The Birds
An interesting year ahead and behind. I started the year in the UK, and then had a day in Hong Kong. Throw in a quick trip to South Island and a long weekend in Sydney. And my tickets to Borneo later this year. I may make last year’s target!
Taxonomy is improvised and lifer’s bolded in red.
I’m not keeping a mammal list, but notable species thus far includes the Sperm Whale and Hector’s Dolphin.
Birds seen: 430
Apterygidae (Kiwi)
Little Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx owenii), Heard Wellington, New Zealand, 22 January
Anatidae (Ducks)
Lesser Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna javanica); Botanical Gardens, Singapore, 21 January
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), Wirral, United Kingdom, 1 January
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 4 January
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus); Bank’s Peninsula, New Zealand, 31 March
Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna); County Conwy, United Kingdom, 1 January
Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata); Wellington, New Zealand, 27 January
Maned Duck, or Australian Wood Duck, (Chenonetta jubata); Pitt Town Lagoon, NSW, 25 May
Eurasian Widgeon (Anas penelope); County Conwy, United Kingdom, 1 January
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Common Teal (Anas crecca); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Grey Teal (Anas gracilis); Pitt Town Lagoon, NSW, 25 May
Brown Teal (Anas chlorotis); Wellington, NZ, 27 January
Pacific Black Duck, or Grey Duck, (Anas supercilliosa); Pitt Town Lagoon, NSW, 25 May
Australasian Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis); Pitt Town, NSW, 25 May
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata); Hong Kong, 8 January
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta); Hong Kong, 8 January
Common Pochard (Aythya ferina); County Conwy, United Kingdom, 1 January
White-eyed Duck, or Hardhead, (Aythya australis); Pitt Town Lagoon, NSW, 25 May
New Zealand Scaup (Aythya novaeseelandiae); Wellington, New Zealand, 27 January
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula); County Conwy, United Kingdom, 1 January
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator); County Conwy, United Kingdom, 1 January
MEGAPODIIDAE (MEGAPODES)
Australian Brush-Turkey (Alectura lathami); Ku-Ring-Gai NP, NSW, 26 May
ODONTOPHORIDAE (NEW WORLD QUAIL)
California Quail (Callipepla californica); Wellington, New Zealand, 21 Feburary
Phasianidae (Pheasants and allies)
Red-breasted Partridge (Arborophila hyperythra); Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, 25 December
Chestnut-necklaced Partridge (Arborophila charltonii); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 27 December
Crimson-headed Partridge (Haematortyx sanguiniceps); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, Borneo, 23 December
Great Argus (Argusianus argus); Heard Danum Valley, Borneo, 30 December
Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus); Heard Pulau Ubin, Singapore, 20 December
Crested Fireback (Lophura ignita); Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Podicipedidae (Grebes)
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novahollandiae); Pitt Town Lagoon, NSW, 25 May
Hoary-headed Grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus); Pitt Town Lagoon, NSW, 25 May
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus); County Conwy, United Kingdom, 1 January
Spheniscidae (Penguins)
Blue Penguin, or Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor); Heard, Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand, 27 July
DIOMEDEIDAE (ALBATROSSES)
Buller’s Albatross (Thalassarche bulleri); Bank’s Peninsula New Zealand, 31 March
White-capped Albatross (Thalassarche steadi); Wellington, New Zealand, 29 March
Salvin’s Albatross (Thalassarche salvini); Kaikoura, New Zealand, 27 October
Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys); Kaikoura, New Zealand, 30 March
Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora); Kaikoura, New Zealand, 27 October
Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi); Kaikoura, New Zealand, 30 March
Antipodean Albatross, or Gibson’s Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis); Kaikoura, New Zealand, 30 March
Procellariidae (Procellariids)
Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli); Kaikoura, New Zealand, 30 March
Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis); County Conwy, United Kingdom, 1 January
Cape Petrel (Daption capense); Kaikoura, New Zealand, 30 March
Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur); Cook Strait, New Zealand, 28 July
White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis); Kaikoura, New Zealand, 27 October
Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica); Kaikoura, New Zealand, 30 March
Buller’s Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri); Cook Strait, New Zealand, 29 March
Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris); Kaikoura, New Zealand, 30 March
Hutton’s Shearwater (Puffinus huttoni); Kaikoura, New Zealand, 27 October
Fluttering Shearwater (Puffinus gavia) Wellington, New Zealand, 29 March
Ciconiidae (Storks)
Storm’s Stork (Ciconia stormi); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 27 December
Oriental Stork (Ciconia boyciana); Hong Kong, 8 January
Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 27 December
Milky Stork (Mycteria cinerea); Sungei Buloh Wetlands, Singapore, 21 December
