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Eremaea Birdlines
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Interesting and unusual bird observations
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Birdline
Victoria
Birdline Victoria (Australia) is a site for the reporting of rare or unusual birds outside their normal range, unusually high or low numbers, early or late arrivals or departures for migrant species and interesting behaviour or unusual habitat usage.
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11/18/2020
We will publish reports of birds that are rare or unusual, outside their normal range, unusually high or low numbers, early or late arrivals or departures for migrant species and interesting behaviour or unusual habitat usage.
Recent Sightings
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Reports published in the past 30 hours.
|  | Highlight |
May 2023
| Wed 17 | | Swift Parrot
cnr. South German Track and Weedon Track (Muckleford State Forest) |
| A flock of ~12 seen this evening (5pm) - flying north. Light flowering of Yellow Gum at present. |
| Geoff Park 17/5 #269290 |
| Tue 9 | | Spangled Drongo
Karbeethong Jetty, Mallacoota |
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| Three different birds seen once all three together eBird checklist |
| martin butterfield 9/5 #269266 |
| Sat 6 | | Spotted Nightjar
Earlston |
| One bird observed perched and then flying. Late record for here. During daytime recorded 1+ Swift Parrots on flowering Grey Box. |
| Doug Robinson 7/5 #269251 |
| Fri 5 | | Swift Parrot
Melton Civic Centre |
| At least one Swift Parrot heard, flying over civic centre heading south. |
| Lawrie Conole 5/5 #269244 |
| Tue 2 | | Southern Boobook
Brighton East |
| The owl was perched on the telegraph wire outside my house at about 8.30pm. I watched it for several minutes. It was sitting very still looking down at me until it was disturbed by opening garage door. |
| Sue Davies 3/5 #269232 |
| | Powerful Owl
Carlton Gardens |
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| Powerful owl spotted sitting atop temporary fencing in the park in Carlton on a quiet weeknight, at eye level along a pathway. Was quite surprised that my first sighting of this huge bird was just outside the CBD. Owl was tolerant of my presence within metres. |
| Tom V 3/5 #269231 |
| Mon 1 | | Superb Parrot
Mildura |
| Have been observing a blue/grey mutation princes parrot for several years. Suspect it's an escapee but it's distinctive call has attracted a female Superb parrot. Have been watching and hearing this parrot daily for weeks and there's no doubt it's a Superb. Have also observed this superb flying with another similar bird I believe might be another female. I believe there's also a caged princes (or similar) nearby which also calls and might be attracting the female Superb. Observed the Superb doing a tail fan display. Beautiful yellow colour (mating display?). Also the calls are a very loud high pitched queet queet sound which is different to any recordings I can find on line. The Superb frequents the tall trees around Riverside ave and Washington Park, West Mildura. First Superb I've seen. Have seen plenty of Regents (as in other polytelis) but never in town. Moderators note: is possible these are also escaped birds, but can't rule out wild birds following the rivers following the major flooding |
| Garry Deale 4/5 #269235 |
| | Powerful Owl
Lucerne Crescent, Alphington |
| Heard just before midnight. Calling for about 20 minutes. Recording added to eBird Checkist. https://ebird.org/checklist/S135742060 |
| Andrius Lipsys per Andrew Hogg 2/5 #269229 |
| Difficult to find/ hard to see |
| Early arrival or late departure |
| Interesting behaviour |
| High/low numbers |
| Unusual habitat |
| Uncommon in area |
| Outlying population |
| Repeat report of highlights |
| Of general interest to birders |
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| Rare |
| Vagrant |
| Outside normal range/irruption |
| Exceptional number |
| Repeat report of megas |
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| Rare vagrant Australia or Victoria |
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