| Tue 22 | | Koel
Sydney Olympic Park - Bicentennial Park |
| One bird heard calling during spring survey |
| Elisabeth and Tom Karplus, Gabrielle Rees 23/9 #258753 |
| | Black-breasted Buzzard
75km south of Tibooburra |
| Black-breasted Buzzard seen well by the Silver City Highway 75km south of Tibooburra at 10.30am. Very few recent reports in this area according to Ebird. |
| Roger McGovern 23/9 #258749 |
| Mon 21 | | Spotted Quail-Thrush
Great North Walk Berowra Heights |
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| I saw and heard a female and male bird on the track after I had admired the views of Berowra Waters below. The pair had been reported by another birdwatcher two days before in this same location. A 35 second video was taken and a couple of photos. A first for me this side of the Great Dividing Range. |
| Kerry Allen 23/9 #258754 |
| | Australian Boobook
Sydney Park |
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| Surprised to learn this species not reported here since 2017. eBird checklist |
| Chris Rehberg - Sydney Birding 22/9 #258745 |
| | Pallid Cuckoo
"Jacana" Hsd Clarenza N.S.W. |
| First arrival callling this morning |
| Eric Wheeler 21/9 #258739 |
| Sun 20 | | Channel-billed Cuckoo
Paddy’s Flat |
| Heard calling on upper Clarence river, 40 km northwest of Tabulam. Very vocal Rufous Songlark also present. ( Moderator's Note: Channel-billed Cuckoos have turned up in many places now so there is no need to report any more on Birdline unless there is something really unusual. AKM) |
| Ian Colvin 21/9 #258741 |
| | Leaden Flycatcher
Molonglo Gorge |
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| A single male Leaden Flycatcher feeding amongst the shrubs in the Molonglo River just west of the Gorge.
Early seasonal arrival.... eBird checklist |
| Peter Higgins 20/9 #258727 |
|  | Black-faced Monarch
Molonglo Gorge, ACT |
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| Single bird foraging along the banks of the Molonglo River in the vacinity of the Gorge.
Also observed and photographed by Ryu Callaway and John Martin eBird checklist |
| Peter Higgins 20/9 #258726 |
| Sat 19 | | Sacred Kingfisher, Scarlet Honeyeater, Rufous Whistler, Brush Cuckoo, Channel-billed Cuckoo
Kurrajong Hills |
| All of the above species have arrived in Kurrajong HIlls, lower Blue Mountains, in the past week. Rufous Whistler, Brush Cuckoo and Scarlet Honeyeater (a summer migrant here) all recorded first on 11 Sep, Channel-billed Cuckoo on 16 Sep, and Sacred Kingfisher in 2 locations on 19 Sep. Interestingly Rufous Whistlers which used to be local in acacia-dominated cleared areas are now utilising rainforest edge alongside resident Golden Whistlers, after a mass local die-off of acacia in the past year. A pair of Yellow-rumped Thornbills were my first local record in 4 years. |
| Eric Finley 21/9 #258740 |
| | Pacific Koel
Sawtell |
| First return heard calling about 03:30 this morning, persisting on and off for at least a couple of hours. |
| Peter Higgins 19/9 #258715 |
| Fri 18 | | Rainbow Bee-eater
Nepean River Cycleway, Camden |
| Birds have just started to return to their summer breeding location along the River at Camden, 2 Birds spotted ( Male and Female ). (Moderator's Note: It would appear that Rainbow Bee-eaters have returned to numerous places, with more than usual in the Yarramalong & Ravensdale Valleys on the Central Coast too, and so no more arrivals will be published. AKM) |
| Paul Heath 21/9 #258737 |
| | Grey Grasswren (4)
Narriearra Station (Restricted Access) |
