| Mon 10 | | Spangled DrongoWhitton/North Sts, Katoomba. |
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| Saw a young Spangled Drongo in a small bush area at the end of Whitton Street. Checked with Blue Mts birding guide, Carol P, who said that to her knowledge, there has only been 1 previous sighting in the Katoomba area (Minni Ha Ha Reserve - about 2 kms from Whitton St) some time ago. Was a recent sighting in Hazelbrook though. |
| John French & Fiona Lumsden 11/3 #216635 |
| | Scarlet Honeyeater Caniaba, Lismore NSW |
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| Mistletoe infestations on Forest Red Gum ( Euc. tereticornis) are flowering and attracting small feeding parties of honeyeaters including nomadic and migratory species, some juveniles. Less common species seen are Yellow-faced, White-throated and Scarlet (juvenile male illustrated). |
| paul griffin 10/3 #216631 |
| | Rainbow Bee-eater, Leaden FlycatcherEulah Creek |
| A flock of possibly 50 (not sure; could hear more birds than I could see) Rainbow Bee-eaters flew over this morning,
heading northward. A single female Leaden Flycatcher (not previously seen at our place this season, 20 km East of Narrabri) may also have been on its way through. Jacky Winters and young Red-capped Robins have turned up; the seasonal shift is well under way here. Further information |
| Michael Dahlem 10/3 #216628 |
| | Brown Cuckoo-doveMillards Creek Walk, Ulladulla |
| Single bird seen up close along Millard's Creek walk in Ulladulla on NSW South Coast at 9:30am. Dove was about 2-3 metres up in mid storey fruiting plant. |
| Marnix Zwankhuizen 10/3 #216624 |
| Sun 9 | | Rose Crowned Fruit Dove, Noisy PittaMyall Lakes National Park (Mungo Brush) |
| Both seen on the "Rainforest Forest Walk" this morning. The Rose Crowned Fruit Dove was seen perched low in a vine thicket on the left hand side of the track about 30 metres before the track rises up its first hill and the canopy gets thicker. The Pitta was sighted on the left hand side of the track a little further along. |
| Dean Purcell 9/3 #216617 |
|  | Light-mantled Albatross, Kermadec/Tahiti/White-necked Petrels, Streaked Shearwater, Sooty TernPort Stephens Pelagic |
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| A great autumn's day at sea off Port Stephens with warm water specialists in the form of Kermadec, Tahiti and White-necked Petrels, as well as a Streaked Shearwater that remained faithful to the boat for 4 hours. A Sooty Tern and the full complement of jaegers, including the most stunning adult Long-tailed, were also seen. The bird of the day though was a surprise visitor in the 26 degree water, being a Light-mantled (Sooty) Albatross that had most people gobsmacked as it flew south, unfortunately not providing good views but still a thrill to have encountered, particularly amongst the otherwise 'tropical feel' suite of birds. |
| Mick Roderick and all aboard the M.V.Argonaut 9/3 #216616 |
| | Grey GoshawkCambridge Gardens, Penrith |
| At 14:49 a grey phase Grey Goshawk flew over my house and was heading in a NE direction towards the old ADI site with many smaller birds harassing it. |
| Ákos Lumnitzer 9/3 #216615 |
| | Streaked Shearwater, Black-browed Albatross.long reef aquatic reserve. |
| Another streaked shearwater today heading south from long reef also 1 black browed.albatross. |
| michael ronan 9/3 #216612 |
| | Spangled DrongoLovers Jump Creek Reserve, North Turramurra |
| 2 Spangled Drongos sighted mid morning |
| Pat Thorn 9/3 #216599 |
| | Wedge-tailed Eagle Castlereagh |
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| This morning my local pair were busy hunting rabbits or other ground dwelling animals not far from Smith Road. I was lucky to be able to get both male (left) and female into the one frame. Alongside them there was an immature Square-tailed Kite also soaring a little above the eagle pair. |
| Ákos Lumnitzer 9/3 #216598 |
| | Oriental CuckooField of Mars Reserve, East Ryde |
| An adult male Oriental Cuckoo was a most surprising addition to my patch list this morning. Observed for 10 minutes in eucalypts north of the boardwalk near the t-junction with the Kunzea Track around 7:45am. Heavily barred underparts, slate grey upperparts and yellow eye-ring, as well as large size all evident. A nearby Fan-tailed Cuckoo provided an interesting comparison with the Oriental Cuckoo appearing almost twice the size of its counterpart. The bird was very mobile, flying between trees and was eventually lost from view, but still likely to be in the reserve. |
| Max Breckenridge 9/3 #216594 |
| Sat 8 | | Topknot PigeonWay Way State Forest, SE of Warrell Creek |
| A flock of 20+ Topknot pigeons seen foraging above a fruiting Rose Walnut (Endriandra discolor) tree in the riparian rainforest of Way Way Creek. |
| Maree Blewitt 9/3 #216606 |
| | Barking OwlJamieson Park, Narrabeen Lakes |
| Identical spot to the previous report a week ago. Seen immediately after bridge in a cabbage tree palm on the right hand side (closest to lake). Observed from 1500 to 1600. |
| Steven Girot 8/3 #216590 |
| | White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Tawny Frogmouth, White-throated NeedletailWarriewood Wetlands |
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| Highlights of A spotlighting tour on friday night included a Bush Rat and a Tawny Frogmouth literally seen for one second. Decided to follow up the Tawny Frogmouth on Saturday morning after a quick walk in Irrawong in which I observed both a White-bellied Sea-Eagle and 6+ White-throated Needletails. The White-bellied Sea-Eagle didn't hang around very long but the White-throated Needletails were still present in the afternoon . Afterwards at Warriewood Wetlands I located 2 Tawny Frogmouths roosting in a casurina directly opposite the last car spot in katoa close car park. They were still there when I went back again at 8:00pm |
| Jayden Walsh 8/3 #216587 |
| | Streaked Shearwater, Long-tailed Jaegernorth head manly |
| Highlights from a sea watch of north head this afternoon was a close in Streaked Shearwater heading south and 1 Long-tailed Jaeger. |
| michael ronan 8/3 #216586 |
| | Buff-banded RailGlenbrook |
| A most unusual and certainly unexpected sighting of an adult Buff-banded Rail along Explorers Rd near the Glenbrook Oval end. Time:18:45 |
| Ákos Lumnitzer 8/3 #216584 |
| | Little Eagle (light morph)Cambridge Gardens, Penrith |
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| This morning I had a light morph Little Eagle soaring over our house.
