Birdline Victoria Weekly Update

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Published sightings for the week ending 1 Jul 2012.

Sun 1 Jul	Rose Robin Yellingbo Nature Conservation Reserve Fantastic views of a male Rose Robin, within 5m, on fence, then twice more as we walked along the path between Woori Yallock Cr. and farm land this morning. Day started with 2 Crested Shrike-tit and also a female Scarlet Robin. Arthur Carew for BirdLife Melbourne Group, Monthly Yellingbo Outing
	Pink Robin Edwards Point State Faunal Reserve A single Pink Robin was spotted In the bushes next to the start of the boardwalk. A solitary Ruddy Turnstone was at the point with a Double-banded Plover in among the Red-capped Plovers. Richard & Margaret Alcorn
Sat 30 Jun	Shy Albatross, Black-browed Albatross Viewed from "The Bluff", Barwon Heads At least 60 Shy and Black-browed feeding around fishing boats and adjoining waters. An unusually high number for recent times. Tom Fletcher
Thu 28 Jun	Cape Barren Goose Clyde North This previously reported single bird, that I have now seen 3 times was still present on thurs. feeding by a small pond with Purple Swamphens etc, Cnr Linsell Blvd and Berwick -Cranbourne Rd.(opposite Hardy's Road ) This small area will probably soon be gone due to "development ". Graham Beal
	Brush Bronzewing Marlo aerodrome At the Marlo aerodrome this morning, a pair of Brush Bronzewing were observed quietly feeding along the gravel verge of the access road. (Moderators note: although this area would seem suitable for this species this is the first (at least reported) record for Marlo. The nearest Birdlife Australia atlas records are 20km away at Cape Conran). Len and Jacquie Axen
	Whistling Kite West Gate Bridge Circling above West Gate bridge then moving to Spotswood (Moderators note: not often seen in the inner city). Raoul Symons
Wed 27 Jun	Pink Robin, White-eared Honeyeater Seaford Swamp Both these species were only the second record each for this site. Also 3 Brown Quail were seen. Never previously recorded here, this is now the third record in the past 12 months. Sean Dooley
	Gang-gang Cockatoo Corangamite Lake Road, Cororooke. 8 Gang-gangs busy eating red berries by the road side. Richard & Rosemarie Brockett
	Hooded Plover St Andrews Beach and Portsea Beach I found a group of 5 Hooded Plover together this morning at St Andrews Beach (east of Rye) and another 2 birds about 150m to the west of them. And another 2 birds at Portsea Beach almost directly in front of the surf lifesavers clubrooms. Alan Stuart
Tue 26 Jun	Powerful Owl Bennett Street, Canadian (Ballarat) 2 individuals calling around midnight last night near the edge of Canadian State Forest. Dale Tonkinson
	Barn Owl (probable) Truganina Swamp Tyto sp Owl (Presumably Barn Owl) seen Monday night perched on a fence post just over the small bridge behind the main pool at the rear of Port Phillip Retirement Village. No torch unfortunately! Colin Clark
	Eastern Curlew, Freckled Duck, Broad-billed Sandpiper Western Treatment Plant, Werribee A lone but very vocal Eastern Curlew was seen flying east along the coast today off Little River mouth, whilst down on the old Freckled Duck rock in the first lagoon through Gate 4 were five male Freckled Duck with varying shades of red on the bills, suggesting they may be recent post-breeding arrivals. Presumably the same Broad-billed Sandpiper as reported by John Barkla was out on mudflats at North Spit in the afternoon, feeding with several Red-necked Stint. Steve & Wren Davidson
Mon 25 Jun	Spotted Harrier Point Wilson Road 2 Spotted Harrier gliding at the corner of the M1 and point Wilson Road. They were also with 2 Whistling Kites. Raoul Symons
	Hooded Plover Cape Paterson 10' Cell Hooded Plover (2) Male and Female, feeding at shoreline at 3pm. Alana Jones
	Spotted Harrier Truganina Swamp, Altona One flying low over track beside western boundary fence of swamp, near Laverton Creek.11:00hrs. David Richardson
	Grey Goshawk (white morph) Private Property, Brucknell (near Timboon) Sitting on a paddock fence. I have never seen this bird in my life and had to look it up online. Rachel Laity
	Buff-banded Rail St kilda sea baths Single rail feeding in grass bank Andrew Maltman
Sun 24 Jun	Brolga Ballan Road,Wallace,Victoria We saw four mature brolgas from the car in a large ephemeral wetland . Near the former school. Rosemary and Peter Turner
Sat 23 Jun	Black-tailed Native Hen Fisher's Wetland, Phillip Island At least two birds seen walking around carpark among Cape Barren Geese and Purple Swamphen. Elizabeth Shaw & Peter Shute

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