Birdline ACT Weekly Update

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Published sightings for the week ending 18 Nov 2012.

Fri 16 Nov	Buff-banded Rail Kambah 2 birds near the tee of the 6th green, Murrumbidgee Golf Club. MIchael Wright
	Australian Spotted Crake West Belconnen Pond One bird foraging on the middle island. Stephen Wallace
Thu 15 Nov	Painted Button-quail Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Painted Button-quail (1) A single bird seen on a service road at 13.15 today Scott Ryan
Wed 14 Nov	Swamp Harrier, Pilotbird Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Swamp Harrier (1) pale bird, presumably adult male, near Info Centre Pilotbird (1) heard, Lyrebird Trail Steve Holliday
Wed 14 Nov	Barn Owl Yarralumla Creek Near the corner of Cotter Road and McCullogh St or closer to the Yarralumla Creek, Lia Battison and I saw a Barn Owl fly over the road from south to north, basically out of Curtin towards the equestrian park. Philip Veerman
Mon 12 Nov	Australian Spotted Crake Kellys Swamp & Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Fyshwick Australian Spotted Crake seen between Bittern and Cygnus hides. Frank Antram
Mon 12 Nov	Freckled Duck, Baillon's Crake, Red-kneed Dotterel Kellys Swamp & Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Fyshwick Freckled Duck (7) at Kellys Swamp. At least 10 more visible at the sewage ponds from the road. Baillon's Crake (1) from Bittern Hide. Red-kneed Dotterel (1) fromTadorna Hide, first I have seen here this year, 2 Black-fronted Dotterels in the same area Steve Holliday
Sun 11 Nov	Superb Parrot Coppins Crossing Rd, Molonglo Approximately 6 birds, about 500m past the Coppins Crossing bridge heading to Stromlo from Belconnen Dean Ansell

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