| Sun 8 | | Australian Painted-Snipe, Pectoral SandpiperKellys Swamp & Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Fyshwick |
| Male Australian Painted-Snipe still present as was one Pectoral Sandpiper. Pec was associating with a single Sharp-tailed Sandpiper. Single Pied Cormorant observed in company with large flock of Great Cormorants. Full list |
| Alastair Smith; Frank Antram 8/12 #209352 |
| | Brown QuailDunlop grasslands, Jarramlee Homestead Rd, Dunlop |
| Brown Quail (2) was walking in and out the grass for about 10 min that we watched them [Moderator's comment: Whilst Brown Quail are not uncommon in suitable habitat in the ACT, it is unusual to be able to observe them for such an extended period of time.] Full list |
| Kotie Swart 9/12 #209483 |
| Fri 6 | | Australian Painted-Snipe, Pectoral SandpiperKellys Swamp & Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Fyshwick |
| Very good views of the male Australian Painted-Snipe. Snipe was hidden from view for about an hour until a Purple Swamphen disturbed it. Also also one Pectoral Sandpiper in the same vicinity at the end of the 'shingle beach'. Full list |
| Alastair Smith 7/12 #209256 |
| Thu 5 |  | Singing HoneyeaterAustralian Institute of Sport (AIS) Bruce |
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| At the wetlands as reported by John Bundock.
Singing Honeyeater (1) Seen initially in the reeds, then later seen in trees by the roadside. Photo attached. Full list |
| Christine D 5/12 #209017 |
| | Australian Painted-SnipeKellys Swamp & Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Fyshwick |
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| Single male still present, located sitting in a grass tussock from the Ardea hide, after being pointed out to me by other birder who already had a scope on him. Poor (although this photo is better than what I could manage with my 400mm lens!) iPhone-digiscoped photo attached |
| Julian Teh 5/12 #209014 |
| | Black HoneyeaterJaramlee Pond |
| At least 2 birds still present this morning. |
| Peter Christian 5/12 #208975 |
| Wed 4 | | Australian Painted-SnipeKellys Swamp & Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Fyshwick |
| single bird still present. Moved a few metres from previous sightings. Visible from both Bittern hide (front view) and Ardea hide (side view). 'White harness' and cream head stripe clearly visible. Time approx. 2pm |
| michael maconachie 4/12 #208935 |
| Sun 1 | | Australian Painted-SnipeKellys Swamp & Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Fyshwick |
| A lone Australian Painted-Snipe was observed from Ardea hide at dusk. After feeding for about 20 seconds in the open, the bird got scared and disappeared. It was already too dark to determine whether it was a male or a female. Full list |
| Viv Rolland 1/12 #208627 |
| | Australian Painted-SnipeKellys Swamp |
| A single male Australian Painted-snipe rested quietly under the dock plant between the two 'fallen logs' out from Ardea Hide between 11:20 and 12:15 h on Sunday. Clearly a male based on colour of eye surround, neck colour. Wing patterning less clear due to dappled light but more like male than female patterning. Poor photos obtained but not uploaded. |
| Harvey Perkins 4/12 #208925 |
| | Black HoneyeaterJaramlee Pond |
| At least 4 (hard to keep track of them all, but saw four at the same time) birds, at least two males. Feeding in the low bushes and perching in the casuarinas along the bike path that leads away from the pond, towards the road. Several photos taken. |
| Julian Teh 1/12 #208513 |
| Sat 30 | | Rufous FantailCampbell Park and environs |
| A solitary Rufous Fantail was observed at the northern end of the park. Full list |
| Alastair Smith 1/12 #208535 |
| | Pied CormorantLake Burley Griffin, East Basin |
| Six Pied Cormorants on the eastern shore of East Basin LBG ~100m north of the mouth Jerrabomberra Creek. Numerous Little Black Cormorants, Great Cormorants and Pelicans also present at the same location. Observed from a kayak around 5pm Saturday 30 November. |
| Leo Berzins 30/11 #208425 |
| | Black HoneyeaterJaramlee Ponds, Dunlop |
| At least two males and a female in the flowering shrubs just above the pond at around 8.30 this morning. Still there a couple of hours later. |
| Peter Christian 30/11 #208396 |
| Sat 23 | | Emerald DoveWangara Street, Aranda |
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| Emerald Dove still present in a garden near the park in Wangara Street. Flew in at about 6am; waited nervously watching from a Chinese elm tree, calling very softly; then flew down to join rosellas and a Crested Pigeon that were feeding on seeds by the chicken coop; became quite aggressive towards the Crested Pigeon chasing it off several times with raised wings. Observed, photographed and videoed during a period of about 10 minutes before it left the yard. Full list |
