| Fri 20 |  | Cockatiel (7)
Jaycee Island (Benalla) |
| Flock of seven Cockatiel flew over Jaycee Island and landed in Red Gums along Broken River at Midday. eBird checklist |
| Dan Pendavingh 20/9 #241229 |
| Thu 19 | | Orange Chat
Terrick Terrick National Park--The Meadows |
| Spotted 2 male and at least 1 female near the main body of water. Lots of crimson chats also. |
| Murray Chambers 20/9 #241231 |
| | Black Honeyeater
Mangalore Flora and Fauna Reserve |
| A single male Black Honeyeater was first heard, then observed less than 50m south west of the car park, frequently getting harassed by White-plumed Honeyeaters. Good blossom nomads in the area with Purple-crowned, Little and Musk Lorikeets, Black-chinned Honeyeaters, Noisy and Little Friarbirds all present. Also a very vocal pair of Gilbert's Whistler hanging around their usual haunt just north of the car park eBird checklist |
| Tim Nickholds 19/9 #241225 |
| | Orange Chat
Quantong Cemetery Road, Quantong |
| Male and female feeding on the side of the road at 11:15am. A few crimson chats also present at this site. At least 112 crimson chats sighted at various locations between Nhill and Horsham. |
| Angus Schmidt 19/9 #241221 |
| Wed 18 | | Orange Chat (4) Pied Butcherbird (1) Crimson Chats 15
Lake Tyrrell Wildlife Reserve |
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| 4 Orange Chats (3 Adults,1 juvenile) when you turn right at the bottom of Lake Tyrrell Rd,1 Pied Butcherbird & 15 Crimson Chats (possibly more) when you turn left. Also plenty of White-winged Trillers and a few very obliging Rufous Fieldwrens. [Moderator’s Note: Also 2 Black-faced Woodswallows seen by me. MA] |
| Samuel Webster 18/9 #241218 |
| | Crimson chat, black honeyeater
Warby-Ovens National Park |
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| 3 chats seen along tower road feeding in flowering eucalypts (2 male and 1 female). Constantly on the move along ridge and staying in canopy. No Ebird reports of CC near this location. Also single male black honeyeater at times feeding with chats. Although I have better photos of both, I was stoked to get a shot of both in one frame. |
| Indra Bone 18/9 #241217 |
| | Channel-billed Cuckoo
Berwick |
| Heard 9.15 this morning, two weeks earlier than last year and 11th year running. |
| Arthur Carew 18/9 #241216 |
| Mon 16 | | Bar-Tailed Godwit
Corner Inlet Marine and Coastal Park--Toora Beach |
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| 4 B-T Godwits and 3 Whimbrels this afternoon on an incoming tide down at the bird hide. |
| Rohan Bugg 16/9 #241188 |
| | Freckled Duck
Banyule Flats Reserve |
| One Freckled Duck against the base of the dead trees in the centre of the lake. Two Pink-eared Ducks also still around, and one of the pair of Black Swans has the neck ring F14. eBird checklist |
| Michael Mules 16/9 #241181 |
| Sun 15 | | White-fronted Honeyeater
East Bendigo -Chinese Diggings Historical Reserve |
| Birdwatching from the car at a large puddle with many birds coming in to drink. 1 White-fronted Honeyeater seen twice about 1/2 hour apart, so presume it was the same bird. |
| Marlene Lyell 15/9 #241174 |
| | Crimson chat
O Brees Road Vectis |
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| About 500 m from the intersection with Quantong cemetery road near the Red Gum Nature Reserve. Driving along spotted a flash of red and spotted maybe 10 to 15 Crismon Chats and some white fronted chats bathing in a puddle and sitting on the fence of a canola crop one side and ceral crop. |
| Jenny Vague 15/9 #241173 |
| | Crimson Chat
Cemetery road Tungamah |
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| over 50 Crimson Chats in the canola |
| Roslyn King 15/9 #241172 |
| | White-winged Triller
Morrisons Bushland, Eltham |
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| two birds, one male and one female eBird checklist |
| Deb Oliver 15/9 #241164 |
| Sat 14 | | Crimson Chat and Black Honeyeater
Bush Heritage reserve (restricted access) near Dalyenong |
| 1 male CC seen with trillers in regenerating creekline woodland in dry heathy woodland area. BH heard and then confirmed with sightings by Jim and Julie Radford the next day. |
| George Appleby & Chrissy Freestone 16/9 #241180 |
| | Whimbrel
Corner Inlet Marine and Coastal Park--Toora Beach |
| 2 Whimbrels on low tide mudflats east of bird hide. |
| Rohan Bugg 15/9 #241175 |
| Fri 13 | | Crimson Chat
Lake Tyrrell Wildlife Reserve--Baileys Road and Lookout |
| At least 12 but spread widely, in pairs or small groups, sometimes with white fronted's or trillers. One male performed an extensive broken wing display on the road in front of me then flew around me until I left. Nesting ? eBird checklist |
| Terry Gourley 14/9 #241160 |
| Thu 12 | | Painted Honeyeater and Square-tailed Kite
Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park--Bartleys Block |
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| Painted Honeyeater in mistletoe on the western side of the block and the Square-tailed Kite was flying low over the trees on the western side also. eBird checklist |
| Linda Hayes 12/9 #241132 |
| Wed 11 | | Nesting Crimson Chat.
