Birdline Northern Territory Published sightings for the week ending 15 Dec 2013. Wed 11 Dec Grey Wagtail Alice Springs Waste Stabilisation Ponds Grey Wagtail (1) Thanks to Will Cormack who helped me find and photograph the wagtail Richard Waring Mon 9 Dec Grey Falcon Alice Springs Telegraph Station Historical Reserve Immature Grey Falcon. White under … Read more
Birdline North Queensland Published sightings for the week ending 15 Dec 2013. Fri 13 Dec Eastern Yellow Wagtail Mungalla Station (Forrest Beach, Queensland) Pair Eastern Yellow Wagtail on lower grazing area this morning. One dull white breasted, other blotchy yellow breast and belly. Much driving to relocate birds and get distant pictures of yellow breast … Read more
Birdline New South Wales Published sightings for the week ending 15 Dec 2013. Sun 15 Dec Australian Owlet-nightjar Shanes Park We were surprised to see 2 Owlet-nightjar in their regular hollow and a Buff-rumped Thornbill was then seen coming to inspect them and one of the Owlet-nightjars then flew out of the hollow. Other birds … Read more
Birdline Central & Southern Queensland Published sightings for the week ending 15 Dec 2013. Sun 15 Dec Wandering Tattler Caloundra Headland tide out, fine & hot Wandering Tattler (1) On rock shelf seen at close range, darker gray than gray- tailed – small white eyebrow which did not continue behind eye .Also 5 sooty oystercatchers … Read more
Birdline Australian Capital Territory Published sightings for the week ending 15 Dec 2013. Sun 15 Dec Pied Cormorant Black Mountain Peninsula Incidental observation of a lone Pied Cormorant feeding in the water about 10m from the shore at the very tip of Black Mountain Peninsula. Large black and white cormorant with long greyish bill and … Read more