Birdline Victoria Weekly Update

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Published sightings for the week ending 22 Sep 2013.

Sun 22 Sep	Beautiful Firetail Harrison Track Nth (Anglesea Heath) Beautiful firetails (2), rufous bristlebird (1) and several southern emu-wrens along Harrison's Track Nth, off Gum Flat Rd, off Forest Rd in Anglesea Heath. Sitellas nesting, blue winged parrots searching hollows. Wildflowers and orchids abound. John Newman
Sat 21 Sep	Great Knot Stockyard Point, Westernport Bay Full day banding with members of the Victorian Wader Study Group, mainly targeted Pied Oystercatchers, but there where plenty of other birds around including a solitary Great Knot found late in the day among a flock of Silver Gulls, there where also around 200 Bar-tailed Godwits and around 100 Red Knots at the point today, many around hours before high tide Tim Nickholds
Fri 20 Sep	Grey Plover Western Treatment Plant, Werribee An adult Grey Plover in worn breeding plumage was present this morning on low tide at the North Spit. First for spring. Steve Davidson
Fri 20 Sep	Little Crow (breeding) Mildura A pair of Little Crow nesting in a large spotted gum just of Fourteenth Avenue. Rohan Clarke
Thu 19 Sep	Diamond Firetail Broken Boosey State Park 2 Diamond Firetails seen along the Nine Mile Creek close to the old homestead Brookfield Catarina Gregson
Wed 18 Sep	Australasian Bittern, Pallid Cuckoo, Brown-headed Honeyeater Western Treatment Plant, Werribee Mild and calm with sunny breaks at first, cloud building to rain as I left. Highlights included the booming calls of an Australasian Bittern heard whilst stopped along 280 South Rd near intersection with 65W Rd, coming from somewhere back toward 85WA Lagoon. Also a Pallid Cuckoo along Beach Rd near Gate 4, and a single Brown-headed Honeyeater heard then seen in the woodlot along Pt Wilson Rd - first I've had here. Steve Davidson
Wed 18 Sep	Osprey Cape Liptrap Coastal Park (Point Smythe) Single Osprey seen flying south along beach on ocean side of Point Smythe. Jonathon Stevenson
	Elegant Parrot Goschen Flora Reserve I was suprised to find 3 Elegant Parrots among flock of 30+ Blue-winged Parrots feeding among grasses in the Goschen Reserve. They were much nicer looking than Blue-wings. Each bird had a two-toned blue bands (extending well past eyes) and two-toned wing bars - contrasting with yellow bellies. The reserve was teaming with birds - most common: Brown Treecreeper, Hooded Robin, White-browed Woodswallows (300+), Little Button-quail ( with two chicks) and plenty of honeyeaters (including few Black HE) Ted Wnorowski
	Pallid Cuckoo Tylden and Kyneton, central Victoria First 2 Pallid Cuckoos seen here for the season. Neither calling. Lawrie Conole
Tue 17 Sep	Rufous Songlark, Brolga, Baillon's Crake, Great Crested Grebe Western Treatment Plant, Werribee Rufous Songlark at 270S Borrow Pit, 2 Brolgas at Kirk Point & later displaying in the 29 Mile Rd herbfield, 4 Baillon's Crake in T-Section, 2 Great Crested Grebe Paradise Road, plus 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Glossy Ibis, Fairy, Little and Whiskered Terns. John Barkla, Andrew & Chris Galbraith
	Square-tailed Kite Spring Creek Greytown - Rushworth Road One bird over Creekline Grassy Woodland and Box Ironbark Forest seen by Box Ironbark participants. Garry Cheers
	4 Eurasian tree sparrows Next door to Preston police station Roseberry Ave Preston Was pleasantly surprised to see four tree sparrows on roof next to police station. Easily seen from footpath, were there an hour later. Nesting material seen carried on both occasions. Mark Stephens
	Swift Parrot Willis Avenue, Marlo Yesterday, 4 Swift Parrots were observed calling from E botryoides in Willis Avenue. Initially harassed by Red Wattlebirds they sheltered in the canopy of these gums affording us extended views in the early afternoon. Late today amidst driving wind and rain, Jacquie observed a small flock of 7 Swifties flying fast and direct towards the Snowy River estuary and the "first island". First observation within the Marlo township for a number of years. Jacquie and Len Axen
Sun 15 Sep	Double-barred Finch indigo valley rd Barnawartha 3688 Saw 4 of these finches in a group of firetail finches feeding on grass seeds in private garden celia de coverley
	White-bellied Sea-Eagle Barmah National Park (Ulupna Island) First time that I have seen one here. It was a great 1hr of birding on Carters Beach. Lot of birds around a number of nests found. Matthew Vinicombe
	Grey Currawong Toorak A single and very vocal bird seen near the corner of Toorak and Orrong Roads. Pied Currawong in the area too. Sean Dooley
Sat 14 Sep	Powerful Owl Williamstown Powerful Owl heard and sighted. Sitting on electricity wires above road, observing brushtail possum. Megan Erm
	Bassian Thrush Strath Creek Single bird located on Murchison Spur Rd. It's gob full of worms indicate it is busy feeding young at the moment. Bernie OKeefe
Fri 13 Sep	Pink-eared Duck Violet Town Sewerage Ponds 60 counted on the ponds, along with smaller numbers of Hardhead and Grey Teal Doug Robinson

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