| Thu 23 |  | Channel-billed CuckooDandenong Ranges National Park (Grants Picnic Ground) |
| Following up on Tuesday's report of a Channel-billed Cuckoo, I heard managed to hear one calling off in the distance on Lyrebird Track. This section of track was well away from any tourist or Cockatoo noise, past the Neumann track junction.
Additionally the male Superb Lyrebird I saw on the track even briefly mimicked a Channel-billed squawk. Full list |
| Tim Nickholds 23/5 #180237 |
| | Bassian ThrushStanley Avenue Reserve, Mount Waverley |
| Bassian Thrush (1) Sighted from about eight yards, it froze when it saw me, then continued to forage through the dense layer of leaves. A cyclist then rode past and it ran into an area of thick ferns just a couple of yards away. The reserve is in a valley that runs down from Monash Fwy to Scotchmans creek. It's always moist with a dense overhead canopy and thick leaf-litter. Full list |
| David Fleming 23/5 #180245 |
| Wed 22 | | Black FalconWestern Treatment Plant, Werribee |
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| Black Falcon was seen on Beach Road betwen Avalon Airport and Point Wilson Road. Also seen was a lone Double-banded Plover (partial breeding plumage), several Australian Spotted Crakes and 4 Brolgas flying over Austin Road. All up, 71 species seen for the day. |
| Ian Miles 23/5 #180212 |
| | Cape Barren GooseSkye |
| Two birds grazing on farmland on southern side of Hall Road. |
| Barbara Jupp 23/5 #180207 |
| | Northern ShovelerWestern Treatment Plant, Werribee |
| Around 0915 in Borrie Pond 8 (first pond on right as you come along Paradise Rd). In a group of Pink-ears close to western bank.
Other good birds included 4 Brolga in Western Lagoons, good numbers of White-necked Heron (one flock of 14), 2 Spotless Crake in T-section Pond 4 and 12 raptor species including a pair of Sea-eagles on Borrie. |
| Dave Torr, Iian Denham, Christine Shelley 22/5 #180147 |
| Tue 21 | | Channel-billed CuckooGrant's Picnic Area, Sherbrooke |
| While walking along Lyrebird Walk from the picnic area at about 11.00am, a single Channel-billed Cuckoo was seen flying above the tree canopy and it was also viewed with binoculars. The other observer was Sally Bewsher. John has seen the cuckoo before along the NE coast of NSW.
(Moderator's note: a report of this species in Victoria during his time of year would be unprecedented. The report has been published to encourage others to confirm the sighting in this area if possible). |
| John Prytherch 22/5 #180158 |
| | Northern ShovelerWestern Treatment Plant, Werribee |
| At 10 am it was still at the top end of Lake Borrie (North East corner of the first pond on right coming in on Paradise Rd) with other shovelers and hundreds of Pink-eared Ducks. At 2 pm all these ducks including the Northern Shoveler had moved elsewhere. |
| Angus Hartshorn 22/5 #180108 |
| | Swift ParrotRoyal Park, Parkville |
| Swift Parrot (2) Flying east over tram lines between Park St. and Royal Park Station. Full list |
| Nicole Spillane & Paul Jacobson 21/5 #179963 |
| Mon 20 | | Little ShearwaterBelfast Coastal Park |
| Little Shearwater beachwashed. Top of head missing. 27 cm long white below (including tail) with black trailing edge to wing. Wingspan 60 cm. Dark above. Bill finer than eg Common Diving-petrel. Blue legs, webs pinkish. Full list |
| Angus Hartshorn 23/5 #179969 |
| | Hooded PloverBelfast Coastal Park |
| Recent dune erosion has produced a very sheltered beach especially from north winds. L = Lagoon north of road B = beach
Hooded Plover (26) 7 juveniles. I saw only 1 tag but could not read it Full list |
| Angus Hartshorn 21/5 #179970 |
| | Australasian BitternLaverton Creek,Altona Meadows |
| At 10:02hrs Australasian Bittern flushed from dense reeds in Laverton Creek adjacent to A B Shaw Reserve.Gaining height it circled over reserve and nearby houses before lowering legs and dropping out of sight in direction of Laverton Crk near N.W. corner of Truganina Swamp. |
| David A Richardson 20/5 #179813 |
| Sun 19 | | New Zealand Cape PetrelPort Fairy Pelagic |
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| Also 2 very dark Cape Petrels seen on the shelf. Quite difficult to identify from nominate subspecies, but these were very dark hooded with little white on the wing & had black on the back. |
| Kevin Bartram 21/5 #179955 |
| | Snowy Albatross, Antarctic Prion etcPort Fairy Pelagic |
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| Further to Bernie O'Keefe's report, 1 very white, large Wandering Albatross seen on shelf, which could only have been a Snowy Albatross, currently split as a full species in the IOC checklist. It seemed to be paired with a smaller, darker bird, which could have been a female of the same taxa. Also either Antarctic/Salvin's Prion photographed on the way out, At least 2 White-fronted Terns, 1 juvenile, 1 adult. |
| Kevin Bartram 21/5 #179954 |
| | Black HoneyeaterChiltern Mt Pilot National Park |
| A pair sighted by a group of Regent honeyeater trackers along Ryans Rd. |
| Kate Daniel 20/5 #179914 |
| | Northern Shoveler, Australasian BitternWestern Treatment Plant, Werribee |
| Good views of the Shoveler at Paradise Road Pond and brief views of the Bittern at The Borrow Ponds ( Bank opposite the "drive in" area)
Thanks to a number of birders with "Eagle Eyes} |
| Corrie & Ian Macartney 20/5 #179804 |
| | Swift ParrotIntersection of Levers and Sugarloaf Lane Avoca |
| Between 4-6 birds congregating in immature patch of Red Gum and Yellow Box with good understorey diversity of vegetation. Sighted and heard around 4.30pm in fading light. One bird being chased by Red Wattlebird. Lots of Yellow-tufted Honeyeater at the site too. Very little flowering but larger roadside Yellow Gum in nearby area heavy in flower with lots of Musk and Little Lorikeet. |
| Adrian Martins 20/5 #179781 |
| | Buller's AlbatrossPort Fairy Pelagic |
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| A great day out led by Neil McCumber with some exciting results. Highlights included 1 Buller's Albatross, 1 Royal Albatross, 2 Common Diving-petrels, 1 Cape Petrel and 1 White-fronted Tern. Over 100 albatrosses turned up for a feeding feast including at least 3 Wandering Albatrosses, 5 Northern Giant petrels and 1 southern Giant petrel. Also many Wilson's Storm Petrels, Grey-backed Storm Petrels and Fairy Prions. |
| Bernie O'Keefe 19/5 #179762 |
| | Australasian BitternEdithvale Seaford Wetlands (Edithvale) |
