| Mon 18 |  | White Tern, Albatross species
Moruya Heads |
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| Good Seawatching this morning. Though Tubenose numbers were not exceptionally high.
30+ Black-browed Albatross
30+ Shy Albatross
1 Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
8 Fluttering Shearwaters
1 Hutton's Shearwaters
6 Little Penguins
1 Brown Skua
3++ White-fronted Terns
1 White Tern
5+ Bottlenose Dolphins
10+ Fur Seals
5 Humpback Whales
No shots of the White Tern, seen well for about a minute as it was rapidly heading north 300 meters offshore: a pure white tern with noddy like jizz unlike that of the crested and white-fronted terns seen nearby. |
| Demetrios Bertzeletos, Daniel Hickley 18/6 #234655 |
| | White-eared Monarch, Musk Lorikeets
Ocean Shores, Billinudgel,far northern NSW |
| Muskies been busy last few weeks pretty regular now in flowering gums. Usual assortment of other Loris and honeyeaters. Monarch in Balemo Drive gardens, palms etc is a real bonus. |
| Duncan Fowler 18/6 #234652 |
| | Yellow-tailed black cockatoo
Marrickville |
| ~27 yellow-tailed black cockatoos flying northwest over Ewart Street in Marrickville towards Dulwich Hill at about 8.53am. |
| Fiona Campbell 18/6 #234647 |
| Sun 17 | | Red-capped Robin
Oxley Wild Rivers National Park--Gara Gorge (Armidale, NSW) |
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| Bird seen near Threlfall walk entrance car park. Approx. 8am. |
| Joshua Aron Matthews 18/6 #234658 |
| | Bar-shouldered Dove
Eastlakes golf course |
| 3 birds seen on eastern edge of course (close to Donaldson St). Brown Quail and imm White-breasted Sea-eagle other highlights. |
| Lorne Johnson 18/6 #234646 |
| | Diamond Firetail , Speckled Warbler
Tomalla Rd (near crn of Tomalla Rd and Hunter Rd), Ellerston |
| Today travelling home from Barrington Tops, we stopped off 400 ms upstream from the junction of Tamalla and Hunter Rds,, upstream of Shallow Crossing Bridge. On walking a little further upstream we observed 10-15 Diamond Firetails Finches and several Speckled Warblers along the Hunter River. Other species observed was a large flock of Red-rumped parrots, some Double-barred Finches and a Scarlet Robin.
Also observed heading towards Moonan Flat, Flame Robins and Brown Falcon. |
| Darren Earnshaw 17/6 #234644 |
| | Australasian Gannet
Whites Headland N of Sharpes Beach Lennox Hd. |
| Estimated 190 Australasian Gannets, mostly immatures sitting on the water in the bay beyond the wave break at Sharpes Beach. |
| June Harris, Hans Wolhmuth, Rose Wisemantel, Faye Smith 17/6 #234641 |
| | Musk Duck, Little Eagle
Cattai Wetlands |
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| There was a female Musk Duck on the main lagoon at Cattai Wetlands this morning. This is my first record for the site and there doesn't appear to be any other records on eBird or Birdata. Very uncommon on the mid north coast generally. Later in the day a light morph Little Eagle flew over Harrington Road just a few km away, also a scarce species in the area. |
| Liam Murphy 17/6 #234640 |
| | Black-chinned Honeyeater, Red Wattlebird
Braemar State Forest, South of Casino |
| At least five Black-chinned Honeyeaters on heavily flowering Northern Ironbark and Forest Red Gum. and two Red Wattlebird with numerous other honeyeaters. Red Wattlebirds are uncommon on the northern rivers. A very good season for flowering gums. |
| David Charley 17/6 #234637 |
| Sat 16 | | Pacific Gull
Booti Booti National Park |
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| Two juvenile Pacific Gulls, Seven Mile Beach Booti Booti National Park at -32.263578, 152.533499.
