Birdline ACT Weekly Update

Birdline ACT

Published sightings for the week ending 25 Nov 2012.

Sun 25 Nov	Pink-eared Duck, Whistling Kite, Latham's Snipe Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve, Gungahlin Whistling Kite (1) At the big dam which now contains a lot of water since the wall was rebuilt. Good numbers of duck - mainly Grey Teal, Pacific Black Duck and Hardhead, but including 2 Pink-eared Duck, the first I've ever seen at this locality. 9 Latham's Snipe, all flushed from a 20 metre stretch of the muddy shore of the big dam. Frank Antram
Sun 25 Nov	Hardhead, Brown Quail Goorooyarroo Nature Reserve, Gungahlin, ACT Hardhead (2). Brown Quail (1) calling, my first records for Gooroo for these species Steve Holliday
Wed 21 Nov	Australian Little Bittern Kelly Swamp, Jerrabomberra Wetlands At 7.30pm, we had good views of the female little bittern from the Ardea hide. The bird was standing at the edge of the Typha near Bittern hide and was gone after 2-3 minutes. Vivien Rolland, Daniel Stanton, Gosia Pilat
	Freckled Duck Kelly Swamp, Jerrabomberra Wetlands 19 birds, resting at western margin. Other ducks in descending order of numbers present were Grey Teal, Black Duck, Hardhead, Chestnut Teal, Pink-eared, Shoveler Geoffrey Dabb
	Australian Spotted Crake, Spotless Crake, Baillons Crake Kellys Swamp, Jerrabomberra Wetlands All 3 crake species seen in the same spot in front of Bittern Hide within 30 seconds of each other. Michael Maconachie
Tue 20 Nov	Australian Koel Sharwood Cres Evatt This single male bird has been here since 16 November feasting on two mulberry bushes. David Pritchard-Gordon
	Swamp Harrier Yankee Hat carpark Two birds calling while flying over open ground. One Diamond Firetail foraging on the ground. Margaret Robertson
	Australian Little Bittern Jerrabomberra Wetlands seen feeding left of the Bittern hide where the reeds have been cleared Roger Williams
Mon 19 Nov	White-fronted Chat Coombs 1 seen near John Gorton Drive in the waterway that flows into Coombs pond and the diversion channel, but up to 4 birds have been seen in this area (which is still under development) for at least the last 3 months. Stewart Deans
	Spotted Harrier, Spotted Dove Kellys Swamp & Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Fyshwick Spotted Harrier (1) Over the paddocks, quite a pale bird, possibly immature. Spotted Dove (1) near Jerrabomberra Creek bridge, first I have seen here. 150+ Welcome Swallows at Kellys Swamp. [Moderator's comment: The Spotted Dove is a lowlight, rather than a highlight, but a noteworthy observation nevertheless!] Steve Holliday

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