Birdline ACT Weekly Update

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Published sightings for the week ending 4 Sep 2011.

Sun 4 Sep	Buff-banded Rail Umbagong District Park, Latham A single Buff-banded Rail in Ginninderra Creek. It was near where the large water (?) pipe passes over the creek to east of Florey Drive. It was foraging on the Latham side of the creek. W Michael Kingsford
Sat 3 Sep	Rainbow Lorikeet Weetangera Two birds flew over Coulter Drive near Lachlan Street around midday. They were heading from East to West. Michael Kingsford
	Olive-backed Oriole Kama Nature Reserve My first Olive-backed Oriole of the spring Frank Antram
Fri 2 Sep	Dusky Woodswallows north side of Narrabundah Hill, Duffy 4 seen at top of dead Eucalypt Tina Bromhead
	Grey Butcherbird Araba St Aranda an apparently immature Grey Butcherbird was calling and moving about 20 metres up a gum on Araba St Aranda around 8:30 am Rick Kuhn
Tue 30 Aug	Barn Owl Coppins Crossing Rd 2-3 birds seen along roadside between William Hovell Drive and river crossing around 9pm. Marnix Zwankhuizen
	Rose Robin, Golden Whistler Warks Rd, Brindabella Female Rose Robin & at least 6 Golden Whistlers, both sexes, seen along Warks Rd this morning. Other birds of interest included Fan-tailed Cuckoo & a pair of Peregrine Falcons. Scott Ryan
	Red-capped Robin Campbell Park Red-capped Robin (1) female observed along the eastern boundary fence this morning. Other notable highlights included Black-shouldered Kite (1) on nest, Speckled Warbler (10) and Jacky Winter (4). Some returning migrants too with Western Gerygone (2), Noisy Friarbirds and a female Rufous Whistler (1). Alastair Smith
	Superb Parrot Goodwin Hill, MacGregor Single bird on east side of hill at dawn. Flew south in direction of Kippax. Michael Kingsford
Mon 29 Aug	Barn Owl Coppins Crossing Rd Barn Owl sitting on fence post about 100m from intersection with William Hovell Drive at 7.20pm. Sue Lashko
	Peaceful Dove Jamison Oval, Macquarie This afternoon at 16:45 I heard Peaceful Dove calling on the shopping centre side of Jamison Oval. I went to investigate and flushed 2 birds from the trees along Halloran Close. They flew into the trees along Bowman Street. Peter Milburn
	Barn Owl Coppins Crossing 2 Barn Owls seen 9 pm on adjacent fence posts between Copping Crossing and William Hovel Dr. Also 1 Wombat seen. Yarden Oren
	Noisy Friarbird, Dusky Woodswallow Newline Paddocks Migrants are returning to Newline with Dusky Woodswallow (10) and a single Noisy Friarbird. On an otherwise quiet morning, birds of note included Common Bronzewing (2), Speckled Warbler (2) and Southern Whiteface (2) Alastair Smith
Mon 22 Aug	White-Bellied Sea Eagle Lake Ginninderra- Western Shores Juvenile with white wing stripe (underneath) flew over. Being chased by 4 A Ravens Benj Whitworth

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