Birdline Victoria Update No. 210
For the week ending: 3 July 2005
Sightings
1 July
There was a flock of 50 Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos screeching outside
Albert Rd at Albert Park. Thanks Michael Norris.
28 June
Michael Mack, spotted two strange honeyeaters feeding on berries from a
mistletoe growing on an Acacia ligulata on the Merbein Common. On keying
them out he found they were Painted Honeyeaters. Thanks Bob Palmer.
28 June
Two Brolgas were observed flying over Blind Creek Road near Winter Swamp,
Cardigan, about 7 km northwest of Ballarat by Janine Trainor. Thanks Colin
Trainor.
28 June
There was a female Regent Parrot at the Blackburn Creeklands Walk (most
probably an aviary escapee). Thanks Greg Oakley.
27 June
During the weekly EGBOC outing to the Canni Creek Racecourse (south of
Buchan) the following observations were noted. 6 species of Honeyeater (Bell
Miner, Lewin's, Yellow-faced, White-faced, New Holland and Yellow-tufted), 4
species of Thornbill (Brown, Striated, Yellow-rumped and Yellow) and 4
species of Robin (Eastern Yellow, Flame, Scarlet and Hooded). The recording
of 12 Scarlet Robins and the 6 Hooded Robins (2 male and 4 female) were both
sizeable numbers for this location. Thanks Len Axen.
26 June
There were 15-20 Gang Gang Cockatoos at Brandon Park Technical College along
Collegium Av. Thanks Darryl Morgan
25 June
There was a Lewin's Rail at Tamarisk Creek, near the Tamarisk Wetlands in
Langwarrin. Thanks Peter Lansley.
25 June
WESBOC had an outing to Swan Lake on the western part of Phillip Island this
afternoon and came across a group of three (3) Scaly-breasted Lorikeets.
Thanks Elizabeth Shaw.
23 June
After 26mm of rain overnight, 80+ Black-winged Stilts suddenly appeared on
the Brodribb wetlands adjacent to the Orbost - Marlo road this morning.
Thanks Len Axen.
21 June
The number of Freckled Ducks currently on Lake Guyatt has risen to between
400 and 500 within 50 metres one can also observe a pair of nesting Azure
Kingfishers makes a 2 ½ hour drive from Melbourne well worthwhile. Thanks
Don Ripper.
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 Birds Australia
Victoria. Birdline can be contacted on (03) 9882 2390 or on the Internet at
www.babblersnest.com/birdline
Regards,
Stuart
This update was sent to you on request or via the Birding-Aus mailing list.
If you received this e-mail in error please reply to the sender to be
removed from the recipient list.
--------------------------------------------
Birding-Aus is now on the Web at
www.birding-aus.org
--------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message 'unsubscribe
birding-aus' (no quotes, no Subject line)
to
|