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| Single Bittern seen on and off over several hours from ~1:00 - 4:00 from the wetlands Discovery Centre. Generally hard to see until it was flushed by a fox. (Picture from Ian Kitchen.) Full list |
| Rohan Long 19/5 #179729 |
| | Swift Parrot, White-browed WoodswallowWarby-Ovens National Park (Keenan Road) |
| At least 7 Swift Parrots in flowering ironbarks, one was a dull looking immature bird. Also approximately 450 White-browed Woodswallows in large dispersed flock overhead. Very unusual to see so many here in late autumn, usually a spring and summer bird here. Many were feeding off ironbark flowers, probably the reason why so many are still around here. One Masked Woodswallow with the flock as well. Full list |
| Michael Ramsey 19/5 #179696 |
| | Red-backed KingfisherAlmonds-Wilby Road at 36 12 32S 146 01 52E |
| A very unusual sighting, not seen in this area before and very odd in timing, usually a late spring or summer bird and then still quite rare in this part of Victoria. Great views perched on a powerlines before it flew down to snatch an insect off the ground and then flew into nearby cypress-pine trees. Streaked crown and rusty red rump clearly observed. Full list |
| Michael Ramsey 19/5 #179694 |
| | Freckled DuckKennington Reservoir, Bendigo |
| Eleven birds at waters edge on eastern side. Not perturbed by people but didn't show any interest in all the bread that a well-meaning, but uninformed couple were throwing in their direction (the coots and black ducks got to it first anyway). |
| Rustem Upton 19/5 #179689 |
| | Hooded PloverMallacoota |
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| There were 6 adult,and 2 juvenile Hooded Plovers at the mouth of the Betka River, Mallacoota. |
| Ian and Jean Davies 19/5 #179621 |
| | Ground ParrotMallacoota |
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| We saw a single Ground Parrot along the Heathland Walk at Shipwreck Creek. Also many Sthn Emu Wren and Tawny Crowned Honeyeaters. Around Mallacoota we also observed 2 Glossy Black Cockatoos, Beautiful Firetails, White Headed Pigeon, Azure Kingfisher, Lyrebird, and a Powerful Owl down Watertrust Rd. |
| Ian and Jean Davies 19/5 #179620 |
| Sat 18 | | BrolgaLake Bolac |
| Two lovely Brolga flying. We were able to do a 'u' turn in town with both birds still visable. They then circled above us, then flew east away from Lake Bolac. This is our fourth sighting of Brolga in the area over the past five years. |
| Tim & Jodie Stirling 21/5 #180082 |
| | Fan-tailed CuckooDarebin Creek, Ivanhoe |
| A Fantailed Cuckoo called four or five times in the early afternoon. We have often heard them in May, but have neither seen nor heard any in the last few years. |
| Brian Fleming 19/5 #179638 |
| | Swift ParrotMitcham |
| An estimated 12 birds seen flying over the Maroondah Highway; 3 first flew from some non-Victorian rough-barked Bloodwoods planted in the median strip. |
| George Appleby 18/5 #179610 |
| | Northern ShovelerWestern Treatment Plant, Werribee |
| Northern Shoveler male seen from Paradise road, south side closest to Gate 6 Full list |
| Simon Starr 18/5 #179601 |
| | Northern ShovelerWestern Treatment Plant, Werribee |
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| Seen between 1pm and 2.30pm around the north end of Lake Borrie, particularly the north east corner, then flying to the pond immediately to the west of it, also staying mainly in the north east corner, where it got out of the water for a little while among a lot of Pink-eared Ducks. It was till swimming in that area when I left.
It seemed keen to follow three male Australasian Shovelers.
Thanks to those who found it and showed it to me. I realise now that I was expecting it to be more obvious than it was.
It was too far away for good photos, but this one in flight is interesting because it shows the full upper side with wings spread. |
| Peter Shute 18/5 #179590 |
| | Black-tailed GodwitWestern Treatment Plant, Werribee |
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| A lone late staying or overwintering Black-tailed Godwit was seen loafing with Banded Stilts and Red-necked Avocets at Walsh's Lagoon. The Northern Shoveler was seen, and the raptor feast at WTP continues with great views especially of Hobby, Spotted Harrier and Black Falcon delighting our Canadian guest. |
| BirdLife Melbourne Photography Group via Sonja Ross 18/5 #179588 |
| | White-capped Albatross,Black-browed AlbatrossThe Nobbies, Phillip Island |
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| Observed from the boardwalk this morning (2) White-capped Albatross,
(1) Black-browed Albatross accompanied by a Giant-Petrel (which
spec ies, is unclear ). |
| Derek Whitehead 18/5 #179532 |
| Fri 17 | | Black KiteRodborough Road, Joyces Creek |
| Flock of ~ 40 Black Kites, with at least one Black Falcon amongst them. Circling in the area near the large broiler farm to the west of Joyces Creek. This is the largest gathering of the species I've seen in the district, although numbers have grown over recent months. |
| Geoff Park 18/5 #179492 |
| | Double-barred FinchWest Wodonga |
| Flock of at least 10 Double-barred Finches moving along and beneath the almost bare grape vines at the corner of Felltimber Creek Rd and Ingrams Rd. |
| Peter Thomson 17/5 #179467 |
| | Olive WhistlerBanyule Flats Reserve |
| One Olive Whistler (the first I've seen in the suburbs) beside the overgrown billabong. Also 1 Pink Robin and 3 Scarlet Robins. Nearby, 1 Bassian Thrush at Wilson Reserve. |
| Guy Dutson 17/5 #179418 |
| Thu 16 | | RedthroatRaak Plain (tank on Last Hope Track) |
| Only seen by our visitor from Denmark - a very good birder with experience of Aussie birds |
| Dave Torr, Iian Denham, Henrik from Denmark 18/5 #179550 |
| | Spotted NightjarHattah-Kulkyne Campground |
| One bird briefly seen at dusk by Lake Hattah. |
| Dave Torr, Iian Denham, Henrik from Denmark 17/5 #179455 |
| | Double-banded PloverSwan Lake, Phillip Island |
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| Over 50 Double-banded Plovers foraging at the eastern end of the lake,accompanied by Red-necked Stints and Red-capped Plovers.First recording for Double-banded Plovers at this site. |
| Derek Whitehead 16/5 #179322 |
| | Eastern SpinebillLarge suburban bush garden in Hoppers Crossing 3029. |
| At 1025 hours, observed a single Eastern Spinebill in and around Correa plants in my front garden. A welcome first time Autumn-Winter visitor to my garden. (Moderators note: though frequently recorded in the eastern suburbs, very few records from the west). |
