| Tue 19 | | Sooty Owl
Dandenong Ranges National Park |
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| Des and Adrienne Palmer 20/9 #231900 |
| | Orange Chat
Lake Tutchewop |
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| 2 males spotted alongside numerous White-fronted Chats in low schrub beside Lake. Large flock of Red-necked Avocets (my guess is 500+) on the lake. Also spotted a male White-winged Fairy-Wren at same location yesterday. |
| Mark Camilleri 19/9 #231885 |
| Mon 18 | | Square-tailed Kite
Rise and Shine Bushland Reserve, Clydesdale |
| Two Square-tailed kites being harrassed by magpies and red wattle birds this morning. Also observed in the Reserve: male Hooded Robin and male Red-capped Robin - both were calling. |
| Dave Dickson 19/9 #231874 |
|  | Channel Billed Cuckoo
Berwick |
| This is the earliest return date and 9th consecutive year ! |
| Graham Beal 18/9 #231867 |
| | Gull-billed Tern
Fairmont Road, Newtown |
| Flock of 7 flying generally N not very high OH. Slender-winged graceful terns with black caps and short black gull-like beaks. General "silvery" white, in prime breeding plumage. Attention attracted by short nasal "crip crip" type call from several birds. Amazing sight over neighbourhood. eBird checklist |
| Craig Morley 18/9 #231861 |
| Sun 17 | | Black Honeyeater
Terrick Terrick National Park--Mt Terrick Terrick |
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| Several males calling just below the peak at mid-morning. One male observed for some time moving every few minutes between several favoured perches. Calling near continuously from perches. A lone female observed responding to calls. |
| Steve Mitchell 19/9 #231882 |
| | Budgerigar
Greater Bendigo National Park--Kamarooka--Camp Rd. |
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| Pair of Budgies located on Camp rd [east of Bendigo-Tennyson rd]. Good year for Black-eared Cuckoo [10+], many caterpillars about. Spotted Nightjar also recorded. |
| Dan Ashdown 17/9 #231856 |
| Sat 16 | | Painted honeyeater
Earlston |
| 1 bird calling. First for this spring. |
| Doug Robinson 18/9 #231864 |
| | Great-winged/Grey-faced Petrel, White-faced Storm-Petrel, Brown Skua, White-fronted Terns Topknot P
Mallacoota |
| Two Top-knots flew over caravan park in the morning. In the afternoon 26 White-fronted Terns on the sands with over 600 Crested Terns. An hours seawatching at Bastion Point in the afternoon was amazing with 2 or 3 White-faced Storm-Petrel hanging around, a Brown Skua flew west, and two Pterodromas, one of which seen well and almost certainly Grey-faced. Gale force westerly winds, showers and 8 degrees. |
| Simon Starr 16/9 #231842 |
| | King Parrot
Beaumaris |
| A female type being chased by a Noisy Miner on Oak Street Beaumaris, |
| Sean Dooley 16/9 #231837 |
| Fri 15 | | White-fronted Terns, Eastern Reef Egret
West Cape, Cape Conran |
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| A number of White-FrontedTerns feeding offshore with large nos of Crested Terns and Gannet. Some resting on rocks. Also 1 Eastern Reef Egret |
| Simon Starr 15/9 #231836 |
| | Beach Stone-curlew
East Cape, Cape Conran |
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| Bird seen on beach near Sailors Grave. Individual has been seen here on and off for a couple of years according to rangers. |
| Simon Starr 15/9 #231835 |
| | Black Kite
Karbeethong |
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| Very surprised to see a Black Kite flying over the Mallacoota inlet. Heavily cropped photo. |
| Simon Starr 15/9 #231834 |
| Thu 14 | | Whiskered Tern
Coburg Lake Reserve |
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| Single adult breeding plumage bird working over lake in late afternoon a first for myself at this location[and I'm a regular] Think pretty scarce in this part of world. eBird checklist |
| Scott Baker 14/9 #231823 |
| Wed 13 | | Glossy Ibis
Kinnairds Wetland Numurkah |
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| A Glossy Ibis was sighted together with Grey Teal Ducks on the western side of the wetland. |
| Catarina Gregson 13/9 #231806 |
| Tue 12 | | Square-tailed Kite
Kangaroo Creek Rd. Wombat State Forest |
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| Surprising to see one this early in Spring. |
| Lynda Wilson, Margaret Phillips, Gayle Osborne, Trevor Speirs 13/9 #231810 |
| | Common Sandpiper
Rhyll Inlet |
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| Single Bird observed resting on small boat. |
| Jefferson J Maltman 13/9 #231808 |
| Sun 10 | | Swift Parrot
Chiltern |
| A single bird seen about 1.5km north of town off the Howlong Road. |
| Sean Dooley 11/9 #231793 |
| | Swift parrot
Raymond Island |
| 2 swift parrots high up in forest red gum at the bottom of1st parade |
| Robert Wright 10/9 #231780 |
| Sat 9 | | Bush-stone Curlew
Private property, Via Crusoe road Kangaroo Flat |
| Single bird heard on private property close to Crusoe No. 7 Reservoir. Upon following up with landowners they reported an individual bird has been there for 'some time' hanging out with pair of masked lapwing and wood duck. |
| Adrian Martins 13/9 #231813 |
| | Broad-billed Sandpiper
Western Treatment Plant (Werribee)--Austin Road |
| One bird with three Red -necked Stints in lagoon near hide.
