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Birders are encouraged to post lists to eBird Australia, where sightings are incorporated into the atlas. To do this you need to register with eBird Australia then login. Please send any White-throated Needletail or Fork-tailed Swift sightings directly to Prof. Michael Tarburton for his research: tarburton.m@optusnet.com.au. Include date, location and number of birds. All Regent Honeyeater and Swift Parrot reports should be forwarded to Mick Roderick to assist in the recovery of these severely declining species: mick.roderick@birdlife.org.au. Note we will not be publishing reports of Accipiter raptors (Collared Sparrowhawk, Grey/Brown Goshawks) unless they are in unusual locations, are seen with unusual prey or have been seen performing atypical behaviour. Likewise we will not be publishing every Square-tailed Kite sighting posted to Birdline because of a significant increase in reports in recent years, particularly in coastal areas (with the exception of the far north coast).

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December 2018

Sun 16		Latham's Snipe Tallong
		Good to see a Latham's Snipe on the edge of a flooded paddock by Railway Parade mid-morning. I've never seen a Latham's Snipe in Tallong, or the southern end of the Southern Highlands.
		Lorne Johnson 16/12 #236362
		Brown Songlark Tallong
		I was stoked to see a very vocal male Brown Songlark in a paddock on the corner of Warrima Drive and Highland Way early this morning. My first record of Brown Songlark for the Southern Highlands.
		Lorne Johnson 16/12 #236361
Sat 15		Wandering, Antipodean (Gibson's) Albatrosses, Long-tailed Jaegers Offshore--Kiama Pelagic (SOSSA)
		The forecast wild weather did not eventuate, so the December 18 SOSSA trip proceeded as usual. Highlights were 2 Wandering, 2 Antipodean (both Gibson's) and 1 Shy Albatrosses, as well as 3 Long-tailed Jaegers. Other birds included 50+ Grey-faced, 2 Solanders (including an oddly coloured one, photo attached), 15+ Wilson's, 10+ White-faced Storm-petrels, 3 Pomarine Jaegers and the usual Wedge-tailed, Short-tailed and Flesh-footed Shearwaters.
		Brook Whylie and all aboard the MV Kato 16/12 #236358
		Wandering Whistling-duck Bushells lagoon, Freemans Reach
		Three seen on the lagoon this afternoon amongst other ducks.
		Edwin Vella and Follow that bird 15/12 #236355
		Black Bittern Mitchell Park
		One bird seen very well and out in the open over several minutes by all in our group.
		Edwin Vella and Follow that bird 15/12 #236354
		Cotton Pygmy-Goose Ballina Heights retention ponds
		Single bird. Most probably the one that was present several months ago. It is very likely that is has been on the extensive swamps to the east.
		David Charley 15/12 #236350
Fri 14		Pacific Swift & White-throated Needletails Barton Street, Monterey, Botany Bay (West)
		A small mixed flock of about ten birds flying low over Scarborough Park. Roughly 50/50 ratio. Disappeared north after about 5 minutes .
		David Mitford 15/12 #236356
		Blue-faced Honeyeater Westleigh
		First time we have seen one in over 20 years at this location.
		Carol and Peter Abbott 14/12 #236347
		Terek Sandpiper, nesting shorebirds. Wallaga Lake entrance
		1 Terek Sandpiper staying close with a Pacific-golden Plover this morning. Hooded Plovers, Little Terns and Australian Pied Oystercatchers all on nests. 2 Fairy Terns also present. eBird checklist
		Ash Allnutt 14/12 #236343
Thu 13		Fork-tailed Swift Nyngan
		2 birds flying in font of a storm
		michael Crosland 13/12 #236334
		Eastern Osprey Horden Beach, Bundeena
		Beach-washed juvenile found today. No apparent cause of its demise.
		Bruce Roubin 13/12 #236330
Wed 12		Brown Quail Between Bay Marker and Bennelong Parkway on the flat, Sydney Olympic Park
		Saw one flying across a path and disappear into the long grass. So I stayed for about 10mins and heard others. Then saw two more crossing the same path. I compared what I’d heard to my “PK Birds” app and confirmed it was indeed Brown Quail. Very chuffed to see these! eBird checklist
		Clint Hook 12/12 #236328
Tue 11		Glossy Black Cockatoos Slippery Dip Trail, Oxford Falls, Sydney
		A family of 3 Glossy Black Cockatoos seen feeding in Casuarinas at the start of the trail late this afternoon.
