Birdline Australia
Published sightings for the week ending 1 Aug 2010.
Sat 31 Jul Regent Honeyeater Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park
(Chiltern), Victoria
Single bird well seen on Green Hill Road, about 100m east of Pipeline
Track. The bird was initially seen on a tree branch above the road with
some White-naped and Fuscous Honeyeaters. It appeared to have no leg
bands, so presumably a wild bird and not a released one. The bird was
flighty and was soon flushed into the trees to the north of Green Hill
Road. As we approached it again, it flushed further and could not be
relocated.
Paul Dodd & Ruth Woodrow
Thu 29 Jul Red-backed Kingfisher Bicheno , Tasmania
John Alison has provided photos to the Atlas at Birds Australia HO of a
Red-backed Kingfisher he saw at the Lions Park at Bicheno on the east
coast of Tasmania on 10 July 2010. Neither the Atlas nor HANZAB has any
records of the species for Tasmania but the Pizzey & Knight Field Guide
states vagrant to Tasmania.
John Alison Per Mike Carter
Wed 28 Jul Princess Parrot Between Yulara and Mt Liebig , Northern
Territory
Good numbers of Princess Parrots frequenting an area of more than 100
sq. km within the Northern Territory between Yulara and Mt Liebig within
a geographic area that could be described as the eastern Gibson Desert.
The minimum number of birds observed were estimated to be more than 100
but it is probable there were many more in the area. The birds were very
active and had formed numerous flocks of mostly 12 to 20 birds. One
flock comprised more than 60 birds.
Ian May per Tim Dolby
Sat 24 Jul Spinifexbird Mt Walker, 8.5 km south Hughenden,
Queensland
Between 7.30 am and 10.30 am closely observed a pair of Spinifexbird
nest building in a clump of spinifex near the Reay Lookout on Mt Walker.
This mesa is covered with spinifex and the nest clump is a patch about 2
metres diameter and about 75 cm high. Both birds busily collecting grass
and other material from adjacent spinifex clumps and returning to the
nest clump. Foraging exercises about 1-2 minutes apart. Both birds
confiding and apparently undisturbed by observation from a distance of
about 8 metres. On occasion approached the observer to within 2 metres.
Low level communication (metallic tock tock) during the forays with
occasional song from the top of the nesting clump prior to departure.
Birds very active, on ground hopping with cocked tail, in flight rapid
and on alighting and leaving nest clump very rapid entry and exit from
spinifex. Occasional delay on exit (for song and apparently for a look
around, allowing photography). In this nest building behaviour
apparently oblivious to human observation. Depending on the angle and
clarity of observation identification can be simple or difficult. Lots
of photos taken showing variety of activity and appearance. This
sighting is approx 200 km north of the nearest Atlas record.(Mod)
Peter Valentine
Mon 12 Jul Brown Goshawk race didimus, Umbrawarra Gorge Rd.
(Copperfield Ck. causeway) , Northern Territory
Northern tropical sub-species, didimus, being generally smaller and
paler. There is some likelihood that this race may be a future split,
linked to similar to A. f. dogwa - thus becoming a new bird for the
Australian list.
David Hartland
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