In terms of overall diversity a very quiet month in the District (although the Wonga Pigeons had cranked up the volume as expected). This was almost entirely due to limited visiting birders; in my searches for MIA species using eBird species maps I only noticed a single name contributing lists this month. The community stepped up and ended up adding 13 species to the list. The total number of species for the month (108) was the lowest monthly total for an August since we moved here in 2019 and the lowest for any month since June 2021.
The number of taxa x category is charted below. Not a single Seabird! The over-representation of Waterbirds reflects them being (mainly) large and confined to a few sites. 
We are beginning to get some Summer migrants back with the first Fan-tailed Cuckoos being recorded on Lakeside Drive and at the Bunker Museum in the last few days of the month. I expect the reporting of this family to pick up quickly in the coming few days.
We are beginning to get some Summer migrants back with the first Fan-tailed Cuckoos being recorded on Lakeside Drive and at the Bunker Museum in the last few days of the month. I expect the reporting of this family to pick up quickly in the coming few days.
Conservation Status
Very few entries this month. # Taxa are of concern nationally and 5 at the State level.
Source of data
As noted in the preamble very few records from my review of eBird with compensating boosts from my own records and incidental records from the community.
Species of Note
Bird of the Month was Nankeen Night-Heron with 8 in a deciduous tree in the Foreshore Campground and a further 4 in the Pittosporums at the Narrows Carpark. The fan-tailed Cuckoo noted above was a close contender.
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