28 February
There were 5 Double-banded Plovers at Alston Rd. Werribee first
pond, and a Little Eagle near the You Yangs—along the road in front of the
gates, thanks John & Sue O’Malley.
26 February
One female Red-capped Robin seen along Glenelg River Road in the
Grampians N.P., thanks Steve Clark.
25 February
There were approx 200 Sanderlings and 8 Hooded Plovers plus one
young on Killarney Beach, there were also 4 Pomarine Jaegars and several
Fluttering Shearwaters off shore, VicRoads Ref Map 89 Grid G7, thanks Bill
Ramsay.
25 February
There were 100 plus Brolgas in a paddock 10 km NE of Glenthompson,
on the north side of the Maroona-Glenthompson Road, at about 8.30 am, VicRoads
Ref Map 74 Grid B3, thanks Bill Ramsay.
24 February
On Reedy Lake at the Moolap Station Rd entrance there were 42 +
Magpie Geese and a Single Glossy Ibis, thanks Peter Fuller.
23 February
3 White-winged Chough in plantation on farm about 10km south of
Hamilton. Unusual because the nearest regular sightings are 25km to the north
and 30km to the south, thanks Steve Clark.
22 February
Highlights of a BAYBOCA trip to Mud Island were a White-faced
Storm-Petrel seen whilst approaching Mud Islands, Greater and Lesser Sand
Plover, Double-banded Plover, 30+ Grey Plover, 100+ Bar-tailed Godwit, large
numbers of Great and Red Knot, a single Sanderling, and a Fluttering Shearwater
seen on the trip back to Portsea, thanks Tania Ireton.
22 February
There were 2 Black-faced Cormorants on Eagle rock near the
lighthouse at Airey’s Inlet, thanks John & Sue O’Malley.
22 February
A single Latham's Snipe was seen in a small swamp just on the
Centenary Trail bike track at Wesburn in the Yarra Valley, as well as a single
Dusky Woodswallow in Rosella Road, also in Wesburn, thanks Michael Veitch.
21 February
On the BA Victoria boneseeding day there were 3 or 4 Diamond
Firetails at the Eastern Paddock just up from the BA site, thanks Merrilyn
Serong.
21 February
There were 2 Common Sandpipers, at Tooradin (south of Bridge on
mud) and a Broad-Billed Sandpiper on Barrallier Island, Westernport Bay, thanks
Graham Beal & Dale Tonkinson.
21 February
A Brolga was seen at Pt Cook on the afternoon of 21st Feb during
the BOCA outing (possibly one of the Werribee ones?), thanks Dave Torr.
20 February
A pair of Wedge-tailed Eagle’s were observed at Melbourne Airport
south east of the Wildwood and Bulla/Sunbury Road intersection, thanks Micah
Kawalek.
19 February
There were a total of 8 Hooded Plovers, including three juveniles
in the company of large flocks of Red-necked Stints at Lake Victoria Point
Lonsdale, thanks Rod Corinaldi.
18 February
There were about 30 Little Corellas flying north-west over Mayer
Park, Thornbury, thanks Paul Peake.
16 February
There were 10 Cape Barren Geese at Paradise Road, Western
treatment Plant, thanks Tania Ireton.
15 February
On the Port Fairy Pelagic trip the highlights of the day were 2
Common Diving-Petrels, 2 White-chinned Petrels, 5 Buller's Albatross and 20
Grey-backed Storm-Petrels, thanks Rohan Clarke.
15 February
A single Latham's Snipe was seen on the Werribee River (K Road
adjacent to the Werribee Park Golf Course) as well as Little (many) and
Purple-crowned Lorikeets in the eucalypts, thanks Richard
Nowotny.
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Regards,
Stuart
