| Thu 6 | | Cattle Egrets
Cardinia Creek Parklands, Berwick |
| 200+ Cattle Egrets feeding in a paddock alongside parklands.
In the parklands a single Fan-tailed Cuckoo sitting quietly and last Thursday 8 Flame Robins near the newly developed wetlands. |
| Graham Beal 6/8 #258450 |
| Mon 3 | | Great Egret
East Melbourne next to Darling Gardens |
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| A friend looked out of the window of her single storey house onto its paved courtyard where a Great Egret was wandering around - it then flew to roof and away. Mid afternoon. Wondering where it might have come from? |
| Jane Robinson 3/8 #258436 |
| Sun 2 | | Olive-backed oriole
Yarra Bend Park |
| Olive-backed oriole heard calling near Fairfield Boathouse at around 10:00am. Not an unusual species in this part of Yarra Bend Park but not usually encountered in early August. I note that there have been numerous reports of overwintering orioles this year so whether this particular bird was an overwinterer or an early spring migrant, I don't know. |
| Harry Saddler 2/8 #258426 |
| Sat 1 | | Speckled Warbler, White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike
Balmoral State Forest |
| Two Speckled Warblers heard, one seen singing in small grove of Allocasuarina verticillata, Drooping Sheoak.
Also present in the area 4 Black-chinned Honeyeater, 2 White-bellied Cuckoo-Shrike (not seen in this woodland since 2006!) and 2 Hooded Robins |
| Samantha Greiner 2/8 #258428 |
| | Pink Robin and Rose Robin
Merri Creek, Thornbury |
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| Pink Robin Female / immature type reported several times over past week seen again by myself and Alan Crawford at ~4:20-4:45pm on east bank of Merri Creek, at bottom of metal stairwell off main trail, ~150m north of Moreland Rd.
Rose Robin immature male seen yesterday by Dan Ashdown in Strettle wetland also seen again today ~3:30-3:45. |
| Leigh Pieterse 1/8 #258425 |
| | Pacific Swift
Along the Maroondah Aqueduct, Nillumbik section |
| Two birds seen circling above the tree line then disappearing skywards! Very surprised to see this bird at this time of year. eBird checklist |
| Deb Oliver 1/8 #258423 |
| Thu 30 | | White-winged Triller
Lehmann's Farm Park (Epping North) |
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| White-winged Triller (Male) observed in clapped out estate. Briefly sighted this bird on 28/7, so was nice to confirm today. This is 1st record S of Central Vic this Winter (Overwintering/early arrival?) on eBird. eBird checklist |
| Dan Ashdown 30/7 #258412 |
| Wed 29 | | Swift Parrot
Bundoora Park |
| Four Swift Parrots observed flying overhead at Bundoora Park Grassland. Birds flew east over Darebin Creek across open section of grassland to tree line then headed south. |
| Michelle Perry and Michael Cincotta 31/7 #258418 |
| Sun 26 |  | Osprey
Port Albert |
| Osprey seen flying again yesterday perched on the wharf. |
| Stephen Granger 27/7 #258404 |
| | Pink Robin
Lyell Forest--Block north of Patons Rd |
| Blown away! Initially attracted to the bird by the tack tack contact call. Bird was inquisitive and flew out of cover landing nearby giving fabulous views. Brown robin. Cute brown ball. Dark rich back and head. Pale eye ring. light brown breast. Tan wing bars. No white-edging to tail. Much darker all round than immature Red-cap.
Also the place was heaving with the calls of cuckoos. Black-eared, Fantailed, Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo and Shining Bronze-cuckoo. eBird checklist |
| Scott Eaton 26/7 #258400 |
| Sat 25 | | Painted Buttonquail
Fryers Ranges |
| A pair of pbq located on a rocky ridge after following platelets to a dense area of cassinia scrub atop a very steep rocky hillside. The platelets were noticed whilst following a pair of spotted quailthrush along the same ridge. |
| Indra Bone 26/7 #258402 |
| | Scarlet Honeyeater
Hilltop dog park, Guildford |
| 2-3 Scarlet Honeyeaters very vocal. In flowing Yellow Gums on the west edge of the park. Also heard here about 5 days ago. |
| Lawrie Conole 25/7 #258393 |
| Fri 24 | | Brown Gerygone
Sugarloaf Reservoir Park |
| Rare for Nillumbik. Seen near the highest point in the loop walk around the dam. Feeding in mixed flock. eBird checklist |
| Gavin Masters and Malvern Chicksen 25/7 #258391 |
| Wed 22 | | Swift Parrot
Beaumaris |
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| A single bird, probably adult female, flew into a tree in the yard next door to mine alongside two Rainbow Lorikeets. |
| Sean Dooley 22/7 #258375 |
| Tue 21 | | Plumed Whistling-Duck
Up River Road Dam (Carlyle) |
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| At least 50 Plumed Whistling Ducks on dam adjacent to road along with some magpie geese. eBird checklist |
| Philip Dubbin 21/7 #258367 |
| Mon 20 | | Morepork (ssp leucopsis)
Werribee Open Range Zoo |
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| This bird has been sighted in the same area inside of the zoo for a couple of weeks now. Shows up on eBird as a rarity for the area so thought it would be worth sharing. First seen on the 8th of July, 2020.
(The zoo is currently closed but the bird is still being seen by staff) |
| Brian Aherne 23/7 #258381 |
| | Ground Cuckoo-shrike
Gunners Track, Wyperfeld |
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| The two birds were feeding along Gunners Tk at about 4.30pm, about 2.5km from the Gunner/Racecourse Tk intersection. eBird checklist |
| Ron Sawyer 21/7 #258369 |
| Sun 19 | | Magpie Goose
Lake Tom Thumb, Eaglehawk, Bendigo |
| 6 Magpie Geese at Lake Tom Thumb |
| David Hewett 19/7 #258347 |
| Sat 18 | | Fan-tailed cuckoo
Barrier Landing, Lakes Entrance |
| Definitely one, possibly two calling around 1pm, lakeside beside jetty. |
| Denise McLarty 18/7 #258342 |
| Thu 16 | | Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Banyule flats lagoon |
| Ahh spring. Fan-tailed Cuckoo calling persistently. Single bird as best I could tell. Assuming this is a little earlier than usual. |
| Geoff Witten 16/7 #258329 |
| | Swift Parrots
C.J. Duggan Reserve, Noble Park North, Vic. |
| I saw three Swift Parrots today, as l was walking my dog around the Park at C.J. Duggan Reserve. I knew that they were endangered, but as l only just found out that they are actually now on the 'critically endangered' list, l thought I should report it somewhere! |
| Anthony Galea 16/7 #258328 |
| Wed 15 | | Gull-billed Tern
Ricketts Pt, Beaumaris |
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| Single gull-billed tern flying past Ricketts Point from west to east. eBird checklist |
| Michael Fuhrer 15/7 #258316 |
| Sun 12 | | Shining bronze-cuckoo
Enfield State Park--Surface Loop Picnic Area |
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| 2 shining bronze cuckoos heard and then seen interacting along the walk from the picnic area. A common bird in the Enfield but a few months earlier than usual. |
| Indra Bone 12/7 #258301 |