Speed East |
| This afternoon I found an active Crimson Chat nest with 3 eggs on the verge of a main road. It is in a low weed bush close to the ground. |
| Warren Palmer 11/9 #241128 |
| Tue 10 | | Blue-faced honeyeater
Greensborough: cnr Nepean St & Longmuir Rd |
| Flock of 6, including large young being fed. 2nd year I've seen evidence of breeding, the small colony seems to have become established here. eBird checklist |
| Peter Bennet 14/9 #241153 |
| Sun 8 | | Eastern Koel
Bentleigh East |
| Eastern Koel heard calling in the vicinity of Chesterville Road and South Rd (near my house). Not sighted at all but video recording of it calling was taken. Would think quite an early arrival. |
| Alison Nisbett 8/9 #241108 |
| | Crimson Chat
Terrick Terrick National Park--The Meadows |
| Dozens of Crimson Chats seen amongst the lignum, associating with White-fronted Chats. Also present Rufous Songlarks. |
| Bernadette Haywood 8/9 #241106 |
| | Swift Parrot
Warringal Park, Heidelberg |
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| Flock of min. 5 Swift Parrots seen feeding and moving through the flowering gums lining Beverley Road, between Louise St. and Fay St. eBird checklist |
| Michael Mules 8/9 #241103 |
| Sat 7 | | Black-eared Cuckoo
Eynesbury Forest and Grasslands |
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| Seen in the North-west corner of the Grey-box forest about 1:00pm. Also seen Shining Bronze Cuckoo and Speckled Warbler. |
| Stephen Garth 7/9 #241101 |
| Wed 4 | | Masked Woodswallow
Murray-Sunset National Park--Pink Lakes |
| Conservatively 200 birds feeding in grassland N of Pioneer Dv with WB Woodswallows, WW Trillers, a few SC Honeyeaters and one Crimson Chat, at approx -35.03245 141.73426 eBird checklist |
| Michael Noble 4/9 #241082 |
| Tue 3 | | Scarlet Honeyeater
Sherbrooke Forest, Kallista |
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| Hillclimb Track |
| Ian Wilson 3/9 #241076 |
| Mon 2 | | Crimson Chat
Henty Highway at -36.288756, 142.407125 |
| 4 chats seen feeding amongst salt bush. Approx 3.6km south of Warracknabeal. Also seen were about 60 White-winged Trillers. |
| Angus Schmidt 2/9 #241065 |
| | Crimson Chat
Nyallo Road, Hopetoun at -35.716064, 142.383787 |
| Approx 40-50 Crimson Chats feeding in canola crop and amongst road side vegetation. A few birds also seen in pea crop. Also present were 4 Pied Honeyeater which were quite vocal. 3 males, 1 female. |
| Angus Schmidt 2/9 #241064 |
| Sat 31 | | Pied Honeyeater
Goschen Bushland Reserve |
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| four birds calling loudly inside the reserve to the right of the car park eBird checklist |
| Deb Oliver 1/9 #241057 |
| | Crimson Chat
Goschen Bushland Reserve |
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| Up to forty birds moving around the reserve and near the radio tower eBird checklist |
| Deb Oliver and Oakley Germech 1/9 #241056 |
| | Pied Honeyeater
Goschen Bushland Reserve |
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| Male and female. Lots of Crimson Chats, White-winged Trillers and Rufous Songlarks |
| Scott Eaton 31/8 #241051 |
| Fri 30 | | Black-eared Cuckoo
Campbell Road, Kamarooka |
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| Two birds near the corner of Bendigo-Tennyson Road eBird checklist |
| Deb Oliver 3/9 #241074 |
| | Crimson Chat.
