Highlights in NSW over the last three weeks or so are as follows:
WANDERING ALBATROSS 1 Mistral Point, Coogee, Sydney 9/5
WEDGE-TAILED SHEARWATER 1 late bird Mistral Point, Coogee 9/5
STRIATED HERON 1 Long Reef, Sydney 23/5
BLACK-NECKED STORK 1 Nr Bellingen, North Coast 22/5
PINK-EARED DUCK 76 Bicentennial Park, Sydney 17/5
WHITE-BREASTED SEA-EAGLE 2 Newington, Sydney Olympics Site 9/5
BRAHMINY KITE 1 Myall Lakes, Hawkes Nest 22/5
PACIFIC BAZA 6 Eastern Creek, Sydney last week
GREY GOSHAWK 1 Blackman Park, Lane Cove River 9/5 and 2 Marsfiled, Sydney
7/5
BROWN FALCON 1 Magic Point, Maroubra, Sydney 11/5
LEWIN'S RAIL up to 9 (!) daily Magic Point, Maroubra, Sydney till
at least 26/5
SPOTLESS CRAKE up to 3 daily Magic Point, Maroubra, Sydney till at least
26/5
PAINTED BUTTON QUAIL 3 Castlereagh NR, Richmond 13/5
BROWN QUAIL 20 Magic Point, Maroubra 8/5
SOOTY OYSTERCATCHER 17 Long Reef, Sydney 23/5
KELP GULL 1 Long Reef, Sydney 23/5
ARCTIC SKUA 2 late birds Mistral Point, Coogee, Sydney 9/5
YELLOW-TAILED BLACK COCKATOO up to 44 in one flock wandering Sydney's
Eastern suburbs all month
SWIFT PARROT 3 Noorangingy Reserve, Doonside, Sydney 9/5
TOPKNOT PIGEON 50 Taronga Zoo, Mosman 19/5
EMERALD DOVE 1 Blackman Park, Lane Cover River, Sydney 9/5
SACRED KINGFISHER 1 over wintering Bobbin Head, Sydney
NOISY PITTA 1 juv Taronga Zoo, Mosman 17/5 and 1 Field of Mars
Reserve, East Ryde, Sydney 4/5
GREENFINCH 2 Magic Point, Maroubra 11/5
Chris Gladwin
Sydney, Australia
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