Birdline New South Wales
Published sightings for the week ending 28 Oct 2014.
Tue 28 Oct Caspian Tern Iron Cove, Leichhardt, inner west, Sydney
A single Caspian Tern foraging over shallows of Iron Cove in front of
Leichhardt Pool. Occasionally reported further west around Homebush,
but first I've seen in many years of running around Iron Cove
Andrew Taylor
Grey Goshawk Streeton Lookout, Freemans Reach
Grey Goshawk seen flying south toward river 7pm this evening
Mike Felstead
Sacred Kingfisher Bellevue Hill - Sydney
Dead Sacred Kingfisher.
Oscar Arnott
Mon 27 Oct White-browed, Masked Woodswallows and Rose-crowned
Fruit-doves Myall Lakes National Park--Mungo Brush
3 mixed flocks of White-browed & Masked Woodswallows, 10-30 birds in
each. Location is around 800 m from the beach. Also Rose-crowned
Fruit-doves still present. [Moderator's note (NH): Interesting mix of
dry inland and rainforest species near the beach!]
Steve Roderick
Black Kite Hoskinstown Plain
Reported by a reliable neighbour. Largish raptor with a forked tail.
Dark undersides and dark brown on top. Followed the baler for a long
period. This is the first I have heard of for this area although a few
are reported each year from the nearby ACT.
Martin Butterfield
Red Knot Deeban Spit, Port Hacking
Red Knot foraging alone by waters edge around 1.30 in afternoon.
Julie Keating
Little Bronze-Cuckoo Tamarind Close, Richmond Hill, 8 km east of
Lismore
One Little Bronze-Cuckoo heard calling this morning. The usual 4 note
descending call plus 2 of the trilling calls. This is the second Little
Bronze-Cuckoo for Oct. in our garden.
June Harris
Sun 26 Oct White-winged Triller Hastings River Valley
White-winged Trillers have arrived on the north coast with the dry
weather and were present throughout the Hastings Valley during the
Twitchathon at Forbes River, Byabarra, Rosewood Road and Fernbank Creek
Road.
The Ninja Pigeons (Tim, Drew and Frederik Morris)
Pacific Baza Anchorage Caravan Park, Iluka
Adult Pacific Baza sitting low on nest in Flooded Gum.
Black-necked Stalkers (Greg Clancy, Gary Eggins, Russell Jago)
Greater Sand Plover, Lesser Sand Plover, Wandering Tattler Woody Head
rock platform, Bundjalung National Park
c.22 Greater & 2+ Lesser Sand Plovers, 1 Wandering Tattler - all
loafing on rocks.
Black-necked Stalkers (Greg Clancy, Gary Eggins, Russell Jago)
Black-chinned Honeyeater Gwydir Highway, Ramornie
1+ Black-chinned Honeyeater heard calling.
Black-necked Stalkers (Greg Clancy, Gary Eggins, Russell Jago)
White-throated Needletail Truckstop on Gwydir Highway, E of Washpool
National Park turnoff
One White-throated Needletail flying over Highway.
Black-necked Stalkers (Greg Clancy, Gary Eggins, Russell Jago)
Rufous Scrub-bird, Southern Emu-wren, Scarlet Robin Surveyors Creek,
Gibraltar Range National Park
Rufous Scrub-bird heard calling at edge of rainforest gully, Southern
Emu-wrens heard calling in heathland and Scarlet Robin observed in
recently burnt area.
Black-necked Stalkers (Greg Clancy, Gary Eggins, Russell Jago)
White-winged Triller, Varied Sittella, Forest Kingfisher Upper
Coldstream Road, Tyndale
Adult male White-winged Triller and 3+ Varied Sittellas in trees and
Forest Kingfisher heard calling near wetland.
Black-necked Stalkers (Greg Clancy, Gary Eggins, Russell Jago)
Buff-banded Rail, Chestnut Teal Fullers Road, The Parade Ground, near
Ulmarra
Buff-banded Rail feeding at water's edge near Chestnut Teal.
Black-necked Stalkers (Greg Clancy, Gary Eggins, Russell Jago)
White-winged Triller Washpool Road, near Four Mile Lane, Clarenza
White-winged Triller heard singing.
Black-necked Stalkers (Greg Clancy, Gary Eggins, Russell Jago)
Spangled Drongo, Common Cicadabird Bellbird Gully, Gibraltar Range
National Park
Adult Spangled Drongo constructing nest in Brush Box. Common Cicadabird
heard singing.
Black-necked Stalkers (Greg Clancy, Gary Eggins, Russell Jago)
White-browed and Masked Woodswallows Kurri Kurri Woodlands, Hunter
Valley
Around 30 Woodswallows, mostly White-browed.
