| Sun 17 | | Blue-winged Parrot
Mt Campbell, near Cradle Mtn |
| A pair feeding amongst alpine heath. |
| Bill Scott-Young 18/3 #238043 |
| | Wedge-tailed Eagle
Notley Hills Rd.. |
| 3 eagles over a property at Notley Hills were brought to my attention by a calling Brown Falcon. |
| Geoff Bromfield 18/3 #238036 |
| Fri 15 | | Wedge-tailed Eagle
Notley Hills Rd |
| Single bird flew from a tree as I drove by. |
| Geoff Bromfield 15/3 #238017 |
| Thu 14 | | Painted Buttonquail
Narawntapu National Park |
| 5 birds flushed from a wooded area by the track, 30 minutes out from Badger Head car park on Copper Cove track. |
| Geoff Bromfield 15/3 #238016 |
|  | Magpie-lark
Prince of Wales Bay Sports Grounds |
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| Almost daily sighting over the last couple of months. |
| Georgina Joyce 14/3 #238014 |
| Wed 13 | | Banded Lapwing
Cape Portland Rd. |
| Approximately 20 birds flew across the road in front of us when driving. |
| Frank and Lennice Wilson 14/3 #238008 |
| Sun 10 | | Interesting passerine behaviour
Egg Island, Huon River, Franklin |
| I was in a group of kayakers having morning tea sitting in our boats near the western end of a small channel that separates a small island off the north-eastern tip of South Egg Island from the northern section of the main island itself. A small bird, possibly an Olive Whistler, landed on top of the water where this channel joins the main river, remained there for several seconds, more or less motionless, and then took off and landed in some thick bushes near the water's edge. Has anyone else observed this type of behaviour? I was wondering if it may have been cooling itself down or trying to remove parasites. The air temperature was probably around 20 degrees Celsius at the time. The water is brackish and at least a metre deep at this point. The bird had a whitish throat, a dark grey-brown body and possibly some pale tail feathers, was whistler-shaped, and had its wings and tail feathers spread out when it was on the water. It seemed a little heavy taking off but didn't appear to be struggling or injured. |
| Richard Hale 12/3 #237992 |
| | White-throated Needletail
Peter Murrell Reserves |
| Many birds (>100?) this afternoon. |
| Alastair Richardson 10/3 #237984 |
| | Grey Goshawk
Blackmans Bay |
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| Beautiful white morph Grey Goshawk landed on top of our trampoline and looked right at me for about 40 seconds. Beautiful!!! Managed a few photos. |
| Carly Milner 10/3 #237978 |
| Sat 9 | | Black-fronted Dotterel
Goulds Lagoon Wildlife Sanctuary |
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| Four Black-fronted Dotterel feeding on mud on east side of lagoon. |
| Els Wakefield 10/3 #237977 |
| | Spotless Crake
Tamar Island Wetlands |
| Single Spotless Crake observed on a cloudy afternoon for several minutes with great views. Bird was seen on the mudflats near reed beds about 100m north of information centre but viewed from the boardwalk looking back towards the information centre. |
| Ian Lundy 9/3 #237976 |
| Sat 2 | | Banded Lapwing
Paddock 'behind' Perth |
| At least 36 birds loafing in paddock across the bypass road from the Perth township. Occasionally see a few here, but this is a bit of a mini-eruption. |
| John and Shirley Tongue 5/3 #236938 |
| | Brown Booby
Offshore from Pirates Bay, Eaglehawk Neck. |
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| A single juvenile bird was observed by those on the Pauletta on our way back from a pelagic out of Pirates Bay. The bird was photographed as it flew north past the stern coming from the general direction of the Hippolytes. eBird checklist |
| Els Wakefield 5/3 #236934 |
| Thu 28 | | Australasian Bittern
Tamar Island Wetlands |
| One bird flushed from the reeds adjacent to the snake information sign. It landed about thirty metres away in the reeds opposite the wetlands centre viewing platform. |
| Mae (Tamar Island Wetlands volunteer), per Helen Cunningham 7/3 #236953 |
| Tue 26 | | White-breasted Sea Eagle
Queechy Lake |
| Single immature perched on edge of unoccupied cormorant nest amidst throng of Royal Spoonbills, Great/Little Pied/Little Black Cormorants. Neither the raptor nor any of the prey species seem to be paying the slightest attention to each other. |
| Richard Ashby 26/2 #236930 |
| | Black-faced Cormorant
Queechy Lake |
| Two birds roosting on exposed mud away from the throng of Great/Little Pied/Little Blacks. Seen this sp. before up river estuaries but never on freshwater and inland. |
| Richard Ashby 26/2 #236929 |
| Sat 23 | | Spotted Crake
Townsend Lagoon, Lewisham |
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| Two Spotted Crake feeding on mud at Lewisham end of the lagoon. |
| Els Wakefield and Mona Loofs-Samorzewski 25/2 #236923 |
| | Pectoral Sandpiper
Lake Dulverton |
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| Observed a solitary Pectoral Sandpiper camouflaging itself and also feeding along the edge of a small mudflat near the rear levee bank of the lake.
