Birdline Victoria Weekly Update

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Published sightings for the week ending 11 Aug 2013.

Sun 11 Aug	Black Falcon Karkarook Park Single Black Falcon soaring over eastern side of Lake - low quality record shots taken Tim Bawden
	Black-tailed Godwit Mouth of Laverton Creek, Altona At 1610 hours today, I observed two Black-tailed Godwits (non-breeding plumage) on the south side of the mouth of Laverton Creek. The Godwits were preening and feeding with a small group of Banded Stilts and Red-necked Avocets. Peter Gibbons
Sat 10 Aug	White-capped Albatross, Black-browed Albatross Griffiths Island, Port Fairy Black-browed Albatross & White-capped Albatross ten or so albertross very close to shore, moving between Moyne River mouth (Light House on Griffiths) and pea soup beach in blustery conditions with rough seas and on shore winds Samantha Greiner
Sat 10 Aug	Swift Parrot (8) Alexandra Gardens, Ararat Seen in the eucalypts at the football ground end of Alexandra Gardens. Tristan Kennedy
	Grey Goshawk (white morph) Eden Park (near Whittlesea) 2pm soaring high moving slowly east. First record in 20 years. Andrew Corrick
	Eastern Osprey Point Nepean National Park Adult seen cruising low along the shoreline at 3.45pm near Observatory Point. Foraging Hooded Plover nearby. A Kestrel and one Peregrine Falcon viewed from Cheviot Hill. Fiona Parkin
	Eastern Osprey Surf Coast Highway, Torquay near Grasstree Park Flying low in a south-west direction. Tom Fletcher
Fri 9 Aug	White-headed Pigeon Hazeldean Rd, Ellinbank 3820 Today I saw and photographed a White-headed Pigeon at Ellinbank. I have been observing birds here for 27 years and never before seen one. I had loads of time for a positive identification. Jason Alexandra
	White-winged Chough Somers trail / Simpson Park Mitcham Lone Chough. In 13 years here this is first sighting. Shame it was on its own. Unfortunately didn't have my phone for a photo, as it sat quite low in the tree. Robert Scholes
Thu 8 Aug	Blue Petrel Port Phillip Heads Marine Nat Pk (Point Lonsdale) During an otherwise uneventful sea-watch from the lighthouse we were astonished to see a single Blue Petrel for about 10 minutes flying back & forth just past the breakers and over the Rip. Initially we thought it was a prion but the white tail tip with dark subterminal band was seen clearly as well as the bluish upperparts and dark hood. A first for Dave on his birthday too... Steven Davidson - The Melbourne Birder
Thu 8 Aug	Brown Skua Point Addis A single bird flying south-west just off the cliffs, watched for some time as it followed the coast. Very heavy-set individual with white wing flashes obvious. Steven Davidson - The Melbourne Birder
Thu 8 Aug	White-winged Triller, Diamond Dove St James 10' Cell An early spring return of White-winged Triller seen by the roadside just south of St James. Also the Diamond Dove seen at Lake Rowan last week was in the same spot by Christian Street. Spring is not far away with beginning breeding activity noted as well. Galahs, Magpies and White-plumed Honeyeaters all collected nesting material. Michael Ramsey
	Little Penguin Corio Bay Afternoon cruise around inner and outer Corio Bay. Little Penguin (2) a pair of little penguins sitting on the water just off Clifton Springs. Our first sighting of this species in the Bay. Hedley Earl & Irena Earl
Wed 7 Aug	Swift Parrot You Yangs Regional Park Swift Parrot 10 - 15 on eastern side of park (East Boundary Tk) Echidna Walkabout Nature Tours - Roger Smith, Martin Maderthaner
Wed 7 Aug	Swift Parrot Anakie Primary School 20 to 30 Swifties feeding in large Yellow Gum at back of the school. Debbie Worland
Tue 6 Aug	Magpie Geese Edithvale Wetlands new hide No binoculars needed! Lots of water at last. Neil Graham
	Freckled Duck Lake Guyatt, Sale 550 Freckled Ducks counted on Lake Guyatt with an additional 106 on adjacent Lake Gutteridge. Certainly undercounted as birds densely roosting on island on Lake Guyatt and in vegetation around edges. Peter Kyne
Sun 4 Aug	Lewin's Honeyeater Mt Dandenong Seen in our backyard. David Spicer
Sat 3 Aug	Swift Parrots You Yangs Rob Farnes, Bob Hughes
Fri 2 Aug	Buff-banded Rail, Masked Lapwing (breeding) Central Roundabout, intersection of Derrimut and Hogans Roads, Hoppers Crossing 3029. At 1230 hours today, I observed a single Buff-banded Rail feeding on the well grassed and vegetated central roundabout at this very busy suburban intersection. I have been observing a pair of nesting Masked Lapwings on the same roundabout for about a month now. They appear to have hatched their chicks and one adult was on the chicks at the time I observed the Rail. After notification the local Council have played their role in protecting the Lapwings, by not currently maintaining the roundabout until the birds disperse. (Moderators note: interesting habitat use and behaviour of the Buff-banded Rail). Peter Gibbons
Thu 1 Aug	Freckled Duck Snipe Point - near Hollands Landing, East Gippsland Greater than 300 Freckled Ducks seen in Snipe Point amongst 80 odd Eurasian Coots. Didn’t spend much time as was blowing a gale. Lots of water in this lagoon, Victoria Lagoon and surrounding farmlands. Faye Bedford
Tue 30 Jul	Satin Bowerbird Colac Gardens Five green birds feeding in lilypillies trees on western end. Rob Farnes, Bob & Jan Hughes
	White-naped Honeyeater Eastern Treatment Plant, Bangholme Single bird observed drinking from pool near entrance to main admin. building , with White Plumed HE , First time seen at plant . Colin Mulvogue

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