| Sun 25 | | Nankeen Night Heron
Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature Reserve |
| From Ardea hide, bird hunting in grass towards southern end of the swamp. Rather unusual at this time of day. eBird checklist |
| Martin Butterfield 25/1 #221940 |
| Sat 24 | | Superb Parrot
Australian Institute of Sport (Bruce) |
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| A group of 40-50 Superb Parrots feeding on the grass out the front of the stadium late on Saturday afternoon. At least 6 adult males in the group but most seemed to be females and juveniles. [Moderator's note: This is a known hotspot for this species but 40-50 is an above average number. FA] |
| Martin Stokes 26/1 #221980 |
| Fri 23 | | Black-winged Stilt
Point Hut Rd dam (Gordon) |
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| Four Black-winged Stilts were seen at 9:43 this morning, on a small dam near to the Crossing. There was some noisy and aggressive interaction among the birds. Poor photo attached. eBird checklist |
| Christine D 23/1 #221912 |
| | Black Falcon
Brindabella National Park--Two Sticks Rd |
| Black Falcon flying over open country near the intersection of Two Sticks Road and Mountain Creek Road.
Also a Wonga Pigeon seen near the intersection of Two Sticks Road and Blue Range Road |
| Leo Berzins 23/1 #221911 |
| Tue 20 | | Wonga Pigeon
Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve--Lyrebird Trail |
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| There may be 2 birds, I saw a single bird twice on the lyrebird track - I cant be sure that they weren't the same bird. |
| Roger Williams 20/1 #221876 |
| Wed 14 | | Brush Cuckoo
Gigerline Nature Reserve |
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| Begging Fledgling fed by Male Leaden Flycatcher. Breeding rarely reported in this area. eBird checklist Further information |
| Martin Butterfield 14/1 #221797 |
| | Scaly-breasted Lorikeet, Rainbow Lorikeet
Riordan St Park (Fadden) |
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| At 0700 on 12/1/15, saw an all green parrot, red beak, yellow "scales" on breast and neck, yellow-green underside of tail feathers. Several centimetres smaller than the Rainbow Lorikeet, which it spent all its time with up in the Eucs. Was there together with the Rainbow Lorikeet for an hour grooming each other and inspecting a hollow. Stayed in low branches in easy viewing for 1hr+.
On 13/1/15 at 0725, saw the Scaly-breasted again, this time with a flock of 8 Rainbow Lorikeets, which was a surprise as I hadn't ever seen more than 3 Rainbow Lorikeets at once anywhere in the ACT. Can add that the Scaly-breasted has red, orange, and green under the wings. They dispersed in different directions in groups of 2-3 when a pigeon landed in their midst and started to display. The Scaly-breasted left with one Rainbow Lorikeet, presumably the same one as yesterday. I relocated them again later, grooming themselves right beside each other.
Scaly-breasted still there this morning (14/1/15) at 0645 with the Rainbow Lorikeet. Higher up today, so harder to see. |
| Ryu Callaway 14/1 #221782 |
| Tue 6 | | Pacific Swift
Woodstock Nature Reserve |
| As I was walking back up the hill, 2 pacific swifts flew about 20 m above my head in an easterly direction. Elongated black swifts with long forked tail, pale chin and white rump. Silent. eBird checklist |
| Viv Rolland 6/1 #221656 |