Highlights in NSW over the last week or so are as follows:
BULLER'S SHEARWATER 1 Mistral Point, Maroubra, Sydney 14 and 15/1
PINK-EARED DUCK 4 Tuggerah Dairy Swamp (Central Coast) 16/1 and 6 Homebush,
Sydney 16/1
PACIFIC BAZA 1 Ourimbah, Central Coast 6/1
BRUSH TURKEY 1 Mackerel Beach, Pittwater (Sydney) 12/1 and 1 in
Merrylands (western suburb of Sydney!) last week - presumably escapee
LITTLE BUTTON QUAIL 1 Capertee Valley 10/1
BAILLON'S CRAKE 8 McGrath's Hill STW, Windsor 16/1
AUSTRALIAN CRAKE 5 McGrath's Hill STW, Windsor 16/1
PACIFIC GULL 1 imm Penryhn Road, Botany 9/1
COMMON NODDY 1 Crowdy Head, Harrington (Taree) 15/1
LONG-TAILED SKUA 9 past Mistral Point, Maroubra 14/1 and 1 North
Head, Sydney 12/1
SOOTY OWL 2 Wambina NR, Matcham (Central Coast) 13/1, 1 Lady
Carrington Drive, Waterfall (Royal Nat Park) 9/1 and 1 Katoomba 13/1 - 16/1
BARKING OWL 1 Capertee Valley 10/1
PHEASANT COUCAL 1 Mainbaar, Royal Nat Park 11/1
CICADABIRD 1 Bilgola Plateau, Sydney 28/12
SPOTTED QUAILTHRUSH 4 Bucketty 30/12
REGENT HONEYEATER 2 + 1 imm Capertee Valley 10/1 and others reported
from Glen Davis camp ground last week
Chris Gladwin
Sydney, Australia
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