		Paul Johnstone 11/12 #236323
Mon 10		Ground Cuckoo-shrike Regans Lane off Williams Crossing Rd, Barmedman
		7 birds near intersection. Distinctive black wings and long tails, pale rump, large grey cuckoo shrike. Perched on fence line and dropping into long grass along roadside. At one point a magpie flushed the group into an open paddock. One bird was calling regularly while others foraged.
		Marnix Zwankhuizen 10/12 #236315
		Oriental Cuckoo Mitchell Park, north-west Sydney
		A rufous morph Oriental Cuckoo was seen well (but not photographed) for about 2 minutes this morning near the entrance to Mitchell Park, just where the road starts to descend. It was flying from tree to tree feeding on caterpillers. The bird was seen at less than 10 metres and it was obviously bigger than a Brush or Fan-tailed Cuckoo. It was more like a Pallid Cuckoo in length but with a chunkier body. Its two-tone brown mottling on the wings and back, the orange-yellow feet and the very bold chest bars were all noted. However it didn't have a yellow orbital ring as all of my reference books show. The orbital ring was grey. The head was also darker brown than the field guides show.
		Andrew Patrick and Martin Jones 10/12 #236314
Sun 9		Sooty Tern Wategos Beach, Byron Bay
		Single exhausted bird
		Ian Colvin 9/12 #236309
		Swift Parrot, Regent Honeyeater Hunter Economic Zone (restricted access)
		Single Swift Parrot located in HEZ during Regent Honeyeater searches. Pair of Regent Honeyeaters also located nearby (additional to birds located in previous weeks). The male Regent Honeyeater was banded in the Capertee NP by Ross Crates in September 2015 and resighted twice last year in the Capertee Valley.
		Dean Ingwersen 9/12 #236307
Sat 8		Azure Kingfisher Fitzroy Falls
		A single bird heard calling along Wildes Meadow Creek, not far from the Fitzroy Falls Visitors Centre. I've visited Fitzroy Falls numerous times over the last decade and I've never heard or seen an Azure Kingfisher there before. They are most uncommon in the Southern Highlands.
		Lorne Johnson 9/12 #236310
		Southern Emu-wren, Eastern Bristlebird Budderoo National Park - Budderoo Fire Trail
		I was very close to two parties of Southern Emu-wrens at 10:30 this morning. One group (in heath) comprised a male and two females; the other group (in swampy woodland) a male and a female. All birds were showy, active and loud. One of the males in the latter group came to about three metres from me after pishing. The birds were a ten minute stroll beyond the fire trail entrance gate. An Eastern Bristlebird was calling between that gate and Jamberoo Mountain Road. Also good to see a Variegated Fairy-wren, a species I've not spotted here before.
		Lorne Johnson 8/12 #236304
		Crescent Honeyeater Barrengarry Nature Reserve
		One bird heard calling from high in dense sclerophyll woodland on the edge of rainforest by the side of Moss Vale Road. I've not heard Crescent Honeyeaters in this area before.
		Lorne Johnson 8/12 #236303
		Yellow-throated Scrubwren Robertson Nature Reserve
		Lengthy views of a single very vocal bird in the lower to mid-storey. Not an easy species to see in the Southern Highlands of NSW.
		Lorne Johnson 8/12 #236302
		Shy Albatross, Wandering-type Albatross, Black-browed Albatross Offshore--Sydney Pelagic
		Highlights on today's pelagic were Shy (6), Black-browed (1) and Wandering-type (1) Albatrosses. Majority of birds showed just a passing interest in the boat. Grey-faced Petrel (6) and Wilson's Storm-Petrel (3) seen at the shelf. Inshore birds included Wedge-tailed and Short-tailed Shearwater with Flesh-footed Shearwater (8) sighted further out. Pomarine Jaeger (2) also seen along with a possible distant Parasitic Jaeger (1).
