| 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 |
| Mon 1 |  | Wandering Tattler
Woolooware Bay Mangrove Boardwalk |
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| Supplementing the Terek Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper found by others roosting with a flock of about 50 Grey-tailed Tattlers on the derelict jetty to the left of the watchpoint. The bird stood out as being consistently darker and sootier in tone than the more contrasty Grey-tailed Tattlers, with a narrower and less extensive super. More pix attached to the eBird list eBird checklist |
| Mike Kilburn 16/12 #272904 |
| | Australian White Ibis
Lake Suffolk Park - NSW- 28.68247037493827, 153.60570972839932 |
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| 31/11/25 First reported by resident Helen who said bird had been at this location for 3 days. I checked on Monday 1st .. and a pink coloured Ibis was sitting on the small island (one of three small islands in Lake Suffolk Park) amongst other Australian White Ibis and Cattle Egrets sitting on nests. I returned about an hour later and it was not there. I also contacted Steve McBride who took the photo - with permission. My poor camera photo i attach just to give you an idea.
The roost is easily accessible from the west side of the lake along the pedestrian track - no ebird list was submitted
(Moderator's Note: My gut feeling is that this White Ibis has been sprayed with some pink dye.AKM) |
| Jeanette Olley 9/12 #272895 |
| Sat 29 | | Buff-banded Rail
3 Andesons Road Rocky River NSW near Washpool. |
| Not sure if rare in this area. Also sighted one juvenile very dark in colour.
Sorry could not get a closer picture. Very shy bird! (Moderator's Note: I checked eBird for any reports around Rocky River and Washpool and found no reports of Buff-banded rail in that area at all. So yes, a Rare bird at Rocky River! AKM). |
| Roland Bernett 29/11 #272889 |
| Wed 26 | | Whiskered Tern
Dairy Swamp, Central Coast Wetlands,Tuggerah |
| On Wednesday afternoon, about 1500 hrs a flock of 13 Whiskered Terns in breeding plumage, were roosting at the muddy edge of the Dairy Swamp together with a group of 32 Royal Spoonbills, 2 Black-fronted Dotterels and 3 Latham's Snipe were feeding nearby. After a while the Terns took off and were then feeding across the wetland. They were still there when I left 30 mimutes later. Allan Benson advised that this was the first sighting this spring of Whiskered Tern in the Central coast LGA eBird checklist |
| Alan Morris 28/11 #272885 |
| | Masked Owl
M1 SW of Nerong |
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| Roadkilled Masked owl, presumably a female on colouration, probably killed the previous night. eBird checklist |
| Greg Clancy, Lynne Cairns 26/11 #272883 |
| Sun 23 | | Superb Fruit-dove
Rocky Creek Dam,Nightcap National Park. |
| Seen and heard at least 10 to 15 Superb Fruit-doves in Rocky Creek Dam section of the Nightcap N.P. this morning. |
| Michael Ronan 23/11 #272881 |
| Sat 22 | | Latham's Snipe
Southern Highlands Botanic Gardens proposed site |
| 12 Latham's Snipe flushed this afternoon between 4 and 4:20pm. An impressive number. I was surprised. All took flight as I walked from west to east. |
| Lorne Johnson 22/11 #272880 |
| Wed 19 | | Beach stone-curlew
Deeban Spit nth Port Hackin |
| 4th time reported this location in about last month |
| Julie Keating 19/11 #272877 |
| Mon 17 | | Forest Kingfisher
Stockton Cemetery (Newcastle) |
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| An adult male Forest Kingfisher was first found by James Garnham on the 12th November at Stockton Cemetery, not far from the sandspit (opposite side of Nelson Bay Rd slightly towards Fern Bay). The bird has been seen subsequently by many observers, including today (17/11). Photograph by Steph Owen. eBird checklist |
| James Garnham et al, per Mick Roderick 17/11 #272873 |