| Peter Gibbons 16/5 #179300 |
| Wed 15 | | Black-chinned HoneyeaterBrisbane Ranges National Park |
| Seen at a water point on McLeans Hwy with several other species of Honeyeaters bathing. All the birds were unafraid of me and I was able to get great views of the bird within a couple of metres. White nape extending to the eye and it was a little bit larger than the White-naped Honeyeaters there, also a possible juvenile seen at the same spot. Other notable observations at Brisbane Ranges today, a pair of Spotted Quail-thrush on McLeans Hwy near Thompsons Rd and the first Eremaea record of a Brush Bronzewing, on Geebung Track Full list |
| Tim Nickholds 15/5 #179209 |
| | White-necked Heron1.5km north of Koonoomoo on the Tocumwal Rd |
| 37 seen on an irrigated paddock |
| Peter Bright 15/5 #179228 |
| | Swift ParrotAnakie |
| Heard and then saw 2 Swift Parrots flying overhead as I drove through Anakie Full list |
| Tim Nickholds 15/5 #179205 |
| Tue 14 | | Cattle EgretSeymour River Walk |
| Upriver from New Crossing Place to the vineyard. Weather overcast and cool but calm. Rain the previous day and overnight. Cattle Egret with cattle in paddock to south of track just upriver from the fishing platform. My first sighting of these birds in over 2 years at Seymour. Full list |
| Val La May 14/5 #179104 |
| | Freckled Duck, White-necked HeronSwan Lake, Phillip Island |
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| At least 15 Freckled Ducks as well as one White-necked Heron. Also a couple of Flame Robins and a Brown Goshawk. |
| Falk Wicker 14/5 #179144 |
| | Spotted HarrierLake Colac |
| Flying less than 10 m along shoreline near main boat ramp. Fantastic, close views. Full list |
| Chris Pitfield 14/5 #179105 |
| | Little Friarbird, Pink Eared Duck & Swift ParrotsMuckleford |
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| Saw a Little Friarbird near Castlemaine Golf Course, approx 6 swift parrots and a Pink Eared Duck on dam at Golfcourse with Grey Teal. |
| Debbie Worland 14/5 #179093 |
| Mon 13 | | Northern ShovelerWestern Treatment Plant, Werribee |
| Great to see this bird today and thanks to Dave Torr for waving me over and pointing it out.. Always nice to find people so helpful. |
| Trevor Lumb 13/5 #179069 |
| | Little Eagle, Collared SparrowhawkPoint Cook Coastal Park |
| Dark morph Little Eagle (mobbed by magpies) over open paddocks; female (on size) Sparrowhawk in wooded area. |
| Glen White 13/5 #179044 |
| | Northern Shoveler, Fork-tailed Swift, White-winged TernWestern Treatment Plant, Werribee |
| Male shoveler seen in Walsh's Pond 10 then flew to Pond 7.
2 Fork-tails hunting low over 280S Rd near 85WB and 7 White-wings - 2 in breeding plumage - over 85WB Pond 7 |
| Dave Torr, Andy Jensen, Nikolas Haass, Raja 13/5 #178990 |
| Sun 12 | | Kelp GullWestern Treatment Plant, Werribee |
| A second-year Kelp Gull was observed flying north-east over the 35E Conservation Ponds around 10.30am, this species is quite a rare visitor to the plant. Full list |
| Steven Davidson - The Melbourne Birder 13/5 #178975 |
| | Northern ShovelerWestern Treatment Plant, Werribee |
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| Further to earlier report on Northern Shoveler.
Bird observed from approximately 1:15 to 1:50 in first pond after Little River crossing. It was difficult to approach and tended to stay as far away from the car as it could. It was not seen at that location when we passed by again at about 4 pm.
Picture by Annette Hatten |
| Mark Stanley & Annette Hatten 12/5 #178954 |
| | Freckled Duck Seaford Wetlands on Austin Road |
| Two Freckled ducks have taken up residence beside the viewing platform and have been here for months. |
| Alison Kuiter 12/5 #178906 |
| | Freckled Duck, Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterMill Park Lakes |
| 6 Freckled Duck also of interest 2 Pink-ears and 2 Spiny-cheeked which I have seen only once before here. |
| Andrew Corrick 12/5 #178860 |
| | Little EagleMissens Road, Cranbourne |
| At 1300 today light morph Little Eagle seen quartering paddocks and occasionally 'dive bombing'. Unmistakable ID with white underwing 'M'. Whistling Kite seen only a few hundred metres down the road |
| Andrew Martin 12/5 #178846 |
| | Northern Shoveler, maleWestern Treatment Plant, Werribee |
| First pond on right after Little River crossing. A bit flighty and moving between ponds with other shovelers. |
| Mark Stanley & Annette Hatten 12/5 #178843 |
| Sat 11 | | Pink Robin, Banded Stilt, possible Sooty shearwaterAltona area |
| 1 brown Pink Robin and 240 Banded Stilts at Laverton Creek mouth - very good close views of the latter available. roughly 250 Banded stilts seen in flight distantly in the old saltworks. The shearwater seen over the reef opposite Surf Street in Seaholme, lazily flying in the close in shelter from the strong NW wind- elongated body and wings and extended silvery underwing indicated Sooty but I can't be 100% sure. I saw Short-tailed Shearwater off Ocean Grove the next day and am more convinced that the Seaholme bird was a Sooty. |
| George Appleby 13/5 #178976 |
| | Australian Magpie (all white plumage)Mill Rd, Strathkellar |
| Australian Magpie (1) pure white bird standing beside road flew into large pine tree when we stopped to investigate other normal magpies seen in same locality. Not quick enough to get photo or to see if the eyes where pink to make it an albino. Full list |
| Samantha Greiner 12/5 #178869 |
| | Spotted HarrierWarringa Marina, Tyabb |
| Bird seen at the end of Bungower Road near the entrance to the marina for about 3 minutes then moved on towards Hastings. Also, four separate sightings of Hobby over the day. |
| Keith Caldecott 12/5 #178817 |
| | Yellow-tailed Black-CockatooWhitcombes Rd, Drysdale 1' Cell |
| Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo (133) First sighted at Founds Rd at 8.00 am. Estimated ~100. Sighted again at around 4.00 pm at Drakes Rd, approx a mile and a half from morning sighting. They were feeding in a stretch of pines that runs for a couple of hundred yards. They left in dribs and drabs and headed towards some pines in Martins Rd, this happened over a 10 minute period so it was easy to count them. Biggest group I've seen. Full list |
| David Fleming 11/5 #178796 |
| | Spotted HarrierStrezlecki Hwy 5km south Morwell, approx. at junction of Golden Gully Rd. |
| Seen first at 11am. Then on return trip about 12:15pm.
Fine, warm weather.
