Birdline Victoria Update No. 99
For the week ending: 17 November, 2002
Birdline Victoria is 2 years old! In that time I hope that it has become a
valuable tool for Bird-watchers across the state. We have had nearly 700
hundred sightings reported, and 123 people have reported birds to Birdline,
while reports have been taken from another 45 Bird-watchers. The site
receives around 250 hits per week and the email bulletin goes out to around 40
people per week.
Once again I must thank the star contributors who
continue to support the service and make the effort so worthwhile. In 2003
I hope to improve the site and use the information as the basis on which to
revive the annual Victorian Bird Report. If you haven’t been to the site
yet, visit us at www.birdline.cjb.net and thanks you all for your
support
Sightings
17 November
2 Sacred Kingfishers were seen in the Treasury
Gardens next to Parliament House, thanks Tim Bawden.
16
November
A Barn Owl was seen in the early hours in Clayton,
thanks Tim Bawden.
15 November
An escaped Port Lincoln
Parrot was seen flying over the Mornington Peninsula Freeway in
Dromana.
Mid November
2 Pectoral Sandpipers and
2500 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers were seen south-west of
Skipton.
Mid November
13 500 Pink-eared Ducks
were seen at Deep Lake near Derrinallum.
14 November
At the
monthly Edithvale Wetland survey there was a late leaving Australasian
Bittern and a Pectoral Sandpiper among nearly 3000
Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, thanks Mike
Carter
12 November
8 White-browed Woodswallows
go over in the Mt. Burnett\Cockatoo area, thanks Graham Beal.
11
November
A Baillon's Crake was spotted at night within a
vegetated channel along Paradise Road, north of Paradise Ponds, and a
Barn Owl was sighted perched on a fence, north of Western
Lagoon, Western Treatment Plant, thanks Aaron Organ.
10
November
A Black Honeyeater was seen at the Merri Creek at
Fawkner, it is best seen early morning, approach from the end of Jules Road
(Melway map 18, A2) and head slightly left (north) to a fenced off treed area,
thanks Mike Carter
10 November
Highlights of an exciting pelagic
trip from Port Fairy were 8 White-headed Petrels, 1
White-chinned Petrel, a Grey-backed
Storm-petrel, a juvenile Light-mantled Sooty
Albatross, 2 Arctic Jaegers and 2 Arctic
Terns, thanks Mike Carter
10 November
3 Grey
Teal 50 m upstream of Dights Falls, Yarra River, Abbotsford, thanks
Neville Pamment.
10 November
A Whimbrel in non
breeding plumage feeding on ocean beach with 6 Bar Tailed
Godwits at Wingan Inlet in Croajinganlong National Park, thanks Len
Axen.
9 November
A lone adult Lewin's Rail
foraging on the edge of tall grass near farm dam on the Marlo Plains, thanks Len
Axen on behalf of David McKenzie.
9 November
At the You Yangs
(Western Block/Hovell's Creek) there was a Leaden Flycatcher
(female); Black-chinned Honeyeater; Spiny-cheeked
Honeyeater, thanks Richard Nowotny
9 November
2
Whiskered Tern were seen at Albert Park Lake, thanks Richard
Nowotny
9 November
A Terek Sandpiper and 32
Whiskered Terns were seen at Stockyard Point, near Jam Jerrup,
Westernport Bay, thanks Graham Beal.
9 November
5
Pectoral Sandpipers- probably adults - no buffish colour on
breast, in a group, together with one Red-necked Stint at the
Werribee Treatment Plant, on the rocky shore, just east of the mouth of Little
River (where the road runs along the beach), thanks Glen White.
8
November
Approximately 30 White-browed Woodswallows seen in
Camberwell, thanks George Appleby.
8 November
18 Glossy
Ibis were seen feeding north of levee bank at Hospital Swamp,
Connewarre, near Geelong, thanks Peter Bright.
7 November
A
possible Collared Dove was seen in Hamilton, thanks Steve
Clark
6 November
Estimated 600 White-browed
Woodswallows (with a small number of Masked
Woodswallows) seen in and over forest just east of Cann River.
Also smaller numbers seen in general area on the day after at Tamboon Inlet
(with c. 10 White-throated Needletails), thanks George
Appleby.
Updates
Hundreds of White-browed and tens of Masked
Woodswallows are still present (Sat 9 Nov) in the paddock to the south
of Toynes Road (eastern side of the You Yangs). Also in the same paddock were
Diamond Firetail and Pallid Cuckoo, thanks
Richard Nowotny
The Baillon's Crake is still
visible at Westgate Park and was most recently seen on Saturday 9th, thanks
Richard Nowotny
200 Freckled Ducks seen loafing on N-W
corner of lake. They have been here for months now at Lake Lorne,
Drysdale. GPS 38-10-54 144-33-23, thanks Peter Bright.
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Regards,
Stuart
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