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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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February 2020
| Mon 17 | | White-bellied Sea Eagle
1 km south of Tunbridge on Midlands Highway |
| Adult sea eagle flying low just south of highway, being chased by ravens. |
| Michael Dempsey 17/2 #245480 |
| | Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Lake Dulverton Conservation Area (Oatlands) |
| Single bird feeding at water's edge on middle pond. Large southern pond almost dry. |
| Richard Ashby 17/2 #245479 |
|  | Freckled Duck
Goulds Lagoon Wildlife Sanctuary |
| 17 birds snoozing at various points. |
| Richard Ashby 17/2 #245478 |
| Tue 11 | | Pink-eared Duck
Smithton Sewage Ponds |
| Pair of birds amongst 9 sp. of duck. Seen here 6 out of 12 monthly visits in 2018 and 5 out of 12 in 2019. |
| Richard Ashby 11/2 #245442 |
| Sun 9 | | Terek Sandpiper
Lades Beach, Bridport |
| Again, single bird (see George Vaughan 17 Jan) amongst 11 sp. shorebirds (6 resident, 5 palaearctic) and 4sp. tern. Excellent site. Of the 5 experienced observers, 2 had cameras. Where's the photo? eBird checklist |
| Richard Ashby, Hazel Britton,Els Wakefield,Mona Loofs-Samorowski, Rob Hamilton 15/2 #245461 |
| | Grey Goshawk white morph
Sulphur Creek |
| Perched on power line. |
| Frank Wilson 9/2 #245411 |
January 2020
| Fri 31 | | Cattle Egret
Strathalbyn Dairy Farm, Gawler. |
| 4 birds in full breeding dress, very orange heads and necks. Suspect they had just arrived from the mainland. eBird checklist |
| Hazel Britton and Alison Parks 1/2 #244372 |
| | White-throated Needletail
Margate |
| 38 degree day followed by thunderstorm with strong northwesterly. Up to 20 birds seen flying, possibly feeding. eBird checklist |
| Pattie Ashworth 31/1 #244366 |
| Thu 30 | | King Penguin
The Neck Rookery (Bruny Island) |
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| A King Penguin seen on the beach in front of the rookery at The Neck lookout on Bruny Island. A rare and special sighting! |
| Harrison Talarico 2/2 #244385 |
| Tue 28 | | White-browed Woodswallow
Mount William National Park--Cobler Rocks Track |
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| Two White-browed Woodswallows seen whilst walking the Cobler Rocks Track. eBird checklist |
| Millie Coleing 30/1 #244355 |
| Sat 25 | | Pink-eared Duck
Penna Settling Ponds (restricted access) |
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| 7 Pink-eared Duck in the pond closest to the road. 5 were loafing on the rocky edges and 2 in the pond feeding. Telescope is essential to find them. eBird checklist |
| Rob Hamilton 26/1 #244332 |
| 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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