| Tue 31 | | Blue-winged Parrot
Wonthaggi Heathland and Coastal Reserve |
| Flock of approx. 15 Blue-winged Parrots in slashed tea tree area that is being prepped for burning. Also several Lewins Honeyeaters, amongst many other species of honeyeaters. |
| Deb Crosby 31/3 #249738 |
| Sun 29 | | Square-tailed kite
Warby-Ovens National Park--Killawarra Forest |
| Square-tailed kite, Turquoise parrots and the bush full of Little Lorikeets, Fuscous, Brown-headed, Black-chinned and Yellow-tufted honeyeaters. All in flowering grey box and surrounds near dam on north west track. |
| Janet Chapman & Greg Hardham 31/3 #249739 |
| | White-headed Pigeon
Aireys Inlet |
| Single bird was seen feeding with the chickens in the backyard. Stayed for about 30 mins and ate seed from the chook feeder. Second time I have seen this bird in the last week. I suspect it was the same bird that I saw in Anglesea earlier this week. |
| aaron ledden 29/3 #248730 |
| Fri 27 | | Red-capped Robin
Bandicoot enclosure/Old Reservoir Boundary Road (North), Hamilton |
| Seen near spring on the west side of main waterhole near 2 bridges. |
| Kevin Williams 28/3 #248717 |
| | Song thrush
Royal Melbourne Zoo, Parkville |
| Single bird seen foraging off the path amongst the bamboo outside the Gorilla ranger station |
| Andrew O'Brien 27/3 #247714 |
| Thu 26 |  | White-headed Pigeon
Anglesea Camp Road |
| Single bird seen roosting on the power line out the front of the Anglesea primary school. Was seen in the morning and again about lunch time in the same location. |
| Aaron Ledden 26/3 #247703 |
| | Wonga Pigeon
Macedon |
| Bird seen in backyard at 11.45am |
| Brenden Ilsley 26/3 #247701 |
| Wed 25 | | Blue-billed Duck
Johnson Swamp |
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| 11 unfledged juvenile Blue-billed Duck were observed in the deepest pool remaining in the swamp. During regular visits over the past few months I did not see any adult Blue-billed Duck, however they must have snuck in and nested. Back in November male Musk Duck were displaying noisily at Johnson Swamp, and 3 unfledged juvenile Musk Duck were observed on the same day. Australasian Darter and Little Pied Cormorants also nested at Johnson Swamp over summer, providing a great result for the environmental watering of the site.
There are quite a few Blue-billed Duck in the Kerang wetlands at present; 104 were seen at Lake Cullen on the 23/03/2020 |
| Damien Cook 31/3 #249742 |
| Tue 24 | | Freckled Duck
Middle Reedy Lake, Kerang |
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| 52 Freckled Duck were observed at Middle Reedy lake in two groups. 18 of them looked like very young birds. The one in the attached picture could not fly and is perhaps an unfledged juvenile. Freckled Duck often nest in flooded Tangled Lignum, of which there is plenty in Middle Reedy Lake.