They were walking around the local fishermen looking for hand-outs. First seen by Neil and Barbara Ryan of Forster. |
| Barry M Ralley 18/6 #234648 |
| | Black Falcon, Black Kite, Australian Hobby
Mid-Richmond valley between in the Coraki and Casino areas |
| 4 Black Falcons at three locations. Most hunting over areas of grass cutting or sugar cane harvesting. Together with 14 Black Kite, 2 Australian Hobby and numerous other raptors. I know of five Black Falcon pairs in the mid-Richmond Valley. |
| David Charley 17/6 #234636 |
| | Swift Parrot
Nyngan |
| I found a freshly killed Swift Parrot today in Nyngan near the bowling club. It appeared to have been hit by a car. I moved it off the road onto the foot path. I intend to have a look around town over the next few days in an attempt to locate others. |
| Michael Crosland 16/6 #234630 |
| | Eastern Osprey
Emu Green, Emu Plains |
| First spotted a female in a dead tree above the Nepean River. Enjoyed close views for 5 min before the Osprey flew away. Relocated the bird in another tree several minutes later, then seen flying with the smaller male. Later it was again perched in the same dead tree. I haven't seen Osprey's this far up the Hawkesbury/Nepean before. Other highlights of the walk included Chestnut-breasted Mannikin, Golden-headed Cisticolas and plenty of honeyeaters. eBird checklist |
| David Steel 16/6 #234628 |
| Thu 14 | | Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Murray River foreshore, Tocumwal |
| 4 Spiny cheeked Honeyeaters flying along the river frontage heading towards township. |
| Brendan toll 14/6 #234617 |
| Wed 13 | | Fuscous & Yellow-tufted Honeyeaters
Chiltern Trail, Ingleside |
| A late afternoon visit produced 12 Honeyeater species. Nothing out of the ordinary but best were 2 Yellow-tufted, 4 Fuscous and 4 Brown-headed Honeyeaters and at least 12 Scarlet Honeyeaters. |
| Paul Johnstone 14/6 #234616 |
| | Little Lorikeet, Tree Martin, Olive-backed Oriole
Coolendel Shoalhaven River. |
| Four Little Lorikeets observed flying over plus two Tree Martins feeding above flowering Eucalyptus trees. Five Olive-backed Oriole's observed along with large numbers of White-naped and Yellow-tufted Honeyeaters. |
| Terrill Nordstrom 13/6 #234615 |
| | Scarlet Robin
Glenola Reserve, Bunning Creek, near Yarramalong |
| A single adult female Scarlet Robin was present feeding along a fence line in association with Jacky Winters and Eastern Yellow Robins at the edge of the Glenola Reserve. This is the first report of a Scarlet Robin on the Central Coast since 30/7/16 when an adult male was seen near Mangrove Mountain. Scarlet Robins are rare, irregular winter visitors to the Central Coast. other interesting birds present in the vicinity were Bassian Thrush, Tree Martins, Wedge-tailed Eagles and Black-shouldered Kites.
Access to Glenola Reserve is restricted and needs to be booked through Central Coast Council. |
| Alan Morris & 20 members CCGBNSW 13/6 #234610 |
| Tue 12 | | Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
Bathurst |
| Observed two Major Mitchell's feeding on the ground in a open paddock on the Oberon Road close to Bathurst.
Very surprised to see this normally inland species so far east. |
| Stephen Gibbs 13/6 #234609 |
| | White-headed Pigeon
Myles Dunphy Reserve (Oatley) |
| At 1425h, 12 White-headed Pigeons were observed perched within Swamp Oaks and Cheese Trees. For more information please view eBird checklist |
| Jesse Gibson 12/6 #234603 |
| Mon 11 | | Pacific Gull, Kelp Gull, Pacific Reef Egret
Maroubra Beach |
| A quick seawatch from Mistral Point (14:45-15:00) failed to produce any pelagic bird of note, many gannets and a single Black-Browed Albatross where observed, and 2 pods of whales far out. A single dark morph Pacific Reef Egret flew around the head towards the Ocean pool.
At the south end of Maroubra beach on the stones, Gulls where resting, and on 1 stone a single immature Pacific Gull (3th or 4th year I reckon, quite advanced plumage and colored bill) and a single juvenile Kelp Gull (1st year I think) were observed.
