| Tue 20 |  | Lesser Frigatebird and Northern Giant-Petrel
Tacking Point Lighthouse |
| Individuals seen by Brett McKinnon. These are the only reports of "interesting seabirds" I've seen during this current weather event. eBird checklist |
| Brett McKinnon per Mick Roderick 21/5 #272505 |
| | White-bellied Sea-Eagle
(From) Greenwich |
| Two adult birds flying S.E over Mann's Point and Goat Island.[3 p.m.]
One circled briefly over the island.
Not sure if they landed there.
Presumably from Newington. |
| Ted Nixon 20/5 #272504 |
| | Beach Stone Curlew
Broken Head Beach , NSW |
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| I saw a Beach Stone-curlew near one of the entrances to the beach. It seemed to be in good condition, but I wasn’t sure if it was unusual to see them here. (Moderator's Note: While Beach Stone-curlews are moderately common around the Far North Coast Beaches, I could only find one report for Broken Head Beach, in 2023. So yes, unusual at this site. AKM). |
| Kristina McNabb 20/5 #272503 |
| Sun 18 | | Wedge-tailed Eagle
Collector Rd, Currawang |
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| An incredible sight today with Paul Pellegrini. At least 16 Wedge-tailed Eagles soaring a ridgeline and chasing a huge mob of Eastern Grey Kangaroos. This shot has 10 !! Eagles in it and there were 6 others much closer to us. We had never seen anything like it. We drove around a bit trying to get better sightlines but this was the best we could do. And then about 20 minutes after we first started observing them they dispersed and soon we couldn't see a single bird. An incredible glimpse into a rare behaviour of these amazing birds. eBird checklist |
| Brett Mezen, Paul Pellegrini 20/5 #272500 |
| | 1 Campbell, 4 White-capped & 25 Black-browed Albatrosses, 3 Giant Petrel sp Pacific Gull
Shelly Beach Carpark, Manly |
| A seawatch from 1400-1615 produced the above in fresh southerlies. Bodes well for the next two days, for which fresh SSErlies are predicted by BOM, and should push birds closer to shore (Moderator's Note: The Pacific Gull is the most unusual of these birds. MR). eBird checklist |
| Mike Kilburn 18/5 #272497 |
| Sat 17 | | Swift Parrot
Wianamatta Regional Park, Ropes Crossing |
| With perfect timing I sighted at least 10 Swift Parrots flying low and landing in the trees (presumably for the lerps) but due to the presence of the many aggressive Bell Miners the Swift Parrots kept well hidden in the foliage and keeping very quiet for the remainder of the morning I was there as a strategy to not draw any attention to the Bell Miners. Apart from that brief moment of seeing them in flight in the early morning I did not see them after and only heard the odd occasional soft call thereafter coming from the impenetrable bushland. It is still good they have comeback to this location where it is the 3rd year I have seen them there in the last 5 years. |
| Edwin Vella 18/5 #272493 |
| | Black-winged Stilts
Greenwell Point, Nowra, NSW |
| Two Stilts on rocks at Greenwell Park at waters edge. I had logged one a week earlier. Apart from that, none have been logged here over about ten years. I'm wondering why they havent been seen more often? |
| Harry Roberts. 18/5 #272492 |
| Sun 11 | | Magpie Goose
Wetland along Big River Way, Clarenza |
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| 350+ Geese arrived back from breeding grounds in recent weeks. Some dark juveniles present. |
| Greg Clancy 13/5 #272488 |
| Tue 6 | | Swift Parrot
Brewongle Walkway & Barnes Lane, Blacktown |
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| Seen 3 flocks totalling 18 feeding on Pysllids and lerps travelling a range of about 1 km to nearby gums and also along gums on the footpath next to Reservoir Road Blacktown. Noisy Miners only mildly annoying them here and there. Many Musk Lorikeets also feeding in the trees but up higher in the larger gums and seen when watching the flocks of Swift Parrots. |
| Wayne keys 6/5 #272484 |
| | Swift Parrot
Brewongle Green Blacktown |
| Viewed at least 10 swift parrots |
| Michael Connor 6/5 #272483 |
| Mon 5 | | Swift Parrot
Tingira Dr, Bawley Point |
| A single Swift Parrot was observed flying north overhead and calling around 9:30 am this morning. The first I have heard or seen for the season. Recorded here previously on the 12/04/2019 and 6/04/24. |
| Debbie Andrew 5/5 #272482 |
| Sun 4 | | Pacific Baza
Forrestville |
| A bit unusual to hear the distinctive call from two Bazas this morning. First saw one here about 10 days ago. |
| Philip Murray 4/5 #272479 |
| Thu 1 | | Silvereye (nominate)
Toorale National Park, north-west of Louth |
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| Three nominate (Tasmanian) Silvereyes found and photographed on the eastern boundary fire trail in Toorale NP today. A very westerly record for Silvereyes generally, though not surprisingly it's of the strongly migratory nominate race. |
| May Whittall et al per Mick Roderick 1/5 #272477 |
| | Pallid Cuckoo
Crawford Rd, Cooranbong |
| Had an immature Pallid around this morning, quite active in moving around the trees. Calling with a very truncated call which threw me to start with.
