Birdline Tasmania Weekly Update

Birdline Tasmania Published sightings for the week ending 26 Oct 2014. Sun 26 Oct Nankeen Night Heron Sisters Ck, Sisters Beach Single bird flushed at footbridge, first time since first sighting in 2013 for this site. Richard Ashby Fri 24 Oct Great Crested Grebe, Freckled Duck, Hardhead, Australasian Shoveler Goulds Lagoon From the train line at the eastern side of the lagoon, we saw 7 Great Crested Grebes in the middle of the Derwent. One pair were engaged in courtship rituals. On the lagoon there were a number of Freckled Ducks (about 8) and many Hardheads and Shovelers. Three Dusky Moorhens were also spotted. [Some good numbers there, Paul – Moderator] Paul Tildesley Tue 21 Oct Common Sandpiper Fishpond, Ulverstone One bird seen in the same site as in previous years. Apparently recently arrived as we have been watching this spot since the beginning of September. We hope that it will remain here for our summer. Alison Parks and Hazel Britton Stubble Quail Sisters Beach Sporadic, strident, far-carrying call emanating from unmown grass at roadside, dawn until about 0830. Female walked out into the open to 3m from my feet for unimpeded views of plumage. Not known if wild bird or aviary escapee. Call also heard 2-3 km away in Rocky Cape National Park 11y ago. Richard Ashby. Rosemary Skerrat.