| Sun 25 |  | White-throated Needletail (1000)
Sydney Olympic Park |
| The biggest flock I have seen since the 1980s in Sydney covering a kilometre plus in size with hundreds and hundreds of birds centred over Meadowbank. Despite a half hour scour no sign of Fork-tailed Swift. Other good birds today included Australian Hobby (1 female), Tawny Frogmouth (2), Nankeen Night-Heron (1), Glossy Ibis (1) Mangrove Gerygone (2), Australasian Pipit (1) Black-shouldered Kite (1 juv), WB Sea-Eagle (2), Dollarbird (8) |
| Dion Hobcroft 25/1 #221955 |
| | Powerful Owl
Lovers Jump Creek Reserve, North Turramurra |
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| Single bird seen roosting over the stream at south end of reserve approx 7:30am |
| Tom Wilson 25/1 #221953 |
| Sat 24 | | Glossy Ibis, Latham's Snipe, Collared Sparrowhawk
McPherson Rd Swamp, Gavenlock Rd Tuggerah |
| There were a group of 4 Glossy Ibis feeding in this swamp this morning, where at least 10 Latham's Snipe were seen on the Swamp. A Sparrowhawk was escorted across the wetland by Magpies and Noisy Miners; 2 separate small groups of Chestnut-breasted Mannikins were seen that included juvenile birds; a pair of White-breasted Woodswallows were feeding dependant young; and Cisticolas, Tawny Grassbirds, Sacred Kingfisher and Dollarbirds were seen by 14 members of the Cumberland Bird Club. |
| Alan Morris and 12 members of CBOC 25/1 #221947 |
| | Pectoral Sandpiper
Lake Chickiba, Ballina |
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| Single Pectoral Sandpiper observed at Lake Chickiba today. My first for this site. |
| Steve McBride 24/1 #221931 |
| | Streaked Shearwater
Sydney Harbour National Park--North Head |
| 2 Streaked Shearwaters flying in with Wedge-tailed Shearwaters off north head today. |
| michael ronan. 24/1 #221930 |
| | Magpie Goose
Putta Bucca Wetlands, Mudgee |
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| 4 birds in dead trees on eastern side of wetlands. |
| Mark Leary 24/1 #221927 |
| | Mangrove Gerigone
Liberty Grove Wetlands, Rhodes |
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| One Mangrove Gerygone singing beautifully came to say hello when I attempted to mimic him. He was spotted and photographed Between the bridge and the bird lookout toward the Rhodes side of the bridge. |
| Richard Hardiman 24/1 #221925 |
| | Square-tailed Kite
Nowra |
| Two birds on Kalandar Road about 1.5 km from the highway towards Culburra in the early afternoon. |
| Murray Lord and Chris Gladwin 24/1 #221923 |
| | White-rumped Sandpiper
Lake Wollumboola, Culburra |
| Bird showing exceedingly well all morning. Also 2 Fairy Terns, 1 Great Knot, 2 Red Knot, 3 Curlew Sandpipers, 9 White-winged Black Tern. |
| Chris Gladwin, Murray Lord 24/1 #221922 |
| Fri 23 | | White-rumped Sandpiper (Update)
Lake Wollumboola |
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| White-rumped Sandpiper feeding at water's edge |
| Tony Dawe plus other birders 23/1 #221915 |
| Wed 21 | | Freckled Duck (1), Little Pied Cormorant (nesting)
Harrington Park Lake (about 6km North-east of Camden) |
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| A single Freckled Duck observed. Also, at at least three Little Pied Cormorant nests (in the trees on the man-made island in middle of lake) that contained Adults brooding young birds. |
| Michael Paul 22/1 #221902 |
| | Square-tailed Kite
Beechwood |
| One seen very low, being harassed by magpies as it circled at 4:38pm. |
| Ian Kerr 21/1 #221887 |
| | Black-necked Stork
Oxley Hwy, Port Macquarie |
| One adult Black-necked Stork seen at 7:30 am just 700m west of the Base Hospital on the North side of the Hwy. Very uncommon in this area of late. |
| Ian Kerr 21/1 #221886 |
| | White-rumped Sandpiper
Lake Wollumboola |
| The White-rumped Sandpiper was resting within the electric fence with Red-capped Plover and Red-necked Stint at Lake Wollumboola today. Also present, a Common Tern, ten White-winged Black Tern, Little and Fairy Tern, eight Lesser Sand Plover, five Red Knot and a Great Knot, a Sanderling, four Curlew Sandpiper as well as a number of Sharp-tailed Sandpiper. |
| Dimitris Bertzeletos and Julie Morgan 21/1 #221884 |
| Tue 20 | | Barking Owl, Black-faced Monarch
Burrlow track Blue Mountains national park near bellbird hill |
| One Barking Owl heard calling at about 9pm we did not see the bird. |
| Kareena, Josh Allen 20/1 #221879 |
| | Common Noddy, White-winged Black Tern
Flat Rock, Ballina |
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| 1 Common Noddy & 4 White-winged Black Tern resting on Flat Rock late this afternoon. The Noddy appeared to have an injured wing, but seemed to be flying without a problem. eBird checklist |
| Steve McBride 20/1 #221878 |
| | Glossy Ibis
McPherson Road Swamp |
| 3 seen near the McPherson Road edge of the swamp from about 250 metres west of Gavenlock Road intersection. |
| Graeme Robinson 20/1 #221870 |
| | Common Noddy, Sooty Terns, Pomarine Jaeger
Fort Drive, Newcastle, Hunter Valley |
| 1 Common Noddy seen flying past, also 2 Sooty Terns and 2 Pomarine Jaegers, many thousands of Shearwaters, mostly Wedge-tailed. Only a 1hr session. |
| Steve Roderick 20/1 #221869 |
| Mon 19 | | Magpie Goose
South Grafton |
| 98 Magpie Geese seen beside the Pacific Hwy 1.5km east of South Grafton. |
| Brett Allen 22/1 #221896 |
| | Streaked Shearwater
Sydney Harbour National Park--North Head |
| 1 Streaked Shearwater heading south of north head this afternoon. |
| michael ronan. 20/1 #221874 |
| | Onychoprion-type Tern, Buller's Shearwater, Great-winged Petrel
Mistral Point, Maroubra |
| One Onychoprion-type Tern was observed late in the day. It was flying south incredibly fast. No gliding involved. Sadly it was too distant to rule out either bridled or sooty, although it did appear to have a greyish back, with an intermediate wingspan between sooty and bridled (when compared with shearwaters), but it remains unidentified as no definite ID features were observed. One Buller's Shearwater was seen by a few of the observers a fair distance out. 2 Great-winged Petrel were seen earlier in the day. All other species seen can be found on the list attached. False Killer Whales (5) and a Whaler Shark (1) was also observed. eBird checklist |