Hunter Home Brewers (Steve & Mick Roderick, Craig Anderson & Lucas
Grenadier
Square-tailed Kite St Ives
At around midday whilst working in Richmond Ave, St. Ives, my daughter
alerted me to a large 'hawk' flying low over the roof and tree tops. It
was an adult Square-tailed Kite and I was lucky enough to observe it
for a minute as it quartered the area - which is adjacent to the
wildflower garden. Eventually to was seen off by an unlikely alliance
of Masked Lapwings, Australian Magpies and an Australian Raven!
Nick Billington
Satin Bowerbird, Green Catbird, Yellow-throated Scrubwren, Topknot
Pigeon, Black-faced Monarch Royal National Park--Werrong Track
The Black-faced Monarchs were up the top along the road but more heard
down the track as well as whistlers. In the section between the
clifftop plateau and about 50 m from the (supposed) meteorite lake (dry
at the moment) at least 5 x female-type Satin Bowerbirds feeding and
bickering in a native fruit tree. More heard close by. The same area
where the Topknot Pigeon was photographed the previous morning. The
Green Catbird and Yellow-throated Scrubwren at the dry lake. Superb
Lyrebird unusually high in a tree (I think he was eating the fruit) at
the lake. He tried very hard to mimic some whistles I gave him and came
down quite low to have a bit of a vocal spar with me but wasn't well
practised which makes me think he was quite young. Lots of White-browed
Scrubwrens and thornbills, Crimson Rosellas, two Australian
King-Parrots and quite a few Sulphur-crested Cockatoos around lake
area. The Cliff foliage at North end of the beach held Eastern Yellow
Robin nest. Superb Fairywrens and some Lewin's Honeyeaters.
White-bellied Sea-eagle seen flying out to sea and around the southern
beach clifftop. Butcherbirds, Pied Currawongs and Laughing Kookaburras
up near the cliff top carpark.
Richard Hardiman
Apostlebird, Blue-faced Honeyeater, White-winged Triller, White-thoated
Needle-tail Nurragingy Nature Reserve
A pair of Blue-faced Honeyeater with their two chicks were feeding near
the pond. On the track near creek we found 3 juvs of White-winged
Triller still fed by their parents. A pair of Apostlebirds is still
building their nest. We saw Collared Sparrowhawk (probably male - very
small bird) feeding on a Magpie Lark chick near the entrance to the
reserve. 23 White-throated Needle-tails were circling over reserve.
Ted Wnorowski
Sat 25 Oct Hooded Robin, White-winged Triller, Horsfield's
Bronze-Cuckoo, Dusky Woodswallow, Weebill Graman-Ashford Road, SW of
Ashford
Adult male Hooded Robin, adult male White-winged Triller and Dusky
Woodswallow observed, Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo and Weebill heard
calling. Jacky Winter and Musk Lorikeet also present.
Black-necked Stalkers (Greg Clancy, Gary Eggins, Russell Jago)
Powerful Owl, Noisy Pitta, Australian Owlet-nightjar Coachwood Picnic
Area, Washpool National Park
Powerful Owl heard calling to east at night. Noisy Pitta heard calling
throughout the night. Australian Owlet-nightjar heard calling.
Black-necked Stalkers (Greg Clancy, Gary Eggins, Russell Jago)
Eastern Barn Owl Emmaville to Dundee Road
Two separate Eastern Barn Owls perched on fence posts a few kilometres
apart.
Black-necked Stalkers (Greg Clancy, Gary Eggins, Russell Jago)
Barking Owl, Turquoise Parrot, Southern Boobook near Strathbogie, W of
Emmaville, Ashford-Emmaville Road
Adult pair of Barking Owls responded to imitation of call and flew in
for good views at 20:30 hrs. Turquoise Parrot seen at dusk (only seen
by Russell). Southern Boobook heard calling at night.
Black-necked Stalkers (Greg Clancy, Gary Eggins, Russell Jago)
Australian Ringneck, Chestnut-breasted Mannikin, Pale-headed Rosella
Reedy Creek, Warialda
One Australian Ringneck, 4+ Pale-headed Rosellas and 5+
Chestnut-breasted Mannikins along creek.
Black-necked Stalkers (Greg Clancy, Gary Eggins, Russell Jago)
Eastern Barn Owl Fossickers Way, south-east of Warialda
Road kill Eastern Barn Owl on Fossickers Way.
Black-necked Stalkers (Greg Clancy, Gary Eggins, Russell Jago)
White-winged Triller Park in Glen Innes
Female White-winged Triller in exotic trees.