Attached a low quality ID shot. |
| Ákos Lumnitzer 8/3 #216579 |
| | Square-tailed Kite, Pacific Baza, White-throated NeedletailNurragingy Reserve |
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| I call 10:00am 'raptor o'clock', and three Pacific Bazas at 9:50 and a Square-tailed Kite at 10:05 demonstrated why. 30-40 WTNTs also appeared while we were watching the bazas. Also of note were numerous Mistletoebirds, a Crested Shrike-tit and an escaped Cockatiel. |
| Mark Fuller and 22 participants of Blacktown Council's 'Breakfast with the Birds' 8/3 #216578 |
| | Diamond Firetail Bundaoon |
| Absolutely thrilled (and surprised) to see an adult and a juv. Diamond Firetail in paddocks along Shangri la Road this morning. I'm not aware of any other confirmed Southern Highland records. If anyone intends on following this up, be aware the locals are a little suspicious of outsiders, so please be polite and introduce yourself. |
| Lorne Johnson 8/3 #216575 |
| Fri 7 | | Spotted Pardalote, White-naped Honeyeater, Yellow-faced HoneyeaterNarrowneck Penninsular, Katoomba NSW |
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| The Autumn Honeyeater migration has just started to kick in with Spotted Pardalotes & White-naped & Yellow-faced Honeyeaters (all in small numbers) noted heading north. The Spotted Pardalotes seemed to be taking the lead in no's, followed by the White-naped & then the Yellow-faced. This order will dramatically reverse as the migration builds up. The migration is one of the reasons that the Blue Mts is listed as an IBA. The Blue Mts Bird Observers conduct annual "Autumn Honeyeater Migration" survey counts - which will start soon. |
| John French, Fiona Lumsden 8/3 #216574 |
| | Spangled Drongo and Musk LorikeetVictoria Street, Beaconsfield/Alexandria NSW 2015 |
| Saw a Spangled Drongo hawking insects from a huge fig tree near the Northern end of this Street, (surrounded by factories) also had a few Musk Lorikeets flying over. Both of these species are influxing into Sydney at the moment. |
| David Mitford 7/3 #216566 |
| | Little Eagle, Grey GoshawkMcDonalds Lizarow |
| A non-birding friend has reported a pair of Little Eagles decimating the rabbit population on his property. This morning a dark phase Little Eagle was seen being harassed by a Grey Goshawk. Little Eagles are uncommon on the Central Coast. [Moderator's note (NH): Despite its German name 'Kaninchenadler' = Rabbit Eagle, I would doubt that it will decimate the rabbit population but it will certainly take advantage of them] |
| Allan Benson 7/3 #216562 |
| | Australasian BitternRowes Lagoon |
| The previously reported Australasian Bitterns are still present at Rowes Lagoon, adjacent to the Federal Hwy. After failing to find a Bittern at Pitt Town Lagoon from late afternoon yesterday, continued on to Goulburn to try Rowes Lagoon at first light this morning. Heavy and mysterious foggy conditions, and the sight of an Australasian Bittern taking flight, followed by a second just a few minutes later was an unforgettable experience. |
| John Weigel 7/3 #216561 |
| | Beautiful FiretailBangalee Reserve, west of Nowra |
| Single Beautiful Firetail - the first we have ever seen here. |
| Ann Millard 7/3 #216557 |
| | Musk LorikeetRedfern |
| There is a significant influx of Musk Lorikeets into the inner city at present. I have been hearing them daily in Redfern/Surry Hills/Moore Park for the past 10 days. Numbers are small usually 2-4 Musk Lorikeets (today 4) with Rainbow Lorikeets. [Moderator's note (NH): While there appears to be an annual influx of Musk Lorikeets into the city, this year's influx might be larger?] |
| Eric Finley 7/3 #216556 |
| Thu 6 | | White-throated needletailGloucester Town |
| 2 White-throated needletails over Gloucester Park, seen from the main shopping street. |
| Penny Drake-Brockman 11/3 #216645 |
| | Eastern OspreyLake Conjola estuary |
| An immature Eastern Osprey soaring above the beach at Lake Conjola late this morning. Very few waders around the lake entrance at this time. In the previous few days: the resident pair of Hooded Plovers; 8 Double-banded Plovers; 4 Red-capped Plovers; 2 Red-necked Stints; a Far Eastern Curlew and 6 Pied Oystercatchers. Also 2 Caspian Terns, a Brown Goshawk doing a fly-by, and off-shore many Wedge-tailed Shearwaters, a few Short-tailed Shearwaters and Fluttering Shearwaters, a Pomarine and two Arctic Jaegers. |
| Robert Griffin 7/3 #216573 |
| | Square-tailed KiteNarrabri Township |
| Pair flew and circled low over the corner or Lloyd and Barwon rd, Narrabri township. One bird observed swooping a flock of pigeons. Most likely a pair. |
| Kurtis Lindsay 7/3 #216568 |
| | Spotted Quail-thrushBucketty |
| An overcast and still morning had numerous Spotted Quail-thrush on roadside verge on the first 5km of Settler's Rd, Bucketty. Also two Chestnut-rumped Heathwrens and a busy group of 10 Little Lorikeets. Also Dusky Woodswallows and the usual nice Honeyeaters. A really terrific birding site so close to Central Coast and Sydney. |
| John Weigel 7/3 #216560 |
| | Satin Flycatcher, Black-faced Monarch, Rufous Fantail, Spangled DrongoSydney Olympic Park |
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| One female Satin Flycatcher (see image) observed along the path towards the waterbird refuge from the carpark at Bicentennial Park, approximately 100m north of the boardwalk/main path intersection. The bird originally caught my eye as it seemed a darker shade than I would expect on a Leaden. On passing the photographs on to Jeff Davies he confirmed that this bird is indeed a Satin Flycatcher: 'Satin females have a rather brownish warm toned appearance to the wing because the edges of the the secondaries and coverts are orange/brownish when fresh, note the white tips to some of the inner greater coverts confirming that they are fresh brown and not worn, these tips in that location are also typical for females of this species, so this has to be a Satin according to my understanding of these two species. Leaden females... start out with silvery edges to paler grey feathers so generally look pale grey even when moderately worn the male Leaden wing also presents the same. This feature occurs throughout the species and is a consistent (unless the bird is in terrible condition) throughout the species and will be described in the new field guide, when released.'
The Rufous Fantail was observed with the Satin Flycatcher, the Black-faced Monarch near the waterbird refuge hide and the Spangled Drongo near the pond at the carpark at Wentworth Commons. See full list: Further information |
| Simon Gorta 6/3 #216554 |
| | Topknot PigeonBellawongarah - Berry Mountain |
| At 5:00pm 100+ Topknot Pigeons flew across the house yard and landed in trees in the rainforest northern side of house. Have seen up to 50-60 before but never this number in a flock. This is a good year for fruiting Cabbage Tree Palms here, although not ripe yet. A pair of Topknots nested opposite our house in the rainforest the past two years also. |
| Carla Jackett 6/3 #216552 |
| | Leaden FlycatcherCoutts Crossing Village |
| female-plumaged Leaden Flycatcher in front yard - probably on passage. |
| Greg Clancy 6/3 #216550 |
| | Musk Lorikeet Valla Beach |
| 25 plus Musk Lorikeets flew over, a few landing in the Gum Trees near by. |
| Allen Hamilton and Lew Witten 6/3 #216536 |
| Wed 5 | | Black KiteNowra |
| A Black Kite seen flying low over the Pacific Highway in central Nowra this afternoon, at about 2.00pm. |
| Robert Griffin 7/3 #216572 |
| | Freckled Duck and Spangled DrongoEastlakes Golf Course |
| Lone Freckled Duck still near Wentworth Avenue, 16 Latham's Snipe, 3 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers,1 Spangled Drongo and 5 Musk Lorikeets seen this evening. |
| David Mitford 7/3 #216565 |
| | White-eared Monarch, Spectacled Monarch, Horsfield's Bronze-CuckooNewrybar |
| Three White-eared Monarchs - 2 adults (likely male & female) & 1 juvenile. There were also 2 Spectacled Monarchs and a Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo. |
| Jackson Hagley, Mike Krippner and Richard Hagley 6/3 #216527 |
| | Musk LorikeetBelmont North |
| 30+ Musk Lorikeets feeding briefly in Eucalyptus robusta in my back yard before moving on northward. |
| Bill Boyd 6/3 #216526 |
| | Spangled DrongoCentennial Parklands |
| One Spangled Drongo in pines on the edge of the mission fields being harassed by Noisy Miners. Also present a Sacred Kingfisher and Yellow Thornbills. |
| Graeme Robinson 5/3 #216511 |
| | Cotton Pygmy-Goose (subject to submission to NSW ORAC), Plumed Whistling-DuckLake Harrison, Geneva [Kyogle] |
