Birdline ACT Weekly Update

Birdline ACT

Published sightings for the week ending 19 Aug 2012.

Sun 19 Aug	Whistling Kite Fyshwick Sewage Treatment Plant A single Whistling Kite observed flying north towards Majura Valley. Alastair Smith
Sat 18 Aug	Satin Bowerbird Namadgi Visitors Centre A large concentration of green Satin Bowerbirds with at least 20 observed. Only one black male. Alastair Smith; Frank Antram
Thu 16 Aug	Superb Parrot Vagabond Cr McKellar Flock of 20+ Superb Parrots settled on mulch front yard opposite our house at 07:45. Did not move as I drove off. Ironically I had seen one dead individual further along the street the night before when walking the dog Peter Coppin
Wed 15 Aug	Spangled Drongo Eucumbene Drive Duffy 150m north of start at Hindmarsh Drive in clump of wattle - at 9:15am Noel Luff
Tue 14 Aug	Spangled Drongo Eucumbene Drive, Duffy An juvenile Spangled Drongo was at the previously reported location on Eucumbene Drive, Duffy at lunchtime (12:30 to 12:45) today. [Moderator's note: The bird was first seen earlier in the day by Beth Mantle on Narrabundah Hill and reported to the COG chatline.] [Mods second note: Initially thought to be an immature, but likely to be juvenile (certainly first year bird)] PJ Milburn
	Southern Whiteface, Restless Flycatcher Bibaringa, Cotter Road, Stromlo Southern Whiteface (2) and Restless Flycatcher (1) in the paddock to the right of the second entrance. Brendan Sheean
	Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Tharwa Sandwash, Gigerline Nature Reserve Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (2) a pair seen next to the carpark moving in and out of the eucalyptus. Five other honeyeater species seen too, including Yellow-faced Honeyeater and Fuscous Honeyeater. Brendan Sheean
Sun 12 Aug	Baillon's Crake Kellys Swamp & Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Fyshwick Baillon's Crake (1) Seen in the reeds at Bittern Hide Brendan Sheean
Mon 6 Aug	Tree Martin Lyneham Ridge Tree Martin Two were circling overhead just above the tree line around 5pm [Moderator's comment: First report of probable returning migrants] Ray Comer

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