| Sun 3 | | Northern Giant-Petrel & Grey-faced Petrel
Fort Drive, Newcastle |
| Many seabirds off Fort Drive Newcastle, including two Northern Giant-Petrels, 15 Grey-faced Petrel, a Shy type Albatross and many Fluttering /Hutton's type Shearwaters. eBird checklist |
| Archie Brennan, Aaron David 4/7 #267119 |
| | Grey-faced Petrel
Mistral Point, Maroubra |
| The strong winds this afternoon produced a reasonable haul of seabirds:
52 Black-browed Albatross, 1 Campbell Albatross, 2 Shy Albatross, 1 Northern Giant Petrel, 2 Giant Petrel (sp) and 31 Grey-faced Petrel.
A lot of absentees e.g. Prions, Brown Skua and IYNA. |
| David Mitford 3/7 #267117 |
| Sat 2 | | Black-browed Albatross, Fluttering Shearwater ,White-fronted Tern
Redhead Park |
| Many seabirds off Redhead Park, Newcastle including 1 Black-browed Albatross, 100+ Fluttering Sherwaters, 2 Hutton's Shearwaters, 2 White-fronted Tern and another 1500+ Fluttering/Hutton's type shearwaters. eBird checklist |
| Archie Brennan 4/7 #267118 |
| Wed 29 |  | Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
Mutawintji National Park--Rockholes Loop Walk |
| Surprised to see a Yellow-plumed Honeyeater amongst a big mixed foraging flock getting into flowering Eremophila and fruiting mistletoes. Probably the biggest concentration of Spiny-cheeked and White-fronted Honeyeaters I've seen anywhere, the sound echoing around the rocks and caves was incredible. No other eBird records for YPHO within 100 km. eBird checklist |
| Liam Murphy 3/7 #267114 |
| | Buff-banded Rail
Bendeela Rd. Kangaroo Valley ( approx -34.72306, 150.52139) |
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| Surprised to see a Buff-banded Rail feeding on a dead Grey Kangaroo on the side of the road. Watched it feeding for about 20 minutes and it was still there when we left, consumed a lot of meat in this time. eBird checklist |
| Michael Rutkowski 29/6 #267107 |
| Fri 24 | | Buller’s Albatross, Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, Northern Giant Petrel, Fluttering Shearwater
Terrigal Pelagic |
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| An enjoyable albeit slow-ish trip out of Terrigal on Friday produced 10 species of Tubenose, including; Buller’s Albatross - 2 (1), Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross - 8 (3), Shy Albatross - 1, Campbell Albatross - 6 (3), Black-browed Albatross - 20 (5), Northern Giant Petrel - 1, Providence Petrel - 15 (3), Fairy Prion - 6 (1), a few Hutton’s Shearwater and close in an impressive 3000+ (perhaps as many as 5000) congregation of Fluttering Shearwater loafing / feeding over baitfish. Also observed were Brown Skua - 2 (1) and White-fronted Tern - 2. |
| Andrew Robinson, Dean Purcell and 10 others on board 26/6 #267102 |
| | White-winged Chough
Fagan Park, Galston |
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| We were very surprised to see 4 White-winged Choughs at Fagan Park yesterday. I have not seen any in this LGA before. |
| Jenny & Rod Stiles 25/6 #267099 |
| Sun 19 | | Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
Georges Heights Oval, Headland Park |
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| Spotted a young Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove up in the foliage above a dirt track in Headland Park, Mosman. Very obliging bird that was undisturbed by the foot traffic, moving around leisurely in its tree and allowing close approach. The dirt track begins at the carpark at the end of Dominion Crescent and the dove was spotted 50m along the track at the point where it veers to right. eBird checklist |
| Jordan Webber 19/6 #267088 |
| Sat 18 | | Mangrove Honeyeater, Beach Stone-curlew
Saltwater Inlet, Bundjalung National Park |
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| Mangrove Honeyeater attracted to flowering Forest Red Gums. Eventually flew back towards the mangroves on Goodwood Island. Lone Beach Stone-curlew on edge of mangroves on Goodwood Island near Saltwater Inlet. |
| Greg Clancy and members of the Clarence Valley Birdos 18/6 #267081 |
| | Satin Bowerbird, Regent Bowerbird, Olive-backed Oriole, Silvereye
Iluka Bluff Picnic Area |
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| Female or immature bird feeding on fruits of Celerywood, joined by Regent Bowerbirds, Lewin's Honeyeaters, an Olive-backed Oriole and Silvereyes. Observer's second only record for the Iluka Peninsula. An irregular autumn-winter visitor to the Clarence lowlands. |