| 2 male, 1 female Cotton Pygmy-Geese in the same area there were 5 on the 26 Feb. The northern part of the lake was not checked. 11 Plumed Whistling-Ducks also present. [Moderator's note (NH): Thanks for the update. Sightings of Cotton Pygmy-Geese should be submitted to NSW ORAC.] |
| Rob Elvish 5/3 #216509 |
| Tue 4 | | Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Black-necked Stork, Red-kneed Dotterel, Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Round Swamp, Casino |
| 200+ Sharp-tailed Sandpipers foraging in drying wetland, adult pair of Black-necked Storks, 1 Red-kneed Dotterel, 2 Chestnut-breasted Mannikins. Further information |
| Greg Clancy and Warren Thompson 6/3 #216549 |
| | Pacific BazaDyraaba E485528 N6824396 |
| Adult Pacific Baza flew into eucalypt. Further information |
| Greg Clancy and Warren Thompson 6/3 #216548 |
| | Black Kite, Whistling Kite, Wedge-tailed EagleDyraaba E490868 N6821031 |
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| 12+ Black Kites, 4 Whistling Kites and 2+ Wedge-tailed Eagles (1 juvenile) at Greyhound kennels. Further information |
| Greg Clancy and Warren Thompson 6/3 #216547 |
| | Cotton Pygmy-Goose, Comb-crested Jacana, Plumed Whistling-Duck, White-bellied Sea-EagleLake Harrison, Kyogle |
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| Four Cotton Pygmy-geese (2 ad males, 2 ad. females), 11+ Comb-crested Jacanas, 10 Plumed Whistling-Ducks and adult pair of White-bellied Sea-Eagles. [Moderator's note (NH): Thanks for the update. Sightings of Cotton Pygmy-Geese should be submitted to NSW ORAC.] Further information |
| Greg Clancy and warren Thompson 6/3 #216544 |
| | Peregrine FalconKoolkhan, near Grafton |
| Adult Peregrine Falcon perched on tower. Stick nest in top of tower possible Peregrine Falcon nest site. Further information |
| Greg Clancy and Warren Thompson 6/3 #216543 |
| | Cattle EgretWetland at northern end of Prince street, Grafton |
| 500+ advanced young on nests and in wetland. Further information |
| Greg Clancy and Warren Thompson 6/3 #216542 |
| | Glossy Ibis, Yellow-billed SpoonbillBrothersons Swamp, Coutts Crossing |
| 1 Glossy Ibis and 4 Yellow-billed Spoonbills in drying wetland Further information |
| Greg Clancy and Warren Thompson 6/3 #216540 |
| | Magpie Goose, Latham's SnipeDam NE of Coutts Crossing (former poultry farm) |
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| 50+ Magpie Geese on and around dam. Latham's Snipe foraging at edge of dam. Further information |
| Greg Clancy and Warren Thompson 6/3 #216538 |
| | Southern BoobookBelmont & Shirley Rds Wollstonecraft |
| Heard a lone Southern Boobook calling continuously for approximately 15 minutes after 11pm. Walked down to see if I could see it, but it was high in the canopy of a liquidamber tree. I know Southern Boobooks used to be around many years ago in this part of the lower north shore, but in the past decade I've only heard them 4-5 times. |
| Lindy Jones 5/3 #216514 |
| | Broad-billed SandpiperStockton Sandspit, Newcastle |
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| One Broad-billed Sandpiper with a small flock of Red-necked Stints. |
| Maurice Ashton 4/3 #216497 |
| | Topknot Pigeon, Brown Goshawk, Musk Lorikeet, Channel-billed CuckooFort Street Highschool, Petersham |
| 2 Topknot Pigeon flew over heading towards the city at around 2pm. Also seen were 14 Musk Lorikeets which have been resident in the same patch of trees near the tennis courts since 1st February. These birds were also in the same trees for a few weeks last year until the end of the year. A female Brown Goshawk and Channel-billed Cuckoo were also seen. I have attached today's list. Further information |
| Simon Gorta 4/3 #216495 |
| Mon 3 | | White-necked HeronLord Howe Island |
| Single bird first seen by a local, several members of Illawarra Birders also recorded the bird. Ian Hutton noted that this is the first record for Lord Howe. One Wood Duck seen on the 5th March also a rare bird for Lord Howe. |
| Illawarra Birders 10/3 #216626 |
| | Glossy Black-CockatooSmiths Creek NSW 2474 |
| 2 Glossy Black-Cockatoos spotted on a private bushland property, looking for food and calling to each other. They were last sighted one month ago in the same area. |
| Nicole Stokes 3/3 #216480 |
| | Barred Cuckooshrike, White-bellied CuckooshrikeValla Beach |
| As reported yesterday more today: 2 Barred Cuckooshrikes, 4plus White-bellied Cuckooshrikes. Plus Black-faced Cuckooshrike. Time 8am. |
| Allen Hamilton and Lew Witten 3/3 #216474 |
| Sun 2 | | Grey-crowned BabblerCnr of Grady's Rd and De Beyers Rd, Pokolbin (Cessnock Airport) |
| Rather surprised to see 9+ Grey-crowned Babblers. |
| Stephen Aveling-Rowe 5/3 #216510 |
| | Grey-crowned BabblerWest of Gulpa Island, South of Deniliquin |
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| A party of about 15 birds found along the road that runs west from the central point of Gulpa Island NP. The habitat was a row of red gums, running along the road & open fields beyond. |
| Kevin Bartram 4/3 #216506 |
| | Long-tailed Jaeger and Black-browed AlbatrossMistral Point, Maroubra |
| A working trawler attracted a few birds, this afternoon: 250 Wedge-tailed Shearwaters, 1 Fluttering Shearwater, 20+ Pomarine Jaegers, 2 Arctic Jaegers and a Black-browed Albatross. Unusually there was a Long-tailed Jaeger in fairly close and didn't seem at all interested in the 'frenzy' around the boat further out. |
| David Mitford 4/3 #216498 |
| | White-naped HoneyeaterRiver Road, Bathurst |
| One White-naped Honeyeater having a great time in the bird bath in my backyard. It's a first for my garden list and not a species I often see in the region. |
| Tiffany Mason 3/3 #216477 |
| | Barred CuckooshrikeValla Beach |
| We were birding from Lew's back yard which looks towards bush land when a small group of about 4 Barred Cuckooshrikes landed on the banksia tree only 6 meters away. Time around 8-15 am. |
| Lew Witten and Allen Hamilton 3/3 #216473 |
| | Musk LorikeetsNorton Street, Surry Hills |
| 6 Musk Lorikeets feeding in flowering street trees with Rainbow Lorikeets |
| Penny Evans 3/3 #216472 |
| | Little Corella, Long-billed CorellaColeman Park, Central Park, Lidcombe |
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| There have been influx of Corellas in Lidcombe suburb for a week.
50+ Little Corellas feeding on the grass at Coleman park, north of Carnarvon Golf Club along Joseph St. 15 Long-billed Corellas feeding at Central Park east of Golf Club. Long-billed seem to mix with Galah. Further information |
| Tun Pin ONG 2/3 #216471 |
| | Double-banded Plover, Little Penguin, Flesh-footed ShearwaterLong Reef, Collaroy |
| At least 2 Double-banded Plovers on the reef flat at afternoon low tide (approx 4:30pm). 3 or 4 Little Penguins fishing just off the north side of the reef flat at the same time. Other waders on flat colouring up. Not much offshore, but 1 Flesh-footed Shearwater seen in amongst the Wedge-tailed Shearwaters. 4 Red-rumped Parrots and 2 Black-shouldered Kite seen on/over the golf course |
| Tom Wilson 2/3 #216466 |
| | Eastern Spinebill, Brown HoneyeaterEastlakes Golf Course, Pagewood, Sydney |
| One adult Eastern Spinebill with a Brown Honeyeater next to Astrolabe Rd Car Park - as apparently first report of Eastern Spinebill for this well birded location, presumably post-breeding arrival. |
| Andrew Taylor 2/3 #216464 |
| | Superb LyrebirdMandalong Valley |
| Pouring with rain. Male Superb Lyrebird. Active on side of the road near the yellow 60kph sign after coming off the bitumen onto the gravel on the Mandalong Valley Road at approx 1500hrs |
| Barbara Mahon 2/3 #216459 |
| | Musk LorikeetBalmain East - Walkway off Broadside St |
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| 15 -20 Musk Lorikeet feeding in the flowering gums |
| Neil Kaye 2/3 #216455 |
| | Magpie GooseMehi River, Moree |
| A total of 26 Magpie Geese were found together, foraging on the Mehi River near the Services Club. This follows a drop in the waterlevel of the river. Back on 2 Feb 2014 (a month ago) a small group of about 5 Magpie Geese were found when the waterlevel was very high. Further information |
| Curtis Hayne 2/3 #216454 |
| | Sulphur-crested CockatooAlexandria |
| Within the last 8 years and only seen very low numbers (roughly 4-5) of Sulphur-crested Cockatoo at a time at Wyndham St park. In the last 2 weeks I've been seeing flocks with 20-25 birds flying around. The largest flock I've seen recently was in Newtown on the 23rd - see #216490.
