Birdline Victoria Update No. 148
For
the week ending: 8 February, 2004
Sightings
8 February
There were 3 Wedge-tailed Eagles soaring above
Launching Place, thanks Craig Marsalek.
8 February
There were 3 Arctic Jaegers, including a light
phase bird seen from a fishing boat in the bay just south of Williamstown,
thanks Simon Starr.
7 February
A Wedge tailed Eagle soaring above agricultural
land at Newmerella. An infrequent sighting for this area, thanks Len Axen.
6 February
There were 9 Little Corellas flying north-west
over Mayer Park, Thornbury, thanks Paul Peake.
5 February
A Peaceful Dove sighted in a rural sub-division
on the outskirts of Marlo, thanks Len Axen.
4 February
At Edwards Point Reserve near St Leonards, lots of
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeaters, thanks Duncan Fraser.
1 February
Highlights of this months Port Fairy Pelagic trip include 4
Common Diving-petrel, 3 White-headed Petrel, 1
Soft-plumaged Petrel, 2 Cooks' Petrel (only
the second and third for Victoria, and because of the photographic record,
potentially the first ‘acceptable’ sight record for Australia), 4
White-chinned Petrel, 1 southern Royal
Albatross, 40 Grey-backed Storm-petrel and 1
Caspian Tern, seen inshore and may be the first for these
trips, thanks Mike Carter.
29 January
In the area between Mclaughlin's Inlet and Mann's Beach by boat at
half to low tide there were -- near McLaughlin's entrance, 60+ Fairy
Terns, many sitting on eggs, 3 adult Hooded Plovers
with two chicks, 1000s Red-necked Stints, 50+ Eastern
Curlew, 6 Sooty Oystercatchers near Manns Beach, 75
Bar-tailed Godwit, 50+
Whimbrel, 100 Curlew Sandpiper. Offshore 1000+
unidentified Shearwaters, thanks Duncan Fraser.
28 January
There was a Spotted Crake and
Black-tailed Native-Hen at the Heritage Wetlands Wonga Park,
thanks Margot Craddock.
28 January
There were at least 3 Black-tailed Native-hens at
Jawbone Reserve in the bushes along the footpath this week (23rd and 28th Jan),
as well as a Great Crested Grebe in early January, thanks
Vin.
Updates
5 February
The
Black-tailed Native-hens were still at Jawbone Reserve (near
the ibis colony), thanks Alan Flack
4 February
The Common Sandpiper at Albert Park was still present at
the same place as originally sighted; in the middle of the 3 ponds at the
northern end of the Lake, thanks Alex Farias
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Regards,
Stuart
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