Friarbird, Little
Friarbird, Noisy
Frogmouth, Tawny
Fruit-Dove, Wompoo
Galah
Gerygone, Brown
Gerygone, Mangrove
Godwit, Bar-tailed
Godwit, Black-tailed
Goldfinch, European
Goose, Cape Barren
Goose, Magpie
Goshawk, Brown
Goshawk, Grey
Grassbird, Tawny
Grebe, Australasian
Grebe, Great-crested
Grebe, Hoary-headed
Greenshank, Common
Gull, Pacific
Gull, Silver
Hardhead
Harrier, Spotted
Harrier, Swamp (Marsh)
Heathwren, Shy
Heron, Striated
Heron White-faced
Heron, White-necked
Hobby, Australian
Honeyeater, Black-chinned
Honeyeater, Blue-faced
Honeyeater, Brown
Honeyeater, Brown-headed
Honeyeater, Fuscous
Honeyeater, Lewins
Honeyeater, New Holland
Honeyeater, Painted
Honeyeater, Regent
Honeyeater, Scarlet
Honeyeater, Singing
Honeyeater, Spiny-cheeked
Honeyeater, Striped
Honeyeater, Tawny-crowned
Honeyeater, White-cheeked
Honeyeater, White-eared
Honeyeater, White-fronted
Honeyeater, White-naped
Honeyeater, White-plumed
Honeyeater, Yellow-faced
Honeyeater, Yellow-tufted
Ibis, Australian White
Ibis, Glossy
Ibis, Straw-necked
Jacana, Comb-crested
Jacky Winter
Kestrel, Nankeen
Kingfisher, Azure
Kingfisher, Red-backed
Kingfisher, Sacred
Kite, Black
Kite, Black-shouldered
Kite, Brahminy
Kite, Square-tailed
Kite, Whistling
Knot, Great
Knot, Red
Koel, Eastern
Kookaburra, Laughing
Lapwing, Banded
Lapwing, Masked
Lorikeet, Little
Lorikeet, Musk
Lorikeet, Rainbow
Lorikeet, Scaly-breasted
Mallard, Northern
Mannikin, Chestnut-breasted
Magpie, Australian
Magpie Lark
Martin, Fairy
Martin, Tree
Malleefowl
Miner, Bell
Miner, Noisy
Mistletoe Bird
Monarch, Black-faced
Monarch, White-eared
Moorhen Dusky
Mynah Indian
Native-hen, Black-tailed
Needletail, White-throated
Night-Heron, Nankeen
Oriole, Olive-backed
Osprey, Eastern
Ostrich
Owl, Barking
Owl, Eastern Barn
Owl, Masked
Owl, Powerful
Owlet-nightjar, Australian
Oystercatcher, Pied
Oystercatcher, Sooty
Pardalote, Spotted
Pardalote, Striated
Parrot, King
Parrot, Red-rumped
Parrot. Regent
Parrot, Swift
Pelican, Australian
Penguin, Little
Pigeon, Crested
Pigeon, Topknot
Pigeon, White-headed
Pigeon, Wonga
Pipit, Australasian (Richard's)
Plover, Double-banded
Plover, Grey
Plover, Lesser Sand
Plover, Pacific Golden
Plover, Red-capped
Quail-thrush, Spotted
Rail Buff-banded
Raven, Australian
Raven, Little
Reed-warbler, Australian
Ringneck, Australian (Mallee)
Robin, Eastern Yellow
Robin, Hooded
Robin, Red-capped
Robin, Rose
Robin, Scarlet
Rosella, Crimson
Rosella, Eastern
Ruff
Sandpiper, Broad-billed
Sandpiper, Buff-breasted
Sandpiper, Curlew
Sandpiper, Marsh
Sandpiper, Pectoral
Sandpiper, Sharp-tailed
Sandpiper, Terek
Scrub-Robin, Southern
Scrubwren, Large-billed
Scrubwren White-browed
Scrubwren, Yellow-throated
Sea-eagle, White-bellied
Shearwater, Fluttering
Shelduck, Australian
Shelduck, Radjah
Shrike-trush, Grey
Shoveler, Australasian
Shrike-tit Crested
Silvereye
Sittela, Varied
Snipe, Lathams
Songlark, Brown
Songlark, Rufous
Sparrow, House
Spinebill, Eastern
Spoonbill, Royal
Spoonbill, Yellow-billed
Starling, Common
Stone-curlew, Beach
Stone-curlew, Bush
Stork, Black-necked (Jabaru)
Stint, Red-necked
Stilt, Black-winged
Stilt, Banded
Swallow, Welcome
Swamphen, Purple
Swan, Black
Tattler Grey-tailed
Tattler Wandering
Teal, Chestnut
Teal, Grey
Tern, Caspian
Tern, Common
Tern, Crested
Tern, Gull-billed
Tern, Little
Tern, White-fronted
Tern, Whiskered
Thornbill, Brown
Thornbill, Buff-rumped
Thornbill, Inland
Thornbill, Striated
Thornbill, Yellow
Thornbill, Yellow-rumped
Thrush, Bassian
Treecreeper, Brown
Treecreeper, White-throated
Triller, White-winged
Turnstone, Ruddy
Wagtail, Eastern Yellow
Wagtail, Willy
Warbler, Rock
Wattlebird, Little
Wattlebird, Red
Weebill
Whipbird, Eastern
Whimbrel
Whistler, Golden
Whistler, Rufous
Whistling-duck, Plumed
Whistling-duck, Wandering
Whiteface, Southern
Wood Swallow, Dusky
Wood Swallow, White Breasted
Woodswallow White-rowed
Birds in Captivity
The following are captive birds, and my "wish-list" to photograph in the wild.
Black-Cockatoo, Carnaby's - Reptile Park Somesby, NSW
Cassowary, Southern - Reptile Park Somesby, NSW
Parrot, Eclectus - Private pet
Parrot, Elegant - Reptile Park Somesby, NSW