| Sun 20 | | Australian Reed Warbler
Hopeless Plains, south of Smithton |
| Bird singing at full volume, a first for this site and only my fourth in western Tas in 40y. |
| Richard Ashby, Hazel Britten 20/9 #258730 |
| Fri 18 | | Morepork
Sandy Bay, near University |
| Owl calling in my neighbour's yard for about five minutes. High in a gum tree so couldn't get a great view but have clear recording of call which matches Morepork calls which we found online. |
| Ian Lundy 18/9 #258707 |
| Thu 17 |  | Nankeen Night Heron (22)
Tamar Island Wetlands |
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| I was on the third bridge of Tamar, just before the island in the bruised pastel space between dusk and night, when something compelled me to look up... I couldn't believe my eyes!! There, small in size yet barrel of chest, flapping with a weird lightness on those rounded wings, were two tawny-tinted Night Herons!! Not only that, but two other flocks so large that I assumed they must be shelducks at first glance came drifting low overhead!! It was the perfect light for missing out on photographs... but I still managed to salvage a record shot or two of these bizarre creatures!! Especially memorable was the young bird that, for whatever reason, was flying in circles around my head until I put the spotlight on it; it sharply turned away with a croaking shout of anger!! I've never seen more than two Night Herons at once in Tasmania, and according to eBird this is the single most Night Herons recorded at once in recorded Tasmanian history!! The other major highlight was a Spotless Crake giving a fantastic photoshoot by the main building... eBird checklist |
| George Vaughan 17/9 #258697 |
| | Intermediate Egret
North Pond, Smithton Sewage |
| Single non-breeding bird with half a dozen Great Egrets. Would have liked longer (before flushing by raptor) but all yellow bill, dark legs, too leggy and graceful for Cattle Egret. Noticeably smaller than Greats. Only my third sighting in Tas in 40y. |
| Richard Ashby 17/9 #258693 |
| | Straw-necked Ibis
North pond, Smithton Sewage |
| Single immature with 2 sp. of egret and 4 sp. of cormorant. Bird flushed by raptor but reappeared in paddock by farm gate. My third sighting in Tas in 21y. |
| Richard Ashby 17/9 #258692 |
| | Whimbrel
East end Anthony Beach, Stanley |
| 2 birds amongst flock of 24 Eastern Curlew. |
| Richard Ashby 17/9 #258691 |
| | Eastern Curlew
East end Anthony Beach, Stanley |
| 16 birds seen on spit but 24 in the air when flushed. |
| Richard Ashby 17/9 #258690 |
| Wed 16 | | Swift Parrot
Romaine Reserve, Burnie |
| Small flock heard. Also single birds to small flocks at Sisters Beach and in and around Wynyard during the last week. |
| Richard Ashby 16/9 #258680 |
| Thu 10 | | Magpie-lark
Freycinet National Park--Bryans Beach |
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| Female - still on the wetland behind the beach. eBird checklist |
| Jeremy Bird 10/9 #258636 |
| Tue 8 | | Magpie-lark
Freycinet National Park--Bryans Beach |
| One on the shoreline of the small wetland behind Bryans Beach at the southern tip of the Freycinet Peninsula. eBird checklist |
| Jeremy Bird 9/9 #258633 |
| Mon 7 | | Swift Parrot
Inglis River, Wynyard |
| Single bird in riparian old growth eucs with possible breeding holes. Species seen hanging around this site in previous summers. |
| Richard Ashby 7/9 #258622 |
| | White-bellied Sea Eagle
Florentine Forest on main road to Strathgordon |
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| Anna Minchin 7/9 #258620 |
| Sun 6 | | Swift Parrot
Mersey Bluff, Devonport |
| Small flock flying East. |
| John Bowden per John Tongue 8/9 #258627 |
| | Swift Parrot
Flowerdale Road, nr Boat Harbour |
| Small flock (3 birds seen, others heard in adjacent stand) in heavily- blossoming eucs. |
| Richard Ashby 6/9 #258613 |
| Sat 5 | | Horsefield's Bronze Cuckoo
Sisters Beach |
| Calling. First for season here. eBird checklist |
| Richard Ashby 5/9 #258606 |
| Sun 30 | | Swift Parrot
West Ulverstone |
| 3 birds flying east |
| Hazel Britton, per JohnTongue 8/9 #258626 |
| | Stubble Quail
"Palmerston" Poatina Road |
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| One bird in grass pasture. |
| Bill Scott-Young 30/8 #258562 |
| Sat 29 | | Eastern Curlew
Eastern (Stanley) end of Anthony Beach |
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| 21 Eastern Curlew, photo shows 4 EC with one examining seaweed |
| Jenny Ostenfeld 30/8 #258561 |
| | Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Queens Domain (Hobart) |
| Saw one fly over the Domain soccer fields while I was watching kids' soccer soccer this morning. Usually the first migratory bird to show up in Hobart each year around now. |
| Ian Lundy 29/8 #258558 |