Moderators' Note

Birders are encouraged to post lists to eBird Australia, where sightings are incorporated into the BirdLife Australia Atlas. To do this you need to register with eBird Australia then login. All Regent Honeyeater and Swift Parrot reports should be forwarded to Mick Roderick to assist in the recovery of these severely declining species: mick.roderick@birdlife.org.au. Note we will not be publishing reports of Accipiter raptors (Collared Sparrowhawk, Grey/Brown Goshawks) or Square-tailed Kites unless they are in unusual locations or are seen with unusual prey etc.

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March 2026

Thu 5		Buff-banded Rail Mason Park Wetland Homebush
		Successful nesting of Buff-banded Rail. two adults and two chicks. this is the second year in succession that this species has successfully nested at Mason Park. eBird checklist
		Gerard Duane 5/3 #273027
Mon 2		Whie-winged Chough Carnarvon Golf Course Auburn
		12 birds were seen close to Joseph St about 10.00 am. I had never seen them so close to Sydney City before. Rookwood Cemetery is not far away.
		Ian Bailey 4/3 #273026
		Spotted Harrier S of Clarence Lawn Cemetery, South Grafton
		Juvenile in flight low over grassland.
		Greg Clancy 3/3 #273023
		Spotted harrier Lismore
		Single bird cruising the setaria paddocks on bangalow road on the way out to boat harbour. Another seen last week working a fox tail swamp at nearby Corndale
		Ian colvin 3/3 #273022

February 2026

Fri 27		Streaked Shearwater Long Reef Aquatic Reserve
		Hightlight of a fairly quite seawatch this afternoon considering the conditions was a Streaked Shearwater flying south past the island
		Michael Ronan 28/2 #273017
Thu 26		Tahiti and Black Petrels, Streaked Shearwater, Browny Booby, Red-tailed Tropicbirds, Sooty Terns Offshore--Port Stephens pelagic
		It was a rather 'tropical-feeling' pelagic off Port Stephens on Thursday 26th. Perhaps the most notable thing was the number of Sooty Terns seen, with close to 100 individuals observed (rarely was there a moment when birds weren't visible during our drift). The Sooties were punctuated by some great warm water species such as a (very pale and moulting) Tahiti Petrel, adult female Brown Booby, at least three Red-tailed Tropbirds and three Streaked Shearwaters. An obliging Black Petrel was cause for excitement as well. After having a Tahiti last month, think this is the first time we've had this species on consecutive trips off Port Stephens. Good numbers of Fleshies (~100), also two Shy-types but no stormies at all. Composite image includes photos by Steph Owen, Allan Richardson and Jon Spicer Bell. eBird checklist
		Mick Roderick and all aboard M.V. Imagine 28/2 #273018
Wed 25		Latham's Snipe George Kendall Park
		There was a Latham's Snipe in one of the man made water features at George Kendall Park this morning but flew off before i could get a photo
		Michael Ronan 25/2 #273015
Sun 22		Rainbow Bee-eater, Eastern Shrike-tit Gibraltar Range National Park--Surveyors Creek
		5+ Bee-eaters flying N. 2+ Shrike-tits foraging in eucalypts. 3 (adult pair feeding juvenile) Shrike-tits on February 23. eBird checklist
		Greg Clancy 1/3 #273020
Sat 21		Varied Sittella Gibraltar Range National Park--Dandahra Picnic Area
		3 Sittellas foraging in eucalypt. eBird checklist
		Greg Clancy, Megan Rush, Paul White 3/3 #273024
		Square-tailed Kite, swift sp., Glossy Black-Cockatoo, Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Little Dandahra Creek, Gibraltar Range National Park
		One Square-tailed Kite in flight to NW of Gwydir Highway, 2 unidentified swifts observed briefly, a pair of Glossy Black-Cockatoos drinking at the creek and three Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos, an adult pair with a begging juvenile. The Glossy Black-Cockatoos were also 2 pairs present on February 22 and 23. eBird checklist
		Greg Clancy 1/3 #273019
Wed 18		Scarlet-chested Parrot Blaxland Avenue, Luddenham
		Able to get quite close to it when first seen about 1 to 1.5 metres in front of us eating on the grass, before it flew into a tree beside us when we took photos to identify.(Moderator's Note: what a lucky person to find a Scarlet-chested Parrot. Presumably it is an avairy escapee as they are only known to occur in the Far west of NSW basically along the NSW/SA border, south of Broken Hill. Great find! AKM)
		Ann-Maree Cantore and Elliott Mills 20/2 #273010
		Pacific Baza Coutts Crossing (Daam Miirlal) Village
		Adut pair with two juveniles foraging in eucalypts near School and Cemetery.
		Greg Clancy 19/2 #273008
		Regent Honeyeater Hebburn Dam.
		Seen Three Regent Honeyeater at Hebburn Dam. I.ve Images of One Zoo Bred Bird with Metal Ring on Left Leg and Two Lime Green on Right Legs. eBird checklist
		Gordon Arthur. Yvonne Von Netten, David Russell. James Graham and Andrew. 18/2 #273007
Tue 17		Painted Honeyeater Hebburn Dam Cessnock
		Single male bird seen high up in dead tree , many long distance photos taken this bird outside its normal range. eBird checklist
		Jim Stone , Ted Elks 18/2 #273006
Sun 15		Little Bronze-Cuckoo Coutts Crossing Village
		Immature male Bronze-Cuckoo foraging in low vegetation in backyard. Orbital ring orange, showing yellow in photo. Poor quality photo attached.
		Greg Clancy 16/2 #273003
Wed 11		Grey Goshawk Coutts Crossing Village
		Adult previously reported on 27 January and 05 February also observed on 06, 09, 10 and 11 February. With prey of domestic pigeon on 09 February.
		Greg Clancy 16/2 #273004
		Brown cuckoo dove Hornsby Quarry
		These 2 flew into the back deck from the surrounding bush , looking towards the quarry site this afternoon.
		Rodney 11/2 #272998
Tue 10		Diamond Firetails Megalong Valley
		Mix of adults and juveniles feeding along the road edge of Peach tree road and paddocks. Many Yellow rumped thornbills, juvenile red rumped parrots and others along feeding here
		Joe Deluca’s 17/2 #273005