| Greg Clancy and members of the Clarence Valley Birdos 18/6 #267080 |
| Wed 15 | | Pacific Gull
Tacking Point Lighthouse |
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| An immature bird was photographed flying north past Tacking Point Light house. (moderator's Note: The last one seen on the Mid North Coast in the Hastings Birdwatchers area of interest, was at Harrington Breakwall, seen by Warren Chad 5/6/2021, but the last one seen in ther Hastings/ Port Macquarie LGA was at North Haven 26/6/2018 by Peter Coxon. Rare bird indeed for this area. AKM) |
| Richard Shaw 15/6 #267071 |
| Tue 14 | | Pacific Gull
Currarong rocks, Beecroft Peninsular |
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| An immature Pacific Gull was photographed on the Currarong Beach rocks, between the shop park and the boat ramp, an unusual bird for this location.Hanging out with a Pelican. eBird checklist |
| Jane Clifford 14/6 #267070 |
| Mon 13 | | Swiftlet Sp, Radjah Shelduck, Fairy Martin
Batemans Bay Water Gardens |
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| Swiftlet sp photoed at around 2 pm over Batemans Bay Watergardens. It was on show for three minutes and came in with a large influx of Welcome Swallows, Tree Martins and one Fairy Martin (the later being the first record of the species for me at this site and the initial reason I got the camera out).
Unfortunately I only got the one picture before the local Collared Sparrowhawk scared everything away.
It was uniformly dark underneath- maybe slightly paler then the upperparts. Whatever it is, it is not an Australian Swiftlet.
Radjah Shelduck has returned as well. |
| Demetrios Bertzeletos 13/6 #267068 |
| Sun 12 | | Pacific Baza
Sydney Park |
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| Single bird seen flying into a grove of trees NW of the large southern pond, it stayed here for a couple of minutes during which it was photographed. It then flew away after being harassed by noisy miners. First eBird record for this location. eBird checklist |
| Paul Rowan 12/6 #267066 |
| Sat 11 | | Eastern Osprey
Gore Cove Greenwich |
| My first sighting in the Cove since August last year. Presumably one of the pair that nests in Chatswood West.
And the cormorants are finally coming back after a conspicuous absence because of the turbidity of the water after the prolonged rains. Amongst them was a Great Cormorant, the first I've seen off Greenwich since 2007 [though there's a pair that frequents the lower reaches of the Lane Cove River] Forty years ago they were common in this part of the Harbour. |
| Ted Nixon 11/6 #267062 |
| Fri 10 | | Magpie Goose
Wetland along Big River Way Clarenza |
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| 250+, possibly up to 300, adult and juvenile Geese loafing around wetland. Largest number for the Clarence Valley in recent years. |
| Greg Clancy 11/6 #267060 |
| | Pacific Emerald Dove
Mile End Rd Reserve |
| Single bird flush from the ground at the side of the track, landed nearby but scared off by a walker before it could be photographed. Distinctive bird with brown body and green wings so easy to identify but rare in this area.
Also a possible sighting of an immature Rose- crowned fruit Dove at Caddies creek further along the track. Distant views so no certainty, but green colour with yellow colouring on the belly could be seen. eBird checklist |
| Michael Rutkowski 10/6 #267059 |
| Thu 9 | | Pacific Gull
Bateau Bay |
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| Juvenile Pacific Gull flying north over the rock platform and Bateau Bay. (Moderator's Note: 7th Central Coast record, the last report was at The Entrance 28/6/2019. AKM) |
| Elizabeth Noble 9/6 #267055 |
| | Comb-crested Jacana
Stockyard Ponds, Pinegrove Rd, Saumarez |
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| Followed up on a report by Krishna on Armidale birdwatchers yesterday (8/6) of a possible jacana. Confirmed this morning at the same location, 1 very mobile juvenile feeding on vegetation in the middle of the dam. Very surprising record for inland NSW! eBird checklist |
| Tim Henderson, Heath Milne 9/6 #267054 |
| Sat 4 | | Satin Bowerbird
Old Foots Road Palmdale |
| Counted over 220 female plumaged Satin Bowerbirds feeding on the ground in one paddock this morning not sure what they were feeding on. |
| Michael Ronan 4/6 #267051 |