| Tue 26 |  | Possible Black Honeyeater
Nepean Weir, Penrith |
| Unusual small honeyeater at weir early this morning, 6.50am. Possible female Black HE. Initially thought female Scarlet HE, right size, but this bird was greyish not brown, dark legs, uniform dark downcurved bill, no reddish around face, mottling on whitish throat & chest and white belly, (not pure white - off whitish). Had bins on it for seconds rather than minutes, it looked different, so I checked out the books once I had the opportunity and it fits female black honeyeater. Wish I had grabbed the camera and not the bins!
Consulting The Australian Bird Guide and features I did not see any yellow around the gape or a whitish eyebrow cf female or immature Black HE. No real markings around the eyes. Closest match found is photo on PK Field Guide of female Black HE.
Familiar with Brown HE appeared overall slighter and smaller. No yellow tint. Eliminated as an option. Lack of red around face, or coloured gape and dark legs seems to eliminate immature Scarlet HE.
Only seen Black HE years ago in Red Centre so not overly familiar with species, would appreciate any advice or suggestions.
Not sure what else it could be.
Anyone in the area please keep your eyes open. (Moderator - publishing as a highlight so that people notice this and go for a look, preferably with cameras at the ready. MR) |
| Martin Snowball 26/9 #269723 |
| Sun 24 | | Pallid Cuckoo, Banded Lapwings
Freeman's Reach |
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| Good views of a perched Pallid Cuckoo. Did not call however. Outside of the Camden sighting on 17/09, it's the first Pallid Cuckoo seen and not heard. 3 Banded Lapwings were also observed through a scope. 2 Rufous Songlarks seen as well.
Just South of the river in the lowlands, atleast 18 Banded Lapwings were counted but a good chance of more being present since the heat haze affected vision. Amongst them, 4 birds seemed to be nesting! |
| Edwin Vella and Raghav & Veeraj Sharma 25/9 #269720 |
| Sat 23 | | Glossy Black Cockatoo
Dubbo Gully, Mangrove Mountain |
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| Four birds feeding in the Casuarinas right next to the track about 500 metres from the national parks gate at the start of the Dubbo Gully track. Mobile phone photo not great but you can just see the red in the tail. Clearly saw the red panes when a couple flew over the track. |
| Madeline Hourihan 24/9 #269714 |
| | Eastern Barn Owl
Royal National Park--Wises Track |
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| While searching for White-throated Nightjars on Wises Track we had an Eastern Barn Owl circle us. Very unexpected in the verge between coastal heath and gum forest. No open fields etc anywhere nearby. Only 2 previous records of Barn Owls in The Royal National Park. Photo credit - Paul Pellegrini (Moderator: As mentioned a few times previously, Barn Owls are irrupting towards the coast at the moment and are being reported from atypical habitat/sites. MR). eBird checklist |
| Brett Mezen 24/9 #269713 |
| | Australian Spotted Crake
Australian Botanic Gardens Mount Annan |
| Australian Spotted Crake seen well by many birders and feeding well on muddy area between grass edge of lake and reed bed near large overflow drain on Lake Nadungamba. Last reports show a single sighting in 2020 then prior to that 2017. eBird checklist |
| Brett Mezen 24/9 #269712 |
| | Rufous Whistler and Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Scheyville National Park |
| One Fan-tailed Cuckoo and a number of Rufous Whistler recorded today for the first time this spring. No sign of White-throated Gerygone yet. no blossom on eucalypts. |
| Ian G Bailey 23/9 #269710 |
| | Crimson Chat
'The Glen' BULLARAH (private property) NW NSW 70km West of Moree |
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| 1 Adult male crimson chat sighted/photographed this morning near quarters @ 'The Glen'. (Moderator's Note: A female Crimson Chat was photographed >100km upstream of here in the Gwydir catchment at Bingara this morning 24/09 .MR). eBird checklist |
| Patrick Johnston 23/9 #269705 |
| Fri 22 | | Brown Songlark
Eastlakes golf course |
| Had a quick look at the Astrolabe Park section after work and the first bird I saw was a male Brown Songlark feeding in the dense cover where the driving range is. In 2017 we started with one in this exact location as well, just saying. |
