| Sun 26 | | Osprey
laverton Creek mouth, Altona |
| Saw twice - a bird left Truganini Park woodlands about 7.30AM, perched on a bush at beach for a while then flew towards Pt Cook; later flew up Laverton Ck estuary about 9.30AM, putting up everything, then continued southwards. Excellent view at 20m as flew slowly past. Camera in car, of course. eBird checklist |
| Peter Bennet 26/5 #239543 |
| Sat 25 | | Magpie Geese / Pied Geese
Warrnambool Merri River wetlands Victoria |
| Flock of Magpie geese- seen in the wetland area around the Merri (near Midfields rendering plant). In the company of a large group of swans.. |
| Angela Alexander 25/5 #239539 |
| Fri 24 | | Fork-tailed Swift
Shell Road Recreation Reserve, Ocean Grove |
| Flying easterly, just above tree height. Warm N-W wind, unsettled skies to the west. |
| Tom Fletcher 25/5 #239537 |
| | Swift Parrots
Woodville Park, Hoppers Crossing |
| Minimum of 8 Swift Parrots in the tall Sugar Gums behind the shops. |
| Bernie McRitchie 24/5 #238533 |
| Thu 23 | | Female King Parrot
Summerhill Park - Ashburton Melbourne |
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| Female specimen was alone, being harried by another bird's danger call - possibly a miner.
It was chirping rather quietly.
See image. |
| Rich 26/5 #239542 |
| | Terek Sandpiper
Stockyard Point |
| 9 birds flew in about half an hour before sunset. Distinct upturned bills and bright orange legs. eBird checklist |
| Daniel Terrington 24/5 #238534 |
| | Freckled Duck
Lancefield-Tooborac Road, Lancefield |
| Flock of 30 birds on a large private dam about 3kms north of Lancefield. Easily seen from the road. By far the largest number I've seen in the area. |
| Peter Houston 23/5 #238530 |
| Wed 22 | | Swift Parrot
290 Gooch Road Stratford Vic 3862 |
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| I saw and photographed this unusual bird during my 20 minute bird count at my property, for birdlife australia backyard bird count. I could not identify it, so posted it to birdlife east gippsland for assistance and was advised by Dan Ashdown it was a juvenile Swift Parrot. The bird is similar in size to a Musk Lorikeet. |
| Lee Spalding 26/5 #239540 |
| | Barn Owl
Dandenong South |
| Seen flying across Frankston-Dandenong Rd near Bunurong Memorial Park at about 6:15pm. |
| Ben Sinclair 22/5 #238527 |
| Tue 21 | | Eastern Barn Owl
Hawthorn, Victoria |
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| Saddened to discover this recently deceased Eastern Barn Owl on my walk to work today. Found under power cables. |
| Andrew Hogg 21/5 #238509 |
| Sun 19 | | Eastern Barn Owl (5)
On a back road between Lake Bolac and Willaura |
| 5 Barn Owls seen sitting on fence posts between Lake Bolac and Willaura and another one between Willaura and Moyston. |
| Neil Macumber 22/5 #238517 |
| | White Headed Pigeon
Lake Tyers |
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| As per Jaquie and Len Axen's report. White Headed Pigeon in same place again. 300 metres west of pub on Beach Rd eBird checklist |
| Alf Forbes 20/5 #238504 |
| | Black Falcon
Hume Freeay, Kalkallo |
| Heading south into kalkallo, a single black falcon swooping on a flock of pigeons. |
| Brendan Toll 19/5 #238493 |
| | Lewin's Rail, Australian Spotted Crake
Hastings Foreshore Reserve |
| One Rail seen very clearly and 3 spotted crakes also. |
| S and S King 19/5 #238492 |
| Sat 18 | | Gang-gang cockatoo
East Brighton - private land |
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| A pair of Gang-gang cockatoos have been enjoying gumnuts on our Eucalyptus Lehmanii tree for the past two days - each time around lunchtime. First sighting here in 16 years. eBird checklist |
| M Ryan 19/5 #238499 |
| | Black Falcon
McMillan's Lane Inverleigh |
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| Black Falcon was observed over the homestead gardens firstly as it chased a Black Kite into the trees and then as it circled low overhead with a Whistling Kite and the same Black Kite |
| Brett Roberts 19/5 #238498 |
| Wed 15 | | Speckled Warbler
Buchan Caves Reserve |
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| Two birds, a male and female, were seen on Moon Hill. A small number of Speckled Warblers have been found in this location, on and off, over a number of years now. They can be found in greater numbers a little further north in the Snowy River National Park in the White Box Cypress woodlands along the Snowy River. |
