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Birdline Australia
Published sightings for the week ending 6 Feb 2011.
| Sun 6 Feb
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Bridled Tern
Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Details to follow. The bird is at my house and is in bad shape.
Chris Watson
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| Fri 4 Feb
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Japanese and Chinese Sparrowhawk, Asian Koel, Asian Brown Flycatcher, Watercock etc
Cocos Islands, Cocos-Keeling Islands
Japanese Sparrowhawk – two definite (immature female and adult) and one very probable (adult male) on West Island; Chinese Sparrowhawk – 1 adult on West Island; Asian Koel – a male and female on Home Island; Asian Brown Flycatcher – one on West Island (new bird for Cocos and first record for any Australian territory away from Ashmore Reef); Saunders Tern – 10 on South Island; Common Teal – the long staying bird is still present on West Island; Watercock – at least 6 brown birds along the edge of the airstrip on West Island; Dollarbird – one on West Island.
Per Adrian Boyle
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| Mon 31 Jan
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Black Swan
Leaning Tree Lagoon, near Marrakai, NT, Northern Territory
A lone swan was at the lagoon on Monday.
Mike Jarvis
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Radjah Shelduck
Carr's Creek, Grafton, New South Wales
A pair of Radjah Shelducks was first observed at a grazing property at Carrs Creek, Grafton by Wendy McDonald on Saturday January 29. I visited the site with Warren Thompson, Russell Jago and Maree Davis on Monday January 31 and viewed and photographed. The site is through a locked gate on private property so if anyone wishes to view them they should contact me. I think that this is the third recent record for NSW.
Greg Clancy
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| Sun 30 Jan
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Tawny Grassbird
Ilparpa Swamp, Northern Territory
A population of Tawny Grassbirds has established itself at Ilparpa Swamp, immediately south of the sewerage ponds. I spotted at least 8 individuals and managed a few photos. No atlas record of these birds within 1000 km of Alice Springs.
Michael Green
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| Sun 23 Jan
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Bourkes Parrot
Stuart Highway approx 90 km south of Kulgera, South Australia
At a rough guess 50 birds but quite likely more coming in to drink in gravel pit from 8.40-9pm. In dim light could make out 30+ birds on ground by water at same time - seen from about 15m away. A fair few others others flying and in vegetation judging by calls.
Jim Allen
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