Birdline Victoria Weekly Update

Birdline Victoria

Published sightings for the week ending 7 Nov 2010.

Sun 7 Nov	Grey Shrike-Thrush Private Property Smiths Rd Parwan A pair of Grey Shrike-Thrushes being very vocal on my friend's property at Parwan. Birds observed in a stand of Grey Box near their dwelling. David Whelan
Sat 6 Nov	Masked Lapwing, Olive-backed Oriole Upper Yarra Reservoir William Paul
	Australian Koel Richmond Male still present (16:15-17:30) as previously reported by others. Sighted at several locations beside Yarra River from just upstream of Victoria St bridge, near where boats are moored, to where powerlines cross the river before the Bridge Rd bridge. Great views obtained while the bird was mobbed by Noisy Miners and Red Wattlebirds. Mark Bennett
	White-headed Pigeon "Forest Park" Orbost Prior to an early morning "Breakfast with the Birds" hosted by the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority, most participants obtained good views of an adult White-headed Pigeon that circled around the trees bordering this parkland. Len Axen
	Whimbrel, Common Greenshank Breamlea Whimbrel (2) and Common Greenshank (1) on mudflats in Thompson Creek, Breamlea this morning Ian Smissen
Fri 5 Nov	Dollarbird Springs Road Brown Hill (Ballarat) First sighted by Murray Grant on his early morning bike ride along Springs Rd. and reported to other Birdo's in Ballarat. Attached photo taken Sunday morning 7/11/2010. First sighting of this bird in Ballarat nearest previous sighting Clunes. Colin & Betty Johnson, Bernie Scott, Wally Coles etc.
	White-throated Nightjar Bunyip State Park A Nighjar turned up at the Helipad off the Black Snake Creek Rd at about 8.30pm and was still hawking around the open area until it became too dark to be seen. Mick Brasher
	Dollarbird Spings road Brown Hill,Ballarat. Hawking dragonflies from powerlines.The closest record to Ballarat city ever.Tall eucalypts along a small watercourse provided excellent ''Roller''habitat. Murray Grant
	Australian Koel Victoria St Bridge Bird is pretty easy to find with its loud, strident call. Flew from upstream of the bridge to perhaps 100 downstream. James & David Dickson
	Painted Honeyeater Mt Korong gave me enough time to watch and then get a proof of view photo (2). Samantha Greiner
	White bellied Sea-Eagle Western Treatment Plant One adult bird seen on the way down to Borrow Pits. Forgot how big these birds really are!!! Paul Randall (wingsonwire.com)
Thu 4 Nov	Cox's Sandpiper Western Treatment Plant, Werribee Cox's Sandpiper Feeding with a handful of Curlew Sandpipers & numerous Red-necked Stints on the Bay shoreline between the Beach road rocks & Beacon Point at approx. 1610 hours - a dropping tide. It's been quite some time since one of these curiosities has been recorded. Bob Swindley
	Australian Koel Richmond, Yarra River at Victoria Street One male Koel calling incessantly (koel, koel, ...) from riverside trees around 6pm. Lawrie Conole
Wed 3 Nov	Tawny Frogmouth Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne Tawny Frogmouth calling in broad daylight at lunch time today in Fitzroy Gardens. First heard then spotted in first oak tree above the cafe. They are a regular (and breeding) species around my garden in Donvale, but never heard them call in broad daylight. G.Santos
	Grey-crowned Babbler, Hooded Robin Leaghur State Park Grey-crowned Babbler: at the gate in a scruffy plantation tree (3). Hooded Robin: female and juvenile (2). Samantha Greiner
Tue 2 Nov	Mallee Emu-wren, Striated Grass-wren, Chestnut Quail-thrush Hattah National Park Mallee Emu-wrens initially heard from car in patch of mallee & spinifex north of Hattah township on track veering north-west, just past plains. Easily found & seen, but buggers to photograph because of the very tall, seeding spinifex, often head high. Observed for about an hour & a half, with OK photos in the end. Striated Grass-wrens also easily found early in the morning on the Norwingi track, just off the Old Calder Highway. Also Chestnut Quail-thrush heard singing in same area. Kevin Bartram