Seen over grasslands by the new Morwell River channel. |
| David Mules 11/5 #178768 |
| | Spotted HarrierTruganina Swamp (Altona) |
| Adult seen several times between 14:15-15:15hrs quartering rank grassland inside fenced area of swamp. |
| David A Richardson 11/5 #178767 |
| | Bassian ThrushBolin Bolin Billabong, Bulleen |
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| Bassian Thrush (2) Located the same bird as yesterday, then saw another in the same vicinity. Also managed some ID photos. Full list |
| Owen Lishmund 11/5 #178758 |
| | Ruddy Turnstone,Double-banded Plover,Rhyll Inlet, Phillip Island |
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| On the Observation point sand bar were 80 plus Double- banded plovers accompanied by a Ruddy Turnstone.The last recorded sighting of a Turnstone on the Island was at Kitty Miller Bay in 2005.The Nature Park has recorded sightings at Kitty Miller,Cowries and Seal Rocks in the past, all rocky areas with plenty of seaweed.It is the first observation in the Inlet and unusual because of the sand spit.Also in attendance were (30) Bar-tailed Godwits and (10) Red Knots with (4) Whimbrels. |
| Derek Whitehead 11/5 #178715 |
| | Freckled DuckNowa Nowa |
| By the Nowa Nowa arm of Lake Tyers
Freckled Duck (2) A pair in the water around the jetty. Full list |
| William Paul 11/5 #178670 |
| Fri 10 | | Swift ParrotYellow Gum Estate (Ocean Grove) |
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| A further update on Swift Parrot numbers in the estate. After an early morning visit today,i observed high numbers preening in gum die back. Also large flocks in flight, which were spooked by Noisy Miners alarm call. I estimate upwards of 100 birds still present. (Quite a sight)! |
| Denis Sleep 10/5 #178618 |
| | Bassian ThrushBulleen |
| Great views of lone bird on northern edge of Bolin Bolin Billabong. A nice record for the area. Also seen yesterday by my dad. Full list |
| Owen Lishmund 10/5 #178597 |
| | Hooded PloverEast of Whites beach Torquay |
| Seven Hooded Plovers seen towards nudist beach. In five years have seen none here, but on Monday this week I sighted three and today seven were flitting amongst the seaweed and the waves at low tide about 4.30pm. |
| Ian McConchie 10/5 #178601 |
| | Pink-eared DuckFisher's Wetland, Newhaven, Swan Lake Phillip Island |
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| The first recorded sighting of a Pink-eared Duck on the Island was in Sept 2012, this duck has resided at Fishers since then,it has now been joined by (10) others at Fishers and another (6) at Swan Lake.(A first recording for this site) |
| Derek Whitehead 10/5 #178589 |
| | Tawny-crowned Honyeater & White -fronted HoneyeaterDunach conservation reserve, Clunes (private block adjoining) |
| At least two White-fronted and several Tawny-crowned Honeyeaters.
Yellow Gums in flower, 9 species of Honeyeater in total. |
| Ian Ashton, Murray Grant 10/5 #178565 |
| | Pink RobinBanyule Flats Reserve, Heidelberg |
| Two brown Pink Robins in low hawthorns beside muddy billabong. 10 Whistling Kites feeding on the last dead carp in the drying mud (14 kites on 4 May). Scarlet Robin pair still present (first seen 24 April). Striated and Yellow Thornbills. |
| Guy Dutson 10/5 #178547 |
| Thu 9 | | Black FalconBowser (north of Wangaratta) |
| An adult cruising to the east over the Hume Highway a kilometre before the Corowa/Rutherglen exit (for traffic heading north), at 12:30 pm. |
| Paul Peake 13/5 #179018 |
| | Diamond FiretailBoundary Road - Lindenow South, East Gippsland |
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| Family of five Diamonds hopping about foraging in grass on my property. Appear to be regular visitors now. |
| Faye Bedford 10/5 #178548 |
| | Scarlet RobinBanyule Flats Reserve, Heidelberg |
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| A single male Scarlet Robin feeding on the damp mud, which is what remains of the Billabong - seen at the Billabong bend nearest the main Yarra Trail. It frequently perched on upright dry weed stems in the Billabong bed. Now an uncommon winter visitor. |
| Anthea Fleming 9/5 #178519 |
| | Whistling KitesBanyule Flats Reserve, Heidelberg |
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| Two Whistling Kites sailing about, sometimes as low as tree-tops, often very high. They called occasionally. As they circled over the Eastern Paddock, they circled closer and closer together and turned vertically to face each other - one bird tried to catch the other's claws with one foot, but the second bird turned away and any contact was momentary. They sailed off westward and were heard calling over the Swamp. |
| Anthea Fleming 9/5 #178517 |
| | Zebra FinchKeilor Golf Course |
| 15 Zebra Finch, plus a few Red-browed Finch, observed at the pond near the third tee. |
| Liz Benton. report by Roger McGlashan 9/5 #178501 |
| | BrolgaGreen Hill Lake (Ararat) |
| Two adults sighted Northern end of lake. Flew a short distance after being disturbed. Then seen feeding, in shallows, amongst reeds. |
| Deidre Andrews 9/5 #178488 |
| | Pink RobinStudley Park, near Dight's Falls |
| Good, close views of a single adult female Pink Robin in company with Silvereyes, Red-browed Firetails, Thornbills, and a Grey Fantail. |
| Dave Dickson 9/5 #178486 |
| | Freckled Duck, Pink-eared DuckSpavin Drive Lake |
| Freckled Duck (2)
Pink-eared Duck (2) seen mid-morning. The Pink-eared seemed unafraid, and moved toward a family feeding "ducks" Full list |
| Roger McGlashan 9/5 #178485 |
| Wed 8 | | Rose RobinPound Bend (Warrandyte State Park) |
| Gradually clouding over. Warm for May and almost still.