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| Dale Fish 2/3 #216449 |
| Sat 1 | | Topknot PigeonAshfield, Sydney |
| About 15 Topknot Pigeons flying sw quite high over Parramatta Road on a rainy morning. |
| Eric Finley 5/3 #216512 |
| | Straw-necked IbisBlacktown, Penrith and Hawkesbury LGAs |
| Influx into western Sydney areas with several flocks of c. 15-60 birds noted from Blacktown and Penrith to Richmond, with several hundred in total along Castleraegh Road |
| Eric Finley 3/3 #216479 |
| | Spotted HarrierCaniaba Street South Lismore |
| Single Adult Spotted Harrier being chased by Masked Lapwings on the outskirts of Lismore. (near the Tender Centre) |
| June Harris 2/3 #216465 |
| | White-winged Triller, Australian King-Parrot, Plumed Whistling-DuckMoree Common |
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| A pair of Australian King-Parrots flew over. (This is the first sighting for this site in over a decade of monthly surveys). Australian King-Parrots are also rare on the plains. A small group of 3 immature White-winged Trillers were also observed, on an unusual date. (They always totally leave the area by early February). 20 Plumed Whistling-Ducks were also seen, which have not been present for about six months. A pair of Chestnut-breasted Mannikins were observed collecting nesting material (first for the site in years). A pair of Little Grassbirds were found in vegetation around the wetland while a pair of Tawny Grassbirds were heard calling in dry, dense briarbush country. Brown Honeyeaters and Noisy Friarbirds were also found in abundance; while not a single bird was seen throughout the whole of summer. Further information |
| Curtis Hayne 2/3 #216452 |
| | Ruff (Reeve)Pitt Town Lagoon |
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| The Ruff (Reeve) was seen this morning at Pitt Town Lagoon along with 40 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, a Peregrine Falcon, Brown Goshawk, Swamp Harrier, 2 Spotless Crakes, 11 Glossy Ibis, about 50 Pink-eared Ducks, a few Australian Shovelers, 2 Brown Quail etc. |
| Edwin Vella 1/3 #216444 |
| | Barking OwlJamieson Park, Narrabeen Lakes |
| Seen immediately after bridge in a cabbage tree palm on the right hand side (closest to lake). Observed from 1500 to 1530. |
| Jayden Walsh 1/3 #216442 |
| | Square-tailed KiteCambridge Gardens, Penrith |
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| Noted one adult at 9:21 this morning, just around the corner from our house. It was slow quartering around the neighbourhood, but suddenly got driven into the old ADI site, now Judas Springs. |
| Ákos Lumnitzer 1/3 #216440 |
| Fri 28 | | Freckled Duck (80+), Plumed Whistling-Duck (5,000+)Deniliquin Sewage Treatment Works |
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| 80+ Freckled Ducks and 5,000+ Plumed Whistling-Ducks at the sewage works in Deniliquin |
| Mark Newman, Alan Collins & John Graff 3/3 #216482 |
| | Spangled DrongoVale of Ah Reserve, Milperra |
| 3 Spangled Drongo at Vale of Ah this morning brings my cumulative total to 14 Drongos in Milperra on 7 separate days since 5 Feb. |
| David James 28/2 #216430 |
| Thu 27 | | Long-tailed Jaeger and Black-browed AlbatrossMistral Point, Maroubra |
| Moderate southerlies this afternoon produced :
1 Long-tailed Jaeger, 2 Arctic Jaeger, 7 Pomarine Jaeger, 1 Black-browed Albatross and only small numbers of commoner Shearwaters. There seems to be a lot of birds 'missing' at the moment. |
| David Mitford 28/2 #216429 |
| | Ruff, Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, Glossy IbisPitt Town Lagoon |
| 1 Ruff, 50+ Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, 6 Glossy Ibis |
| keith brandwood 28/2 #216428 |
| | Freckled DucksPitt Town Ferry Road Lagoon Wilberforce |
| there were 43 Freckled Ducks at this lagoon |
| keith Brandwood 28/2 #216427 |
| | Glossy Black-Cockatoo, Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, Wonga PigeonPearl Beach |
| Good sightings in the early evening. (2) Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos and (3) Glossy Black-Cockatoo flying over head calling. Sulphur-crested Cockatoos nearby too. Wonga Pigeon walking at the end of Amethyst Street (1-2 Wonga's have been there for 4-5 months). A couple of Superb Lyrebirds also very active calling (and have been for the last 6-7 weeks). |
| Charles Hunter 27/2 #216423 |
| | Noisy Pitta, White-headed Pigeon, Wonga Pigeon, Brown Cuckoo-Dove, et alStrickland S.F. |
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| An exciting first bird sighting in Strickland S.F. this morning when I arrived on an overcast morning at 9am. A Noisy Pitta showing and calling well living up to its Latin name (Pitta versicolor), poor photo attached. This is the furthest south I have seen a NP, previously Nightcap N.P. for me. Some good birds seen including White-headed Pigeon, Wonga Pigeon, Brown Cuckoo-Dove, Grey Fantail, Yellow-throated Scrubwren, Eastern Whipbird, Eastern Yellow Robin, Large-billed Scrubwren, et al. [Moderator's note (NH): Noisy Pitta is frequently seen as far south as the Illawarra] |
| Charles Hunter 27/2 #216422 |
| | Freckled Duck, Collared Sparrowhawk, Brown GoshawkEastlakes Golf Course |
| A single Freckled Duck on the/a pond north of Cowper Ave. Both Collared Sparrowhawk and Brown Goshawk around, but no real surprises. |
| Ted Nixon 27/2 #216413 |
| Wed 26 | | Cotton Pygmy-Goose (subject to submission to NSW ORAC)Lake Harrison, Geneva -Kyogle |
| 5 Cotton Pygmy-Geese at the southern end after a long period with none. 1 Latham's Snipe also. [Moderator's note (NH): Last year August through September there was a male Cotton Pygmy-Goose at this site. This new record is only the sixth in NSW since 2007 according to Birdline NSW. Sightings of Cotton Pygmy-Geese should be submitted to NSW ORAC.] |
| Rob Elvish 27/2 #216415 |
| | Black-shouldered KiteWarriewood Wetlands |
| Observed a single Black-shouldered Kite hunting for 5 minutes over a paddock next to garden and orchard street. It then flew over shearwater estate and I lost sight of it. This is only the second time I have seen Black-shouldered Kite in Warriewood. |
| Jayden Walsh 27/2 #216414 |
| | Leaden FlycatcherKoonadan Historic Site, Leeton |
| A single female Leaden Flycatcher at close range. A very rare visitor to our area. |
| Max O'Sullivan 27/2 #216412 |
| | Plumed Whistling-DuckBevian Road Wetland Tomakin South Coast NSW |
| Visited this wetland late this morning after reading a report from Ted Wnorowski last December. It is a good active wetland and we counted 45+ Plumed Whistling-Ducks along with numerous regular water birds |
| Julie and Werner Neumann 26/2 #216403 |
| Tue 25 | | Wandering TattlerSoldiers Point, Norah Head |
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| Just after low tide (1pm) two tattlers were photographed that I later found were Wandering Tattlers. There was also small numbers of Curlew Sandpipers, Ruddy Turnstone, 4 Double-banded Plover, Red-necked Stints and a single Pacific Golden Plover. 25 Little Tern with the usual Crested Terns were also seen on the rocks on my return. NOTE - Alan Morris has the exact number of birds & species seen. |
| Steve Merrett 26/2 #216408 |
| | Spotted Harrier, Swamp Harrier, Whistling Kite, Peregrine FalconBerrima Road Wetlands, Moss Vale |
| Spotted Harrier, Swamp Harrier, Whistling Kite and Peregrine Falcon (one each) observed from the farm access road near the dam. Observed on the dam (private property) and visible from road were Australian Shelducks, Australasian Shovelers, Pink-eared Ducks, Red-kneed and Black-fronted Dotterels. 34 species in total. |
| Christine Kelly, Peter Dewey and Terry Dunlea 26/2 #216407 |
| | Little Lorikeet, Crested Shrike-tit, Bar-shouldered DoveRiverside Park, Riverside Rd, Chipping Norton |
| Two Little Lorikeets present by the Georges River, though no flowering eucalypts for them. A single male Crested Shrike-tit in secondary eucalypt plantantion. One Bar-shouldered Dove was my first in the area. |
| David James 25/2 #216389 |
| | Pectoral SandpiperStockton Sandspit, Newcastle |
| Single Pectoral Sandpiper seen amongst numerous other shorebirds this morning. Some good counts were 134 Red-necked Stints, 65 Curlew Sandpipers (including a few birds in ~50% breeding plumage) and 71 Little Terns (many juvs). 2 Striated Herons seen flying together. |
| Mick Roderick 25/2 #216388 |
| Mon 24 | | Spangled DrongoSydney Olympic Park |
| Must be Drongo season. At exactly the same location as a week ago - in the casurinas between the big grassy hill (with bike path over the top) and the fenced-off part of the Armory. Three Spangled Drongos this time. |
| Dave Langley and Anita Mudge 25/2 #216385 |
| | Spangled DrongoNielsen Park Vaucluse |
| Single Spangled Drongo in the wooded area sitting low in a dried tree |
| Marie Lister 24/2 #216376 |
| | Pacific Baza10 Dilkera Close, Hornsby |
| One adult Pacific Baza. |
| Amanda Taurins 24/2 #216374 |
| | Little Lorikeets Woodfield Ave, Bundeena |
| 12 Little Lorikeets flying over my yard this morning around 9.00am. |
| Deryk Engel 24/2 #216367 |
| Sun 23 | | Lathams SnipeMoonlight Crescent, Gloucester |
| 8 Snipe disturbed when feeding on sloping grass beside a large dam.