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| Some 53 species recorded here including Black-eared Cuckoo, Spotless Crake, Australian Tern, flocks of Sharp-tailed Sandpipers on migration and a small number of Blue-winged Parrots. |
| Dion Hobcroft, Dean Purcell and Andrew Robinson 19/9 #258722 |
| | Rufous Songlark
Sawtell |
| Single bird seen at edge of coastal reserve bushland. First return here, unusual location and habitat. |
| Peter Higgins 19/9 #258716 |
| | Rose-crowned Fruit Dove
Flaggy Creek, Kaleen Street, Kahibah, 2290 |
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| Juvenile bird
32°58'09.4"S 151°42'36.7"E
-32.969272, 151.710187 eBird checklist |
| Rob Kyte and Rachel Klyve 18/9 #258711 |
| Thu 17 | | Flock Bronzewing
Sturt NationalPark-Narriearra Station |
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| Small flocks of 6-10 birds seen widely through the district. Interestingly males watched doing the aerial flight display with wings raised in a V, gliding and rising and falling. Also watched on the ground adopting a calling posture but could not be heard despite being quite close on occasions. This could indicate that they are nesting and that would be a rare event in NSW. |
| Dion Hobcroft, Dean Purcell and Andrew Robinson 19/9 #258720 |
| | Eastern Grass Owl and King Quail
Ash Island |
| Whilst attempting to locate a calling King Quail, an Eastern Grass Owl was accidentally flushed from it's day roost site on Ash Island. |
| Jayden Walsh, Jon Spicer-bell and Mike Barrow 18/9 #258701 |
| | Varied Triller
Ourimbah Rest Stop |
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| Rare bird on the Central Coast. Both the Female and Male sighted and photographed. While there have been at least 2 records of single Varied Trillers seen at Central Coast sites (Umina 1991, Central Coast Wetlands 2019), this is the first time that 2 birds have been present. |
| David Russell 17/9 #258695 |
| Wed 16 | | Rose-crowned Fruit Dove
Coastal path by Grandfathers Gully Reserve, Batemans Bay |
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| Juvenile Rose-crowned Fruit-dove in rainforest. Observed at 1222. Didn't know ID at time of observing. eBird checklist |
| John Hurrell 16/9 #258684 |
| | Beach Stone-Curlew, Whimbrel
Pelican Island (Woregore Nature Reserve) Port Macquarie |
| The regular monthly waterbird survey of Pelican Island was carried out today by the Hastings Birdwatchers, led by Dave Whitfield. Some of the migratory waders have returned so that we could see 38 Bar-tailed Godwits, 20 Whimbrels and 16 Eastern Curlews, while there were 4 Pied Oystercatchers and 2 Beach Stone-curlews at the high tide roost. Other migratory birds were present as well like a Sacred Kingfisher, a Leaden Flycatcher, an Olive-backed Oriole, a Rufous Whistler and a group of Rainbow Bee-eaters. The only raptors seen were Ospreys, while gulls, terns and cormorants made up the other waterbirds present. |
| Dave Whitfield , Alan Morris and 8 other members of HBW 16/9 #258681 |
| | Australasian Bittern [4], Musk Duck [8]
Campbell's Swamp Griffith |
| The bitterns seem to have returned to the swamp awaiting the rice planting next month where they disperse to breed. The Musk Ducks included a male performing his whistling and splashing act and the females included two with one half grown duckling each. eBird checklist |
| Max O'Sullivan, Marie Lister 16/9 #258679 |
| | Channel-billed Cuckoo, Dollarbird
Morisset |
| Lone bird flew over my work this morning calling loudly. Dollarbirds turned up at the end of last week. (Moderator's Note: We have received several reports of Channel-bills now so won't be publishing more unless the bird is in an interesting location etc. MR). |
