G’day everyone, I’ve found this shorebird this afternoon, but I can’t reconcile it with any bird I’ve seen before. There were 2 possibly 3 of these birds together with 12 Pacific Golden Plover and 1 yet to be confirmed Grey Plover Can someone please have a look and let me know what they think it might be? http://bit.ly/15PppCH Regards, Mark =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Thanks, Nikolas. I’d never heard of it before, which organisation is it attached to? And is there something similar in other states? Peter Shute ________________________________ Sent: Monday, 7 October 2013 9:43 AM Cc: Tony Palliser; Roger McGovern Hi Peter, I cc’d this to Tony Palliser (BARC) and Roger McGovern (NSW ORAC). BARC = Birds Australia Rarities Committee; here you can find the review list, the results and further information: http://www.tonypalliser.com/barc/barc-home.html NSW ORAC = NSW Ornithological Records Appraisal Committee; NSW ORAC (and also the other state committees) deal with more local rarities. Current NSW ORAC review list: =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Hi Peter, I cc’d this to Tony Palliser (BARC) and Roger McGovern (NSW ORAC). BARC = Birds Australia Rarities Committee; here you can find the review list, the results and further information: http://www.tonypalliser.com/barc/barc-home.html NSW ORAC = NSW Ornithological Records Appraisal Committee; NSW ORAC (and also the other state committees) deal with more local rarities. Current NSW ORAC review list: NSW ORNITHOLOGIAL RECORDS APPRAISAL COMMITTEE (ORAC) REVIEW LIST (Revised February 23, 2013) The following list comprises birds that are considered rare in NSW based on reported observations over a preceding ten year period to a maximum average of 1.5 records per year. NSW ORAC encourages anyone sighting these species to take comprehensive notes, photographs where possible and to supply substantiation by other observers where appropriate. Details of the sighting should be forwarded to the Secretary of NSW ORAC by way of an Unusual Record Report (URR) Form available electronically from the Secretary, Roger McGovern, at roglou_at_bigpond.net.au. This list does not include any of those species on the Birdlife Australia Rarities Committee (BARC) Review List. In order to maintain consistency with the BARC Review List, the NSW ORAC Review List is based on the IOC taxonomy. Common Ostrich Struthio camelus (1) Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae Raja Shelduck Tadorna radjah Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus Green Pygmy Goose Nettapus pulchellus Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Garganey Anas querquedula Fiordland Penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata Salvin’s Albatross Thalassarche salvini Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea Salvin’s Prion Pachyptila salvini Kerguelen Petrel Aphrodroma brevirostris Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata Cook’s Petrel Pterodroma cookii Grey Petrel Procellaria cinerea Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis (2) Grey-backed Storm Petrel Garrodia nereis White-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta grallaria Pied Heron Egretta picata Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Red-footed Booby Sula sula Black-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscescens (3) Red Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus Red-backed Buttonquail Turnix maculosus Black-breasted Buttonquail Turnix melanogaster Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus Little Curlew Numenius minutus Common Redshank Tringa tetanus Little Stint Calidris minuta Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Fairy Tern Sternula nereis (4) Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Roseate Tern Sterna dougalli Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana Flock Bronzewing Phaps histrionica (5) Squatter Pigeon Geophaps scripta Torresian Imperial Pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa Purple-crowned Lorikeet Glossopsitta porphyrocephala Bourke’s Parrot Neopsephotus bourkii Elegant Parrot Neophema elegans Orange-bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster Scarlet-chested Parrot Neophema splendida Double-eyed Fig Parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma Australian Swiftlet Aerodramus terraereginae Thick-billed Grasswren Amytornis modetus (6) Purple-gaped Honeyeater Lichenostomus cratitius Black-eared Miner Manorina melanotis Banded Honeyeater Cissomela pectoralis Dusky Honeyeater Myzomela obscura Banded Whiteface Aphelocephala nigricincta