Goschen Bushland Reserve. |
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| Observed a feeding flock of 20, made up of males and females. They seem to be well settled there. Mostly seen in the reserve feeding on the ground near the dam. |
| Warren Palmer. With Bernadette Haywood, Warwick Remington and Brian Nestor. 30/8 #241050 |
| | Black-eared Cuckoo
Eynesbury Grey Box Forest |
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| Spotted this arvo. Turned left off the main track. About 50m from where the car park little area is off the side of the road towards the golf course. About 100m down i saw the cuckoo. |
| Braydan 30/8 #241048 |
| | Magpie Goose
Heathdale Glen Orden Wetland, Werribee |
| Single bird flew over about 10 am this morning. First I have seen in this area |
| Dave Torr 30/8 #241045 |
| Wed 28 | | 6 Crimson Chat
Last Hope Track , near Hattah township |
| At least 6 Crimson Chats loosely associated with White-fronted Chats and Southern Whiteface in first clearing and area of samphire on Last Hope track just NW of Hattah township just before track goes off to Gypsum mine Other reports of Crimson Chats in last couple of days from Bronzewing FF Reserve and Wymlet Tank in Murray-Sunset. |
| Simon Starr, Andy Walker et al 28/8 #241039 |
| Tue 27 | | Powerful Owl
Castlemaine Botanical Gardens |
| One male calling constantly for about an hour, but not loudly. In the northern part of the gardens near the NE corner access gate. I walk the dog here nearly every night, but it's my first encounter with a calling Powerful Owl at this location. eBird checklist |
| Lawrie Conole 28/8 #241037 |
| | Square-tailed Kite
Wangaratta Golf Club, Waldara, Wangaratta |
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| Soaring overhead for about 10 mins while we played golf, the green directly in front of the clubhouse and to the left, on the edge of the course closest to the three mile creek and the Ovens river.
My first STK! Paul would have been so proud. eBird checklist |
| Liz Hackett 27/8 #241033 |
| Sun 25 | | Cattle Egret
Banyule Flats Reserve, Viewbank |
| Three sitting on posts - they haven't been about much this winter. |
| Anthea Fleming 27/8 #241035 |
| | Black-eared cuckoo
Rise and Shine Bushland Reserve, Clydesdale |
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| Bird heard and then seen about half way through the reserve. Watched as it caught grubs and was chased by yellow-tufted and black-chinned honeyeaters. |
| Indra Bone 25/8 #241023 |
| Sat 24 | | Black-eared Cuckoo
Nangeela State Forest |
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| Feeding on caterpillars in the Brown Stringybarks. Also many other Cuckoos present (Horsfield's, Shining Bronze and Fan-tailed)
Only one other eBird record for this far SW Vic area |
| Simon Starr 25/8 #241025 |
| | Square-tailed Kite
Earlston |
| One bird over property. First sighting this season. |
| Doug Robinson 24/8 #241008 |
| | Swift Parrots (10-20)
Barrabool Nature Reserve, Lubeck |
| Twos and threes with lots of Musk Lorikeets feeding in flowering Yellow Gums |
| Rob Drummond 24/8 #241007 |
| Thu 22 | | Australian ringneck parrot
Lower Darebin Creek, Alphington and Ivanhoe |
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| Single bird perched in gum tree over the creek. Black head clearly visible.
Poor photo attached but head and ringneck visible. |
| Sally Staddon 22/8 #240999 |