Birdline Australia Weekly Update

Birdline Australia Published sightings for the week ending 23 Nov 2014. Sat 22 Nov Long-billed Dowitcher Lake Tutchewop Long-billed Dowitcher observed this morning on the southern shore. Alastair Smith, Scott Ryan Fri 21 Nov Long-billed Dowitcher Lake Tutchewop Birds still present North side. Luke Shelley Thu 20 Nov Long-billed Dowitcher Lake Tutchewop The bird was seen this morning on the southern shoreline. Peter and Helga Waanders per Simon Starr Mon 17 Nov Long-billed Dowitcher Lake Tutchewop Bird observed and photographed on Northern shore of the lake this morning. Many birders present. Warren Palmer, Warwick Remington, Trevor Lumb. Sun 16 Nov Splendid Fairy-Wren (Malurus splendens) Thunder Swamp Wildlife Reserve, Dingee Vic Unconfirmed immature bird sighted August 2014, November same transect, young male approaching full plumage sighted. [Ed note. significant range expansion: most south-easterly confirmed record.] Greg Licence Fri 14 Nov Grey Wagtail Birthday Creek Falls – Paluma Range National Park One individual, non-breeding plumage, observed hopping upstream from the falls at approx. 10am. Bird was flighty and flew to low branches when initially approached, then continued upstream, maintaing a significant distance from us. One distant and heavily cropped photograph attached here to support the record. I note there is one previous record from the same location from 1993. April Boaden and David Hall