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September 2026

Sun 20		White-winged Triller Seaforth Oval
		Early spring morning with full sunshine and bush birds very active. Bird flew and perched high in tree above and could immediately see it was a Triller. Have not seen one in the area before and not many records on eBird. Managed a few ID shots (attached) before it flew off. eBird checklist
		Phil Stockwell 21/9 #273146
Sat 19		King Parrot Edward Street, Forbes, NSW 2871
		Female king parrot landed on Lilly Pilly bush in my backyard and was eating the ripe fruit. I've lived in Forbes for 9 years and I've never seen one here before.
		Sabrina 19/9 #273145
Fri 11		Channel-Bill Cuckoo Brown St, Newtown
		Heard calling, chased by Currawongs.
		Robyn Urquhart 11/9 #273140
Tue 1		Channel-billed Cuckoo Eulah Creek
		This morning at 9:30 I heard the first Channel-billed Cuckoo of the season calling here, 20 km E of Narrabri, near the T-junction of Eulah Creek Road and Box Gully Road. White-throated Gerygones and Little Friarbirds arrived a few days ago. So the short-distance migrants are now moving inland.
		Michael Dahlem 1/9 #273139

August 2026

Sat 29		Rainbow Bee-eater, Fairy Martin Goulburn River National Park - Upper Hunter Valley
		Saw our first Rainbow-bee Eaters this spring. I was at the exact same location in GRNP on the 24th, 27th and yesterday (29th) for a number of hours each day, and only heard/saw the bee-eaters yesterday for the first time. The Fairy Martins were seen on the 24th, a small number of them hawking with Welcome Swallows. Also heard a Channel-billed Cuckoo in North Rothbury (29th, in the morning) eBird checklist
		Ákos Lumnitzer and Netra Chetty 30/8 #273137
		Flame Robin North Head, Manly
		Single female or young bird seen briefly twice near the first lookout of walking clockwise from the car par' Typical petroica stance when perched with wings held down. Brown bird with buffy tones, no colour or streaks on the chest (indicating female rather than young bird) and no white on the forehead. 2 rather messy wing bars that showed a warmer buff tone rather than white. Suggestion of an eye ring. Did not call. eBird checklist
		Tom Wilson 29/8 #273136
Thu 27		Brahminy Kite Macquarie Rivulet Delta, Haywards Bay
		Immature appeared to flush from the Casuarinas overhead and headed south over the lake before heading north following the shoreline Casuarinas until out of view. Unexpected at this location but I guess it was just a matter of time before they continued their expansion south after being present for a number of years now in the Sutherland area. No previous records on ebird for the Wollongong LGA. eBird checklist
		Paul Lynch 28/8 #273135
		Channel-billed Cuckoo Sunshine, NSW
		Bird heard distinctively calling in the morning and the afternoon. Potential for one of the first records in southern NSW for the season.
		Serene White 27/8 #273134