| Wed 31 | | Magpie Goose, Cattle Egret, Australian White Ibis, Royal Spoonbill
Wetland along Big River Way, Clarenza |
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| 10+ Geese loafing at the wetland today, small number seen on 30 December. Had not been present since October 30 when 5+ were present. Large numbers presumably still nesting at Coldstream Wetlands. 50+ active Cattle Egret nests a number with small to medium sized nestlings. 50-100 White Ibis and small number of Royal Spoonbills roosting in trees. |
| Greg Clancy 31/12 #272915 |
| Sun 28 |  | Great Knot
Lake Wollumboola east |
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| Single Great Knot amongst flock of 50 Red Knot feeding on east side of the lake. The whole flock came within 10 metres of me with a number giving low contact calls - very confiding & a real privilege to be so close to a species normally seen at much greater distances.
Also present - 78 Bar-tailed Godwit, c.5 Eastern Curlew, 3 Turnstone, 1 Red-necked Stint, c.165 Little Tern, 7 Caspian Tern (& 9 Whiskered Tern on 23/12), 3525 Black Swan and a pair of fishing Sea Eagles |
| michael ellison 29/12 #272914 |
| | Gang-gang Cockatoo
Buxton Rd Buxton. |
| Eight birds seen flying at the side of a private property. No records in the recent two years even though the species is bred on the property and calls can attract wild birds. Long-term records at this site can be found in eBird. eBird checklist |
| Ian Bailey 28/12 #272912 |
| Sat 27 | | Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus calidus
The Weir Rd Teralba |
| Weir Rd, Teralba, (Lake Macquarie). Was out looking at the birds in this known area. Took photos of what I assumed was a Peregrine Falcon (Australian species). One of my birding friends raised the issue when looking at my photo that it could be a different sub species. I put my photo on ABID and they confirmed Falco peregrinus calidus, The clear head markings were the distinctive difference. eBird checklist |
| Yvonne van Netten 28/12 #272913 |
| | Glossy Ibis
Pitt Town Lagooon |
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| We were delighted to spot a Glossy Ibis at Pitt Town Lagoon this morning. It moved around several times from one end of the lagoon to the other. Water level quite low with lots of dead carp and exposed mud. Bird hide windows mostly obscured by vegetation. eBird checklist |
| Jenny & Rod Stiles 27/12 #272910 |
| Wed 24 | | Glossy Ibis
Blaikie Road Swamp, Penrith |
| Small ibis, glossy brown, bronze and green. Long down curved bill. Feeding on mud patch with swamphen. Smaller than white ibis. Watched for 5 minutes. No camera ... aargh@ Went home to get camera and it was gone. eBird checklist |
| Martin Snowball 24/12 #272909 |
| Fri 19 | | Freckled Duck
Dangars Lagoon, Uralla |
| Three Freckled Duck, visible from bird hide at the Lagoon this morning. |
| John Grant 19/12 #272907 |
| Tue 16 | | Pale-vented bush hen
Federal |
| Single bird calling 8.30 pm from dam on private block opposite the tennis courts |
| Ian Colvin 17/12 #272905 |
| | Blue-faced Honeyeater
Kissing Point Road, Dundas, West of the light rail underpass |
| Bumped against the window of our house, then sat in the frangipani for a while and looked at us while we looked at him. We'd never seen a bird like that before and looked it up, and it's not usually sighted in Sydney. Sorry, didn't get a photo. |
| Kylie Duke 16/12 #272903 |
| Mon 15 | | Gang-gang cockatoo
Braeside track, Blackheath |
| The largest flock I have seen in Blackheath in the past 12 years of 25+ birds, including a high proportion of juveniles |
| Mark Hocking 15/12 #272900 |
| Sat 13 | | Superb Lyrebird
Elgin Street, Gordon - east end |
| Startled a lyrebird while walking the dog along the east end of Elgin Street - it was on the northside where the land drops away and the bush comes up to the road. It flew up onto a branch which afforded a good view. eBird checklist |
| Anna Gillespie 13/12 #272899 |
| Wed 3 | | Tawny Grassbird
Frogs Holla Sports Complex Milton |
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| Very few records from the Shoalhaven south of Nowra. Calling from prominent perches in the long grasses and blackberry in adjacent paddock to sports fields. Performing display flight with the loud trill calls. eBird checklist |
| Mark Ley 3/12 #272892 |