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Birdline Australia
Published sightings for the week ending 2 Jan 2011.
| Fri 31 Dec
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Watercock, Cinnamon Bittern, possible Japanese Sparrowhawk
Cocos islands, Cocos-Keeling Islands
A quick update from Mike Carter, Tony Palliser and Frank O'Connor who
are currently on Cocos islands. In addition to the rarities reported a
couple of days ago they have also now had Watercock on two islands, an
accipiter that is thought to be a Japanese Sparrowhawk and a Cinnamon
Bittern on Home Island. No doubt more to follow.
Mike Carter, Tony Palliser and Frank O'Connor per Rohab Clarke
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| Thu 30 Dec
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Fork-tailed Swift, Stilt Sandpiper
Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria
Single Fork-tailed Swift seen low over gate into T-Section when we were leaving after seeing the Stilt SP in Pond 7 - thanks to a call from John Stirling whilst we were at the Borrow Pits.
Dave Torr, Christine Shelley, Chloe Youl, Terje Axelsen
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YELLOW BITTERN and CINNAMON OR SCHRENCK'S. BITTERN
Casino , Christmas Island
Adult YELLOW BITTERN photographed near Casino this afternoon. Another bittern also present at same location, either CINNAMON OR SCHRENCK'S.
Richard Baxter
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| Wed 29 Dec
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Ostrich
Moama-Barham Road, New South Wales
We were at Barham about 6:00 pm and proceeded directly to the locations specified in earlier postings for the Ostriches (Moama-Barham Road at 35 38.356S, 144 21.721E). We found 6 Ostriches in three locations over a 5 Km stretch of road. In all, three were adult males, one was female and there were two immatures. The next morning as we had to drive by the same road to head for Sydney we found five in two groups in the same area, some of which were likely to be the same birds. The birds have obviously been breeding and while they were on private land, they were not restricted by the fences.
Allan Benson, Rob Benson, Alan Morris and John Riedy
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Brown Booby, Bridled Tern, Buller's Shearwater, Brown Noddy
North Stradbroke Island, Queensland
Brown Booby: (2). Bridled Tern: (1) Buller's Shearwater: (1). Brown Noddy: (2), Pomarine & Artic Skuas, Wedge-tailed and Short-tailed Shearwaters during seawatch off Pt Lookout.
Colin Reid
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Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo, Yellow Bittern, Common Teal, Watercock
Cocos Keeling, Cocos-Keeling Islands
Mike Carter has just rang with the news that a Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo has
been collected dead on Cocos Keeling today.
Wing measurements 177mm and 176, inner most tertial on both sides white.
Lots of photographs have been taken.
Yellow Bittern, Common Teal and Watercock still present on the Island.
Per Mike Carter and Jeff Davies
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| Tue 28 Dec
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Stilt Sandpiper
Western Treatment Farm, Victoria
Still Present in north-east T-Section pond. Managed to get flight photos. Still hard to approach. Also 7 Common Terns counted, 3 Marsh Sandpipers. 3 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers across the road in flooded paddock, good to see them back. A Buff-banded Rail ran across the main road next to Austin Rd Lagoon.
Kevin Bartram
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Stilt Sandpiper (update)
Western Treatment Plant, Victoria
Stilt Sandpiper still present this morning
(28/12/10) until about 1100 when we had finished looking at it in number 7
pond at the T-section.
There were still a few Greenshanks about but the Stilt Sandpiper seemed to
be keeping to itself, and was giving very good views and not seeming too
flighty.
Chris Watson
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| Sun 26 Dec
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Possible Short-toed Eagle
Hovells Creek at Princes Hw (upstream side), Lara, Victoria
c12:30 and 18:30pm. Soaring on flat wings, wings narrower at body and tips with broader middle, longish barred tail, occasionally 'hovering' into the breeze, underwings faintly barred, contrasting darker head, otherwise slow flapping flight. Seen without binoculars, but well seen. I've seen this bird a few times in France/Spain, and one previous occasion (unconfirmed) in W Victoria in c1980 with Margaret Cameron and others. I'm about 99% certain of the ID - requiring binoculars for the additional 1%.
Lawrie Conole
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Stilt Sandpiper
T-Section Lagoons. W.T.P. Werribee., Victoria
Stilt Sandpiper observed in Pond 7 at 10.00 A.M this morning.
Warren Palmer.
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