| Frank Antram, Sue Lashko 23/11 #207467 |
| | Pied ButcherbirdUriarra Village 1' Cell |
| Pied Butcherbird (2) Two large boldly patterned black and white Butcherbirds. Not Magpies or Magpie-larks and not Grey Butcherbirds. Birds seen adjacent to Brindabella Rd west of Uriarra Village about 650 metres away from T junctiion with Uriarra Rd in a bushy area signposted 'Murrumbidgee Corridor' and marked as Uriarra STP on Google maps. Full list |
| Kim and Geoff Larmour 24/11 #207516 |
| Fri 22 | | Black HoneyeaterHiggins |
| Only one of the two Black Honeyeaters was still present at 1800 tonight. Bird identified as an immature. Full list |
| Alastair Smith 24/11 #207710 |
| Thu 21 | | Little ButtonquailUriarra Road |
| One flushed from western side of the road at the bushlark site. Small size, pinky-brown upperparts with contrasting darker primaries, white underparts with bright white flanks especially noticeable. Flew about 100 metres into adjacent paddock and then dropped to the ground. Compensation for dipping on bushlark! Full list |
| Steve Holliday 21/11 #207042 |
| | Little FriarbirdLake Tuggeranong Weir |
| Single bird first heard calling then seen in eucalypt by Lake Tuggeranong opposite 186 Reed Street building. Clear, distinct liquid call and obvious friarbird with missing bill node and clear blue patch to side of face. The bird was at one point being harassed by both wattlebirds and white-plumed honeyeaters but it gave as good as it got, chasing both off in the end. |
| Marnix Zwankhuizen 21/11 #207000 |
| Tue 19 | | Superb ParrotAspinall St Watson |
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| Superb Parrot calls heard for several days, today spotted male and female in various areas apparently attracted by wattle seeds of young trees under deep canopy. [Moderator's comment: most records of Superbs are from the Belconnen and Gungahlin areas, with only occasional records from other areas. This is the first record reported to Eremaea for Watson.] |
| Ted Simes 19/11 #206656 |
| | BudgerigarMulligan's Flat Nature Reserve |
| Damien Farine and I disturbed a solitary roosting Budgerigar at 05:45 this morning, near the gas pipeline at Mulligan's Flat Nature Reserve. The bird flew in a southeasterly direction disappearing into NSW over Goorooyarroo Nature Reserve. |
| PJ Milburn 19/11 #206619 |
| Mon 18 | | Black HoneyeaterO'Sullivan Street, Higgins |
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| At around 5:30 pm till 6:40 pm I spotted a pair of Black Honeyeaters in an almond tree in my back yard. The male was very active while the female was sitting quietly on a branch. The female was spotted again the following evening at around 6:50 pm. I watched her for about 15 minutes until it got dark and began to rain. |
| Alison Milton 20/11 #206721 |
| Sun 17 | | Horsfield's BushlarkUriarra Road |
| Horsfield's Bushlark (1) Observed twice calling in display flights close to the fence on the western side of the road. Stout, sparrow like lark with short heavy bill slightly downcurved, rufous-grey and heavily streaked above with white outer tail feathers. A first for me in the ACT. Full list |
| Alex Blanden 17/11 #206166 |
| Sat 16 | | Swamp HarrierWest Belconnen ponds |
| Single bird flew over at 8.45 - mobbed by all and sundry. Also present, 2 Pink-eared Duck, 10 Freckled Duck and 1 White-necked Heron. |
| Peter Christian 16/11 #206031 |
| | Emerald DoveWangara Street, Aranda |
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| An Emerald Dove has been visiting a work colleague's back yard in Aranda and he has seen it either in the morning or evening each day since Tuesday.
This morning I went around at 7:00 am and saw the bird. It is clearly attracted to the feed in the chicken run, but the back yard itself is well vegetated and the dove makes good use of the dense cover in places. When it has been seen flying away from the yard it has always been in the same direction so it may have another nearby preferred hang-out.
It is a male of the east coast race (rogersi, previously chrysochlora) and judging by the reddish tinge to the neck is from the southern end of this sub-species' range. This is at least consistent with the possibility of it being a wild bird. It is wary but relatively approachable, but this is a characteristic of this species.
I haven't yet been able to determine if or how commonly this species might be kept in captivity, especially in Canberra. |
| Harvey Perkins 16/11 #205941 |
| Wed 13 | | Painted HoneyeaterUriarra Road |
| Looking for larks. Painted Honeyeater heard to the west of the road in the stand of trees across the field. Full list |
| Alex Blanden 13/11 #205568 |