| Simon Gorta, John Graff, Ray Gobbe, Biggles, Adrian Dick 20/1 #221868 |
| | Black-necked Stork
1931 Pacific Hwy, Cowper, east of Ulmarra |
| Two seen in a water meadow on north side of Highway. |
| Colleen Lock 19/1 #221865 |
| | Australasian Shoveler (6) Peregrine Falcon (1 juv)
Sydney Olympic Park--Waterbird Refuge |
| Highest ever count of Shovelers here, all feeding along the far edge in amongst the teal, so quite distant and not easy to make out. Recently fledged Peregrine Falcon repeatedly chasing gulls and avocets causing a lot of panic-great views. At Mason Park there were 15 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, 1 Curlew Sandpiper and 1 Red-kneed Dotterel. |
| Dion Hobcroft 19/1 #221863 |
| | Freckled Duck, Marsh Sandpiper
Cotton farm, Ashley |
| 6 Freckled Ducks were observed in a full 80 hectare (200 acres) irrigation farm dam. There were no other ducks present in this particular dam either and no vegetation at all. At least 250 Glossy Ibis were observed altogether in another irrigation dam, the highest count for this site. At another (low) irrigation dam, 75+ Red-necked Avocets, 200+ Black-winged Stilts, 6+ Marsh Sandpipers and 12 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers were found. 250 Whiskered Terns, 100 Gull-billed Terns, 10 Caspian Terns and 10 Silver Gulls were found resting in another irrigation farm dam. eBird checklist |
| Curtis Hayne and Ainslee Lines 19/1 #221861 |
| | Pacific Baza
Wareemba Avenue Thornleigh |
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| 3.15pm perch high in blue gum in front yard. Took photos from deck. Quiet cry as it left - flew east |
| Elizabeth Baxendale 19/1 #221859 |
| | Glossy Black-Cockatoo
Lower Pappinbarra |
| 6 GBC seen this morning at 6:08am eBird checklist |
| Ian Kerr 19/1 #221853 |
| Sun 18 | | Wood Sandpiper
Hexham Swamp |
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| Wood Sandpiper photographed along the old pipeline track (exact location can't be confirmed) on Sunday. Very few shorebirds have been visible from the track in recent times. Hopefully these rain events may change things out there. |
| Jeff Jones per Mick Roderick 19/1 #221858 |
| | Golden Whistler, Satin Bowerbird,
Coutts Crossing Village |
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| Immature Golden Whistler, probably 2nd year bird as rufous on wings very slight. This is an early record of this species which is usually an autumn-winter migrant-visitor to the local area. Adult female Bowerbird feeding two juveniles in backyard. Adult had been banded in the backyard on 22 Oct 2011. |
| Greg Clancy 19/1 #221856 |
| | White-headed Pigeon
Epping, corner Beecroft Road and Kandy Avenue |
| One adult White-headed Pigeon in a garden on the corner of Beecroft Road and Kandy Avenue. First time I see this species in the area. |
| Wouter Maes 19/1 #221854 |
| | Streaked Shearwater,Long-tailed Jaeger, Black-browed Albatross.
Sydney Harbour National Park-North Head. |
| Seen my second Streaked Shearwater flying south with Wedge-tailed Shearwaters this afternoon also 20+Black-browed albatross and 3 Long-tailed Jaegers. |
| michael ronan. 18/1 #221849 |
| | Crested Shrike-tit
Riverstone |
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| Early morning between 6:30am and 7am spotted 2 Crested Shrike-tits. Also photographed Olive-backed Orioles, Scarlet Honeyeater, Yellow- faced Honeyeater, juvenile Red-rumped Parrots, Eastern Spinebills, and juvenile Rufous Whistler and golden whistler. All seen just behind the cemetery. |
| Stephen and Antonella Gilmour 18/1 #221847 |
| Sat 17 | | South Island Pied Oystercatcher
Bundagen Headland |
| Went on a grueling pilgrimage in searing 36 degree heat to see the SIPO.
Walked from the Surf Club all the way to the point, where the bird was associating with up to three Sooty Oystercatchers on the rock platform at Bundagen Point. Also fresh Juv. Little Tern. |
| David Mitford 18/1 #221846 |
| | White-rumped Sandpiper
Lake Wollumboola |
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| White-rumped Sandpiper still present in the usual spot feeding adjacent to the Little Tern breeding area. Also several Red Knot and single Great Knot and a single White-winged Black Tern. Didn't see the reported Broad-billed Sandpipers. |
| Simon Blanchflower 18/1 #221839 |
| | Brown Booby
28km east of Terrigal |
| Brown Booby seen on a fishing trip 28km due east of Terrigal, circling the boat twice at close range. |
| Obi Gabriel per Mick Roderick 18/1 #221838 |
| | Whiskered Tern, Caspian Tern, Common Tern, Pied Oystercatcher
Clarence River, near Lawrence |
| Large mixed flock of terns roosting on sandpit in Clarence River 1.5km SE of Lawrence (observed approx 1km south of Lawrence ferry from Woodford Dale Rd). Approx 20-30 Whiskered Tern, 2 Caspian Tern, 1 Common Tern, many Crested Tern. Also 2 Pied Oystercatchers. Many Silver Gull. Whiskered Terns have been present on Clarence River (observed from Grafton downstream to Maclean) for previous few months. |
| Darryl and Gary Eggins and Maureen O'Shea 18/1 #221837 |
| Fri 16 | | Red-tailed Tropicbird & Brown Skua
Sydney (Coast) |
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| Went fishing out through the heads towards 12 mile (about 20kms) and saw a lot of seabirds. I'm a pretty ordinary sea-birder, but I certainly saw a lot of the same shearwaters (probably wedgetailed) and petrels (great-winged I think). A few singles though- a single Shy Albatross, a single Brown Skua, a lone Long-tailed Jaeger, a Sooty Shearwater, 2 Fairy Penguins and a single Red-tailed Tropicbird. [Moderator: the observer, while familiar with Pomarine Jaegar, is unable to, with complete certainty, rule out that species in place of the Brown Skua. AR] |
