| Mon 24 |  | White-necked Heron
Creekton Lagoon, Saundridge Rd. Cressy |
| Single bird feeding in roadside lagoon. |
| Bill Scott-Young 24/9 #235537 |
| Sat 22 | | Blue-billed Duck (16)
Lake Dulverton Conservation Area (Oatlands) |
| At least 16 Blue-billed Ducks relaxing in the corner of Lake Dulverton closest to the playground. Ten male and six female observed. |
| Anne Collins 22/9 #235509 |
| Fri 21 | | Common Sandpiper
Port Cygnet Sailing club |
| Single bird foraging under the boardwalk just before the sailing club. |
| Karen Dick 21/9 #235494 |
| Wed 19 | | Swift Parrot
Bruny Island Ferry Terminal |
| Waiting for the 12.30pm ferry, a flock of about 40 parrots in the three gums next to the slipway. |
| Iain Blake 20/9 #235470 |
| | Shining Bronze Cuckoo, Pallid Cuckoo
Notley Hills, Bridgenorth |
| 2 Shining Bronze Cuckoos and single Pallid Cuckoo heard during the day. |
| Geoff Bromfield 19/9 #235466 |
| Sun 16 | | Swift Parrot
Tandara Motor Inn, Triabunna |
| Saw flock of 20-30 Swift Parrots in gums behind motel Sunday morning. |
| Sheryl Bastin 20/9 #235475 |
| Tue 11 | | Little Egret
Don Heads, Devonport |
| Single bird, reliable winter visitor here. |
| Richard Ashby, Hazel Britton 12/9 #235382 |
| | Dusky Woodswallow
Henslowes Reserve, Ulverstone |
| Dozen birds, first for season for us. Also Black-faced Cuckooshrike numbers building up. |
| Richard Ashby, Erica Ashby, Hazel Britton. 12/9 #235381 |
| Mon 10 | | Salvin's Albatross
SW of King Island |
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| Single bird observed and photographed at sea (GPS: -40.44, 143.34) by fisherman Damien Readett. |
| Dan Ashdown per comms Damien Readett 11/9 #235373 |
| Sun 9 | | Black-shouldered Kite
Where Tollymore road meets Bass Highway. West of Wynyard |
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| Driving along highway seen Hawk hovering, looked a bit different, went back photographed Black-shoulderd Kite. First time seen one here for me. It dived into grass and flew away with a rat. |
| Michael Hyland 9/9 #235358 |
| Fri 7 | | Sanderling
Marion Bay - Long Spit |
| One Sanderling amongst 50-odd Red-necked Stints on the beach towards the Narrows. Three Red-capped Plover and four pairs of Hooded Plovers and an immature hoodie. |
| Ruth Brozek 11/9 #235370 |
| | Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Pacific Golden Plover and Blue-winged Parrot.
Orielton Lagoon |
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| A very productive day at Orielton saw the discovery of a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper in amongst the stints. It was pretty flighty, but allowed for some nice shots. I was also delighted to spot a lone Pacific Golden Plover on the flats... a very beautiful bird! The Blue-winged Parrot was flushed from shrubbery around the gull colony... seems very early. |
| George Vaughan 7/9 #235329 |
| | Hardhead
Forth Sewage ponds |
| 67 Hardhead, plus a dozen or so Australasian Shoveler, a handful of Black Swans, and good numbers of Chestnut Teal and Eurasian Coots. |
| John Tongue 7/9 #235328 |
| Tue 4 | | Intermediate Egret
Cape Queen Elizabeth Track, Bruny Island |
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| Observed foraging in Big Lagoon on Tuesday morning. Reported via ebird checklist 5/9. Didn’t have my camera with me so only managed a sketchy phone scope. [Moderator's Note - though the observer is confident of the ID, attempts are also being made at further confirmation]. [Further note - after various attempts to verify, it seems the consensus was Great Egret - unless there were two separate birds.]. eBird checklist |
| Donna Belder 6/9 #235315 |
| Mon 3 | | Swift Parrot
University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay Campus |
| A single Swift Parrot spotted sitting on a gumtree branch and calling out. |
| Susanne Ferwerda 5/9 #235306 |
| | Freckled Duck
Country Club Casino Pond |
| 90+ Freckled Ducks persist in pond at the front of the Casino. Faint indications of bill reddening. |
| Rodger Willows and Alison Roach 3/9 #235294 |
| Sun 2 | | Blue Petrel (5), Grey Petrel (3) Northern Royal Albatross (1) and White-headed Petrel (6
Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic Trip |
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| Highlights of today's trip were 5 Blue Petrel, the first of which was encountered over just 85 fathoms, 3 Grey Petrel, an immature Northern Royal Albatross and 6 White-headed Petrel. We also had 9 Southern Royal Albatross in various plumage stages. eBird checklist |
| Paul Brooks 20/9 #235473 |
| Sat 1 | | Southern Giant Petrel (white morph), Grey Petrel (2) and White-headed Petrel (7)
Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic Trip |
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| Highlights of today's trip were great views of a spectacular white morph Southern Giant Petrel, 2 Grey Petrel and 7 White-headed Petrel. We also had good numbers of great albatross, comprised of 3 exulans-type and 3 gibsoni-type Wandering Albatross plus 8 Southern Royal Albatross in various plumage stages. eBird checklist |
| Paul Brooks and all aboard the Pauletta 20/9 #235472 |
| Fri 31 | | White-necked Heron
Albert Rd, Moonah |
| Single bird seen flying low and north at 3:30 pm. eBird checklist |
| Michael Dempsey 31/8 #235263 |
| | Swift Parrot
Sisters Beach |
| Three birds flew over, calling noisily. First for season for me. eBird checklist |
| Richard Ashby 31/8 #235262 |
| Wed 29 | | Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Cressy Road, Cressy |
| Two birds sitting on roadside fence. eBird checklist |
| Bill Scott-Young 30/8 #235246 |
| | Australian Magpie
Liawenee Canal, Central Highlands. |
| Sp. not normally seen on Central Plateau. Today 6 birds in trees at 1060 m, some singing, snowing lightly, 0 deg C at 0930 hrs. eBird checklist |
| Richard Ashby 29/8 #235241 |
| | Common Sandpiper
The Fishpond, Ulverstone |
| Single bird here in appropriate season last 4y. eBird checklist |
| Richard Ashby 29/8 #235240 |
| Tue 28 | | Black-faced Cuckooshrike
West Tamar Highway, Riverside |
| Single bird flew over the road. eBird checklist |
| Geoff Bromfield 29/8 #235231 |
| Mon 27 | | Wedge-tailed Eagle
Valley View Dr, Riverside. Tas |
| 4 Wedge-tailed Eagles observed flying and practising dives before two perched in a large, recently dead gum tree for ten minutes or so. Unusual to see this many eagles together in this urban area. Even more unusual to have them take a rest. The tree they perched in afforded them excellent views down the valley, which they flew down when they left, creating a fair amount of noise from all the resident local birds. eBird checklist |
| Greg Flynn 27/8 #235217 |
| Sun 26 | | Sacred Kingfisher
Inglis River, Wynyard |
| Roosting in paperbarks (mid-afternoon) 2-300 m south of the war memorial boat ramp. eBird checklist |
| Alastair & Marty Richardson 28/8 #235227 |
| | White-necked Heron
Bass Hwy at Port Road, Boat Harbour |
| Flying westwards. eBird checklist |
| Alastair Richardson 26/8 #235205 |