Dear All,
Visited Wonthaggi Heathlands and Phillip Island (south central Victoria,
~120 km south east of Melbourne)early last week. The Wonthaggi Heathlands
are a reserve of approximately 800 Ha directly behind sand dunes on the
coast. Unfortunately little is left of this vegetation in this area. The
weather was very average but birding was quite reasonable. Highlight was a
Magpie Goose on Baxter's Wetland just to the north of the Heathlands, along
with Blue-billed Duck, Hardhead and Hoary-headed Grebe amongst others.
Within the Heathlands Beautiful Firetail and recent signs of Emus were
worthy of note. Phillip Island was also productive, although a decent scope
would have been useful at Observation Point. Highlights from the Island
were Cape Barren Goose, a Swamp Harrier feasting on a dead Shearwater,
Hooded Plover and a lone Kelp Gull amongst the Pacifics (I thought Kelp
Gull was supposed to be increasing in Victoria?). Masked Lapwings and
Silvereyes seemed to be overabundant on Phillip Island as did Rabbits. Full
list below.
Cheers
Stuart Dashper
Emu (Scats) Dromaius novaehollandiae
Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
Black-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscescens
Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Great Egret Ardea alba
White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata
Black Swan Cygnus atratus
Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae
Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
Hardhead Aythya australis
Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus
Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
Brown Falcon Falco berigora
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus
Hooded Plover Thinornis rubricollis
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
Pacific Gull Larus pacificus
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
Crested Tern Sterna bergii
Rock Dove Columba livia
Spotted Turtle-Dove Streptopelia chinensis
Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus
Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum
Galah Cacatua roseicapilla
Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
Blue-winged Parrot Neophema chrysostoma
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
Fairy Martin Hirundo ariel
Common Blackbird Turdus merula
Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
Scarlet Robin Petroica multicolor
Rose Robin Petroica rosea
Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis
Olive Whistler Pachycephala olivacea
Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica
Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus
Southern Emu-wren Stipiturus malachurus
White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris
White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaeus
Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
Yellow-faced Honeyeater Lichenostomus chrysops
Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens
White-eared Honeyeater Lichenostomus leucotis
White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus brevirostris
Crescent Honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera
New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Brush Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus
Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
Little Raven Corvus mellori
Forest Raven Corvus tasmanicus
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Beautiful Firetail Stagonopleura bella
European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
98 Species
Short-beaked Echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus
Common Wombat (Scats) Vombatus ursinus
Common Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpecula
Swamp Wallaby Wallabia bicolor
Australo-African Fur-seal Arctocephalus pusillus
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Eastern Banjo Frog Limnodynastes dumerilii
Eastern Blue-tongued Lizard Tiliqua scincoides
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