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Birdline Victoria Update - 24 November, 2002

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Subject: Birdline Victoria Update - 24 November, 2002
From: "Stuart Cooney" <>
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 09:53:04 +1100
Birdline Victoria Update No. 100
For the week ending: 24 November, 2002

The Yellow Wagtail was first seen and reported to Birdline on Saturday, when its identity was not assured, however another trip on Sunday and a review of his notes lead Ren Millson to confidently declare that the bird was a Yellow Wagtail, a conclusion also reached by Ken Harris on Sunday.
 
The bird is quite flighty and nervous, flying into the reeds when disturbed, however it is usually on the small exposed mud flat in the south-east corner of the wetland.  It can be accessed via a locked gate, with room on Heatherton Road to pull over and is only about 50 metres from the gate.

 Sightings

23 November
A Yellow Wagtail has been seen at the Heatherton Road Wetlands Melways Reference 90 H3/J3 enter via a locked gate, 50m from the gate in the south-east corner on some exposed mud, thanks Ren Millson.
 
23 November
At least 16 Black Honeyeaters were seen at the railway reserve at Mologa, just West of Terrick Terrick National Park, thanks Simon Starr.
 
22 November
50+ Great Crested Grebes, 200+ Whiskered Terns, 6 Little Egrets, 10 Great Egrets, thousands of other water birds were seen at Jack Smith Lake in Gippsland, thanks Duncan Fraser
 
17 November
A Black Honeyeater was feeding with other honeyeaters in Wandin North, thanks Tom Fletcher.
 
17 November
2 Sacred Kingfishers were seen in the Treasury Gardens next to Parliament House, thanks Tim Bawden.
 
16 November
A Spotless Crake was seen at Wilson Reserve, Ivanhoe, in the pond next to southern cricket oval - along with both male and female Red-whiskered Bulbul, thanks Tim Dolby
 
16 November
A Barn Owl was seen in the early hours in Clayton, thanks Tim Bawden.
 
15 & 16 November
 A Grey Falcon has been sighted on 4 occasions around Cowangie on farmland and over the Mallee Highway, thanks Lawrie Conole.
 
15 November
 2 male Scarlet-chested Parrots seen on Ngallo South Road about 1km south of the Mallee Highway, in roadside mallee near Carina Park homestead, thanks Lawrie Conole.
 
15 November
An escaped Port Lincoln Parrot was seen flying over the Mornington Peninsula Freeway in Dromana.
 
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.
 
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
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.

Updates

The Red-whiskered Bulbuls were again seen at Wilson Reserve in Ivanhoe on the 21st, behind the cricket pitches, thanks John Harris.

The Terek Sandpiper could not be found at Stockyard Point on the 14th, however the Whiskered Terns were present as well as 27 Red-necked Avocets, thanks Robbie Brown.

There are now 15 White-headed Pigeons resident in Jarrahmond in eastern Victoria, as at the 14th, thanks Len Axen

Birdline Victoria is a service for birdwatchers to report and find out about rare and unusual birds in Victoria and is brought to you by the VicGroup of Birds Australia. Birdline can be contacted on (03) 9882 2390 or on the Internet at http://home.iprimus.com.au/scooney/index.htm

Regards,
Stuart
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