I have seen blcak-chinned honeyeaters at the back of the Grampians around
Wartook.
Hi Stuart and Fellow Birders
(not that Stuart is not a fellow birder), Few
things of note over the past week. Last Thursday,
Oct 4th, 10:30am while observing waders along Paradise Rd., Werribee treatment
Plant (bulk of waders were there, continuous stream flying in from the
river mouth sand bar) : among regular species seen, one Pectoral
Sandpiper. This past weekend spent up near Halls
Gap, Victoria, 5km south of the town on the direct Ararat rd.. Can
highly recommend the Grampians Getaway as place to stay. Each 'pyramid'
will house 6 people comfortably. Property backs onto State Forest
(Illawara ?) and easy walking along the horse trails. Spent couple
of hours each morning before foul weather set in birding along the trails
and walking the culvert which runs conveniently through the forest.
72 species recorded, with highlights including a group of 8 White-browed
Babblers, and a new species for me, Southern Whiteface, 2 birds observed
flitting about the grass and small scrub along with a band of Yellow-rumped,
Buff-rumped and brown Thornbills. I was amazed at the subtly of their
features (the Whiteface) in comparison to the Pizzey and Knight illustration.
Birdsong and activity was overwhelmingly alive !One
question begs of Black-chinned Honeyeater, after checking hundreds of individuals
representing White-naped, should I expect to see them in that location,
that is in forests typical of the foothills of the Grampians. Otherwise
I'll save my neck next time. Cheers and good
birding, Paul
>>> Stuart Cooney <> 10/08/01 05:04pm >>>
Birdline
Victoria Update for the week ending 7/10/01
Peter Lansley reports that there are now
five Wandering Whistling-ducks at Lake Guyatt in Sale. These are
the first sightings of these birds since the early nineties at the Edithvale
Wetlands.
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7 October
A white-winged Triller was seen in a Pittosporum
in a lane behind Roseneath St, Clifton Hill, thanks Neville Pamment
6 October
On the Natimuk-Douglas salt pans in the Wimmera
region, some 16 000 Banded Stilts were spread across the lakes (4500 Banded
Stilts, 100 Avocets on Oliver Lake; 9000 Banded Stilts Mitre Lake; 2170
Banded Stilts 240 Avocets White Lake), thanks Richard Alcorn
4 October
A Great Crested Grebe was seen in the drainage
pond at end of Emily St, Point Lonsdale, thanks Rod Corinaldi
3 October
Twenty plus Whiskered Terns some in breeding
plumage,fifty to a hundred Native Hen along the edge of Lake Cairn Curran
near Newstead, thanks John Alexander
2 October
2 or 3 Orange Chats were seen at Lake Tyrell
in Sealake, thanks Jenny Skewes
1 October
A Painted Honeyeater was seen at Clunes Forest.
5 km north of 80 km/hour sign exiting Clunes on Maryborough road, opposite
Victoria Better Roads sign, along with Black-chinned Honeyeaters and White-browed
Woodswallows, thanks Aidan Sudbury
28 September
A pair of Mallee Emu-wrens were seen about
6.6 km up the road marked "Warripool Lookout", which turns left off the
road into Hattah-Kulkyne NP 1 kilometre from the Park entrance, in spinifex
on top of a small rise about 50 m off to the right, thanks Michael and
Penny Hunter
28 September
2 and now 5 Wandering Whistling Ducks were
seen at Lake Guyatt (behind the main lake) in Sale. The birds can be seen
south of McIntosh Road from the carpark at the end of the track, thanks
Laurie Living.
28 September
Up to 35 (but definitely ten) White-fronted
Terns were seen at Ricketts Point, this number is increasing, thanks Michael
Norris
28 September
Along the gravel road immediately west of
Point Cook CA entrance, where water from ponds rises to the road, 5 Black-tailed
native Hens and 2 Australian Spotted Crakes were seen feeding along muddy
edge, thanks Paul Rose
26 September
At Wandown Reserve (Nth of Swan Hill) there
were several Black Honeyeaters and some small flocks of White-fronted Honeyeaters
and Cockatiels were also in the area, thanks Chris Coleborn.
25 September
The Gang Gang Cockatoos at Brighton Golf
Course are still present with 8 seen in Cypresses near South Road, thanks
Michael Norris
23 September
A Black-tailed Native Hen at the Frankston
Botanical Gardens near the fern gully and the lake, thanks Norman Cooney.
22 September
A Black Kite was seen at Woodland Historic
Park, thanks Lawrie Conole
18 September
Powerful Owl seen at Corner Creek, north
of Newry, in a large Eriostermon trachyphyllus shrub, thanks Duncan Fraser
18 September
A Square Tailed Kite see at Mangalore Flora
Reserve, thanks Sean Dooley
18 September
2 White-breasted Woodswallow seen at Chiltern
Valley Dam No 2, thanks Sean Dooley
16 September
White-browed Woodswallows were reported from
7km south of Nalinga on Violet Town - Nalinga Road, thanks Debbie Coulbourne
& Julian Miles
15 September
Up to 20 Swift Parrots could readily be seen
at Cyanide Dam in Chiltern N.P. along with some very confiding Turquoise
Parrots.
14 September
20 or more Little Corellas were seen at Green
Point, Brighton, at a similar time to last years sightings, thanks Michael
Norris
9 September
Northern Shoveler seen at Lake Borrie, thanks
Peter Lansley
8 September
A Square-tailed Kite was seen at Ironbark
Basin, Point Addis, near Anglesea by Fred Smith and others.
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Stuart
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