6 snipe were seen here on the 3rd February. |
| Penny Drake-Brockman 11/3 #216644 |
| | Sulphur-crested CockatooUniversity of Sydney |
| There would of been close to 60 Sulphur-crested Cockatoos flying over near the University at roughly 6pm. It was quite a noisy sight to see. |
| Dale Fish 4/3 #216490 |
| | Double-banded PloverWindang |
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| A single Double-banded Plover was seen sitting on the rock together with many Red-capped Plovers. |
| Stanley Tang & Jill Molan 24/2 #216372 |
| | Kermadec, White-necked and Gould's PetrelsPelagic off Port Stephens |
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| The highlights of the Port Stephens pelagic were an intermediate phase Kermadec Petrel, a White-necked Petrel and at least 5 Gould's Petrels. Three Grey-faced Petrels rounded out a four-pterodroma day (much to the delight of the organiser!). |
| Mick and Steve Roderick and others aboard the MV Argonaut 24/2 #216364 |
| | White-throated Needletail, Brown Cuckoo-dove, Noisy Friarbird, Superb LyrebirdElenora Conference Centre, Elenora Heights |
| 300-400 White-throated Needletails were observed at around 9am flying south in a long stream, on very little wind. They were moving very slowly, flapping a fair amount but also gliding up and diving to propel themselves. I haven't observed any large flocks south of Port Stephens this year so this may be a useful record. I'll email all the details to Prof. Tarburton soon. A single White-throated Needletail was observed the day before. A Noisy Friarbird was seen at around the same time as the large flock on a small amount of blossom near the top of Irrawong Reserve, and Brown Cuckoo-Dove (1) and Superb Lyrebird (2+) were heard, the lyrebird briefly seen in the same area. Swamp Wallaby and a Bandicoot species (the latter only reported to me by others) were also present. |
| Simon Gorta 24/2 #216363 |
| | White-throated NeedletailBellambi Lagoon, north of Wollongong |
| During the regular atlassing survey of this site by Illawarra Birders, at least 60 WTNTs were sighted heading north. |
| Illawarra Birders 24/2 #216359 |
| | Lewin's Honeyeater, Crimson Rosella, Eastern Rosella, Australian King-ParrotWaitara Creek, Normanhurst |
| A small stretch of bushland between Avery St and Normanhurst Park (Harris St), home to many parrots and small birds species. In the half hour I ducked down there I saw Brown Thornbills, White-browed Scrubwrens, Silvereyes, Eastern Yellow Robin and spotted for the first time (round this area) a Lewin's Honeyeater perching on a small low branch and repeatedly diving in a shallow pool for a bath. On my way out I saw a pair of Crimson Rosellas, 4 Laughing Kookaburras (who were laughing on and off all afternoon while I was around) a group of 8 Eastern Rosellas which flew into a tree then moved quickly on towards Hornsby. The Australian King-Parrots flew over while I was walking along Avery St. |
| Richard Hardiman 24/2 #216358 |
| | Peregrine FalconMoore Park, Sydney |
| Pair overhead |
| Eric Finley 23/2 #216355 |
| | Superb Lyrebird, Squirrel GliderKurrajong Hills |
| Female Superb Lyrebird feeding in open alongside a Black Wallaby. Excited to locate and enjoy good extended views of a Squirrel Glider. This is the second glider species I have recorded in our garden. Gliders have been calling frequently here for the past few months but am not confident of identification by calls as these seem to differ from online recordings I've listened to and can rarely locate the animals. Also seen family group of 5 Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos, 2 Grey Goshawk, numerous small groups of subadult Satin Bowerbirds. |
| Eric Finley 23/2 #216354 |
| | Australian HobbyNorth Richmond |
| Single Australian Hobby on the power lines over the Hawkesbury River |
| Eric Finley 23/2 #216353 |
| | Little Eagle, Collared Sparrowhawk, Marsh SandpiperPitt Town Lagoon |
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| Water levels are still low. Highlights today were Little Eagle (1), Collared Sparrowhawk (1) and Marsh Sandpiper (1). Photograph attached of Little Eagle. Further information |
| Greg McLachlan 23/2 #216352 |
| | Barking OwlJamieson Park, Narrabeen Lakes |
| Barking Owl seen in same areas as previous sightings. |
| Murray Lord 23/2 #216345 |
| | Superb LyrebirdSwain Gardens, Killara |
| A female Superb Lyrebird was foraging beside the track into the gardens, about 75m from the entrance in Nelson Rd. Also 2 courting Eastern Whipbirds and a very tame Eastern Water Dragon that did not move as I put my foot beside it to get over a fallen tree stump. UBD map 175 D 13. |
| Judy Clark 23/2 #216339 |
| Sat 22 | | Regent BowerbirdOurimbah RTA Reserve |
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| 3 Regent Bowerbirds; 1 fledgling being fed by mother and another immature bird. Good to see they are breeding at this site. Also saw a pair of Wedge-tailed Eagles. |
| Jenny and Rod Stiles 25/2 #216392 |
| | White-throated Needletail and Fork-tailed SwiftAnzac Parade, Little Bay |
| First flock around 25 White-throated Needletails, low then gained height and flew North. Second flock of about 50 White-throated Needletails hawking insects over nearby allotments at Chifley, only saw 1 Fork-tailed Swift with them, but I suspect there may have been more. |
| David Mitford 25/2 #216382 |
| | Beautiful Firetails, Noisy Friarbirds, Yellow-tufted HoneyeatersWaterfall NSW - Heathcote |
| Spotted and photographed (badly) two groups of Beautiful Firetails, the first was on the town side of Lake Tolooma at Waterfall the second was at heathcote down the end of the Mirang Rd Firetrail just up from the Pipeline. There were many Red-browed Firetails in the same vicinity. The Noisy Friarbirds were on the Coutts trail. After Lake Tolooma along the track there were many many Yellow-tufted Honeyeaters. Sadly also there was a blind Swamp Wallaby near the Kingfisher pools camping area which has been reported to the NP&W. |
| Richard Hardiman 24/2 #216357 |
| | Plumed Whistling-Duck, Freckled Duck, Black FalconDeniliquin Sewage Treatment Works |
| Approximately 2000 Plumed Whistling-Ducks roosting on the pond banks with around 50 Freckled Ducks as well. A lone Black Falcon also seen soaring nearby. Further information |
| Michael Ramsey 23/2 #216331 |
| | Streaked ShearwaterMistral Point, Maroubra |
| A brief sea-watch at Maroubra obviously well-timed for within minutes of arriving a pair of Streaked Shearwaters pass, heading south into the SE wind. Seen at approx. 4.00pm and apparently the same pair seen by Michael Ronan at Nth Head. Otherwise the usual sightings. |
| Robert Griffin 22/2 #216329 |
| | Streaked ShearwaterNorth Head Manly |
| Highlight from a seawatch from north head today were 2 Streaked Shearwaters. |
| michael ronan. 22/2 #216328 |
| | White-necked Petrel, 3 Long-tailed JaegersWollongong Pelagic |
| 2 White-necked Petrels and 3 Long-tailed Jaegers were the highlights of the February 2014 SOSSA pelagic. Other sightings included 10+ Black-browed Albatross, 10+ Shy Albatross, 8+ Pomarine Jaegers, along with good numbers of Wedge-tailed and Flesh-footed Shearwaters. There were also a few Short-tailed about and one Sooty Shearwater. Further information |
| Brook Whylie and all aboard the Sandra K 22/2 #216324 |
| Fri 21 | | Wedge-tailed Eagle, Australian Hobby, Whistling Kite, Swamp HarrierCornwallis, corner Cupitts Lane/Cornwallis Road |
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| Wedge-tailed Eagles 2, Australian Hobby 1, Whistling Kite 1, Swamp Harrier 1 |
| Tony & Stephanie Dawe 24/2 #216356 |
| | Eastern OspreyLower Hawkesbury, 10km downstream of Wisemans Ferry |
| One Eastern Osprey being chased and harrassed by a Whistling Kite over the Hawkesbury River, around 10 km downstream of Wisemans Ferry. At around 11am. |
| Jon Spicer-Bell 21/2 #216307 |
| Thu 20 | | Turquoise Parrot Barren Grounds Nature Reserve |
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| A single young Turquoise Parrot was observed foraging on the track near the intersection between Flying Fox Path & Cook's Nose initially by Max de Beer. Stanley Tang and Jill Molan saw the same bird again about an hour later at the same location. |
| Max de Beer, Stanley Tang & Jill Molan 24/2 #216371 |
| | Brush Bronzewing, Buff-rumped Thornbill, Flame Robin, Scarlet RobinBudderoo National Park (Budderoo Fire Trail) |
