Birdline ACT Weekly Update

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Firstly congratulations to Brendan Sheean who, undertaking a 2012 Big Year in the ACT, observed his 200th species with the Yellow-billed Spoonbill at West Belconnen Ponds.

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Published sightings for the week ending 4 Nov 2012.

Sun 4 Nov	Australian Painted Snipe West Belconnen ponds Australian Painted Snipe (2) Male seen first well camouflaged behind a tussock. Bird stretched its wings then disappeared from view. It was was replaced in scope view and by a female. Alastair Smith; Frank Antram; Scott Ryan
Sun 4 Nov	Buff-banded Rail Kellys Swamp, Jerrabomberra Wetlands single bird on waters edge directly below Cygnus hide Michael Maconachie
Sat 3 Nov	Freckled Duck, Yellow-billed Spoonbill West Belconnen ponds Freckled Duck (1) probable female and Yellow-billed Spoonbill still present. The spoonbill was observed to fly off to the north at 0650. Alastair Smith
Thu 1 Nov	Australian Painted Snipe West Belconnen ponds Australian Painted Snipe (1) Flushed on the northern side of the ponds and flew over the most northern Island. Brendan Sheean
Wed 31 Oct	Musk Duck, Spotted Dove Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve, Gungahlin Musk Duck (2) on big dam, first I have seen here. Spotted Dove (1) calling near the main gate through the predator-proof fence Steve Holliday
Wed 31 Oct	Australian Painted Snipe West Belconnen Pond A female seen just on dusk. Stephen Wallace
	Yellow-billed Spoonbill West Belconnen Pond One bird coming into breeding plumage. Stephen Wallace
Tue 30 Oct	Whistling Kite, Baillon's Crake, Spotless Crake Kellys Swamp & Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Fyshwick Whistling Kite (1) Flew over, probably a young bird with rather more mottled looking underparts than an adult. Baillon's Crake (2) seen from Bittern Hide. Spotless Crake (1) in reeds in Jerrabomberra Creek. BT Nativehen and 1 Intermediate Egret also around. Steve Holliday
Mon 29 Oct	Pied Butcherbird Goorooyarroo Nature Reserve, Gungahlin, ACT Single adult heard and then seen in the Gecko Hills area in the south of the reserve around 0930 hrs. GPS 35 12' 20'' / 149 11' 23''. Steve Holliday
Mon 29 Oct	Australian Koel Forrest Single male observed flying about suburb calling (as I was running around the suburb orienteering). My first for the season. Noel Luff
	Ballion's Crake Jerrabomberra wetlands A single bird seen from the Bittern hide,also 2 spotless crakes in the same area Roger Williams
Sun 28 Oct	Long-billed Corella Campbell Park and environs Long-billed Corella (2) Pair at tree hollow in large euc 50 metres south of dam in paddock. One bird head down in the hollow and tail in the air. Not sure what the current status of this species is re breeding in the ACT, but the pair were observed at the hollow for a couple of minutes before we moved on, so seemed to be having a serious look at a potential nest site. Kim and Geoff Larmour
Sun 28 Oct	Peaceful Dove Shepherds Lookout Heard 1 Peaceful Dove calling at the lookout. Brendan Sheean, James Brown and Ben Walmsley
	Australian Spotted Crake Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve, Gungahlin Australian Spotted Crake seen on the most southern pond on the eastern side of Horse Park Drive close to Max Punnell street Kotie Swart

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