| David Mitford 23/9 #269706 |
| | Mangrove Gerygone
Armidale Road Coutts Crossing |
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| The gerygone first observed at this location in June was originally thought to be a Brown Gerygone due to location. Brown Gerygone was ruled out when it was heard to emit a short burst of the typical Mangrove/Western/White-throated Gerygone type warble. Numerous photos were taken and at first it was thought that it was most likely a Western Gerygone, although there are no confirmed records of that species in the Clarence Valley, but they do occur at times in the Hunter Valley. I shared the photos with a few other experienced birdos and compared my bird with photos of a Mangrove Gerygone that I took in Queensland and a Western Gerygone that I took in SW Queensland. David Charley provided extra photos of the Western Gerygone and Clive Barker provided photos of the Mangrove Gerygone for comparison. After consideration of this I am convinced that the bird at Coutts Crossing is a Mangrove Gerygone. It has a broad white supercilium, a rather slender bill and the tail lacks the black and white patterning of the Western Gerygone. As further support for this conclusion the bird is observed almost exclusively in paperbarks and bottlebrushes. In the Kimberley the species can be found up to 20 km from the coast in paperbark woodlands. The nearest records of the Mangrove Gerygone are at Wooli, 36km from Coutts Crossing. (Moderator's Note: This is the third identification of this gerygone and the moderators are publishing in the interest of coming to firm conclusion for this conundrum. If anyone has particular expertise in this group of gerygones feel free to contact one of us and/or the observer! Publishing as a highlight to attract attention to this matter. MR). |
| Greg Clancy 22/9 #269704 |
| Thu 21 | | Black-Shouldered Kite
Floodplain/Paddocks along Wyrallah Rd, Tuckurimba NSW |
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| High count of Black-Shouldered Kite - 58 encountered in one scan of 180 degree view of large open cropping paddock. Birds most abundant in the late afternoon.
Viewing from roadside of main road, private land no public access to paddocks and be sure not to block driveways/entry gates to private land.
Accurate count to best of my ability, single scan to avoid duplication of individuals. Numbers have been increasing in past week and become concentrated in this location (observation suggest largely feeding on mice and other small prey). A number of other raptors present. Not ever experienced this amount of Black-Shouldered Kite accumulating to such density, locally not uncommon to be present at 5-10 over 3km area, regularly 2-3 birds. Have taken some videos to demonstrate the numbers present. See attached still frame from small area in a video capture, many birds present in just this small field of view alone. eBird checklist |
| Jacob Crisp 23/9 #269707 |
| | Rufous Songlark
Braeside Track, Blackheath |
| Another western bird in an unusual location. A rare bird in the upper Blue Mountains with only one previous eBird record in Blackheath |
| Mark Hocking 22/9 #269701 |
| | Australian Spotted Crake
Sydney Park |
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| Following up on a report of a pair of Baillon’s Crakes (haven’t been seen heard since 2020) by another birder earlier today, I found an Australian Crake feeding in the Northeast corner of the Gulwali Wetland, appearing 4 times over about an hour. This is the first record for the park and the Sydney LGA as a whole. eBird checklist |
| Max Weatherall 21/9 #269700 |
| | Brown Songlark
Kings Langley |
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| Male Brown Songlark sighted next to the creek alongside of the bottom oval. My first sighting of this bird in 22 years of living here. Looks like a good year for dry country birds in Sydney. eBird checklist |
| Michael Rutkowski 21/9 #269697 |
| | Red-backed Kingfisher
Lale Nadungamba at Mount Annan Botanic Gardens |
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| (Moderator's Note: Well, I reckon it's official now - we're seeing a repeat of the 2017 influx of western species to the coast! The last two Sydney records were 24/102017 seen at Bensons Lane Richmond by Carol Abbott, and McGraths Hill 1982, while a pair bred at Castlereagh 1/11/1980 to 24/1/1981, first breeding record for the County of Cumberland. MR). eBird checklist |