A great day partaking in the Orange-bellied Parrot survey.
Australian Spotted Crake, Spotless Crake & Baillon's Crake . Very close observations.
Brilliant Bird day. A pitty there were so few volunteers for the OBP survey |
| Noel & Brenna Billing 11/9 #231791 |
| | Bassian Thrush
Enfield State Park |
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| One, maybe two bassian thrush. First heard then seen in trees and dense tea tree scrub at the end of Morris road. The habitat in the Enfield forest is very dry and bassian thrush are very rare. This was my first sighting in the Enfield. |
| Indra Bone 9/9 #231768 |
| Thu 7 | | Swift Parrot
Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park--Chiltern Valley #2 Dam |
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| 5+ birds feeding in canopy of flowering gums at corner of Bartley's and Tank tracks. |
| Ian May 13/9 #231809 |
| Sun 3 | | Square-tailed Kite
Chiltern National Park |
| Two birds soaring over Chiltern Yackandandah Road |
| Debbie Colbourne, Julian Miles, Jerry Alexander, Sue Berwick 3/9 #231705 |
| Fri 1 | | Latham's Snipe
Western Treatment Plant (Werribee) |
| A single bird was seen in the flooded paddock opposite the entrance gate to the Western Lagoons. |
| Jen Spry, Joy Tansey 3/9 #231702 |
| Thu 31 | | Latham's Snipe
Fairhope (12 km N of Bairnsdale) |
| One bird flushed from rough pasture near forest edge.
Moderators note: Published as one of the first few records coming in for the season. |
| Felicity & Chris Healey 31/8 #231684 |
| Wed 30 | | Latham's Snipe
Bald Hills Wetland |
| Single bird sighted at Bald Hills Wetland near Tarwin Lower at about 11.00 am. |
| David Mules 30/8 #231673 |
| | White-headed Pigeon
Upwey |
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| My daughter Wendy had this visitor to her backyard in Upwey. This is a first in the 34 years they have lived there. |
| Wendy Hancock/Michelle Hancock 30/8 #231671 |
| Mon 28 | | Western Gerygone
La Trobe University Bundoora--Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Surprised to see 3 birds (appeared to be 2 adults and 1 young bird) actively foraging just South of the main track roughly between Gates 9 and 10. All seen together at one point and heard one brief call. See eBird checklist for more detailed description. eBird checklist |
| Owen Lishmund 28/8 #231651 |
| Sat 26 | | 7 Gull-billed Tern
Western Treatment Plant (Werribee) |
| A flock of 7 Australian Gull-bills all adults in breeding plumage flew NE past Lake Borrie at around 4pm. |
| Simon Starr 26/8 #231636 |
| | Great Knot
Laverton Creek Mouth (Altona) |
| Seen well through scope by myself, Emma Bond, and Andrew Allen. Streaked upper parts, noticeable chest markings, and large bill, long in proportion to head. Record photo to come on eBird list. |
| Leigh Pieterse, Emma Bond, Andrew Allen 26/8 #231633 |
| Fri 25 | | Bassian Thrush
Warrandyte State Park--Jumping Creek Reserve |
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| I was surprised to flush a Bassian Thrush in the Jumping Creek section of Warrandyte State Park this morning as it is several years since I've seen one this, and nice to think that they can still be seen in metropolitan Melbourne. |
| Sonja Ross 25/8 #231628 |
| | Osprey
Western Treatment Plant (Werribee) |
| Female. On tree stump then sandbank adjacent to Pond 5 85WB Lagoon just west of 15E Outlet. 11.30am |
| Dez Hughes 25/8 #231623 |
| Thu 24 | | Brown Falcons
Terrick Terrick National Park--The Meadows |
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| 33 Brown Falcon observed on a fence. Lots of different species of raptors in the area at the moment. |
| Bernadette Haywood 27/8 #231639 |
| | Black-faced Woodswallows (5)
Rupanyup |
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| Hovering over a field and back and forth to the powerlines near Rupanyup at -36.745341, 142.632608.
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| Ian Fellowes 25/8 #231629 |
| | White-headed pigeon
Upwey - near Glenfern Valley Bushlands |
| Two white-headed pigeons seen around midday in my yard.
This was the first time I have seen them.
No photo -sorry. |
| David Moncrieff 25/8 #231627 |
| | Blue-faced Honeyeater
Devonshire Rd, Watsonia |
| Single well-marked bird in Melaleuca on edge of rail cutting 5pm today |
| Peter Bennet 24/8 #231621 |
| | Scarlet Honeyeater
La Trobe University Bundoora--Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Spotted in the northern end of the Sanctuary. |
| Claire Lowe 24/8 #231618 |
| | Swift Parrot
La Trobe University Bundoora--Wildlife Sanctuary |
| 3 individuals seen on multiple occasions this week, high in the canopy at the eastern end of the sanctuary. |
| Claire Lowe 24/8 #231617 |
| | Swift Parrot
Teesdale |
| 3+ birds in street eucalypts. Didn't stay around for long. |
| Glen White 24/8 #231616 |
| | Indian Ringneck
Hastings |
| One parrot has been in the area for over a month now! Obviously an escapee. Does this bird need to be reported to any gov authority? Moderator note : Tend not to publish reports of escapees but Indian Ringneck considered a potentially invasive species so recommend reporting to Agriculture Victoria. Have established feral populations elsewhere in the world. |
| S and S King 24/8 #231615 |