Rose Robin (1) A male in almost exactly the same spot as seen in autumn last year. Only there for a couple of minutes, but unsharp photo confirms id. Full list |
| Sonja Ross 8/5 #178406 |
| | Spotted Quail-thrushFairhope (12 Km N of Bairnsdale) |
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| Over last few days two male and one female Spotted Quail-thrush have moved into our garden and nearby shelter belts. While the species is fairly common in nearby bush, this is the first time in our10 years here that they have crossed open paddocks to the garden. |
| Chris & Felicity Healey 8/5 #178431 |
| | White-bellied Sea EagleWestern Treatment Plant, Werribee |
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| 2 adults perched on antenna near bird hide. |
| Raoul Symons 8/5 #178424 |
| | Black-faced WoodswallowBoort 10' Cell |
| 8 Black-faced Woodswallows: Grey-brown plumage, no white wing streak. Seen with binoculars perched and flying on Barraport South Rd near Boort-Wycheproof Rd Full list |
| Malcolm Cousland 8/5 #178419 |
| Tue 7 | | Spotted NightjarPritchards Landing |
| One bird flushed from bush track alongside Glenelg River. |
| Trevor Lumb 12/5 #178951 |
| | Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo, Freckled Duck Nelson (4 km up Glenelg River) |
| An enormous flock crossed river just before dusk. Travelling From East to West. l counted around 300 birds. Also 3 Freckled Duck at township boat ramp. |
| Trevor Lumb 12/5 #178920 |
| | Grey Goshawk white morphCardinia Reservoir |
| Clearly seen in the Melbourne Water restricted access area during a Birdlife Australia survey. |
| Chris Purnell, Arthur Carew, Jill & Ian Wilson, Robert Walker 8/5 #178397 |
| | Barking OwlEarlston |
| One adult perched in tree along roadside. Observed with spotlight for a few minutes. |
| Doug Robinson 8/5 #178382 |
| | Banded Stilt,Australasian Shoveller,Musk DuckKitty Miller Rd Phillip Island |
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| On the east side of the road,the rapidly shrinking, main holding dam produced (28) Banded Stilts, (20) Australasian Shovellers and (7) Musk Ducks. From only the second recorded sighting of Banded Stilts on the Island in March, the colony has grown from 3 to 27 in two months. While Shovelers and Musk Ducks are residents on the Island, these are high numbers for any one area, and probably reflect the shrinking water levels at Swan Lake nearby. |
| Derek Whitehead 7/5 #178272 |
| Mon 6 | | Red-kneed DotterelSale Wetlands |
| About 20-30 Red Kneed Dotterels at the fourth bridge along with a great number (200) or more Grey Teal. Water levels were good for waders having much muddy edge |
| Bob Tate 8/5 #178402 |
| | Blue-winged ParrotRicketts Point, Beaumaris |
| One seen and another heard flying over Rickett's Point, heading generally south over the water. Lost sight of it before I could determine if it headed back to shore or continued on across the bay. Last seen heading in the direction of St Leonards! |
| Sean Dooley 8/5 #178385 |
| | Swift ParrotWhroo Information Centre car park |
| 3 silent birds feeding in a flowering iron bark. Yellow-faced and Fuscous were most numerous Honeyeaters. No lorikeets or friarbirds here. |
| Andrew and Leonie Corrick 6/5 #178179 |
| | Whistling KiteBanyule Flats Reserve |
| Three Whistling Kites (2 adults and 1 juvenile) perching on fence posts and large dead trees in main swamp - taking unseen prey from surface of the water. |
| Peter Thomson 6/5 #178161 |
| Sun 5 | | Sooty Albatross, Antartctic PrionSouth of Portland |
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| On the BirdLife Victoria Portland Pelagic Trip for May, we saw 3 Sooty Albatrosses (the first for a few years), an Antarctic Prion (which we initially thought might have been a Salvin's), 4 Wandering Albatrosses, a White-fronted Tern and 2 Brown Skuas. Quite an interesting day. |
| Chris Lester, Paul Dodd et al 10/5 #178542 |
| | Australasian Shoveler, Sooty OystercatcherElster Creek, Elwood/Brighton |
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| 1 female Australasian Shoveler was seen in the Elsternwick Park Lake. This is the only record I could find of an shoveler in the City of Bayside. There is not even any mention of the species in the 'Local Birds of Bayside' book which has records dating back to the late 1800s. A Sooty Oystercatcher was feeding on Limpets between the mouth of the Elwood Canal and Point Ormond. This is the first record of this species in the City of Port Phillip even after more than 30 years of observations by numerous local naturalists. Other locally significant birds that have turned up at Elster Creek recently include Red-browed Finch (2), Darter (2), Great Egret (2), New-holland Honeyeater (1), Flame Robin (1) and Short-tailed Shearwater (2). |
| Gio Fitzpatrick 6/5 #178131 |
| | Spotted Harrier, Black Kite, Black FalconExford |
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| Overcast afternoon. We sussed out a paddock that had just been burnt off. With David Whelan.
Spotted Harrier (1) Adult.
Black Kite (2) One ate a mouse on the wing. Regularly chased by Black Falcons.
Black Falcon (4) 2 pairs working the burnt paddock. One caught a mouse. They harrassed Black Kites and were themselves targeted by a Black-shouldered Kite. Full list |
| Bernie McRitchie 5/5 #178092 |
| | Freckled DucksLake Guyatt, Sale |
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| A good-sized flock of grey-brown ducks was resting at the far end of a large mud-bank. All were resting with heads turned onto their backs, but the characteristic triangular peak on the head was present. Many had heads somewhat darker than the body and several had a slightly rufous tone on the breast. When a Pelican came ashore and walked through the flock, a few raised their heads very briefly and the characteristic dished profile was seen. I counted about 45. |
| Anthea Fleming 5/5 #178033 |
| | Freckled Duck & Pink eared DuckSerendip Sanctuary, Lara |
| 5 Pink-eared Duck and 3 Freckled Duck spotted from hide on North Arm. |
| Andre & Maria Rasquinha 5/5 #178026 |
| | Pink-eared DuckBanyule Flats Reserve |
| There was one Pink-eared Duck amongst a large flock of Pacific Black Ducks. A Whistling Kite flew over the water a bit later on. |
| Vincent Knowles 5/5 #177975 |
| | Olive-tailed Thrush (Bassian Thrush)Oswin Roberts Reserve, Phillip Island |
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| Two Bassian thrush foraging near the southern car park.Not often reported or seen on the island. |
| Derek & Sally Whitehead 5/5 #177971 |
| Sat 4 | | Barking OwlChiltern-Mt Pilot National Park |
| Barking Owl heard at about 6am at Chiltern NP. However was not sighted. Full list |
| Matthew Vinicombe 6/5 #178181 |
| Fri 3 | | Australasian BitternWestern Treatment Plant, Werribee |
