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Birdline Tasmania
Published sightings for the week ending 16 Feb 2014.
| Sat 15 Feb
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Cattle Egret
Dairy Farm at Gawler, near Ulverstone.
An adult bird in breeding plumage. Assumed to be an early arrival as not seen in this locality since 10 November 2013.
Hazel Britton and Alison Parks
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| Fri 14 Feb
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Banded Lapwing
Waterhouse Conservation Area
8 Banded Lapwing seen in open grassland around 6pm.
Rob, Katie and James Hamilton
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Swift Parrot
Kermandie Divide State Forest
Five Swift Parrots sighted feeding on galls and lerps in Eucalyptus delegatensis and E. nitens wet forest. Haven't migrated yet! Also seen: plenty of Pink Robin, Scrubtit, Olive Whistler, Crescent Honeyeater and the odd lyrebird. If you're heading up there watch for the log trucks on the narrow roads.
Henry Cook
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| Mon 10 Feb
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Latham's snipe
Steppes
Single bird flushed from roadside drain, near Steppes Sculpture Park
Simon Grove
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Grey Goshawk
Woods Reserve, Launceston
Seen and heard at close range a number of times over the past 2 weeks. Possibly a female due to its large size.
Sienna Cook
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