Should one head to the sea cliffs or the far west? Observations
reported to BIRDLINE NSW over the last week or so are as follows:
WANDERING ALBATROSS 1 Mistral Point, Maroubra 1/6, 5 Long Reef, Sydney 2/6
SHY ALBATROSS 20 Long Reef, Sydney 2/6
BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSS 27 Mistral Point, Maroubra 1/6 and 40 there 31/5
YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS 3 Mistral Point, Maroubra 1/6
GIANT PETREL spp 1 Long Reef, Sydney 2/6
COMMON DIVING PETREL 3 Mistral Point, Maroubra 3/6
PRION spp "hundreds" at all Sydney promontories 31/5 to 3/6
SHORT-TAILED SHEARWATER 1 Mistral Point, Maroubra 27/5 and 2/6
FLUTTERING SHEARWATER "hundreds" Mistral Point and Long Reef, Sydney 3/6
BLUE-BILLED DUCK 10 Gum Swamp, Forbes 3/6
BLACK-BREASTED BUZZARD 1 Wanaaring, Far West 25/5
LITTLE EAGLE 1 Castle Hill, Sydney 31/5
GREY FALCON 1 Wanarra Creek, White Cliffs 26/5
PEREGRINE 3 Dural, Sydney 23/5
GREAT KNOT 1 Long Reef, Sydney 3/6 - very unseasonable
WHITE-FRONTED TERN 2 Long Reef, Sydney 3/6, 6 Mistral Point, Maroubra 3/6
SOUTHERN SKUA 1 Long Reef, Sydney 2/6
POWERFUL OWL 2 birds Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney to at least 28/5
GLOSSY BLACK COCKATOO 1 Mogo Camp, Buckety 3/6
BOURKE'S PARROT 2 Fort Grey, Sturt NP 28/5
WHITE-HEADED PIGEON 1 Mogo Camp, Buckety 3/6
GROUND CUCKOO-SHRIKE 5 Coonamble 21/5
REDTHROAT 8 55km north east of Broken Hill 28/5
BLUE-FACED HONEYEATER 1 Mogo Camp, Buckety 3/6
BLACK HONEYEATER 1 Mount Wood, Sturt NP 30/5
RED-BROWED PARDALOTE 1 Mount Wood, Sturt NP 30/5
Chris Gladwin
Sydney, Australia
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