Hi All,
A big thank you to James Mustafa and Paul Dodd for posting about the Morepork s
at Cape Liptrap. I looked up the location and it turned out to be close to
where we were staying with friends last night (Sunday) in Inverloch.
I set off around 9pm And arrived just after 9.30 pm. I had a new powerful torch
and my old one and with binoculars around my neck set off on the short walk
from the car park to the lighthouse. I was using my old torch and stopped at
the first lookout and a very what looked to me like dark green / brown owl was
on the ground around 4 meters from where I was looking. It was the smallest owl
I have seen. I then made a big mistake of fumbling with my bins while holding
my torch. The bird moved some distance away and again I tried to get my bins
onto it. What I should have done was to keep my old torch on it while getting
out my powerful Spotlight. The bird flew off and I wondered up and down the
track for over an hour, played the Morepork call and with my new spotlight and
there was not a single other sighting.
I had enough of a view to confirm the bird but I prefer a good long sighting. A
big thanks again to Paul and James. I could not find any other posts on
Birdline nor Facebook.
Happy birding,
Patrick
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> 1. Morepork In Victoria (James Mustafa Jazz Orchestra)
> 2. Morepork, Cape Liptrap, Victoria (Paul Dodd)
> 3. FW: Christmas in Perth (Tony)
> 4. Ground Parrots at Malabar (Chris Lloyd)
> 5. Re: Ground Parrots at Malabar (Joshua Bergmark)
> 6. RFI Letter-winged Kite, Strzelecki Track
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> 7. Pelagic from Port MacDonnell 15 November (Colin Rogers)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 00:40:06 +1100
> From: James Mustafa Jazz Orchestra <>
> To: "" <>
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Morepork In Victoria
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> Hi all,
>
> Not sure if all the interstaters are aware but there has been some
> phenomenal sightings and an even more phenomenal discovery of a small
> parliament of Morepork on the mainland at Cape Liptrap in Victoria. For
> those that follow IOC this is a separate species.
>
> I've scribbled down some notes on my experience with the birds as well as
> an attempt to catalog some other sightings and past observations.
>
> http://jamesmustafabirding.blogspot.com.au/2015/10/morepork-in-victoria.html
>
> I'd be very keen to start a discussion on whether people think they are
> migrating or performing some kind of colder month dispersal? Also
> information on other peoples sightings I think would be very interesting.
>
>
> All the best,
>
> James Mustafa
>
> 0400 951 517
> www.jamesmustafajazzorchestra.com
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>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 08:12:43 +1100
> From: "Paul Dodd" <>
> To: "Birding Aus" <>
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Morepork, Cape Liptrap, Victoria
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> Hi birders,
>
>
>
> For those not on Facebook, I have posted a few of the shots that I took of
> Tasmanian Moreporks at Cape Liptrap last Wednesday night to my website:
>
>
>
> http://paul.angrybluecat.com/Trips-and-Locations/2015/Cape-Liptrap-Oct-2015/
>
>
>
> I will eventually get around to processing some more (I took about 400
> shots).
>
>
>
> Tim Bawden, Ruth Woodrow and I drove from Melbourne on Wednesday evening,
> arriving around 8:40pm. All in all we saw at least eight birds and probably
> photographed four or five of them.
>
>
>
> Paul Dodd
>
> Docklands, Victoria
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 22:53:45 +0000
> From: Tony <>
> To: "" <>
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] FW: Christmas in Perth
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> Hello Birding Ausers
>
> I will be visiting family in Perth this coming Christmas and am after some
> local info and or contact with local birders that might like a day out with a
> visitor
>
> I'll be based in Clarkson in the northern suburbs so am looking for local
> sites where I can go birding for an hour or two.
>
> I hope to be able to have at least one full day birding as well, and would be
> looking to head north or east as I have been to the south of Perth before.
> Look forward to any help you can give
>
> Cheers
>
> Tony
>
>
>
>
> Tony Crittenden
> www,tcphotos.net
> tcphotosdotnet.blogspot.com
> Adelaide
> South Australia
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>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 11:49:13 +1100
> From: "Chris Lloyd" <>
> To: <>
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Ground Parrots at Malabar
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> I sorry I can't help on the search for GPs closer to the northern suburbs
> however I am curious about the statement:
>
>
>
> "Well, ok, so there are/were the Malabar birds, but my understanding is that
> no more have been seen there for several years and the source of the two
> birds is still slightly controversial?"
>
> Can anyone tell me on or offline when these two birds were found at Malabar
> and why they a controversial?
>
>
>
> Chris Lloyd.
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> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 13:00:08 +1100
> From: Joshua Bergmark <>
> To: Chris Lloyd <>, Birding-Aus
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> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Ground Parrots at Malabar
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> One bird was caught by a cat and collected by WIRES sometime around 2008. I
> believe a number of birders subsequently searched the headland, and remote
> listening surveys were carried out multiple times. One "possible" bird was
> heard on one occasion, and I assume this is the second bird Kai mentioned.
>
> Apart from that, Ground Parrots have not been in Sydney for decades.
> Populations are thought to still persist to the south in very low numbers,
> specifically in the heath north of Bulli Tops, and maybe higher areas
> around Lake Cataract, where one or two surveys have turned up the species
> in recent years (2011 I think?).
>
> Records on the coast in Sydney at Malabar, and another record from 2 years
> ago on the Central Coast, likely represent young birds dispersing, or more
> sightings would have been reported in recent years.
>
> Lewin's Rail on the other hand are everywhere at Malabar, which I have seen
> on multiple visits early in the morning or late afternoon while walking (I
> always specifically listen and whistle for Ground Parrots when in the
> area). Orange-bellied Parrot is a big hole on my Sydney list too ;-)
>
> Cheers,
> Joshua Bergmark
>
>> On Monday, 26 October 2015, Chris Lloyd <> wrote:
>>
>> I sorry I can't help on the search for GPs closer to the northern suburbs
>> however I am curious about the statement:
>>
>>
>>
>> "Well, ok, so there are/were the Malabar birds, but my understanding is
>> that
>> no more have been seen there for several years and the source of the two
>> birds is still slightly controversial?"
>>
>> Can anyone tell me on or offline when these two birds were found at Malabar
>> and why they a controversial?
>>
>>
>>
>> Chris Lloyd.
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 13:25:34 +1100
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] RFI Letter-winged Kite, Strzelecki Track
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> Hi all,
> Im hoping someone out there has some recent location information for
> Letter-winged Kite on the Strzelecki Track. I have seen some photos
> recently online that indicate a successful breeding season, so Im hoping
> to get out to that area over the Melbourne Cup long weekend and see some
> of these beautiful outback birds.
> thanks in advance
> Mel Mitchell
>
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>
> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 18:07:16 +1030
> From: Colin Rogers <>
> To:
> Cc: Stuart Hull <>
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Pelagic from Port MacDonnell 15 November
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> We still have 3 spots available on this trip. Cost is $130 a head and
> includes a BBQ lunch. If you are interested please contact Stuart Hull at
> the e-mail above.
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