| Paul Schofield 16/9 #258678 |
| Tue 15 | | Banded Whiteface
Sturt National Park--northwest corner |
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| A pair of Banded Whiteface frequenting a small grove of Dead Finish in a clay flat-inter dune swale close to Cameron Corner.. (Moderator's Note: This species is on the Review List of the NSWORAC. AKM) |
| Dion Hobcroft, Dean Purcell and Andrew Robinson 19/9 #258721 |
| | Australian Pratincole
Dunlop Stn Louth |
| 9 Australian pratincoles flushed from beside the road from Dunlop Station Louth. |
| June Harris, Mark and Karen Delany and Tony Gifford 18/9 #258712 |
| | Black Breasted Buzzard
Louth to Tilpa Rd. |
| Great views of Bl Br Buzzard over road 25 K's south of Louth on road to
Tilpa. |
| June Harris, Tony Gifford, Mark and Karen Delany 18/9 #258708 |
| Sun 13 | | Latham's Snipe
Killara |
| At 12:55pm a Latham's Snipe landed next to the clothesline in my back yard, about 3m away from me. It froze and then after a few seconds it took off towards Gordon Golf Course. I raced over there in 5mins and checked the small swamp on the course, but could not relocate it. Quite unexpected and a first ebird record for the Ku-ring-gai LGA. |
| David Vickers 14/9 #258673 |
| | Soft-plumaged Petrel, Cape Petrel
Offshore--Port Stephens pelagic |
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| A very pale Soft-plumaged Petrel seen late in the second drift was the highlight of the Port Stephens pelagic yesterday. The bird came in and flew off the starbaord side very languidly for about a minute before disappearing. This is just the second Soft-plumaged seen in Hunter waters; the first being 15/10/2017. Other birds included a Cape Petrel (very scarce these days) a Southern Giant-petrel (seen not far from shore where a Bar-tailed Godwit was also photographed flying towards the coast), half a dozen Solander's Petrels and up to 15 White-faced Storm-petrels. Thousands of Wedge-tailed Shearwaters as well. Unusually for September, not a single albatross was seen. An ORAC submission will be prepared for the Soft-plumaged. |
| Mick Roderick and 7 other observers on the M.V.Contagious 14/9 #258668 |
| | Channel-billed Cuckoo
Eulah Creek |
| The first two Channel-billed Cuckoos of the season have arrived at Eulah Creek, 20 km E of Narrabri, at 8:15 this morning. Flying over in a westerly direction, towards Narrabri. |
| Michael Dahlem 13/9 #258657 |
| Sat 12 | | Flock Bronzewing Bourke's Parrot
Pimpara Lake |
| 2 Flock Bronzewings were seen at dusk flying over the lake. The station owner also reported a strange pigeon from one of her dams. 10 Bourke's Parrot, 20 Banded Lapwings, 50+ Crimson Chats, 500 Budgies and 60Red-necked Avocets. |
| Allan Benson, Doug Hocking, Michael Scobi er 12/9 #258656 |
| | Rainbow Bee-eaters
Stockton Sandspit |
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| 3 Rainbow Bee-eaters were hawking from dry mangrove branches at Stockton Sandspit before moving north. There was a good collection of migratory shorebirds here today - 400+ Bar-tailed Godwits, 3 Red Knots, 3 Curlew Sandpipers, 9 Grey-tailed Tattlers and 1 Terek Sandpiper. No disturbances apart from the raptor flyovers - Brahminy Kite, Whistling Kite, Osprey and a distant Wedge-tailed Eagle. eBird checklist |
| Richard Murray 12/9 #258655 |
| | Crimson Chat
Lake Cargelligo Wastewater Treatment Plant |
| 4 Crimson Chats (2 pairs) seen east of bird hide. |
| Janet Chapman and Greg Hardham 12/9 #258654 |
| | Scarlet Honeyeater
Cnr Park and Phillip Street Molong |
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| Saw this stunning bird for the first time in Molong!