| Henry Cook 20/1 #221871 |
| | Grey-fronted Honeyeater
The OId Wheatfield, Nombinnie Nature Reserve, Mt. Hope |
| A single Grey-fronted Honeyeater, was seen in the Old Wheatfield, Nombinnie NR. The bird was very flighty and disappeared quickly. |
| Andrew Walker 18/1 #221842 |
| Thu 15 | | Lesser Sand Plover & Curlew Sandpipers
Soldiers Point (Norah Head) |
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| A Lesser Sand Plover and 15+ Curlew Sandpipers were observed between 10:45 and 11:18 out the front of the rock self (Low Tide)
Other species were 76+ Red-necked Stints, 20+ Ruddy Turnstones and 4+ Grey-tailed tattlers. |
| Steve Merrett 16/1 #221813 |
| | White-rumped Sandpiper
Lake Wollumboola |
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| Showing well throughout late morning-early afternoon. Two Broad-billed Sandpipers, two Lesser Sand-Plovers, two White-winged Black Terns and a Whiskered Tern. No sign of Great Knot or Fairy Tern for us. |
| Dion Hobcroft, David James and Dean Purcell 15/1 #221810 |
| Wed 14 | | Scarlet Honeyeater
Ulan |
| Foraging and singing from flowering Rough-barked Apple (Angophora floribunda) near Corporate Rd. Up two two birds but more may have been present. |
| Kurtis Lindsay 14/1 #221800 |
| | Pacific Emerald Dove
Coutts Crossing Village |
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| Adult male Pacific Emerald Dove returned to our backyard today at about 16:50 hrs. I heard its call at first and then later it was feeding on the fallen fruits of Cockspur Thorn, probably just eating the seeds, and later was seen to eat the seeds of a native Basket Grass Oplismenus aemulus. I took some photos but as the bird was continually moving they weren't as good as I had hoped for. |
| Greg Clancy 14/1 #221796 |
| | Wedge-tailed Eagle (x4)
Castlereagh |
| Four Wedge-tailed Eagles were observed by my friend at approximately 17:40 today. I am awaiting photographs. They were near gate 12 of the quarries. |
| Ákos Lumnitzer for Peter Phealan 14/1 #221794 |
| | Plumed Whistling-Duck
Sydney Olympic Park--Waterbird Refuge |
| 28 Plumed Whistling-Duck resting at low tide 9.00am |
| Marie Lister 14/1 #221792 |
| | White-rumped Sandpiper
Culburra Beach |
| Bird still present this morning in same spot - despite strong westerly - and seen by many birders. Other birds of note: Broad-billed Sandpiper, Great Knot, Red Knot, Lesser Sand Plover, Little Tern, Fairy Tern. |
| Lorne Johnson 14/1 #221791 |
| | Square-tailed Kite
Culburra Beach |
| One bird flying low over The Lake Circuit (close to shops) about 9am. Tremendous views. 3 Australian Magpies chased it away. |
| Lorne Johnson 14/1 #221790 |
| | Great Frigatebird
Shelley Beach, Port Macquarie. |
| A female Great Frigatebird was observed flying North along Shelley Beach at 11:30 this morning. (Moderator's Note: Great Frigatebirds are on the NSWORAC Review List and therefore this sightings should be referred to the that committee for review, a urrf can be down loaded for this purpose. (AKM). |
| Liz Hawkins per Clive Meadows 14/1 #221789 |
| | Latham's Snipe, Wandering Whistling Duck.
Swamp near Ironbark Creek, Minmi Rd, Wallsend |
| Flushed at least 40 Latham's Snipe which were on the drying out SW area of the swamp - (swimming pool carpark end). Also spotted a Brown Honeyeater. Saw 3 Wandering Whistling-Ducks at the Bunnings pond next door. |
| John French & Fiona Lumsden 14/1 #221788 |
| | Plumed Whistling-duck
Waterbird Refuge, Sydney Olympic Park |
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| 30 Plumed Whistling Ducks at the Waterbird Refuge at 10:00 am today. In a tight group about halfway down the long side. |
| Jenny Stiles, Rod Stiles, Geoff Hutchinson, Marie Lister and Margaret Murray. 14/1 #221783 |
| Tue 13 | | Long-tailed Jaeger
Mistral Point, Maroubra |
| 20+ Long-tailed Jaegers, including a flock of 14 birds together. 17 Pomarine Jaegers, 4 Flesh-footed Shearwaters, moderate numbers of Wedge-tailed Shearwaters and Short-tailed Shearwaters also noted. One or two Sooty and Fluttering Shearwaters also mixed in. |
| David Mitford 15/1 #221804 |
| | Black-eared Cuckoo, Painted Honeyeater, Speckled Warbler
Bobadeen Rd, near Ulan |
| Four Black-eared Cuckoos seen over the 12-13th Jan in Ironbark - Acacia linearifolia woodland. Speckled Warblers breeding (seen at five locations) and Painted Honeyeater seen and heard at three locations. Some Mistletoe in fruit. |
| Kurtis Lindsay 14/1 #221799 |
| | Grey Ternlet, South Island Pied Oystercatcher
Tucker's Rocks to Bundagen Headland |
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| SIPO was finally found at ~5:30pm, about 400m South of Tuckers Rocks - bird was solitary and eventually flew North past the rocks. Aus Pied Oystercatchers also seen with 3 feeding just to the north of Tuckers Rocks and 5 or so roosting on the rocks at Bundagen Headland but the SIPO was not seen with these birds at any time. Another notable sighting was a Grey Ternlet seen briefly, offshore from the Bundagen Headland rocks. |
| Lachlan Hall 14/1 #221780 |
| | Little Tern
Long Reef |
| I observed a single Little Tern this morning at Long Reef at 8am this morning. I saw it in flight, calling and also perched on the rockshelf. I had clear views of the black tip on the beak to distinguish it from a Fairy Tern |
| Jayden Walsh 13/1 #221778 |
| | Emerald Dove
Coutts Crossing Village, SW of Grafton |
| Adult male Dove observed walking on ground in our backyard at 16:05 hrs, disappeared when I rushed to get camera/scope. Reappeared at 16:35 hrs walking on path near our bird bath at our back door. Disappeared again as I went for the camera. This is our first backyard record of the species, my first for the Coutts Crossing area and my first for the Clarence Valley for some years. This bird appears to be a rare, unpredictable, visitor to the Clarence Valley. |
| Greg & Val Clancy 13/1 #221772 |
| | White-rumped Sandpiper
Lake Wollumboola |
