| Wed 19 | | Brown Gerygone, Pink RobinAustralian National Botanic Gardens |
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| On a cold and breezy morning, the COG WW group sighted several Brown Gerygone at the lower end of the Rainforest Gully.
Also one female Pink Robin was observed near the Bowerbird's bower. Full list |
| Christine D 19/6 #183602 |
| Sat 15 |  | White-headed PigeonJerrabombera Wetlands |
| 5 White-headed Pigeons flying overhead across Jerrabombera Creek. I first saw four birds flying overhead and they were white underneath with dark wings although I wasn't entirely sure of the ID at that stage. Then about a minute later a single bird flew over in the same direction with the same underbody markings but it banked slightly which enabled me to see the dark dorsal surface from the neck down and it had a reddish eye which made me confident they were White-headed Pigeons I had seen. |
| Aaron Payne 18/6 #183510 |
| Fri 7 | | Sulphur-crested Cockatoo x Little CorellaTurner |
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| Hybrid Sulphur-crested Cockatoo x Little Corella feeding in a group of SCC along the bike path, very close to where I found a Long-billed Corella a few weeks ago. Size comparable to that of a SCC. Crest shorter than that of SCC and golden rather than yellow. Blue eye ring. Record shots taken with my phone. Full list |
| Vivien Rolland 7/6 #181880 |
| Wed 5 | | Yellow-billed SpoonbillWest Belconnen Pond |
| One bird left the pond and flew off to the north east. Good numbers of Pink-eared Duck and Freckled Duck, and a female Musk Duck still present. |
| Stephen Wallace 5/6 #181704 |
| Tue 4 | | White-headed PigeonMiller Street, O'Connor |
| At 15:34 this afternoon a White-headed Pigeon flew along Miller Street and into Turner over Boldrewood Street. |
| PJ Milburn 4/6 #181593 |
| Mon 3 | | BudgerigarLake Burley Griffin |
| This morning a pair of wild-type Budgerigar were seen near the National Library by the bike path. No idea if they are escapees but thought it worth reporting just in case. |
| Katrina Cuskelly (via Chris Sanderson) 3/6 #181458 |
| Sun 2 | | Olive-backed OrioleKellys Swamp & Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Fyshwick |
| A juvenile Olive-backed Oriole observed outside Ardea hide. Full list |
| Alastair Smith 2/6 #181399 |
| Sat 1 | | Gang-gang CockatooCanberra Grammar School, Red Hill |
| A flock of 28 Gang-gang Cockatoos flew around CGS this morning and landed in a poplar. This is the single largest flock I have observed. The largest flock reported in the ABR for 2011/2012 was 20. Full list |
| Alastair Smith 1/6 #181272 |
| Fri 31 | | Pink-eared DuckFyshwick Sewage Treatment Plant |
| 52 Pink-eared Duck, 11 Shoveler, plus Grey Teal. Also single Spotted Harrier. All on the pond opposite the entrance to the Jerra Wetlands office. Visible from road, no need to trespass into the construction site ! At 15.00 today. [Moderator's comment: 52 is the largest number of Pink-ears at this site reported to Eremaea since 2006.] |
| Michael Maconachie 31/5 #181168 |
| Wed 29 | | Brown Gerygone, Pink RobinAustralian National Botanic Gardens |
| Brown Gerygone - hard to count but between 5 and 10 birds seen in rainforest gully. Pink Robin - brown bird at top end of rainforest gully Full list |
| Steve Holliday 29/5 #180954 |
| Tue 28 | | Scaly-breasted LorikeetFraser ACT |
| 2 birds with 8 Rainbow Lorikeets |
| Stephen Wallace 28/5 #180839 |
| Sat 25 | | White-bellied CuckooshrikeAinslie |
| White-bellied Cuckooshrike - dark morph bird on powerlines for 5 minutes outside our Duffy St house, 1120 hrs. Disappeared in the direction of Fisher St Full list |
| Steve Holliday 25/5 #180406 |
| Fri 24 | | Crescent HoneyeaterAustralian National Botanic Gardens |
| There were several Crescent Honeyeaters at the ANBG. They were in the general vicinity of section 28. |
| PJ Milburn 25/5 #180390 |
| Thu 23 | | Brown GerygoneANBG |
| On Thursday morning (23 May) still a group of 8 birds present in the central part of the rainforest gully. However, a bit later I failed to re-locate the birds. They are, no doubt, also using other parts of the ANBG (as the species has done in the past). |
| Michael Lenz 25/5 #180460 |
| Tue 21 | | Brown GerygoneAustralian National Botanic Gardens |
| A flock around 20 Brown Gerygones were present at the top of the rainforest gully today at the Australian National Botanic Gardens. Also a brown-plumaged Pink Robin and an adult and a sub-adult male Rose Robin. |
| PJ Milburn 21/5 #179994 |
| Mon 20 | | Yellow-tufted HoneyeaterTharwa Sandwash, Gigerline Nature Reserve |
| At least 9 Yellow-tufted Honeyeaters this morning. Heard the birds calling on arrival and they remained very vocal, calling on both sides off the river. |
| Alastair Smith 20/5 #179912 |