| Sun 25 | | Little Crow
Murray-Sunset National Park--Honeymoon Hut Track |
| Little Crow heard flying overhead. Everyone in the group saw it and heard it call. I was lucky enough to get a shot showing the white downy feathers. eBird checklist |
| Adam Fry, Tim Nickholds, Owen Lishmund, Dan Ashdown, David Adam, Deb Oliver 25/9 #228662 |
| | Plumed Whistling-Duck
Thomas Road, Inverleigh |
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| Josh Walter & Ian Llewellyn 25/9 #228654 |
| Sat 24 |  | Striated Grasswren
Murray-Sunset National Park |
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| After a few attempts and hours of walking amongst the Triodia we found a good population of at least 6 Grasswren near Pink Lake. With Philip Peel, Tim Nickholds, Owen Lishmund, Dan Ashdown, David Adam, Alison Nisbett, Deb Oliver and Nina Tsilikas eBird checklist |
| Adam Fry 26/9 #228668 |
| | Square-tailed Kite
Emerald |
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| Flew over my house in Emerald just above the treeline harassed by two Little Ravens who are nesting nearby. eBird checklist |
| Mark Bennett 25/9 #228657 |
| | Peregrine Falcon, Brown Gerygone, Rufous Whistler
Dandenong Ranges National Park--Sherbrooke Forest |
| 1 Peregrine Falcon seen soaring over the clearing at the low point of the Welch Track near the creek! This seems like a very unusual place to spot a Peregrine - but it was clearly IDed from a Hobby. Two Brown Gerygone (more possibly calling) were spotted near some calling male Crescent Honeyeaters towards the Lyrebird Walk, and IDed from Striated Thornbill - there was a total lack of striations and a grey-white facial area. A male Rufous Whistler was calling in the clearing on the start of the Neumann Track, associating with Brown Thornbill and Grey Fantail. The gerygone has been increasingly reported in the last couple of years; the other two both seem quite unusual for this habitat. Also of note was a Crested Shrike-tit, and the enormous volume of Rose Robin calls heard over the day (though no individuals could be clearly seen, there must have been over 20 at the most conservative estimate). eBird checklist |
| Oakley H Germech 24/9 #228651 |
| | Scarlet Honeyeater
Blackburn Lake |
| Male, seen well, red head & neck, flecks of red central chest. Possibly associated with flock of Silvereyes. |
| Trevor Kerr 24/9 #228646 |
| Fri 23 | | Pacific Koel
Berwick |
| Called clearly three times this afternoon just outside our unit. Played call from app immediately to confirm. Also called once Thursday |
| Arthur & Denise Carew 23/9 #228643 |
| | Blue-winged Parrot
Mia Mia Track, Newstead |
| A male and female - the male was feeding on the ground and flew to a small tree making his pretty calls. Female perched nearby. Not often seen in the area! |
| Tanya Loos 23/9 #228642 |
| | White-Headed Pigeon
Mallacoota |
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| The White-Headed Pigeon flew across the Genoa Road and sat in a tree about 3 km north of Mallacoota. eBird checklist |
| Ron Sawyer 23/9 #228641 |
| | Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
San Remo |
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| Very surprised to see a Major Mitchell's Cockatoo accompanied by two Galahs flying across the tourist road and harassed by a Little Raven. (Moderator note: Probably an escapee. MA) |
| Derek & Sally Whitehead 23/9 #228638 |
| Thu 22 | | Brolga (2)
Pyramid Hill - Yarraberb Rd 2.7km south of Prairie W Road |
| Just beside the wetlands formed by recent rains a pair foraging 300m from the left hand side of road heading south.
