Birdline Victoria
Published sightings for the week ending 22 Aug 2010.
Sat 21 Aug Black Falcon Werribee Zoo
There are currently many raptor species present at the Zoo. Wedge-tailed
Eagle, Little Eagle and Black Falcon being the more interesting ones.
Little Lorikeet numbers have increased over the last week and Flame
Robin numbers are still in the 20+.
Maarten Hulzebosch
Spotted Harrier, Fairy Martin, Black-tailed Native-hen, Great
Egret Wilby
Spotted Harrier, Fairy Martin and Black-tailed Native-hen all returning
spring migrants. The Native-hen was quite a surprise but there is so
much water around at the moment after recent rains. Also good to see
were two Great Egrets in the dam at the back of the garden which is now
full.
Michael Ramsey
Rufous Songlark, Pallid Cuckoo Killawarra Forest
A couple of spring migrants have appeared in the forest. Pallid Cuckoo
at the oval area and Forest Rd, not calling yet. Rufous Songlarks also
on Forest Rd.
Michael Ramsey
Fri 20 Aug Brolga Skipton
A pair of Brolga have returned to Jarvis Swamp on Mooramong. The swamp
is now full after recent, lovely rain.
David Coutts
Little Eagle Melbourne Zoo
Spotted over Melbourne Zoo headed off towards the Childrens Hospital,
being harassed by Ravens.
Deb Crosby
Wed 18 Aug Peaceful Dove Private property along Werribee River,
south of Exford.
Two Doves observed on east bank of Werribee River, on private property
at 1100hrs.
Peter Gibbons, Christine Shelley and Dave Torr.
Tue 17 Aug Australian King-Parrot Wattle Park, Surrey Hills
Pair investigating a nesting hollow. Rare down here in the 'burbs,
especially breeding.
Greg Oakley
Mon 16 Aug White-bellied Sea-Eagle Summerlands Estate, Phillip
Island
(1).
Peter Booth
Grey Goshawk - white morph corner Mullett and Marlin Rds Lake
Tyers Beach, Victoria
8:45am Goshawk was sighted sitting on top of a power pole.
Gina Trotter
Barn Owl Schofield Court, Bell Post Hill. Geelong
Barn Owl was perched on my roof. Flew off in direction of Kardinia
College and Ballarat Road.
Wayne Bickerdike
Scarlet Honeyeater Wurundjeri Walk, Fulton Rd, Blackburn South
This female is an interesting adjunct to the bird that I believe has
been at Blackburn Lake for some time.
Mike Tarburton
Sun 15 Aug Black Falcon, Black-tailed Native-hen, 4 sp Cuckoo,
Painted Honeyeater Central Victoria
A big day around Pyramid Hill, Boort, Wedderburn and Inglewood produced
some nice sightings. First Black-tailed Native-hens of the winter, c.20
at a small wetland on the Calivil creek west of Pyramid Hill. Cuckoos
were seen here and there, included a Black-eared in the mallee north of
Inglewood. Painted Honeyeaters still present in the Wehla forest as were
many Lorikeets 3 sp, etc. A pair of Black Falcons were calling and
jousting on the Bendigo Yarraberb road at the Serpentine turnoff.
simon starr
Scarlet Honeyeater Heathcote-Graytown Nat Park
3 Scarlet HE's with Blacked-chinned HE and 5 other species in small
pocket of flowering ironbark. 12 species honeyeater for the day. No
Swift Parrots.
John Newman
Hooded Plover, Fairy Prion (dead) 13th Beach, Bellarine
Peninsula
Only 2 Hooded Plovers seen, a bit low. Both adults, no bands. One
freshly dead Fairy Prion & another unidentified prion sp. with just
wings. Quite a few Red-capped Plovers & 1 Red-necked Stint.
Kevin Bartram
Hutton's Shearwater Point Lonsdale
Blowing a gale at Point Lonsdale. About 50 or so Fluttering-type
shearwaters offshore, the closer ones were Fluttering, apart from one
bird with a very grey underwing & big collar. Interestingly it was also
in wing moult. Also about a dozen Black-browed Albatrosses & 2 Shy.
Kevin Bartram
Double-banded Plover, Ruddy Turnstone, Albatross sp (dead) Black
Rocks, Bellarine Peninsula
About 10 Double-banded Plover around the rocks at Black Rocks, some in
breeding plumage. Also one overwintering Ruddy Turnstone & about 20
Red-necked Stints. One dead albatross, without a head, underwing pattern
suggests either Yellow-nosed or Buller's Albatross, but wing
measurements too long. Might have to check it with museum specimens.
Offshore a bunch of Fluttering type shearwaters.
Kevin Bartram
Fri 13 Aug Eastern Reef Egret Walkerville
Single bird (dark morph) seen on beach just south of kiosk. We were
speaking to David Farrar of Parks Vic the next day and he informed us
that a single bird has been in the area for about 5 months, particularly
around Bear Gully, east of Cape Liptrap.
Carl & Knud Hansen
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