Birdline NSW Weekly Update

Birdline NSW

Published sightings for the week ending 22 Jan 2012.

Sun 22 Jan	Australian Painted Snipe, Latham's Snipe The Lagoon, approx 20 kms south of Bathurst. Five Painted Snipe and three Latham's Snipe seen today at The Lagoon, which is a small natural ephemeral wetland south of Bathurst. It is full at the moment, with water and birds. Also seen were Spotted and Spotless Crakes and Sharp-tailed Sandpipers Mark Ley
	3 x immature White-bellied Sea Eagles Penrith Quarries I was walking my dogs and these three immature birds came across the plains from the Nepean River and flew across the lakes complex, circling many of the ponds and lakes. Ákos Lumnitzer
	Freckled Duck, Latham's Snipe, Spotless Crake Corowa Sewage Ponds A nice selection of birds on the ponds this morning. Highlights were 20 Freckled Ducks (numbers here keep increasing), Latham's Snipe preening in the morning sun and a Spotless Crake that was flushed from the edge of one of the ponds. Michael Ramsey and Matt Weeks
Sat 21 Jan	Spotless Crakes, White-winged Triller Shanes Park Air Services site At Shanes Park yesterday, 3 Spotless Crakes, a couple of Speckled Warblers, a male White-winged Triller, Peregrine Falcon and a pair (male and female) of Deer (most likely Red Deer) with the Kangaroos! Edwin Vella, Mark Fuller, Allan Richards, Rae Lister
	White-throated Needletail Cattai Over 250 birds seen in small aggregations. First lot along Cattai Road next to Long Neck Lagoon. Second lot at the pond where the Wandering Whistling Ducks are just past Halcrows Road, and finally at Mitchell Park. Ákos Lumnitzer
	Wandering Whistling Duck Cattai Four of the above ducks were resting at the back of the exact pond Keith Brandwood reported them on a few days ago. Take Cattai Road and go over the bridge at Cattai Creek, then it's the first pond on the right after Halcrows Road. Ákos Lumnitzer
	Southern Emu Wren Barren Ground-NSW Trail off picnic area, they were in abundance. Tony & Stephanie Dawe
	Eastern Bristlebird Barren Grounds NSW Plenty of Bristlebirds on trail off picnic area. Also saw Beautiful Firetails, Eastern Whip Birds, heard Brush Cuckoo. Saw about 20 Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoos fly over. Tony & Stephanie Dawe
	Ground Parrot Barren Ground-NSW From the picnic area 200 mts past The Lodge flushed one bird ,landed short distance away.Hard to see in grass only got one shot.Then another bird flew over head and within a few seconds flushed a third bird. Tony & Stephanie Dawe
	Brown Quail Centennial Park After some searching in the long grass above Kensington pond I flushed a brown quail next to the wood chip piles. I was able to flush it a second time to confirm it's ID. On returning to the spot where initially flushed, a second brown quail was flushed from the grass and flew in the opposite direction to the first one. No little button-quails.. Max de Beer
	Baillon's Crake Ash Island There was a Baillon's Crake at the Scotts Point wetlands on the NE side of Ash Island this morning, skulking amongst the reeds. Alan Stuart
	Brown Quail and three young Penrith Quarries About 08:30 this morning I saw two adult Brown Quail cross Old Castlereagh Rd in front of me with three young quail running behind them to keep the pace. While I would not consider Brown Quail unusual in the area, I have never seen young (of any quail) yet. Ákos Lumnitzer
Fri 20 Jan	Cockatiel Silverwater Im unsure if this is a wild bird or simply one that got away, as it was alone, but on the other hand it did seem shy. Moderator: It would seem to be an escapee from the many held in captivity Bryce. Bryce Smith
	Little Button-quail Centennial Park Around 4pm flushed 3 Little Button-quail at the same time, from the shade of the large pine tree to the immediate south of the wood chip piles, where first reported by Ted Nixon & Victoria Arnold on 18 Jan (native grass patch on the rise above Kensington Ponds). One of the quail was flushed a 2nd time. Also found a Tawny Frogmouth pair roosting in the bush across the picnic ground to the east. Bruce Roubin
