Highlights by observers in New South Wales over the last week are as
follows:
ROYAL ALBATROSS 1 (northern) Mistral Point, Maroubra 2/7
PROVIDENCE PETREL 24 Mistral Point, Maroubra 1/7
FAIRY PRION thousands from Sydney headlands all week
SLENDER-BILLED PRION 1 Mistral Point, Maroubra 30/6 & 4/7
ANTARCTIC PRION reported from Maroubra, Sydney 30/6
RED-FOOTED BOOBY the bird found inland on 22/6 refused to fly when
taken out to sea on 28/6 and has been sent to Queensland for care.
AUSTRALASIAN BITTERN up to 2 daily to at least 5/7 Pitt Town
Lagoon, Windsor
HARDHEAD 400 Pitt Town Lagoon, Windsor 28/6
PACIFIC BAZA 2 Avoca Beach 28/6 & 1 West Pymble, Sydney 29/6
BEACH STONE-CURLEW 1 daily to at least 5/7 Bonnievale, Royal Nat. Park
WHITE-FRONTED TERN 38 Maroubra, Sydney 30/6
GLOSSY BLACK COCKATOO 2 Kurrajong Heights, Richmond & 9 Capertee
Valley 4/7
SWIFT PARROT up to 100 daily to at least 5/7 Londonderry,
Richmond
SOOTY OWL 2 Ourimbah, Central Coast 1/7
POWERFUL OWL 1 Bonnievale, Royal Nat. Park 30/6 & 1 Mitchell
Park, Cattai 28/6
SOUTHERN LOGRUNNER 3 Bulli Pass, north of Wollongong 5/7
REGENT HONEYEATER 4 Castlereagh Forest, Richmond 20/6
PLUM-HEADED FINCH 16 Capertee Valley 4/7
As always this report is only a summary of reports to BIRDLINE. It
does not contain all contributions, nor exact locations, through space
constraints. However full details, of all sitings, are always sent to
the NSW recorder for inclusion in the Annual NSW Bird Report.
Chris Gladwin
Sydney, Australia
BIRDLINE NSW (02) 9290 1778 - sponsored by Birds Australia, NSW Field
Ornithologists Club, Cumberland Bird Observers Club and Illawarra Bird
Observers Club
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