Birdline ACT Weekly Update

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Published sightings for the week ending 8 Jan 2012.

Sun 8 Jan	Brush Cuckoo; Azure Kingfisher Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Two Brush Cuckoos seen & heard calling in the 'Eucalypt Forest'. Azure Kingfisher seen again today in Sanctuary Scott Ryan
	Buff-banded Rail Fyshwick Sewage Treatment Plant A adult Buff-banded Rail well out in open, jumping with raised wings and running around, apparently catching flies. On two occasions, it ran and flew towards Black-fronted Dotterel to chase them away. Another rail was over the other side of the road on the pond near the car auction yard. Frank Antram
	White-fronted Chat Stromlo Forest Park White-fronted Chat (4) 2 pairs of male and female Alastair Smith
Sat 7 Jan	Azure Kingfisher Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve A single bird was observed flying across water near boardwalk in the Sanctuary enclosure at 1330. It was heard calling a few minutes later but not observed again. Scott Ryan
	White-bellied Sea-Eagle Belconnen Station White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) Adult Alastair Smith
Fri 6 Jan	Baillon's Crake, Australian Spotted Crake Fyshwick Sewage Treatment Plant Two Baillon's Crake & a single Australian Spotted Crake observed late this afternoon foraging in reed beds Scott Ryan
	Plumed Whistling-Duck, Pink-eared Duck, Intermediate Egret Kelly's Swamp & Jerrabomberra Wetland, Fyshwick Plumed Whistling-Duck 32, 2 Pink-eared Duck and 2 Intermediate Egret. Alastair Smith
	Plumed Whistling-Duck, Whistling Kite, Baillon's Crake Kellys Swamp 32 Plumed Whistling-Ducks at the southern end of the swamp. Also a rather tatty Whistling Kite heading for Lake Burley Griffin, first I have seen here for a long time, and a Baillon's Crake. Steve Holliday
Thu 5 Jan	Superb Parrot Callum Brae nature reserve, South Canberra One adult male Geoffrey Dabb
	Spotless Crake Kelly's Swamp & Jerrabomberra Wetland, Fyshwick Spotless Crake (1) Heard in crake alley Alastair Smith
Wed 4 Jan	Australian Pelican Megalong Crescent Pond, Harrison A single bird was present on the pond near the intersection of Mapleton Avenue and Megalong Crescent, Harrison at 18:30. PJ Milburn
	Musk Duck Yerrabi Pond, Gungahlin A male and female Musk Duck were observed together about half way along the northern side of Yerrabi Pond at 18:00. At the same time, another male Musk Duck was present in the southwest corner. PJ Milburn
	Rainbow Lorikeet University of Canberra 2 Rainbow Lorikeets were observed flying over the University of Canberra from College Street at 16:35. PJ Milburn
	White-throated Needletail Holt 15:45 hours today from our front porch in Holt we glimpsed about 12 White-throated Needletails flashing across a patch of blue in a plumbeous sky, some distance to the sou’ sou’ east. At the time it was overcast and sultry at home but no thunder or rain. John K.Layton.
	Bassian Thrush Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve One found dead-stuck in fence Scott Ryan
	Stubble Quail, Shining Bronze-Cuckoo, Brown-headed Honeyeater Tharwa Sandwash, Gigerline Nature Reserve Three species recorded for the first time by me at Geigerline: Stubble Quail (heard), Shining Bronze-Cuckoo and Brown-headed Honeyeater Alastair Smith
	Chestnut-rumped Heathwren Mt Tennent, Namadgi National Park 2 Chestnut-rumped Heathwren observed this morning. Alastair Smith
	Red-browed Finch, Leaden Flycatcher, White-throated Treecreeper Araba St Aranda mixed feeding flock also included White-browed Scrub Wrens, Superb Fairy Wrens, Brown Thornbills and many Silvereyes. Rick Kuhn
Tue 3 Jan	White-throated Needletail Blundells Creek & Warks Road Four birds observed circling over Warks Road around 9 am this morning Scott Ryan
Mon 2 Jan	Buff-banded Rail Fyshwick Sewage Treatment Plant Buff-banded Rail (5) An adult with 4 small black chicks Frank Antram
	Diamond Firetail, Stubble Quail West Belconnen Ponds and Surrounding Paddocks A single Diamond Firetail seen along track to horsepaddocks. Numerous Stubble Quail heard calling and one spotted. Scott Ryan
	Barn Owl Bibaringa, Cotter Road, Stromlo Barn Owl observed on a fence by the side of Uriarra Road at 0445. Alastair Smith
	Spotted Harrier, Brown Songlark Uriarra Road Spotted Harrier (1) Immature and a Brown Songlark observed on the ester side of Uriarra Road. Alastair Smith, Frank Antram, Ben Walmsley
	Brush Cuckoo, Pilotbird, Cicadabird, Bassian Thrush Blundell's Creek and Warks Roads Brush Cuckoo (3) 1 seen Pilotbird (2) heard Cicadabird (1) male Bassian Thrush (6) Alastair Smith, Frank Antram
Sun 1 Jan	Brown Songlark Mullangarri Nature Reserve An immature male Brown Songlark was observed on the entrance gate to Mullangarri Nature Reserve alongside Gungahlin Drive at 14:15. PJ Milburn
	White-faced heron Callum Brae Solitary bird in creek bed was accidently disturbed. It flew into dead tree beside creek. Margaret Leggoe
	Pied Cormorant Fyshwick Sewage Treatment Plant Pied Cormorant (1) Flying over the Poo Ponds, heading towards the turf farms. Brendan Sheean
Sat 31 Dec	Pied Cormorant, White-bellied Sea Eagle, Spotless Crake Jerrabomberra wetlands Seen from kayak - roosting at the entrance to Jerrabomberra Creek were a number of Darters, and Cormorants, including one Pied Cormorant, possibly two. A little further upstream I found the Sea Eagle, a juvenile, possibly second year from the Simpson & Day illustration. 2 Spotless Crakes. Rod Mackay
Wed 28 Dec	White-throated Needletails Kambah I watched four White-throated Needletails over my house for about ten minutes at about 6 p.m. today. Philip Veerman

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