| Fri 29 |  | Grey-tailed Tattler (2)
Bluff Hill Point |
| Flythrough while surveying on the Tarkine BioBlitz. Slate grey backs without any wing-bar, all grey underwings, and structure eliminated similar species. eBird checklist |
| Peter Vaughan and Andrea Magnusson 1/12 #242952 |
| | Nankeen Kestrel
The Nut State Reserve |
| Single bird, hovering. Pair resident here. |
| Richard Ashby 29/11 #242936 |
| Mon 25 | | Osprey
Table Cape lighthouse |
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| On tree stump in dam. It flew north-east , down the Cape. |
| Michael Hyland 25/11 #242907 |
| Sun 24 | | Swift Parrot
Wynyard Wharf |
| 5 birds cavorting in eucs. Some bullying from a Little Wattlebird. |
| Richard Ashby 25/11 #242898 |
| | Swift Parrot
Skeleton Bay |
| 20-30 Swift Parrots feeding on blossom trees. Very active and noisy, being chased by wattlebirds. |
| Marton Kalocsay 24/11 #242877 |
| Thu 21 | | Latham's Snipe
Adventure Bay |
| Bird was walking across the road as I drove down into Adventure Bay. Luckily it got off the road as I wouldn't have been able to stop because of a closely following car! eBird checklist |
| Sonja Ross 21/11 #242865 |
| Tue 19 | | Yellow Wattlebird
White Hills Rd Penguin |
| As I am not sure of the exact status of this species on the NW coast, I am reporting a pair around our house since the 14th. One seen and general calling between them. [moderator's note: YEWA is a scarce inhabitant of the NW coast and the west of the state - PB] |
| Erik Donnachie 19/11 #242840 |
| Sun 17 | | Flame Robin
Flinders Island, Patriach Wildlife Sanctuary, open flats |
| 1 adult male, lone bird feeding. |
| Tom Fletcher 21/11 #242867 |
| | White-bellied Sea Eagle
Royal George |
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| Vicki Newman 18/11 #242835 |
| | Eastern Curlew
East End Anthony Beach, Stanley |
| 16 birds with 90 Red-necked Stints + resident shorebirds. |
| Richard Ashby 17/11 #242828 |
| Sat 16 | | Pectoral Sandpiper
Huonville wetland, Huon Valley, AU-TAS |
| Spotted single bird (likely juvenile) feeding on samphire close to edge on northern boundary of wetland. Undertaking national survey for snipe at the time. On private property. eBird checklist |
| Philip Emery 20/11 #242845 |
| | Latham's Snipe
Rotaract Park, Smithton |
| 67 birds at official census in addition to 15 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers. |
| Richard Ashby, Jenny Ostenfeld 17/11 #242816 |
| | Little Tern
Rotaract Park, Smithton |
| Pair of birds fishing at the Latham's Snipe site, driven up-estuary by gale-force winds. Sp. seldom seen here. |
| Richard Ashby, Jenny Ostenfeld 17/11 #242815 |
| | Latham's Snipe
Cygnet |
| Well, this was not at all what I expected for today! I was just about to cross the bridge into that nice park by the succulents and flats when I heard a nativehen breaking into a fit of rage... I looked around just in time to see it lunge at a small, pot-bellied little creature, which fluttered up from the succulents before landing in a thicker clump, evidently running, for it was never seen again. The moment I saw the white belly and ashy underwings in that quick yet decisive glimpse, I knew at once I'd been privileged with a viewing of a snipe in, of all places, the middle of Cygnet! eBird checklist |
| George Vaughan 16/11 #242806 |
| Fri 15 | | Australian Masked Owl
-41.170971, 146.308834, Bass Highway, Don |
| Roadkill, specimen observed day before. Upon inspection turned out to be in pretty sorry state, must have been dead for a few days at least. |
| Vincent Mourik & Ramit Singal 20/11 #242854 |
| Wed 13 | | Swift Parrot
White Beach |
| Single bird feeding on the ground. |
| Mark Dodson 13/11 #242785 |
| Sat 9 | | Kelp Gull
Stanley |
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| This has to be one of the highlights of my whole Northern expedition! I was getting some gannet shots when I saw it; a big gull flying along with a very bouncy style, as opposed to the powerful coursing of the Pacifics. I knew this was something special... and there it was! A first year Kelp Gull, all cold brown and white tones and clearly streaky head! The cruncher was, of course, the very slim black bill... to say I was happy would not be enough! This was in the small park at the start of the straight road down to the sewage farm; the last I saw of it, the Kelp was hurtling to and fro along the cliffs of The Nut, seeming very much at home! eBird checklist |
| George Vaughan 9/11 #242753 |
| Fri 8 | | Yellow-throated Honeyeater
Blythe River, Heybridge |
| Adult bird scolding Strong-billed Honeyeater noisily, both birds seeking invertebrates under bark of same ti-tree. Smaller Strong-bill not intimidated. Interpreted as Yellow-throat having young nearby and resenting competition for food. eBird checklist |
| Richard Ashby 8/11 #242741 |
| | Swift Parrot
Blythe River, Heybridge |
| Single bird seen and heard. Sp. also in Wynyard 3 Nov (one, perhaps two birds). eBird checklist |
| Richard Ashby 8/11 #242740 |