Site Report: Gould's Lagoon, Australia

Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa)

Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa)

Small lake near Hobart

Map of Site Report: Gould's Lagoon, Australia

Visits

2025-11-25: There were some reports of Freckled Ducks from this lagoon, which seemed unlikely. But, I decided to check it out anyway, and there were several Freckled Ducks. They were much easier to find here than some of the other places they are supposed to be.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (18 records)

Phylum: Chordates (18 records)

Class: Birds (18 records)

Order: Anseriformes (7 records)

Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies (3 records)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus)
- Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
- Tasmanian Nativehen (Tribonyx mortierii)

Order: Parrots (1 record)
- Family: New World Parrots
- Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla)

Order: Pelicans (1 record)
- Family: Cormorants
- Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Order: Perching Birds (4 records)
- Family: Fairywrens and Allies
- Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus)
- Family: Honeyeaters
- Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)
- Family: Swallows
- Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (2 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)
- Family: Plovers
- Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)

Lifelists

Trips

No trip reports available.