SULIDAE (GANNETS AND BOOBIES)
Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator); Wellington, NZ, 29 March
Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and shags)
Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris); Wellington, New Zealand, 27 January
Great Cormorant, or Black Shag, (Phalacrocorax carbo); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis); County Conwy, United Kingdom, 1 January
Spotted Shag (Stictocarbo punctatus); Wellington, New Zealand, 9 February
Australian Pied Cormorant or Pied Shag (Phalacrocorax varius); Wellington, New Zealand, 13 January
Little Pied Cormorant (Phalocrocorax melanoleucos); Wellington, New Zealand, 27 January
ANHINGIDAE (DARTERS)
Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 27 December
Australasian Darter (Anhinga novahollandiae), Pitt Town Lagoon, NSW, 25 May
PELECANIDAE (PELICANS)
Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus); Pitt Town Lagoon, NSW, 25 May
Ardeidae (Herons)
Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris); Hong Kong, 8 January
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea); Hong Kong, 8 January
Great Egret or White Heron, (Ardea alba); Hong Kong, 8 January
White-faced Heron (Egretta novahollandiae); Wellington, New Zealand, 12 March
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Eastern Reef Egret, or Reef Heron (Egretta sacra); New Plymouth, New Zealand, 31 August
Great Egret, or White Heron, (Ardea alba); Pitt Town Lagoon, NSW, 25 May
Chinese Pond Heron (Ardeola bacchus); Hong Kong, 8 January
Striated Heron (Butorides striata); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 27 December
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); Hong Kong, 8 January
Therskiornithidae (Spoonbills and ibises)
Australian Ibis, or Sacred Ibis, (Threskiornis molucca); Sydney, NSW, 24 May
Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia); Warriewood, NSW, 27 May
Black-faced Spoonbill (Platalea minor); Hong Kong, 8 January
Pandionidae (Osprey)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus); Hong Kong, 8 January
Accipitridae (Hawks, eagles and allies)
Australian Kite, or Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Oriental Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus); Kundansang, Borneo, 26 December
Black Baza (Aviceda leuphotes); Sungei Buloh Wetlands, Singapore, 21 December
Mountain Serpent Eagle (Spilornis kinabaluensis); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, Borneo, 23 December
Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela); Gomantong Caves, Borneo, 29 December
Bat Hawk (Macheiramphus alcinus); Kundansang, Borneo, 26 December
Changeable Hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus); Kundansang, Borneo, 26 December
Blyth’s Hawk-eagle (Nisaetus alboniger); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, Borneo, 23 December
Wallace’s Hawk-eagle (Nisaetus nanus); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 28 December
Black Eagle (Ictinaetus malayensis); Kundansang, Borneo, 26 December
Little Eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Hen Harrier, or Northern Harrier, (Circus cyaneus); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Australasian Harrier (Circus approximans); Auckland, New Zealand, 9 January
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Black Kite (Milvus migrans); Hong Kong, 8 January
Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus); Pulau Ubin, Singapore, 20 December
Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus); Pulau Ubin, Singapore, 20 December
Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 2 January
White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster); Sungei Buloh Wetlands, Singapore, 21 December
Lesser Fish Eagle (Ichthyophaga humilis); Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Rallidae (Rails)
Weka (Gallirallus australis); Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand, 27 July
White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus); Hong Kong, 8 January
Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis); Taranaki, New Zealand, 1 September
Purple Swamphen, or Pukeko, (Porphyrio porphyrio); Kaikoura, Wellington, 30 March
Takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri); Wellington, NZ, 27 January
Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa); Pitt Town Lagoon, NSW, 25 May
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra); Wirral, United Kingdom, 1 January
Charadriidae (Plovers)
Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Masked Lapwing, or Spur-winged Plover, (Vanellus miles); Kaikoura, New Zealand, 30 March
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius); Hong Kong, 8 January
Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers)
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus); County Conwy, United Kingdom, 1 January
Variable Oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor); Kaikoura, New Zealand, 30 March
Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus); Dee Why, NSW, 27 May
Recurvirostridae (Stilts and avocets)
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus); Pitt Town Lagoon, NSW, 25 May
Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta); Hong Kong, 8 January
Scolopacidae (Sandpipers)
Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cincerus); Sungei Buloh Wetlands, Singapore, 21 December
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos); Hong Kong, 8 January
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia); Hong Kong, 8 January
Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis); Hong Kong, 8 January
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Whimbrel (Numenis phaeopus); Sungei Buloh Wetlands, Singapore, 21 December
Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres); County Conwy, United Kingdom, 1 January
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima); County Conwy, United Kingdom, 1 January
Laridae (Gulls and terns)
Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novahollandiae); Sydney, NSW, 24 May
Red-billed Gull (Chroicocephalus scopulinus); Wellington, New Zealand, 26 January
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Common Gull, or Mew Gull, (Larus canus); Wirral, United Kingdom, 1 January
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Greater Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Kelp Gull, or Southern Black-backed Gull (Larus dominicanus), Wellington, New Zealand, 9 January
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia); Kaikoura, New Zealand, 30 March
Black-fronted Tern (Chlidonias albostriatus); Kaikoura, New Zealand, 30 March
White-fronted Tern (Sterna striata); Wellington, New Zealand, 10 February
Great Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii); Dee Why, NSW, 27 May
STERCORARIIDAE (SKUAS)
Arctic Skua, or Parasitic Jaeger, (Stercorarius parasiticus); Kaikoura, New Zealand, 30 March
Alcidae (Auks)
Common Guillemot, or Common Murre (Uria aalge); County Conwy, United Kingdom, 1 January
Columbidae (Pigeons)
Rock Dove, or Feral Pigeon, (Columba livia); Wirral, United Kingdom, 1 January
Common Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto), Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Spotted Dove, or Spotted Turtle-dove, (Streptopelia chinensis); Hong Kong, 8 January
Little Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia ruficeps); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, Borneo, 23 December
Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica); Sepilok, Borneo, 27 December
Little Green Pigeon (Treron olax); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 27 December
Pink-necked Green Pigeon (Treron vernans); Pulau Ubin, Singapore, 20 December
Green Imperial-pigeon (Ducula aenea); Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, 22 December
Mountain Imperial-pigeon (Ducula badia); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, Borneo, 23 December
New Zealand Pigeon, or Kereru (Hemiphaga novaseellandiae); Wellington, NZ, 11 January
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
Dark Hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx bocki); Heard Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, Borneo, 23 December
Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus); Heard Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 28 December
Bronze Shining-cuckoo (Chrysococcyx lucidus); Heard Wellington, New Zealand, 2 November
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris); Heard Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 28 December
Raffles’s Malkoha (Rhinortha chlorophaea); Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus curvirostris); Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis); Hong Kong, 8 January
TYTONIDAE (BARN OWLS)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Oriental Bay Owl (Phodilus badius); Heard Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 28 December
Strigidae (Owls)
Buffy Fish-owl (Bubo ketupu); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 27 December
Little Owl (Athene noctua); Heard Kaikoura, New Zealand, 30 March
Brown Wood-owl (Strix leptogrammica); Heard Sepilok, Borneo, 26 December
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 2 January
Morepork, or Southern Boobook (Ninox novaeseelandiae); Heard Wellington, New Zealand, 15 January
Apodidae (Swifts)
Silver-rumped Needletail, or Silver-rumped Spinetail (Rhaphidura leucopygialis); Sepilok, Borneo, 27 December
Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta); Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, 22 December
Bornean Swiftlet (Collocalia dodgei); Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, 24 December
Mossy-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus salangana); Gomantong Caves, Borneo, 29 December
Black-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus maxima); Gomantong Caves, Borneo, 29 December
Edible-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus); Gomantong Caves, Borneo, 29 December
House Swift (Apus nipalensis); Hong Kong, 8 January
HEMIPROCNE (TREESWIFTS)
Grey-rumped Treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis); Botanical Gardens, Singapore, 21 December
Whiskered Treeswift (Hemiprocne comata); Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
TROGONIDAE (TROGONS)
Diard’s Trogon (Harpactes diardii) Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis); Hong Kong, 8 January
Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 28 December
Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca); Heard Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Banded Kingfisher (Lacedo pulchella); Heard Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaguineae); Sydney, NSW, 24 May
Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis); Sungei Buloh Wetlands, Singapore, 21 December
White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis); Hong Kong, 8 January
Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris); Sungei Buloh Wetlands, Singapore, 21 December
Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus); Wellington, New Zealand, 2 February
Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis); Hong Kong, 8 January
MEROPIDAE (BEE-EATERS)
Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis); Sepilok, Borneo, 26 December
CORACIIDAE (ROLLERS)
Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 27 December
BUCEROTIDAE (HORNBILLS)
Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris); Pulau Ubin, Singapore, 20 December
Black Hornbill (Anthracoceros malayanus); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 27 December
Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 28 December
Bushy-crested Hornbill (Anorrhinus galeritus); Sepilok, Borneo, 27 December
White-crowed Hornbill (Berenicornis comatus); Gomantong Caves, Borneo, 29 December
Wrinkled Hornbill (Aceros corrugatus); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 28 December
CAPITONIDAE (BARBETS)
Gold-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon); Heard Poring Hot Springs, 25 December
Mountain Barbet (Megalaima monticola); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, 23 December
Golden-naped Barbet (Megalaima pulcherrima); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, 23 December
Bornean Barbet (Megalaima eximia); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, 23 December
Picidae (Woodpeckers)
Rufous Piculet (Sasia abnormis); Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Greater Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 2 January
Common Flameback (Dinopium javanense); Pulau Ubin, Singapore, 20 December
Maroon Woodpecker (Blythipicus rubiginosus); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, 23 December
Buff-rumped Woodpecker (Meiglyptes tristis); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 29 December
Buff-necked Woodpecker (Meiglyptes tukki); Sepilok, Borneo, 27 December
Falconidae (Falcons)
White-fronted Falconet (Microhierax latifrons); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 27 December
New Zealand Falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae); Wellington, New Zealand, 17 December
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Strigopidae (New Zealand parrots)
New Zealand Kaka (Nestor meridionalis) Wellington, NZ, 10 January
CACATUIDAE (COCKATOOS)
Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla); Sydney, NSW, 24 May
Tanimbar Corella (Cacatua goffiniana); Changi Beach, Singapore, 20 December
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita); Sydney, NSW, 24 May
Psittacidae (Typical parrots)
Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Red-crowned Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaseelandiae); Wellington, New Zealand, 27 January
Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius); Wellington, New Zealand, 10 January
Red-rumped Parrot, or Grass Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Long-tailed Parakeet (Psittacula longicauda); Sepilok, Borneo, 27 December
Blue-crowned Hanging-parrot (Loriculus galgulus); Gomantong Caves, Borneo, 29 December
EURYLAIMIDAE (BROADBILLS)
Black-and-red-Broadbill (Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 28 December
Banded Broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus); Heard Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Black-and-yellow Broadbill (Eurylaimus ochromalus); Poring Hot Springs, Borneo, 25 December
Dusky Broadbill (Corydon sumatranus); Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
PITTIDAE (PITTAS)
Blue-headed Pitta (Hydrornis baudii); Heard Danum Valley, Borneo, 30 December
Black-and-crimson Pitta (Erythropitta ussheri); Gomantong Caves, Borneo, 29 December
Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida); Sepilok, Borneo, 26 December
Menuridae (Lyrebirds)
Superb Lyrebird (Menura novahollandiae); Royal NP, NSW, 24 May
MALURIDAE (FAIRY-WRENS, EMU-WRENS AND GRASSWRENS)
Superb Fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Variegated Fairy-wren (Malurus lamberti); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris); Ku-Ring-Gai NP, NSW, 26 May
Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae); Wellington, NZ, 9 January
Lewin’s Honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii); Warriewood, NSW, 27 May
Yellow-faced Honeyeater (Lichenostomus chrysops); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
White-eared Honeyeater (Lichenostomus leucotis); Ku-Ring-Gai NP, NSW, 26 May
White-plumed Honeyeater (Lichenostomus penicillatus); Pitt Town Lagoon, NSW, 25 May
Bell Miner (Manoria melanophrys); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala); Ku-Ring-Gai NP, NSW, 26 May
Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata); Ku-Ring-Gai NP, NSW, 26 May
Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera); Ku-Ring-Gai NP, NSW, 26 May
Scarlet Myzomela (Myzomela sanguinolenta); Warriewood, NSW, 27 May
New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis melanura); Wellington, New Zealand, 27 January
New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novahollandiae); Ku-Ring-Gai NP, NSW, 26 May
White-cheeked Honeyeater (Phylidonyris nigra); Ku-Ring-Gai NP, NSW, 26 May
White-napped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
PARDALOTIDAE (PARDALOTES)
Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
ACANTHIZIDAE (AUSTRALASIAN WARBLERS)
White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla); Royal NP, NSW, 24 May
