Australia Breeding Cattle Species 
10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2021
One bird species that we occasionally observe around Broome is the Yellow-billed Spoonbill, but we had not seen one for a few years until recently. We soon observed several bird species and then a Yellow-billed Spoonbill flew overhead. They are widespread throughout Australia , but it does not mean you necessarily easily observe them.
10,000 Birds
JULY 22, 2014
Other species have certainly expanded their ranges, but never in such a rapid and global scale. I’d like to introduce you to a diminutive heron, the Cattle Egret Bubuclus ibis. The Cattle Egret is native to Africa, where it is a familiar sight among herds of large mammals. a Cattle Egret in Brooklyn.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 7, 2021
There has also been another tropical low that came very close to Broome dumping heavy rains and then continued around the coast of Western Australia. This bird species is known to travel large distances around Australia. They are no doubt breeding here once again this year. Wedge-tailed Eagle -bigger than the cattle!?
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 27, 2022
This is the only highway around Australia in this part of the country and we don’t need it falling to bits! The Great Egrets , Little Egrets and Intermediate Egrets are in breeding plumage and look quite spectacular. Intermediate Egret in breeding plumage. Water across the highway. Glossy Ibis and Egrets.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 24, 2021
This particular bird species is not common around Broome, but easily found in Derby. The Little Egret was showing some breeding plumage and it is the time of year for many birds to breed. The tide was out and we were hopeful of a Great-billed Heron , but luck was not on our side for this species on this visit.
10,000 Birds
JULY 5, 2020
Having observed the Cattle Egret in breeding plumage at the Derby Poo Ponds on June 19th we found ourselves at Windjana Gorge first thing the following morning. Western Australia remains closed to everybody from everywhere. Green-backed Gerygones were calling and it is a species we always seek out when we visit.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 26, 2020
Over recent weeks I have been able to share some of my observations along the Great Southern Rail Trail in Victoria, Australia. They are very similar to the Masked Lapwings in the north of Australia, but of course they have ‘black shoulders”! Two Cattle Egrets with four cows! Black-shouldered Lapwings.
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