| Sun 12 | | Shining bronze-cuckoo
Enfield State Park--Surface Loop Picnic Area |
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| 2 shining bronze cuckoos heard and then seen interacting along the walk from the picnic area. A common bird in the Enfield but a few months earlier than usual. |
| Indra Bone 12/7 #258301 |
| Thu 9 | | Swift Parrots
Crosbie Nature Conservation Reserve |
| At least 12 Swift Parrots feeding on flowering Ironbarks on west boundary (McRoberts Track about 2km south of Axedale-Toolleen Rd). eBird checklist |
| Malcolm Cousland 9/7 #258286 |
| Wed 8 | | Jacky Winter, Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Lysterfield Lake Park |
| 3 Jacky Winters seen from Granite Track. Unusually high count of Fan-tailed Cuckoo for this time of year. 4 Fan-tailed Cuckoos heard from; Dargon Track, Granite Track, Powells Track, Logan Park Rd and 1 seen along East Boundary Track (not calling). eBird checklist |
| Ryan Kilgower 8/7 #258281 |
| | Grey Goshawk (white morph)
Jells Park (Ibis Island) |
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| Perched on tree on small Ibis island for about 20 mins. before flying off to the larger Ibis island. Late morning. |
| michael genesin 8/7 #258280 |
| Mon 6 | | Plumed Whistling-Duck
Milawa |
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| A flock of 60 on the pond opposite Brown Brothers Winery. |
| Sean Dooley 6/7 #258276 |
| Sun 5 | | Powerful Owl
Bush at back of 3 Elonara Court, Wheelers Hill |
| Heard but not seen. Quite distinctive and lasted about an hour. |
| Ethel Perry 6/7 #258269 |
| Sat 4 | | Australasian Gannet
Ricketts Pt, Beaumaris |
| At least 800 Australasian Gannets in several flocks, some flocks feeding (presumably on Australian Anchovies, which were seen washed up on beaches over the last week) and other flocks resting on water, very close to shore. Images and video available. |
| Val Stajsic 5/7 #258259 |
| | Black Kite, Laughing Kookaburra, Crimson Rosella
Royal Park, Parkville |
| A Black Kite, quite rare here, circling over the waterhole along with a Laughing Kookaburra on the railway line powerlines and a Crimson Rosella just north-east of the zoo. Quite a birdy day with 48 species in 2 hours in the Park. |
| Chris Lester 4/7 #258255 |
| Wed 1 | | Satin Bowerbird
Private land in Montrose. Limited Access. |
| We spotted this beautiful female sitting in the tree next to our window. It stayed long enough for us to pay attention to detail to its plumage and size. We weren't sure of it's breed until we spoke to a neighbour who's wife was positive she had also seen one recently - probably the same female. |
| Denise and Stuart Rash 6/7 #258274 |
|  | Osprey 2
Port Albert |
| Two Ospreys seen flying over Wharf Street around 11.30am. Have only ever seen 1 bird previously and only rarely |
| Stephan Granger 3/7 #257253 |
| Tue 30 | | Plumed Whistling Ducks
Powlett Swamp |
| Four Plumed Whistling Ducks seen briefly swimming on open water. Swamp full. eBird checklist |
| Malcolm Cousland 30/6 #257249 |
| Thu 25 | | 60 Red-browed Finch
Afton Street Conservation Park (Aberfeldie) |
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| A flock of over 60 feeding along the walking path, easily startled. |
| Christine Woolley 25/6 #257228 |
| Wed 24 | | Swift Parrot
Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park (Hadfield) |
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| 18 birds flying around and feeding in the same Tall Eucalyptus trees around Cordell Chapel, just behind Kennan reserve. The birds remained in this area all day. |
| Con Baltas 24/6 #257225 |
| | Glossy Black-Cockatoo
The Pines Flora and Fauna Reserve |
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| Single male feeding around the Sheoak track area around 2pm. 5 yellow-tailed black-cockatoos in close proximity. Fed for about 30 mins. before flying off in southerly direction. |
| Michael Genesin 24/6 #257224 |
| Tue 23 | | Shy Heathwren
Mt Arapiles Centenary Park and Campground |
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| Two Shy Heathwrens appeared and went about there business . A delight to watch. |
| Jenny Vague and Lea Crammond 27/6 #257239 |
| | Glossy Black-Cockatoo
The Pines Flora and Fauna Reserve |
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| 3 birds active on sheok track-chased by Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
and disappeared - could not be found at time of leaving the reserve |
| Clive Kaplan 23/6 #257220 |
| Mon 22 | | Satin Bowerbird
Great Alpine Tarrawingee 3678 |
| Two female/juvenile Satin Bowerbirds have been in the garden and next door’s garden for about five days now. Quite skittish. Feeding on the ground much of the time. They are being harassed at time by New Holland Honeyeaters. Never seen in the area before. Usually in the valley further east in the wetter regions. Not on the plains Around here. |
| Michael O’Sullivan 23/6 #257217 |
| Sun 21 | | Glossy Black-Cockatoo
The Pines Flora and Fauna Reserve |
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| Following a report on ebird yesterday decided to head up to the reserve and see if the birds re-appeared.
No action at the she-oak trail initially, but at about 1545 three birds (2 males and a female) flew in. A pair allopreened together for a little while and the birds moved around calling, feeding in the casuarina and hanging out in eucs. eBird checklist |
| Dheran and Mike Honeyman 21/6 #257205 |
| Sat 20 | | Olive-Backed Oriole
Won Wron State Forest--White Womans Waterhole Campsite |
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| 1 adult O-B O feeding in the lower canopy on forest walk at the camp ground(a winter surprise). |
| Rohan Bugg 20/6 #257199 |
| Fri 19 | | Red Knot (2), 60+ Curlew Sandpiper, Red-necked Stints
Avalon Saltworks |
| Avalon Beach past houses in back right hand section from beach. Feeding in shallow water in old salt work ponds. |
| Gwen and Michael Bird 19/6 #257195 |
| Thu 18 | | Olive-backed oriole
Candlebark Park Templestowe |
| I was very surprised to see and hear an adult olive-backed oriole along Fitzsimons Lane Drain in Candlebark Park at around 12pm today - I thought they all migrated north at this time of year. I had good views of the bird so was able to identify it as an adult - heavy streaking underneath, red bill and eyes, and distinctive green back. It was singing constantly, mostly mimicry of multiple other species including magpie-lark, grey butcherbird, and yellow-tailed black-cockatoo. Very large numbers of spotted pardalotes were also present. |
| Harry Saddler 18/6 #257190 |
| Wed 17 | | White-headed Pigeon, Grey Currawong
Elsternwick Public Golf Course |
| White-headed Pigeon flew through reserve on dusk toward Elsternwick Park South where two have roosted in recent winters. Grey Currawong X2, Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo X3 and Australian Hobby also on the Elsternwick Park Nature Reserve (formerly Elsternwick Golf Course). |
| Gio Fitzpatrick 22/6 #257206 |
| | Blue -winged Parrot
Gembrook |
| Walking our Whippets on the track next to the Puffing Billy line between Cockatoo and Gembrook.
38 Blue -winged Parrots landed in a tree next to the track.
They flew onto a recently ploughed potato paddock and returned to the tree twice before departing. |
| Noel Billing 18/6 #257191 |
| Mon 15 | | Blue-Faced Honeyeater
Bright |
| Flock of at least 10, feeding around and even in picnic shelter. Usually only the occasional bird seen here, at the edge of its range. |
| Ian Cheyne 15/6 #257178 |