Birdline NSW
Published sightings for the week ending 23 May 2010.
Sun 23 May Brush Bronzewing, Scarlet Robin Deep Creek Reserve
This morning there was one male Brush Bronzewing scratching around in
the path just over the footbridge at Deep Creek Reserve. Also seen there
was a female Scarlet Robin. Further up the road on the Chiltern Track,
Ku-Ring-Gai Chase NP, there were 14 different honeyeater species in the
same area.
Tony Keane & Ed Williams
Australian Logrunner Barrengarry Mountain
I was thrilled to hear two birds calling mid-afternoon. Unfortunately, I
could not locate the birds in the steep terrain's dense undergrowth.
Access off Nowra Rd (entry about 6km from Fitzroy Falls, heading to
Kangaroo Valley). My first record for the Southern Highlands.
Lorne Johnson
Swift Parrot, Blue-faced Honeyeater Nurragingy Reserve, Doonside
(about 5 km west of Blacktown CBD)
This morning I made a short visit to Nurragingy and managed to get at
least one Swift Parrot (they are probably others around still) and a
Blue-faced Honeyeater (the later appears to be a fairly regular
visitor/resident). There were also lots of Musk Lorikeets feeding
amongst the line of small Mugga Ironbarks on the far western end of the
reserve which may be worth checking for the Swift Parrots, though I have
only seen the Swifties feeding on the Forest Gums with lerps close to
the southern end of the main ornamental lake. Lots of muggas and other
ironbarks also in good flower in the surrounding suburbs of the
Blacktown area with plenty of Musk Lorikeets were ever you go.
Edwin Vella
Speckled Warbler Castlereagh
Again, around 7am this morning in the same location as yesterday. I saw
at least three. They were not overly shy either. The birds were around
and heard for over two hours.
Ákos Lumnitzer
Sat 22 May Arctic Tern, Grey-headed Albatross, Buller's Albatross
SOSSA pelagic, off Wollongong
An excellent day's birding about the 'Sandra K', despite not getting all
the way out to the shelf-break due to the wild conditions. Rarities
included a single Arctic Tern & an imm Grey-headed Albatross both viewed
close to the boat. Good numbers of Buller's Albatross (my pic attached)
were seen with 7 birds together at one stage enjoying the hand-outs.
Among the many highlights were 1 or 2 late imm Arctic Jaegers, several
Brown Skua, imm singles of both Northern & Southern Giant Petrels, the
season's first Fairy Prions in good numbers, about 15+ Wilson's
Storm-Petrels, the year's first Cape Petrels & the odd Short-tailed
Shearwater. Other albatross species seen were a few Wandering (young
Snowy 'exulans'), good numbers of Yellow-nosed (Indian 'carteri'), lots
of Black-browed ('melanophris' & Campbell 'impavida') & also plenty of
Shy (all 'cauta').
Martin Cachard (on behalf of all on-board)
White-bellied Cuckooshrike,Musk and Little Lorikeets Castlereagh
Nature Reserve
Mugga Iron Bark flowering lots of honeyeaters about also.
Keith Brandwood
Giant Petrel (adult), Fairy Prions, White-fronted Terns,
Great-winged Petrel Magic Pt, Maroubra (Sydney's Eastern suburbs)
Yesterday, David and I saw a good number and variety (19 species) of
seabird for a May sea watch from Magic Pt at Maroubra. The highlight
being what appeared to be an "adult" Giant Petrel (still undertermined
whether Northern or Southern) which I believe as an adult bird is a
"very rare" sighting in Sydney waters (all the birds that visit our
coast appear to be usually dark juvenile and very less frequently white
morph birds (possibly also all young birds). This individual had a
whitish face and pale and mottled under-parts. Also interesting were our
first sighting of the year of Fairy Prions (at least 3 birds) and Brown
Skuas (4 birds) as well good numbers of Albatross including at least 60
Black-browed (3 were Campbell's), 20 Yellow-nosed and 10 Shy Albatross,
a Great-winged Petrel, a Short-tailed, 2 Fluttering and a Hutton's
Shearwater, 500 Australasian Gannet (hundereds diving together in one
tight flock was very impressive), 2 Arctic Jaegers, 4 Kelp Gulls and 2
or 3 White-fronted Terns. A few albatrosses and shearwaters were seen
close to shore allowing possibly good photo opportunities!