	Turquoise Parrot Warby State Park Single female feeding on moss with thin growth of grass on granite outcrop along Adams Track. Mark Stanley
	Swift Parrot Mallacoota Typical staccato piping call heard then single bird seen flying south, at about 30 metres high, from Adobe Flats, Karbeethong Avenue at 07:00. Late mainland date - species normally in Tasmania by now. P S Lansley & Scott Baker
	Painted Button-quail Wyperfeld National Park Painted Button-quail at the start of the Desert Walk. Redthroat on the walk in Desert Tea-Tree. Chestnut Quail-thrush near the start of Lowan Track. Stuart Dashper and Chris Lester
	Square-tailed Kite Fairhope (12 km N of Bairnsdale) One bird working into SW breeze low over pasture and road reserve. Chris Healey
	Dollarbird & White-backed Swallow Shepparton Two Dollarbirds at Gemmill's Swamp, Mooroopna and a single White-backed Swallow at Reedy Swamp, Shepparton. Philip Jackson, Greg Hunt, Paul Kelly & Frank Mitchell
	Superb Parrot, Noisy Friarbird Near Barmah State Forest Two male Superb Parrots along Yielima North Rd and a group of over 14 Superb Parrots along Lancaster Rd. Also a Noisy Friarbird, Yellow Rosella and a Peregrine Falcon. Note: Barmah State Forest is still closed & very wet! Philip Jackson, Greg Hunt, Paul Kelly & Frank Mitchell
	Dollarbird Strathewen, Victoria First time a Dollar Bird has been observed after 17 years of taking notes of birds in the area. Also noted 2 Sacred Kingfishers in Oct. - first ones seen in area since the Feb. 09 Bushfire. Sandi Kogtevs
Mon 1 Nov	Eastern Reef Egret Bastion Point Mallacoota Dark phase bird seen on rocks. Apparently regular at this location but is first time i have encountered this species in Victoria. Scott Baker, P.S. Lansley
	Satin Flycatcher Christmas Hills area Male and female observed at One Tree Hill Reserve while 2-3 others heard calling in the nearby vacinity. Also heard in two other areas in the forest around Sugarloaf. Jackson Airey
	Diamond Firetail, White-winged Triller Mt Taylor, n of Biarnsdale Single Diamond Firetail, and 2 White-winged Trillers in mixed woodland and pasture. EGBOC group (per Chris Healey)
	Masked Owl State Forest and Private land near Cape Conran Coastal Park Brilliant views of a pair of Masked Owl at the edge of State Forest near Cape Conran Coastal Park. One light phase individual and one intermediate individual. Seen at the interface of heath, tall forest and private land. Tim Bawden and Simone Reinertsen
	Crimson Rosella Gunbower Cell One seen near the town oval Malcolm Cousland
	Regent Parrot Crossing road 20 ks south of Mildura Had good view of severn Regent parrots as they flew over the road in front of me about 20ks south of Mildura end of September. Mr Bruce Tindle
	Dollarbird, Rainbow Bee-eater Mahon Lane, Osbornes Flat It continues to be an excellent birding spring in Yackandandah. My first Dollarbird for the house block this morning, with a pair of Rainbow Bee-eater just up the road. Rufous Songlark have arrived on the property (at least 2 birds), and Fantail, Horsfields and Shining-bronze Cuckoo continue to call most mornings. Matt Weeks
	White-throated Gerygone Wodonga Senior Secondary College I was surprised to locate a gerygone in claret ash on the school grounds this morning. Not exactly ideal habitat, yet singing quite happily. Matt Weeks