		Greg McLachlan, David Mitford and all observers on the Avalon IV 8/12 #236300
		Little Stint Farquhar Inlet, Old Bar
		Little Stint still present this morning and seen by multiple observers amongst a good number of other waders. Also of interest a RNS that showed black over yellow flags on right leg, indicating that this bird may have been banded in Malaysia - or by mistake in Kamchatka! This is according to the EAAF flagging protocol published in Nov 2015. Ta to Liam Murphy for the gen and showing us around!! eBird checklist
		Elliot Leach, Ged Tranter, Andy Jensen, Liam Murphy et al. 8/12 #236299
Thu 6		Banded Lapwing Pyree Private Property, south-east of Nowra
		On private farm property. Farmer, a friend contacted me to come observe the birds. Three adults were seen and four juveniles. Feeding amongst newly planted corn and in paddock around cows. (See eBird checklist) eBird checklist
		Kim Touzel 9/12 #236308
		Freckled Duck (14) Gum Swamp, Forbes
		Mark Hocking, Esther Horton 7/12 #236298
		Inland Thornbill (3), Turquoise Parrot (1) Back Yamma State Forest
		Inland Thornbill near western entrance to forest
		Mark Hocking, Esther Horton 7/12 #236297
		Little Terns (pair) Mill Stream Lookout (Botany)
		A Pair of Little Terns a-courting on Foreshore Beach Botany. One tern waited on the beach while the other caught a fish and gave it to her. I suspect they might be just travellers from the nesting colony at Towra Point across the bay. It would be awesome if Little Terns were to nest on this side of Botany Bay again, after their nesting site here got erased by the new Port a decade ago.
		Richard Murray 6/12 #236289
Wed 5		Possible Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Jerrara Dam
		I briefly observed a bird flushing from a fig tree which appeared to be a Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove. eBird checklist
		Jesse Gibson 5/12 #236286
		Brown Falcon Sydney Park
		One dark morph bird (with missing primaries) seen flying very high over southern pond circa 5:30pm. This raptor is not on any eBird list for Sydney Park. I've never seen one in the inner-west of Sydney. There are only a handful of records for CBD and surrounding areas.
		Lorne Johnson 5/12 #236285
		Nankeen Night Heron Millstream Grove Sediment Basin, Dural
		Single bird perched in tree being harassed by Noisy Miners. Took flight and landed further away.
		Elizabeth Bulley 5/12 #236284
Mon 3		Ruddy Turnstone Mill Stream Lookout (Botany)
		A single Ruddy Turnstone feeding in the sand along the dirty Mill Stream canal near Sydney Airport. It's the first Turnstone I have seen in 3 years of regular birding on this side of Botany Bay.
		Richard Murray 3/12 #236273
Sun 2		Broad-billed Sandpiper Boyters Lane, Jerseyville
		single Broad-billed Sandpiper seen in largest of the ponds on the north side of Boyters Lane. ID confirmed on FB ABID. It seems there are no reports of this specie occurring between Byron bay to Newcastle eBird checklist
		Sue Lee 3/12 #236275
		Regent Honeyeater Hunter Economic Zone (restricted access)
		One adult foraging among a Stringybark in full flower. We were unable to determine whether this individual was banded before it flew away. (Moderators Note: this is a new location for the HEZ Regents this season and possibly a new bird. There is plenty of ironbark, stringybark and mistletoe flowering so there are almost certainly more birds in the area. It remains the only confirmed location where Regents have bred in NSW this season despite extensive surveys elsewhere over several months. MR.)
		James Garnham, Bill Wallach 3/12 #236272
		Black Noddy Flat Rock (Ballina)
		Black Noddy came in for a rest on Flat Rock, late this afternoon. eBird checklist
		Steven McBride 2/12 #236266
		Terek Sandpiper Kurrura Point, Oak Flats
		Found this morning along the lake shore at Kurrura Point, Oak Flats. North of ebird hotspot, Horsley inlet, Koona Bay. Lots of vigorous tail flicking & the occasional short sprint between feeding.