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| A single Brush Bronzewing was seen on the track near the first patch of woodlands in the morning. A pair of Buff-rumped Thornbills were seen foraging in the first patch of woodlands where a pair of Flame Robins and a male Scarlet Robin were also observed. |
| Stanley Tang & Jill Molan 24/2 #216370 |
| | Fork-tailed SwiftOatlands |
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| Possible Fork-tailed Swift to far away for clear photo |
| Tony Dawe 21/2 #216314 |
| | Spangled DrongoDee Why Lagoon |
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| Was chased by another similar looking bird. Not sure if it was another Drongo or a male Koel |
| Mark Young 21/2 #216305 |
| | Plumed Whistling-Duck, Spangled Drongo, Common GreenshankPicnic Point Reserve, The Entrance |
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| This morning I found 24 Plumed Whistling-ducks at the mouth of the creek. Also at the reserve a family of Spangled Drongos (2 adults and 1 juv) and 4 Greenshanks. |
| Christina Port 20/2 #216300 |
| | Plumed Whistling-duckCentennial Parklands |
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| 18 Plumed Whistling-Ducks roosting on the western end of the western island of Busbys Pond. First seen two days ago by Marylon and Alan. |
| Graeme Robinson 20/2 #216298 |
| Wed 19 | | Pacific BazaBayview |
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| Located close the the water in the back yard of a privatre property, 3 Pacific Baza have been sighted. I went to have a look and spotted a juvenile in a tree and an adult flying over head. There was constant calling. Both birds flew further up the hill side, I could still hear them but they could not be seen. The resident says they have been there for 2-3 weeks, a nest is present in a large ironbark at the front of the property. The attached photo was taken 3 days ago by the resident. |
| Jacob Sife 20/2 #216292 |
| | Black BitternWarriewood Wetlands |
| Within the first minute of starting my walk following a "similar" route. Hard right at the first "fence". A missing panel of the same being the marker. Flushed before even using my binoculars. Overcast sky, 9 AM, quiet for the rest of my walk. |
| Paddy de Klerk 19/2 #216284 |
| | Australasian BitternWest Byron Wetlands |
| One Australasian Bittern seen clearly flying over the water in cell "i" pond and dropping down into the reedy area on the southern bank. Aust. Bittern has been reported in this particular cell before which is directly in front of the car park. |
| June Harris and Brunswick Valley Birdwatchers. 19/2 #216283 |
| | Square-tailed KiteChapman Ave, Beecroft |
| Landed high in a gum tree with dinner until it was mobbed so much it had to leave. First I have ever seen in Beecroft. |
| Steve Edwards 19/2 #216277 |
| | White-throated NightjarBellawongarah - Berry Mountain |
| Surprised to be awoken close to 4:00 am by a WTNJ calling. It called 6 times from rainforest/or fringe of in wet habitat . Elevation of 375m.
I know of 2 sightings (birds flushed in daylight) late last year, from Kangaroo Valley and Budgong, both in drier habitat as more typical for this species I expect. |
| Carla Jackett 19/2 #216273 |
| Tue 18 | | Arctic Jaeger, Rose-crowned Fruit-Doves, Black-faced Monarch and Spectacled MonarchBundjalung National Park (Woody Head), Iluka Nature Reserve |
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| An Arctic Jaeger was on the rocks at Woody Head and later (same one?) flew past us at Iluka Bluff. Pair of Rose-crowned Fruit-Doves more active and feeding lower than we've seen gave good views, as did an Eastern Whipbird and Brown Cuckoo-Dove. One Black-faced Monarch and one Spectacled Monarch. Two pairs of Little Shrike-thrush, each being an adult and begging young were seen in the Iluka NR. Unlikely to have been the same pair because of the distance between sightings. |
| Peter & Bev Morgan 21/2 #216306 |
| | Square-tailed KiteUlladulla town centre |
| Square-tailed Kite was quartering above the town centre shops. Sighted regularly above Millards Creek during the last week. |
| Chris Shinton 19/2 #216288 |
| | Common Cicadabird, White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Bundanoon Cemetery |
| Adult Common Cicadabird seen feeding juvenile. One White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike seen in association with a number of Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikes. Both species appear to be uncommon in the local area. |
| M Filipczyk 19/2 #216279 |
| | Spangled Drongo, Peregrine Falcon, Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikeVale of Ah Reserve, Milperra |
| A single Spangled Drongo and adult Peregrine Falcon seen early morning. 30-40 Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikes, including some juveniles, appeared to be a post-breeding movement of some sort. |
| David James 19/2 #216274 |
| | Grey GoshawkBellawongarah - Berry Mountain |
| Good views of an adult Grey Goshawk seen flying/gliding reasonably low over house yard and forest at 10:30 am. |
| Carla Jackett 19/2 #216272 |
| | Spangled Drongo, Grey Goshawk, Hoary-headed GrebeLane Cove National Park (Fairyland) |
| Had a nice lunch time walk assorted with grey morph Grey Goshawk, single Hoary-headed Grebe and a young Spangled Drongo eating a huge mantis only 2meters away.
Apart from highlights, 10+ Dollarbirds along the river, Sacred Kingfishers, Yellow-faced Honeyeaters were also seen. |
| Fatih Sam 18/2 #216265 |
| | Spangled DrongoSydney Olympic Park |
| Single Spangled Drongo seen in the grove of casuarinas between the big hill with the bike track over the top and the fenced-off swampy part of the Armory. |
| David Langley 18/2 #216263 |
| Mon 17 | | Noisy FriarbirdYellomundee Regional Park, Yellow Rock nr Penrith |
| Mass northern migration of Noisy Friarbirds observed this morning. I counted 343 individuals in about an hour but that is a very conservative number as I would have missed many when among trees or while looking elsewhere. There were a few Red Wattlebirds among them. |
| Mark Ley 17/2 #216238 |
| | Grey-tailed TattlerToowoon Bay & Blue Bay Reefs |
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| Seen 4 Grey-tailed Tattlers on back rock shelf, about 15 Red-necked Stints and 2 Pacific Golden-Plovers in late arvo, yesterday. (Moderator's note: when the tide is above 1.8m, the waders off the Toowoon Bay Reefs cross over to the Blue Bay Reefs where they can be readily photographed and counted. This is a good spot for Turnstone and PGP- AKM). |
| luke ullrich 18/2 #216269 |
| | Double-banded PloverNorah Head, Pelican Point |
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| Single Double-banded Plover in company with 3 Red-capped Plovers (pair & juvenile), approx 20 Red-necked Stints and 100 Little Terns. This is the first return for 2014 of a Double-banded Plover for the Central Coast. |
| Steve Merrett 18/2 #216264 |
| | Rufous Fantail, Crested Shrike-tit, Red-capped Robin, Fan-tailed CuckooPinecliffe, 10 km SW of Molong |
| 1 Rufous Fantail, the third sighting since June 1982 at this site. The two previous ones were both in April of 1995 and 1999. As well, a Crested Shrike-tit and 2 Red-capped Robins pursuing a Fan-tailed Cuckoo (only after the cuckoo would initially fly! All scarce visitors to this site. |
| Bruce Tinsey 17/2 #216252 |
| | Pacific BazaMilperra |
| Adult Pacific Baza in heavy moult flying around Milperra near Riverlands Golf Course for an hour or so this afternoon. |
| David James 17/2 #216251 |
| | Spotted Harrier, Spangled DrongoDeep Water Park Milperra |
| This morning, a single adult Spotted Harrier, 2nd in a week at this site. At least 5 Spangled Drongos. Fair numbers (>100) of Noisy Friarbirds on migration. |
| David James 17/2 #216250 |
| | Bar-tailed GodwitSans souci |
| Enjoying a cappuchino at" Kiss the Barista" (Sandringham Bay)watching 180 Godwits with a solitary Caspian Tern in their midst on the beach. On a fence overlooking the creek behind us 1 Sacred Kingfisher |
| Oliver Williams 17/2 #216241 |
| | Fork-tailed Swifts; White-throated Needletails147 Levensrath Rd. Levenstrath. nr Grafton NSW |
| 7.45am At least 3 Fork-tailed Swifts feeding on insects down to about 10 metres overhead in company with 10 + White-throated Needletails.
