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Eremaea Birdlines
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Interesting and unusual bird observations
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Birdline
New South Wales
Birdline NSW is a site for the reporting of rare or unusual birds outside their normal range, unusually high or low numbers, early or late arrivals or departures for migrant species and interesting behaviour or unusual habitat usage. We may also consider publishing unusually-plumaged birds (e.g. albinistic/leucistic/melanistic) if they are considered interesting or are uncommonly seen.
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28/11/2021
Birders are encouraged to post lists to eBird Australia, where sightings are incorporated into the BirdLife Australia Atlas. To do this you need to register with eBird Australia then login. All Regent Honeyeater and Swift Parrot reports should be forwarded to Mick Roderick to assist in the recovery of these severely declining species: mick.roderick@birdlife.org.au. Note we will not be publishing reports of Accipiter raptors (Collared Sparrowhawk, Grey/Brown Goshawks) or Square-tailed Kites unless they are in unusual locations or are seen with unusual prey etc.
Recent Sightings
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Reports published in the past 30 hours.
|  | Highlight |
June 2026
| Sat 20 | | Little Eagle (light phase)
Crawford Rd., Cooranbong |
| Saw it this morning starting to soar as it came out of the riverine timber along the creekline at the bottom of the property. Watched it until it was out of sight - maybe 4 minutes |
| Paul Schofield 20/6 #273096 |
| Wed 17 | | Eastern Barn Owl
Royal Botanic Gardens (Sydney) |
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| Not sure if this is worth a report, but saw a Barn Owl this afternoon in the Botanic Garden, sitting in an Araucaria just up (west) of the Main Pond. eBird checklist |
| Simon Keizer 17/6 #273095 |
| Sun 7 | | Cocos Booby
Marks Point - Cocos Booby Stakeout |
| Recurring bird. Bird still present to north of Marks Point Road, visible with scope from high point of road (western end). Seen initially on ‘blue’ boat (only one there - local advised seems to be regularly on that one) but flew short distance west and perched with cormorants on one of the larger crafts. |
| Deryk Engel 7/6 #273093 |
| Sat 6 | | Swift Parrot
Crawford Rd., Cooranbong |
| Pair flew over before 8am this morning heading north. Distinctive call was my first hint that they were there. |
| Paul Schofield 10/6 #273094 |
| Fri 5 | | Common Diving-petrel
Long Reef Aquatic Reserve |
| Higlight of a seawatch from Long Reef this afternoon was a Common Diving-petrel flying north past the island quite a few years since i have seen one off Sydney. |
| Michael Ronan 5/6 #273091 |
| Thu 4 | | Plumed Whistling Duck
Goolgowie water pumping station |
| About 60 birds present yesterday as I drove past visible from the highway just west of the big roundabout on the edge of town.
Havent seen too many of these out here lately due to continuing dry weather |
| Warren Chad 5/6 #273090 |
| Outside normal range |
| Early arrival; late departure |
| Interesting behaviour |
| Threatened |
| Hard to see |
| Unusual habitat |
| Uncommon in area |
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| Rare |
| Endangered |
| Vagrant |
| Irruption |
| Unusual numbers |
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