		Paul Lynch 2/12 #236262
Sat 1		Little Eagle chick Off Hilltop Rd near East Jindabyne
		Pleased to say that the nesting Little Eagles on our property have produced a chick. Its losing its downy feathers and sitting up in the nest. Parents are continually harassed by ravens but very protective.
		Carole Jones 9/12 #236306
		Little Stint, Aleutian Tern Farquhar Inlet, Old Bar
		A Little Stint was found amongst ~100 Red-necked Stints feeding on the sandflats at Farquhar Inlet. 5 Aleutian Terns flew in and settled on a sandbar just as I was leaving. To access the sandflats duck through the fence at the 4x4 beach access track and walk along the inside of the dunes on the edge of the lagoon until you reach the sandflats. Please keep a respectful distance from nesting Little Terns and avoid any dry pebbly areas above the high tide line. For a detailed map and information on alternative routes, tides etc feel free to email me liamsnailmurphy@gmail.com (Moderator's Note: Little Stint is on the NSW ORAC review list and a submission will be made). eBird checklist
		Liam Murphy 2/12 #236257
		Rufous Songlark Castlereagh Nature Reserve, Londonderry
		A Rufous Songlark observed perched and calling along the Perimeter South trail near the junction of Mayo Road. At times it was being harassed by Fuscous Honeyeaters. Also good numbers of White- winged Trillers along the Powerline trail.
		Peter Lockhart 2/12 #236256
		Peregrine Falcon Surry Hills
		One bird flying low over terraces and shops along Crown Street at 8:30am.
		Lorne Johnson 1/12 #236254
		Great Knot, Lesser Sand Plover, Painted Honeyeater Lake Brou
		10 Bar-tailed Godwit (2 adults, 8 juveniles) 2 Red Knots- juveniles 1 Great Knot-Juvenile 20 Red-necked Stint 100 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 1 Lesser Sand Plover- Juvenile 10 Red-capped Plover 8 Pied Oystercatcher (1 dy) 10 Masked Lapwing 2 Little Tern 1 singing Painted Honeyeater (just outside the camping grounds). (Moderator's Note: The wader records are exceptional but the Painted Honeyeater record is extraordinary!. AKM)
		Demetrios Bertzeletos 1/12 #236253
		Nutmeg Mannikin Alexandria
		I was stunned to see a pair of Nutmeg Mannikins in tiny swampy area behind Bunnings this morning. Terrific to have them so close to Sydney CBD.
		Lorne Johnson 1/12 #236251

November 2018

Fri 30		Painted Button Quail Warrah Trig (Peal Beach Central Coast
		Played calls in heathland area. A few minutes later a male responded the bird eventually showed it self with good views within 3 meters of me! A Chestnut-rumped Heathwren was also seen and a Pheasant Coucal was heard calling at this site.
		Darren Earnshaw 1/12 #236252
		Painted Button-quail Castlereagh Nature Reserve, Londonderry
		A single quail observed along the Llandilo trail. Also sighted on the day were large numbers of White-browed Woodswallows along the Herb Trail and a Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo. Little Lorikeets also observed on the blossom of Eucalyptus fibrosa.
		Peter Lockhart 30/11 #236247
Thu 29		Wandering (type) Albatross & Grey-faced Petrel Mistral Point, Maroubra
		Lots of wind-related activity this afternoon: 1 Wandering (type) Albatross, 5 Shy Albatross, 2 Black-browed Albatross, 1 Grey-faced Petrel, 2 Long-tailed Jaegers, 25 Pomarine Jaegers and a Kelp Gull seen today. Plenty of Shearwaters heading south as well, with thousands of Short-tailed Shearwaters still heading towards their breeding grounds....
		David Mitford 30/11 #236250
		Rufous Songlark and White-winged Triller Mount Penang Parklands, Kariong
		A Rufous Songlark was observed perched and singing at Mt Penang Gardens this morning despite the miserable weather, it was first found there by David Russell on 16/11/18. This is the fifth Central Coast location where Rufous Songlarks have been seen this spring and that is the most reports since records have been kept. An adult male White-winged Triller was seen and heard calling here on 24/11/18 by M. & K. Pointer but could be located today, however WW Trillers which are usually more commonly seen on the CC than Songlarks, have only been seen at two sites so far.
