Birds

Probably one of the most common birds you will see in Australia, the Australian Magpie is found all over the country. They are also often

The Australian Wood Duck is a small duck that looks more like a goose.  It is widespread in Australia and feeds in groups by grazing

The Brown Headed Honeyeater is another noisy bush bird often found in groups. A small bird, about the size of a sparrow. They will often

Tree Creepers are very common in the Wedderburn area, although debate can rage as to whether it’s a White Browed Treecreeper or a Brown Treecreeper. 

The Grey Shrike Thrush is a quite a common bird and particularly well known for it’s magnificent song.  Often referred to a GST by birders

The Mistletoe Bird is a frequent visitor to gardens in the Wedderburn area. It’s often mistaken for a Red Robin due to its striking colours. 

Owlet Nightjars are not that common a bird in my experience. I haven’t seen too many of them at all. We once had two rosella

The Pallid Cuckoo is a medium sized bird of similar size to a magpie perhaps. They can be particularly noisy when calling and one of

The Rufous Whistler has a magnificent and very noticeable song. Judging by the level of vocals, there are a lot of them in the bush

  The Shy Heathwren is found in woodland and mallee scrub. You will see them foraging in the leaf litter for grubs and any other

The Southern Scrub Robin is generally a ground dwelling bird that forages in the leaf litter. It is generally found in mallee and heathland in