Birdline Western Australia
Published sightings for the week ending 7 Dec 2014.
Sat 6 Dec Red-kneed Dotterel (1) Black-fronted Dotterel (3) Wood
Sandpiper (1) Spotless Crake (1) Lake Claremont
Australian Spotted Crake (2) Nankeen Heron (1) Others saw: Baillon's
Crake (1); Little Bittern (1)
Bob Hay
Thu 4 Dec Long-toed Stint Lake Baghdad (Rottnest Island)
Unusual habitat for this species. Also Hooded Plover & Greater Sand
Plover at causeway, Rock Parrot flew over Lake Baghdad.
Mark Stanley
Wed 3 Dec Chinese Pond Heron Cocos Keeling Islands South of Home Island
Half an hour walk through knee deep tropical water at low tide has
found the Pond heron Six out of seven times since May 2014
Geof Christie
Tue 2 Dec Little Bittern Lake Claremont
At least 2 Little Bitterns seen this morning between 7-8 am on the east
side of Lake Claremont, flying between patches of reeds and eventually
showing towards top of reeds. Also Wood Sandpiper (1), Red-necked
Avocets (4), Sharp-tailed Sandpipers (8), Spotless Crake (1),
Australian Crake (2), White-necked Heron (1).
Mark Stanley
Sun 30 Nov Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo Cocos Keeling Islands Home island
Seen on a bare branch drying it's feathers out while we tried to photo
the Blue and White Fly Catcher.
Geof Christie and John Weigel
Blue and White Flycatcher Cocos Keeling Islands, Home Island
Feeding in a caterpillar laden tree.overhanging the public boat ramp.
Photographed early morning, midday and late afternoon. Hodgson's Hawk
Cuckoo and a possible Oriental Cuckoo.seen in the same tree early
morning.
Geof Christie and John Wiegle
Fri 28 Nov Chinese Sparrow Hawk Cocos Keeling Islands West Island
Seen at Bechat Besar , a swampy fresh water lake . Spotted while
sitting at Birdies Beach.
Geof Christie
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