| John Hutchison 17/5 #238483 |
| | Freckled Duck
Tea Tree Lake Reserve (Mortlake) |
| One duck no red on bill with Black Duck hybrids and Grey Teal. |
| Ruth Brozek 15/5 #238475 |
| Mon 13 | | Cattle Egret
Banyule Flats Reserve |
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| Two birds with some Eastern Grey Kangaroos - the first I have seen this autumn. I have never seen them associating with kangaroos before. |
| Anthea Fleming 14/5 #238471 |
| Sat 11 | | Black Falcon
Bacchus Marsh - Five Ways |
| One Black Falcon perched on fence beside farmland one km northwest of Five Ways intersection |
| Daryl Akers 13/5 #238466 |
| | Swift Parrot
Warburton |
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| Single bird observed perched high in Eucalyptus viminalis at 1140 this morning before flying off calling along Scotchman's Creek Rd. Not often reported in tall wet forest in Victoria with only small number of records on eBird in ranges east of Melbourne. |
| Dan Ashdown 12/5 #238460 |
| Wed 8 | | Grey Currawong
Long Hollow Reserve, Beaumaris |
| An immature bird (still evidence of a small, fleshy gape) seen in close proximity to a Pied Currawong for good comparison. Third record for me in 8 years in Beaumaris. |
| Sean Dooley 9/5 #238436 |
| Mon 6 | | Blue-faced Honeyeater
Laurel Street Whittlesea |
| Near the fire staion eBird checklist |
| Andrew Corrick 6/5 #238413 |
| Sun 5 | | Short-tailed Shearwater
Jawbone reserve |
| I visited Jawbone reserve on Sunday afternoon and saw a good movement of Shearwaters through the bay. I didn’t have a scope but from what I could see with my binoculars they looked like Short-tailed. I watched for about 15 minutes and saw up to 20 out at sea and one close in being chased by gulls. |
| Richard Hoult 6/5 #238415 |
|  | South Polar Skua[1-2], Salvin's/Antarctic Prion [3-4], Arctic Tern
Port Fairy Pelagic |
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| Some nice birds recorded on monthly Port Fairy pelagic [Birdswing and Birding tours]. Major highlight being an intermediate morph South Polar Skua that did approach boat and allow for good views . Another bird seen earlier in day also likely SPS [pending VORAC review, only 8 previous records of this species in Vic.]Several 'whalebirds' have been tentatively identified as Salvin's Prion, however may require further scrutiny [also on VORAC review list]. Single Arctic Tern recorded at shelf. eBird checklist |
| Scott Baker, Kevin Bartram, Neil Macumber [all aboard Southern Explorer] 5/5 #238410 |
| Sat 4 | | Bassian thrush
Enfield State Park |
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| Single bird heard at dawn then tracked down and photographed in dense pine forest later in the day. First report on my property and rare in the Enfield region. |
| Indra Bone 5/5 #238407 |
| Thu 2 | | Pied Honeyeater
Heywood Lake Wildlife Reserve |
| Female in shrubs bordering Black Box in south-eastern corner of the lake. |
| Danny Rogers, Darren Quin 6/5 #238420 |
| | White-headed Pigeon
Beach Road, Lakes Tyers Beach |
| 300m west of the Lake Tyers Beach hotel on powerlines, 3 adult White-headed Pigeons sunning themselves in the midday sun. Part of the population that have made Lake Tyers and nearby Lake Bunga beach their permanent home. |
| Jacquie and Len Axen 3/5 #238400 |
| | Gang-gang Cockatoo
Oak Park Railway Station |
| I was a little disappointed to arrive at the station this morning to see my train leaving. Only seconds later, I was delighted to hear the distinctive call of a Gang-gang. It seemed to be chased off by magpies and left just as quickly as it arrived. With only a brief glimpse of a silhouette, it continued north along the train line.
This is the second time I've observed/heard Gang-gangs in Oak Park over the past 15 years of living in the area. Moderators Note: Although regular in many Melbourne suburbs, this record is at the fringes eBird checklist |
| Jason Caruso 2/5 #238394 |
| Wed 1 | | Swift Parrots
Keysborough |
| Approx. 20 Swift Parrots perched in a remnant red gum, appearing to be taking shelter in windy conditions. |
| Darren Wallace 1/5 #238391 |
| | Grey Butcherbird
Foster |
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| In the Supermarket carpark the Butcherbird was mimicking Starling, Grey-shrike Thrush, Magpie, Kookaburra, Pied Currawong,Gang Gang Cockatoo, Corella and Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo. Unusual. |
| Rohan Bugg 1/5 #238389 |