Never seen them around here before. Very good spring this year may be causing them to move westwards. |
| Stephen Gibbs 12/9 #258649 |
| | Bush Stone-curlew
Glen Villa Resort, Byron Bay, NSW |
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| 2013 was the last time a Curlew was sighted at Glen Villa. Many calls heard over past 5-6 weeks. This Pair in my backyard this morning. |
| Michael van Kempen 12/9 #258647 |
| Fri 11 | | Glossy Black-Cockatoo, Dollarbird, Pheasant Coucal
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park at -33.625648, 151.261531 |
| 9 Glossy Blacks feeding at 5:30pm along West Head rd near Salvation Loop Northern end. One juvenile male among them. Also heard two Pheasant Coucals calling at this site, and I was surprised to see a Dollarbird at the Basin - a particularly early arrival? |
| Henry Coleman 12/9 #258648 |
| | Straw-necked Ibis
Oatley Park/Lime Kiln Bay |
| At 3.30 pm, a small flock of 10 Straw-necked Ibis flew east along the Georges River, over Oatley Park and over Lime Kiln Bay until they reached Mortdale where they turned north until out of sight. I have never seen this species of bird in this area. Not a rare bird but rare in this area. |
| Dave Koffel 11/9 #258646 |
| | Painted Honeyeater
Capertee National Park |
| Single earlyish Painted Honeyeater heard calling near the campground this morning. eBird checklist |
| Liam Murphy 11/9 #258645 |
| Wed 9 | | Little Woodswallow
Trilby Station, Louth |
| A highlight of our overnight stay at Trilby Station enroute home from our 14 day trip to Western NSW, was a pair of Little Woodswallows perched at the top of some dead branches of a Coolibah Tree, close to the Darling River. This was the only sighting of the species. |
| Steve Edwards, Mike Kuhl, Dick Jenkin & Alan Morris 14/9 #258667 |
| | Magpie-geese
Monkeygar Creek Crossing, Gibson Way, Northern Macquarie Marshes |
| 137 Magpie-geese were seen feeding and roosting in the freshwater Marshes, either side of the Monkeygar Creek Crossing on Wednesday morning. They were the second commonest waterbird, after Coots, at the Crossing. This is in addition to the 200+ that have commenced nesting at The Mole Homestead, further to the north by Leeanne Hall two days before. It is of interest to note that while the Magpie Geese have commenced to nest, it is understood that, neither Ibis or Spoonbills have commenced any nesting activity. |
| Steve Edwards, Mike Kuhl, Dick Jenkin & Alan Morris 11/9 #258641 |
| | Budgerigar [10], Rufous Songlark [5]
Evans Smyles Rd via Leeton |
| After reading of the sightings of budgies at Lake Cargelligo, I went to check out Evans Smyles Road just out of Leeton and found 10 feeding just beside the road. It is a regular site for them when they move this far east. Also, the Rufous Songlarks were very active and singing constantly so easy to find. They have just returned to the area. Also 4 Cockatiels, Southern Whiteface feeding young birds and Grey-crowned Babblers. eBird checklist |
| Max O'Sullivan 10/9 #258639 |
| | Possible White-throated Honeyeater
Tamworth |
| Heard calling on private property near the junction of Cockburn & Peel rivers. Other birds included Brown Honeyeater and Rainbow Bee-eater (Moderator's Note: Publishing as a possible record due to the unusual/out-of-range location and the fact that the bird wasn't observed for confirmation. MR). |
| Graham Turner 10/9 #258638 |
| | Plumed Whistling-duck 50+, Buff-banded Rail and Sacred Kingfisher
Fivebough Wetlands |
| Whistling-duck were in the back settling ponds seen from the viewing platform along with 14 Pink-eared Duck. Also a Sacred Kingfisher near the Picnic Shelter and Buff-banded Rail near the first viewing platform. It has been present now for over 3 weeks or more. eBird checklist |
| Max O'Sullivan 9/9 #258634 |
| | Eastern Koel
Balmain |
| My first Koel of the season heard early this morning in Balmain. |
| Robert Griffin 9/9 #258632 |
| Tue 8 | | Grey Falcon
Gorge Loop, Sturt National Park |
| A single bird flew close overhead along the Gorge Loop Track - about 5kms from the Homestead. Also good numbers of Budgerigars, Pied Honeyeaters (common near any water-course), a single Black-breasted Buzzard, and Bourke’s Parrot seen in 3 locations along this track |
| Simon Blanchflower 10/9 #258640 |
| | Osprey
Wagonga Inlet, Narooma NSW |
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| Pair of Ospreys - one on the nest, one flying in and out. Breeding pair most likely. |
| Mark Westwood 10/9 #258635 |
| | Budgerigar
Lake Cargelligo |
| High numbers of Budgerigars in the Lake Cargelligo area today.
