BIRDLINE NSW - update 24.3.97

["Chris Gladwin" <>]

     Highlights in New South Wales over the last week or so are as follows:

     OSPREY             1 Narabeen Lake, Sydney 19/3
     GREY GOSHAWK       2 West Gosford, Central Coast 15/3
     PEREGRINE          1 consuming a Black-winged Stilt Penrhyn Road,
                        Botany Bay 16/3
     SOOTY OYSTERCATCHER        14 Toowoon Bay, Central Coast 7/3 and 16
                                Long Reef, Sydney 15/3
     DOUBLE-BANDED PLOVER       1 Boat Harbour, Cronulla 20/2, 7 Penrhyn
                                Road, Botany Bay 9/3
     PECTORAL SANDPIPER 7 Kooragang Island, Newcastle 16/3
     WOOD SANDPIPER     1 Kooragang Island, Newcastle 16/3
     GLOSSY BLACK COCKATOO      3 Brisbane Waters NP, Cent. Coast 10/3
     MASKED OWL         1 heard Brisbane Waters NP, Cent. Coast 10/3
     POWERFUL OWL       1 heard at each of: Brisbane Waters NP, Ourimbah SF
                (Cent. Coast), Pearl Beach (Cent. Coast), Pennant Hills,
                Sydney and Middle Cove, Sydney - all 5 records from last
                week. They are setting up territories at this time of year.
     RAINBOW BEEATER    9 Longneck Lagonn, Windsor 15/3
     PACIFIC SWIFT      15 Bilgola, Sydney 15/3
     REGENT HONEYEATER  1 Horton Falls, Barraba 11/3
     PLUM-HEADED FINCH  100 Upper Manila, Tamworth 16/3
     WHITE-BREASTED WOODSWALLOW 1 Budderoo NP, South Coast 15/3



     Chris Gladwin
     Sydney, Australia
     

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