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Eremaea Birdlines
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Interesting and unusual bird observations
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Birdline
Tasmania
Birdline Tasmania is a site for the reporting of rare or unusual birds outside their normal range, unusually high or low numbers, early or late arrivals or departures for migrant species and interesting behaviour or unusual habitat usage.
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Recent Sightings
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Reports published in the past 30 hours.
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November 2025
| Mon 3 | | White-headed Petrel
Marion Bay beach |
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| Unfortunately dead. |
| Nola errey 4/11 #272858 |
October 2025
| Mon 27 | | Short-tailed Shearwater
Off coast between Stanley and Rocky Cape |
| 5000 plus birds wheeling just above surface ~800m from shore, heading in E direction (@~11.30am). Incredible sight with Stanley Jetty in background. |
| Martin O’Brien 27/10 #272832 |
| | Beautiful Firetail
Rocky Cape National Park |
| 2 birds flew across Rocky Cape Road near intersection with Tern Drive |
| Martin O’Brien 27/10 #272831 |
| | Peregrine Falcon
Rocky Cape National Park |
| 2 juveniles observed calling loudly from cliff faces.
1 Shy Albatross observed in adjacent Cave Bay. |
| Martin O’Brien 27/10 #272830 |
| Sun 26 | | Grey Goshawk
5 Anderson Rd Trevallyn |
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| The bird flew out of a flowering native tree and landed in a branch about 4 metres above the ground and close to the street. I was working in the garden about 6 metres away and in clear sight. |
| Robert Farmer 27/10 #272827 |
| Outside normal range |
| Early arrival; late departure |
| Interesting behaviour |
| Threatened |
| Hard to see |
| Unusual habitat |
| Uncommon in area |
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| Rare |
| Endangered |
| Vagrant |
| Irruption |
| Unusual numbers |
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