Birdline Australian Capital Territory Weekly Update

Birdline Australian Capital Territory Published sightings for the week ending 21 Dec 2014. Sat 20 Dec Caspian Tern Lake Burley Griffin–Central Basin Two Caspian Terns flew east along the north shore of the central basin of Lake Burley Griffin at 12.25 pm. Martin Edvardsson Fri 19 Dec Little Corella Hannah Community park (Fadden) Roosting Site for Corellas. Number coming to roosted had grown to about 115 or more around 8:15pm on 19/12. View video here: CQ Ryu Callaway Australian White Ibis Waramanga ACT About 7.45 pm, a flock of white ibis circled over a timbered reserve immediately behind our residence, then settled for about 20 minutes in an old yellow box E. melliodora, amidst a roost of noisy sulphur crested cockatoos. 25 counted. At about 8.10 pm 22 departed in a north-easterly direction leaving a small number behind. First ever sighting of this bird in 15+ years residence in this Weston area suburb. By contrast, Straw necked ibis occasionally seen foraging on nearby grassed school yards and other open grassy areas, usually in cooler months. Doug Laing Channel-billed Cuckoo Bibaringa, Cotter Rd (restricted access) At 0815 this morning I was alerted by the unmistakable raucous call of a Channel-billed Cuckoo. I then observed the bird flying southeast towards Chapman. Alastair Smith