Walking to Magic point produced again many Gannets and a single Black-browed Albatross, and 2 Kelp Gulls, one adult and one in advanced immature plumage, probably 3th or 4th year. No White-fronted Terns were seen. |
| Vincent Mourik 12/6 #234598 |
| | Nutmeg Mannikin, Chestnut Breasted Mannikin, Red-Capped Plover
Pitt Town Lagoon |
| At least 20 Nutmeg Mannikin in flock loosely associating with Chestnut breasted Mannikin (50+) , Double-barred Finch (12) and Red-browed Finch (20+). All very mobile and difficult to count. Also 2 Red-capped Plovers noted. 1 Swamp Harrier flew over. Time was later afternoon 4 - 5.30. All on eastern shore. |
| Martin Snowball 11/6 #234594 |
| | Pacific Baza
Oatley Park, Limekiln Bay |
| A pair of pacific baza, looking very comfortable above the 'castle'. Also striated heron, royal spoonbill, sacred kingfisher, white-necked heron. |
| David George 11/6 #234592 |
| | Red-capped Plover, Red-necked Avocet, Australasian Shoveler
Pitt Town Lagoon |
| Single Red-capped Plover on the eastern shore approx 11am. Mingling with large numbers of Red-kneed and Black-fronted Dotterels, which are right around the shoreline, so my count of 125/160 respectively probably way under. Also 6 Red-necked Avocet and 4 Australasian Shoveler on the NW edge. |
| Tom Wilson 11/6 #234591 |
| Sun 10 | | Magpie Goose
Wetland adjacent to Pacific Highway, Clarenza |
| 60+ Geese observed scattered around water and on clumps of vegetation in water. Number estimated as we drove past. First record at this site for some months. |
| Greg & Val Clancy 15/6 #234624 |
| | Square-tailed Kite
Church Street, Maclean |
| Single Kite low over houses and trees |
| Greg & Val Clancy 15/6 #234623 |
| | Square-tailed Kite
Just S of Iluka Road, Woombah |
| Kite soaring low over tree canopy. |
| Greg & Val Clancy 15/6 #234622 |
| | Black Kite
Pacific Highway, Nof Ulmarra |
| Single bird low over Highway |
| Greg & Val Clancy 15/6 #234621 |
| Sat 9 | | Buller's Albatross, Brown Skua, Northern Giant-Petrel
Offshore--Sydney Pelagic |
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| For a June trip out of Sydney numbers of Buller's Albatross (10) along with Wilson's Storm-Petrel (25) were at the upper end. Northern Giant-Petrel (2) and Brown Skua (3). Also seen were Providence Petrel, Fairy Prion as well as Indian Yellow-nosed, Shy, Black-browed and Campbell Albatrosses. Little Penguin close to the Heads. Photograph by Corey Callaghan. eBird checklist |
| Greg McLachlan, David Mitford and all observers on the Avalon IV 10/6 #234583 |
| | Swift Parrot
East Kurrajong (near Stanley Park) |
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| Observed 22 Swift Parrots for around half an hour as they sat and/or foraged in three Grey Gums. Individuals were searching around unopened flower buds. Yellow-tufted and Yellow-faced honeyeaters were doing the same thing. Some were just resting and preening. The count of 22 was obtained as they flew away as a flock. Also about 30 Dusky Woodswallows present. |
| Matthew Stanton 9/6 #234579 |
| | Swift Parrot
Charles Sturt University, Port Macquarie Campus |
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| Single flock of 28 Swift Parrots lerping in a small forest redgum in the southern carpark of CSU/Lake Innes Coles, the most that have been reported here since I first found them at this site about 5 weeks ago. Following the initial reports of up to 30 birds they soon dispersed and were subsequently only being seen in 2's & 3's, so it was a nice surprise to see them all still in the area and concentrated in a large group again. eBird checklist |
| Liam Murphy 9/6 #234576 |
| | Pacific Gull
Ulladulla harbour |
| A second immature Pacific Gull present this morning. |
| Chris Shinton 9/6 #234574 |
| Fri 8 | | Rock Warbler
Wedderburn, Campbelltown nsw |
| I watched a Rock Warbler catch and kill a small skink and swallow it whole, is normal prey for this bird ? (Moderator's Note: HANZAB says "mostly insectivorous" and gives no other details!. AKM) eBird checklist |
| malcolm daniels 15/6 #234620 |
| Thu 7 | | Brown Cuckoo-Dove
Gannons Park, Peakhurst |
| At 1525h, two Brown Cuckoo-Doves were observed at lower Gannons Park. eBird checklist |
| Jesse Gibson 7/6 #234567 |
| | Musk Lorikeet
Nyngan |
| 2 Musk Lorikeets seen flying over the Nyngan Police Station. (Moderator's Note. There are no previous records for Musk Lorikeets in the Nyngan District, although this autumn has seen Musk Lorikeets reported from many locations in numbers not previously seen. Interestingly Rainbow Lorikeets now appear to be resident in Nyngan as well, only first being reported there in 2016, while the first King- Parrots were seen there a few years before that. No doubt the flowering trees and native plants in the towns gardens and parks are providing all year round nectar sources. AKM). |