| Anthony Katon 21/9 #269696 |
| Wed 20 | | Brush Cuckoo, Pallid Cuckoo, White-throated Gerygone, Rufous Whistler
Bogee, Capertee Valley |
| Early migrants seen around Bogee included a well seen and heard Brush Cuckoo, two Pallid Cuckoos, a White-throated Gerygone and several Rufous Whistlers. Interestingly, no Brown or Rufous Songlarks were seen in the valley during my three days there (although it was extremely windy which could have kept them less conspicuous) |
| Roger McGovern 22/9 #269703 |
| | White-browed and Masked Woodswallow, Pallid Cuckoo
Capertee Valley |
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| Birded the Capertee Valley for three days September 18 - 20. There were several migrating flocks of mixed White-browed and Masked Woodswallows seen on all days with White-browed outnumbering Masked by about 10 to 1. Largest flock seen coming in to drink in the dam close to the entrance to Capertee NP on Port Macquarie Road numbering over 1000 individualls. (Interesting to note that no migrating woodswallow flocks were recorded in Capertee Valley at all in 2022)
Three or four Pallid Cuckoos were seen/heard on all three days at various locations in the valley. |
| Roger McGovern 22/9 #269702 |
| | Eastern (Crested) Shrike-tit
Orara River, Ramornie. |
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| Great to hear and see two or three shrike-tits in riparian forest beside the Orara River. They foraged among black bean, silky oak and narrow-leaved red gum. Species seems very sparse in the Clarence River catchment. |
| Clive Heywood Barker 21/9 #269695 |
| Tue 19 | | Channel-billed Cuckoo
Cobbadah Travelling Stock Reserve, near Barraba |
| Single bird flying and calling, pursued by crows. Never had one so far inland before. Brown Treecreepers and Grey-crowned Babblers also calling. (Moderator's Note: The range of Channel-billed Cuckoos extends a lot further west than Cobbadah, including the western side of both the Nandewar and the Warrumbungle Ranges. AKM) |
| Ian Colvin 19/9 #269690 |
| Mon 18 | | Orange Chats + Spotted Harrier
TSR, Harris Lane, west of Quandialla |
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| 4 Orange Chats in a group along with a Spotted Harrier, Stubble Quail & a good number of Brown Songlarks and Pipits. Long TSR east of Bland Creek has thick grass cover at present, unlike in other years since Chats were first seen in 2001. |
| Rosemary Stapleton 21/9 #269699 |
| | White-winged Triller
Mount Annan Botanic Gardens--Lake Nadungamba |
| One White-winged Triller observed and photographed this morning. First record at this specific location for 3 years. Also observed and unusual in last 2 days were 2 Red-capped Robins and 1 Horsfield’s Bronze-cuckoo. eBird checklist |
| Brett Mezen 18/9 #269689 |
| Sun 17 | | Pallid Cuckoo
Llewella Davies Memorial Walkway, Camden, NSW |
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| Moderator's Note: Interesting to see that one has finally appeared as expected, the question is whether they will extend into other coastal areas? AKM. eBird checklist |
| Anthony Katon 20/9 #269694 |
| | White-browed and Masked Woodswallows
Castlereagh |
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| About 15 White-browed and 2 Masked Woodswallows seen in the Castlereagh area along with a white morph Grey Goshawk, 5 Rainbow Bee-eaters and a single Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo (Moderator's Note: Certainly more signs of 2017 emerging - the Red-backed Kingfisher at Weddin Mtns over the weekend and the Red-capped Robins mentioned in #269689 [along with all the various triller/songlark/Baillon's reports] are further testament. MR). |
| Edwin Vella and Veeraj Sharma 18/9 #269688 |
| | Rufous Songlark
Barton Park South--Landing Lights Wetland |
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| Rufous Songlark on the sports fields at Landing Lights today. Adult br. male. First report here in 5 years. |
| Richard Murray 17/9 #269684 |
| | Sacred Kingfisher
Kurrajong Hills, Hawkesbury |
| First arrival for the season. Our site arrival dates for the previous 3 years have been 27, 25 and 23 Sep, very consistent. |
| Eric Finley 17/9 #269682 |
| | Scarlet Robin, White-browed Woodswallow
Bilpin, nw of Sydney |