| The bird was located in the fenced-off tern breeding area. It made no attempt to move off and was quite busy just preening before it sat down to rest. |
| Ben Weston 13/1 #221770 |
| Mon 12 | | Pacific Baza
Warriewood Wetlands |
| Nesting site on eastern side of Powderworks road. |
| John Taylor 14/1 #221787 |
| | Wedge-tailed eagle
Castlereagh Rd near Penrith Regional Lakes |
| 2 circling wedge tails over trees on East side of road. A raven chased the rather ineffectually eBird checklist |
| Adrian o'hara 13/1 #221776 |
| | Red-necked Avocet, Black-necked Stork
Wooloweyah Lagoon, W of Angourie |
| 32 Avocets at high tide roost at western edge of lagoon with other shorebirds. They had to to move as tide inundated their roost. Adult Black-necked Stork foraging at north-western edge of Lagoon flew to site at western edge. Possibly one of the local adult pair which hasn't been recorded breeding since 2001. |
| Greg Clancy & Russell Jago 13/1 #221771 |
| | Square-tailed Kite
Kooloobong Park, Keiraville |
| At 1:45pm, one Square-tailed Kite was gliding low - then higher - above Kooloobong Park's canopy and the forest at the base of Mt Keira. I was somewhat surprised to see a STK here, considering the habitat is closed forest and rainforest; Pizzey & Knight do mention that STKs frequent these habits though. Not sure how many records of STKs there are for Wollongong area. |
| Lorne Johnson 12/1 #221754 |
| | White-rumped Sandpiper
Lake Wollumboola |
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| Still present today, despite somewhat miserable conditions on the beach at times! At least 3 Broad-billed SP, 2 Sharpies, and 2 Curlew SP as well. Same location as previously reported. Seen resting, feeding and in flight. I'll put up my full site list when I get home! |
| Elliot Leach, Lori Leach and others 12/1 #221753 |
| | Powerful Owl, Scarlet Honeyeater
Nurragingy Reserve |
| A young Powerful Owl was perching in a turpentine tree at the Currawong Picnic site and eating freshly killed ringtail possum early morning (7:15am). Ravens, magpies and miners were making a terrible noise and constantly harassing it. It didn't bother the bird at all. I left it after 30 minutes with few pieces of possum left under its foot. Other birds have forgotten about the owl and moved away. Also in the reserve: Scarlet Honeyeater ( 8 feeding in mistletoes near the Creek), Brown Honeyeater (1). |
| Ted Wnorowski 12/1 #221751 |
| Sun 11 | | Wood Sandpiper
Belmore Swamp, Seales Rd, Kempsey |
| A single Wood Sandpiper was a nice surprise at this location. Bird landed on verge of swamp close to the road and provided great all round views. 10 Glossy Ibis present as well a several pairs of Australian Shoveler amongst the numerous Chestnut and Grey Teal. There were also 200+ Straw-necked Ibis feeding across a couple of wet paddocks on the south side. eBird checklist |
| Clive Meadows & Louise Earnshaw 15/1 #221802 |
| | Spotless Crake, Baillon's Crake
Pitt Town Lagoon |
| Had good views of 2 Spotless Crakea and 5 Baillon's Crakes at Pitt town lagoon today. |
| michael ronan 12/1 #221761 |
| | Kermadec / White-necked Petrels, Buller's Shearwater, Sooty Tern (60+)
Pelagic off Port Stephens |
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| Highlights of a very wet pelagic off Port Stephens yesterday were a dark Kermadec Petrel, White-necked Petrel, 2 Buller's Shearwaters and at least 60+ Sooty Terns. Most activity was inside the last 3 or 4 miles landward of the shelf break (in fact there was very little wide of the shelf, though rain was heavy there). We also had a distant 'Cookilaria' that got away on us. 12 White-faced Storm-petrels was a good number of this species in recent times for these pelagic trips. Photo of the Kermadec by Allan Richardson. |
| Mick Roderick and all aboard the MV Argonaut 12/1 #221752 |
| | Painted Honeyeater
15 km Sth of Condobolin |
| The four or five pairs of Painted HEs are still present and breeding. Found a nest today with two large chicks just about to fledge. Also present were Superb Parrots and numerous Mistletoebirds with juveniles. Finally good rains recently have given the area some kind of Spring as a lot of the small birds are now starting a late breeding. |
| Warren Chad 11/1 #221750 |
| | White-rumped Sandpiper, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Lesser Sand-plover, Fairy Tern
Lake Wollumboola |
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| White-rumped Sandpiper located on the lake near the south western corner of the little tern nesting area before it flew with the other waders to within the fenced off area. It then moved between the two spots, but appeared most comfortable inside the fence. At least 4 Lesser Sand-plovers and 2 Broad-billed Sandpipers were also present. One Fairy Tern, two White-winged Black Terns and both knot species were also noted. eBird checklist |
| Simon Gorta, Julian Teh, Lachlan Hall & others 11/1 #221746 |
| | Whimbrel
Deeban Spit Port Hacking |
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| 1 Whimbrel standing in with 16 eastern curlews at high tide. |
| Julie Keating 11/1 #221739 |
| Sat 10 | | Ostrich
Barham-Moama Rd and Lashbrooks Rd, NSW |
| Observed 12 adult Ostriches and 6 young ones at known site at Lashbrooks Rd. We were approx 1 km down Lashbrooks Rd looking east.
Birds were well away from Lashbrooks Road but could be seen with bins and scope. |
| Jim and Greg Caine 11/1 #221737 |
| | Streaked Shearwater, Common Noddy.
Sydney Harbour National Park-North Head. |
| Seen my first Streaked Shearwater for the summer today in with Wedge-tailed Shearwaters and 2 Common Noddys flying north close to the water. |
| michael ronan. 10/1 #221733 |
| | Wandering Whistling-duck, Black-backed Bittern, Australasian Bittern
Fivebough Wetlands |
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| Two Wandering Whistling-duck were observed and photographed in the central pond off Petersham Rd (the first one you get to taking the gravel track past the entrance building).