Also had a Wedge Tail and then one of the resident Sea-eagles use the thermals over the house and shed to soar from 20m to out of sight within 15 minutes of each other - don't usually see them as close as this. (Moderator's Note: This is an unusual report as Pallid Cuckoos are rarely reported in coastal areas in mid-autumn. AKM) |
| Paul Schofield 1/5 #272476 |
| Mon 28 | | Masked Owl
Kings Langley |
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| About twenty Noisy Miners were very agitated and I
then located several Australian Ravens attacking a Masked Owl, trying to peck at its eyes. eBird checklist |
| Michael Rutkowski 28/4 #272474 |
| Sat 26 | | Crescent Honeyeater
Werakata National Park - Stanford Merthyr section |
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| Female Crescent Honeyeater originally found by Steph Owen and Kerrie Bradley feeding on Banksia oblongifolia and Lambertia formosa blossom in the Stanford Merthyr section of Werakata NP (just off Leggetts Drive). Very rare visitor to any lowlands in the Hunter Valley and the first record of a CRHO in the Kurri-Cessnock woodlands. |
| Mick Roderick 28/4 #272473 |
| Thu 24 | | Singing Honeyeater
Warkworth (near Singleton) |
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| I saw at least 3 Singing Honeyeaters foraging in the flowering Mugga Ironbarks with Spiny-cheeked and Yellow-faced Honeyeaters outside the United Wambo Colliery beside the Golden Highway. I am aware of previous sightings of Singing Honeyeaters in nearby areas and I only found them after hearing one call while I was forced to wait at the temporary traffic lights for a "mine blast" otherwise I would not have thought about stopping there and find them. |
| Edwin Vella 28/4 #272475 |
| Wed 23 | | Spotted Quail-Thrush
Blue Mountains National Park--The Rock Lookout |
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| A male and female seen about 150m from the car park along Fairlight Road. Only 4th record for Penrith LGA. Previous sightings in Penrith LGA are 2016, 2009 and 1970 in eBird. eBird checklist |
| Martin Snowball 23/4 #272470 |
| | Flame Robin
Bushells Lagoon |
| Female adult feeding on neighbouring farmland. Rare winter migrant to this location. Photo on ebird list. eBird checklist |
| Michael Rutkowski 23/4 #272467 |
| Tue 22 | | Eastern Yellow Wagtails
Hexham Swamp Nature Reserve--Old Pipeline Track |
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| Two breeding-plumaged Eastern Yellow Wagtails seen and photographed yesterday along the old pipeline track. This is the first report there for nearly six weeks and obviously it's impossible to tell if they are part of the cohort of up to 7 birds first located there on the 27th Jan. The yellowish throat, pure yellow chest and hint of a greenish nape on the male are indicative of a possible 'similina' bird. eBird checklist |
| Paul Fuller per Mick Roderick 23/4 #272469 |
| | White Wagtail
Terrigal Haven |
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| Amanda Ward-Collins photographed an adult White Wagtail (ssp. leucopsis) yesterday morning (22/4) on the rocks around from (south of) Terrigal Haven / Point - roughly below the middle lookout. The bird was subsequently briefly seen this morning (23/4) at about 7:30am before it flew strongly (while vocalising) towards Terrigal CBD. Nearby playing fields, bowling greens and other likely locations were then inspected, but the bird has not been seen again. Cracking record and photos Amanda! (Moderator's Note: Cracking on both fronts indeed. This is the first NSW report since a bird was seen briefly at Newry Bar in Dec 2013 and before that the well-known, one-legged [ssp. lugens] bird that inhabited a car park at Glendale Shopping Centre for a week in April 1998. One report from Narran Lake in November 1997 was not accepted by BARC due to the observer not having dismissed Black-backed Wagtail [lugens] which was a separate species at the time and is considered a legitimate claim of White Wagtail (per NSW Atlas Vol 3). This report will be subject to a BARC submission, though hopefully the bird is re-found before that happens! MR). |
| Amanda Ward-Collins, Andrew Robinson, Guy Dutson 23/4 #272468 |
| | Roseate Tern
Flat Rock (Ballina) |
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| Roseate Tern seen resting on Flat Rock this afternoon. (Moderator's Note: Roseate Tern is on the NSW ORAC Review List. MR) |
| Steven McBride 22/4 #272464 |