		Alan Morris & Doug Hocking 29/11 #236242
Wed 28		Ruff Boyters Lane, Jerseyville
		Came across this bird while scanning for Buff-breasted Sandpiper seen earlier in the week eBird checklist
		Ian Bradshaw 30/11 #236249
Mon 26		Peregrine Falcon Mallawa Wetlands (Private Property) 70km west of Moree NSW
		Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder currently delivering environmental water to Mallawa Creek & associated Wetlands.
		Pat Johnston 29/11 #236243
		Rufous Songlark Triangle Lane, Richmond
		Male and female with prey presumably for chicks eBird checklist
		Barry Lancaster 27/11 #236230
		Red-chested Buttonquail Newrybar
		The bird was dead having apparently flown into a window. (Moderator's Note: See recent report of another window casualty at Wamberal for the same species and it is also interesting to note that a number of Painted Button-quail have been found dead or injured in urban coastal areas in recent weeks, presumably moving to the coast because of the drought in the interior of NSW. AKM)
		Geoffrey Hutchinson 27/11 #236227
		Regent Honeyeater Hunter Economic Zone (restricted access)
		Adult male Regent seen feeding two dependant young this morning in HEZ. A first year female bird was in the same area. This is the first confirmed breeding event for the species in NSW this season. Birds were perched in a flowering Broad-leaved Ironbark (E. fibrosa) and were actively keeping Little Lorikeets away from the tree. The pair seen last week have survived the bushfires and are back foraging in ironbark and Long-flowered Mistletoe again. The White-browed Woodswallows are also still nesting in other parts of HEZ, as well as at least ten other species.
		Mick Roderick 26/11 #236225
Sun 25		Regent Honeyeater 269 Rusden St Armidale
		Saw this bird but I didn't know what it was so I didn't take a photo. It was sitting on my loganberry frame eating flowers/berries maybe. When I walked up close to it I got to about 1 metre away before it noticed me and flew off. I got a very good look at it and then came in to identify it. Have the camera at the ready in case it comes back and will speak to my neighbour (AGAIN) about letting her cats wander around all day and night. (Moderator's Note: This is being published following communication with the observer, who was apparently only one metre from the bird and also spoke to a local expert, who visited the site today. Hopefully a photograph will be obtained. MR).
		Alanna Hillsley 26/11 #236220
		Black-eared cuckoo Warrumbungles NP
		One heard calling near the new visitor centre under construction this morning.
		Ross Crates 25/11 #236216
		Buff-breasted Sandpiper Boyters Lane, Jerseyville
		Buff-breasted Sandpiper observed for 2-3 hours this morning by numerous local birders. It is in the muddy pond on the left hand side about half way down the lane, behind the row of Casuarinas. First found at 2pm yesterday by Chris Nixon. It was putting on quite a show, foraging out in the open for lengthy periods, at times only a few metres from the fenceline. (Moderator's Note: A great find! Note that Buff-breasted Sandpiper is still on the BARC review list. MR) eBird checklist
		Liam Murphy, Chris Nixon, Ian Bradshaw & 7 others. 25/11 #236211
Sat 24		Red-backed Button-quail Wisemans Ferry Rd Somersby West
		At 0840 hrs on Saturday morning we both had very clear views of an adult female Red-backed Button-quail as it walked crossed the road, presumably crossing from one well vegetated farm dam to another on the other side of Wisemans Ferry Road. We are both familiar with this species as since 1994, we have identified them on and or adjacent to our property at nearby Mangrove Mountain on at least six occasions. (Moderator's Note: This species is subject to review by the NSWORAC, who have previously confirmed M&K.Pointers's sightings. AKM)
		Margaret and Kaye Pointer per Alan Morris 27/11 #236233
		Australasian Grass-Owl Ash Island
		Flushed from reeds on side of Milham Road between corner of Cabbage Tree Road and dirt road on N side as I drove past. Flew over the car towards the trees, then came back and alighted on a fence post. Good views, buff chest, brownish crown and back of head, back. Looked tall with long legs. No photo - not enough hands for spotlight and camera. Thanks to Richard Murray for information on his sighting the previous week eBird checklist
		Neil Broekhuizen 25/11 #236212
		Satin bowerbird Epping
		Female seen flitting between backyards in suburbia along Norfolk Rd, quite a distance away from forests in Lane Cove NP.