Red-lored Whistler Pachycephala rufogularis (7) Shining Flycatcher Myiagra alecto House Crow Corvus splendens Pink Robin Petroica rodinogaster (8) Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Canary White-eye Zosterops luteus Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos (2) Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis Painted Finch Emblema pictum Black-throated Finch Poephila cincta NOTES: 1) except for the known population in the Barham region 2) except for Lord Howe Island 3) except for the far South Coast 4) except south of Sydney 5) except for the Upper and Lower far western region of NSW 6) except for the known population near Packsaddle 7) except for Yathong, Nombinnie and Round Hill 8) except for the far South Coast and the Southern Highlands Cheers, Nikolas —————- Nikolas Haass nhaass@yahoo.com Brisbane, QLD ________________________________ From: Peter Shute < pshute@nuw.org.au> Sent: Monday, October 7, 2013 7:38 AM Nikolas Haass wrote: Can someone please tell me what the difference is between ORAC and BARC? Peter Shute =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================
For anyone else that might be wondering, Long Reef Golf Course appears to be in Collaroy, north of Sydney and Manly. Please correct me if I’ve gotten this wrong. =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Nikolas Haass wrote: Can someone please tell me what the difference is between ORAC and BARC? Peter Shute =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Hi Tom, Yes it was at Longy. They, there were 2 possibly 3 of them, were in the grass area next to the green that starts at the top of the course and heads parallel to the pathway that heads to Longy surf club. I’m going back tomorrow morning to try and find them again. Regards, Mark On Sunday, October 6, 2013, Wilsons wrote: — Sent from Gmail Mobile =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Hi Mark This bird was seen where? I know you are a Long Reef regular but the grass in the shot could be anywhere..;-) The pale legs and full coloured breast make me think Oriental Plover, despite it’s hunched up demeanour that might make me think otherwise (Lesser Sand?) Cheers Tom Wilson —– Original Message —– From: Mark and Amanda Young To: birding-aus@lists.vicnet.net.au Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2013 7:50 PM Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Unknown Shorebird G’day everyone, I’ve found this shorebird this afternoon, but I can’t reconcile it with any bird I’ve seen before. There were 2 possibly 3 of these birds together with 12 Pacific Golden Plover and 1 yet to be confirmed Grey Plover Can someone please have a look and let me know what they think it might be? http://bit.ly/15PppCH Regards, Mark =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org =============================== =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Thanks John, It’s been confirmed by others to be exactly that, an Oriental Plover. The birds were on long Reef Golf Course, here is a pathway going from the top to the Long Reef surf club, they were on the first green as you head down from the top. Regards, Mark On Sunday, October 6, 2013, John Graff wrote: — Sent from Gmail Mobile =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Hi Mark, Congrats – it’s a juv Oriental Plover! I just posted the following on Eremaea/Birdline NSW: Oriental Plover (Subject to submission to NSW ORAC), Pacific Golden-Plover, Long Reef Golf Course Pacific Golden-Plover (12); Oriental Plover (2; possibly 3) [Moderator’s note (NH): Yet another observation of this influx of this species! Sightings of Oriental Plovers in NSW should be submitted to NSW ORAC] Do you have photos of the possible Grey Plover, too? Cheers, Nikolas —————- Nikolas Haass nhaass@yahoo.com Brisbane, QLD ________________________________ From: Mark and Amanda Young < youngsfamilymail@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, October 6, 2013 6:50 PM G’day everyone, I’ve found this shorebird this afternoon, but I can’t reconcile it with any bird I’ve seen before. There were 2 possibly 3 of these birds together with 12 Pacific Golden Plover and 1 yet to be confirmed Grey Plover Can someone please have a look and let me know what they think it might be? http://bit.ly/15PppCH Regards, Mark =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org =============================== =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Hi Mark, Looks like the Oriental Plover invasion on the east coast is continuing Cheers, John =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================