| Tue 10 | | Swift Parrot
Rise and Shine, Clydesdale |
| A single Swift Parrot was working the outer foliage of a box tree. It’s short short tail feathers presumably growing after a moult. A pair of Musk Parrots perched nearby seemingly on sentry duty. |
| Andrea Krelle 12/5 #266994 |
|  | Striated Heron
Mallacoota Inlet |
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| Single bird foraging at low tide at 15:30 hours on mudflat opposite boat hire in central town area, approx. position -37.5559,149.7545 (WGS84 datum). Poor quality 'record-shot' photo obtained when the bird flew away, disappearing 'around the corner' to the west. |
| P. S. Lansley 11/5 #266993 |
| Mon 9 | | Flame Robin
Ricketts Pt, Beaumaris |
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| A probable immature male given the hints of orange emerging on the throat and breast, seen in a spot that has in previous years had records of Pink Robin. |
| Sean Dooley 9/5 #266990 |
| | Magpie Goose
Lower Goulburn National Park--Reedy Swamp |
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| Nine Magpie Geese sighted at south end of swamp. First record for this site. Not a common species in local wetlands. eBird checklist |
| Pat Feehan 9/5 #266988 |
| Wed 4 | | Cattle Egret
Beaumaris |
| 3 flying over Balcombe Road heading towards the Bay in the Black Rock vicinity. Only my second record in over 10 years. |
| Sean Dooley 4/5 #265980 |
| Tue 3 | | Swift Parrot
Wonthaggi |
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| One bird seen in gumtree, hung around for a couple of hours |
| Odin Howard 3/5 #265979 |
| Sat 30 | | Powerful Owl
Frankston Nature Conservation Reserve |
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| First sighting of this species for me, so I am surprised that it is the first record of it at this eBird hotspot. Not the best conditions or location for a photo. eBird checklist |
| Gerard Corkeron 30/4 #265973 |
| Fri 29 | | Swift Parrot
Sheepwash Creek Strathfieldsaye |
| 12 Birds observed in flight and more calling further down the creek.
Birds were favouring the upper stories of tall Red Gums.
36d48'02.70"S 144d21'14.93"E |
| Denis Sleep 29/4 #265970 |
| | Swift Parrot
Bendigo CBD |
| 2 Swifties flying S/E along Williamson St at the intersection of Lyttleton Tce
at 11-30 today. |
| Denis Sleep 29/4 #265969 |
| Tue 26 | | Spangled Drongo
Coogoorah Park (Anglesea) |
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| All dark medium sized bird in the eucalypt forest adjacent to wetlands. Long forked (fishtail) tail and dark eye which is indicative of juvenile bird - this consistent with with birds seen in Vic over the last few years (mostly Autumn records); observed hawking through the treetops chasing insects in the late afternoon. Relatively quiet, but late in the afternoon it gave a few typical harsh chatters to alert presence - thanks to Marie Pirotta for the earlier report. eBird checklist |
| Isaac Clarey 26/4 #265954 |
| Mon 25 | | Spotted Harrier
Portarlington. Hood Rd. |
| Adult Spotted Harrier seen hawking over paddock approx 12m from roadway at 1640hrs |
| Peter Bright 25/4 #264949 |
| Sat 23 | | Swift Parrot
Warby-Ovens National Park--Killawarra Forest |
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| 10+ swift parrots in flowering iron bark at dam on north west track. Active in the area in late afternoon and early morning. |
| Janet Chapman, Greg Hardham and members of Birders of Albury Wodonga 24/4 #264945 |
| Thu 21 | | Swift Parrot
Tunnock Road, Numurkah |
| Four Swift Parrots calling then flew from Grey Box on golf course on Tunnock Road. eBird checklist |
| Lisa Deayton 23/4 #264942 |
| | Swift Parrot
North Rd, Cranbourne South (Private Property). |
| Calls heard (recording on iNaturalist link) and then 3 birds sighted in late afternoon. Also heard next morning. In green wedge containing Mealy Stringybarks and Manna Gum. Refer- https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/112240540 |
| James Peake 23/4 #264941 |
| | Pink Robin
Ventnor Common |
| One female sighted in picnic area. |
| G Smith 23/4 #264940 |
| | Pink Robin
Shepherds Bush |
| Two females, possibly a third bird, west of the creek. eBird checklist |
| Alfons Lawen 21/4 #264932 |
| Wed 20 | | White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Cairn Curran Reservoir at Joyces Creek |
| 3 adult plumaged sea-eagles soaring low and very vocal. Some kind of interaction happening, but a bit hard to fathom what. It's not the first record of 3 WBSE at one time at Cairn Curran, but still seemed noteworthy to me. eBird checklist |
| Lawrie Conole 28/4 #265966 |
| Tue 19 | | Bassian Thrush
Campbells Creek Pine Plantations, Barkers Creek |
| One bird singing for an extended period at dusk in the pines. I made a low fidelity mobile phone sound recording. There are _very_ few records of this species in Mount Alexander Shire, and it surprised me a little, though a pine plantation in the rain seems about right, geography notwithstanding. eBird checklist |
| Lawrie Conole 19/4 #264926 |
| Sun 17 | | Double-barred Finch
Terrick Terrick NP |
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| One bird seen on Marlow track near Reigels rock. |
| Simon Starr 19/4 #264923 |
| Sat 16 | | Swift Parrot
Beaumaris |
| A single bird flying over calling. The second record for the week. Last two autumn/winters there were at least 10 birds around this area. |
| Sean Dooley 17/4 #264914 |