Birdline Tasmania
Published sightings for the week ending 9 Nov 2014.
Sat 8 Nov Azure Kingfisher Duck River, Smithton
Single bird 1 km upstream of Watsons Corner. Whitebait running.
Richard Ashby
Fri 7 Nov Royal Spoonbills Queechy Lake, Launceston
One pair of Royal Spoonbills in breeding plumage as reported earlier.
They were resting in the willows in the middle of the lake, visible
from the viewing platform and also from the entrance to Scotch Oakburn
Park. They were using a nest - could they be breeding in Tasmania? Also
saw one Freckled Duck.
Paul Tildesley
Blue-billed Duck Lake Llewellyn, Sisters Beach
A pair of birds, first time at this site that I can remember.
Richard Ashby
Thu 6 Nov Hooded Plover Big Roaring Beach, Surveyors Bay
Two Hooded Plovers were observed running along the beach near Roaring
Beach Lagoon. Our last sighting of Hooded Plovers on this beach was in
2005.
Dave and Cath de Little
Wed 5 Nov Satin Flycatcher, Swift Parrot, Blue-winged Parrot Piersons
Point
1 flycatcher - first I've seen back. Also at least 6 Swift Parrots and
8 Blue-winged Parrots.
Scott Linnane
Bar-tailed Godwit Marion Bay
15 birds with two smaller companions, as yet unidentified. These have
been present for over 2 weeks.
Andrew North
Mon 3 Nov Latham's Snipe Lake Dulverton, Oatlands
Pair of birds on eastern causeway.
Richard Ashby
Fri 31 Oct Crested Tern Great Oyster Bay, Little Swanport
About 1500 birds on oyster racks just upstream of Limekiln Point.
Richard Ashby
Thu 30 Oct Possible Golden-headed Cisticola Queechy Lake
Very small golden-headed, golden-backed passerine flew from reeds near
viewing platform to low cover on island and was lost to view. Colour
too strong for brown/tas thornbills, fieldwren or grassbird. This
diagnosis by no means secure but heightened scrutiny by other visitors
may be appropriate.
Richard Ashby.
Freckled Duck Queechy Lake
Pair of birds.
Richard Ashby
Royal Spoonbill Queechy Lake
Three birds in breeding plumage.
Richard Ashby
Sat 25 Oct Eurasian Coot Lake Leake Dam
Over 200 sheltering in the lee of the dam wall.
Andrew North
Bar-tailed Godwit Marion Bay
A party of about 20 foraging along the shoreline at Marion Bay, near
the mouth of Bream Creek.
Simon Grove and a party of field naturalists from the Australian
Naturalists Network
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