Birdline Australia
Published sightings for the week ending 17 Jan 2010.
Sun 17 Jan Semipalmated Plover Broome Sewage works, Western
Australia
The bird has now been present for the last 3 days at the Broome Sewage
works and was still present at around 1030 this morning (16th Jan). It
favors the tops of the gravel bunds on west side of the sewage works but
can also walk down off the bund to wander along the water's edge of the
raised pond and has been defending a small 'territory' from a pair of
Black Fronted Dotterel. If accepted this will be a first for Australia.
There are also up to 7 snipe sp feeding in the grassy areas at the
entrance to the sewage works and last week again photographic evidence
was obtained to identify a Pin-tailed snipe.
Per Nik Ward
Sat 16 Jan Black-headed Gull Stokes Hill wharf, Northern Territory
Bird has all white head, characteristic white leading edges to the wings
and the juvenile characteristic of a black band on the tail.
Peter Marsh per Tim Dolby
Wed 13 Jan Plains Wanderer Hallet , South Australia
Plains Wanderer was observed at Hallet in South Australia .
Per Trevor Cowie
Tue 12 Jan Laughing Gull Lord Howe Island, New South Wales
I sighted a subadult Laughing Gull on Lord Howe Island at late
afternoon. I am confident of the sighting, and my picture has been
emailed to a couple of people on the mainland to confirm this sighting.
I don't have access to the image on this computer at the moment.
[Moderator's Note: Even though no confirmation has been received as yet
about the Laughing Gull, this information has been published in the hope
that other observers may be alerted to the presence of this bird].
Ashwin Rudder
Buller's Shearwater and Long-tailed Jaeger Mistral Point,
Maroubra, New South Wales
Very few birds at first, but then by 6:30 a huge feeding event unfolded,
1100 Wedge-tailed Shearwaters, 1 Short-tailed Shearwater, 2 Fluttering
Shearwater, 1 Flesh-footed Shearwater and 1 Buller's Shearwater. Also
about 15 Gannets, 30-40 Pomarine and 4 Long-tailed Jaegers.
David Mitford
Wed 6 Jan Pied Honeyeater Goschen Flora Reserve, Victoria
Still present in resonable numbers. Pied HE is currently the dominant
honeyeater in the reserve. Only one Black HE seen, and no Crimson Chats.
Paul Dodd & Ruth Woodrow
Tue 5 Jan Cockatiel Axedale - East of Bendigo, Victoria
Approximately 60 - 70 birds feeding on stubble paddock and roosting in 2
dead trees. On McIvor Highway approx. 2 kms East of Axedale. Unusual in
the area in such numbers.
Bob Cook
Sun 3 Jan Regent Honeyeater Mitchell River Silt Jetties - East
Gippsland, Victoria
3 - Two Adults and One dependent but fledged chick. Observed again on
Sat 9th about 300M East of original sighting on northern bank of
Mitchell R.
Don Ripper
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