| This morning on a community birdwalk at Bilpin we had great views of a pair then another male Scarlet Robin, and a flock of 150+ mostly White-browed Woodswallows which took around 45 minutes to slowly head south (other eBird sightings of smaller numbers at Woodford and Castlereagh). Most of my sightings of this species in the Hawkesbury Hills are Sep and Oct. |
| Eric Finley 17/9 #269681 |
| | Red-capped Plover
North Quarry, Penrith Lakes |
| Single adult male seen through scope, red cap clearly seen along with white forehead and blavk strioe through eye. Based on eBird records thus would be a first for Penrith LGA |
| Martin Snowball 17/9 #269680 |
| | Whiskered Tern, Rufous Songlark
Bushells Lagoon |
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| 6 Whiskered Terns fishing over the large part of the lagoon and resting on the emerged fence posts. Single female Rufous Songlark seen in the old market garden area with trellises just before walking down the slope towards the causeway. |
| Tom Wilson 17/9 #269679 |
| | Channel-billed Cuckoo
St Helens Park, Campbelltown |
| First for the season for me. Screeching fly over at 6.35am |
| Paul Heath 17/9 #269678 |
| Sat 16 | | Greenshank, Red-kneed Dotterel, Australasian Crake
Pitt Town Lagoon |
| Uncertainty over the ID of the initially very distant Greenshank was resolved when it flew past the hide, clearly showing the thicker, pale-based and slightly upturned bill and the heavier structure, especially of the head, neck and shoulders. eBird checklist |
| Mike Kilburn, Veeraj & Raghav Sharma & Edwin Vella 17/9 #269686 |
| | Rufous Songlark
Bushells Lagoon |
| As per Ebird, it's the first sighting for the Sydney region this 'Summer'. Bird was flighty and initially mistaken for a Tawny Grassbird but the lack of a tawny crown and un-grassbird-like behaviour such as perching on the ground, determined otherwise. eBird checklist |
| Raghav and Veeraj Sharma, Mike Kilburn & Edwin Vella 16/9 #269677 |
| Fri 15 | | Albatross sp. Providence Petrel, Brown Skua
Terrigal Pelagic |
| Low species diversity for September with only 10 species seen beyond ‘The Haven’ with the highlights being Black-browed (23), Shy (21) and Buller’s (5) Albatross. along with Providence Petrel (4), Brown Skua (2), Wedge-tailed Shearwater (500+) and Fluttering type Shearwater (500+). |
| Andrew Robinson, Dean Purcell and 13 others on board 15/9 #269675 |
| | Black-chinned Honeyeater
"Jacana" Washpool Rd Clarenza 2460 |
| At 4pm a group of Fuscous Honeyeaters came to our bird bath accompanied by a Black-chinned Honeyeater. Its large size and orange legs were distinctive.In contrast a group of White-throated Honeyeaters came the bird bath soon after. |
| Eric Wheeler 15/9 #269674 |
| Thu 14 | | Slaty-backed Thornbill
Gundabooka National Park |
| I bumped into Mike Barrow on the Little Mountain trail mid morning and he advised a Slaty-backed Thornbill had been recorded on the track. After some searching i heard a faint call that was worth playing the call.Within 30 seconds of playing the call a male Slaty-back flew in to within 3m of me and called vigorously for at least a minute before slowly moving away. I have a poor mobile phone photo.I have no doubt it was a Slaty-backed Thornbill. |
| Douglas Hocking 24/9 #269716 |
| Tue 12 | | Rufous Songlark
Richard Woodbury Reserve Greengrove Central Coast LGA |
| Single bird seen . One of several reports of Rufous Songlark in coastal regions in the last few days. Last sighting on the Central Coast 2019 |
| Allan Benson 13/9 #269668 |
| | Rainbow Bee-eater
Bunning Creek Rd Yarramalong |
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| 5 birds seen sitting on power lines and flying around catching insects, more Bee-eaters could be heard calling from across the paddock. Have been monitoring location for past 2 weeks in anticipation of their arrival back on the Central Coast. (Moderator's Note: This intersting record and great photo however are not the first Bee-eaters to return to the CC as 4 were seen at another regular site at Magenta Shores near North Entrance on 10/9/23 by Andrew Robinson. However, these reports are almost one month after the birds were first recorded at a number of sites in the Port Macquarie area from 15/8/2023. AKM) eBird checklist |
| David Schuemaker 12/9 #269666 |
| | Baillon's Crake
Glenbrook Lagoon |
