Osprey House is open to the public Monday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 04:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

The boardwalks, BBQ and Picnic facilities are accessible at any time.

Site designed and maintained by
Chris Brandon-Jones &
Alan Calder

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Bird Species List

The following birds have been sighted @ Osprey House (last update as at 31/08/2010). They are listed as per Christidis and Boles (2008).

Sighting Legend; c = Common, o = Occasional, u =Unusual, r = Rare

Common Name

Spring Summer Autumn Winter

Notes

Australian Brush-Turkey

o

o

r

u 

Breeding mound in grounds.
Black Swan

u

 

r

  
Australian Wood Duck

c

o

c

c

Has bred nearby
Green Pygmy-Goose 

r

   
Grey Teal

u

u

u

r

 
Chestnut Teal

c

c

o

c

 
Pacific Black Duck

c

o

o

c

 
Australasian Grebe

u

u

o

o

Has bred nearby
Spotted Dove

r

    
Crested Pigeon

c

c

c

c

Has bred in Centre grounds.
Bar-Shouldered Dove

u

u

u

u

 
Australian Owlet-nightjar

r

u

 

r

Occasionally roosts in nestbox.
Tawny Frogmouth  

r

 Has bred nearby.

White-throated Needletail

r

 

r

  
Australasian Darter

c

c

c

c

 
Little Pied Cormorant

c

c

c

c

 
Great Cormorant

 

r

 

r

 
Little Black Cormorant

u

o

u

r

Flocks occasionally fly past.
Pied Cormorant

r

u

r

r

 
Australian Pelican

c

c

c

c

 
Black-necked Stork

r

r

r

r

Seen in paddocks opposite Centre.
White-necked Heron

 

 

 

r

 
Eastern Great Egret

c

c

c

c

 
Intermediate Egret

 

 

r

 

 
Cattle Egret

c

c

c

c

Seen in paddocks opposite Centre.
Striated Heron

o

o

o

o

 
White–faced Heron

c

c

c

c

 
Little Egret

c

o

c

c

 
Glossy Ibis

r

r

r

o

Seen in paddocks opposite Centre.
Australian White Ibis

c

c

c

c

 
Straw-Necked Ibis

u

u

u

o 

 
Royal Spoonbill

c

o

o

o

 
Eastern Osprey

c

c

c

c

Breeding pair on raptor nesting platform.
Pacific Baza

r

r

 

u

 
White-bellied Sea-Eagle

o

o

o

o

 
Whistling Kite

c

o

o

c

 
Brahminy Kite

c

o

c 

c

 
Brown Goshawk    

r

 
Black Kite

r

 

 

 

 

Swamp Harrier

r

 

 

 

 
Wedge-tailed Eagle

 

 

r

r

 
Peregrine Falcon     

r

 
Purple Swamphen

o

o

u

u

Seen in paddocks opposite Centre.
Dusky Moorhen

o

u

o

o

Seen in paddocks opposite Centre.
Australian Pied Oystercatcher

o

 

u

u

 
Black-winged Stilt

c

c

c

c

 
Red-capped Plover

r

 

r

u

 
Double-banded Plover

 

 

r

 

 
Black-fronted Dotterel

o

 

r

r

Seen in paddocks opposite Centre.
Red-kneed Dotterel

o

r

r

r 

Seen in paddocks opposite Centre.
Masked Lapwing

c

c

c

c

 
Latham's Snipe

r

r

r

 Seen in paddocks opposite Centre.
Black-tailed Godwit

r

 

u

 Flock of 156 seen on migration.
Bar-tailed Godwit

c

c

c

c

 
Whimbrel

c

c

c

c

 
Eastern Curlew

c

c

c

c

 
Terek Sandpiper

 

 

u

 

 
Common Greenshank

o

o

o

u

 
Marsh Sandpiper

u

 

 

 

Seen on migration.
Great Knot

r

u

r

 

Seen on migration.
Red Knot

r

   Seen on migration.
Red-necked Stint

 

r

r

 

 
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

o

r

r

 

Seen on migration.
Curlew Sandpiper

u

r

o

 

 
Little Tern

r

 

r

 

 
Gull-billed Tern

c

o

c

c

 
Caspian Tern

c

o

o

c

 
Crested Tern

c

o

c

c

 
Silver Gull

c

c

c

c

 
Galah

u

 

 

u

 
Little Corella  

r

r

 
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo   

r

 
Rainbow Lorikeet

c

c

c

c

Has bred in nestboxes.
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

u

u

o

u

 
Pale-headed Rosella

c

o

o

c

Has bred in nestboxes.
Pheasant Coucal

u

    
Eastern Koel

o

 

 

 

 
Channel-billed Cuckoo

u

u

   
Azure Kingfisher   

 r

  
Laughing Kookaburra

o

o

o

o

 
Sacred Kingfisher

c

c

u

u

Has bred in termite nest.
Collared Kingfisher

c

c

c

c

Frequently breeds in termite nest.
Dollarbird

o

u

 

 

 
Mangrove Gerygone

o

o

o

o

 
Striated Pardalote

u

u

u

o

 
Lewin's Honeyeater     

r

 
Yellow-faced Honeyeater    

r

 
Varied Honeyeater

 

u

 

r

 
Noisy Miner

c

c

c

c

Frequently breeds in Centre grounds.
Brown Honeyeater     

r

 
Blue-faced Honeyeater

u

o

u

u

 

Striped Honeyeater

 

u

 

 

 
Black-Faced Cuckoo Shrike

u

u

u

u

 
Rufous Whistler

r

r

r

 

 
Grey Shrike-thrush

o

o

o

o

 
Australasian Figbird

o

o

 

r

 
Olive-backed Oriole

r

 

r

 

 
Grey Butcherbird

c

o

c

c

Has bred in Centre grounds.
Pied Butcherbird

u

u

u

r 

 
Australian Magpie

c

c

c

c

 
Pied Currawong  

r

  
Spangled Drongo

 

r

r

r

 
Grey Fantail

u

u

u

u

 
Willie Wagtail

u

o

o

o

 
Torresian Crow

c

c

c

c

 
Leaden Flycatcher

r

    
Magpie-lark

c

c

c

c

 
Silvereye

r

    
Welcome Swallow

c

c

o

o

 
Common Starling

r

  

r

 
Common Myna

u

u

u

u

 
Mistletoebird  

r

r