Sightings
21
September
A
single Crested Pigeon was seen in Frankston North outside the Mahogany
Avenue shops, thanks Orenda.
21
September
A
Baillon's Crake was visible at very close range at Westgate Park (just
north of the Westgate Bridge on the city side of the river) from the wooden
viewing platform at the north-east corner of the freshwater lake, thanks Richard
Nowotny
19
September
A
Spotted Harrier was seen five kilometres North West of Bairnsdale in
farmland, thanks Roger Bilney.
14
September
2
Banded Lapwings and a Diamond Firetail were seen in paddocks from
the car near the You Yangs, thanks Ben Sinclair.
15
September
At
Point Wilson Rd in the Western Treatment Plant a Rufous Songlark and more
than 60 Little Corellas, plus a few Long-billed Corellas, were
seen, thanks Richard Nowotny
14
September
A pair
of Long-billed Corellas were feeding on edge of golf course fairway at
the Yarra Bend Golf Course, Fairfield, thanks Neville Pamment.
14
September
There
was a male and female Freckled Duck at Edithvale Bird Hide, thanks Tim
Bawden.
13
September
A
Pale-headed Rosella was seen on the Merri Creek, near the corner of
Cunningham and Rucker Streets in Fitzroy North, thanks Rob
Clements.
12
September
Latham's Snipe have been seen at a small wetland in the Bay
of Islands Coastal Park near Peterborough, thanks Chris
Tzaros.
8
September
A
Square-tailed Kite along Peak School Rd, between the You Yangs and Little
River, thanks Richard Nowotny.
7
September
3
White Headed Pigeons feeding in at Garnett's Track, Jarrahmond, 11 - 12
kms NW Orbost, take the B Road which passes the saleyards and Murray Goulburn to
reach Garnett's Track, thanks Joy Johnstone.
7
September
There
was a male Rose Robin in the north-eastern corner of the fenced-off area
at Yarra Flats Park, Heidelberg, approx. 150m S.E. of the edge of the carpark,
thanks Michael Mules.
Updates
On the
23rd the Baillon's Crake made easy viewing at Westgate Park
and was most recently seen on Monday, thanks Joy Tansey
The
Freckled Ducks were again at the Edithvale Wetlands on the weekend,
thanks David Billinghurst
The Swift
Parrots have again been seen near the swimming pool at Monash University in
Clayton on the 18th
On the
18th the Noisy Friarbird was still in the vicinity of Church
Street, Brighton and has been for the last nine weeks, thanks Michael
Norris
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Stuart
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