What birds might you see in the month of November? Here’s a few to keep a look out for…

• Dollarbirds nesting in NSW 
• Channel-billed Cuckoos on passage through the Atherton Tableland 
• Yellow Wagtails in northern Australia.
• Rufous Songlarks performing conspicuous song flights in southern Australia.
• Cicadabirds breeding in south-eastern Queensland 

Interesting records from the past!

23/11/1982  

Antarctic Tern   Kangaroo Island, SA   1st record for SA

29/11/1992  

Oriental Reed-Warbler   Port Macquarie, NSW   1st record for NSW 

6/11/1994  

Blue-winged Pitta   Burrup Peninsula, WA   3rd record for Australia 

26/11/1995  

Narcissus Flycatcher   Barrow Island, WA   1st record for Australia 

5/11/2002  

Common Chaffinch   Macquarie Island   1st record for Macquarie Isl 

15/11/2002  

Isabelline Wheatear   Mt Carbine, Qld   1st record for Australia 

16/11/2002  

Blue-and-White Flycatcher   Broome, WA   2nd record for WA 

10/11/2011  

Eurasian Hoopoe   Roebuck Plains, WA   1st record for Australia 

13/11/2011  

Chestnut-cheeked Starling   Ashmore Reef   1st record for Australia