Birdline Tasmania Weekly Update

Birdline Tasmania Published sightings for the week ending 4 Jan 2015. Sun 4 Jan Swift parrot Pontville At least three feeding in a flowering non-native eucalypt in the garden just across the old Midland highway from the pub at Pontville; several others heard in the vicinity. Owner of garden says that they’re a regular in her planted flowering gums at this time of year. Simon Grove Thu 1 Jan Sanderling Denison Beach behind Nature World, East Coast Tas. 41 birds feeding with 1 Hooded Plover Frank & Lennice Wilson Wed 31 Dec Ruddy Turnstone Moreland Point, near Devonport Approximately 80 birds foraging in the seaweed a little to the east of the “usual” high tide roost, in very wild and windy conditions. Nice to see good numbers of this species here still, at least, even if overall species diversity was well down tonight. John and Shirley Tongue Mon 29 Dec Red Knot Orielton Lagoon Two Red Knot now at north eastern bay or Greenshank Corner in Midway Pt. The two Knot were feeding and sheltering together from the wind at high tide with about 70 Eastern Curlew and 6 Greenshank. Els Wakefield Sun 28 Dec Freckled Duck Goulds Lagoon Wildlife Sanctuary At least ten Freckled Duck sighted at 7:30am today on the lagoon. All resting around the southern end of the western part of the lagoon. Els Wakefield Thu 25 Dec Forty-spotted Pardalote Marion Bay Party of somewhere between 12 and 15 working through white gums behind the beach just north of the Marion Bay village. In 15 years of weekly walks through this area this is the first time I have encountered them here, despite Maria Island being in view across the water. [An interesting report of this rare species outside their normal range – perhaps a temporary dispersal from the Maria Island population? JT, Moderator] Andrew North Sun 7 Dec Grey-tailed tattler Clarke Island – rocks between Kangaroo Bay and Seal Point One grey-tailed tattler, plus several ruddy turnstones, red-capped plovers and red-necked stints, along sheltered rocky shoreline between Kangaroo Bay and Seal Point Simon Grove and Jesse Earnshaw