Yellow Thornbill (Acanthiza nana); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Grey Warbler (Gerygone igata); Wellington, New Zealand, 13 January
CALLAEIDAE (NEW ZEALAND WATTLEBIRDS)
North Island Saddleback (Philesturnus rufusater); Wellington, New Zealand, 27 January
NOTIOMYSTIDAE (STITCHBIRD)
Stichbird (Notiomystis cincta); Wellington, New Zealand, 27 January
CINCLOSOMATIDAE (WHIPBIRDS, THRUSH-QUAILS AND TENTATIVE ALLIES)
Eastern Whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Prionopidae (Helmetshrikes)
Rufous-winged Philentoma (Philentoma pyrhopterum); Gomantong Caves, Borneo, 29 December
ARTAMIDAE (WOODSWALLOWS, CURRAWONGS AND BUTCHERBIRDS)
White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus); Gomantong Caves, Borneo, 29 December
Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Australasian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen), Marlborough, New Zealand, 29 March
Pied Currawong (Sterpera graculina); Royal NP, NSW, 24 May
AEGITHINIDAE (IORA)
Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia); Sepilok, Borneo, 27 December
CAMPEPHAGIDAE (CUCKOO-SHRIKES)
Grey-chinned Minivet (Pericrocotus solaris); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, 23 December
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina novahollandiae); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Sunda Cuckooshrike (Coracina larvata); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, 23 December
Falcunculidae (Shrike-tit and ploughbill)
Crested Shrike-tit (Falcunculus frontatus); Heard Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
PACHYCEPHALIDAE (WHISTLERS)
Grey-shrike Thrush (Colluricincla harmonica); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Bornean Whistler (Pachycephala hypoxantha); Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, 24 December
Mohouidae (MOHOUAS)
Whitehead (Mohoua albicilla); Wellington, New Zealand, 27 January
Laniidae (Shrikes)
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus); Botanical Gardens, Singapore, 21 December
Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach); Hong Kong, 8 January
ORIOLIDAE (ORIOLES)
Olive-backed Oriole (Oriolus sagittatus); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Dark-throated Oriole (Oriolus xanthonotus); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 28 December
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis); Pulau Ubin, Singapore, 20 December
Black-and-crimson Oriole (Oriolus cruentus); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, Borneo, 23 December
DICRURIDAE (DRONGOS)
Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, Borneo, 23 December
Crow-billed Drong0 (Dicrurus annectans); Sungei Buloh Wetlands, Singapore, 21 December
Bronzed Drongo (Dicrurus aeneus); Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 28 December
RHIPIDURIDAE (FANTAILS)
Spotted Fantail (Rhipidura perlata); Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Willie-wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys); Dee Why, NSW, 27 May
Malaysian Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 29 December
White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis); Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, 25 December
Grey Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa); Royal NP, NSW, 24 May
New Zealand Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa); Wellington, NZ, 27 January
MONARCHIDAE (MONARCH-FLYCATCHERS)
Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 29 December
Asian Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi); Sungei Buloh Wetlands, Singapore, 21 December
Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanleuca); Sydney, NSW, 24 May
Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula); Pitt Town Lagoon, NSW, 25 May
Corvidae (Crows)
Chinese Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus); Hong Kong, 8 January
Bornean Treepie (Dendrocitta cinerascens); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, Borneo, 23 December
Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Eurasian Jackdaw, or Western Jackdaw, (Corvus monedula); Cheshire, UK, 1 January
House Crow (Corvus splendens); Changi Aiport, Singapore, 20 December
Slender-billed Crow (Corvus enca); Sabah, Borneo, 26 December
Rook (Corvus frugilegus); Flintshire, United Kingdom, 3 January
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides); Sydney, NSW, 24 May
Collared Crow (Corvus torquatus); Hong Kong, 8 January
Common Raven (Corvus corax); Denbighshire, United Kingdom, 3 January
PETROICIDAE (AUSTRALASIAN ROBINS)
Jacky Winter (Microeca fascinans); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Rose Robin (Petroica rosea); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
North Island Robin (Petroica longipes); Wellington, New Zealand, 27 January
Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis); Royal NP, NSW, 24 May
Alaudidae (Larks)
Skylark (Alauda arvenis); Auckland, New Zealand, 9 January
Hirundinidae (Swallows)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, Borneo, 23 December
Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena); Auckland, New Zealand, 9 January
Paridae (Tits)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Coal Tit (Periparus ater); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Great Tit (Parus major); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Cinereous Tit (Parus cinereus); Hong Kong, 8 January
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Aegithalidae (Long-tailed tits)
Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Sittidae (Nuthatches)
Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 2 January
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch (Sitta frontalis); Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, 26 December
Troglodytidae (Wrens)
Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 2 January
Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
Black-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus atriceps); Poring Hot Springs, Borneo, 25 December
Straw-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus); Pulau Ubin, Singapore, 20 December
Bornean Bulbul (Pycnonotus montis); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, 23 December
Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus); Hong Kong, 8 January
Chinese Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis); Hong Kong, 8 January
Pale-faced Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucops); Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, 25 December
Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier); Pulau Ubin, Singapore, 20 December
Red-eyed Bulbul (Pycnonotus brunneus); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 29 December
Hairy-backed Bulbul (Tricholestes criniger); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 28 December
Ochraceous Bulbul (Alophoixus ochraceus); Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, 24 December
Grey-cheeked Bulbul (Alophoixus bres); Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Yellow-bellied Bulbul (Alophoixus phaeocephalus); Danum Valley, Borneo, 30 December
Cinereous Bulbul or Ashy Bulbul (Hemixos cinereus); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, 23 December
CETTIIDAE (CETTID WARBLERS)
Bornean Stubtail (Urosphena whiteheadi); Heard Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, 26 December
Sunda Bush-warbler (Horornis vulcania); Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, 24 December
Phylloscopidae (Leaf warblers)
Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus); Hong Kong, 8 January
Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus); Hong Kong, 8 January
Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis); Sungei Buloh Wetlands, Singapore, 21 December
Mountain Warbler (Phylloscopus trivirgatus ); Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, 25 December
Yellow-breasted Warbler (Seicercus montis); Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, 24 December
Locustellidae (Grass and bush warblers)
Fernbird (Bowdleria punctata); Taranaki, New Zealand, 1 September
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and allies)
Golden-headed Cisticola (Cisticola exilis); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius); Hong Kong, 8 January
Dark-necked Tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 28 December
Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps); Sungei Buloh Wetlands, Singapore, 21 December
Rufous-tailed Tailorbird (Orthotomus sericeus); Gomantong Caves, Borneo, 29 December
Yellow-bellied Prinia (Prinia flaviventris); Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Plain Prinia (Prinia inornata); Hong Kong, 8 January
Zosteropidae (White-eyes, yuhinas and allies)
Chestnut-crested Yuhina (Yuhina everetti); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, 23 December
Pygmy Ibon, or Pygmy White-eye (Oculocincta squamifrons); Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Mountain Black-eye (Chlorocharis emiliae); Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, 25 December
Japanese White-eye (Zosterops japonicus); Hong Kong, 8 January
Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis); Wellington, New Zealand, 25 January
TIMALIIDAE (TREE-BABBLERS)
Pin-striped Tit-babbler (Mixornis gularis); Sungei Buloh Wetlands, Singapore, 21 December
Rufous-fronted Babbler (Stachyridopsis rufifrons); Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Chestnut-backed Scimitar-babbler (Pomatorhinus montanus); Heard Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Chestnut-rumped Babbler (Stachyris maculata); Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
PELLORNEIDAE (GROUND BABBLERS)
Sooty-capped Babbler (Malacopteron affine); Heard Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 28 December
Short-tailed Babbler (Malacocincla malaccensis); Heard Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
White-chested Babbler (Trichastoma rostratum); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 28 December
Ferruginous Babbler (Trichastoma bicolor) Heard Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Leiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes)
Brown Fulvetta (Alcippe brunneicauda); Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Sunda Laughingthrush (Garrulax palliatus); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, 23 December
Masked Laughingthrush (Garrulax perspicillatus); Hong Kong, 8 January
Black-throated Laughingthrush (Garrulax chinensis); Kong, 8 January
Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush (Garrulax treacheri); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, 23 December
Irenidae (Fairy-bluebirds)
Asian Fairy-bluebird (Irena puella); Sepilok, Borneo, 27 December
Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers and chats)
Dark-sided Flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica); Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica); Pulau Ubin, Singapore, 20 December
Oriental Magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis); Hong Kong, 8 January
