What birds might you see in the month of December? Here’s a few to keep a look out for…
- Fork-tailed Swifts in south-western Australia
- Brown Songlarks displaying in southern Australia
- White-throated Needletails in south-eastern Australia
- Hooded Plovers with chicks on ocean beaches in south-eastern Australia
Interesting records from the past
3/12/1979
Common Tern | Temma, Tas. | 1st record for Tasmania
5/12/1995
Blue-and-White Flycatcher | near Cossack, WA | 1st record for Australia
5/12/2010
Eurasian Hobby | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 1st record for Australia
8/12/1990
Stilt Sandpiper | Avalon Saltworks, Vic. | 1st record for Australia
12/12/1958
Westland Petrel | Cronulla, NSW | 2nd record for NSW
20/12/1995
Blue-winged Pitta | Coconut Well, WA | 4th record for WA
26/12/1982
Hudsonian Godwit | Kooragang Island, NSW | 1st record for Australia
26/12/1991
Black Noddy | Aireys Inlet, Vic. | 1st record for Victoria
28/12/1978
Arctic Tern | Cairns, Qld | 1st record for Queensland
