Birdline Victoria Update No.64
For the week ending: 17 Febraury 2002
There have not been too many new sightings this week; I guess everyone has
been going to see all the good birds over the last couple of weeks.
Lots of people are going to the gallery site to look at the pictures of some
of the birds seen around Victoria. I am happy to receive any photos that
people have of the birds to give other birders an idea of what to look for.
Does anyone have a picture of the Ringed Plover at Marlo?
13 February
A Red-whiskered Bulbul was seen at Wilson Reserve, Ivanhoe, thanks Peter
Lansley.
11 February
There are approximately 30 Orange Chats seen at the northern end of Lake
Tutchewop, thanks Simon Starr.
10 February
A single immature-plumaged White-bellied Sea-Eagle Sunday afternoon soaring
over Millgrove in the Yarra Valley, about 70 km east of Melbourne, thanks
Jack Krohn.
10 February
During VicGroup's tour of Cheetham Wetlands (unfortunately not open to
public) on Sunday, they saw at least 6 Marsh Sandpipers, along with Banded
Stilts, Greenshanks, Black-winged Stilts and Red-necked Avocets, thanks
Debra Saxon-Campbell.
10 February
Possible sighting of a Black Falcon between Drysdale and Port Arlington on
the Bellarine Peninsula, thanks Tim Dolby.
9 February
A number of White-throated Needletails flying south, 8 km SW of Pyramid
Hill, normally it's Fork-tailed Swifts in this area, thanks Simon Starr.
9 February
35 Bluebill Ducks, males and females/immatures were sighted at the Maffra
sewage farm winter holding pond, thanks Duncan Fraser.
9 February
At the Western Treatment Plant in Werribee there were three Cape Barren
Geese, and also some Australian Wood Ducks, neither of which are regular
visitors to the plant, thanks Shirley Cameron.
6 February
A juvenile White-bellied Sea-Eagle was seen flying over the mouth of
Laverton Creek, Altona Meadows, as well as 10 Red Knots, thanks Lawrie
Conole.
6 February
At the Altona sewage treatment complex in Altona Meadows (not open to the
public) was a Great Egret and an Intermediate Egret perched alongside each
other on a concrete wall, thanks Lawrie Conole.
6 February
3 Nankeen Night-herons were seen on the edge of pond, in the park at the
corner of Balaclava Rd and Hawthorn Rd, Caulfield, thanks Michael Daniel.
6 February
A Marsh Sandpiper was seen on Lake Reeve near Seaspray, thanks Duncan
Fraser.
4 February
Huge numbers of Banded Stilts and 3 Great Crested Grebes have been reported
at Lake Victoria, Point Lonsdale, thanks Denise Moore.
2 February
Craig Morley and John Newman saw a Red-necked Phalarope at Hospital Swamp
near Geelong. It was on the private land near the Lake Road entrance to
Hospital Swamp; you need to ask permission from Tony Leen at the big house
nearest the entrance. If no one is home write your name etc on the
blackboard next to the door. The bird was actually not on the big lake but
close to Lake Road itself, not far from where a small drain runs under the
road - A place where there were a lot of wood sandpipers a few years ago.
Craig can give directions if rung at a reasonable time; 5221 4604, thanks
Margaret Cameron.
22 January
One Ringed Plover, apparently in breeding plumage, feeding at water's edge
on sandbar amongst a flock of 500 Red-necked Stints, at the Snowy River,
Marlo, near the Little Tern breeding colony at river mouth, access the
colony from Mots Beach thanks Richard Alcorn.
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rare and unusual birds in Victoria and is brought to you by the VicGroup of
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Regards,
Stuart
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