32km south of Pyramid Hill 3575. |
| Fiona Parkin 24/9 #228645 |
| Wed 21 | | Olive Whistler
Eden Park |
| A bird has been calling for about a week now, starting well before dawn (starts at 4:30!) then calls more or less non stop for an hour or so. Yet to hear it during the day. Not recorded here before. |
| Andrew Corrick 22/9 #228634 |
| | Wood Duck
On private property with no public access, near Daylesford. |
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| A colour mutated female Wood Duck with a normal coloured male. |
| Bernie Pfeiffer 22/9 #228628 |
| | Caspian Tern
Karkarook Park |
| One bird observed and photographed at Karkarook Park in Warrigal Rd. |
| Clive Kaplan 21/9 #228625 |
| | Glossy Black Cockatoo
Shady Gully Bushland Reserve, Mallacoota |
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| Adult Glossy Black Cockatoo sitting with a very young fledgling in the same tree. eBird checklist |
| Ron Sawyer 21/9 #228624 |
| | Sacred Kingfisher, Painted Honeyeater
Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park--Bartleys Block |
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| Sacred Kingfisher at Bartleys Block is the first I've seen this spring and a Painted Honeyeater was seen in forest to the east of Bartleys block. |
| Simon Starr 21/9 #228623 |
| Tue 20 | | Grey Goshawk, Collared Sparrowhawk
Tower Hill Wildlife Reserve |
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| White Goshawk seen crossing the lake to the northern rim of the crater. Immature Collared Sparrowhawk seen over the lake also, before diving down into the trees. eBird checklist |
| Bernie McRitchie 21/9 #228611 |
| | Osprey
Snowy River Mouth |
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| Seen at distance from the road, very close to the river mouth. Also Scarlet Honeyeater not far back down the road |
| Simon Starr 20/9 #228606 |
| | Australian Magpie
Lancefield |
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| A hybrid white-backed/black-backed male on the median strip in Lancefield township. Have lived in the area for nearly 3 years and this is the first hybrid I've seen here. |
| Peter Houston 20/9 #228604 |
| | White Headed Pigeon
Swan Reach, near forest |
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| Seen on at least 10 occasions, on Private Property, drinking from Bird Bath and eating seed. |
| Noelene Thomas 20/9 #228603 |
| Mon 19 | | Swift Parrot
Gilpin Park, Brunswick |
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| As previously reported by Nicole and Paul on ebird, one swift parrot was observed on Albert Street side of the park on a small flowering eucalypt. eBird checklist |
| Richard Arnold 19/9 #228594 |
| Sun 18 | | Square-tailed Kite
Cairn Curran Reservoir - near the dam wall |
| Single bird seen flying briefly in windy conditions before alighting in a eucalypt just north of the spillway. |
| Geoff Park 18/9 #228580 |
| Sat 17 | | Hooded Plover (dotteral
Cape Conron, Yeerung Creek outlet |
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| Pair of Hooded Plovers on the beach |
| Ian Fellowes 17/9 #228567 |
| | Square-tailed Kite
Crusoe Reservoir, Bendigo |
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| Circling and mobbed by 2 ravens |
| Scott Eaton 17/9 #228559 |
| | Rose Robin
St Andrews |
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| Rose Robin pair feeding on the south slope of our bush in St Andrews around 1.30pm. First sighting in forty years of living here. Popping the champagne as I write! |
| Deb Oliver 17/9 #228556 |
| Fri 16 | | Diamond Firetail
Seaton |
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| 4 seen flying between grass in paddock and trees around the house.
They have been in the area for at least a couple of weeks now. |
| Keegan Drane 16/9 #228545 |
| Thu 15 | | Rose robin
Woodlands Historic Park--carpark |
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| Ruben Montero 18/9 #228572 |
| Wed 14 | | Swift Parrot
Serendip Sanctuary |
| 3 seen and heard flying through near visitor centre |
| Simon Starr et al 14/9 #228532 |
| Tue 13 | | Swift Parrot
No 2 Dam Chiltern |
| Pair of Swifties in mixed flock of Honeyeaters and Little Lorikeets in Flowering Eucalyptus near entrance gate. |
| Corrie & Ian Macartney & Will Bridgeman. 13/9 #228523 |
| Mon 12 | | Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Australian Reed-Warbler
Kororoit Creek Primary School, Caroline Springs (restricted access) |
| A large noisy group of at least 35 Tree Sparrows in the school's central courtyard. The largest congregation of ETS I can recall seeing in greater Melbourne - and given that they are generally widespread and abundant in the City of Melton built-up areas, both old and new areas. Reminiscent of SE Asia!
