Birdline ACT Weekly Update

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Published sightings for the week ending 28 Oct 2012.

Sun 28 Oct	Emu Cnr Corin Road and Tidbinbilla Road 2 Emus observed foraging in paddock at the corner of Corin and Tidbinbilla Roads. Alastair Smith
Sat 27 Oct	Lewin's Rail Kellys Swamp & Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Fyshwick Lewin's Rail (1) Heard calling near river, SW of 'Crake Alley'. Brief glimpse along river. Possibly second bird also heard calling Scott Ryan
Fri 26 Oct	Australian Pelican, Scarlet Honeyeater Kellys Swamp & Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Fyshwick While looking for the immature male Scarlet Honeyeater this morning (still present) I observed 23 Australian Pelican on the Swamp. Alastair Smith
Thu 25 Oct	Scarlet Honeyeater Jerrabomberra Wetlands [Immature] Male feeding in the Grevillia growing on the track between the carpark and the Bittern hide. Only photo is out of focus but shows the breast colour not fully developed and the brown in the wings. Stephen Wallace
	Australian Little Bittern Kellys Swamp 1215 hrs. Female in Crake Alley, was apparently disturbed from reeds by an Intermediate Egret, seen as it flew about 10 metres, dropped into thick reeds, not found again. Steve Holliday
Wed 24 Oct	Red-capped Robin Campbell Park and environs Red-capped Robin (2) male and female observed. Possibly holding a territory as they were in a simliar location on a previous visit. First time I have observed a female in Campbell Park. Alastair Smith
Wed 24 Oct	Freckled Duck West Belconnen Pond One resting on the middle island. Stephen Wallace
Tue 23 Oct	Cicadabird, Crested Shrike-tit Blundells Creek and Warks Roads Cicadabird (1) female calling high up an eucalyptus tree, also saw 2 Crested Shrike-tit Brendan Sheean
Mon 22 Oct	Chestnut-rumped Heathwren Woodstock Reserve below Shepherds Lookout Two birds heard; good views of one. In regenerating Callitris, as mentioned by PJ MIlburn 23 Sept 2012. David Landon and Jeannie Gray

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