Birdline NSW Weekly Update

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Published sightings for the week ending 12 Feb 2012.

Sun 12 Feb	Plumed Whistling-Duck Wollongong Botanic Gardens A flock of 12 Plumed Whistling-Ducks were sighted near the Kawasaki Bridge at the Botanic Gardens. Illawarra Birders are very grateful to Botanic Gardens staff for the tip-off. Martin & Penny Potter
	Lewin's Rail Moss Vale Highlights of an afternoon trip to Moss Vale were a Lewin's Rail and a pair of White-necked Herons at Cecil Hoskins Nature Reserve and 5 Australian Shovelers and a Blue-billed Duck on the dam near the saleyards on Berrima Road Robert Griffin
	Osprey Porters Oval Newport Osprey perched on the oval lights feeding. Robyn Urquhart
	Square-tailed Kite Acaica Gardens (6km north of Blacktown CBD) Just before the storm this afternoon, I observed from my backyard an adult Square-tailed Kite soaring over the neighbourhood for about 10 minutes. This is at least the second time I have seen one from my backyard (within the last 2 years). Also seen today was quite a number of Musk Lorikeets and Red-rumped Parrot. Also had some Scaly-breasted Lorikeets last weekend. Edwin Vella
	Gull-billed Tern Penrith Lakes About 12:00 midday today I observed two Gull-billed Terns in breeding plumage flying between two of the quarry lakes (away from any main public roads). This was on private property belonging to a friend of mine. Also, if anyone is thinking of checking on the nesting Great Crested Grebes near Cranebrook and Castlereagh Rd junction, it appears that any nests were destroyed by the flooding that the entire Penrith region suffered from on last Thursday night (09.02.2012). Ákos Lumnitzer
	Pheasant Coucal Eulah Creek, 20 km east of Narrabri (2390) A single Pheasant Coucal in breeding plumage has appeared at Eulah Creek. Heard calling since the morning of 11 Feb, I got first photos this morning. Michael Dahlem
Sat 11 Feb	Blue-billed & Plumed Whistling Duck, Sea-eagle and Peregrine Falcon Gum Swamp, Forbes 3 hours were spent in total at Gum Swamp Forbes on the evening of 10/2 and the morning of 11/2/12, but no Freckled Duck seen. However adult Sea-Eagle, Peregrine and Whistling Kite were seen as well as , 1 Spotted Crake, 8+ Blue-billed Ducks, 10 Plumed Whistling Ducks flew over, many clutches of Black Ducks (6), Grey Teal (9) and Pink-eared Duck (3), nesting Darters and White-necked Herons, 2 Brown Quail and 2 prs of calling Rufous Songlarks. Alan Morris & Mike Kuhl
	sub-adult intermediate morph Red-footed Booby off Sydney One of Raja's photo attached. More pictures on her website. Nikolas Haass on the Halicat (Sydney pelagic)
	Two Streaked Shearwaters off Sydney Raja's photo of one of them attached. More pictures - also of the second Streaked Shearwater - on her website. Nikolas Haass on the Halicat (Sydney pelagic)
	Australian Magpie (Albino) Bell st, Dunbogan NSW Recieved a call regarding 2 sub-adult Australian Magpies frequenting the gardens in Bell st, nothing unusual about that, only they are pure white.................that's different and they seem to be nest-mates. Stephen Gallivan
	Red-footed Booby, Streaked Shearwater, White-necked Petrel off Sydney Highlight of today's Sydney pelagic trip was a sub-adult intermediate morph Red-footed Booby. If accepted by NSW ORAC it will be the 10th confirmed record for NSW. Also notable were Streaked Shearwater, White-necked Petrel and three Sooty Terns. Raja will post a photograph of the Red-footed Booby in the next couple of days. Roger McGovern and all on the Halicat
	Satin Bowerbird, Peregrine Falcon Flockhart Park , Croydon Park Peregrine flew low over cricket pitch and then alighted on a large electricity pylon. As it flew over some bushes on the Burwood Road side, a Juvenile/Female Satin Bowerbird flew up into a nearby tree. Can't find any suitable environment for them to live and breed in nearby. Simon Gorta
Fri 10 Feb	Eastern Osprey Wee Jasper (54km South-west of Yass) Highlight of the joint COG/Illawarra Birders weekend camp at Wee Jasper was an Osprey sighted by the Goodradigbee River on the north side of the bridge. Illawarra Birders & COG
