4 January
A male Rose Robin was seen while walking along
the treetop walk at the Otway Fly, Beech Forest, thanks Ian Davies.
4 January
There was 1 White-winged Black Tern, 1
Wood Sandpiper, 3 Glossy Ibis and 4
Grey-crowned Babblers amongst many other
commoner species at McDonalds Swamp between Kerang and Koondrook, thanks Simon
Starr.
1 January
Beside several dams in the Pine Grove Locality, Nth Vic, several
flocks of Plumed Whistling Ducks, thanks Chris Coleborn.
Late December
There was a presumably escaped Chestnut-breasted
Mannikin feeding 4 young in Buffalo, Southern Gippsland, thanks Yarden
Oren.
31 December
Seeing
in the new year in a birding fashion, Chris Coleborn sends us the following
sightings:
At
Hird Swamp - 6 Painted Snipe
At
Johnson Swamp - 4+ Australasian Bittern
On
Terricks Plains - 1 Plains-wanderer and 12+ Little
Button-quail including one breeding with 4 small young
Near Mt Hope - breeding Australian
Pratincole.
29 December
On a farm dam beside the Darlington-Woorndoo Road, 12 km SE of
Woorndoo: 37 57 27 S; 142 54 03 E (GDA) 1 Brolga, apparently
injured: it held the right leg off the ground, and hopped rather than walked,
thanks David McDonald.
27 December
The Victorian Wader Study Group caught, banded and tagged, (orange
leg flag), a Little Stint at the Western Treatment Plant at
Werribee. It was in non-breeding plumage so will take some picking out among the
numerous Red-necked Stints. It is suggested that the best place
to look would be at the Austin Road Lagoons at high tide, thanks Mike
Carter.
25 December
There was a single Common Sandpiper at K Road in
Werribee and Little Corellas at the nearby Historic Park, thanks Vin Lam.
23 December
A large group of around 20 Glossy Ibis were seen
at Lake Linlithgow (~20km east of Hamilton), thanks Steve Clark.
23 December
Manfred Ruff identified a Koel from its call
early this morning around Second Street, Black Rock, thanks Michael Norris.
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Stuart
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