| Thu 18 |  | White-winged Chough
Truganina, Wyndham (Werribee) |
| One White-winged Chough recorded alongside Skeleton Creek between Sussex Court and St Nicholas Court.
This is my first record in over 35 years of this species in this area. A very unusual record away from Serendip Sanctuary, You Yangs and Brisbane Ranges. |
| Maarten Hulzebosch 21/7 #240830 |
| | Weebill
Capel Sound |
| One Weebill heard then seen in a tree in my backyard at Village Glen Retirement Village (private property). Has been seen a few times in this tree over the past 12 months. |
| Celia Browne per Val Ford 19/7 #240817 |
| | Blue-winged Parrot
Royal Park --Trin Warren Tam-boore |
| Seen in the open grass area between the wetland ponds and the hill running up to the railway line. Never seen one in Royal Park before. I was unable to get a photograph, due to its being a bit skittish and flighty. |
| Rodger Scott 18/7 #240813 |
| Wed 17 | | Rose Robin
Greater Bendigo National Park--Whipstick |
| Surprised to see a male Rose Robin in the mallee scrub along Black Rock Road. Rare in the southern part of Bendigo, not previously noted in ebird in the northern parts of Bendigo. eBird checklist |
| Scott Eaton 17/7 #240805 |
| Thu 11 | | Pied Currawong
Sunbury |
| Approx 50 birds in the Jackson's Creek valley, have been around for 3 - 4 days. Most ever seen previously was 13. |
| Roger McGlashan 11/7 #240774 |
| Mon 8 | | Spotted harrier
South Gippsland Highway, Caldermeade |
| Around 11 am, the harrier flew low and slow across the highway just in front of my car. |
| Greg Hunt, Brian Ilnicki 14/7 #240791 |
| | Satin Bowerbird
500 Colac -Ballarat Rd Irrewarra ( private property) |
| Single female on ground, flew into Cypress Pine. Only Ebird record north of Colac. |
| Colin Cannard 8/7 #240760 |
| Sat 6 | | Pied Cormorant
Pt Cook |
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| Well over 600 pied cormorants congregated on Pt Cook proper this morning just before midday, Most roosting but a very large mixed group fishing just offshore - gannets, gulls (s & P), cormorants (lb, lp, p), crested terns, hh grebes, pelicans. Distant photo showing a portion of the flock. eBird checklist |
| Peter Bennet 6/7 #240750 |
| | White-winged Triller
Yarrawalla |
| A male in near breeding plumage along Marfleets road. |
| Simon Starr 6/7 #240747 |
| Thu 4 | | Grey Goshawk
Pipemakers Park |
| Grey morph moving fast among trees, chased by magpie. |
| David Gleeson 4/7 #239745 |
| | Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo (Leucistic)
Linton |
| One leucistic YTBC in flock of about 80 birds. Mainly off-white with black flight feathers and patches on body. |
| Brian Bending 4/7 #239744 |
| Wed 3 | | Crescent Honeyeater
Copelands Rd, Warragul |
| Several groups of Crescent Honeyeater about at the moment, only the second sighting here in the last ~20 years. |
| Marc Freestone 3/7 #239740 |
| Tue 2 | | Cape Barren Goose
Corner Grayden's Rd and Boes Rd Hastings |
| Two geese grazing at the roundabout |
| S King 2/7 #239734 |
| | Grey currawong
Janet Millman Reserve, Fitzroy North |
| 1 grey currawong seen flyng across the bike path between eucalypts in Janet Millman Reserve, Fitzroy North, near Brunswick St North at about 8:30am. Clear and unmistakable views had of a bulky, dark grey currawong without any white on the back. Very unusual to see a grey currawong in such an urban area. |
| Harry Saddler 2/7 #239731 |
| Sun 30 | | Sooty Oystercatcher
Sorrento Back Beach - Car Park area |
| Nine birds seen in flight then resting of rock formation out from Back Beach |
| S and S King 30/6 #239722 |
| Sat 29 | | Freckled Duck
Lake Benalla, Benalla |
| 15 Freckled Duck on the lake - 3 on the Gallery side of the bridge, and 12 on the other side of the bridge. The don't appear on the ebird checklist for this site. |
| Martin Dwelly 1/7 #239724 |
| Fri 28 | | Gang Gang Cockatoo (4)
Elsternwick Nature Reserve |
| Heard the unmistakeable squeaky call in tree near corner New and Horne Streets. All flew down to roadside then flew off north eBird checklist |
| Debbie Lustig 29/6 #239718 |
| | Southern Boobook
Hoppers Crossing |
| Quite a surprise to have a Boobook fly into our suburban backyard and land on pergola. Have not seen or heard one before in area. |
| Mark Helle 28/6 #239713 |
| Wed 26 | | Boobook
Syndal, Glen Waverley |
| Two birds heard calling for several minutes to the north-east of Blackburn Rd/ High Street Rd intersection about 8:15 pm. I have not heard the species in the area over the 20 plus years I have lived here. Reporting just as "Boobook" on the basis of the different classification of Tasmanian-breeding owls which could be in Victoria during the winter. |
| Jack Krohn 27/6 #239705 |
| | Swift parrot
Truganina Park |
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| 20+ birds (maybe more) scattered amongst the trees on the south side of the bridge over Laverton Creek near its mouth. Vocal, at times playfully darting through the canopy, and feeding very low in the trees affording excellent views. Seems like they’ve settled into this patch given the previous report a few days back. First time seeing a SP so to see so many and so well was quite a thrill. |
| Jared Hannam 26/6 #239702 |
| Sun 23 | | Freckled Duck (3), Pink Eared Duck (5)
Braeside Park |
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| On Sunday afternoon at approx 3.30 pm we observed 3 Freckled Duck and 5 Pink Eared Duck amongst a mixed group of Pacific Black Duck, Chestnut Teal, Grey Teal and Wood Duck from the viewing platform on the wetlands near the Governor Rd side of the park. The Freckled Duck were close to the platform and very easy to observe. |
| Rob and Geoff Seal 25/6 #239697 |
| | Swift Parrot
Laverton Creek Mouth (Altona) |
| I found a group of around 30+ Swift Parrots feeding in the trees just over the bridge at Laverton Creek at lunch time today. They seemed very settled in that area. Also spotted were a Hobby and several Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoos. |
| Richard Hoult 23/6 #239688 |
| Sat 22 | | Striated Pardalote
Ardeer Station 3020. |
| Dead Striated Pardalote found on Ardeer stn. Confirms several heard and seen. Assume migrating north from Otaways or possibly Tasmania [Late?] |
| Joseph Gatt 26/6 #239698 |
| | Fiordland penguin
Odonnahue beach, Anglesea |
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| Bird found resting above the high tide mark by walkers this morning. It has been collected for assessment by Melbourne zoo . Moderator's note : considered most likely Fiordland Penguin but juv crested penguins can be challenging ID. |
| Aaron Ledden 22/6 #239680 |