There are not many records of Freckled Duck nesting in Victoria, however I did find references to the species nesting near Kerang in an old issue of The Australian Bird Watcher (Vol 5, 1974) |
| Damien Cook 27/3 #247717 |
| | Freckled Duck
Crusoe Reservoir, Bendigo |
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| 8 freckled ducks at the northern end. Two groups of three and two separate ones. |
| Paul Jackson 24/3 #247690 |
| | Long-toed Stint
Western Treatment Plant (Werribee)--T Section Ponds |
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| Two birds amongst mixed flock of Calidris species, including two Pectoral Sandpipers, in the North-eastern corner of Pond 7. One of the LTS showing some nice breeding plumage. Apologies for the terrible record shot! eBird checklist |
| Jackson Willows and Thomas Burley 24/3 #247689 |
| Mon 23 | | Long-toed Stint
Lake Cullen |
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| One Long-toed Stint feeding with three Sharp-tailed Sandpipers. Other small waders present included Red-necked Stint, Double-banded Plover and Red-capped Plover were very abundant |
| Damien Cook 27/3 #247716 |
| Sun 22 | | Common Greenshank
Nooramunga Marine Park--McLoughlins Beach |
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| 30 Greenshanks opposite the houses. |
| Rohan Bugg 22/3 #247683 |
| | Common Sandpiper
Nooramunga Marine Park--McLoughlins Beach |
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| One Common Sandpiper at the boat ramp. |
| Rohan Bugg 22/3 #247682 |
| Sat 21 | | Broad-billed Sandpiper
Western Treatment Plant (Werribee)--Ponds 28-30 / Adjacent Coast |
| Bird roosting and feeding in mixed flock of Caldris species on rocks adjacent to ponds 28 and 30. eBird checklist |
| Jackson Willows 21/3 #247674 |
| | Red-capped Robin
Napoleons |
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| Single female seen in very unusual habitat of all stringybark and candlebark with low bracken, teatree and hakeas. Very rare in this region and I couldn’t find any other reports from the Nnapoleons-Enfield forest area |
| Indra Bone 21/3 #247673 |
| Fri 20 | | Black Kite
Middle Park Beach |
| A single bird bird seen cruising over Beaconsfield Parade during afternoon peak hour traffic. |
| Sean Dooley 22/3 #247678 |
| | Red-capped Robin
Plenty Gorge Park -- Southern Section |
| Pair seen on March 20th and at the same spot on Feb 26th, in woodland between east-west road and the river, roughly around -37.685023, 145.097331. One with only the faintest trace of rufous on the forehead and no colouration on the breast; the other with a more obvious forehead patch and bits of red coming through on the breast. Presumably both subadult, perhaps one male and one female. eBird checklist |
| Rohan Long 21/3 #247665 |
| | Eastern Ospray & Oriental Pratincole
Shaw River mouth, Lake Yambuk |
| Seen gliding along cliffs across river on walk along river path to see the Oriental Pratincole currently starring on the beach, a slightly ‘scruffy’ looking bird we thought might indicate a young adult but did have the distinctive brown necklace of female or juvenile bird |
| Samantha Greiner 20/3 #247663 |
| | Australasian Bittern
Princetown Wetlands |
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| Sadly got more than I bargained for when I went for a drive looking at wetland birds around the Princetown Wetlands. This Bittern flew straight out of nearby reed beds into my moving vehicle and died shortly after impact. Very sad. |
| Darren Wallace 20/3 #247658 |
| | Oriental Pratincole
Yambuk Estuary |
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| The bird was first seen huddled on the rock shelf (almost impossible to see) then it flew onto the beach where it moved around behind clumps of seaweed out of the wind. eBird checklist |
| Deb Oliver 20/3 #247657 |
| | Square-tailed Kite
Intersection of Calder Hwy and Marong/Mildura Rd |
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| Arthur & Denise Carew 20/3 #247656 |
| Thu 19 | | White throated needletail
Lorne Foreshore Reserve |
| Approx 30 birds on approaching storm front at 7pm |
| Darren Wallace 19/3 #247653 |
| | Oriental Pratincole
Yambuk Estuary |
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| Bird originally reported on 16/3 still present at roost on rocky reef this morning (-38.339438,142.044098) with assorted mix of Red-backed Stints, Double-banded Plovers, Silver Gulls etc. |
| Dan Ashdown 19/3 #247649 |
| Wed 18 | | Peaceful Dove, Rufous Fantail
Honour Avenue Wetlands, Wyndham Vale |
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| Good views of a Peaceful Dove feeding amongst a small group of Spotted Doves. Also a juvenile Rufous Fantail seen briefly. Two unexpected birds in my lunch break! eBird checklist |