	Little Eagle Oakhurst While at home on Saturday, Aust. Raven alarm calls alerted me to a Square-tailed Kite flying overhead (a regular visitor, but usually in winter months). This afternoon I heard similar calls only this time it was a Little Eagle causing all the fuss - a great addition to my backyard list. Mark Fuller
	Brush Cuckoo Mason Park Wetlands, North Strathfield A juvenile Brush Cuckoo was a surprise find this morning. It was calling intermittently and gave good views. In the north west corner near the parking area for the playing fields. Also a Channel-billed Cuckoo and 30 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers. Dion Hobcroft
	Eastern Osprey Wapengo Inlet (near Tathra) Single Osprey fishing over Wapengo this morning. Tim Dolby
Thu 19 Jan	Common Koel Orange east Single bird calling and seen early morn along Icely rd, Orange. Alison Doyle
Wed 18 Jan	Pink-eared Duck Gum Swamp - Forbes With reports of Freckled duck here recently, a species I have yet to see, I drove out to Gum Swamp near Forbes - first visit - but alas the Freckled duck have moved on it seems. Spent two mornings and two evenings there. The hide is somewhat in the wrong position now as the reeds have grown up to totaly block the view of the lake. To me this is a first class wetlands that could do with a rethink of the viewing facilities. Present were: Yellow-billed Spoonbill, Little Pied Cormorant, Little Black Cormorant, Darter (breeding), Black Swan, Pacific Black Duck, Grey Teal, Pink-eared Duck, Hard Head, Blue Billed Duck, Musk Duck, Wood Duck Australian Grebe, Black-fronted Dotterel, Black-tailed Nativehen, Dusky Moorhen, Purple Swamphen, Eurasian Coot,Little Egret, Aust White Ibis and White-faced Herron. Tom Rambaut
	Little Button-Quail Centennial Park Single bird first sighted by my neighbour, Victoria Arnold on Jan. 12. On a return visit we were lucky enough to flush two birds from the same area, viz. the native grasses on the hill above Kensington Ponds ( and the Learner's Bike Track) between the pines and the heaps of wood chips. They [or one?] uttered the text-book 'chuk! chuk!' on being flushed, and Victoria picked up the white on the flanks. [By the way the adult Nankeen Night Heron is still on the island in the Kensington Pond] Ted Nixon and Victoria Arnold
	Red-kneed Dotterel Spring Creek Reserve Red-kneed Dotterel (1) mudflats developing as reservor starts to drop in water level. Neville Schrader; David Martin
	Glossy Black Cockatoo King Creek, Wauchope 2 birds flew over my place this evening. Clive Meadows
	Australian Koel Winston Hills Whilst travelling though Winston Hills I noticed a male koel fly into a tree. Then another male and two females joined it. Tony Dawe
	Tawny Grassbird Penrith Swamp Heard and then observed an adult Tawny Grassbird just behind the football field that is next to the swamp at 06:45 this morning. I also saw a juvenile White-winged Triller, which is a species I have not seen here before. Ákos Lumnitzer
	Australian Painted Snipe Ash Island, Newcastle Whilst searching (unsuccessfully) for Yellow Wagtail on Wagtail Way, was surprised to flush an adult male Painted Snipe from the mangroves near the steel gate. Also recorded Lathams Snipe in same vicinity. Scott Baker
Tue 17 Jan	Wandering Whistle Duck Cattai 2 W W Ducks in the first lagoon on your right on Wisemans Ferry Road after passing Halcrows Road Cattai. keith brandwood
	Chestnut-rumped Heathwren and Bassian Thrush Wattamolla RNP Fifty metres in on the firetrail leading from the top carpark a Chestnut-rumped Heathwren foraging along the edge oblivious to us following. Also just a little before a Bassian Thrush sitting in the middle of the fire trail. Then in on the cliff the ever present Rock Warbler! Rae Lister & Madeleine Murray
	Turquoise Parrot Kentlyn (approx 4 km east of Campbelltown) Single bird seen at Peter Meadows Creek, Kentlyn (Waratah Road). Michael Paul
