| 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! |
| 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 |
| Wed 6 | | Australian Masked Owl
Private property, 9 Miles Rd, Sulphur Creek |
| While spotlighting for mammals on a private property a Masked Owl called spontaneously from a creekline with old growth forest in it. Subsequent playback yielded a strong response, with the owl hovering above us and landing nearby. Listening the next day during the first hour after dusk didn't result in a call and playback was not attempted to avoid disturbance. Will have another listen later this week. Property not accessible to general public but access for research purposes might be feasible. Morepork also present on the property. |
| Vincent Mourik 12/11 #242780 |
| | Swift Parrot
Oyster Cove |
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| eBird checklist |
| Annie Williams 6/11 #242719 |
| Tue 5 | | White-browed Woodswallow
(Flintstone) Arthurs Lake, Central Highlands |
| Single bird perched on information sign at the turnaround. eBird checklist |
| Michael Hitchcock 6/11 #242722 |
| Wed 30 | | White-browed Woodswallow
Ferniehurst, Campania |
| eBird checklist |
| Tom Sloane 4/11 #242694 |
| Tue 29 | | Blue-winged Parrot
Sisters Beach |
| Single bird, perched. Species, formerly quite common in small flocks, not seen in this area since 2016 and in the immediate vicinity since 2008. eBird checklist |
| Richard Ashby 29/10 #241640 |
| Mon 28 | | Australian Pelican
Wellington St., Launceston |
| Two birds circling high over the city in the early afternoon appeared somewhat out of place. eBird checklist |
| Geoff Bromfield 29/10 #241639 |
| Sat 26 | | White-winged Triller
Narawntapu National Park |
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| 2 Adult males in alternate plumage originally reported by Katherine Johns while on the Twitchathon on Saturday 26/10/19. Three adult males and one adult female since seen and photographed (27 and 28/10/19) at the same location. Males showed a black cap, largely black upperparts, black uppertail, grey rump, white wing bars, and clean white underparts. eBird checklist |
| Peter Vaughan per Katherine Johns 28/10 #241636 |
| Fri 25 | | Curlew Sandpiper, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and other waders
Orielton Lagoon |
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| In another fantastic day's wader watching, the highlight was an astonishing six Curlew Sandpipers amongst a super-clump of stints! One of the Curlew Sands, however, had also befriended the Golden Plovers, and was feeding very happily amongst them. The tally of Sharp-tails has also now climbed to three for the season! eBird checklist |
| George Vaughan 25/10 #241592 |
| Thu 24 | | Blue-winged Parrot
West Point and Black Bull Scrub, West Coast |
| A pair of these increasingly-hard to find birds at each site. eBird checklist |
| Richard Ashby, Hazel Britton 26/10 #241602 |
| Wed 23 | | Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
Sarah-Anne Rocks turnoff, West Coast |
| Couple of birds, one of them displaying aerially. Ideal habitat here but they still have to be sought out. eBird checklist |
| Richard Ashby, Hazel Britton 26/10 #241598 |
| Tue 22 | | Blue-winged Parrot
Margate |
| Two birds on fence. Feeding from the ground occasionally. eBird checklist |
| Pete Gibson 31/10 #241670 |
| | Blue-billed Duck
Marrawah lagoon |
| 6 birds. Sp. seen here before but rarely. eBird checklist |
| Richard Ashby, Hazel Britton 26/10 #241597 |
| | Pink-eared Duck
Smithton Sewage Ponds |
| Two birds amongst approximately 1000 waterfowl of 21 sp. eBird checklist |
| Richard Ashby, Hazel Britton 26/10 #241596 |
| | Olive-backed Oriole
West end of Louisa St, Triabunna |
| 1 adult. eBird checklist |
| Alan Wiltshire 22/10 #241567 |