*First sighting early this morning Tipping Way T-intersection Round Hill NR multiple flocks *Second sighting Whoey Tank Round Hill NR at least 100 birds *Third sighting 7 birds Curlew Road near Lake Cargelligo Weir *Fourth sighting approx. 40 birds Curlew Road *Fifth sighting approx 10 birds Curlew Rd/Lake Cargelligo/Condobolin Rd intersection
*Afternoon sighting 21 birds 17km from Lake C on Lake Cargelligo/Condobolin Rd *Evening sighting at least 50 birds flying off farm dam (private land) approx 25km east of Lake C. |
| Sandy and Rebecca Van Dyk 8/9 #258631 |
| | Swift Parrot
Cowan |
| Five birds heard calling and flying overhead around 8am. For the last two + weeks there have been one or two occasionally feeding in a planted Forest Red Gum (E.tereticornis) at the school or a Swamp Mahogany (E.robusta) in View Street near the fire trail. So far, not the 30+ we had last year. |
| Paul Burcher & Jacqueline Reifenstein 8/9 #258630 |
| | Superb Parrots
7km north of Eugowra - Central West NSW Private Land |
| the landholder saw 3 Superb Parrots on the wing today, to the north of their farm house flying north. |
| Mark Heinzel 8/9 #258629 |
| Sun 6 | | Rainbow Bee-eater
Broke and Milbrodale |
| Several birds seen in both Broke and Milbrodale towns. There dont appear to be any records south of the Hunter so far this season. (Moderator - there have been a few records in the Lower Hunter from the 29th August onwards, eg at Kitchener, Quorrobolong and Maitland Vale though these have all been of birds flying overhead. MR). |
| Eric Finley 8/9 #258625 |
| | Square-tailed Kite and Little Eagle
Hogues Creek south of Deepwater |
| One Square-tailed Kite flying over New England H'way 29.36.12 x 151.52.6
being harrassed by small unidentified bird.
Little Eagle pale morph also on New England H'way approx 2 k's south of Deepwater to Glen Innes |
| June Harris 7/9 #258621 |
| | Pied Honeyeater, White-browed Treecreeper, Crimson Chat
Paroo-Darling National Park--Peery Lake |
| Great conditions and a full lake with several displaying Pied Honeyeaters. Crimson chats and budgerigars everywhere. White-browed Treecreeper in belah patch. Many other species. |
| Chris Gladwin 7/9 #258619 |
| | Australian Bustards
Connia Creek, Sturt NP, Tibooburra |
| Near the site of the former Mount King Homestead, on the Jump-Up Loop Track, Sturt NP, near Connia Creek a pair of Bustards were seen, about 1730 hrs by Doug Hocking, Mike Scobie and Allan Benson. |
| Per Alan Morris 7/9 #258618 |
| | Grey Falcon, Black Falcon
Connia Creek, Sturt NP |
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| On the Jump-up Trail, Sturt NP, near the site of the former Mount King Homestead, near the first crossing of Connia Creek, big flocks of disturbed Budgerigars drew our attention, so we stopped our vehicle to look for a raptor, and found a Black Falcon causinf the disturbance. While photographing the Black Falcon, it in turned was harassed by a Grey Falcon, later joined by its mate, and they drove off the Black Falcon. The two Grey Falcons stayed for about 4 minutes. Both species photographed (photo:Dick Jenkin) |
| Steve Edwards, Mike Kuhl, Dick Jenkin & Alan Morris 7/9 #258617 |
| | Black-breasted Buzzard
Fort Grey Camping Area, Sturt NP |
| Good birding in the camping area, including a Black-breasted Buzzard chasing corvids, seen and photographed, 2 Bourke's Parrots, Red-backed Kingfisher, White-backed Swallow, Crimson & Orange Chats, 100s Budgerigars nesting in camping atea |
| Steve Edwards, Mike Kuhl, Dick Jenkin & Alan Morris 7/9 #258616 |
| | Topknot Pigeon
Lambert Peninsula [Ku-ring-gai Chase] |
| A flock of about 15 flew over the far end of the Wallaroo [North] Track.
Also a couple of Wedge-tailed Eagles over the Challenger and Yeomans [Wallaroo South] Tracks.