	Little Tern and Fairy Tern South Tuross Sandspit A very successful season for the Little Terns and Fairy Terns breeding at Tuross this year. We had over 250 eggs and have so far counted 119 fledglings. Both Little Terns and Fairy Terns are sharing the colony. Jo Lane NPWS Far Sth Coast Shorebird Recovery Coordinator
Mon 16 Jan	Red-browed Treecreeper Bundanoon An adult and imm. seen in spotted gum and ironbark habitat near sewage treatment plant and swamp by Ferndale Reserve. Not your typical RBT habitat. Other highlights (over three days of birding in this area): Latham's Snipe, White-necked Heron, Australasian Shoveler, White-throated Gerygone, Dusky Woodswallow, Leaden Flycatcher, White-throated Needletail (a flock of 20), Buff-banded Rail & Dollarbird. Lorne Johnson
	Chestnut-rumped Heathwren Kentlyn (approx 4 km east of Campbelltown) Two birds seen at Peter Meadows Creek, Kentlyn (Coral Road). Michael Paul
	Little Terns Burrill Lake Entrance The 2 eggs that I reported 3-4 days ago of the pair of Little Terns at the entrance have hatched. Its the only successful pair that I know of along our local (Ulladulla Area) coast this year which is sad because of the huge success we had last year at L. Conjola and other spots bob rusk
	Wompoo Fruit-dove Blackbutt Street Wyoming (Ferntree Close Reserve) heard calling from moist gully. Warren Brown
	White-winged Chough George Downes Dr Kulnura Flock of 12 birds feeding on edge of road/farm. Nick Carson
	Rainbow bee-eater Brush Creek Rd, Cedar Brush Creek Single bird on high powerlines Nick Carson
	Plumed Whistling Duck, Australian Hobby & Yellow-billed Spoonbill Pioneer Dairy Wetlands, Tuggerah (Restricted Access) Highlights of a morning visit around 9 am to the Pioneer Dairy Wetlands at Tuggerah, was a single Plumed Whistling Duck, a single Yellow-billed Spoonbill,, a Hobby, a Black-shouldered Kite and a White-bellied Sea-Eagle and 4 Channel-billed Cuckoos. John & Carole Carpenter, Christina Port & Alan Morris
	Spotted Crake, Red-kneed Dotterel, Shoveler Tuiggerah STW Tuggerah Highlights of a wet vsit to the Tuggerah STW around 11 am included one male Shoveler, 2 Red-kneed Dotterel, 1 Australian Spotted Crake, Black-winged Stilts, 2 Hoary-headed Grebe and many Grey Teal. Alan Morris, Carole & John Carpenter
	Great White Egret Annangrove NSW 2156 A large adult was spotted in our neighbour's dam (we live on semi-rural 5-acre blocks) this morning. Clear view through binoculars about 150m from our house. Flew away before I could get my camera. Mario Galea
Sun 15 Jan	Channel-billed Cuckoo Moore Park, Sydney 5 birds together, very vocal. Also an increase in vocal birds on the move elsewhere in inner city this past week. May be preparing to depart. Eric Finley
	Painted Honeyeater Binya State Forest A single bird seen in area that juts out into farmland as reported on the 28/12/2011 Scott Ryan
	Stubble Quail (several) South Street, Marsden Park (approx. 10 km W of Blacktown CBD) Around the middle of the day I heard several Stubble Quail calling in paddoks at 2 locations beside South Street in Marsden Park. One was heard calling with Brown Quail at the same location as last weekend near Fulton Rd and several towards the end of the road (amongst a mob of Kanagroos) next to the large dam containing lots of water lilies. Also heard along this road were Rufous Songlarks and Restless Flycatcher. Edwin Vella
	Channel-billed Cuckoo Geehi, Kosciusko National Park Two noisy Channel-billed Cuckoo flew (for want of a better term) through the Geehi campground - early morning. Tim Dolby
Sat 14 Jan	Eastern Yellow Wagtail Ash Island, Newcastle One bird spotted on Wagtail Way, around midday Catherine Farage
Fri 13 Jan	Ground Parrot, King Quail, Australasian Bittern, Tawny-crowned Honeyeaters Mundeys Lane off Maria River Rd & Limeburners Ck NR, Port Macquarie Single Ground Parrot and male King Quail flushed from private property, a group of Southern Emu-wrens, 2 Tawny-crowned Honeyeaters, a Grey Goshawk and an Australasian Bittern seen from lane way. Also present Australian Pipit,, Black-shouldered Kite & Azure Kingfisher, Dollarbird. Lindy Frost, Alan & Tim Morris,

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