	Buller's Shearwater Mistral Point, Maroubra A Buller's Shearwater the highlight of a late afternoon seawatch at Maroubra. Many Wedge-tailed and Short-tailed Short-tailed Shearwaters, a couple of Flutterers, a couple Pomarine Jaegars and a few gannets. Robert Griffin, Ray Gobbe and Fiona Brook
	Blue-faced Honeyeater Orange NSW 9 x Blue-faced Honeyeaters in my large backyard Banskia. At least 3 juv's. Happy to share with Red Wattlebirds on occasion. This tree is supporting around 18 birds constantly due to its amazing flowers after a good wet season. All smaller species of my honeyeaters have retreated whilst the larger birds are there. Interesting to note the slaughter of pesky bees by the birds, they are snapping madly at them and the base of the tree is a bee graveyard! Alison Doyle
	Spotless Crake, hawks and falcons Western Sydney Parklands, Glendenning At least three Spotless Crakes were heard in the extensive reed-beds at Glendenning today. A Grey Goshawk was also seen with a young Brown Goshawk, both had prey items (Silvereyes?). Later an Australian Hobby and a Peregrine Falcon completed the raptorial quartet Mark Fuller
	Plumed Whistling-Duck Bawley Point 6 Plumed Whistling-Ducks were sighted on private land at Bawley Point. As far as I know they have not been seen here before. Margaret Hamon, Maggie Mance, Brian Coombes
Thu 9 Feb	Little Bittern, Lewins Rail Partridge Creek nr Port Macquarie Both the Little Bittern and Lewin's Rail were calling during a quick visit this morning. Water everywhere! Also Little Grassbirds, Chestnut-breasted Mannikins, Double-barred Finches and recently a Stubble Quail. Matt Hinze
	Noisy Pitta Ourimbah RTA Reserve Appears to be juvenile as previously reported, Top Knot Pigeons,White throated Needletails and Regent Bowerbirds also present. Peter Settle
	Turquoise Parrots Nerriga Rd, 20km south of Nowra Four Turquoise Parrots sitting on the power line. Had heard they are seen in the area at times but this was a first for me. Ann Millard
Wed 8 Feb	Sooty Oystercatcher Wombarra rock shelf. near the pool Approximately 20 Sooty Oystercatchers on the rock shelf behind the swimming pool. Michael Crosland
	Plumed Whistling-Duck, Yellow-billed Spoonbill Powells Lane I found a pair of Plumed Whistling-Ducks further along Powells Lane than reported yesterday. A new tick for me, and my first Yellow-billed Spoonbill for the year was seen at Marsden Park on the way home. Mark Fuller
Mon 6 Feb	Topknot Pigeon, White-headed Pigeon Ourimbah First sighting of both species for me this year. Topknots at Ourimbah TAFE and White-headed Pigeons at a feeder nearby. Mike Kuhl
	Dollarbird Wolli Creek, Turrella In tree over the fishway, right near Turrella Station, unusual at that site Therese Alting
	Plumed Whistling Duck Pond off Powells Lane Richmond There was a single Plumed Whistling Duck on the pond near the intersection of Onus and Powells Lanes Richmond Lowlands Adrian Dick
	Square-tailed Kite South Penrith & Riverstone One Square-tailed Kite observed soaring over South Penrith at midday then another (or same one?) approx. 18km NE near Garfield Rd East, Riverstone at 2:20pm. Paul Burcher
	Australasian Figbird Lethbridge and Castlereagh Sts, Penrith group of 4-6 birds in street trees First time I have recorded AFs in Penrith. Colin Scouler
Sun 5 Feb	Brown Cuckoo-Dove Mulgoa Group of 12 or 13 Brown Cuckoo-doves on the ground feeding by the road, a lare number for this area. Peter Harvey
Fri 3 Feb	Superb Fruit-Dove Kattang Nature Reserve A female seen near some littoral rainforest. Janet Cohen
	Radjah Shelduck Upper Duck Ck, Old Bonalbo A group of three found in a grass paddock close to a small wetland, close to Old Bonalbo Terry Moodie per Alan Morris
Tue 24 Jan	Australasian Bittern Firefly locality about 16 Km West of Nabiac One Australasian Bittern standing on fence post then flew down to small swampy dam, 10 mtrs from road Lynette Davis
Fri 20 Jan	Glossy Black Cockatoo Bournda National Park Breeding pair with 2 young in casuarina trees. Near Bournda Lagoon. George Wilson

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