Subsequently, two Australasian Bittern were flushed (see ebird for details). 3 Black-backed Bittern were flushed near the dirt mound overlooking the central pond the ducks were on, and a further single male was flushed on the sewage ponds. eBird checklist |
| Simon Gorta, Julian Teh, Meredith Thomas 10/1 #221731 |
| | Black Falcon
Hiney Road, Orange |
| Two Black Falcons perched in dead tree over paddock with calling Brown Quail, one flew when disturbed. |
| Neville Schrader 10/1 #221730 |
| | White-rumped Sandpiper & Broad-billed Sandpiper
Lake Wollumboola |
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| White-rumped Sandpiper still present in same spot.
Also noteworthy were 3 Broad-billed Sandpipers briefly 6-6:15pm |
| David Mitford 10/1 #221729 |
| | Lesser Sand Plover
Boat Harbour, Kurnell |
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| Amongst the usual mix for this time of year was a lone Lesser Sand Plover. Photographed attached. eBird checklist |
| Greg McLachlan 10/1 #221728 |
| | Peaceful Dove
High Range, Wombeyan Caves |
| One bird heard mid-morning today, by Wombeyan Caves Rd. My first record for the Southern Highlands. |
| Lorne Johnson 10/1 #221725 |
| | South Island Pied Oystercatcher
Bundagen Headland |
| Originally we saw the SIPO on the beach about 2km North of the end of Tuckers Rd. It then flew north about 500m to the rocks on Bundagen Headlands. There it rested with Australian Pied Oystercatchers allowing good comparison, until a Sea Eagle flew over and flushed all the birds present. In flight the SIPO was noticeably smaller than the APO, with a broad white trailing edge to the wing, joining the body, and a pointed white mark going up the back. After they had settled again a pair of APOs began to hassle the SIPO, eventually driving it south down the beach. It returned ten minutes later and was again driven off to the north, eventually flying out of sight. Under observation from approximately 2pm to 2:30pm. |
| Elliot Leach; Louise Ashton; Chris Burwell; Antonia Burwell-Rodriguez 10/1 #221723 |
| | LIttle Egret
Nepean Weir, Penrith |
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| 2 Little Egrets at different times. One hunting along weir itself, then a second bird about two hours later arriving from downstream.
An interesting note is that the previously dense population of nesting cormorants (for several years) across the river is no more. For some unknown reason the only nesting birds I've seen were three darters (3 nests), but the rest of the large quarry lake appeared just about devoid of life. |
| Ákos Lumnitzer 10/1 #221719 |
| Fri 9 | | White-rumped Sandpiper
Lake Wollumboola |
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| Good views at close range with about 9 others from 10:30-11:45am. Good comparison views next to Red-necked Stint. WRSA slightly larger, browner and duller, bill slightly decurved, tail feathers protrude past the tail. Speckles and some streaking on flanks. Overcast, no wind about 26C. First seen at Shoalhaven Heads on 5/1/15. Photo attached and eBird list attached but not complete. eBird checklist |
| Carla Jackett 10/1 #221724 |
| Thu 8 | | Little Bronze-Cuckoo, Forest Kingfisher, Coastal Emu
Brooms Head Road, Taloumbi |
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| While observing an adult male Coastal Emu with 8 black-headed juveniles foraging actively in a paddock we heard two Little Bronze-Cuckoos in a nearby paperbark. When I located the Cuckoos I could see that they were both adult males. One was displaying to the other by spreading its wings and one was calling with a harsh call that I had not heard before. It was neither of the calls described for the species in HANZAB. I thought I saw a third Cuckoo but as the two males were moving about a fair bit it was hard to tell if there was an additional bird. A Forest Kingfisher was heard calling in the distance. The Emus disappeared suddenly when two Dingoes showed up. |
| Greg Clancy & Russell Jago 9/1 #221711 |
| | Wedge-tailed Eagle
Matcham NSW |
| Seen 500 m Central Coast Hwy. There is evidence of feeding at the location as there are multiple rabbit kills near a large eucalyptus. Seen in flight being hassled by magpies. This is the 3rd sighting since 25 th Dec.2014 |
| T.Jones 8/1 #221703 |
| | White-rumped Sandpiper
Lake Wollumboola, Culburra Beach. |
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| The White-rumped Sandpiper was found today at Lake Wollumboola and kept under observation between 11.30 and 1430 hrs. It fed unconcerned by the people present, only flying off when the other waders were disturbed by presumably potential avian predators and then returning to its favoured feeding spot along the lake foreshore near the aforementioned Little Tern nesting area, and at a distance of about 300m from the car park that is located at the junction of Lake Circuit and Eastern Circuit Rds, Culburra Village. Other birds present included Red-necked Stints, 7 Red Knots, 1 Great Knot, Red-capped & Lesser Sand Plover, Curlew and Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, nesting Little Terns both on eggs and feeding young. More observers arrived after 1.30 pm. |
| Alan Morris, Greg McLachlan, Michael Scobie & Narelle Wright (photo) 8/1 #221702 |
| | Spotted Harrier
South Maroubra |
| Quartering the scrub between Magic Point and the Rifle Range, 8. 30 a.m.