| Michael Crosland 7/6 #234564 |
| | Pacific Gull
Ulladulla harbour |
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| Immature Pacific Gull at Ulladulla Harbour first seen on 4 June 2018. Still present today, 7 June, either on the beach or at the old swimming pool site. |
| Chris Shinton 7/6 #234562 |
| Wed 6 | | Australasian Gannets
Sydney Airport |
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| 3 juvenile Australasian Gannets were feeding off the eastern side of the third runway in calm conditions. No wind assistance made for some long take-off runs!!! |
| Nigel Coghlan 7/6 #234560 |
| | Pacific Gulls
Newcastle Harbour, Nobbys Beach etc |
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| At least two, possibly three immature Pacific Gulls are in the Newcastle Harbour area at the moment. A bird was first spotted by Archie Brennan on Nobbys Beach on Monday, then refound by Jeff Jones at Horseshoe Beach by Jeff Jones yesterday at 4:30pm. Two birds were photographed at the wave trap near Stockton Breakwall at 3:30pm yesterday, so there could be three (or more??) birds involved. A bird was last seen flying up-river from Stockton Sandspit at 12:30pm today (photograph by Jeff Jones). |
| Archie Brennan et al, per Mick Roderick 6/6 #234553 |
| | White-headed Pigeon (+15)
Field of Mars Reserve, East Ryde |
| While not an uncommon species in Sydney, I was shocked to find 15 birds loafing in Sydney Blue Gums above Buffalo Creek this morning, having only rarely recorded singles here. They were feeding on the profusely fruiting privet along the creek along with several Figbirds and at least five Satin Bowerbirds. A pair of Lewin's Honeyeater also seen this morning were my first for the reserve since 2012. eBird checklist |
| Max Breckenridge 6/6 #234552 |
| Tue 5 | | Pacific Gull
Sydney Airport |
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| A single juvenile Pacific Gull was observed resting on the third runway seawall near the Mill Stream entrance. My last sighting here was 16 June 2013. |
| Nigel Coghlan 7/6 #234558 |
| | Beach Stone-curlew
Iluka |
| Single bird on Clarence river foreshore adjacent to Iluka village |
| Bob Moffatt 5/6 #234549 |
| | Magpie Goose
Queensland Road swamps, Casino |
| Five adult magpie geese with three recently fledged juveniles. Obviously bred at the location. My first breeding record of this species at this site for many years. Also present 24 Australian Shoveler and 26 Glossy Ibis. |
| David Charley 5/6 #234545 |
| Mon 4 | | Swift Parrot
Edmondson Regional Park |
| 2 observed flying over the western boundary of the park near a recently trittered area. Making the distinctive call. Not far from a recent sighting a month ago. |
| Leo Skowronek 5/6 #234544 |
| | Red-backed Kingfisher
595 Belmore River North Bank Rd, Gladstone NSW |
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| Attended this area after the observation was published on Birdline for same location 29 May 2018. This bird was found perched on power lines outside the given address. Liam Murphy considers that this is the only 3rd record for the Kempsey LGA. |
| ken sheather 4/6 #234535 |
| Sun 3 | | Painted Button Quail
Mount Annan Botanic Gardens |
| Painted Buttonquail still present since first reported by Jenny Stiles on the 25/05/18. Usual spot at the connections garden. Also observed & photoed yesterday by others, based on eBird reports. |
| Paul & Carol Lynch 5/6 #234541 |
| | Brown Skua, White-fronted Tern
Ballina Lighthouse lookout |
| Sea-watching with Hans from Ballina lighthouse lookout, additional species seen after Hans left, one Brown Skua, another juvenile Giant-petrel & a single White-fronted Tern was my first for this year. Also a few Fluttering/Hutton's Shearwaters & a very distant possible Providence Petrel. |
| Steven McBride 3/6 #234528 |
| | Fairy Prion, Brown Skua
Fort Drive, Newcastle |
| During an early mornings hour sea watch I had 2 Black-browed Albatross, 4 Fluttering Shearwater, at least 50 Fairy Prion, a White-fronted Tern and a Brown Skua all very close to shore and just behind the wave breaks. (Moderator's Note: Many prions close inshore this afternoon too [04/06]. MR) |
| Edwin Vella 3/6 #234527 |
| | Black-browed/Campbell Albatross, Giant-petrel sp., Common Diving-petrel, Prion sp.