Overcast and humid conditions. |
| Warren Thompson 17/2 #216236 |
| Sun 16 | | Great-winged Petrel, Sooty ShearwaterLong Reef, Collaroy |
| A 1 hour seawatch from the reef 3:40-4:40pm produced a single Great-winged Petrel heading north (most other birds seen heading south) and a single Sooty Shearwater in with the Wedge-tailed (mostly) and Short-tailed (about 3%) Shearwaters. Plenty of Australasian Gannets, 1 each of Arctic and Pomarine Jaeger. Visibility was rubbish further out, but an unidentified grey/white pterodroma was also seen. Reef flat held the usual species, but at one point had Pacific Golden Plover, Sooty Oystercatcher, Grey-tailed Tattler, Red-necked Stint and Ruddy Turnstone in scope view. |
| Tom Wilson 17/2 #216228 |
| | Pied Oystercatcher, Fork-tailed SwiftWallis Lake Entrance, Tuncurry |
| On a sandbar and high tide roost, in a 1.93m tide, on Sunday morning 48 Pied Oystercatcher and 1 Sooty Oystercatcher were gathered with Pied Cormornats and, Pelicans and Crested Terns. It was drizzling and overcast at the time, with some showers, and White-throated Needletails continued to hawk over the Entrance througout the morning together with atleast 3 Fork-tailed Swifts. |
| Alan Morris 17/2 #216244 |
| | Red-footed BoobyMistral Point, Maroubra |
| In dark, rainy conditions, not many birds at all saw a distant unfamiliar bird. I initially thought it was a Streaked Sheawater because of its flight style. As it became more perpendicular to me and slightly closer, I realised that it was a sulid !!! It stayed very low to the water, meandering slowly into the wind with wings angled at the carpal joint and it also appeared long tailed. After prolonged views, I came to the conclusion that it could only be a Red-footed Booby. Also about 15 Australasian Gannets and a Black-browed Albatross |
| David Mitford 17/2 #216240 |
| | Buff-banded Rail, Swamp HarrierNurragingy Reserve |
| A single Buff-banded Rail came out from Eastern Creek (near the Eastern Creek Rd) in heavy rain. A young (very dark brown) Swamp Harrier was harassing duck on the ponds near the Centre. It killed a sick domestic duck but 3 A. Australian Ravens chased it away and claimed the kill. I've never seen Swamp Harrier in this site before. |
| Ted Wnorowski 17/2 #216227 |
| | Glossy Ibis, Little Egret, Red-necked AvocetBicentennial Park, Homebush Bay |
| Two Glossy Ibis flying over the waterbird refuge, one Little Egret with the 50-odd Red-necked Avocets near the hide.
Also, a pair of White-bellied Sea-eagles on the Parramatta River opposite Newington Armoury and a single Peregrine Falcon on a pylon in Mason Park.
Lots of good birds, but rather wet. |
| Tony Keene 16/2 #216225 |
| | Tahiti PetrelPort Stephens Pelagic |
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| Single Tahiti Petrel well out over the continental shelf |
| Ben Bright 16/2 #216217 |
| | Freckled Duck, Little Egret, Spotless and Baillons CrakePitt Town Lagoon |
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| An excellent number of birds this morning on the lagoon including 22 Freckled and c70 Pink-eared Ducks (amongst hundreds of other waterfowl comprising of 9 species), 2 Little and 13 Eastern Great Egrets, a White-necked Heron, 27 Royal and 5 Yellow-billed Spoonbill, 16 Glossy Ibis, a Spotless and a Baillons Crake, 2 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, 11 Red-kneed and 5 Black-fronted Dotterels, 5 Whistling Kites (2 feeding on a large dead carp), 3 Brown Quail etc.
Attached is a record shot of the Freckled Ducks. |
| Edwin Vella et al 16/2 #216216 |
| | Barking Owl, Spangled DrongoJamieson Park, Narrabeen Lakes |
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| The recently reported Barking Owl is still present. It was roosting in a palm close to the aged care home. The other highlight was a lone Spangled Drongo. Photographed attached. Further information |
| Greg McLachlan 16/2 #216207 |
| | Spangled Drongo, Eastern OspreyNepean Weir, Penrith |
| A Spangled Drongo and an Eastern Osprey were highlights of a wet 'Breakfast with the Birds' morning organized by Penrith City Council (assisted by Blue Mountains Bird Observers and CBOC) at Penrith weir this morning. The Eastern Osprey was seen by all perched in a River She-Oak and the Spangled Drongo, which is rare in Sydney's west, seen by Jill Dark and Carol Probets early on in the day. |
| Mark Ley for BMBO and CBOC members and visitors 16/2 #216202 |
| Sat 15 | | Latham's SnipeBicentennial Park, Homebush Bay |
| Also saw Red-necked Avocet (flock of about 50), Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Black-fronted Dotterel, Black-winged Stilt, Spotless Crake, Spangled Drongo, Australian Reed-Warbler, Little Grassbird, Glossy Ibis, Brown Goshawk, Striated Heron, Hoary-headed Grebe, a pair of Red-browed Finches, one lonely Fairy Martin in amongst a flock of Welcome Swallows, and many other birds (about 46 species in total) Wet, but lovely day. |
| Ida Rohne 17/2 #216235 |
| | Lesser Frigatebird, Great Knot (50), Double-banded PloverSouth Ballina |
| A single Double-banded Plover and a good count of 50 Great Knots roosting on the beach at South Ballina during this mornings wader count, & an immature Lesser Frigatebird was a surprise sighting cruising north along the shoreline & later seen hanging around the south wall & harassing the terns & gulls. [Moderator's note (NH): Michael Hanvey (#216294) saw and photographed an immature Lesser Frigatebird the previous day about 100 km away. This may be the same individual.] |
| Steven McBride, June Harris & Kathy Wilk 15/2 #216190 |
| | Brown-headed Honeyeater, White-throated Needletail, Black HoneyeaterWhittakers Lagoon, Moree |
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| Brown-headed Honeyeaters were identified passing through very quickly, in a flock of 30+ birds in scattered coolibah woodland surrounded by broadacre farmland. Very noisy, only briefly seen. First sighting in the whole region; rare on the plains. About 10 White-throated Needletails were also observed as well as 50 Tree Martins and 30 White-browed Woodswallows. 2 returning Grey Fantails were spotted. 6 Brown Honeyeaters & 2 Black Honeyeaters were also found. Other birds worth noting: 40 Red-winged Parrots, 10 Brown Treecreepers, 30 Little Corellas and a Brown Goshawk. Further information |
| Curtis Hayne and Ainslee Lines 15/2 #216187 |
| Fri 14 | | Lesser Frigatebird (immature)Iluka Bluff Picnic Area |
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| I observed and photographed this bird for at least 90 minutes between 9 and 10 am as it hovered over the rock shelf adjoining the Iluka Bluff Picnic Area. During this time, it made several harassing dives on a group of Crested Terns, coming quite close to some startled anglers in the process. When I returned to the Bluff area late that afternoon, the bird was still there, hovering in the same 'recon' position facing the sea. [Moderator's note (NH): An immature Lesser Frigatebird was seen the following day about 100 km away (#216190). This may be the same individual.] |
| Michael Hanvey 20/2 #216294 |
| | Square-tailed KiteBomaderry Creek Nowra |
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| A single Square-tailed Kite flying over the Bomaderry Creek. |
| Roger Williams 16/2 #216221 |
| | Square-tailed kiteMannix Park, Ashcroft |
| 2 Square-tailed Kites seen flying low over canopy and feeding on nestlings. |
| Daniel Barnet 16/2 #216205 |
| | White-throated Nightjar, White-throated NeedletailDeriah Aboriginal Area |
| Just before nightfall, after a light shower, White-throated Needletails (further information link) were seen hawking for insects just above the canopy of dry sclerophyll woodland. Later, just after nightfall, at a location where I had previously flushed a nightjar (sp?), at least 3 White-throated Nightjars were heard calling in the distance. ID was established by comparing the calls I heard with recordings by Graeme Chapman (clear clucking sound with acceleration and rising pitch). Further information |
| Michael Dahlem 14/2 #216181 |
| | Banded LapwingCornwallis Rd, Nth Windsor |
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| The Banded Lapwings are still at the same turf farm as reported early/mid January- & in the same approx numbers - we saw 37 today. |
| John French & Andrew French 14/2 #216180 |
| | Lewin's RailEastlakes Golf Course |
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| Water levels are quite low at the moment in the Northern ponds with not much cover along the waterline in some ponds. Other species included Brown Goshawk (1), Little Tern (19), Black-fronted Dotterel (5) as well as usual suspects for this time of year. Evening visit. Further information |
| Greg McLachlan 14/2 #216179 |
| | Black HoneyeaterPinecliffe, 10 km SW of Molong village |
| Clear sustained views, in the garden both a male and a female.