Also a Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo. |
| Ted Nixon 8/1 #221696 |
| | Great Frigatebird
Newcastle Harbour |
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| Adult female Great Frigatebird once again observed by a number of observers in Newcastle Harbour today from early morning till approx. 10:15am. The bird disappeared to the north into Stockton Bight for sometime after that and was observed again in the Harbour just before midday. When present the bird appears to be moving between two areas, the inner Harbour and Nobby's Lighthouse. Conversations with local walkers, enquiring about this "strange bird", suggests that the bird may have been present since at least January 5. There is also an unconfirmed report that there may have been two birds present earlier in the week. Due to its rarity this bird will be subject to an ORAC submission. |
| Allan Richardson 8/1 #221692 |
| Wed 7 | | Square-tailed Kite
Silverdale rd, Silverdale nsw |
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| bird circled low over road and houses, harassed by butcher birds at one point when it tried to land in some trees eBird checklist |
| Adrian o'Hara 13/1 #221777 |
| | Bush Stone-curlew
Featherdale Wildlife Park Doonside |
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| Yesterday afternoon a Bush Stone-curlew was in the main car park of Featherdale and then flew into the park it was not one of the parks birds that had excaped I'm a keeper at Featherdale and I counted all our birds and it was definitely not one of our birds did not stay for long before flying away and was not seen today. (Moderator's Note: The nearest breeding population of BSC is around Brisbane Water, in Gosford LGA. Here there is a breeding population of 3-5 pairs, most of which fledge one or two chicks per annum. Banding studies of this population has shown that there is some dispersal south of juvenile birds to Sydney's northern beach side suburbs and parklands along the Parramatta River. It is possible that this bird came from the Gosford LGA population, however the bird is too far way to indicate whether it was colour-banded.AKM) |
| Joshua Allen 8/1 #221697 |
| | Sooty Tern
N of Corindi River mouth (Red Rock) |
| Adult beachcast. |
| Russell Jago 8/1 #221695 |
| | Great Frigatebird
Newcastle Harbour (incl. Nobby's Beach and Carrington Basin) |
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| An unidentified frigatebird was first seen by John and Beth Cockerell at around 1pm yesterday (7 Jan) flying west up Newcastle Harbour towards Carrington. Word went out and it was then a chase to try and locate the bird for an ID, with Lucas Grenadier providing (distant) updates from his workplace along Honeysuckle Drive. At about 5pm Ian Benson and Adam Fawcett (both on opposite sides of the harbour) found it flying over the Hunter River near the Carrington terminals. They both identified it as an adult female Great Frigatebird through bins/scopes. Later, Dan Williams got some close images from Nobby's Breakwall showing the sullied pale throat, a brownish hind collar, broad-based belly patch, lack of spurs in the underwing and one dorsal shot showing narrow and brown alar bars, all confirming the ID as a female Great (one image attached). This species is on the NSW ORAC review list and will be assessed. If accepted, it would be a first for the Hunter Region. The bird has been seen today in the same areas as well. Of interest, a long trade flow causing consistent easterly winds stretching across the West Pacific has dominated recently and there seems to be potential for a tropical cyclone to develop in the Coral Sea over the weekend too. Maybe this bird is a pre-cursor of things to come? |
| John and Beth Cockerell and several others, per Mick Roderick 8/1 #221690 |
| | Great Frigatebird
Hunter River, between Nobbys and Carrington |
| First sighted by John Cockerell at ~1330 from Queens Wharf. Several independant observers viewed the bird by ~1630 from different locations and ID confirmed. Still on river on 8/1/2015 @0830. |
| Adam Fawcett 8/1 #221687 |
| | Bush Stone-curlew
Featherdale Wildlife Park Doonside |
| One bird seen at about 5pm yesterday it was not an escape from the park |
| Joshua Allen 8/1 #221686 |
| | South Island Pied Oystercatcher
Tucker's Rock |
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| The SIPO was apparent at 7:30AM very close to the beach access from carpark, perhaps 100m north. In close association with a single Pied Oystercatcher. |
| John Weigel 7/1 #221675 |
| | Pacific Baza
Laurieton Retirement village |
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| 2 sub-adult birds observed calling and circling the local area, a third bird also heard calling apart from the two for the past 3 days. |
| Stephen Gallivan 7/1 #221669 |
| | Eastern Osprey
Nepean Weir, Penrith |
| I received an sms from my friend at 8:30am. She saw an Osprey at the weir! It was across the river at the weir itself in a dead branch :) |
| Ákos Lumnitzer for Sue Thomson of BMBO 7/1 #221668 |
| Tue 6 | | South Island Pied Oystercatcher
Between Tuckers Rock and Bundagen Headland, S of Coffs Harbour |
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| Following up on Phil Gilmour's excellent sighting yesterday, we observed a single likely SIPO in the same area, associating with Australian Pied Oystercatchers. We walked all the way to Bundagen where at least 6 pied-type and 2 Sooty Oystercatchers were present on the rocks. Three pied oycs flew off to the south - from where we had walked - and we followed these up, getting good views. As reported yesterday, the bird showed clearly shorter legs, longer bill with less deep base, much more extensive white on upperwing, clearly reaching the trailing edge of the inner secondaries, the pointed/tapered white patch on the upper back, and extensively white underwing, including whole of innermost secondaries, bases of remaining secondaries and inner primaries, and most greater primary coverts. Other species at Bundagen included Pied and Great Cormorant, Ruddy Turnstone, Crested Terns and Silver Gulls. Could anyone looking for the bird, whether successful or not, please let me know via northernnsw@birdlife.org.au - thanks. |
| Peter Higgins, Michael Cheers & Peter Richards 6/1 #221660 |
| | Freckled Duck (5), Pink-eared Duck (2), Red-necked Avocet (45)
Tuggerah Wastewater Treatment Plant |
| Five Freckled Ducks were sitting on the mud shoreline at the main pond in the treatment plant. To access it, the main gates are closed, so walk on the right-hand side track, ( from Ibis Rd ), which leads to the ponds. A warning - be careful of snakes; Red-bellied Black are thought to be around. There were also 2 Pink-eared Ducks and exactly 45 Red-necked Avocets in the main pond as well.