		Tim Morgan 25/11 #236210
Fri 23		Red-backed Buttonquail, Brush Bronzewing, King Quail Limeburners Creek Wilderness Area--Saltwater Trail
		Red-backed Buttonquail heard calling repeatedly over a ten minute period in swampy low heath in Limeburners Creek Nature Reserve, just north of Port Macquarie. It eventually flushed as I attempted to approach it on the hope of getting a photo. Unfortunately the bird had dropped back into the vegetation quicker than I could even lift the camera, but I made some short videos of it calling which I will add to the attached eBird list in a few days when I get home. Will be subject to NSW ORAC review. See eBird list for further details of the observation. Also heard King Quail and Brush Bronzewing. The latter is a rare and difficult bird to find on the mid-north coast but is probably resident in LCNR in small numbers. eBird checklist
		Liam Murphy 23/11 #236201
		Terek Sandpiper Farquhar Inlet, Old Bar
		Seen on mudflats with other waders. eBird checklist
		Brian Deans 23/11 #236199
Thu 22		Mallee Ringneck Wongarbon Nature Reserve
		Pair seen in this remnant of ironbark, white box and callitris woodland. At the edge of the species range, about 20km SE of Dubbo
		Darryl Smedley 23/11 #236200
		Gang-gang Cockatoo Johnston Park, Canley Vale
		One Gang-gang cockatoo amongst a group of Sulphur-crested Cockatoos and Galahs on a small hill next to the river and train line. 2:45pm. (Moderator's Note: Presume escapee? AKM)
		Thomas McMurchy 22/11 #236188
Wed 21		Red-chested Button-quail Wairakei Road Wamberal 2260
		Found dead near garage door, presume hit window over-night. Appears to be an adult male The bird has been photographed and frozen. (Moderator's Note: This is the first record for a Red-chested Button-quail for the Central Coast Region and LGA. AKM)
		Rowena Wallace, photo Alan Morris 22/11 #236187
Tue 20		Glossy Ibis, Grey Goshawk Pitt Town Area
		Highlights of an afternoon trip to the Pitt Town area were a pair of Glossy Ibis at Pitt Town Lagoon and a great view of a Grey Goshawk at Mitchell Park. Other good birds in the area were a few Pallid Cuckoos and a calling Cicadabird at Mitchell Park.
		Paul Johnstone 20/11 #236182
		Black Petrel, Grey-faced Petrel (300+), Wandering-type Albatrosses Pelagic off Swansea
		Three Black Petrels and the number of Grey-faced Petrels were the highlights of a pelagic out of Swansea today. With the maximum number of Grey-faceds counted around the boat at one time being 120 birds, our estimate of ~300 birds total for the day is probably conservative. The birds were voraciously hungry and coming into feed at the rear of the boat (photo shows ~60 of them - there are no shearwaters in the frame). Many birds followed us back to the heads, as did two of the Black Petrels. Four Wandering-types that included at least two Wandering and one Antipodean (one unsure about currently). Also seen were a couple of Shy-types, four Solander's Petrels and a couple each of Wilson's/White-faced Storm-petrels.
		Mick Roderick and others (trip arranged by Allan Benson) 20/11 #236181
		Possible Swift Parrots 52 Huntly Rd, Bensville
		Heard 2 - 3 Swift Parrots as they flew past the property at approximately 12:45pm. No visual on them or the direction they were travelling but definite calls heard. (Moderator's Note: published as a possible/probable record after communicating with the observer. It would be an interesting record at this time of year. Incidentally a single SP was reported from Canberra yesterday. MR).
