Herring Island Yarra River

Region:	Australia: Victoria
Location:	37°50'01"S 145°00'11"E
Description:	Remnant indigenous riparian forest and grassland communities, as well as native and exotic species that have been planted over the past 60 years. From 06/12/08 to 13/04/09, Parks Victoria operate a punt service from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Saturday and Sunday. The punt is $2 per person. Punt leaves from Como Landing Melways ref Map 58, G2.
Period:	3/22/2009
List:	39945
List Status:	Published in Atlas
Observer:	Nicole Spillane & Paul Jacobson
Species:	20
Prepared:	9/3/2010
Common Names	Clements (international)
	Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds. Christidis and Boles. 2008.

Species	Scientific Name	Comment	Count
Pacific Black Duck	Anas superciliosa
Little Pied Cormorant	Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Brown Goshawk	Accipiter fasciatus	seen from the Island flying over South Yarra
Purple Swamphen	Porphyrio porphyrio	seen from the island on the opposite bank of the Yarra
Dusky Moorhen	Gallinula tenebrosa
Silver Gull	Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Rock Dove	Columba livia
Spotted Dove	Streptopelia chinensis
Rainbow Lorikeet	Trichoglossus haematodus
Red-rumped Parrot	Psephotus haematonotus	heard calling
Superb Fairy-wren	Malurus cyaneus	possible...small brown birds in the undergrowth, sounded like fairy wrens
White-plumed Honeyeater	Lichenostomus penicillatus
Noisy Miner	Manorina melanocephala
Grey Butcherbird	Cracticus torquatus	heard
Australian Magpie	Gymnorhina tibicen
Willie Wagtail	Rhipidura leucophrys
Magpie-lark	Grallina cyanoleuca
Welcome Swallow	Hirundo neoxena
Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris

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