Logan Lalonde - 14 years old - visiting birder from Canada |
| Logan Lalonde 6/1 #221659 |
| | Brahminy Kite
Tuggerah |
| An adult Brahminy Kite was circling high in the sky near the Red Rooster Chicken restaurant. I got out of the car before entering the restaurant, and spied a kite sp. Reaching for the binoculars, to my astonishment, it turned out to be a Brahminy. |
| Logan Lalonde 6/1 #221657 |
| | White-rumped Sandpiper, Fairy Tern
Lake Wollumboola |
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| Came across the White-rumped Sandpiper on the lake shore near the Little Tern breeding area early this morning. We are guessing it's the same bird from Shoalhaven Heads seen yesterday. Also, a single Fairy Tern identified, as well as 3 White-winged Black Terns. |
| Lachlan Hall, Henry Coleman, Stanley Tang and Andrew Walker 6/1 #221646 |
| Mon 5 | | Possible South Island Pied Oystercatcher
between Tuckers Rock and Bundagen Headland, about 15kms south of Coffs Harbour |
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| another photo |
| Phil Gilmour 5/1 #221633 |
| | Possible South Island Pied Oystercatcher
between Tuckers Rock and Bundagen Headland, about 15kms south of Coffs Harbour |
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| This bird was seen this morning with two Australian Pied Oystercatchers. It had clearly shorter legs and longer bill and more white on trailing edge of upper wing and more white on underwing. Poor photo of flying bird attached. I also have photo on beach with Australian Pied Oystercatchers I will include in a separate post (see sighting #221633). [Moderator: this bird appears an extremely good candidate for SIPO - with luck more photos will confirm this incoming days. AR] |
| Phil Gilmour 5/1 #221632 |
| | White-rumped Sandpiper
Shoalhaven Heads |
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| A White-rumped Sandpiper was seen roosting at high tide amongst a flock of 80 Red-necked Stints on the foredune at the old rivermouth. See attached link for approximate location. Park at eastern end of River road and head south for about 500 metres. Also 2 Lesser Sand Plover and 1 Whimbrel seen. eBird checklist Further information |
| Nigel and Carla Jackett 5/1 #221626 |
| | Glossy Black-Cockatoo
Eulah Creek |
| Group of 5 flying over to the North at 9:45 this morning, calling one another (no photo). Further information |
| Michael Dahlem 5/1 #221618 |
| Sun 4 | | Wonga Pigeon, Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Wagga Wagga Botanical Gardens |
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| 1 Wonga Pigeon observed near the little zoo wandering around freely. It had no bands or any sign that it was an escapee bird, and flew up onto a tree when it was approached too closely. According to eBird, there are only a handful or records from North Eastern Victoria and a single 1991 record from Jerilderie which are worth noting as similar records. Two Tree Sparrows were also observed inside the amphitheatre where there are numerous records for them. eBird checklist |
| Simon Gorta, Julian Teh, Owen Lishmund 13/1 #221779 |
| | Regent Honeyeater
Myall Lakes National Park--Mungo Brush |
| I stumbled across a Regent Honeyeater low in the foliage as I was walking back to my car after a swim at North Broadwater on Mungo Brush Drive (between the Bombah Ferry and Boomeri camping ground) around 1pm. The bird was not calling nor had noticeable leg banding. The bird hung around for 5 minute as I tried to call it in to get a picture on my phone to no avail. It was chased by a Lewin’s Honeyeater and Noisy Friar Bird before disappearing. Best tick I have made this year! |
| Dr Andrew C M Smith 7/1 #221678 |
| | Mangrove Gerygone
Royal National Park--Bonnie Vale |
| Mangrove Gerygone heard singing from mangroves near the Bonnie Vale/Maianbar bridge this afternoon. |
| Marc Anderson 4/1 #221611 |
| | Whistling Kite
Bay Street, Greenwich, edge of Lane Cove River |
| A whistling kite flew close to the coastline heading westward at 10.20am this morning. I have not seen this species in this part of the municipality before. |
| Judy Clark 4/1 #221603 |
| | Black-faced Monarch, Baillon's Crake, Spotless Crake, Spotted Harrier
Pitt Town Lagoon |
| Highlights from Pitt Town Lagoon this morning were 4 Baillon's Crake, many Spotless Crakes were heard calling but remained hidden in the reeds and a Spotted Harrier cruising over the reeds. What I thought was pretty unusual for Pitt Town was a Black-faced Monarch in the trees on the edge of the lagoon. |
| michael ronan 4/1 #221602 |
| | Topknot Pigeons
Ferdinand Street, Hunters Hill |
| 4-5 Topknot Pigeons flying and then landing in Liquid Amber tree in our garden around 9 am. |
| Elisabeth Karplus 4/1 #221599 |
| | Red-necked Avocet, Shoveler, Fecked Duck and Pink-eared Ducks
Tuggerah Waste water Treatmnet Plant, Wyong Rd Tuggerah |
| There are still 32 Red-necked Avocets on the back of the STW, along with 78 Black-winged Stilts, 9 Shovelers, 2 Pink-eared and 2 Freckled Ducks. Black-shouldered Kites and a Swamp Harriers also present as well as about 460 Grey Teal, 120 Hardheads, 80 Hoary-headed Grebes and many Little Grebes plus the usual waterbirds, great birding at present! |
| Alan Morris 4/1 #221597 |
| | Regent Bowebird, Green Catbird, Spectacled Monarch
Ourimbah RTA Reserve |
| Male Regent and 2 females feeding on kangaroo apple. This is just past the old generator site. Also attracting Lewin's Honeyeater, Green Catbirds and Silvereye. Male Satin Bowerbird seen nearby. Seen yesterday was a Spectacled Monarch, Black-faced Monarchs, Rufous Fantails, 2 European Blackbird & Bul Buls. |
| Allan Benson & Alan Morris 4/1 #221596 |
| Sat 3 | | Square-tailed Kite
Basin View, St Georges Basin, South Coast |
| adult foraging at tree-top level around houses in Basin View Parade eBird checklist |
| Andrew Taylor 9/1 #221708 |
| | Australian Hobby (3)
Erina |
| Over the last couple of months, I have had almost daily sightings of a pair of Hobbies at the corner of Central Coast Hwy and Terrigal Dr, Erina. They appeared to be using an old Australian Raven nest at the top of a Hoop Pine and today I saw the pair sitting with a fledgling about 8 metres below the nest. This is only the second recorded breeding site for Hobbies on the Central Coast, the other being in an old Raven nest atop the Telstra tower in Wyong in 2012 and 2013. |
| Nick Carson 7/1 #221682 |
| | Black-necked Stork, Latham's Snipe, Grey Gosdhawk
McPhersons Rd Swamp, Tuggerah |
| The Black-necked Stork has been present the past 3 days at this site, however this morning (4/1/15) from 600-1000 hrs it has been present along the foreshore off Tuggerah Bay, seen from Geoffrey Rd Chittaway (per Dellas Johnson). Other birds at McPhersons Swamp include 2+ Latham's Snipe, White-necked Heron, Intermediate Egret, Grey Goshawk, Black-shouldered Kite, 2 Red-kneed Dotterel & 2 Chestnut-breasted Mannikin. A Wedge-tailed Eagle & White-throated Needletails were sighted there on 1/1/15 |
| Alan Morris, photo Dellas Johnston 4/1 #221598 |
