| Sun 25 | | Wedge-tailed Eagle
Legana, on Bridgnorth Rd |
| 2 birds circling quite low over houses in the early afternoon. |
| Geoff Bromfield 25/6 #231220 |
| Sat 24 | | Banded Lapwing
Bass Highway, approx 1km north of Ashgrove Cheese |
| Birds noted in roadside paddock on the way to an afternoon meeting in Deloraine. On the way home, relocated the flock and stopped - approx 1 km north of Ahsgrove Cheese, and 500m south of Kimberley turnoff. In a corner of a paddock to the east of the highway were 11 Banded Lapwings and 2 Masked Lapwings (lots of Masked Lapwings in other paddocks). |
| John and Shirley Tongue 24/6 #231212 |
| Thu 22 | | Royal Spoonbill
Tamar Island Wetlands |
| 7 birds on the second southern lagoon. |
| Geoff Bromfield 22/6 #231205 |
| Wed 21 | | Nankeen Night Heron
Tamar Island Wetlands |
| Single immature bird near the bird hide on the north lagoon.
Also of interest was ca 40 Superb Fairywrens feeding on the ground in a compact group on the island. |
| Geoff Bromfield 22/6 #231202 |
| Tue 20 | | Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Invermay Rd, Launceston |
| Single bird perched on power line at road side. Over-wintering or late departure? |
| Geoff Bromfield 20/6 #231190 |
| Mon 19 | | Swamp Harrier
Near dam on farm, N.W. Tasmania |
| I usually see a bird of this type nesting around this area in the summer months, is this unusual to see one this time of year? Will it possibly overwinter here? Is this an increasing phenomena due to warmer winters? [Moderator's note: a small proportion of Tasmania's breeding Swamp Harriers remain in the state during the colder months - PB] |
| Terence John Trunecka 21/6 #231196 |
| Fri 16 | | Hardhead
Four Springs Lake |
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| Large group of Hardhead noted. Noticed at northern corner (near webcam position) as a WBSE was swooping them causing mayhem.
Suggest approximately 200+ flock.
Additional photos available, however all at extreme distance |
| Michelle Turner 19/6 #231185 |
| | Wedge-tailed Eagle & White-bellied Sea Eagle
East side of Boat Harbour Beach |
| 2 No. circling with 2 No. White- bellied Sea eagles. Yesterday there were 3 Wedgies, one "dog fighting" with a Sea Eagle. They have all been present over the last week at least and would appear to be staking out a nest site in the long row of pine trees running along the top of a hill leading to the shore.(on private land but viewable from the shore). eBird checklist |
| Glenn Fletcher per Tom Fletcher 16/6 #231158 |
| Wed 14 | | Banded Lapwing
Kempton |
| Sighted about twelve foraging in the park off the first exit off the Midland Highway - photo available on request. eBird checklist |
| Abbie Foxton 14/6 #231150 |
| Mon 12 | | Spotless Crake
Tamar Island Wetlands |
| 2 birds feeding cautiously in open near the visitors' centre. Also 2 Royal Spoonbills present. eBird checklist |
| Geoff Bromfield 13/6 #231131 |
| Sun 11 | | Royal Spoonbill
Duck River, Smithton |
| Solitary bird just upstream of township, probably same specimen as seen at sewage ponds three weeks ago. eBird checklist |
| Richard Ashby, Craig Kerr 12/6 #231122 |
| Sat 10 | | Ground Parrot
Rocky Cape National Park |
| Good view of flushed Ground Parrot on Inland Track east of Broadview Hill Track. eBird checklist |
| Jenny Ostenfeld 10/6 #231106 |
| Wed 7 | | Royal Spoonbill
Boomer Bay Tasmania |
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| We spotted a lone Royal Spoonbill on a spit in Boomer Bay, on the lagoon side of Marion Bay Conservation Area. It was foraging among other birds there such as pelicans, White-faced Herons, various gulls and oystercatchers. The spoonbill did not appear to have a crest. The bird was quite a distance away so the photos are long range. The spoonbill was on the low tide sandy spit beyond the land mass. The spit extends from address:
499 Bay Rd
Marion Bay TAS 7175
-42.843230, 147.852004 eBird checklist |
| Jacqueline Gardner 7/6 #231095 |
| Tue 6 |  | Royal Spoonbill
Flowerdale (near Wynyard) |
| Single bird with Great Egrets and Little Black and Little Pied Cormorants and the usual range of waterfowl at this frequently excellent site. Possibly same bird as seen in Wynyard one month ago. eBird checklist |
| Richard Ashby 6/6 #231091 |
| Mon 5 | | Australasian Bittern
Motor Yacht Club of Tasmania, New Norfolk |
| Bird feeding along reedbed on the opposite side of the river from the race office. eBird checklist |
| Karen Dick 5/6 #231084 |
| | Black-winged (White-headed) Stilt
Gage Brook wetland |
| Immature individual seen again this morning feeding in the shallow water. Limited view from roadside bridge but better seen with telescope from the hill at Herdsman Cove, looking down over the wetland. eBird checklist |
| Karen Dick 5/6 #231083 |
| Thu 1 | | Black-winged (White-headed) Stilt
Gage Brook (stream south of Gagebrook) |
| Single immature bird in wetland east of East Derwent Highway crossing. eBird checklist |
| Andrew North 2/6 #231057 |