| Thu 27 | | Channel-billed Cuckoo
Sunshine, NSW |
| Bird heard distinctively calling in the morning and the afternoon. Potential for one of the first records in southern NSW for the season. |
| Serene White 27/8 #273134 |
| Thu 20 | | Channel-billed Cuckoo
Crawford Rd., Cooranbong |
| Heard the first one of the season calling tonight. Thought I saw a Koel too a few days ago but couldn't get enough of a look to confirm. The only other regular migrant turning up are the Scarlet Honeyeaters that have started singing in the last few days. |
| Paul Schofield 25/8 #273133 |
| Wed 19 | | Square-tailed kite
Goonengerry |
| Single bird flying low across the road near Repentance Creek Road |
| Ian Colvin 20/8 #273132 |
| Tue 18 | | inland dotterel
West of Booligal |
| While conducting waterbird surveys along the Merrowie Ck yesterday I came across two small groups of Inland Dotterel. They were on private property which is looking very green and lush after recent rain |
| Warren Chad 19/8 #273131 |
| Sat 15 | | Curlew Sandpiper
Long Reef Aquatic Reserve |
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| Sngle bird seen with a small group of waders at low tide (approx 3:45pm) - in muted winter plumage. Also 2 each of Red-necked Stint, Ruddy Turnstone and Double-banded Plover (1 of these in full breeding plumage) and a single Sooty Oystercatcher. (Curlew Sandpiper first reported on 14 August I think.) eBird checklist |
| Tom Wilson 15/8 #273129 |
| | Glossy Black Cockatoo
Coconut Drive North Nowra |
| 3 x glossy black cockatoos flying gracefully around north Nowra on Saturday morning. |
| Adrian 15/8 #273128 |
| Fri 14 |  | Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
La Perouse |
| Beside the Congwong Beach track not far from the access road to the Helipad.
Also two Pied Oystercatchers at the bird hide off Foreshore Rd., Botany. (Moderator: Good record; no reports for La Perouse in either Birdata or eBird). |
| Ted Nixon 14/8 #273126 |
| Tue 11 | | Brahminy Kite
Boat Harbour, Port Stephens. |
| Whale watching on the cliffs of Boat Harbour with binoculars when the Brahminy appeared below me and about 50 metres distant. Its rustic colour and white head were in plain view. It continued south, swooping low over rocks and shore before disappearing from sight. I've seen Brahminys before but only in far North Queensland. Ospreys and Sea Eagles are a common sight in Port Stephens, but not the Brahminy. (Moderator: Brahminy's are now resident and breeding south to at least Lake Macquarie and also breed in Port Stephens [eg Lemon Tree Passage], but publishing for interest's sake) |
| Chris Bult 11/8 #273124 |
| Sat 8 | | Restless Flycatcher
Wianamatta Regional Park, West. |
| One bird on a fence bordering a fire-trail. The location is well east of Penrith so well within the Sydney basin. Becoming rarer but good occasionally see one! eBird checklist |
| Ian Bailey 14/8 #273125 |
| Fri 7 | | Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Junction Forest Way and Stumpy Lane, S of Wee Waa |
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| Found 3 individuals that flushed from a roadside tree as I approached in my vehicle, moving S towards Oakyhole Creek. eBird checklist |
| Michael Dahlem 7/8 #273123 |