Priority species
NSW Government Priority Species

NSW Government Priority Species sightings

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NSW Government priority species as sourced from: https://threatenedspecies.bionet.nsw.gov.au/

NSW Government Priority Species
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Haematopus fuliginosus (Sooty Oystercatcher) at Port Macquarie, NSW - 13 Mar 2025 by rawshorty

Haematopus fuliginosus

Esacus magnirostris (Beach Stone-curlew) at The Sandon, NSW - 17 Feb 2025 by Topwood

Esacus magnirostris

Gygis alba (White Tern) at Lord Howe Island - 22 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Gygis alba

Onychoprion fuscatus (Sooty Tern) at Lord Howe Island - 22 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Onychoprion fuscatus

Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 22 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Hypotaenidia sylvestris

Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 22 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Hypotaenidia sylvestris

Onychoprion fuscatus (Sooty Tern) at Lord Howe Island, NSW - 21 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Onychoprion fuscatus

Onychoprion fuscatus (Sooty Tern) at Lord Howe Island - 21 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Onychoprion fuscatus

Sula dactylatra (Masked Booby) at Lord Howe Island Permanent Park - 21 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Sula dactylatra

Onychoprion fuscatus (Sooty Tern) at Lord Howe Island, NSW - 21 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Onychoprion fuscatus

Pterodroma neglecta neglecta (Kermadec Petrel) at Undefined - 21 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Pterodroma neglecta neglecta

Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 21 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Hypotaenidia sylvestris

Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 20 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Hypotaenidia sylvestris

Gygis alba (White Tern) at Lord Howe Island - 20 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Gygis alba

Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 20 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Hypotaenidia sylvestris

Phaethon rubricauda (Red-tailed Tropicbird) at Lord Howe Island - 19 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Phaethon rubricauda

Phaethon rubricauda (Red-tailed Tropicbird) at Lord Howe Island - 19 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Phaethon rubricauda

Phaethon rubricauda (Red-tailed Tropicbird) at Lord Howe Island - 19 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Phaethon rubricauda

Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 18 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Hypotaenidia sylvestris

Onychoprion fuscatus (Sooty Tern) at Lord Howe Island Permanent Park - 18 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Onychoprion fuscatus

Sula dactylatra (Masked Booby) at Lord Howe Island - 18 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Sula dactylatra

Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 18 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Hypotaenidia sylvestris

Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 18 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Hypotaenidia sylvestris

Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 18 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Hypotaenidia sylvestris

Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 18 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Hypotaenidia sylvestris

Ardenna carneipes (Flesh-footed Shearwater) at Lord Howe Island Permanent Park - 17 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Ardenna carneipes

Phaethon rubricauda (Red-tailed Tropicbird) at Lord Howe Island Permanent Park - 17 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Phaethon rubricauda

Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 17 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Hypotaenidia sylvestris

Onychoprion fuscatus (Sooty Tern) at Lord Howe Island Permanent Park - 16 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Onychoprion fuscatus

Onychoprion fuscatus (Sooty Tern) at Lord Howe Island - 16 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Onychoprion fuscatus

Onychoprion fuscatus (Sooty Tern) at Lord Howe Island Permanent Park - 16 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Onychoprion fuscatus

Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island Permanent Park - 16 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Hypotaenidia sylvestris

Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island Permanent Park - 16 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Hypotaenidia sylvestris

Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 16 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Hypotaenidia sylvestris

Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 16 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Hypotaenidia sylvestris

Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 16 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Hypotaenidia sylvestris

Gygis alba (White Tern) at Lord Howe Island - 16 Oct 2023 by Darcy

Gygis alba

Charadrius leschenaultii (Greater Sand-Plover) at Skennars Head, NSW - 26 Jan 2022 by Liam.m

Charadrius leschenaultii

Esacus magnirostris (Beach Stone-curlew) at Evans Head, NSW - 1 Jan 2022 by AaronClausen

