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Birdline ACT Weekly Update

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Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 11:38:39 +1000

Birdline ACT

Published sightings for the week ending 30 Sep 2012.

Sun 30 Sep Blue-billed Duck Fyshwick Sewage Treatment Plant
2 male Blue-billed Duck observed. First sighting of the species here for about 6 months.
Alastair Smith

Sun 30 Sep Pied Cormorant Kellys Swamp & Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Fyshwick
2 Pied Cormorant at the mouth of Jerrabomberra Creek and LBG. All four species of cormorant were in this location.
Alastair Smith

Sun 30 Sep Painted Button-Quail Mulligan's Flat Sanctuary
Observed at several sites at Mulligan's Flat Sanctuary this morning, including close views of a female and two males feeding together.
PJ Milburn

Peaceful Dove Mulligan's Flat Sanctuary
A solitary Peaceful Dove was observed near COG Bird Walk Marker Post #5 at Mulligan's Flat Sanctuary this morning.
PJ Milburn

Thu 27 Sep White-bellied Sea-Eagle Shepherds Lookout
A pair of Sea-eagles passed over the lookout at 16.20.
Scott Ryan

Red-capped Robin Site of old Charnwood homestead, Shakespeare Cresent, Fraser
Two birds, one full colour male and one brown plumage bird.
Stephen Wallace

Wed 26 Sep Australian Koel Barton
Australian Koel (1) Heard calling at 0545 this morning in Brisbane Avenue.
Alastair Smith

Wed 26 Sep Dollarbird Callum Brae
Single bird in northwest corner of reserve.
Margaret Leggoe

Sun 23 Sep Spotted Harrier Rendezvous Creek, Gudgenby Valley
Single bird seen quartering over grassy plain in Gudgenby Valley in Namadgi NP. Distinct black wing tips, barred tail and no white rump.
Marnix Zwankhuizen

Chestnut-rumped Heathwren Woodstock Reserve below Shepherds Lookout
A vocal Chestnut-rumped Heathwren was present in the regenerating Callitiris at Woodstock Reserve below Shepherds Lookout this afternoon.
PJ Milburn

Masked Woodswallow, White-browed Woodswallow Shepherds Lookout
At 17:03 this afternoon, a mixed flock of 11 Masked and 37 White-browed Woodswallows passed over Shepherds Lookout heading northwest into the wind.
PJ Milburn

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