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Eremaea Birdlines
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Interesting and unusual bird observations
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Birdline
Tasmania
Birdline Tasmania is a site for the reporting of rare or unusual birds outside their normal range, unusually high or low numbers, early or late arrivals or departures for migrant species and interesting behaviour or unusual habitat usage.
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Recent Sightings
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Reports published in the past 30 hours.
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May 2026
| Fri 22 | | Banded Lapwing
York Plains Road, east of Trappers Hut Creek |
| Pair of Banded Lapwings. Flushed from roadside paddock during a road walk trying to capture Flame Robins, flew overhead into another paddock to the south. Observation location - MGA55 : 548331E, 5320831N. Only seen these on the west coast before. |
| Russell Twining 23/5 #273082 |
| Outside normal range |
| Early arrival; late departure |
| Interesting behaviour |
| Threatened |
| Hard to see |
| Unusual habitat |
| Uncommon in area |
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| Rare |
| Endangered |
| Vagrant |
| Irruption |
| Unusual numbers |
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