| Sun 24 | | Satin Flycatcher
Notley Gorge rd., Bridgenorth |
| 2 birds heard calling and one singing.(Also 1 seen briefly) Late p.m.
Early birds. |
| Geoff Bromfield 25/10 #261079 |
| Sat 16 | | Australian Reed Warbler
Tailrace Park |
| 2 birds heard singing in the little pond area (p.m.). eBird checklist |
| Geoff Bromfield 16/10 #261022 |
| Fri 15 | | Green and Eastern Rosella
Kate Reed Reserve, Launceston |
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| An obviously paired 'couple' of Eastern and Green Rosella observed interacting closely for around half an hour. Hybrid individuals have been reported from here occasionally, so these are possibly the parents. eBird checklist |
| John and Shirley Tongue 15/10 #261014 |
| Wed 13 | | Little Black Cormorant
St Helens Sewage Ponds |
| 140 birds, possibly more below concrete parapet. Good flock for me. eBird checklist |
| Richard Ashby, Hazel Britton, Peter Atkinson, Jim Hunter 15/10 #261012 |
| | Banded Lapwing (3)
Adjacent to Lake Highway South of Shannon Lagoon |
| eBird checklist |
| Simon Gates 13/10 #260993 |
| Tue 12 | | Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
Big Waterhouse Lagoon hinterland |
| Excellent views of singing bird. eBird checklist |
| Richard Ashby, Hazel Britton, Peter Atkinson, Jim Hunter 15/10 #261011 |
| | Nankeen Kestrel
Big Waterhouse Lagoon hinterland |
| Hovering bird seen beautifully by four of us. eBird checklist |
| Richard Ashby, Hazel Britton, Peter Atkinson, Jim Hunter 15/10 #261010 |
| Mon 11 |  | Swift Parrot
Southport |
| Large numbers of Swift Parrots active in and around profusely flowering blue gum. eBird checklist |
| Paul Rapley 14/10 #261000 |
| Sat 9 | | Grey Goshawk
Sandy Bay, adjacent Uni |
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| Sitting in the kitchen this morning I noticed a Kelp Gull flying back and forth above the front garden acting as though there was a problem. I snuck out the back door and saw a Yellow Wattlebird and Grey Butcherbird sitting high up in a tree also looking at something in the front yard. Wandered around to the front of the house but couldn't see any raptors in the treetops or on the power lines. Then I noticed a grey goshawk in a bush quite low to the ground. It flew off when it saw me and was carrying what looked like a blackbird. Went back inside and spotted it from our kitchen window, sitting in the almond tree plucking then eating the dead bird. All we could find afterwards was a lot of feathers and a foot. eBird checklist |
| Ian Lundy 9/10 #260945 |
| Fri 8 | | Masked Owl
Saundridge Rd, near Poatina |
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| Road kill, head missing. |
| Bill Scott-Young 8/10 #260934 |
| | Lewin's Rail
Duck River saltmarsh |
| Briefly seen stepping out from sea rushes near 1 Latham's Snipe and 2 Pacific Black Duck. Clear view by scope at 08.30 from my home, but would be seen from boardwalk. Third brief Lewin's Rail sighting in this area over the last 2 weeks. eBird checklist |
| Jenny Ostenfeld 8/10 #260932 |
| Tue 5 | | Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
Sandy Bay, adjacent to Uni |
| Two adults looking for bugs under the bark of acacia trees in our suburban garden to feed a juvenile that was begging to be fed. We also observed this behaviour last year and assume it was the same pair of adult birds. eBird checklist |
| Ian Lundy 6/10 #260922 |
| | Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Zig Zag Track in Trevallyn Reserve, Launceston |
| Heard a melodic and clear trilling call before spotting it high in a tree. Rufous breast, grey head and white flecks in tail. eBird checklist |
| Stephen Norris 5/10 #260921 |
| | Morepork (edited)
Rosebery |
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| I spotted the owl at around 9.30am today sitting in our carport.
It is not injured or anything, just sitting out of the rain!
I think it is a Boobook owl. [Edited - Morepork, the Tasmanian taxon]. eBird checklist |
| Catherine Williams 5/10 #260917 |
| Sun 3 | | Swift Parrot
Taroona Park |
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| One Swift Parrot feeding on flowering Blue Gum 3:58pm AEST. eBird checklist |
| Tess McNeill 5/10 #260916 |
| | White-bellied Sea Eagle
West Head, Green's Beach |
| Single bird flew overhead 4 times and was watched for at least 5 minutes when it did not flap its wings at all (early p.m.). eBird checklist |
| Geoff Bromfield 3/10 #260908 |
| Thu 30 | | Wedge-tailed Eagle
Loop Rd., Glengarry |
| Single bird gliding above (late p.m.). eBird checklist |
| Geoff Bromfield 1/10 #260891 |
| Wed 29 | | Pink-eared Duck
Queechy Lake |
| Two ducks with ducklings seen at Queechy Lake, following up a report from last week. Not great views of the ducks as they were mostly in the vegetation at the end of the island, but we only saw 4 ducklings rather than 6 reported last week. eBird checklist |
| Ian Lundy 29/9 #260885 |
| Tue 28 | | Orange-bellied Parrot
Strahan Airfield |
| Got a really good look. Definitely OBP and not the grass parrots that I often see. 10:40 am. I wonder if it was headed for Birchs Inlet or Melaleuca from Strahan? eBird checklist |
| Greta Edwards 29/9 #260887 |
| Mon 27 | | Masked Owl
Inglis River Walking Track (Wynyard) |
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| Roosting in tree hole beside Inglis River eBird checklist |
| Alastair Richardson 27/9 #260870 |