Highlights in New South Wales over the last week are as follows:
AUSTRALIAN BITTERN 2 Rose's Lagoon, Near Goulburn 29/12 and 31/12
WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE 1 Lapstone, Blue Mountains 31/12
BLACK FALCON 1 Rose's Lagoon, Near Goulburn 29/12
BAILLON'S CRAKE several at each of Bushell's Lagoon, Pitt Town
Lagoon, McGrath's Hill STW and Richmond Polo Club all week
AUSTRALIAN CRAKE several at each of Bushell's Lagoon, Pitt Town
Lagoon, McGrath's Hill STW and Richmond Polo Club all week
SPOTLESS CRAKE 1 Metromix Swamp, Cronulla 4/1
SANDERLING 1 Long Reef, Sydney 4/1
GREY-TAILED TATTLER 16 Long Reef, Sydney 4/1
SUPERB PARROT 120 between Gundagai and Junee 20/11
STRIATED PARDALOTE 1 Taronga Zoo grounds, Sydney 2/1 - first record
WHITE-BREASTED WOODSWALLOW 5 Narabeen Lagoon, Sydney 4/1
SPOTTED BOWERBIRD 1 Hawk's Nest, Central Coast 4/1 - recalls similar
records on coast in SE Queensland
Seeing the note on Pale-headed Rosella in Sydney prompts me to mention
that Sydney is crawling with feral and escaped parrots. I receive
more reports on odd parrot species than any other birds. In the last
few weeks I have received reports, from Sydney, of Superb Parrot, Blue
Bonnet, Port Lincoln Parrot, Budgerigar, Long-billed and Little
Corellas and a Peach-faced Lovebird. All are feral.
Chris Gladwin
Sydney, Australia
BIRDLINE NSW (02) 9290 1778 - sponsored by Birds Australia, NSW Field
Ornithologists Club and Cumberland Bird Observers Club
Please reply direct as a I am unable to see "Birding-Aus"
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