| Mon 10 | | Eastern Barn Owl
Long Reef Aquatic Reserve |
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| Eastern Barn Owl seen roosting in banksia tree on cliff tops overlooking Long Reef Aquatic Reserve. Flew to several other trees after being harassed by Noisy Miners before I lost sight of the owl. eBird checklist |
| Martin Allen 10/7 #269474 |
| Sun 9 | | Bourke’s Parrot
Mount Oxley, Bourke |
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| On the track into Mount Oxley, after the locked gate and before the track turns stony. Found a group of 3 Bourke’s Parrots quietly feeding on the ground. They were very shy and did not stick around long enough for a good phot.. |
| Paul Tildesley 10/7 #269475 |
| | Kelp Gull; White-fronted Tern
Long Reef Aquatic Reserve |
| Kelp Gull (quite brown all over so likely 1st winter juvenile) came in from north and settled onto reef for approx 15mins at 3pm. Tern also came in from north to reef approx 4:15pm. 9 (probably more) Black-browed Albatross and 1 Fluttering-type Shearwater seen offshore. Good numbers of Aust Gannets seen, esp as sun started to drop. |
| Tom Wilson/Faye Smith 9/7 #269471 |
|  | Yellow-tuffed Honeyeater
Central Coast Wetlands (Tuggerah) |
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| 3, possibly more Yellow-tuffed Honeyeaters seen high in canopy along Tuggerah Creek. (Moderator's Note: Usually only present in the western part of the Central Coast LGA, near Bucketty, Popram, Dharug & Yengo NPs, with occasional single birds in the east during autumn/winter.. 3+ birds in the re-vegetation plantations (mostly Swamp Mahogany, Blue Gum & Forest Red Gum with understorey) in the Central Coast Wetlands is a great report! AKM) eBird checklist |
| David Schuemaker 9/7 #269470 |
| Sat 8 | | Swift Parrot
Northern end Colongon Road, Boonoo Boonoo National Park |
| Two birds observed and heard in Sydney Blue Gums in gully. Little or no flowering and birds seemed to be feeding on exudates or lerps. Very high in the canopy. Eventually they moved further to the north. Short chattering calls heard. No other parrots or lorikeets in area other than a few Crimson Rosella pairs. |
| David Charley 10/7 #269473 |
| | Plum-headed Finch
Richmond Lowlands |
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| 2 Plum-headed Finches in the Richmond Lowlands (Cupitts Lane Richmond?). One male and one female. An extraordinary record for Sydney.. eBird checklist |
| Veeraj Sharma 8/7 #269467 |