The wildflowers along the overgrown Yeomans Track are splendid at the moment. |
| Ted Nixon 6/9 #258614 |
| Sat 5 | | Banded Whiteface, Bourke's Parrot
5km radius of Camerons Corner |
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| A survey around Cameron's Corner, excluding South Australia and and Qld, revealed a single Banded Whiteface, seen and photographed, 300m from the SA Dog Fence, several Pied Honeyeaters, a pair of Bourke's Parrots, many Buderigars, Crimson and Orange Chats. Southern Whiteface were found nearby but not with this bird, it is possible that another bird was present. (Photo: Steven Edwards) |
| Steve Edwards, Mike Kuhl, Dick Jenkin & Alan Morris 7/9 #258615 |
| | Red-backed Kingfisher
Quirindi |
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| Bird was observed sitting on a wire on Borah Creek Road approximately 1km our of Quirindi. |
| David Russell 6/9 #258612 |
| | Eastern Koel
Ryde Secondary College, Ryde, 2112 |
| Heard my first koel this afternoon quite close to Ryde Secondary College. Posting since I didn't see any other reports yet. |
| Fatih Sam 5/9 #258607 |
| | White-winged Triller, Pallid Cuckoo, Latham's Snipe
Riverstone |
|
| A great morning with 79 species recorded including 2 male White-winged Trillers (one male in summer plumage and the other still in eclipse), a Pallid Cuckoo, 8 Lathams Snipe, a pair of White-bellied Cuckoo-shrikes (one light and one dark morph), nesting Striated Pardalotes, a pair of Crested Shrike-tits, Restless Flycatcher and a few Dusky Woodswallows, |
| Edwin Vella and Mark Fuller 5/9 #258604 |
| | White-browed Woodswallow
Eulah Creek |
| First sighting for the season; a small flock of 10-20 birds, first heard, then seen flying high above Eulah Creek, near the junction of Eulah Creek Road with Box Gully Road, 20 km E of Narrabri. I could only identify a White-browed Woodswallow. Can't say if there were Masked Woodswallows. |
| Michael Dahlem 5/9 #258602 |
| | Black-faced Monarch
Wallaby Gully Rd, Ellalong |
| Early arrival date, dont appear to be any NSW ebird records yet this spring. Also 14 species of honeyeater, Glossy Black-cockatoo, Grey-crowned Babbler, over 300 Musk Lorikeets. |
| Eric Finley 5/9 #258601 |
| Fri 4 | | Lewins Rail
Sydney Park |
| A single adult Lewin's rail observed from the bridge between the island pond and lower pond. Excellent views of it foraging between the low reeds and coming out onto muddy areas between 4.45pm and 5.30pm |
| Kate Buys and Janine Chapman 4/9 #258599 |
| | Flock Bronzewing, Gibberbird, inland Dotterels, Australian Pratincole
Gorge Loop, Mt Wood NP (Tibooburra) |
| Late afternoon near tourist marker point 4: 1 Gibberbird, 3 Inland Dotterel, 30 Australian Pratincole (many immatures) and 14 Flock Bronzewing (flocks of 8 & 6). |
| Chris Gladwin 4/9 #258597 |
| | Swift Parrot
Tallong |
| Two Swift Parrots flew just above tree height near the lake at Tallong Park. Flew South-West. Called as they flew. Good views. No lorikeets or honeyeaters in immediate vicinity. Scribbly gum woodland on ridgetop no flowering observed. Possibly just passing through. |
| Kurtis Lindsay 4/9 #258596 |
| | Cinnamon Quail Thrush, Bouke's Parrots, Inland Dotterel
The Gorge Loop Track, Sturt National Park. |
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| Good birding along the Gorge Loop Track this morning, at least 16 Bourke's Parrots at 4 locations, 2 Flock Bronzewing, 9 Inland Dotterel, including two pairs each with 2 young; 2 Cinnamon Quail-thrush; 3+ Red-browed Pardalotes; 2 Red-backed Kingfishers; 7 Pratincoles; hundreds of Budgerigars; Diamond Doves; Pied Honeyeaters et al. Later on the Jump Up Loop track there was a flock of over 1000 Budgerigars at Conia Creek with 3 Black Honeyeaters at Olive Downs camping area. (Photo: Steve Edwards) |
