During my 3 month government-paid retreat, I made a note of the birds that I saw and heard in and around the prison. The following is the list I made.
I did not have the pleasure of seeing any of these though:
Swift parrot, Lathamus discolor, photograph by Rob Blakers
Predictably - a lot of these birds are introduced - but it was fun to observe and hear their choruses from prison.
Starling, Sturnus vulgaris
Sparrow, Passer domesticus
White cockatoo, Cacatua galerita
Masked lapwing, Vanellus miles
Native hen, Tribonyx mortierii
Wedge-tailed eagle, Aquila audax fleayi
Superb fairy wren, Malurus cyaneus
Raven, Corvus tasmanicus
Noisy miner, Manorina melanocephala
Eastern rosella, Platycercus eximius
Green rosella, Platycercus caledonicus
Australian wood duck, Chenonetta jubata
Magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen
Pacific gull, Larus pacificus
Silver gull, Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Crescent honeyeater (heard not seen), Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus
Welcome swallow, Hirundo neoxena
Grey currawong, Strepera versicolor
Swamp harrier, Circus approximans
Rainbow lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus
Blue-winged parrot, Neophema chrysostoma
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