It seems like things are picking up with birds on the move and several
reports of Fairy Martins in the Sydney area last week. Highlights in
New South Wales during the last week are as follows:
WANDERING ALBATROSS 2 North Head, Sydney 4/8
GIANT PETREL SPP. 1 Long Reef 8/8
COMMON DIVING PETREL 1 Long Reef, Sydney 5/8
FLUTTERING SHEARWATER 22,000 Long Reef 10/8
OSPREY 1 Chittawy Point, Central Coast 2/8
PAINTED BUTTON-QUAIL 1 Mitchell Park, cattai 3/8
RED-CHESTED BUTTON-QUAIL 2 Capertee Valley (on second stretch of bitumen
before white bridge, seen crossing road) 17/7
BROWN QUAIL 30 Cornwallis Road, Richmond 2/8
STUBBLE QUAIL 2 Cornwallis Road, Richmond 2/8
KING QUAIL 4 Cornwallis Road, Richmond 2/8
LEWIN'S RAIL 1 regularly south side of Dee Why Lagoon, Sydney
PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER 1 Long Reef 9/8
DOUBLE-BANDED PLOVER 4 Long Reef 9/8
WHISKERED TERN 1 Centennial Park, Sydney 9/8
GLOSSY BLACK COCKATOO 15 Mackerel Beach, Palm Beach (Sydney) 3/8 and
80 Salt Creek Dam, Pilliga S.F. 3/8
SWIFT PARROT 2 Capertee Valley 2/8
SHINING BRONZE CUCKOO 6 Noorangingy Reserve, Doonside (Sydney) 3/8
SCARLET ROBIN 1 Mitchell Park, Cattai 3/8
RUFOUS FANTAIL 1 Murwillumbah 8/8
SPOTTED QUAILTHRUSH 3 Newnes, Lithgow 3/8
PLUM-HEADED FINCH 20 Gum Swamp, Forbes 2/8
Chris Gladwin
Sydney, Australia
BIRDLINE NSW (02) 9290 1778 - sponsored by Birds Australia, NSW Field
Ornithologists Club and Cumberland Bird Observers Club
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