| Fri 17 |  | Grey Plover
Kororoit Creek Mouth (Williamstown North) |
| In breeding plumage on sandbank off Jawbone. |
| Barry Power 17/9 #260799 |
| Thu 16 | | Square-tailed Kite
Birdsland Reserve |
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| Flew over the hill followed by a throng of ravens and currawongs, all alarm calling and dive-bombing the Kite. Circled a few times then flew back over the hill in the direction it came from.
Seen at 10:55am for approx 4 minutes. eBird checklist |
| Ken Crawley 16/9 #260795 |
| Wed 15 | | Glossy Black-Cockatoo
The Pines Flora and Fauna Reserve |
| 2 birds, Male and female |
| John Morrissey 15/9 #260790 |
| Tue 14 | | White Headed Pigeon
Yarran Dheran Reserve--Mullum Mullum Park |
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| David Craig 15/9 #260783 |
| | Channel-billed Cuckoo
Berwick |
| CBC returned for another year. Calling from fig along hwy near Melville Park Dve. |
| Arthur & Denise Carew 14/9 #260780 |
| Mon 13 | | Spotless Crake
Reedy Billabong, Wilson Reserve, Ivanhoe |
| A brief sighting of a single Spotless Crake, which had emerged from a dense growth of tall sedges. Known from this location but very seldom seen. I believe I last saw one here early in the Millennium Drought. |
| Anthea Fleming 13/9 #260775 |
| | Spotted Quail-thrush
Winyayung State Forest |
| 2 ran across Grassdale-Hotspur road |
| Tristan Kennedy 13/9 #260767 |
| Sun 12 | | Pink-eared Duck
Newells Paddock Wetland Reserve |
| 2 Pink-eared Ducks on the wetland. These are pretty uncommon here. |
| Rosemary and Chris Lester 12/9 #260751 |
| | Rose Robin
Mulgrave Reserve |
| Heard distinctly, but not seen at about 7.20 am. eBird checklist |
| Stephan Megroz 12/9 #260749 |
| Fri 10 | | Diamond Firetails
Hall Rd Wairewa |
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| A pair of Diamond Firetails feeding in the grass |
| GARY & JUDY SMITH 10/9 #260741 |
| | Blue-faced Honeyeater
Mooroolbark, Victoria |
| Seemed to be vying for food with Noisy Miners within the grounds of a school |
| Adielle Murray 10/9 #260738 |
| Thu 9 | | Latham’s Snipe
Royal Park, Parkville |
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| Seen while we were sitting on the grassy circle to see what might turn up. First seen by Jamie when it flew in from NE (unknown if flushed by dog walkers, there were at least 2 off-leash in that section of the park) and headed W. Later returned and landed in tall grass. Had to ward off an off leash dog before it got too close (a problem in this on-leash area) Seen by Scottt and Josh when it flew off W, after a few minutes scanning the tall grass with bins from afar.
https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S94394315 eBird checklist |
| Ken Tay, Jamie Smith-Morvell, Scott Baker, Josh Gatchalian 10/9 #260736 |
| Wed 8 | | Square-tailed Kite
Emerald Lake Park |
| Circling & gliding high above the Lake area. Continuously harassed by Little Ravens & Australian Magpies. 3.00 pm. |
| Noel Billing 8/9 #260730 |
| | Koel
Richmond Hill area |
| Distinctive near-continuous calls of a single Koel this afternoon. W of Church & N of Swan streets… |
| Martin O’Brien 8/9 #260728 |
| | Spangled Drongo
Franklin River at rail trail, South Gippsland |
| This morning the Drongo was in exactly the same place as reported by Rohan on 22/8 -in a dead tree by rail trail bridge hawking for insects. |
| Elaine Smith 8/9 #260727 |
| Tue 7 | | White-winged Triller
Pines Flora and Fauna, Seaford |
| A mature male |
| Jacqui Sheppard + Marianne Sainsbury 7/9 #260725 |
| Sun 5 | | White Goshawk
Bennison Great Southern Rail Trail (South Gippsland) |
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| At the start of my walk on the rail trail a Goshawk called not far away ,then on the way back it flew overhead. |
| Rohan Bugg 5/9 #260713 |
| Sat 4 | | Olive-backed Oriole
Moonee Ponds Creek near Hilda Street, Essendon |
| An Olive-backed Oriole in the trees adjacent to the shared path along the creek. |
| Rosemary and Chris Lester 4/9 #260711 |
| Wed 1 | | Barn Owl
Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve |
| Being chased by 4 Ravens. |
| Aidan Sudbury 2/9 #260703 |
| Tue 31 | | Barn Owl
Ricketts Pt, Beaumaris |
| Single bird flew from a large She-Oak, presumably the same bird reported a couple of weeks ago. Also a Horsfields' Bronze-Cuckoo further south along the Bay Trail being mobbed by Brown Thornbills and White-browed Scrubwrens. |
| Sean Dooley 31/8 #260687 |
| Fri 27 | | White New Holland Honeyeater
Lower Anikie Road, Bell Post Hill, Geelong |
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| I spotted the bird on power lines - got out of car - started taking photos. A single white bird but mixing with normal New Hollands. |
| Lothar Hohaus 27/8 #260666 |
| Thu 26 | | Painted Buttonquail
Elwood |
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| Single Adult bird spotted in my Elwood backyard this morning at 9am. Has been making platelets, kicking around mulch eBird checklist |
| Ryan Barnaby 26/8 #260655 |
| Wed 25 | | 3 Glossy Black-cockatoo
Wedderburn |
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| Meryl Wiseman 26/8 #260659 |
| | Red Knot
St Kilda Beach |
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| Single Red Knot with a Red-capped Plover. Flew off when dog walkers arrived. eBird checklist |
| Mark Stanley 25/8 #260652 |
| | White-headed Pigeon
Willis Avenue, Marlo |
| An adult White-headed Pigeon has been sheltering on our upstairs balcony this afternoon while gale force winds and scudding rain have moved along the East Gippsland coastline. Quite possibly the same WHP reported nearby on 12/08. |
| Jacquie and Len Axen 25/8 #260651 |
| Tue 24 | | Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
Point Gellibrand National Park |
| We are looking out from our apartment and are observing, through binoculars, a flock of approximately 40 Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos landing, feeding on the ground and flying between trees in Point Gellibrand National Park, not far from the Time Ball.
This is the first time in over 2 years living here that we have seen this species of bird. |
| Ken and Judith Edwards 24/8 #260648 |
| Mon 23 | | Rose Robin
Donald Avenue, Essendon |
| A male Rose Robin in a bush beside Moonee Ponds Creek at the western end of Donald Avenue, Essendon. |
| Chris Lester 24/8 #260646 |
| Sun 22 | | Scarlet Honeyeater
Rifle Butts Road |
| Three male Scarlet Honeyeaters feeding in a japonica along with Eastern Spinebills. eBird checklist |
| Kaz Wilson 22/8 #260640 |
| | Spangled Drongo
Franklin River(South Gippsland) |
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| The Drongo was hawking for insects above the river near the rail trail bridge,only my second observation of this bird in South Gippsland.
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| Rohan Bugg 22/8 #260636 |
| Sat 21 | | Spiny cheeked honeyeater
Strathmore - Private Garden on Mascoma St |
| First sighting for me in garden or local area. Lovely clear view at eye level from upstairs window but was being chased by Little Wattlebird so didn't settle and I was unable to get a photo. |
| Chris Hill 21/8 #260627 |