This is my first definite sighting here, although two winters ago I had a glimpse, without binnoculars, of what I strongly suspected was this species. About 1700. Five minutes before a pair of Red-capped Robins were present in native forest, a notable, scarce visitor. |
| Bruce Tinsey 14/2 #216177 |
| | White-throated Needletail and Fork-tailed SwiftOphir Road, Rock Forest (west of Bathurst) |
| A mixed flock of about 40 individuals seen this afternoon, hawking swarms of very small insects over the road, the eucalypt canopy and in adjacent paddocks. The sound of them slicing through the air at close range (10-20m) was fantastic! |
| Tiffany Mason 14/2 #216176 |
| | Spangled Drongo, Spotless Crake, swiftsEastlakes Golf Course |
| 2 Spangled Drongos, near Fairy Martin colony. Spotless Crakes in 2 places, 100+ White-throated Needletails and several Fork-tailed Swifts overhead. |
| Bas Hensen 14/2 #216168 |
| | Square-tailed KiteMount Gibraltar Park, Bowral |
| Juvenile Square-tailed Kite observed roosting within and circling above tall Eucalyptus forest, when roosting the kite was constantly harassed by a Brown Goshawk. |
| Brendon Levot and Rory Howard. 14/2 #216167 |
| | Ground Cuckoo-shrikeEulah Creek |
| 4 Ground Cuckoo-shrikes flew over our property, due South, at 9:00 this morning, calling each other constantly. Further information |
| Michael Dahlem 14/2 #216163 |
| Thu 13 | | Little EgretSpring Creek Reservoir, Orange |
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| Neville Schrader 14/2 #216164 |
| | Mallard or Mallard x Pacific Black Duck hybridPort Stephens Pelagic |
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| Single bird seen approx 22nm wide of Port Stephens at edge of continental shelf swimming on the water and flew off as approached. [Moderator's note (NH): Based on the phenotype seen in this photograph this bird cannot be genotyped. This bird could well be a Mallard x Pacific Black Duck hybrid] |
| Ben Bright 14/2 #216161 |
| | Wedge-tailed EagleAnnangrove |
| Three Wedge-tailed Eagles circled low over my property on Shoplands Rd Annangrove for a few minutes this morning, two adults and a persistently begging juvenile. Not quite a breeding record for the County of Cumberland but good to see never-the-less. |
| Darryl Smedley 13/2 #216152 |
| Wed 12 | | Red-necked AvocetSydney Olympic Park (Waterbird Refuge) |
| I counted 95 Red-necked Avocets from the hide at Homebush Bay yesterday.
There were also 120+ Black-winged Stilts and about 70 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers.
Mason Park was a 'bust', with virtually nothing apart from 25 Masked Lapwings. |
| Ted Nixon 13/2 #216155 |
| | Red-necked Avocet, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Spangled DrongoWaterbird Refuge, Bicentennial Park, Homebush |
| Up to 100 Red-necked Avocets at the refuge, with approx 60 in one big roosting group. 65 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers in 2 groups (20 feeding in front of the hide; 45 roosting at the south end). Single Spangled Drongo seen in trees just by entrance off Bennelong Parkway.
Also 4 Lathams Snipe at Northern Water feature, incl two that were feeding in the open on the point just beyond the walkway. Both were very aggressive to any encroaching Coots or Swamphens. |
| Tom Wilson 13/2 #216150 |
| | Little CorellaVictoria Park, Camperdown |
| At least 80 birds counted between the University and Victoria Park with many more in the trees. That flock has certainly grown since I was last here. [Moderator's note (NH): The flock used to count up to 300 in recent years] |
| Tony Keene 12/2 #216149 |
| | Marsh SandpiperChittaway Point |
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| 2 Marsh Sandpipers joined a group of Black-winged Stilts as CBOC members we're watching during our Wednesday outing. |
| Michael Rutkowski 12/2 #216148 |
| | Pacific Bazas (7), Mistletoebirds (20+),Nurragingy Reserve |
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| Generally quiet except for numerous Mistletoebirds present and a pair of Rufous Whistler in the northern section. We spotted the Pacific Bazas near the lake, the group then moved near the entrance, flying, feeding and calling. |
| Mark Fuller and Jim Dixon 12/2 #216140 |
| Tue 11 | | Sooty OystercatcherEast Corrimal |
| Lone healthy Sooty Oystercatcher observed walking on the beach at around midday. Unusual as I have not seen this species at Corrimal before. |
| Damon Whiting 19/2 #216275 |
| | Red-browed FinchTennyson Street Campsie 2194 |
| Have worked one day a week for 6 years in Campsie (Tennyson/Shelley Sts), and we are regularly serenaded by Red-whiskered Bulbuls, see Little Wattlebirds and many New Holland Honeyeaters. On 11th saw for the first time Red-browed Finches (about 10) feeding on the grass verge. [Reporting on 18th - no sign of them today.] |
| Barrie Ayres 18/2 #216268 |
| | Glossy Black CockatooJamieson Park, Narrabeen Lakes |
| 4 Glossy Black Cockatoos seen |
| Elisabeth Karplus 15/2 #216186 |
| | Black HoneyeaterForbes-Cookamidgera Road, Parkes |
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| 1 male, first seen Sunday. Corner of Parkes-Eugowra Road and Forbes-Cookamidgera Road, 16.1 km SE of Forbes. |
| Peter Crane 12/2 #216145 |
| | Spotted HarrierMenangle |
| One adult male flying over the Hume Highway about 3pm. I've never seen one here before. |
| Lorne Johnson 12/2 #216136 |
| | White-winged Triller, Little PenguinWarden Head, Ulladulla |
| Two White-winged Trillers were spotted this afternoon, feeding along the escarpment at the head. These, to my knowledge, haven't been seen in Ulladulla ever! Although they have been seen 10 km or so either side of the town at times. As an added bonus, and what I'd been originally looking at before the WWTs, were a group of 10 Little Penguins off shore. There were also a good number of Wedge-tailed Shearwaters along with other types i.e. - Fluttering, Short- tails? but the light was atrocious owing to the mist and very difficult to ID. [Moderator's note (NH): Most exciting is the combination White-winged Triller - Little Penguin! There is one report (also by Bob Rusk) of White-winged Triller from 28th October 2008 at Yatte Yattah N.R. north of Ulladulla - that day Bob had a Brown Booby off Warden Head!!!] |
| Bob Rusk 11/2 #216134 |
| | Barking OwlJamieson Park, Narrabeen Lakes |
| One roosting Barking Owl at Jamieson Park. |
| Ron Swanson 11/2 #216130 |
| | Pacific BazaNurragingy Reserve |
| A quick visit to reserve. Seven Pacific Bazas (including 2 juvs) were on one tree near the entrance gate feeding on large stick insects. |
| Ted Wnorowski 11/2 #216127 |
| | Spotted Harrier, Australian Hobby, Spangled DrongoDeep Water Park Milperra |
| This morning 1 adult Spotted Harrier in heavy moult was the 1st I have seen in the Milperra area since mid September. 1 juvenile Australian Hobby is the 1st I have seen in the area since late July. Also a juvenile Black-shouldered Kite and 2 juvenile Brown Goshawks (male and female). 1 Spangled Drongo in mangroves. Still plenty of Scaly-breasted Lorikeets . |
| David James 11/2 #216126 |
| | Grey GoshawkCorner of New Farm Rd & John Savage Cresent, West Pennant Hills |
| It flew over heading towards Campbell Park. |
| Steve Edwards 11/2 #216125 |
| Mon 10 | | White-throated NeedletailSeal Rocks |
| Up to 50 overhead on 10th, up to 200 overhead on 11th and up to 10 overhead on the 12th.On 11th stayed hawking for several hours. |
| Philip Brook 13/2 #216154 |
| | Spangled Drongo and Black-browed AlbatrossMistral Point, Maroubra |
| A Spangled Drongo appeared 'in off the sea' this morning, very unusual.
More expected observations were 3 Black-bowed Albatross, 20 Flesh-footed Shearwaters and over 40 Pomarine Jaegers [Moderator's note (NH): Yet another interesting combination! Antipodean Drongo? ;-)] |
| David Mitford 12/2 #216139 |
| | Little Lorikeet, Little FriarbirdCorner of Hull Rd & Dean St, West Pennant Hills |
| 20 odd Little Lorkeets in one flock here and 1 Little Friarbird. The trees in this area seem to have been flowering for the last 5 weeks or so. Lots of Rainbow Lorikeets, Scaly-breasted Lorikeets and Musk Lorikeets. However today while doing my run there seemed to be several Little Lorikeets in every street I went on between Cumberland State Forest, Pennant Hills Road and Boundary Road. I would suggest well over 40 in that area and another 5 flew over Kedron Ave in Beecroft. |
| Steve Edwards 11/2 #216123 |