Birdline Victoria Weekly Update

Birdline Victoria

Published sightings for the week ending 22 Jun 2014.

Sun 22 Jun	Red-necked Avocet Jones Bay Wildlife Reserve Hundreds of this species on sandbars in Jones Bay Eagle Point 7km (direct) South East of Bairnsdale or 1 km by kayak North from the boat ramp on the Silt Jetties, Rivermouth Rd, Eagle Point. Most of the birds were seemingly asleep or resting on one leg with a minority feeding. Trevor Caldwell
	Scarlet honeyeater Jets Gymnastics, New Gisborne A group of four very noisy Scarlet Honeyeaters in flowering Swamp Gum (Eucalyptus ovata) outside Jets Gymnastics in Hamilton Road, New Gisborne. Also new holland honeyeaters, red wattlebirds. Lawrie Conole
Sat 21 Jun	Powerful Owl Darebin Parklands Two Powerful Owls roosting on a private property in a tall evergreen behind the Darebin Parklands. The residents tell me these birds have been present for almost three weeks now and that there was a single P. Owl in the same spot in 2012. James Mustafa
Fri 20 Jun	Regent Honeyeater Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park Unbanded bird seen hanging around with - and continually mimicking - a group of Red Wattlebird. Tim Dolby
	White-bellied Sea-eagle Mangalore Flora and Fauna Reserve A single adult Sea-eagle was well seen passing over the reserve. Heading north, presumably to Lake Nagambie. An interesting siting for a dry woodland reserve with no wetlands or major waterways nearby Tim Nickholds
Thu 19 Jun	Swift Parrot Newport 8 Swift parrots flew directly overhead along Champion Rd heading NW. Paul Rose and Jesse Rose
Wed 18 Jun	Orange Winged Sittella (albino) Mount Macedon A rare all White Sittella was sighted by my friend and we photographed it. Noni Hyett
	Little Tern and Caspian Tern Victoria Lagoon - Ruckers Lane, Hollands Landing Observation of 42 Little Tern flying over and resting on the far west side of Victoria Lagoon. Unable to determine fully what plumage but appears to be in near non-breeding. One juvenile seen clearly on the fringe of the wetland. No calling between the birds heard which is typical after breeding. In addition 14 Caspian Tern in non-breeding and juvenile plumage sitting further down along the edge. Only third time to my knowledge Little Terns have overwintered at Victoria Lagoon in the past 15 years. Faye Bedford
Tue 17 Jun	Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Serendip Sanctuary One adult calling. Seen briefly near the main entrance gate. A few birds seem to over-winter in this region some years. Russell Woodford
	Freckled Duck, Australian Shoveler South Morang wetlands, Plenty Gorge NP 2 Freckled Duck and 8 Australian Shovelers seen with Grey Teal, Chestnut Teal, Wood Duck and Coot on the Wetlands, accessed from the cnr of Gledswood Rd & Wilton Vale Rd, Hawkestowe. Alan Morris
	Freckled Duck (2) Blue Bill Duck (1) Pink Eared Duck (7) Aust. Shoveler (2) Eastern Treatment Plant, Boundary Road Ponds all full , heaps of birds , mostly in the Pond opposite Gun Club Entrance , First time I can recall seeing Freckled Ducks here. 2 Shovelers, though lots of birds on eastern side and partially hidden. Colin Mulvogue
Sun 15 Jun	Olive Backed Oriole Western Treatment Plant, Werribee Gary Gale
	White-bellied Sea-Eagle Youanmite Nature Conservation Reserve Magnificent views of a sub-adult White-bellied Sea Eagle circling slowly, at low altitude, over the group as we walked beside an ephemeral wetland on the Nine Mile Creek enroute to the Youanmite Bushland Reserve. Not seen previously in this reserve. BirdLife Murray Goulburn
	White-bellied Great-winged Petrel, Cape Petrel etc Port Fairy Pelagic A strange petrel with a white belly seen on the continental shelf & flew around the boat for quite some time, giving observers a bit of a heart-attack. But several photos & looking up guides the only conclusion we could come up was a Great-winged Petrel with a worn white belly exposing the white bases to the feathers. The bill shape, underwing pattern, facial pattern, size & foot colour only fit this species, probably subspecies macroptera. Also seen 2 Cape Petrels, probably subspecies capense, Buller's Albatross, 1 Sooty Shearwater, several Grey-backed Storm-petrels, heaps of prions, but only Fairy Prions. Other highlight was a good number of Northern Giant Petrels, about 9, including the palest headed adult Northern I've ever seen! Kevin Bartram, Neil McCumber, Scott Baker & those aboard the Reliant.
	Australian King-Parrot Woodend Children's Park Two adult male King-Parrots heard then seen in Five Mile Creek riparian vegetation beside the playground. Very few records in the Macedon Ranges. Lawrie Conole
Sun 1 Jun	Pink Robin, Brown Treecreeper Eynesbury Forest and Grasslands A brown bird found three times (or possibly three different birds) looking for food in the late afternoon along with many Brown Treecreepers. Nick Talbot

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