| Tue 28 | | Wedge-tailed Eagle
Hobart waterfront |
| Wedgie cruising over Hobart waterfront (Salamanca area) being harassed by a couple of ravens. 11.30 this morning. |
| Suzanne Hedgecott 28/7 #258408 |
| Mon 27 | | Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)
Maranoa Heights |
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| Two Wedge-tailed Eagles overhead early this afternoon, both being hassled by a large group of Grey Currawongs (S26325694). eBird checklist |
| Russell Twining 27/7 #258405 |
| Thu 23 |  | Spotless Crake
Shorewell Creek, Burnie |
| First sighting for me in western Tas for 20y. Very grateful to Simon Gates for alerting me to this promising site. |
| Richard Ashby 23/7 #258384 |
| | Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Sisters Beach |
| First for season on my patch. Keen bird. |
| Richard Ashby 23/7 #258380 |
| Wed 22 | | Grey Goshawk (white morph)
Welman St, Launceston |
| We live in Welman St, Launceston & have seen a Grey Goshawk in this vicinity for around 6 -7 weeks. It is currently sitting at the very top of a cypress tree in Canning St, where we often see it. We also saw the goshawk on a neighbour's roof with a pigeon in his talons.
From our window we regularly see him flying between Elizabeth & Canning Sts in the vicinity of George St. |
| Gael Vizard 22/7 #258373 |
| | Welcome Swallow
Summerhill 7250 |
| Just watched a return Welcome Swallow fly to its' nest in our porch at 12:10 pm today... certainly much earlier than usual. |
| Howard Griffiths 22/7 #258372 |
| Mon 20 | | Sacred Kingfisher
Don River Estuary |
| Bird sitting on a branch above mudflats near the Sawdust bridge. Had been a few reports on social media in the last few weeks. |
| Shane Pinner 22/7 #258379 |
| Sat 18 | | Royal Spoonbill
Orielton Rivulet Sorell |
| Three Royal Spoonbills feeding on creek edge near road bridge. eBird checklist |
| Caroline Wheeler 18/7 #258337 |
| Fri 17 | | Grey Goshawk (white morph)
McTavish Avenue, Mt Stuart |
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| Today this bird was perched on a neighbour's TV antenna, however by the time I found the camera it had flown further away. |
| Denise Jeffrey 19/7 #258353 |
| Thu 16 | | Grey Goshawk (white morph)
Mortimer Avenue, Mt Stuart |
| This bird was being mobbed by a pair of Kelp Gulls, it stood its ground and then moved to a nearby chimney. |
| Denise Jeffrey 19/7 #258352 |
| | Grey Goshawk (white morph)
Jennyfield Rd., Bridgenorth |
| 2 birds doing courtship glides were mobbed by pairs of lapwings, magpies and ravens (1030 hrs). eBird checklist |
| Geoff Bromfield 16/7 #258330 |
| Wed 15 | | Black-headed Honeyeater
Church Cemetery, Stanley |
| Pair of birds, leaf gleaners, occasional bark gleaners, feeding on the ground, grass/moss in southerly shade of woodland. Unable to ascertain on what they were feeding. eBird checklist |
| Richard Ashby 15/7 #258326 |
| | Striated Pardalote
Detention River Estuary |
| Bird(s) heard every month so far this winter on monthly surveys. Sp. did not overwinter last year. eBird checklist |
| Richard Ashby 15/7 #258322 |
| | Common Greenshank
Duck River, Smithton |
| Couple of birds overwintering. Three seen by Jenny Ostenfeld recently. eBird checklist |
| Richard Ashby 15/7 #258321 |
| Mon 13 | | Bar-tailed Godwit
St Helens |
| Fourteen birds, overwintering. eBird checklist |
| Richard Ashby, Hazel Britton 14/7 #258314 |
| Sat 11 | | Royal Spoonbill
Tamar Island Wetlands |
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| Is this an unusual sighting? Spoonbills are not listed in my book of Tasmanian Birds. [Moderator's note: Royal Spoonbills have been a resident in some locations in Tasmania for over a decade, and have breed more recently, but are still uncommon in the state in general.] eBird checklist |
| Allan Hughes 13/7 #258306 |
| | Straw-necked Ibis
Duck River |
| Single Straw-necked Ibis feeding on mud flats, unfortunately too distant for a photo. eBird checklist |
| Jenny Ostenfeld 11/7 #258297 |