Esacus magnirostris

Pterodroma solandri (Providence Petrel) at Undefined - 19 Jul 2019 by rawshorty

Pterodroma solandri

Macronectes halli (Northern Giant-Petrel) at Undefined - 19 Jul 2019 by rawshorty

Macronectes halli

Diomedea exulans (Wandering Albatross) at Undefined - 30 Aug 2018 by rawshorty

Diomedea exulans

Thalassarche cauta (Shy Albatross) at Undefined - 30 Aug 2018 by rawshorty

Thalassarche cauta

Nettapus coromandelianus (Cotton Pygmy-Goose) at Cumbalum, NSW - 19 Aug 2018 by rawshorty

Nettapus coromandelianus

Irediparra gallinacea (Comb-crested Jacana) at Doon Doon, NSW - 10 Jul 2018 by MB

Irediparra gallinacea

Haematopus fuliginosus (Sooty Oystercatcher) at Port Macquarie, NSW - 13 Mar 2025 by rawshorty
Esacus magnirostris (Beach Stone-curlew) at The Sandon, NSW - 17 Feb 2025 by Topwood
Gygis alba (White Tern) at Lord Howe Island - 22 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Onychoprion fuscatus (Sooty Tern) at Lord Howe Island - 22 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 22 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 22 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Onychoprion fuscatus (Sooty Tern) at Lord Howe Island, NSW - 21 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Onychoprion fuscatus (Sooty Tern) at Lord Howe Island - 21 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Sula dactylatra (Masked Booby) at Lord Howe Island Permanent Park - 21 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Onychoprion fuscatus (Sooty Tern) at Lord Howe Island, NSW - 21 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Pterodroma neglecta neglecta (Kermadec Petrel) at Undefined - 21 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 21 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 20 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Gygis alba (White Tern) at Lord Howe Island - 20 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 20 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Phaethon rubricauda (Red-tailed Tropicbird) at Lord Howe Island - 19 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Phaethon rubricauda (Red-tailed Tropicbird) at Lord Howe Island - 19 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Phaethon rubricauda (Red-tailed Tropicbird) at Lord Howe Island - 19 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 18 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Onychoprion fuscatus (Sooty Tern) at Lord Howe Island Permanent Park - 18 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Sula dactylatra (Masked Booby) at Lord Howe Island - 18 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 18 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 18 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 18 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 18 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Ardenna carneipes (Flesh-footed Shearwater) at Lord Howe Island Permanent Park - 17 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Phaethon rubricauda (Red-tailed Tropicbird) at Lord Howe Island Permanent Park - 17 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 17 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Onychoprion fuscatus (Sooty Tern) at Lord Howe Island Permanent Park - 16 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Onychoprion fuscatus (Sooty Tern) at Lord Howe Island - 16 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Onychoprion fuscatus (Sooty Tern) at Lord Howe Island Permanent Park - 16 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island Permanent Park - 16 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island Permanent Park - 16 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 16 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 16 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Hypotaenidia sylvestris (Lord Howe Woodhen) at Lord Howe Island - 16 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Gygis alba (White Tern) at Lord Howe Island - 16 Oct 2023 by Darcy
Charadrius leschenaultii (Greater Sand-Plover) at Skennars Head, NSW - 26 Jan 2022 by Liam.m
Esacus magnirostris (Beach Stone-curlew) at Evans Head, NSW - 1 Jan 2022 by AaronClausen
Pterodroma solandri (Providence Petrel) at Undefined - 19 Jul 2019 by rawshorty
Macronectes halli (Northern Giant-Petrel) at Undefined - 19 Jul 2019 by rawshorty
Diomedea exulans (Wandering Albatross) at Undefined - 30 Aug 2018 by rawshorty
Thalassarche cauta (Shy Albatross) at Undefined - 30 Aug 2018 by rawshorty
Nettapus coromandelianus (Cotton Pygmy-Goose) at Cumbalum, NSW - 19 Aug 2018 by rawshorty
Irediparra gallinacea (Comb-crested Jacana) at Doon Doon, NSW - 10 Jul 2018 by MB
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