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| Another Baillon's (but first for Glenbrook Lagoon?) Single bird on southern side foraging on mud at 1pm for about 10 mins before scooted by a swamphen, continued skulking on lilly pads. eBird checklist |
| Matt Hughes 12/9 #269665 |
| Mon 11 | | Black-faced Monarch
Kurrajong Hills |
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| First arrivals heard at dawn on 11 Sep, with 2-3 birds vocal and also seen on the following two days. This is 1-2 weeks earlier than local arrival dates of past 3 years. Poor phone image taken 12 Sep. Noticed no other eBird records logged to date in the Sydney area. Channel-billed Cuckoos arrived today 13 Sep. Good numbers of Silvereye and White-naped Honeyeater heading south. (Moderstor's Note: The first repoirts of Black-faced Monarchs on the Mid North Coast were at Goojit track, Limeburners Creek NR on 10/9 anjd Sea-Acres NR Port Macquarie on 11/9 (the latter by Clive Meadows), so that the move southwards appears tpo be many birds moving together, as per the Leaden Flycatchers, unlike the Koels and Channel-billed Cuckoos which seems to be all over the place! (AKM). |
| Eric Finley 14/9 #269672 |
| | Baillon's Crake
Northbridge Golf Course |
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| A male and a female on two different ponds on Northbridge Golf Course. I could find no previous records from the North Shore on eBird. (Definite influx of Baillon's Crakes back to coastal wetlands. Could be harbingers of much rarer skulkers potentially arriving this spring/summer! MR). eBird checklist |
| Mike Kilburn 12/9 #269664 |
| | Green Catbird
Gordon Flying Fox Reserve |
| Very unexpected. Heard calling thought it may have been mimicry as Green Catbird would be unusual here. The bird was located after several minutes. Good views were given as it called from a Pittosporum undulatum. eBird checklist |
| Theo Kemp 11/9 #269663 |
| Sun 10 | | Lewin's Rail
Emu Green, Emu Plains |
| Single bird calling in small wetland on left of track as you walk towards the Nepean River. 5th bird record for Penrith and 4th for Emu Green, 2010, 2020 (x2), 2022 and now 2023. One 2020 bird stayed around for months. eBird checklist |
| Martin Snowball 11/9 #269658 |
| | Latham’s Snipe
Dubbo Sewage Treatment Plant |
| First this spring. One to a few are here most summers. |
| Robert Quinan 11/9 #269655 |
| | Rufous Songlark
The Weir Road - Teralba. NSW. |
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| Spotted one Rufous Songlark on The Wire Mesh Fence ,at The Model Airplane Ground. eBird checklist |
| Gordon Arthur. Yvonne Van Netten. 10/9 #269653 |
| | Whiskered Tern, Latham's Snipe, Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoos(3)
Eastlakes golf course |
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| Summer birds have returned to Eastlake Golf Course Sydney this weekend. Whiskered Tern is a good indicator of other birds to come, they have been absent here the last 3 years, usually only appearing in the drier years. |
| Richard Murray 10/9 #269651 |
| | Torresian Crow
Cornwallis Road, Cornwallis |
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| Early this morning, I saw and heard calling several times a single Torresian Crow near the western end of Cornwallis Rd. It was associating with a small group of Australian Ravens. This being my only second sighting of one in the Sydney Region (both sightings only within the last 2 years) and this may only be the 4th Sydney record. Having now well established themselves north of the Hawkesbury it may only be a matter of time they will do the same south of the river. I also heard a Pied Butcherbird call in the distance a number of times from Triangle Lane (a species that is also making a foothold in the Sydney region). There were also a good count of 18 Banded Lapwing (with a pair mating) on a turf farm beside Cornwells Lane and also heard a Eurasian Skylark also beside that road which are not as common as they use to be in the Hawkesbury. A record shot of the Torresian Crow in flight. |
| Edwin Vella 10/9 #269650 |
| | Painted Honeyeater
15 km Sth of Condobolin |
| 2 birds heard calling from Myall trees beside Gipps Way early this morning. My first record here this spring. Also saw first returning Rufous Songlarks as well at three locations around Lake Banar |
| warren Chad 10/9 #269649 |
| | Marsh Sandpiper,Whisked Tern,Crakes.
