Sightings
10 February
There was an Oriental Pratincole at Werribee
Sewerage Farm on Austin Road in the first pond on left through the gate, thanks
Glen Crothers.
8 February
There was a small flock of around 5 Cape Barren
Geese at Paradise Road at the Western Treatment Plant, thanks Sue
Taylor.
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
There were over 100 White-throated Needletails
whilst driving on the highway between Stratford and Sale, thanks Vin.
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.
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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