MODERATOR: CAN YOU PLEASE CONFIRM THIS IS A PECTORAL SANDPIPER AND NOT A SHARPIE
[Moderator's note - angle is tricky, but I think there is enough detail there to make out Pectoral Sandpiper, and one was recorded at the same location recently] |
| Robyn & Alex Lagodzki 24/2 #236912 |
| Fri 22 | | Collared Sparrowhawk
Jennyfield Rd., Bridgenorth |
| Male bird being mobbed by green rosellas and kookaburras |
| Geoff Bromfield 23/2 #236905 |
| Thu 21 | | Grey Goshawk
Nubeena |
| This morning my chooks reacted to an all white bird in the neighborhood. I went to investigate and noted that a number of native birds were also reacting to the presence of this bird.
On investigation, it was clear that the bird was a significant predator, best displayed by the reactions of nearby native bird life.
I have little doubt it was a Grey Goshawk. This is the first time I have seen this species in the area although some reading suggests they are part of the local bird life population |
| Graeme Poole 21/2 #236893 |
| Wed 20 | | Pectoral Sandpiper, Double-banded Plovers and high numbers of Sharp-tailed Sandpipers
Lake Dulverton Conservation Area (Oatlands) |
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| An extremely enjoyable expedition to Dulverton! The highlight, of course, was the beautiful Pec, as smartly attired and gentle mannered as always. It would only associate with the Double-banded Plovers, which gave me a real shock when I noticed first one, then another, among the Red-capped Plovers, standing out as being a richly cinnamon colour by comparison. Also worth noting is the astonishing numbers of Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, enjoying the low water levels. There were well over fifty birds, and quite possibly a hundred! eBird checklist |
| George Vaughan 20/2 #236887 |
| | Wedge-tailed Eagle
Sulphur Creek |
| Juvenile bird seen flying from east to west south of the highway. eBird checklist |
| Frank & Lennice Wilson 20/2 #236884 |
| Tue 19 | | Australasian Grebe
Tasmanian Bushland Garden near Buckland |
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| Two Grebes on the first pond inside the bushland garden have been present for a few days. First observed earlier by Ruth Brozek. |
| Els Wakefield and Ruth Brozek 25/2 #236922 |
| | Pacific Golden Plover
Sherbourne, Moulting Lagoon |
| 29 Golden Plover observed roosting on samphire flat behind shore of Moulting Lagoon at high tide.
Area only accessible via private vineyard above the lagoon. |
| Els Wakefield 25/2 #236920 |
| Mon 18 | | Little Corella
Old Beach |
| Over the last couple of weeks I've noticed several Little Corellas flying overhead - first time I've noticed them this far south in the State. They appear to be hanging out with our resident flock of Sulphur-crested Cockatoos. eBird checklist |
| Suzanne Hedgecott 18/2 #236838 |