Ballina Lighthouse Lookout |
| A 2 hr 40 min seawatch from 11:45 produced a BB/Campbell Albatross, a juvenile Giant-petrel sp., 3 Common Diving-petrels and a minimum of 151 Prion sp. (undoubtedly more). Despite most remaining unidentified, this was a good sea-watch for Ballina! Prions were too distant for postitive identification but assumed to be (predominantly) Fairy. Like the prions, the Diving-petrels travelled north at brakeneck speed, riding the strong southerly. eBird checklist |
| Hans Wohlmuth 3/6 #234521 |
| | Albatross species
Burrewarra Pt Reserve, Guerilla Bay |
| A quick 45 minute visit. Conditions had calm down by noon and few birds were coming in shore:
2 Black-browed Albatross
2 Shy Albatross
1 Buller's Albatross
50+ Fluttering Shearwater |
| Demetrios Bertzeletos, Julie Morgan 3/6 #234517 |
| | Albatross species
Moruya Heads |
| Calmer conditions meant fewer birds, but the variety was still there:
Moruya heads: 1 Wandering (Snowy Albatross), 1 Gibson's Albatross, 14 Shy Albatross, 12 Black-browed Albatross, 2000+ Fluttering Shearwater, 2 Giant Petrel Species, 1+ Prion sp. 1 Pacific Gull, 50 White-fronted Terns, 5 Sea Lions |
| Demetrios Bertzeletos + Eurobodalla Natural History Society Outing 3/6 #234516 |
| Sat 2 | | Black-necked Stork
Stratford, NSW |
| Seen landing next to a farm dam nearby to the intersection of The Bucketts Way and Glouctester Tops Road |
| Alex Pursche 5/6 #234548 |
| | Grey-faced Petrel, Brown Skua
Norah Head |
| . 3/4 hour sea watch at Norah Head yielded 10 Black-browed Albatross, 1 Shy Albatross, 40+ Australasian Gannets, 2 Brown Skua, 1 Grey-faced Petrel, 3 White-fronted Tern and a a Fluttering Shearwater |
| Allan Benson 3/6 #234520 |
| | Bullers's and Shy Albatross, Brown Skua, Prions
Mistral Point, Maroubra |
| A Buller's Albatross rounded off a good afternoon sea watch at Maroubra today. Earlier, with Dave Mitford & Greg McLachlan, good numbers of Shy, Black-browed and 3 Yellow-nosed Albatross were seen. Also, 4-5 Fairy Prion, many other prions too distant to positively ID, 1 Brown Skua, a Short-tailed Shearwater, and a Kelp Gull. |
| Robert Griffin 3/6 #234518 |
| | Freckled Duck, Pink-eared Duck
Shortland Waters Golf Course (Newcastle) |
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| A count of 182 Freckled Ducks at Shortland Waters this morning. Pink-eared Duck numbers up from 8 birds a fortnight ago to 120 this morning, but Hardhead numbers down from 350 a fortnight ago to just 6 birds this morning. (Moderator's Note: This is the biggest count of Freckled Ducks in the Hunter Valley in recent times. MR) eBird checklist |
| Alex Berryman per Mick Roderick 2/6 #234514 |
| | Pacific Gull (immatures)
La Perouse |
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| 3 Immature Pacific Gulls of mixed ages resting near La Perouse car park. Also 1 Adult kelp Gull and 3 Australasian Gannets in the bay. Very strong Southerly wind, photos a bit shaky. eBird checklist |
| Richard Murray 2/6 #234513 |
| | Albatross species
Wasp's Head-Murramarang National PRK |
| excellent sea watching off wasp's head this morning. In a three hour session the following were seen
64+ shy albatross
50+ Albatross sp
12 Black-browed albatross
2 Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
1 Buller's Albatross
3 Grey-faced Petrel
40 Fluttering Shearwaters
1 Brown Skua
3 White-fronted Terns
150+ Gannets
1 Peregrine Falcon
1 Sea Eagle
Plus the usual Crested Terns and Silver Gulls |
| Demetrios Bertzeletos 2/6 #234512 |
| Fri 1 | | Swift Parrot, Gang-gang Cockatoo
Werekata SCA |
