| Fri 24 |  | Freckled Duck, Australasian ShovelerGoulds Lagoon, Granton |
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| Cloudy at times. Strong northwesterley wind had most of the ducks sheltering on the western side of the lagoon giving some good photo opportunities.
Freckled Duck (9) 9 in a group on the water and possibly one or two more roosting in the southwesterly corner.
Australasian Shoveler (70) at least with a count on the water. Others roosting on the shore. Full list |
| Rob Hamilton 24/5 #180376 |
| Sat 18 | | White-Necked HeronStowport. nr Burnie |
| Single bird, in breeding plumage, in paddock with Forest Ravens. Species not often seen in Tas. First for me in 30y obs. |
| Richard Ashby 18/5 #179538 |
| Fri 17 | | Giant-petrel sp.At sea off High Yellow Bluff, Forestier Peninsula |
| John Males, the skipper of the Pauletta reported a flock of about 20 to 25 Giant-petrels that flew around the boat as it came into shore this afternoon after a fishing trip. Many of them were mottled underneath. |
| Els Wakefield for John Males 17/5 #179435 |
| Wed 15 | | Ground ParrotSouth Cape Bay walking track, Cockle Creek |
| One Ground Parrot flushed twice about half way along track. Numerous Crescent Honeyeaters also present over most of the walk. |
| Roger Bilney 15/5 #179213 |
| Sat 11 | | Azure KingfisherInglis River, Wynyard |
| Single bird seen in the open, unobstructed by vegetation, perched on stick 4m from footbridge at northern end of York St Reserve. Best view ever. No camera. |
| Richard Ashby 11/5 #178759 |
| Wed 8 | | Gentoo PenguinFortescue Bay |
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| One Gentoo Penguin was seen by a walking club group about 100m from the campground. Was present from at least 2 to 4.30pm.
Only about six previous Australian records, all from Tasmania (I think). |
| Warwick Risby (submitted by Murray Lord) 10/5 #178648 |
| | Banded StiltThe Neck - Bruny Island |
| Banded Stilt (3) Feeding on the shore in front of the lookout. Full list |
| Rob Hamilton 8/5 #178425 |
| Tue 7 | | Spangled DrongoAkaroa, St Helens |
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| This beautiful bird has been chasing insects in our backyard all morning. Took us a while to identify it as we were looking in our Tassie bird book. Found it in our Aust one. |
| Dale & Lynette Smith 7/5 #178268 |
| Sun 5 | | Arctic TernEaglehawk Pelagic |
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| Arctic Tern (1) Short visit to the boat. Identified from photos which show a dark and neatly defined black edge to the outer underwing. Full list |
| Rob Hamilton 6/5 #178225 |
| | Westland Petrel (3), Soft-plumaged Petrel (1)Eaglehawk Pelagic |
| Highlights from today's pelagic: three Westland Petrels that joined the boat at our first stop and stayed most of the day, often sitting together in the slick, and a Soft-plumaged Petrel that made several close passes. |
| Paul Brooks & all aboard the Pauletta 5/5 #177953 |
| Sat 4 | | White-necked Heron43 02S 147 02E 1' Cell |
| White-necked Heron (1) Apparently not usually found here but the white patch on bend of wing, visible in flight, is very distinctive. Full list |
| Philip Dickinson 4/5 #177817 |
| Fri 3 | | Freckled DuckLake Dulverton, Oatlands |
| Very windy and overcast, accompanied by Paul Brooks.
Freckled Duck (17) On the bottom lake. Photographed amongst Hardheads. Probably more. Full list |
| Jeremy O'Wheel 3/5 #177682 |
| | Freckled DuckTamar Island Wetlands |
| Very windy and overcast. Accompanied by Paul Brooks.
Freckled Duck (8) Probably more. Some in the south lagoon just next to the visitor centre, others to the north of the first bridge. Full list |
| Jeremy O'Wheel 3/5 #177680 |
| | Banded Stilt (9)The Neck - Bruny Island |
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| Low tide with strengthening wind. Searched the exposed Channel side followed by the beach.
Had searched unsuccessfully at Moorina beach where they were reported earlier in the week. Found them on The Neck beach just south of the lookout in front of the dunes. They were steadily moving north as they constantly fed at the waters edge. Full list |
| Rob Hamilton 3/5 #177671 |
| Tue 30 | | Banded Stilt - Cladorhynchus leucocephalusMoorina Beach - Cape Queen Elizabeth walk, Bruny Island |
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| Group of seven feeding at water's edge at northern end of beach.
Photo not so clear as zoomed in on iphone. First sighting for both us of so very exciting. [Ed note: as many as 9 have been seen feeding near The Neck. Thanks Rob Hamilton. TD] |
| Marg & Bob Graham 30/4 #177446 |
| Sun 28 | | Wedge-tailed EagleCarlton River Tas 7173 |
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| Sighted 3 in all. |
| Andrew Baker 28/4 #177204 |
| Fri 26 | | Freckled Duck (8)Gould's Lagoon Granton Tas |
| This morning from about 9.30 to 10.30am there were 8 Freckled Ducks. All were in the same location I have twice seen previously this month - mid-lagoon, just south of the signage about the wildlife refuge. Some were swimming, some preening, most sleeping. |
| Diana Womersley (& birding friend from Sth Aus, Douglas Allington) 26/4 #176833 |
| Thu 25 | | Freckled DuckGoulds Lagoon, Granton |
| We took the opportunity of the public holiday to go to Gould's Lagoon to see if the Freckled Ducks were still there. We arrived about 1:00 pm and immediately saw a group of 7. They were just north of the hide but swam out to the middle of the lagoon when we arrived. They eventually returned and were standing on the mud and swimming in the shallow water around the reeds just north of the hide. There were also at least 4 Australasian Shovelers in the same area. |
| Paul Tildesley 25/4 #176738 |