Edwin Vella and David Mitford
Speckled Warbler Castlereagh
While walking my dogs through bushland along Devlin Rd, I stopped to
observe a bunch of small bushbirds in a small tree in which was also a
female Speckled Warbler (chestnut line above eye).
Ákos Lumnitzer
Fri 21 May Australian Brush-turkey Royal Botanic Gardens
They've crossed the harbour - and a new one for the Botanic Gardens bird
list. A Brush-turkey sighted near the Gardens shop this afternoon at
about 3.00pm, obviously enjoying the Palm Grove habitat.
Robert Griffin
White Bellied Sea Eagle East Killara
A Sea Eagle was seen flying past my backyard twice being mobbed by
Currawongs, Ravens and a Magpie. Not sure if it was one or two different
eagles that were observed. Both times the bird was flying quickly below
tree height, behind my house which backs on to Garigal National Park.
Caused flushing of large flocks of rainbow lorikeets and sulpher-crested
cockatoos. The third sighting of Sea Eagles from this area of late,
first noticed in early April when a pair flew over the house honking
loudly.
Kurtis Lindsay
Thu 20 May Cattle Egret Jamboree pastures
Intermingled with grazing cattle. Personal first sighting in NSW and an
unusually large number in one location in my experience. (41).
Brian White
Eastern Bristlebird, Beautiful Firetail, Gang-gang Cockatoo
Barren Grounds Nature Reserve
Eastern Bristlebird: (2). Beautiful Firetail: (2). Gang-gang Cockatoo:
pair (2).
Brian White
Wed 19 May Swift Parrot Meadowbank - TAFE grounds, West Ryde -
Sydney Water
Swift Parrots appeared again in the Meadowbank and West Ryde area. Small
flocks (3-5) birds were observed (at least 4 times during last few days)
feeding on flowering Swamp Mahagony and Spotted Gums together with big
flocks of Rainbow and Musk lorikeets.
Ted Wnorowski
Arctic Jaeger and White-fronted Terns Mistral Point, Maroubra
4 Yellow-nosed and at least 20 Black-browed Albatrosses seen today. Also
a pale morph Arctic Jaeger was playing havoc with the Silver Gulls,
whilst a couple of newly arrived White-fronted Terns worked the base of
the rocks.
David Mitford
Brahminy Kite Catherine Hill Bay
An adult Brahminy Kite has been observed at this location on 4 occasions
within the last 3 weeks. Brahminy Kites are rarely recorded south of
Newcastle.
Garry Deering per Martin Cachard
Tue 18 May Wompoo Fruit Dove Friday Hut Road, near Bangalow
Several birds seen flying in to a large eucalypt. Returned about 10
minutes later and saw another on flying in.
David, Michael and Ross Krippner
White-winged Chough Mittagong
15 birds seen on eastern side of Old South Rd about 4pm. Only my second
record of this species in the Southern Highlands.
Lorne Johnson
Mon 17 May Rose Robin Field of Mars-Sugarloaf Point Lane Cove
National Park
Pair of Rose Robins mid morning.
Graham Weule
Musk Lorikeet Macquarie Park
Large flocks of Musk Lorikeet present and feeding on masses of Grey
Ironbark, Swamp Mahogany, Spotted Gum and Mugga Ironbark flower around
Waterloo and Khartoum Rd, Macquarie Park. Flocks also feeding on Spotted
Gum within Macquarie University Very likely chance of Swift Parrots at
both sites, although none have been seen/heard yet.
Kurtis Lindsay
White-winged Chough Ingleburn
A group of about 15 choughs were observed on the roadside (Henderson
Road) in Ingleburn this morning. This is the first time I have seen them
in this part of Sydney - not sure if others have seen them around here?
Marc Anderson
Sun 16 May Wedge-tailed Eagle Cherrybrook
One dark individual (adult?) flying high over a reserve adjacent to
Cherrybrook Rd, Cherrybrook. Was being aggressivley mobbed by a pair of
Ravens.
Kurtis Lindsay
Sat 15 May Spotted Quail-thrush Nadgee Nature Reserve
Driving through Nadgee to reach Howe Flat in Croajingalong in Victoria.
Spotted Quail-thrush: On track. Superb Lyrebird: 3 Flushed from
roadside.
Paul Dodd & Ruth Woodrow
Tue 13 Apr Noisy pitta South Coogee
Adult noisy pitta found injured in Cuzco Street, South Coogee
Joan Dawes
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