Birdline Victoria Update No. 90
For
the week ending: 15 September, 2002
Spring has sprung around Victoria with sightings of waders such as
Sharp-tailed Sandpipers at Edithvale and Red-necked Stints at Banyule. All
of the cuckoos have now been reported and Orioles have returned to near
Melbourne. We may also be seeing the beginning of a migration of arid
birds to the wetter fringes of the continent with Short-billed Corellas and
Letter-winged Kites in Melbourne's western
suburbs.
Sightings
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.
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.
3 September
An Olive-backed Oriole
has been seen and heard calling very early mornings at Warneet, Melway 142 G10,
thanks Robin Dzedins.
4 September
A Square-tailed Kite was seen about a
kilometre east of a sign-posted Special Protection Zone at the junction of
Ridge Road and the Burke and Wills Road, Cobaw State Forest, north-west of
Lancefield, thanks Charles Silveira.
3 September
A Pallid Cuckoo seen and
heard at Banyule Flats, Heidelberg, along the Yarra River in the eastern section
of the park, thanks Michael Mules.
3 September
An
Olive-backed Oriole seen and heard calling at Wilson's Reserve, Ivanhoe,
in a tree above the stone monument, thanks Michael Mules.
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Regards,
Stuart
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