		Ashleigh McTackett 20/11 #236180
Mon 19		Regent Honeyeater, White-browed/Masked Woodswallows Hunter Economic Zone (restricted access)
		Two, possibly three Regent Honeyeaters at a different location to last week in HEZ, involving at least one (perhaps two) first year bird and an adult male. Birds are feeding on flowering Long-flowered Mistletoe and Broad-leaved Ironbark (E. fibrosa) which is different to the other ironbark blossom that woodswallows, little lori's and trillers etc are feeding on. Hundreds of White-browed/Masked Woodswallows still present. White-broweds are busy building nests (Masked probably are as well; I just haven't noticed them yet). Duskies already have chicks in nests. Several Noisy Friarbird nests and Yellow-tufted/Fuscous HE and Brown Treecreepers have all bred recently. Many more Rufous Songlarks (and trillers) present than I have seen here before.
		Mick Roderick 19/11 #236176
Sun 18		Little Eagle, Brush Cuckoo, Noisy Friarbird Royal NP
		A light morph Little Eagle, harried by a pair of Aust. Ravens, at 5 p.m. at the junction of Lady Carrington Drive with Sir Bertram Stevens' Drive. Noisy Friarbird.on nest at same spot, viz. in the tree nearest the gate of the Drive, and a Brush Cuckoo calling lustily from somewhere across the road.
		Ted Nixon 19/11 #236175
		Painted Honeyeater Medhurst Bridge
		Single Painted Honeyeater seen feeding on mistletoe. This bird seems to have been hanging around this site for a few weeks now. (Moderator's Note: There have been counts of up to 4 birds at this well known site this season. There are also numerous sites elsewhere in the Upper Hunter holding Painted Honeyeaters; an exceptional season for them this year here. MR).
		Daniel McKeon and David Peet 18/11 #236160
		Streaked Shearwater,Brown Booby Skennars Head,Lennox Head
		Highlights of a seawatch from Lennox Head today was a relatively early Streaked Shearwater and 2 adult Brown Boobys a male and a female
		Michael Ronan 18/11 #236158
		Pectoral Sandpiper Dangars Lagoon, Uralla.
		One juvenile. eBird checklist
		Michael Kearns 18/11 #236155
		Brush Cuckoo, Pallid Cuckoo Cattai National Park--Mitchell Park
		Single Brush Cuckoo seen in trees near the turning circle at the far end of the park - calling strongly and seen clearly at top of a large tree - approx 7:30am. Pallid Cuckoo also calling strongly from tall tree near entrance gate (but just outside the park) approx 7:45am. A Pallid also seen on Pitt Town-Dural Rd near Whitmore Rd junction - approx 8am. Several Fan-tailed Cuckoos also in Mitchell Park near the Brush Cuckoo site (the Brush Cuckoo was chased away by one).
		Tom Wilson 18/11 #236153
		Turquoise Parrot (Neophema pulchella) Windsor Downs Nature Reserve
		Sighted at 7:08am - perched in dead wattle along Hakea trail.
		James Bergamin 18/11 #236148
Sat 17		Freckled Duck Grasmere, NSW
		3 Freckled Ducks (2 male + 1 female) on a lagoon/lake off the Nepean River.A single bird seen here in mid-October. On my next, a month later there are now 3 birds. This body of water is on private property.Attached pic is from first sighting.
		Rob McDonell 18/11 #236146
		Wandering (type) Albatross & Flesh-footed Shearwater Mistral Point, Maroubra
		An immature Wandering Albatross (type) was the highlight of the afternoon. Also noted were 9 Pomarine Jaegers, 2 Arctic Jaegers, 1 Kelp Gull and the first Flesh-footed Shearwater of the season. Short-tailed Shearwaters we’re traveling south at the rate of about 5,200 per hour.
		David Mitford 17/11 #236144
		Spiny -cheeked Honeyeater Ash Island (Hexham)
		2 Spiny-cheeked Honeyeaters were feeding on flowers around the old schoolhouse on Ash Island today.
		Richard Murray 17/11 #236143
		Blue-billed Duck Saleyard Ponds, Berrima Rd, Moss Vale
		A pair of Blue-billed Ducks present early in the afternoon. Rare birds in the Southern Highlands of NSW.
		Lorne Johnson 17/11 #236141