Black-necked Stalkers team (Greg Clancy, Gary Eggins, Russell Jago)
Brolga, Latham's Snipe Chaffin Swamp, Tucabia
Adult Brolga sitting low on nest in swamp. One Latham's Snipe foraging
nearby. Brolga not present on October 26. Nest presumably robbed by
predator.
Greg Clancy & Russell Jago
Freckled Duck, Pink-eared Duck, Blue-billed Duck, Aust. Shoveler,
Yellow-throated Miner Gunnedah sewage treatment plant
Freckled Duck (1), Aust. Shoveler (3+), Pink-eared Duck (100s),
Blue-billed Duck (5+), Yellow-throated Miner (2)
Dodgy Drongos - Max Breckenridge, Nick Livanos and Grant Brosie
Hooded Robin, Spotted Bowerbird, White-backed Swallow Kelvin Road,
north of the Boggabri-Manilla Road
Absolutely firing! Heaps of White-browed, Masked and Dusky Woodswallow,
White-backed Swallow and Rainbow Bee-eater. Hooded Robin carrying food.
Spotted Bowerbird, Australian Koel and Yellow-throated Miner at the
farm house. Other good birds included Southern Whiteface, Restless
Flycatcher and Peaceful Dove.
Dodgy Drongos - Max Breckenridge, Nick Livanos and Grant Brosie
Turquoise Parrot, Brush Cuckoo, Black-chinned Honeyeater Borah
Travelling Stock Reserve
3 Turquoise Parrots and 3-5 Black-chinned Honeyeaters (the latter heard
only). Brush Cuckoo was an unusual sighting. Unfortunately Borah has
suffered from over grazing and dry conditions which was reflected in
the low numbers of seed eaters. Only 2 Diamond Firetails were seen.
Several flowering gums were filled with small honeyeaters but Little
Lorikeets were only present in small numbers. Rainbow Bee-eaters,
White-browed Woodswallow and Tree Martins were common.
Dodgy Drongos - Max Breckenridge, Nick Livanos and Grant Brosie
Thu 23 Oct Australian Hobby Brooms Head Road, Taloumbi
Adult Australian Hobby sitting on nest previously reported.
Greg Clancy & Russell Jago
White-throated Nightjar W of Lake Arragan, Yuraygir National Park
Adult White-throated Nightjar sitting on egg. Adult missing on October
26 with feathers on ground and remains of egg in nest. Adult presumably
killed by predator - fox or monitor? Note: observers never approached
closely to nest. Bird photographed at distance through spotting scope.
Greg Clancy & Russell Jago
Latham's Snipe Wetland along Pacific Highway at Cowper
Two Latham's Snipe flushed from water's edge.
Greg Clancy & Russell Jago
Tue 21 Oct Pacific Baza Pacific Highway, N of Iluka turnoff
One Pacific Baza flew over Highway to roadside tree.
Greg Clancy & Warren Thompson
Swamp Harrier Yaegl Nature Reserve, Harwood
Swamp Harrier in flight over Pacific Highway and Nature Reserve.
Uncommon during spring and summer months on the NSW north coast. Common
migrant in the autumn-winter.
Greg Clancy & Warren Thompson
Sat 18 Oct Collared Sparrowhawk Toumbaal Fire Trail, N of Sandon,
Yuraygir National Park
Collared Sparrowhawk in flight over fire trail (Collared Sparrowhawks
are uncommon on the NSW north coast compared to the Brown Goshawk).
Greg Clancy
Fri 17 Oct Shy Heathwren,Yellow-plumed Honeyeater, Splendid Fairywren,
Crested Bellbird,Yellow-rumped Pardalote Taleeban Mining Reserve, near
Weethalle
Camped overnight 17/18 October at Taleeban mallee. Highlights of 42
species recorded were 2 Shy Heathwren, many Yellow-plumed Honeyeater,
Splendid & Variegated Fairywrens, Spotted Pardalote (2 nesting pairs of
yellow-rumped mallee form), Crested Bellbird, Hooded Robin,
White-browed Woodswallow, Rainbow Bee-eater, Little Eagle, Tawny
Frogmouth, Australian Owlet-nightjar, Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo, Mulga
Parrot, Yellow-throated Miner, Pied & Grey Butcherbirds,
Chestnut-rumped, Yellow & Inland Thornbill.
Marnix & Maurits Zwankhuizen
Thu 16 Oct Collared Sparrowhawk East of Bellingen
Collared Sparrowhawk in flight (Collared Sparrowhawks are uncommon on
the NSW north coast compared to the Brown Goshawk).
Greg Clancy, Mary & Jack Wyatt, Sue & Jerry Miller
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