| A visit to T-Section to look for the Australasian Bittern (and Western Lagoons). Strong N wind
Australasian Bittern (1) It's still there. A long search, finally flushed at NE corner of Austin Rd Pond 2. It flew towards T-Section Full list |
| Angus Hartshorn 3/5 #177650 |
| | Freckled Duck, Black Falcon Thompsons (Bream) Creek, Connewarre |
| While canoeing Thompsons Creek came across a single Freckled Duck, was able to get very close. Black Falcon flying low across swamp scattering Red-kneed Dotterels everywhere. |
| Rodney Long 3/5 #177713 |
| | Swift Parrot, Freckled DuckSerendip Sanctuary, Lara |
| 3 Swifties in flowering gums along path towards Ponding Site, then flew to Red Gums near the lake. At least 13 Freckled Duck on the lake along with large numbers of other waterfowl. Also Black-Chinned Honeyeaters, Little Eagles, Crested Shrike-tit, etc. |
| Simon Starr 3/5 #177704 |
| Thu 2 | | Swift ParrotWerribee Open Range Zoo |
| Two birds seen flying over trees at entrance to zoo. |
| Carol Abbott 7/5 #178270 |
| | Lesser Sand-PloverPort Phillip Heads Marine Nat Pk (Point Lonsdale) |
| A Lesser Sand-Plover on rocks in front of lighthouse (low tide) Grey with partial grey breastband (non-breeding plumage). Too big to be a Red-capped Plover (there were Red-necked Stints for size comparison nearby). Not a juvenile Double-banded Plover (all grey, no grey-brown plumage). Not a Greater Sand-plover, it had 'short' legs in relation to body size. Excellent viewing (bright sun behind). It was 'resting', observed from about 80 meters through Scope for about 5 minutes, then it flew off in a Westerly direction. Some white around eye, probably nominate race (Pizzey and Knight 9th Ed) Full list |
| Angus Hartshorn 3/5 #177598 |
| | Australasian BitternWestern Treatment Plant (T-Section Ponds) |
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| Flushed from reeds at pond 4 and chased first by a harrier and then by a whistling kite, flew towards drain opposite gate 2 entrance and disappeared. |
| Wayne Butterworth 2/5 #177628 |
| | Red-capped Robin5km north west of Bairnsdale |
| An adult female observed on the farm. An adult female also obsvered at the same location two weeks ago, so possibly the same individual. |
| Rohan Bilney 2/5 #177603 |
| | Banded StiltClayton |
| Banded Stilt (1) Sighted on the lake/dam at the rear of Lantrack quarry, Sth Clayton. Single bird, in the shallows, inter mingling with ~50 Pacific Gulls, ~100 Silver Gulls and 2 Pelicans. The closest record to here I could find for the Banded Stilt is Ricketts Point, 2004. Full list |
| David Fleming 2/5 #177599 |
| | Powerful OwlMarong Primary School |
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| First reported to Emma Wolters by the principal of the school. Kids in the playground sighted it in a peppercorn tree near Bullock creek. Subsequent inspection by Emma confirmed the sighting. It flew off upstream of the creek under escort by several Noisy Miners. |
| Adrian Martins via Emma Wolters 2/5 #177601 |
| Wed 1 | | Freckled DuckWinton Wetlands (Dam Wall and Borrow Pits) |
| Three members surveyed sites around the south-west side of the Reserve for our quarterly atlassing. The weather was cool and breezy; clouds clearing about 1pm. Two spotting scopes used. Report by V. La May, M & A Kerr. Full list |
| BirdLife Murray Goulburn 3/5 #177654 |
| | possible Masked OwlDartmoor district |
| While playing Masked Owl call an owl flew into an adjoining tree and before l could get the spotlight on it flew away and could not be relocated. |
| Trevor Lumb 12/5 #178955 |
| | Double-banded PloverWinton Wetlands (Boat Ramp) |
| Six members in 2 teams surveyed sites around the Reserve for our quarterly atlassing. This list is the significant sightings en route to atlas sites. The weather was cool and breezy; clouds clearing about 1pm. Full list |
| BirdLife Murray Goulburn 3/5 #177642 |
| | Swift ParrotBell Avenue, Altona |
| 2 Swifties over flying South East. Also imm Golden Whistler in my garden for the second day this week. |
| Colin Clark 2/5 #177618 |
| | Diamond DoveSt James |
| A single bird sitting quietly on a farm gate on the east edge of town. Full list |
| Michael Ramsey 1/5 #177567 |
| | Freckled DuckBarmah Lakes Camp Ground |
| 3 Freckled Ducks on Moira Lake at Barmah Lakes Camp area, 7km north of Barmah |
| Marlene Lyell per Jenny Spry 1/5 #177541 |
| | Pink-eared DucksMill Park Lakes |
| A quick walk around the lakes before going to the dentist. Two Pink-eared Ducks flew in and landed right in front of me (within 20m) just before the rain came. |
| SKI 1/5 #177536 |
| Tue 30 | | Freckled DuckJells Park |
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| Freckled Duck on log near the island in the south-east corner of the lake. |
| Brendan McDonald 30/4 #177466 |
| | Spotted HarrierPatterson Road, Clyde |
| A single bird flying alongside road and creekline, following James' observation yesterday in Pearcedale and an unprecedented string of sightings in Melbourne's SE in recent times |
| Stuart and Sam Cooney 30/4 #177419 |
| Mon 29 | | Black HoneyeaterChiltern Mt Pilot National Park |
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| Black Honeyeater (1)
Near the Barnawatha sewerage ponds while chasing down regent honeyeaters. Full list |
| Linda Hayes 3/5 #177670 |
| | Spotted HarrierPearcedale, North Rd. |
| Amazing close views of a Spotted Harrier working its way parallel to North rd heading West. First spotted when it crossed the rd in front of us shortly after we turned in from Craigs rd. It shadowed our vehicle for a few hundred metres partially crossing a number of times then fully crossing the rd to the South side where it was soon met by a pair of Magpies that then escorted it off in a Southward direction. Magic close views, but no camera :-( |
| James Peake 29/4 #177346 |
| | Pink-eared DuckLakewood Reserve Knoxfield |
| A pair has been present most of this year, but 6 loafing, then feeding today. The Australian Shelducks from yesterday were not evident today. |
| Tony Bushell 29/4 #177323 |
| Sun 28 | | Hooded PloverLake Victoria (Lonsdale Lakes Reserve) |
| Hooded Plover (24) Including 4 juveniles Full list |
| Angus Hartshorn 28/4 #177245 |
| | Grey GoshawkArborline Nursery, Hamilton |
| Grey Goshawk, white morph, being harassed by magpies Full list |
| Samantha Greiner 28/4 #177131 |
| | Black KiteTylden, Victoria |
| One bird soaring low over the Woodend-Tylden Road. Very scarce bird in the uplands (~600m ASL at this point). Further information |
| Lawrie Conole 7/5 #178247 |
| | Barking Owl, Speckled Warbler'Kolora', Rochford, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
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| Private land, no public access.
Barking Owl Heard multiple times in evening, and over the past week.