| Bernie McRitchie 19/3 #247654 |
| | Arctic Jaeger
Half Moon Bay, Black Rock |
| A pale morph bird seen chasing a Silver Gull offshore. |
| Sean Dooley 18/3 #247644 |
| Tue 17 | | White-throated Needletail
Knobs Junction, St Andrews |
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| Ten birds flew over our house headed north. |
| Deb Oliver 17/3 #247640 |
| Sun 15 | | Black Honeyeater
Warby-Ovens National Park--Killawarra Forest |
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| Single female (or immature male) seen in flowering box near dam on north west track. Lots of Noisy and Little Friarbirds and other small honeyeaters in the box and flowering mistletoe. Unusual sighting for this time of year. |
| Janet Chapman 16/3 #246639 |
| | Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Treatment Plant (Werribee)--T Section Ponds |
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| Seen originally by Malcom Cousland and party in pond 1 and rediscovered in pond five -also saw a distant bird in grass in the same pond. |
| Aidan Sudbury and Clive Kaplan 16/3 #246638 |
| Sat 14 | | Double-banded Plover
Joyces Creek, Cairn Curran Reservoir |
| 2 with Black-fronted Dotterels |
| Geoff Park 14/3 #246629 |
| Thu 12 | | Grey Goshawk ( White Morph )
Edrington Park, Berwick |
| One at 9.25 am causing a commotion with the " locals " ! Flew off over the Princes Highway. |
| Graham Beal 12/3 #246611 |
| | White-throated Needletail
Mount Burnett |
| Approx 10 in the evening. |
| Graham Beal 12/3 #246610 |
| Wed 11 | | 4 Pectoral Sandpipers
WTP T-section Pond 5 |
| Seen early afternoon on a rising tide amongst Sharp-tailed and Curlew Sandpipers. |
| Simon Starr 12/3 #246615 |
| | Rufous Fantail
Long Hollow Reserve, Beaumaris |
| Briefly seen in early morning among dense Coast Wattle. |
| Sean Dooley 11/3 #246606 |
| Mon 9 | | Swift Parrot
Rise and Shine Bushland Reserve, Clydesdale |
| 6 Swift Parrots observed flying over the reserve this morning (8.30am). Very little flowering of Grey Box happening at present but River Red Gum lerp is available. Scarlet Robins have reappeared after complete absence over summer. |
| Geoff Park 9/3 #246591 |
| | 300+ White-throated Needletail
Princes Hwy between Port Fairy and Warrnambool |
| Between 1.15pm and 1.40pm. Partly cloudy, 20 degrees, cool southerly breeze, Largest numbers near Rosebrook/Belfast Lough where birds were flying fast and feeding low over irrigated crops/dairy pasture. Highest concentration around a milking shed ! Then smaller numbers seen all the way to Warrnambool. No Pacific Swift seen amongst them. |
| Simon and Alex Starr 9/3 #246590 |
| | Beautiful Firetail
Fish Creek |
| Single Beautiful Firetail seen in creekline with Red Browed Firetails. |
| Chris Gittins 9/3 #246588 |
| Sun 8 | | Rainbow bee-eater
Werribee Gorge State Park |
| Approximately 20 rainbow bee-eaters seen at Miekles Point Picnic Ground at about 3pm. Given the number and the time of year I assume they were migrating. |
| Harry Saddler 8/3 #246582 |
| | White-throated Needletail
Mallacoota Airfield |
| A flock of around 20 Needletails circling low over burnt clifftop vegetation adjacent to the airfield.
Up to 18 Bar-tailed Godwit observed on the bar at the currently blocked off Betka River. |
| Keith & Judy Humphreys 8/3 #245583 |
| Sat 7 | | Grey Goshawk, white morph
Shepherds Bush |
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| Glimpsed through the foliage, flying just over the canopy and causing some commotion among the Sulphur-crested Cockatoos! Seen again later over the baseball grounds. With David and Jimmy Olsen, visiting from the US. eBird checklist |
| Christian Doerig 7/3 #245578 |
| Fri 6 | | Noisy Friarbird
Bellbird Rd, Clifton Creek |
| Single bird passed through our garden this afternoon, calling briefly. Not recorded in this locality for several years. |
| Felicity & Chris Healey 6/3 #245576 |
| Thu 5 | | Pallid Cuckoo (Immature).
Western side of Davis Creek Corridor-Reserve, Tarneit 3029. |
| At 1700hours, I observed an Immature Pallid Cuckoo perched on the i timber fence at the western boundary of the Davis Creek Corridor - Reserve, 500m south of Sayers Road. The bird flew off north after a few minutes. Unmistakable with immature plumage and flight pattern. |
| Peter Gibbons 6/3 #245575 |
| | White Headed Pigeon
Doncaster Road Donvale |
| Sighted on Power Lines late afternoon. |
| Corrie & Ian Macartney. 5/3 #245570 |
| Wed 4 | | White-throated Needletail
Smythesdale |
| Three White-throated Needletails flying over Heales Street, Smythesdale at about 10.30 this morning. Slowly headed east. |
| Brian and Dorine Bending 4/3 #245567 |