Sharon's second time around

[shazdwn]

Now this one is EBC territory - duck on the right

 

198/NT152 - Hardhead, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia - 14 November 2021

 

Edited December 30, 2021 by shazdwn

[shazdwn]

199/NT153 - Little Bronze-cuckoo, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia - 21 November 2021

 

[shazdwn]

200/NT154 - Masked Finch, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia - 19 December 2021

 

[shazdwn]

Did it - 201 - and with one day to spare 

201/NT155 - Dollarbird, Fogg Dam, Northern Territory, Australia - 29 December 2021

 

[shazdwn]

And a bonus EBC

 

202/NT156 - Brush Cuckoo, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia - 29 December 2021

 

[Tdgraves]

I’m not sure why you thought that you’d get a better shot of the mannikin! Lovely.

[shazdwn]

31 minutes ago, Tdgraves said:

I’m not sure why you thought that you’d get a better shot of the mannikin! Lovely.

 

Well it was 1 January - I didn't want to be too cocky 

[pedro maia]

Congrats on reaching and passing 200!

[xelas]

Excellent BY 2021 result with so many special birds!

[PeterHG]

You made it, so congrats on this excellent score! 

[Peter Connan]

Congratations! A great effort.

[Kalaharikind]

Congratulations - a wonderful achievement!

[Kitsafari]

Congrats on a brilliant effort, especially given how australia was in total lockdown for the entire year. 

 

[Dave Williams]

Well done, snuck in for an extremely creditable 200 and some excellent shots to boot!

Mind you being locked down in Australia doesn't seem too bad to me!

 

[Soukous]

An excellent year Sharon, and I've added lots of places to my Australian 'must visit' list, so thanks for that as well

[elefromoz]

On 12/20/2021 at 8:04 PM, Kitsafari said:

i heard that WA is opening its hard border in early February? Feb 5, infact.

Mmmmm, time will tell.At the moment we are locked up hard and fast with half a dozen Delta cases, so who knows. 

 

Yay, 200+. Ive never seen a Dollarbird, will have to try harder next year

[michael-ibk]

Congratulations on getting past 200, well done! Really enjoyed your Australian birds, hope you‘ll be back in 2022!

[shazdwn]

Thanks everyone, I have had a great time following all your big years. 
 

On 12/31/2021 at 6:28 PM, Dave Williams said:

Mind you being locked down in Australia doesn't seem too bad to me!

Can’t disagree that it’s a great place, although my feet are itching madly. Have an Africa trip booked for Jan 2023 which I am cautiously optimistic will happen. If we are really lucky we might squeeze in a Bali trip before then. 
 

On 12/31/2021 at 8:41 PM, Soukous said:

An excellent year Sharon, and I've added lots of places to my Australian 'must visit' list, so thanks for that as well

Glad to hear it. There are plenty of great birding spots to be found.

 

On 12/31/2021 at 9:15 PM, elefromoz said:

+. Ive never seen a Dollarbird, will have to try harder next year

They are migratory so you need to be here in the wet season, they are pretty easy to spot when they are around as they love to sit up high so are often seen on powerlines 

 

5 hours ago, michael-ibk said:

hope you‘ll be back in 2022!

Thanks, yes I will. I have a Lord Howe Island trip booked for late January so hopefully will have so new and unique birds to share

[Zim Girl]

Congratulations on getting past 200 birds for 2021!

[TonyQ]

Well done on reaching 200 in a really difficult year. Wonderful photos throughout.

NT looks like a great place for birds!