White-crowned Shama (Copsychus stricklandii); Heard Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 29 December
Large-billed Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis caerulatus); Heard Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Malaysian Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis turcosus); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 28 December
Blue-and-white Flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana); Kundansang, Borneo, 25 December
European Robin (Erithacus rubecula); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
White-browed Shortwing (Brachypteryx montana); Heard Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, 24 December
Bornean Whistling-thrush (Myophonus borneensis); Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, 25 December
Blue Whistling-thrush (Myophonus caeruleus); Hong Kong, 8 January
Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus); Hong Kong, 8 January
Stejneger’s Stonechat (Saxicola stejnegeri); Hong Kong, 8 January
Turdidae (Thrushes)
Grey-backed Thrush (Turdus hortulorum); Hong Kong, 8 January
Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Pale Thrush (Turdus pallidus); Hong Kong, 8 January
Redwing (Turdus iliacus); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Song thrush (Turdus philomelos); Wellington, New Zealand, 13 February
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Fruithunter (Chlamydochaera jefferyi); Heard Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, 23 December
Sturnidae (Starlings)
Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis); Kota Kinabalu, Borneo 23 December
Common Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 28 December
Javan Myna (Acridotheres javanicus); Changi Airport, Singapore, 20 December
Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis); Hamilton, NZ, 11 April
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Chloropseidae (Leafbirds)
Greater Green Leafbird (Chloropsis sonnerati); Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Lesser Green Leafbird (Chloropsis cyanopogon); Sepilok, Borneo, 27 December
Bornean Leafbird (Chloropsis kinabaluensis); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, 23 December
DICAEIDAE (FLOWERPECKERS)
Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker (Prionochilus xanthopygius); Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker (Dicaeum chrysorrheum); Gomantong Caves, Borneo, 29 December
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma); Crocker Ranges, 23 December
Black-sided Flowerpecker (Dicaeum monticolum); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, 23 December
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum); Sepilok, Borneo, 27 December
NECTARINIDAE (SUNBIRDS)
Plain Sunbird (Anthreptes simplex); Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Plain-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis); Sepilok, Borneo, 27 December
Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis); Pulau Ubin, Singapore, 20 December
Temminck’s Sunbird (Aethopyga temminckii); Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, 24 December
Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja); Pulau Ubin, Singapore, 20 December
Thick-billed Spiderhunter (Arachnothera crassirostris); Sepilok, Borneo, 26 December
Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra); Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Purple-naped Spiderhunter, or Purple-naped Sunbird (Hypogramma hypogrammicum); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 28 December
Streaky-breasted Spiderhunter (Arachnothera affinis); Kinabatangan River, Borneo, 28 December(formerly split as Bornean Spiderhunter)
Prunellidae (Accentors)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Motacillidae (Wagtails and pipits)
Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, 23 December
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, 23 December
Pied Wagtail, or White Wagtail (Moticilla alba); County Conwy, United Kingdom, 3 January
Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni); Hong Kong, 8 January
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus); County Conwy, United Kingdom, 3 January
Emberizidae (Buntings)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella); Wellington, New Zealand, 30 June
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 5 January
Fringillidae (Finches)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
European Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Lesser Redpoll (Carduelis flammea); Wellington, New Zealand, 7 July
European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Chinese Grosbeak or Yellow-billed Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria); Hong Kong, 8 January
Passeridae (Sparrows)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus); Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1 January
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus); Hong Kong, 8 January
ESTRILDIDAE (ESTRILDID FINCHES)
Red-browed Finch, or Red-browed Firetail (Neochmia temporalis); Scheyville NP, NSW, 25 May
Double-barred Finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii); Pitt Town Lagoon, NSW, 25 May
Dusky Munia (Lonchura fuscans); Kundansang, Borneo, 26 December
White-bellied Munia (Lonchura leucogastra); Danum Valley, Borneo, 31 December
Chestnut Munia (Lonchura atricapilla); Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, 23 December
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