| Sat 12 Nov
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Baillon's Crake, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Kelly's Swamp & Jerrabomberra Wetland, Fyshwick
1 x Baillon's Crake
1 x Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Alastair Smith
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Pacific Golden Plover
Fyshwick Sewage Treatment Plant
Pacific Golden Plover (1) According to Wilson 1999, possibly the first ACT record since 1979.
Alastair Smith
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Channel-billed Cuckoo
Wybalena Grove Cook
Flying over, heading south-west
Nicki Taws
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| Fri 11 Nov
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White-bellied Sea-eagle
Tharwa Sandwash
This White-bellied Sea-eagle held his ground after being harrassed by Ravens, Magpies, Cockatoos, and Galahs for a good 20 minutes and then this lone Magpie had another go at moving the W-b S-e on from the large dead tree across the [Murrumbidgee] River at the sandwash this morning.
Lindell Emerton
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Australian Shelduck, Red-kneed Dotterel
Kelly's Swamp & Jerrabomberra Wetland, Fyshwick
Australian Shelduck (1) male
Red-kneed Dotterel (1)
Both first records for me in 2011; a very late arrival for the latter.
Alastair Smith
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Buff-banded Rail, Baillon's Crake
Fyshwick Sewage Treatment Plant
1 Buff-banded Rail carrying food and at least 5 Baillon's Crake.
Alastair Smith
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| Thu 10 Nov
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Red-capped Robin
Woodstock Nature Reserve
Nest with very small chicks.
Stephen Wallace
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| Tue 8 Nov
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Musk Duck, Australasian Shoveler, Little Eagle
Fyshwick Sewerage Treatment Works
1 female Musk Duck, 2 Shovelers, 2 light morph Little Eagles. I haven't seen the eagles for some time and this is the first time I've seen two light morphs, previously pairs have always been one light, one dark. No Pink-eared Ducks or Sandpipers seen on top 4 ponds.
Julian Robinson
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Lathams Snipe
Kellys Swamp
No Painted Snipe seen from 7:10am to 10:00 am. Lathams Snipe (1 to 3) were seen in the same area.
Julian Robinson
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Rainbow Bee-eater
Corin Road
At least 4 bee-eaters seen along Corin Road in paddocks approx. 1 km from junction with Tidbinbilla Road
Scott Ryan
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Spotted Harrier
Tidbinbilla Road
Single Spotted Harrier seen gliding low over grazing paddocks on Tidbinbilla Road near junction of Point Hut Road
Scott Ryan
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| Mon 7 Nov
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White-browed Woodswallow, Superb Parrot
Shepherds Lookout
At 18.40 today a flock of approx 40 woodswallows passed over the lookout. They were heading north at quite a height, at least 3 or 4 were low enough to ID as White-broweds, others looked as though they had dark bellies, most likely all White-broweds. Also a flock of 6 Superbs & 8 Brown-headed Honeyeaters seen along the walking track
Scott Ryan
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| Sun 6 Nov
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Little Eagle, Nankeen Night-heron, Brown Goshawk, Brown Falcon
Jerrabomberra Wetlands
3 adult Nankeen Night Herons were roosting in a willow on the river part of the wetlands. The Brown Falcon flew over our car on the way back, just after we got out of the car park and as we stopped to watch it, a Brown Goshawk flew out and attacked a large group of Starlings that were on a wire. It was eventually scared off by their ball formation. Just as we got back into the car, the Little Eagle flew over us.
Simon Gorta and Mark Gorta
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| Thu 3 Nov
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Superb Parrot
Jamison Centre, Macquarie
Last Thursday afternoon at the Jamison Centre, Macquarie, I counted 42 Superbs feeding on elm seeds that had blown against the kerbs and wire fences. All but 5 were males.
Sue Lashko
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