| Wed 5 | | Painted Buttonquail
Black River campground |
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| Single bird seen circling and feeding, associated with Superb Fairywren feeding at freshly exposed bare ground. Many platelets in the area suggest a good population. |
| Jenny Ostenfeld 5/5 #260136 |
| Sun 2 | | Little Corella
Stowport, near Burnie |
| Mixed flock of c 30 Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos and Little Corellas, two of the latter seen well and then many more heard. Flock about 50:50. Sp. uncommon in NW. |
| Richard Ashby 2/5 #260122 |
| | Cattle Egret
Tasman Highway East of Lewisham turnoff |
| Four Cattle Egrets in field south of highway east of Lewisham turnoff and circa ten Cattle Egrets southway east of Forcett both groups feeding among cattle. |
| Els Wakefield 2/5 #260120 |
| Sat 1 | | Grey Goshawk (white morph)
By the Tasman Hwy at Orielton, north of Sorell |
| Sitting on a power line next to the Tasman Highway at Orielton, just north of Tullamore Road. Late morning. |
| Suzanne Hedgecott 1/5 #260112 |
| Wed 28 | | Painted Buttonquail
The Premaydena to Saltwater River rd. |
| One female ran across the road from south to north just after Prices Flats Rd. |
| Ruth Brozek and Els Wakefield 28/4 #260098 |
| | Grey Goshawk (white morph)
Upper Lenah Valley Rd |
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| Sitting on railing of back deck in upper Lenah Valley Rd. No idea if this is particularly rare but I have never seen one here before (have lived at property 21 years). |
| Eilidh Laws 28/4 #260096 |
| Mon 26 |  | Ground Parrot
"Creekton Hills" Saundridge Rd, Cressy |
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| Single Ground Parrot disturbed whilst conducting fuel reduction burn. This is the second one I've seen in the Cressy area in 8 years (phone photo). |
| Bill Scott-Young 26/4 #260084 |
| Fri 23 | | Wedge-tailed Eagle
Bryants Lane, Clarendon |
| A pair perched in trees relatively close to each other, and then one flew off to soar and hunt. Not overly fussed by vehicle rounding up sheep nearby. |
| John and Shirley Tongue 23/4 #260059 |
| | Banded Lapwing
Nile Rd, Clarendon |
| 11 Banded Lapwings feeding in ploughed paddock beside Nile Rd, between Evandale and Clarendon. |
| John and Shirley Tongue 23/4 #260058 |
| | Grey Goshawk (white morph)
West Hobart |
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| Old pine tree behind 156 Goulburn St, same location as yesterday, eating large rat. Only noticed as our chickens refused to leave coop. |
| Chris Peters 23/4 #260057 |
| Wed 21 | | Bar-tailed Godwit
Mouth of the Sulphur Creek |
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| This bird has been seen feeding at the mouth of Sulphur Creek on and off since November 2020. |
| Frank Wilson 21/4 #260044 |
| Mon 19 | | Grey Goshawk (white morph)
Sulphur Creek |
| Seen just after day break perched in tree looking around. Moved to 4 different trees before flying off. |
| Frank & Lennice Wilson 19/4 #260037 |
| Sun 18 | | Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Disappointment Bay, King Island |
| 1 bird seen in coastal scrub around midday. Loosely associated with Silvereyes. eBird checklist |
| Falk Wicker 20/4 #260042 |
| | Wedge-tailed Eagle
Mount Direction Conservation Area |
| Mid afternoon, 4 eagles soaring in thermals over the Meehan Range between Otago and Old Beach, one stooping and soaring apparently for the joy of it. Why wouldn't you! |
| Suzanne Hedgecott 18/4 #260034 |
| Fri 16 | | Azure Kingfisher
Lower Gordon River |
| One seen a few kilometres upstream from where the river joins Macquarie Harbour. |
| Murray Lord 17/4 #260025 |
| Mon 12 | | Terek Sandpiper
Tamar Island |
| Continuing bird seen on handrail of jetty. eBird checklist |
| Mike Barrow 13/4 #260008 |
| | Grey Goshawk, white morph
Scottsdale |
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| Spotted on our deck railing. We live close to Northeast Park. |
| Maree Grace 12/4 #260005 |
| Sun 11 | | Freckled Duck
Country Club Casino, Launceston |
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| Two birds, a male and a female, lurking under the dis-used footbridge, but flushed out onto open water. |
| John and Shirley Tongue 11/4 #259999 |
| Fri 9 | | Pink-eared Duck
Smithton Sewage Ponds |
| Solitary bird with Royal Spoonbill, Great and Cattle Egrets. Ten species of duck at this excellent site, only visible from private farmland to north. |
| Richard Ashby 10/4 #259996 |
| Tue 6 | | Double-banded Plover
River flats at Kelso |
| At least 25 birds present. Also 25+ Red-capped Plover, 20+ Red-necked Stint, 25+ Sooty Oystercatcher, 25+ Pied Oystercatcher and 2 White-fronted Chats. 1530-1700 hrs, incoming tide. |
| Geoff Bromfield 7/4 #259987 |
| | Rainbow Lorikeet
York Street Reserve, Wynyard |
| Pair of birds, one guarding nest hole, the other bullying a seemingly-discombobulated Green Rosella. Adjacent tree hole occupied by beehive.
Lorikeets now common in Wynyard. |
| Richard Ashby 6/4 #259982 |