| Tue 24 |  | Australian Painted-snipe
Bushells Lagoon |
| Reported earlier as March 1 instead of today March 24, seen at 10 AM. eBird checklist |
| Michael Rutkowski 24/3 #273041 |
| Sun 22 | | Roseate Tern
Long Reef Aquatic Reserve Sydney |
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| Found in the Crested Tern Roost on Sunday evening. Obviously smaller that Crested Terns and too long winged and slow in flight for Little. the key features identified were the obviously long slender all-black bill, flat crown and a smooth white upper edge (not saw toothed) to the primaries, which should eliminate Common and White-fronted Terns.
Other features pointed out by Steve McBride include small head, white eyering (potentially), bill shape and primary projection.
More pix on eBird list. eBird checklist |
| Mike Kilburn 23/3 #273039 |
| Sat 14 | | Regent Honeyeater
Yengo National Park--Bucketty Dam |
| Yesss! Super exciting and unexpected sighting today. 6 ReHo seen clearly feeding on Red Bloodwood blossom. Not too bothered by Noisy Friarbirds but moving around a lot. 2 of the birds heard calling and I got a recording which has been added to eBird checklist. Unmistakable bird with black head, bare face, scalloping on breast and rump and gold wing and tail tips. Didn’t see any bands on birds but legs obscured by foliage and terrible light. eBird checklist |
| Nick Carson 14/3 #273034 |
| | Oriental Cuckoo
Blue Mountains National Park--The Rock Lookout |
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| Single bird seen. Large cuckoo, barred front, pale throat. Yellow eye ring. Yellow eye. Yellow at bottom bill, gape. Seen 10m along track from car park. Bird flew, heading back down the road. Not relocated after initial sighting. This is only the 3rd bird reported in eBird for Penrith LGA. Previous Penrith sightings in eBird in 2019 (single bird seen by two separate observers) and 1986 (single bird). eBird checklist |
| Martin Snowball 14/3 #273033 |
| Mon 9 | | White-throated Needletail, Regent Bowerbird, Spectacled Monarch, Rainbow Bee-eater
Iluka Nature Reserve |
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| 100+ Needletails over, some quite low, ahead of storm clouds,10+ Regent Bowerbirds, including 2 fully coloured males, 1 Spectacled Monarch, and 1+ Rainbow Bee-eater. The bowerbirds were flying in and out of the Reserve and into backyards nearby. The most seen at the site ever by GPC. eBird checklist |
| Greg Clancy, Megan Rush 12/3 #273029 |
| Thu 5 | | Buff-banded Rail
Mason Park Wetland Homebush |
| Successful nesting of Buff-banded Rail. two adults and two chicks.
this is the second year in succession that this species has successfully nested at Mason Park. eBird checklist |
| Gerard Duane 5/3 #273027 |
| Mon 2 | | Whie-winged Chough
Carnarvon Golf Course Auburn |
| 12 birds were seen close to Joseph St about 10.00 am. I had never seen them so close to Sydney City before. Rookwood Cemetery is not far away. |
| Ian Bailey 4/3 #273026 |
| | Spotted Harrier
S of Clarence Lawn Cemetery, South Grafton |
| Juvenile in flight low over grassland. |
| Greg Clancy 3/3 #273023 |
| | Spotted harrier
Lismore |
| Single bird cruising the setaria paddocks on bangalow road on the way out to boat harbour. Another seen last week working a fox tail swamp at nearby Corndale |
| Ian colvin 3/3 #273022 |
| Fri 27 | | Streaked Shearwater
Long Reef Aquatic Reserve |
| Hightlight of a fairly quite seawatch this afternoon considering the conditions was a Streaked Shearwater flying south past the island |
| Michael Ronan 28/2 #273017 |
| Thu 26 | | Tahiti and Black Petrels, Streaked Shearwater, Browny Booby, Red-tailed Tropicbirds, Sooty Terns
Offshore--Port Stephens pelagic |
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| It was a rather 'tropical-feeling' pelagic off Port Stephens on Thursday 26th. Perhaps the most notable thing was the number of Sooty Terns seen, with close to 100 individuals observed (rarely was there a moment when birds weren't visible during our drift). The Sooties were punctuated by some great warm water species such as a (very pale and moulting) Tahiti Petrel, adult female Brown Booby, at least three Red-tailed Tropbirds and three Streaked Shearwaters. An obliging Black Petrel was cause for excitement as well. After having a Tahiti last month, think this is the first time we've had this species on consecutive trips off Port Stephens. Good numbers of Fleshies (~100), also two Shy-types but no stormies at all. Composite image includes photos by Steph Owen, Allan Richardson and Jon Spicer Bell. eBird checklist |
| Mick Roderick and all aboard M.V. Imagine 28/2 #273018 |
| Wed 25 | | Latham's Snipe
George Kendall Park |
| There was a Latham's Snipe in one of the man made water features at George Kendall Park this morning but flew off before i could get a photo |
| Michael Ronan 25/2 #273015 |