23
August
A
white phase Grey Goshawk was seen at the Langwarrin Flora and
Fauna Reserve, near the McClelland Drive car park.
23
August
A
Magpie Goose has been seen on a farm between Cohuna &
Koondrook, thanks Chris Coleborn.
22
August
Olive backed Oriole in a garden in Rupanyup, quite
unusual in this area, thanks Ian Morgan.
20
August
A
Pied Butcherbird along the Dunmunkle Creek, 8 kms north of
Rupanyup. 20/8/03. Rare in this area, thanks Ian Morgan.
20
August
3
Swift Parrots in Brynterion Reserve 13 kms south of Rupanyup,
thanks Ian Morgan.
20
August
2
Darters were seen at Holland's Landing - an unusual sighting in
this area, thanks Duncan Fraser.
19
August
There
was a Crimson Chat at Gapsted in the Ovens Valley, thanks
Dexter Palmer.
18
August
There
were small numbers of both Fairy and Tree
Martins along Glenmore Road between Glenmore and Rowsley, thanks Micah
Kawalek
18
August
There
were 3 Hooded Robins seen at the Chiltern-Mt Pilot NP, thanks
Aaron Organ.
17
August
There
were at least 3 Hutton's Shearwaters feeding about half a km
off the coast between Kirk Point and the end of Beach Road, some birds sometimes
coming to within 200m of the shore, thanks Danny Rogers.
17
August
A
Crimson Rosella was seen in Kurrajong Crescent, only the second
by this observer seen in 13 years, thanks Micah Kawalek.
16
August
A
Powerful Owl was seen swooping on a Sugar Glider on Quail
Island, thanks Peter Hermans Jnr.
13
August
Fan-tailed Cuckoos were heard and seen at the Cranbourne
Botanical Gardens, thanks Jacqui Sheppard.
Mid
August
There
are currently 60 Freckled Duck on the reservoir at Newlyn - a
small town halfway between Creswick and Daylesford, other birds of interest
include Blue-billed Duck (15), Musk Duck,
Red-capped Dotterel (an unusual birds for this area),
Black-fronted Dotterel, Great Crested Grebe,
Tree Martin, and a Crescent Honeyeater in bush
next to the Reservoir, thanks Tim Dolby.
13
August
There
were 2 Long-billed Corellas at O'Donnell Reserve in St Kilda,
thanks Vin.
13
August
There
were 26 Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos in gums and wattles along
Merri Creek, Clifton Hill this morning just upstream from the Roseneath St
footbridge, thanks Neville Pamment.
10
August
On the
pelagic trip off Port Fairy there was 1 Slender-billed Prion
and 1 Grey-backed Storm-petrel, thanks Rohan Clarke.
10
August
There
were at least 10 Swift Parrots at the Pipemakers Park in
Maidstone (just south-east of Highpoint Shopping Centre (Melway map 28, B10),
thanks Chris Tzaros.
10
August
There
were 3 Long-billed Corellas as well as both
Grey and Pied Currawongs at Banyule Flats
Reserve, thanks Michael Mules.
Updates
18
August
2
Regent Honeyeaters can still be seen in the Chiltern-Mt Pilot
National Park, thanks Aaron Organ.
13
August
The
Swift Parrots seen at Pipemakers park were nearby sitting
quietly in the top of a eucalypt adjacent to the car park and clubhouse (off
Stanford St), thanks Jim Caine.
12
August
The mob of
YTBC's, seen a couple of days earlier on the Merri Creek, were
probably seen again flying upstream along the Darebin Creek Valley on the 12th,
thanks Anthea Fleming.
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