Speckled Warbler seen and photographed in cape-weed, travelling with little bird co-hort. Full list |
| Tania Begg 30/4 #177417 |
| | Double-barred FinchFoothills Warby Ranges - Glenrowan |
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| 1 Double-barred Finch visited our bird bath along with our usual Red-browed Finches. Rarely seen here. |
| Jan Osmotherly 29/4 #177293 |
| | Speckled Warbler, GIlbert's Whistler, Chestnut-rumped Heath-wren etcBailieston Historic Area (central section) |
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| Delighted to find 3 Speckled Warblers in the area. Quite a few birds around, including an adult male Gilbert's Whistler & Chestnut-rumped Heath-wren on the ridge. Also White-browed Woodswallows still about, Red-capped & Flame Robin, Noisy Friarbird, Black-chinned Honeyeater. |
| Kevin Bartram 29/4 #177276 |
| | Swift ParrotWhroo Information Centre |
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| A flock of 18 SPs flew around the information car park, to land in one large tree bursting with honeyeaters & silvereyes. The tree was directly above a tent set up for Orienteering event & was very busily frequented by lots of people. Despite this the Swift Parrots stayed, but it was difficult getting good photos out of it. Also Noisy Friarbirds all throughout area (including the Swift Parrot tree) & especially along the roadside between Rushworth Forest & Bailieston. |
| Kevin Bartram 29/4 #177275 |
| | Freckled DuckLake Lorne, Drysdale |
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| 250+ (probably 50 or more in positions where they could not be easily counted). The ducks were mainly perched beneath the willows on small islands in the lake although some were out in the open. The rather poor photo included to give an indication of density of birds across the two small islands. |
| Euan Moore 28/4 #177272 |
| | Freckled Duck, Pink-eared Duck, Black FalconSerendip Sanctuary, Lara |
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| Freckled Duck (12) At least 12 Freckled Ducks seen with Pink-eared Ducks on the North Arm
Pink-eared Duck (50) Approximately 50 Pink-eared Ducks seen with Freckled Ducks on the North Arm
Black Falcon (1) First Black Falcon we've seen at Serendip for almost two years Full list |
| Paul Dodd & Ruth Woodrow 28/4 #177246 |
| | Spotted Harrier,Little Eagle,Freckled Duck,Baillon's CrakeWestern Treatment Plant, Werribee |
| 3 Spotted Harriers together at Paradise Rd, 2 Black-tailed Godwits (1 in full breeding), Freckled Duck (1 Nth Borrie, 40 Conservation pond E9), Little Eagle near Farm Rd, Baillon's Crake at Borrow Pits, 2 Brolga in 85WC-9. A pair of Grey Shrike Thrush was interesting, only the 2nd time I've seen this species at the farm.
Large numbers of Banded Stilt in several locations, also many Black & Whistling kites. Flame Robins present, the list goes on..... |
| Brian Johnston & Beth Carr 28/4 #177213 |
| | Black Falcon, Spotted HarrierWestern Treatment Plant Werribee |
| It was, as noted by Gil Langfield on Thursday 25th, a good day for raptors. Seen today were 2 Black Falcons at the Lake Borrie Grasslands and 1 at Beach Rd. Spotted Harriers - 2 at Beach Rd
(1 adult & 1 juv.,) also 1 adult at Kirk Pt and another adult at Paradise Rd. Elsewhere, a total of 10 Black Kites, 7 Brown Falcons, 1 Nankeen Kestrel, 1 Australian Hobby, 51 Whistling Kites, 11 Black-shouldered Kites, a minimum of 37 Swamp Harriers and two Wedge-tailed Eagles at the Lake Borrie Grasslands. |
| Maarten Hulzebosch 28/4 #177206 |
| | Noisy FriarbirdLittle River Township |
| Honeyeater alarm calls alerted us to a huge commotion which turned out to be a Noisy Friarbird being chased aggressively by White-plumed Honeyeaters and Red Wattlebirds, in trees next to Little River Motors. Continues a bit of a spate of records of this species south-west of Melbourne lately. Full list |
| Steven Davidson - The Melbourne Birder 28/4 #177168 |
| | Ruddy Turnstone, Sanderling, Hooded Plover.Reef Point - Belfast Coastal Reserve. |
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| Ruddy Turnstone, Sanderling, Hooded Plover, Red-necked Stint & Caspian Tern the highlights of this mornings visit to this site. Care required due to a heavy South-West swell. |
| Keith & Judy Humphreys 28/4 #177141 |
| | Arctic JaegerMouth of Kororoit Ck |
| Singe bird perched on rocks, seen during bird survey organised by Friends of Williamstown Wetlands |
| Dave Torr and friends group 28/4 #177137 |
| | Little CorellaCrn Alexander Ave & Swan Street bridge, Sth Yarra |
| A flock of at least 150 Little Corella's feeding next to the Tan Track under an oak tree and about 40 in the plane trees along the Yarra next to the Swan St bridge, they seemed to be feeding on the seeds.
First time I've seen so many in the inner city. |
| Liz Hackett 28/4 #177132 |
| | Australian Shelduck and Australian Spotted CrakeLakewood Reserve Knoxfield |
| A shelduck pair loafing, then swimming on the lake. Not seen at Lakewood since May 1995. The now regular spotted crake working the lake edge. |
| Tony Bushell 28/4 #177122 |
| Sat 27 | | White-bellied Sea EagleChiltern Mt Pilot NP |
| A pair leisurely circling above Pipeline track near Magenta Mine site. |
| Kate Daniel 29/4 #177348 |
| | Black KiteMerri Creek, Fawkner |
| A single bird seen drifting over Merri Creek at the end of Jukes Rd. |
| Neil Macumber per Sean Dooley 29/4 #177330 |
| | Scarlet RobinBulleen Park |
| Fantastic views of male perched on cricket nets near back of park. Then proceeded to fly up into trees. Of course, no camera! First time I have seen one in the area. Full list |
| Owen Lishmund 27/4 #177017 |
| | Australasian BitternJacana Wetlands |
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| A single bird flew over the wetlands after being flushed from the reeds. |
| Nick Talbot 27/4 #176964 |
| Fri 26 | | Gang-gang CockatooYandoit Creek, south of Newstead |
| Family group of four feeding on Hawthorn berries. This is my first record of the species in almost 30 years in the district, although there have been a number of recent local reports. |
| Geoff Park 28/4 #177266 |
| | Black KiteDookie |
| More than 120 Black Kites standing in a single paddock just outside Dookie, plus several dozen more in the sky (Moderator's note: large numbers of Black Kites have been present in Dookie for several weeks attracted by stubble fires and burnt paddocks, MR). |
| Heather Saunders 27/4 #176930 |
| | Freckled DuckSerendip Sanctuary, Lara |
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| 2 birds seen on the main lake at app. 3.30pm. Appeared to be a pair, one had some color on the bill. Birds were perched on log in the middle of the lake when first observed, later swam off with coots. |
| Paul Hackett 26/4 #176867 |
| | Noisy FirarbirdGalvin St, Altona |
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| Heard and then seen in my front yard about 9.15am. This is the first friarbird I've seen in Melbourne, never heard of one in Altona although there are occasional records in neighbouring suburbs.