| | Grey Goshawk, Regent Bowerbird, Topknot pigeon
Strickland State Forest |
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| One Grey Goshawk flushed from the creek vegetation next to the trail. One Female/imm Regent bowerbird (poor photo attached) and two Topknot Pigeons. Rufous Fantails and Black Faced Monarchs also. |
| David Vickers 3/1 #221593 |
| | Lesser Sandplover (2), Wandering Tattler (2)
Boat Harbour, Kurnell |
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| On high tide this morning there were a pair of Lesser Sandplovers and a pair of Wandering Tattlers at Boat Harbour, Kurnell. For Wandering Tattlers see the 2 images for Jan 3 taken by Gary Dunnett in the Further Information link to his Flickr photo album. Further information |
| Gary Dunnett, Ken Gilmour, Bruce Roubin 3/1 #221592 |
| | Peregrine Falcon
Coutts Crossing Village, SW of Grafton |
| Two birds, appeared to be adults of the same sex (same size), probably males, in aerial display high to the south of the Village. Circling together then one would rise up stall briefly and fly towards second bird. Both birds presented their talons to each other but no contact was made. This was repeated a few times until the birds moved out of sight in an easterly direction and appeared to be still displaying. |
| Greg Clancy 3/1 #221585 |
| | Nankeen Night Heron
Nepean Weir, Penrith |
| In the nearly eight years of me visiting this area, not once have I seen this bird here. I am sure they are around, but it was a surprise landing of one in a small eucalyptus along the upper part of the walk, which alerted me to its presence. I got some great views, especially as a couple of walkers by flushed it and it descended down to the river from up near the sake brewery where I saw it. |
| Ákos Lumnitzer 3/1 #221583 |
| Fri 2 | | Superb Lyrebird
North Turramurra |
| Group of 4 birds foraging for food in undergrowth and leaf litter. 1 male displaying to female. |
| Narelle Barden 7/1 #221667 |
| | possible Rawnsley's Bowerbird (young male)
Border Ranges National Park--Sheepstation Creek |
| In a group of normal Satin Bowerbirds there was a female-coloured bird with conspicuous yellow primary panels and a more slender and longer appearing bill but with the overall size and jizz of a Satin Bowerbird. Normal Regent Bowerbirds were nearby. As neither female Satin nor female Regent Bowerbirds show yellow wing panels, we believe that this bird was a young male 'Rawnsley's Bowerbird' (Satin x Regent hybrid). A mutant Satin Bowerbird with aberrant primary colouration should have a stouter and shorter bill. So far only adult male 'Rawnsley's Bowerbirds' have been described. So, this observation might be of general interest. Unfortunately, we weren't able to get photographs. |
| Nikolas Haass & Frank Valckenborgh 6/1 #221664 |
| | Pheasant Coucal
Royal National Park--Mt Bass |
| One Pheasant Coucal heard calling from low trees adjacent to heath near the south end of the Mt. Bass Fire Trail. |
| Logan Lalonde 4/1 #221606 |
| | Pacific Baza
Coutts Crossing Village, SW of Grafton |
| Baza heard calling in morning. Two observed the day before (01 Jan 15) flying into eucalypts at edge of village near Cemetery. |
| Greg Clancy 3/1 #221587 |
| | Pacific Baza
Armidale Street, South Grafton |
| Adult with heavy wing moult gliding north over residential area. |
| Greg Clancy 3/1 #221586 |
| | White-fronted, Painted, Brown Honeyeaters, Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
"The winery", Whitton Stock Route Rd, Binya SF |
| An early morning visit to this site started with a flock of 12 Major Mitchell's Cockatoos landing in a dead tree beside the car. In the winery block itself, a Brown Honeyeater (rare for the area) and then a White-fronted Honeyeater (even rarer) plus a Painted Honeyeater showed themselves albeit briefly. A group of 8 Turquoise Parrots also flew overhead and 12 Superb Parrots flew over the car as I was driving off. A good start to my 2015 list! |
| Max O'Sullivan 2/1 #221576 |
| | Red-necked Avocet, Pink-eared Duck
Tuggerah Wastewater Treatment Plant |
| 20+ Avocets still on back pond. Single Pink-eared amongst mass of Hardhead, Grey and Chestnut Teal and Australasian and Hoary-headed Grebe |
| Allan Benson 2/1 #221574 |
| | Latham's Snipe, Red-rumped Parrot
Tuggerah, Central Coast Wetlands |
| 3 Latham's Snipe flushed. 8 Red-rumped parrots including adults and immatures. Red-rumps are uncommon on the central coast so this is significant breeding record |
| Allan Benson 2/1 #221573 |
| | Black-necked Stork, Latham's Snipe
McPherson Road Swamp |
| Swamp very full with limited bird life. Black-necked Stork the stand out bird. 2 Latham's Snipe flushed |
| Allan Benson 2/1 #221572 |
| Thu 1 | | Caspian Tern
Stockton Sandspit |
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| Oranged flagged bird "77" spotted 9 am on Jan 1.
Can't find anywhere to report on the net. Silver on other leg ? Victorian. (Moderator's Note: Go onto the Australian Wader Study Group Website, there is a option there to report siightings.AKM) |
| Michael Rutkowski 6/1 #221661 |
| | Satin Flycatcher
Pope's Glen track, Blue Mountains National Park, Blackheath |
| Two active nests found 70 metres apart along the Pope's Glen track. At least six adult Satin Flycatchers (and one nestling) seen along the track. |
| Mark Hocking 1/1 #221568 |
| | Spotted Harrier (I'mmature)
Cornwallis |
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| While I spent time photographing two recently fledged Brown Falcon chicks (one still had down on its head), an immature Spotted Harrier flew over the treetops coming from Bakers Lagoon. Sadly, I had to take shots into the sun, so it is very contrasty, but I still managed some good images of this beautiful young bird. I believe there may be at least one nesting pair in the Nepean-Hawkesbury region, as for the last two or more years I have been seeing young birds (photos taken too) as well as many adults. However, it would be difficult to locate a nest if there were one. |
| Ákos Lumnitzer 1/1 #221565 |
| | Spotted Harrier
Freemans Reach |
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| Adult Spotted Harrier spotted and photographed near corner of Argyle Reach Road and Freemans Reach Road this afternoon. It was interesting to note the harrier's behaviour from a distance, as initially I thought it may have been a Square-tailed Kite. The harrier was hovering over the treetops with feet fully down for a while. |
| Ákos Lumnitzer 1/1 #221564 |
| | Black Falcon, Glossy Ibis
Bushells Lagoon, Wilberforce |
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| There were at least six Glossy Ibis at the lagoon and five Whistling Kites were harassing them at various times during mid-afternoon. I suddenly noticed a larger falcon appear from the south and join the kites harassing the waterbirds. The falcon then flew on towards the town of Freemans Reach. Only a poor ID shot was taken of the falcon, but the characteristics of plumage and its flight made ID a snap. |
| Ákos Lumnitzer 1/1 #221563 |