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148 species

Phoebetria palpebrata (Light-mantled Sooty Albatross)

Phoebetria palpebrata
Phoebetria palpebrata
Phoebetria palpebrata
Phoebetria palpebrata
Phoebetria palpebrata
Phoebetria palpebrata

Platalea flavipes (Yellow-billed Spoonbill)

Platalea flavipes
Platalea flavipes
Platalea flavipes
Platalea flavipes
Platalea flavipes
Platalea flavipes

Platalea regia (Royal Spoonbill)

Platalea regia
Platalea regia
Platalea regia
Platalea regia
Platalea regia
Platalea regia

Plegadis falcinellus (Glossy Ibis)

Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis falcinellus

Pluvialis fulva (Pacific Golden-Plover)

Pluvialis fulva
Pluvialis fulva
Pluvialis fulva
Pluvialis fulva
Pluvialis fulva
Pluvialis fulva

Pluvialis squatarola (Grey Plover)

Pluvialis squatarola

Grey Plover - Lake Wollumboola

Pluvialis squatarola
Pluvialis squatarola

Grey Plover - part breeding plumage -Manyana
Pluvialis squatarola
Pluvialis squatarola
Pluvialis squatarola

Podiceps cristatus (Great Crested Grebe)

Podiceps cristatus
Podiceps cristatus
Podiceps cristatus

JUVENILE
Podiceps cristatus
Podiceps cristatus
Podiceps cristatus

Poliocephalus poliocephalus (Hoary-headed Grebe)

Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Poliocephalus poliocephalus

Porphyrio melanotus (Australasian Swamphen)

Porphyrio melanotus
Porphyrio melanotus
Porphyrio melanotus
Porphyrio melanotus
Porphyrio melanotus
Porphyrio melanotus

Porzana fluminea (Australian Spotted Crake)

Porzana fluminea
Porzana fluminea
Porzana fluminea
Porzana fluminea
Porzana fluminea
Porzana fluminea

Procellaria aequinoctialis (White-chinned Petrel)

Procellaria aequinoctialis
Procellaria aequinoctialis

Pterodroma gouldi (Grey-faced Petrel)

Pterodroma lessonii (White-headed Petrel)

Pterodroma lessonii
Pterodroma lessonii
Pterodroma lessonii
Pterodroma lessonii
Pterodroma lessonii
Pterodroma lessonii

Pterodroma leucoptera (Gould's Petrel)

Pterodroma leucoptera

Harvey Perkins, Montague Is., chick

Pterodroma leucoptera

Harvey Perkins, Montague Is., chick
Pterodroma leucoptera
Pterodroma leucoptera

Pterodroma solandri (Providence Petrel)

Pterodroma solandri

image: Leo

Pterodroma solandri
Pterodroma solandri
Pterodroma solandri
Pterodroma solandri
Pterodroma solandri

Puffinus gavia (Fluttering Shearwater)

Puffinus gavia

image: Leo

Puffinus gavia
Puffinus gavia
Puffinus gavia
Puffinus gavia
Puffinus gavia

Radjah radjah (Radjah Shelduck)

Radjah radjah
Radjah radjah
Radjah radjah
Radjah radjah
Radjah radjah
Radjah radjah

Recurvirostra novaehollandiae (Red-necked Avocet)

Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae

Spatula rhynchotis (Australasian Shoveler)

Spatula rhynchotis

MALE

Spatula rhynchotis

FEMALE(foreground)
Spatula rhynchotis
Spatula rhynchotis
Spatula rhynchotis
Spatula rhynchotis

Stercorarius antarcticus (Brown Skua)

Stercorarius antarcticus
Stercorarius antarcticus
Stercorarius antarcticus
Stercorarius antarcticus
Stercorarius antarcticus
Stercorarius antarcticus

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