Click on the link for recording. Further information |
| Peter Shute 26/4 #176803 |
| Thu 25 | | Black FalconGnarwarre Rd, Gnarwarre. |
| Treated to the sight of 4 Black Falcons flying about and chasing in strong NW wind rising over rocky outcrop to S of road. Amazing! 3 Brown Falcons in the vicinity gave great opportunities for comparison! Also Nankeen Kestrel and nearby 2 Whistling Kites, 1 of which was mobbed and harassed by 8 Magpies!!! Then 500 m further down road, to E, another Black Falcon casually flapped and glided across the road from the N. |
| Craig Morley, David Tytherleigh. 27/4 #177016 |
| | Noisy Friarbird, Black FalconLeigh River (just upstream of Barwon River junction), Inverleigh |
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| A single Noisy Friarbird (vagrant to Geelong region) feeding in and calling from eucalypts including one with many white flowers. When the friarbird flew it was chased by several Red Wattlebirds and at least 1 Magpie. Also later and a little further downstream 2 Black Falcons provided wonderful views as they glided and soared low overhead, including 1 in brief power dive! Highlights from Geelong Field Naturalists Bird Group Excursion. Photos by David Tytherleigh. |
| GFNC Bird Group Excursion per Craig Morley 27/4 #177012 |
| | Pacific Black Duck (Leucistic), Australiasian Shoveler, Red-necked Avocet, Latham's SnipeLilydale Treatment Plant |
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| Seen with a small flock of Pacfic Black Ducks, a dozen Australasian Shoveler, 200 Pink-eared ducks, 100 Grey and Chestnut Teal and 20 Hardhead. Also BW Stilts, Red-necked Avocets, and Red-kneed Dotterels. Three Lathams Snipe flushed along fence line outside the eastern perimeter.(Moderator's note: Quite a late record for Latham's Snipe. Also of note there was a leucistic Black Duck present around Chiltern for a while a few years ago that looked very similar to this bird, MR). |
| Andrew Wallis 26/4 #176824 |
| | Freckled DuckWinton Wetlands (Duck Pond) |
| 3 Freckled Duck with several hundred Grey Teal small numbers of Pink-eared Duck, Shoveler, Hardhead and Shelduck. |
| Andrew Corrick 26/4 #176800 |
| | Regent Honeyeater, Rose Robin, White-backed Swallow, Swift ParrotChiltern-Mount Pilot National Park (Greenhill Dam) |
| 2013 Captive released Regent Honeyeaters coming into the dam in the afternoon. Male Rose Robin at dam, (pair seen last week). 2 White-backed Swallows flying high overhead. The odd Swift Parrot amongst the blossom in the block SW of the dam, and a pair of Painted Button-quail flushed in the same block closer to Magenta Mine. |
| Aaron Sandford 26/4 #176796 |
| | Sacred KingfisherCannons Creek |
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| Saw a bird from distance on Watsons Point Jetty, surprised to find through my telephoto lens it was a Sacred Kingfisher still in the area. I have seen nesting about 1 km away a couple of years ago. Could the population be resident or do they just stay in that vicinity later than others? (Moderator's note: most Sacred Kingfishers have probably departed the state by now but a few, especially immature birds can overwinter, usually in the north of the state, MR). |
| James Peake 26/4 #176795 |
| | Little EgretElster Creek |
| Pretty nice to see Egret in Elwood Canal near New St bridge. Full list |
| Debbie Lustig 25/4 #176786 |
| | Regent HoneyeaterChiltern Mt Pilot National Park |
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| After searching extensively all day for the recently released Regent Honeyeaters, finally rewarded with finding one captive release bird near the carpark at Magenta Mines at 1.30 pm. A very exciting experience to see this wonderful HE in its natural environment. |
| Bernie O'Keefe 25/4 #176751 |
| | Black Falcon, Spotted Harrier, Blue-winged ParrotWestern Treatment Plant, Werribee |
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| Good day for raptors at the Farm, with 9 species seen. Lots of the commoner raptors everywhere, Black Kites and 2 Black Falcons and others attracted to a still smoking stubble fire before Austin Rd. Spotted Harrier at the T-section and Western Lagoons. 6 Blue-winged Parrots on Austin Rd. 31 Red-kneed Dotterels counted at several locations. |
| Gil Langfield 25/4 #176709 |
| | Rose RobinThe Grange Reserve |
| Rose Robin Female. First sighted through leaves sitting on a branch, it then flew to the top of a dead tree where I had pretty good views. Eliminated Flame & Scarlet Robin as I see them daily. Had picked up on the drooped wings when it flew down to just above eye level about 15 yards away, here I got excellent views of its breasts - much lighter than the Pink Robin - with a pale rose wash. Full list |
| David Fleming 25/4 #176708 |
| | Pink RobinMullum Mullum Park (Hillcrest Reserve) |
| Single 'brown bird' seen along creek. An uncommon but semi-regular visitor to this area. Also Gang Gang Cockatoo, White-eared Honeyeater and Brown Goshawk. |
| Scott Baker 25/4 #176707 |
| | Swift ParrotsMuckleford |
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| Approx 12 swifties feeding in Leaucoxlyn Rosea, this morning |
| Debbie Worland 25/4 #176679 |
| | White-necked HeronSt Kilda Foreshore |
| Flew over Beaconsfield Parade and landed for a few minutes on the small drain that enters the foreshore next to Pier Road. Flew off to the north soon after. |
| Sean Dooley 25/4 #176654 |
| Wed 24 | | Magpie GeeseMerri River ,Warrnambool |
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| Three flocks of Magpie Geese, each of around 25 birds grazing along the Merri River wetland areas on outskirts of Warrnambool. |
| Rod Corinaldi 25/4 #176622 |
| | Spotted NightjarClarkes Road, Joyces Creek |
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| Adult found dead (in good condition) on road surface late this afternoon. An intruiging record - a probable Spotted Nightjar was sighted in box-ironbark woodland on private property near Strangways two weeks ago. |
| Geoff Park 24/4 #176616 |
| | Double-banded PloverWinton Wetlands |
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| Double-banded Plover (6) Good photos. Bit larger than Red-capped plover. Non breeding colours of course. With Red-capped Plover and Red-necked stints on mudflats down from main visitor area (An excellent record, first known from NE Victoria, MR). Full list |
| Linda Hayes 24/4 #176590 |
| | Pink RobinSheedy Road, Gisborne |
| Out for a bike ride (no binoculars!) and a single female flew out of a tree to my left and across the road in front of me. The bright sunshine made the wing bar look very yellow. It called a couple of times and was responded to but I didn't manage to see the other bird. After four years in Queensland this is my first sighting of a Robin since returning to Victoria in October last year. |
| Peter Houston 24/4 #176573 |
| | Freckled Duck, Pink-eared DuckJells Park |
| Five Freckled Duck on same log as reported a week ago, near the island in the south-east corner of the lake. Also a single Pink-eared Duck which I have only seen at Jells Park once previously. |
| Bruce Wedderburn 24/4 #176526 |