Birdline Victoria
Published sightings for the week ending 28 Sep 2014.
Sun 28 Sep White-winged chough Ford Park, Bellfield
I first saw this single bird at this site on wednesday the 24th. I am
surprised it is still there. It seems reasonably relaxed, allowing
approach to about 10 metres. As can be seen from the photo it is a bit
tatty. I wonder where it has come from.
Ruth Minifie.
Sat 27 Sep Painted Honeyeater Warby-Ovens National Park--Killawarra
Forest
At least one pair near waterhole past entrance in SE cnr of park
-36.23186, 146.22687
Tom Tarrant, Brett Lane
Fri 26 Sep Yellow Tufted Honeyeater, Swift Parrot Chiltern-Mt Pilot
National Park--Cyanide Dam
At least two Yellow Tufted Honeyeaters present, chasing Red Wattlebird
near Cyanide Dam. Two Swift Parrots landed in a nearby tree - amidst an
Olive Backed Oriole and several Noisy Friarbirds.
Andrew Williams
Rainbow Bee-eater Indigo Valley
Quite early for this neck of the woods. Visiting friends just south of
the national park adjacent to the Chiltern Yackandandah Road when a
single bird flew over head.
Matt Weeks
Beach Stone-Curlew Screw Creek, Inverloch, Victoria
The Beach Stone-Curlew is still present at the Screw Creek outlet in
Inverloch. Seen this morning from 7:15am at low tide.
Andrew Allen
Swift Parrots Sunbury
Five birds seen flying between flowering Yellow Gums in the Kismet
Estate (off Aldridge Drive) area. Also observed foraging on flowers of
the gums. Low numbers have been present throughout the winter months.
Gerard O'Neill
Thu 25 Sep Rufous Whistler, Baillons Crake Western Treatment Plant
(Werribee)
Single male at Borrow Pits - not a bird I have seen very often at the
WTP since the closure of Farm Rd. Also 2 Baillon's Crake at T-Section
pond 4.
Dave Torr, Christine Shelley, Bruce and Judy from USA
Lathams Snipe,Lewins Rail and Australian Spotted Crake Liverpool rd
Retarding Basin Kilsyth Sth
Observed 2 Lathams Snipe identified rail and Crake from calls.Also
observed White Necked Heron stand motionless for 10 mins before
striking out and catching very large frog
Des Palmer
Tue 23 Sep Black-faced Woodswallow Point Danger
Fiona Parkin and I had a single Black-faced Woodswallow hawking insects
at Point Danger, Portland. This to my knowledge is a first for the
Portland District. Cape Gannet was also present in the gannetry and
White-bellied Sea Eagle over Lawrence Rocks.
Robert Farnes
Mon 22 Sep Turquoise Parrot, Painted Honeyeater, Rose Robin, Speckled
Warbler Chiltern National Park
Quite a few Turquoise Parrots throughout the Park. A calling Painted
Honeyeater and a female Rose Robin, both initially pointed out by Rob
Drummond, along with a pair of Speckled Warblers were at Bartley's
Block.
Chris and Rosemary Lester
Banded Stilt (12), Brolga (2), Pink-eared Duck (60) Green Hill Lake
Highlights were 12 Banded Stilts, about 60 Pink-eared Ducks, and 2
Brolgas. Also Red-necked Avocets, Sharp-tailed Sandpipers (possibly a
couple of Pectorals-will need to confirm), Red-kneed, Red-capped and
Black-fronted Dotterels.
Tristan Kennedy
Sun 21 Sep Square-tailed Kite Private block, Clunes
Four of us were held enraptured by fantastic views of a low, soaring
Square-tailed Kite which landed several times in a large gum on the
perimeter of the property. Hopefully scoping nesting sites! This was
the first time seen here however we have seen one at distance near
Dunach.
Michael Gooch
Powerful Owl, Crested Bellbird, Spot. Quail-thrush, Square-tail Kite,
Diamond Firetail, 5 Cuckoo sp. Newstead area and Muckleford State
Forest
Wonderful box-ironbark Spring birding over the course of the weekend
around Newstead visiting several sites including Muckleford SF and Rise
& Shine Bushland Reserve. Highlights include Powerful Owl family of 2
adults and 2 young beside the Loddon, Crested Bellbird in MSF, Spotted
Quail-thrush on Plunketts Rd, 2 Square-tailed Kite at nest in MSF,
Diamond Firetail at Rise & Shine BR. Black-eared Cuckoo heard along
Plunketts Rd and seen at Rise & Shine BR. Cuckoos (Pallid, Horsfield's,
Shining and Fan-tailed) heard and/or seen at most spots, all 5 in a
short period on Plunketts Rd. Australian Owlet-Nightjar seen in MSF.
Jackson Airey and members of the RFNC Inc. Spring camp-out
Square-tailed Kite Hattah-Kulkyne National Park--Old Calder Hwy
A particularly resplendent adult Square-tailed Kite soaring low over
the mallee mid-morning as we left the area, near Warepil Lookout. Also
had a pair of Striated Grasswren and three parties of Mallee Emu-wren
along Nowingi and Konardin Tracks, heaps of other birds about and
beautiful spring weather.
Steve Davidson - The Melbourne Birder
Cattle Egret Dandenong Creek Trail, 100m north of Jells Park
About 30 Cattle Egret, some in breeding plumage feeding hungrily around
cattle. Area is about 100 metres from the bridge as you leave Jells
Park heading north on the Dandenong Creek Trail. First I have spotted
this season.
Wendy McWilliams
Sat 20 Sep Banded Stilts, Red-necked Avocets and Red-necked Stints
Moolap Salt Pans [old Cheetham Salt Works]
On Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st AM a large flock of Banded Stilts
[765] and Red-necked Avocets [665] were observed resting and feeding on
salt pans adjacent to Portarlington Rd. Similarly on Sunday on an
adjacent pond Red-necked Stints [350] were seen arriving from N
direction and commenced vigorously feeding. This area is on private
land and presently subject to a major commercial and residential
proposal. This important wader habitat can be viewed from the rear of
the pump house situated on Portarlington Rd just east of the CSIRO main
entrance way. [scope and hand counter used in bird count ]
David Tytherleigh and John Newman
Grey Butcherbird J J Holland Park , Kensington
single bird seen in trees close to park entrance at corner of Childers
and Ormond Streets. I have seen singles of this species at this spot
twice before but many months apart so thought sighting may be of
interest to local birders.
David A Richardson
Thu 18 Sep Short-tailed Shearwater Pt Addis
First returns of a small number of Short-tailed Shearwater off Pt Addis
this morning.
Steve Davidson - The Melbourne Birder
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