Small group (~4) of noisy Australian Reed-Warblers returned to the school's stormwater wetland are the first I've heard recently. eBird checklist |
| Lawrie Conole 13/9 #228517 |
| Sat 10 | | Spotted Quail-thrush
Brisbane Ranges National Park |
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| Male Quail-thrush calling strongly this morning, allowing a fairly close approach. |
| Bernie McRitchie 10/9 #228479 |
| Fri 9 | | Plumed Whistling-Duck
Winton-Lurg Road just S of Winton |
| Around 10 birds in a flooded paddock W of road AM. Very wary but good views from inside car. Day was very wet in NE Victoria. Birds all moved on by following morning. |
| Martin O'Brien 12/9 #228501 |
| | Plumed Whistling-Duck
1013 Greta Rd, Glenrowan West (restricted access) |
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| Pair Plumed Whistling-Ducks on Daphne Heath covered hillside |
| Kate Daniel 9/9 #228472 |
| | Purple-crowned Lorikeet
Brighton Beach Station |
| A pair flew over the train station this morning. A very odd time of year- they are normally rare Autumn visitors south-east of Melbourne. |
| Sean Dooley 9/9 #228468 |
| Thu 8 | | Pectoral Sandpiper, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Summer Pond 2, Austin Rd, Western Treatment Plant |
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| Freshly arrived Pectoral Sandpiper in the company of 4 likewise inbound Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, directly in front of new birdhide on Summer Pond 2, Austin Rd Lagoon at 11:35 hrs today. The bird is in worn breeding plumage, as are all but one of the STS.
5 Common Greenshank nearby on Summer Pond 1 also. |
| Steve Davidson 8/9 #228459 |
| Wed 7 | | Hooded Plover
Fairhaven Beach |
| 3 separate pairs sighted between Fairhaven SLSC and Moggs Creek, about 200 metres apart. |
| Graeme Faithfull 7/9 #228456 |
| | Blue-winged parrot
Royal Park --Trin Warren Tam-boore |
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| Near the skink habitat. First time I've ever seen a BWP in Royal Park. eBird checklist |
| Michael Livingston 7/9 #228452 |
| Mon 5 | | Southern Boobook
Werribee |
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| While pruning the street trees this morning near Heaths Rd, my co-worker came face to face with a Boobook Owl. It was literally at eye level in a small Moonah tree. As he got over the shock, I got some lovely photos from a metre or two away! |
| Bernie McRitchie 5/9 #228439 |
| | Spotted Quail-thrush
Won Wron State Forest--White Womans Waterhole Campsite |
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| I saw the pair on the Forest Walk loop track at 3.45 pm today'
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| Rohan Bugg 5/9 #228438 |
| Sun 4 | | Square-tailed Kites
Clunes, Victoria |
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| A pair of Square-tailed Kites kept us enthralled for most of the day; cruising low over the top of the canopy before settling a few times in large Yellow Gums. |
| Michael Gooch and Louise Nicholas 4/9 #228424 |
| | Rose Robin
The Garden of St Erth, Blackwood |
| 1 coloured male calling repeatedly |
| Marilyn and Dean Hewish 4/9 #228421 |
| Sat 3 | | Common greenshank
Sanctuary Lakes Spillway, Point Cook |
| 8 common greenshanks seen in the ponds near Sanctuary Lakes, one or two still in partial breeding plumage. Greenshanks are a regular sighting in this location over summer but I thought it might be useful to note the time of their arrival back in Melbourne. No other migratory shorebirds observed. |
| Harry Saddler 5/9 #228432 |
| | Grey Goshawk (white morph)
Avonsleigh |
| A lone bird gliding high over rural and urban properties on the boundary of Macclesfield and Avonsleigh (Woori Yallock Ck Catchment) 50km east of Melbourne. Not being harassed by other birds, probably a bit high. Visual for about 20 mins. The third sighting, by me, in a decade or so! |
| Steve Mitchell 3/9 #228415 |
| | Spotted Quail-thrush
Brisbane Ranges National Park |
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| Three Quail-thrush seen this morning not far from the Stoney Creek Reservoir. The first one scurried across the road and appeared to be a female. I stopped to see where she went and noticed a male feeding in the grass by the road. Further down the road, a second male was seen. |
| Bernie McRitchie 3/9 #228413 |
| | Grey Goshawk
Ditchfield Bushland Reserve |
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| Has been in the area again for over a week. eBird checklist |
| Ron Sawyer 3/9 #228412 |
| Thu 1 | | Olive-backed Oriole
Wicks Reserve The Basin |
| Excellent for the first day of Spring! |
| Karen Collard 1/9 #228402 |