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Birdline ACT
Published sightings for the week ending 2 Sep 2012.
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Great Egret
Gungaderra Creek
A solitary Great Egret was hunting at the eastern side of Flemington Road alongside Gungaderra Creek this afternoon.
PJ Milburn
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| Fri 31 Aug
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Spotted Harrier
Kellys Swamp & Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Fyshwick
Spotted Harrier - Adult flew low over Kellys Swamp from the west, teal and coot went in every direction!
Steve Holliday
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| Thu 30 Aug
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Pink-eared Duck
Yerrabi Pond
Six Pink-eared Duck on the pond today.
Christine D
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| Tue 28 Aug
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Brown Quail
Mount Rogers
Three birds near the trig.
Stephen Wallace
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Wonga Pigeon
Bendora Dam Road
Wonga Pigeon (1) Single bird flushed from side of road. Photographed in large Stringybark tree. Very dark colouration. [Moderator's comment: There have been very few records of this species since the 2003 fires.]
Scott Ryan & Brendan Sheean
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| Mon 27 Aug
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Latham's Snipe and Nankeen Night-Heron,
Kellys Swamp & Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Fyshwick
My first Latham's Snipe of the season (last year first returnee was observed on 20/8).
Also now 7 Nankeen Night-Herons (one on the swamp and 6 perched in a willow on Jerrabomberra Creek).
Alastair Smith
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Banded Lapwing
Canberra International airport
Banded Lapwing (2) In the grass, a couple of meters inside the airport fence, behind Costco.
Ben Walmsley
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