Feathers'n'Friends Birdlist
Sightings close to our Cottage:
We have been recording sightings on our north queensland property and near by (within 200m) over the last 9 years, and are pleased to provide this check list (currently listing 147). We have indicated those we, and Guests, have seen or heard. This list should assist guests interested in bird watching and recording their sightings.
Guests may obtain copies of the Feathers'n'Friends birdlist during your visit
We would appreciate guests and visitors advising us of any updates or additions we may make to our birdlist.
Feathers'n'Friends Birdlist
| (S)een, (H)eard | Bird Species | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| S | Australian Brush Turkey | |
| S | Orange-footed Scrubfowl | |
| S | Brown Quail | |
| S | Magpie Goose | |
| S | Australian Wood Duck | |
| S | Pacific Black Duck | |
| S | Hardhead | |
| S | Australasian Grebe | |
| S | White-headed Pigeon | |
| S | Brown Cuckoo-Dove | |
| S | Emerald Dove | |
| S | Peaceful Dove | |
| S | Bar-shouldered Dove | |
| S | Wompoo Fruit-Dove | |
| S | Superb Fruit-Dove | |
| S | Topknot Pigeon | |
| S | Spotted Nightjar | |
| S | Large-tailed Nightjar | |
| S | Australian Swiftlet | |
| S | Australasian Darter | |
| S | Little Pied Cormorant | |
| S | Little Black Cormorant | |
| S | Australian Pelican | |
| S | Black-necked Stork | |
| S | Black Bittern | |
| S | White-necked Heron | |
| S | Eastern Great Egret | |
| S | Intermediate Egret | |
| S | Cattle Egret | |
| S | White-faced Heron | |
| S | Nankeen (Rufous) Night-Heron | |
| S | Australasian White Ibis | |
| S | Straw-necked Ibis | |
| S | Royal Spoonbill | |
| S | Yellow-billed Spoonbill | |
| S | Eastern Osprey | |
| S | Pacific Baza | |
| S | White-bellied Sea-Eagle | |
| S | Whistling Kite | |
| S | Brahminy Kite | |
| S | Black Kite | |
| S | Grey Goshawk | |
| S | Wedge-tailed Eagle | |
| S | Red-necked Crake | |
| S | Buff-banded Rail | |
| S | Pale-vented Bush-hen | |
| S | Bush Stone-curlew | |
| S | Black-winged Stilt | |
| S | Masked Lapwing | |
| S | Latham's Snipe | |
| S | Painted Button-quail | Seen by Guests |
| S | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo | |
| S | Sulphur-crested Cockatoo | |
| S | Rainbow Lorikeet | |
| S | Scaly-breasted Lorikeet | |
| S | Little Lorikeet | |
| S | Double-eyed Fig-Parrot | |
| S | Red-winged Parrot | |
| S | Pheasant Coucal | |
| S | Eastern Koel | |
| S | Channel-billed Cuckoo | |
| S | Black-eared Cuckoo | |
| S | Shining Bronze-Cuckoo | |
| S | Little Bronze-Cuckoo | |
| S | Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo | |
| S | Fan-tailed Cuckoo | |
| S | Brush Cuckoo | |
| S | Oriental Cuckoo | Seen by Guests |
| H | Barking Owl | |
| H | Lesser Sooty Owl | Heard by Guests |
| S | Southern Boobook Owl | |
| S | Papuan Frogmouth | Seen by Guests |
| S | Azure Kingfisher | |
| S | Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher | |
| S | Forest Kingfisher | |
| S | Laughing Kookaburra | |
| S | Rainbow Bee-eater | |
| S | Dollar Bird | |
| S | Noisy Pitta | |
| S | Spotted Catbird | |
| S | Great Bowerbird | |
| S | Lovely Fairy-wren | |
| S | Yellow-throated Scrubwren | |
| S | White-browed Scrubwren | |
| S | Large-billed Scrubwren | Seen by Guests |
| S | Brown Gerygone | |
| S | Large-billed Gerygone | |
| S | Fairy Gerygone | |
| S | Macleay's Honeyeater | |
| S | Lewin's Honeyeater | |
| S | Yellow-spotted Honeyeater | |
| S | Graceful Honeyeater | |
| S | Yellow-faced Honeyeater | |
| S | Yellow Honeyeater | |
| S | Dusky Honeyeater | |
| S | Bridled Honeyeater | Seen by Guests |
| S | Scarlet Honeyeater | |
| S | Brown Honeyeater | |
| S | Brown-backed Honeyeater | |
| S | Rufouse-banded Honeyeater | |
| S | White-throated Honeyeater | |
| S | Blue-faced Honeyeater | |
| S | Helmeted Friarbird | |
| S | Little Friarbird | |
| S | Eastern Whipbird | |
| S | Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike | |
| S | White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike | |
| S | Barred Cuckoo-shrike | |
| S | Cicadabird | |
| S | White-winged Triller | |
| S | Varied Triller | |
| S | White-breasted Woodswallow | |
| S | Little Shrike-thrush | |
| S | Bower's Shrike-thrush | |
| S | Golden Whistler | Seen by Guests |
| S | Australasian Figbird | |
| S | Yellow Oriole | |
| S | Olive-backed Oriole | |
| S | Black Butcherbird | |
| S | Spangled Drongo | |
| S | Grey Whistler | Seen by Guests |
| S | Rufous Fantail | |
| S | Grey Fantail | |
| S | Northern Fantail | |
| S | Willie Wagtail | |
| S | Torresian Crow | |
| S | Leaden Flycatcher | |
| S | Black-faced Monarch | |
| H | White-eared Monarch | |
| S | Spectacled Monarch | |
| S | Pied Monarch | |
| S | Magpie Lark | |
| S | Yellow-breasted Boatbill | |
| S | Victoria's Riflebird | |
| S | Pale-yellow Robin | |
| S | Grey-headed Robin | |
| S | Fairy Martin | |
| S | Welcome Swallow | |
| S | Silvereye | |
| S | Bassian Thrush | |
| S | Metalic Starling | |
| S | Common Myna | |
| S | Mistletoebird | |
| S | Olive-backed Sunbird | |
| S | Double-barred Finch | |
| S | Red-browed Finch | |
| S | Chestnut-breasted Mannikin |
We are here to help you:
Our aim is to provide a quiet, comfortable, smoke-free environment for guests to indulge in their interests. We would be delighted if you contact us for more information.

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Carol & Les Borrett
Tel: 0412 991 175
Email: carolandles@feathersnfriends.com.au