	Bush Stone-curlew, Intermediate Egret, Nankeen Night Heron, Rainbow Bee-eater, White-winged Triller Dowdle Swamp Bush Stone-curlew seen in the same vicinity as previous visits. A good number of Intermediate Egret observed (5), one with a red bill. One Nankeen Night heron flushed from a red gum while wading through the swamp. Rainbow Bee-eaters have returned and a male White-winged Triller, very scarce this spring, sing from sapling gums. Michael Ramsey
	Satin Flycatcher, Sacred Kingfisher Banyule Flats, Viewbank Satin Flycatcher and pair of Sacred Kingfishers seen east of carpark, near the Plenty River footbridge at a waterlogged Banyule Flats. Martin Dwelly
	Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Bendigo East 11 YTB Flew over coming from the airport area heading towards McIvor Highway Wayne Wignall
	Australasian Darter Karkarook Park One bird on the eastern side. First time I have seen this bird and certainly as peculiar as it looks in photos. James Bailey
Sun 31 Oct	Mallee Emu-wren, Striated Grasswren Nowingi Track, Hattah National Park A great, if damp, morning along Nowingi Track with two Striated Grasswrens just south of the Konardin Track intersection and a group of 6 Mallee Emu-wrens a few hundred metres north of the intersection. Four Pink Cockatoos flying over. A family of Chestnut-crowned Babblers near the north end of the track along with a single White-browed Woodswallow. Red-backed Kingfisher west of Colignan township which is just north of the park. Great to see so much water in the landscape. Stuart Dashper and Chris Lester
	Eastern Bristlebird Howe Flat, Mallacoota Bristlebirds were vocal and sighted close to walkway from Howe Flat track. Many Scarlet Honeyeaters present. Single Beautiful Firetail and White-throated Nightjar recorded in woodland area. Scott Baker, P.S. Lansley
	Hardhead, Blue-billed Duck Ballarat Hardhead: female amongst many pacific black ducks and chicks (1). Blue-billed Duck: male and female with five chicks (7). Observed at Lake Wendouree, Ballarat. Good depth of water in lake, water plants plentiful and verdant. Observed lone mature female Hardhead duck 31 Nov, amongst large number of Pacific Black duck and ducklings, southern end of 'fairyland'. Returned the next day to investigate report of Bluebill duck: located male and female Bluebill with five duckling/chicks, in sheltered lagoon - northern section of 'fairyland'. Lauren Leviston & Audrey Leviston
	Caspian Tern Western Treatment Plant, Werribee Single bird. Richard Nowotny
	Painted Honeyeater, Western Gerygone, White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike, Rufous Songlark Kerang Weir, Kerang At least 2 Painted Honeyeaters calling near the bridge at Kerang Weir after a night of solid rain. Also good to hear a Rufous Songlark in full voice as well as Western Gerygone, Little Friarbird and a couple of White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike. Several nesting spp including White-breasted Woodswallow, Fairy Martin and Sacred Kingfisher. Greg Oakley
Sat 30 Oct	Malleefowl Walpeup-Patchewollock Rd. A pair seen 200 m north of the Ouyen rd and a single 200 m south of the Ouyen rd at around 5.30 pm. Stuart Dashper and Chris Lester
	Square-tailed Kite, Australian Koel Mallacoota Cell Square-tailed Kite: Seen over main road into Mallacoota just outside town. Later over Watertrust Road . Australian Koel: At least 2 birds calling incessantly. One male bird tracked down pre-dawn on Sunday. Tim Bawden
	Powerful Owl Diamond Creek, Eltham Two Powerful Owls in a large Eucalyptus near the railway line. I think they were both juveniles but it was difficult to tell as the rain made it difficult to see clearly Lindy Damoulakis and JIm and Carolyn Minifie
	Australian Koel East Bairnsdale Male heard calling from suburban gardens. Koels have become regular visitors to this part of East Gippsland in last few years. Chris Healey

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