Pitt Town Lagoon. |
| Seen 2 Marsh Sandpipers at Pitt Town Lagoon this morning which I haven't seen for a long time also a Whisked Tern made a few circles of the Lagoon, there was also a single Australian Spotted Crake,a single Bailons Crake,and 2 Spotless Crakes,a Glossy Ibis and a Spotted Harrier. |
| Michael Ronan 10/9 #269648 |
| Sat 9 | | Koel
Moore Park, Sydney |
| A male calling from late afternoon on the golf course. |
| Chris Gladwin 9/9 #269643 |
| Fri 8 | | Leaden Flycatcher
Crowdy Bay National Park, north entrance near Dunbogan |
| A single adult male was seen and heard calling in Blackbutt Woodland, and on the following day, another was seen by Les Mitchell in woodland on Rawdon Island near Wauchope while Ian Bradshaw saw one at Hat Head National Park on the same day. Interesting that on that weekend, so many bushland migrants were first found & heard calling on the Mid North Coast. |
| Alan Morris & Les Mitchell 11/9 #269660 |
| | Sacred Kingfisher
Beach Rd Dunbogan |
| Sacred Kingfishers have started to return to coastal woodlands in the past few days, calling and staking out territories, My first was at Beach Rd Dunbogan on 8/9, then another at Kings Creek Road Swamp woodland, near Wauchope on 9/9 while Rob Montgomery had one at Rumbalara Reserve, Gosford also on 9/9, soon they will be everywhere. |
| Alan Morris & Rob Montgomery 10/9 #269647 |
| | Black Kite, Brown Songlark, Rufous Songlark
The Entrance Channel, Tuggerah Lake |
| A Black Kite and male Brown Songlark seen 8/9. The Brown Songlark was still present today (9/9), having been joined by an adult Rufous Songlark. Songlarks were loosely associating on the southern side of the channel between the channel mouth and The Entrance Surf Club (Moderator’s Note: the remarkable spring of 2017 where many western species irrupted into coastal NSW and things like Horsfield’s Bronze-cuckoos turned up on Lord Howe etc, started with a report of a Brown Songlark at Wattamolla in Royal NP - just sayin’! MR, note also that another Rufous Songlark was reported by B. Callister in the North Coffs Regional Botanic Gardens on 5/9).) |
| Andrew Robinson 9/9 #269646 |
| Thu 7 | | Blue-faced Honeyeater
West Pennant Hills Sports Club, 103 New Line Rd, West Pennant Hills |
| One bird was on the wire fence surrounding our comp tennis court from 2.05pm for about 15 minutes. It was being harrassed by Noisy Miners.
Never seen here before.
Possibly driven from bushland by the back burning smoke plume this afternoon. |
| Judy Clark 7/9 #269641 |
| Wed 6 | | Channel-billed Cuckoo
Bundeena NSW |
| Heard calling |
| Deryk Engel 9/9 #269645 |
| Sun 3 | | Double-banded Plover
Lake Banar, Condobolin |
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| went back out this morning to Lake Banar to check for waders and was surprised to find a Double-banded Plover with the Sharpies along with five Red-capped Plover. The bird was also in breeding plumage. This is my first record of this species in this area. Previously I have only ever recorded two at Lake Cargelligo STW about three years ago. The Redcaps are also not very common around here . |
| warren Chad 3/9 #269636 |
| Sat 2 | | Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Lake Banar, 20km Sth of Condobolin |
| 6 birds feeding along muddy lake shore this morning visible from main road. My first record of returning waders for the season |
| warren Chad 2/9 #269632 |
| | Eastern Barn Owl
Dukes Oval, Park Street, Emu Plains |
| Wasn't expecting to see one at this location. There's nothing, except houses, around the oval for some distance. It was in a very exposed position and being mobbed by Noisy Miners. As it was early afternoon, it was surprising it hadn't been seen earlier. It flew off into denser cover, scattering a mixed flock of Corella's. |
| Brook Whylie 2/9 #269631 |
| Fri 1 | | Powerful Owl
430 Worlds End Rd Worlds End |
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| Adult female and semi-mature chick sited over last month. |
| Hugh Taylor 7/9 #269639 |
| | Australian Spotted Crake
Barton Park South--Landing Lights Wetland |
| Seeing as no-one has reported here for a while .. several reports through Aug on EBird and seen again today with Emily and Raz. A dead Buff-banded Rail was on the ground and Raz noted that previously a dead Lewin’s Rail was in a nearby tree - seems a local raptor might be enjoying the rails. eBird checklist |
| Chris Rehberg - Sydney Birding 1/9 #269628 |
| | Banded Lapwing
Eulah Creek |
| Posted here to document behaviour, not a rarity in NSW at the moment: A recorder, left out over night, picked up calls of Banded Lapwings flying over twice, first at ca. 22:25 on 31 August, then again at 2:05 on 1 September. An example of the good nocturnal vision of aquatic bird species. The location is 20 km E of Narrabri, where in dry conditions rank grass left in paddocks has been grazed short by livestock. |
| Michael Dahlem 1/9 #269625 |