Here are some notes from my trip. I saw lots of Norfolk Island Parakeets (mainly around dawn 5-6am and late on – in forest edge areas). Also got stunning views & photos of everything else inc. the hybrid owls but not the White-chested White-eye!! The Wilson’s Storm Petrel was a rarity (apparently).
Norfolk Island Oct 6-9th 2011 2011 Rob Morris
1. California Quail. Common – seen all days. 2. Red Junglefowl. Common everywhere. 3. Little Black Cormorant. 3 at mill pond on Country Road, and 2 on a small lake on Kingston Common. 4. Greylag Goose (Feral). Common at Kingston marshes 5. Mallard (Feral). A range of Mallard hybrids at Watermill Dam outside Kingston and Kingston Common 6. Pacific Black Duck. 1good specimen Kingston Common 7. Wilson’s Storm Petrel. 1 photographed at sea – 3-4nm north of Cascades on the 8th Oct – not noted in Margaret Christan’s book. 8. Little Shearwater. A few from Rocky Point on the 7th Oct. 50+ at sea north of Cascades on the 8th. Many from Capt. Cook Lookout 9th Oct. 9. Cattle Egret – up to 30 seen around the island near cattle. 10. White-faced Heron. Common – Kingston Common, Golf Course and Mission Swamp. 11. Red-tailed Tropicbird. Common at Captain Cook, Cascade Bay and Rocky Pt 12. Masked Booby. Common at Captain Cook and Rocky Pt 13. Australian Gannet. Seen regularly around the coast – a total of c.10 birds. 14. Nankeen Kestrel. A few seen around the airport and a few other locations. 15. Purple Swamphen. c. 10 Kingston Common and Mission Swamp. 16. Pacific Golden Plover. Seen every day with a max of 32 on the airfield on 9th Oct. 17. Bar-tailed Godwit. Seen every day with a max count of 14 at Kingston Common. 18. Whimbrel. One heard – Kingston 19. Wandering Tattler. One on rocks at Slaughter Bay. 20. Grey-tailed tattler. 1 Kingston common 21. Ruddy Turnstone. Up to 10 Slaughter Bay 22. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper. 6+ Kingston Common – all juvs. 23. Pectoral Sandpiper. 1adult Kingston 9th Oct. Photographed. 24. Red Knot. 4 Kingston Common 8th & 9th Oct. 25. Red-necked Stint. 5 Kingston Common – present 6-9th Oct. 26. Terek Sandpiper . 2-3 Kingston Common – present 6th-9th Oct. 27. Sooty Tern. Many from Rocky Point and Captain Cook Lookout. 28. Common Noddy. Small numbers at Captain Cook 29. Black Noddy. Good numbers at Captain Cook, Rocky Pt and on the trip from Cascades 8th Oct. 30. Grey Ternlet. Good numbers at Captain Cook and Rocky Pt & on the trip from Cascades 8th Oct. 31. White Tern. Common Everywhere. 32. Norfolk Island Boobook / Morepork At least 8 birds heard in the National park with stunning views of one sitting by the track in full view. 33. Common (Feral) Pigeon. Moderately common 34. Emerald Dove. Common – seen every day c.20 in total 35. Tasman (Norfolk) Parakeet. Seen on all mornings in the Palm Glen area. Max Count 5. Also seen on the Bridle Trail and other areas in the park. Not sure why other’s struggle with this bird – I got 50 photos – probably saw 15-20 birds. 36. Crimson Rosella. Common Everywhere. 37. Sacred Kingfisher. Common in open country. 38. Norfolk Gerygone. Moderately common in Botanic gardens, 100 Acres and National Park. 39. Golden Whistler. Common in National Park 40. Grey Fantail. Very common generally, particularly in the National Park. 41. Pacific Robin. Males seen on each day except the first afternoon. Max count 5 on the 7th – all in or near the National Park. 42. Welcome Swallow. Moderately common. 43. Silvereye. Widespread. 44. Slender-billed White-eye. Fairly common in the National park and Botanical Gardens. Common Starling. Common 45. Common Blackbird. Common 46. Song Thrush. Moderately common. 47. House Sparrow. Abundant. 48. European Greenfinch. C10 birds seen in grasslands around Slaughter Bay / Kingston Common.
Rob Morris
Brisbane, Australia
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