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| Observed 5 Swift Parrots on the disused rail-line trail parallel to the Boundary Trail. Unfortunately there was heavy plant working fixing the trails, the large dozer made it difficult to locate many other birds let alone additional Swifts. 3 Gang-gangs (2F, 1M) were feeding at the junction of the Boundary Trail and Pelton Rd. eBird checklist |
| Heath Milne 3/6 #234523 |
| | Pacific Gull, Grey-faced Petrel and Prions
Mistral Point, Maroubra |
| Seen this afternoon: a juvenile Pacific Gull, 1 Grey-faced Petrel, 1 Giant Petrel(sp), 3 White-fronted Terns, 35 Black-browed Albatross, and a few Indian Yellow-nosed and Shy Albatross. Unidentifiable Prions still streaming north too distant and fast to confidently pick. |
| David Mitford 2/6 #234515 |
| | Common Diving-Petrel,Buller's Albatross,Grey-faced Petrel
Sydney Harbour National Park,North Head |
| Highlights of a seawatch from North Head today was a Common Diving-Petrel,3 Buller's Albatross and 12 Grey-faced Petrels. |
| Michael Ronan 1/6 #234501 |
| | Swift Parrot; Little Eagle
Cessnock area |
| One Swift Parrot and two Little Lorikeets sighted briefly at Kearsley, good numbers of Dusky Woodswallow and stacks of White-naped and Yellow-faced Honeyeaters. At Paxton had good views of Little Eagle pale morph. Good mixed birding at HEZ stormwater culverts Double-barred, Red-browed finches, Variegated and Superb fairywrens Fuscous Honeyeaters and again stacks of White-naped and Yellow-faced Honeyeaters all coming down to drink. Cold windy weather but beats sitting at home |
| Gavin Shelley & Paul Shelley 1/6 #234500 |
| | White-tailed Tropic Bird
Toukley Bridge Wallerah road Gorokan |
| White-tailed Tropic Bird seen at Toukley Bridge Wallerah rd. 7.05 am. We were walking on footpath below bridge nth side. it was flying around above bridge then went south over lake and heading east. Seen also by Kiar a co worker i pointed out the long tail feathers so i had a witness |
| Michael Price 1/6 #234499 |
| Thu 31 | | Grey-faced Petrel, Brown Skua & Short-tailed Shearwater
Mistral Point, Maroubra |
| Proper winter seawatch.
50 + Black-browed Albatross, 11 Shy Albatross, 2 Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, 1 Shorty, 1 Brown Skua, 8 White-fronted Terns, 1 Giant Petrel (sp), 30+Prions (sp), 1 Kelp Gull (ad) and right on cue (dusk) a Grey-faced Petrel cruised in to steal the limelight. Next few days look very interesting..... |
| David Mitford 31/5 #234495 |
| Tue 29 | | Red-backed Kingfisher
Belmore River, Gladstone 2440 |
| Interesting autumn record, more likely in Northern NSW than elsewhere on the Coast in autumn-winter. |
| Neil Parker 1/6 #234505 |
| | Magpie Geese
Finley Lake, Newell Hwy. Finley |
| 7 Magpie Geese where observed hanging around the island, my first sighting for this lake. Amazing to watch them fly around. |
| Brendan toll 29/5 #234488 |
| | Swift Parrot
South of Paxton, near Cessnock (and Lower Hunter summary) |
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| 30 Swift Parrots seen on a survey of bushland on private property south of Paxton this morning. There were a few Spotted Gums flowering at the site; the only ones I've recorded in an intensive month of surveys for Regent Honeyeaters (none of which are to be found!). Some Swifties were again dew-bathing in the foliage of a stringybark. In the past 10 days there have been around 190 Swift Parrots counted in the Lower Hunter at the following sites - Pelton (80+), HEZ (50), Paxton (30), Kitchener (20+) and Nulkaba (10) - and there are birds known to be on the Singleton Training Area and there are additional birds in HEZ not counted recently, so there are >200 Swifties in the Lower Hunter forests at the moment.
