| Sat 21 | | Blue-winged Parrot
Notley Gorge Rd., nr Conmurra Farm, Bridgenorth |
| Single bird flew from roadside where it was feeding dangerously. This species used to be seen regularly and in reasonable numbers but this is the first bird seen in 5or 6 years in the area. |
| Geoff Bromfield 21/11 #259220 |
| Fri 20 | | Blue-winged Parrot
Arthur Pieman Conservation Area |
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| Sighted 7 of these birds over 4 days. Not sure about the in 7 in total, on 2 separate days sighted 2 lots of 3 in close proximity. The photograph taken 20/11/20 of 1 individual was taken south of Rebecca Lagoon. 3 seen north of Couta Rocks Road, 3 near Nelson Bay Road, all on the Arthur River Road. eBird checklist |
| Russell Twining 20/11 #259212 |
| Wed 18 |  | Pink-eared Duck
Queechy Lake |
| Pair of Pink-eared Ducks (first reported 7 October and one at least seen on each visit since) with 6 ducklings. Seen briefly on open water but they retreated to reeds. My first visit to the lake since 10th Nov, so can't say when ducklings first emerged. I'm sure the nest is on the willow island towards eastern end. [Moderator's note: potentially a first breeding record for Tasmania] |
| Tina McGlynn 18/11 #259194 |
| Tue 17 | | Pink-eared Duck
Bonnington Dam, Cambridge (privateproperty) |
| Two Pink-eared Duck on the lower dam before the house were resting on the wooden fence above the water in the low sun but swam off when I approached. |
| Els Wakefield 17/11 #259186 |
| Mon 16 | | Australian Hobby
Distillery Creek, Somerset Tasmania |
| Hunting Welcome Swallows over dam at dusk. |
| Simon Gates 17/11 #259183 |
| Sun 15 | | Spotless Crake
Shorewell Creek, Burnie below Three Mile Line |
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| One adult and three chicks |
| Simon Gates 17/11 #259182 |
| | Common Sandpiper
Wynyard Yacht Club |
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| High tide roost. |
| Simon Gates 16/11 #259163 |
| | Common Sandpiper
Near Forth River boat ramp |
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| Seen foraging for crabs along the waterline at low tide around 6:30 pm. |
| Dean L Hohn 15/11 #259159 |
| Sat 14 | | Cape Barren Goose
Harbour Islets, Woolnorth Point |
| c 35 birds + chicks at various stages of development. |
| Richard Ashby 14/11 #259144 |
| Fri 13 | | Bar-tailed Godwit
Wynyard |
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| 3 Bar-tailed Godwits on the Wynyard foreshore. A first for me in that location. |
| Michael Parsons 14/11 #259143 |
| | South Island Pied Oystercatcher
Marion Bay |
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| When I saw three Oystercatchers flying in to land amongst their herd and the fantastic Godwit/Knot swarm on the inland side of the spit, I didn’t think anything of it at first... and then they started calling. Two were totally normal... but the other one? What the devil was that?! The cry was incredibly high and burbling compared to the others, almost as liquid as a Greenshanks call (which immediately came to mind)... and then they landed. I zoomed in on the strange bird with a real sense of inevitability... and there it was!! There was no shock or astonishment now, only certainty and deep, deep contentment... the tiny, thick legs mostly hidden by feathers... the thin spear of a beak a good third longer than the Pieds great chisels... I kept saying to myself “it is! It is!!” And indeed it was!! It was noticeably more lethargic in nature than it’s relatives, except for an impressive moment of stretching those two spears of mandibles. When the bird flew off with the same two Oystercatchers from before, my mind totally broke!! The huge white wing panel went right to the trailing edge, quite astonishingly obvious even with the naked eye!! Alas, that was the last I saw of this bird... but there it was! A South Island Pied Oystercatcher, at long long last in Tasmania, after years of checking every single Pied I’ve come across!!! More than this cannot be said; it was mind blowing to see how when one sees a South Island Pied, one immediately knows!! Not only this, but two Sanderlings, hundreds of Stints, Godwits, a single Knot mostly in its breeding best and an astonishing photo shoot with an incredibly alert Turnstone made this one of the most enjoyable birding adventures of my life!! |
| George Vaughan 13/11 #259142 |
| Tue 10 | | Bar-tailed Godwit
At the mouth of the Sulphur Creek |
| One bird seen at the mouth of Sulphur Creek over the last couple of days. Feeding at low tide, then moves up amongst the rocks, sleeps and preens then flies off before high tide, with Masked Lapwings. Can't see where it goes to at high tide. |
| Frank & Lennice Wilson 10/11 #259128 |
| Sun 8 | | Swift Parrot
East Esplanade Smithton |
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| 10 Swift Parrots feeding in flowering blue gum near boat ramp. 20 SP seen in same tree on 21/10/2020. |
| Jenny Ostenfeld 9/11 #259124 |
| Tue 3 | | Latham's Snipe
Shorewell Creek, Burnie |
| Pair of birds. Common sp. but this seems to be the first Birdata sighting in suburban Burnie |
| Richard Ashby 3/11 #259089 |
| | Blue-billed Duck
Penna Settling Ponds (restricted access) |
| One male viewable from Penna Road. |
| Keith Reid 3/11 #259086 |
| Mon 2 | | Swift Parrot
Sandy Bay, adjacent to the uni |
| Single bird flew over low at about 6.30pm and appeared to land in the trees somewhere near French St. Distinctive long thin tail with red vent and distinctive Swift Parrot flight call. My last record here was in October 2014. |
| Ian Lundy 2/11 #259084 |
| | Pied Stilt
Cask Lake (King Island) |
| 4 Pied Stilt feeding and resting on the eastern side of the lake. eBird checklist |
| Ray Turnbull and Margot Oorebeek 2/11 #259078 |
| Sat 31 | | Swift Parrot
26 Epsom Road, Penguin |
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| Since my last report on October 3rd, flocks of Swift Parrots have been feeding every day in the flowering Eucalyptus viminalis in our garden. |
| Ian Jury 31/10 #259063 |
| Fri 30 | | Nankeen Night Heron
Queechy Lake |
| Only one seen which flew from water's edge to willows at eastern end of the lake. |
| Tina McGlynn 30/10 #259056 |
| Sun 25 | | Freckled Duck
Goulds Lagoon Wildlife Sanctuary |
| One bird in the same spot as reported on Friday; still sleeping! |
| Qug McKendrick King 26/10 #259034 |
| | Australian Reed Warbler
Distillery Creek, Edward Street, Somerset Tasmania |
| I first heard it about three days ago and have not previously heard or seen this bird at this site (I have lived here for over six years). |
| Simon Gates 25/10 #259022 |