| Steve Edwards, Mike Kuhl, Dick Jenkin & Alan Morris 4/9 #258593 |
| Thu 3 | | Brolgas
Hat Head road, near Gladstone NSW |
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| Two brolgas were wading in a canal beside the road in a cow paddock |
| Judith Baker 7/9 #258623 |
| | Gibberbird, Inland Dotterel, Bouke's Parrots, Australian Pratincole
20 km west of Tibooburra |
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| Good birding late afternoon on the Fort Grey Road where a mixed group of 2 Gibberbirds, 7 Inland Dotterel & 2 Australian Pratincoles were found Later a pair of Bourke's Parrots. (Photo: Dick Jenkin) |
| Steve Edwards, Mike Kuhl, Dick Jenkin & Alan Morris 4/9 #258594 |
| | Grey Grasswren, Flock Bronzewing & Blue-winged Parrot
90 km North-east Tibooburra (private property, authorised access only) |
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| Great birding this morning, with 4 Grasswrens seen & photographed, 46 Blue-winged Parrots in total, small & large groups, a flock of 26 Flock Bronzewings, large numbers of Crimson & Orange Chats, Redthroat, 750 Budgerigars, Glossy Ibis, 3 Pratincoles, Red-backed Kingfisher, Red-kneed Dotterel, 9 Inland Dotterel including young birds, Spotless Crake etc 40 species for the morning. (Photo: Steve Edwards) |
| Steve Edwards, Mike Kuhl, Dick Jenkin and Alan Morris 4/9 #258592 |
| | Pacific Baza
Timmallallie National Park, 25kms north of Coonabarabran |
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| Pacific Baza observed and photographed in Timmallallie National Park, approximately 100m east of the Baradine-Coonabarabran Road, opposite "The Duke", just south of the township of Bugaldie. Single bird flew into red gum and stayed at least 20 minutes. |
| May Fleming and Max Breckenridge 3/9 #258590 |
| | Black & Pied Honeyeaters, Crimson & Orange Chats, Bourke’s Parrots, Little Button-quail
Mt Wood and Sturt National Parks |
| Superb conditions around Mt Wood Homestead with (aside from the wild flowers) 10 displaying Pied Honeyeaters, numerous Crimson Chats, many hundreds of Budgerigars, 1 Little Button-quail & Red-backed Kingfisher. On Gorge Loop Road: Bourke’s Parrots at 4 stops totalling 9 birds, plus 2 Australian Pratincoles, Spotted Harrier, White-backed Swallows and 4 Cinnamon Quail-thrush. At Olive Downs more Pied Honeyeaters plus 1 Black Honeyeater. At Warri Gate 2 Orange Chats. |
| Chris Gladwin 3/9 #258589 |
| | Channel-billed Cuckoo
Balmain |
| My first Channel-billed Cuckoo of the season heard in Balmain this morning (Moderator: several birds also reported from other Sydney suburbs and Lake Macquarie - we will only publish a few more). |
| Robert Griffin 3/9 #258586 |
| Wed 2 | | Channel-billed cuckoo
Bronte |
| Earliest I’ve heard / seen CBC. Heard flying over at 6am. |
| Charles Hunter 3/9 #258585 |
| | Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
South Grafton, east of South Grafton Aerodrome |
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| 50+ Cockatoos flying around and landing in trees with some landing at water trough and on fence nearby. This is the largest number recorded for some time but flocks of 20-30 have been around South Grafton for a few months attracted mainly to Pecan Nut trees. |
| Greg & Val Clancy 2/9 #258584 |
| Tue 1 | | Swift Parrot (possible)
Glenbawn Dam |
| Small group sighted Glenbawn Dam tops of Ironbark, one flew low for clear id (Moderator - publishing as a possible only due to brevity of sighting) |
| Darrell fuller 14/9 #258665 |
| | Eastern Reef Egret
Newport Beach, NSW |
| Foraging on rocks adjacent to reef at very low tide. |
| Carl Weber 2/9 #258583 |
| | Diamond Dove
Nyngan |
| 1 x Diamond Dove in my backyard. Unfortunately scared off by my dogs.It's the first one I've seen in town. |
| Mick Crosland 1/9 #258581 |