Birds dew-bathing https://youtu.be/vwI2zvTO0VI
and feeding in Spotted Gum https://youtu.be/RBVSR-xLfZs |
| Mick Roderick and Alex Berryman 29/5 #234487 |
| | Ground Cuckoo-shrike
Eulah Creek |
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| Eulah Creek is still one of only a few places in Australia where this species can currently be found semi-regularly. 5 birds seen (twice) today, 10 sightings in total since 5 April (always 3 to 5 birds; always vocal). They tend to cross Eulah Creek Road near the Box Gully Road turn-off, 20 km East of Narrabri, between ca. 8 and 9 in the morning, flying southwards (if they come at all). Today, in addition to their morning pass-over, seen again at 13:20, foraging in a dry paddock. As far as I can tell, they have been in the area since 2014, with infrequent sightings going back to 2007. eBird checklist |
| Michael Dahlem 29/5 #234486 |
| | Female Red-capped Robin
Ballina |
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| In company of Scarlet Honeyeaters. |
| Dac Cameron 29/5 #234485 |
| Mon 28 | | Musk Lorikeet
Lismore |
| Small flock of Musk Lorikeets heading over Lismore CBD by the river. Another small flock (~15 birds) recorded at Lennox Head football field last week foraging in Broad-leaved Paperbark. |
| Ian Colvin 28/5 #234482 |
| | Swift Parrot
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park--Waratah Track |
| One bird still present at 9.30am today. Difficult to find, seen and heard when flushed and flying away to the northeast. |
| Carl Corden 28/5 #234476 |
| Sun 27 | | Black Bittern
Kiama |
| Bird flushed from Casuarina tree along creek on Reid Street (near Bonaira Native Gardens). |
| Michael Paul 28/5 #234483 |
| Sat 26 | | White winged Chough
Duck River bikepath near Auburn Botanic Gardens |
| Watched two choughs for quite awhile feeding and preening. This was my first visit to the area, so I don't know if they are commonly seen there, but it was a delightful surprise. (Moderator's Note: There are a handful of records from the vicinity, but only one record from the gardens themselves, which was in an eBird list submitted yesterday [27/05//2018] so maybe this was a first report for the site? MR). |
| Lindy Jones 28/5 #234475 |
| | Pacific Gull
Kiama Harbour |
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| After the Kiama Pelagic an immature Pacific Gull was sighted by myself and Graham Barwell. eBird checklist |
| Brian Deans. 27/5 #234473 |
| | Grey-headed Albatross, Wandering Albatrosses, Cape Petrel
Offshore--Kiama Pelagic (SOSSA) |
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| The highlight of the 26 May SOSSA trip was a juvenile Grey-headed Albatross, although it did not approach the boat. Other notable sightings were a Cape Petrel, a Northern Giant Petrel, a Brown Skua, 8+Wandering/Antipodean Albatrosses, 30+ Bullers Albatrosses and 10+ Campbell Albatrosses. We also had good numbers of Shy, Indian Yellow-nosed and Black-browed Albatrosses. Other birds included Wilson's Storm-petrels, Fairy Prions and Solanders Petrels. |
| Brook Whylie and all aboard the MV Kato 26/5 #234470 |
| | Cattle Egret
Eulah Creek |
| Given the extremely dry conditions it may be worth pointing out that there are still some Cattle Egrets staying this far inland at the present time. 5 in non-breeding plumage seen today, about 1 km up Eulah Creek Road from the turn-off. For reference: Narrabri Lake dry, Narrabri Lagoon dry, small farm dams without a pump/windmill dry, all creeks dry, no environmental flow coming down the Namoi River at this time. eBird checklist |
| Michael Dahlem 26/5 #234469 |
| | Swift Parrot and Grey-crowned Babbler
Fletcher Rd street, Nulkaba - near Cessnock |
| Heard and saw approx 8 Swift Parrots this morning and this afternoon while watching 11 Grey-crowned Babblers foraging, heard several Swift Parrots again. Birds were a little distant but took off from Spotted Gum. Rainbow Lorrikeets, Musk Lorikeets, Blue-faced Honeyeaters and Striped Honeyeaters also present. Little Lorikeets also heard flying over head. Musk Lorikeets seen feeding on lerp in Spotted Gum. |
| Chris Slade 26/5 #234468 |
| | Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Wirraminna Educ. Centre, Burrumbuttock |
| Pair of adult birds calling and feeding on yellow box blossom. First record in and around the village for at least 16 years. Other notable birds about: Dusky Woodswallow, groups of Double-barred Finch, Australasian Grebe, Darter and Red-capped Robin |
| David M Watson 26/5 #234464 |
| Fri 25 | | Brown Quail
Eastlakes golf course |
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| Covey of 7 Brown Quail feeding on path by fence running along 2nd fairway. eBird checklist |
| Chris and Jane Gregory 26/5 #234466 |
| | Painted Button-quail
Mount Annan Botanic Gardens |
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| Single bird seen around -34.071008, 150.765104 |
| Carol Abbott,Jenny Stiles,Marie Lister and Margaret Murray 25/5 #234463 |
| | Swift Parrot
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park |
| At least seven Swift Parrots seen along the start of the Waratah Track this morning (7:30) indicating they are still present in the area despite no reports for ~20 days. The parrots were flying around and possibly feeding on lerps in low eucalypts within the first 200 m of the track. Several heathwren also observed on the same track and Salvation Loop. A pair of Glossy Black Cockatoo were feeding above the road, and a Rockwarbler, heading downhill to Akuna Bay. eBird checklist |
| Max Breckenridge 25/5 #234460 |
| Tue 22 | | Leucistic Little Wattlebird, (38x) Australasian Gannet.
Tuncurry Breakwall |
| Leucistic Little Wattlebird. This is the second bird with this condition seen at the same spot. The other was first seen in August 2016, was fully white in March 2017 and not seen again after 1st March of that year. 38 gannets in the largest flock I have seen so close to the Breakwall. eBird checklist |
| Barry M Ralley 22/5 #234451 |
| Mon 21 | | Diamond Firetail
Booberoi Creek Bridge, near Lake Cargelligo |
| Three Diamond Firetails were seen on the road just north of the bridge. They are known from this location although not necessarily regularly seen. This would be one of the most western locations for Diamond Firetails in this part of the State. |
| Graeme and David Catt 4/6 #234537 |
| | Ground Cuckoo-shrike
Lake Brewster Turn-off, Lachland Valley Way, Willanthrey |
| A group of 5 Ground-Cuckoo Shrikes seen at a location being 10 km east of the Lake Brewster turnoff, on the Lachlan Valley Way between Euabalong and Willanthrey Bridge, near Brewster Weir on the Lachlan River. |
| Graeme & David Catt 4/6 #234536 |
| | Ground Cuckoo-Shrikes
Chat Alley, Euablaong |
| Seven birds seen, 200 Metres west of Chat Alley where the only other bird seen of any significance was a flock of nearly 60 White-fronted Chats, that included many juveniles.
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| Graeme Catt David Catt 2/6 #234509 |
| | Ground Cuckoo-Shrike
Pinecliffe, Molong |
| A pair at the northern end of Pinecliffe Road. Scarce here and generally found in wet years. |
| Bruce Tinsey 21/5 #234446 |
| Sun 20 | | Glossy Black-Cockatoo
Worrigee Nature Reserve and Currambene SF, Falls Creek |
| 11 Glossy Black-Cockatoos observed on Worrigee E Trail, and two Glossy Black-Cockatoos feeding over Snowwood Road. These reserves are to the north of Falls Creek. For more information please view the eBird checklist. eBird checklist |
| Jesse Gibson 20/5 #234436 |