This page is a summary of recent postings from Birdline New South Wales. The content is updated every 30 minutes. BirdLife Photography takes no responsibility for the accuracy or timeliness of any posted information.
Birdline NSW is a site for the reporting of rare or unusual birds outside their normal range, unusually high or low numbers, early or late arrivals or departures for migrant species and interesting behaviour or unusual habitat usage.
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Grey Currawong at Braidwood Rd, Sassafras reported by Ann Millard on 22-04-2018
One Grey Currawong grazing on the side of the road. I saw it twice about 2 hours apart, the last time about 2.30pm. I have never seen a Grey Currawong in this area before.
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Yellow-faced Honeyeaters at Nerriga Road at Endrick River, Nerriga reported by Ann Millard on 22-04-2018
About 200 Yellow-faced Honeyeaters migrating in 2 flocks. No obvious direction as they were rapidly moving between trees both moving southerly and then northerly.
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Freckled Duck at Hiney Rd Dam, Spring Creek, Orange reported by B and C Huxtable on 22-04-2018
4 Freckled Duck, 12 Pink-eared Duck, 4 Red-kneed Dotterel, Black-fronted Dotterel.-usual Hardheads, Grey Teal, Wood Duck, Hoary-headed Grebes, White-faced Heron and Lapwings.
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Honeyeater Migration (mostly Yellow-faced) at Pambalong Nature Reserve (and other sites) reported by Mick Roderick and others on 22-04-2018
The honeyeater migration is currently in full swing, with several counts made over the past few days of up to 10,000 birds per hour at Pambalong Nature Reserve and other sites between Newcastle and Maitland. Probably the best place to witness this spectacle is Pambalong Nature Reserve (along Cedar Hill Drive), where there is a bottleneck of migrating birds. There is a car park just before the causeway and this is a great spot to watch the birds. The best times are between 9am-11am (and on sunny days). Apart from Yellow-faceds (which make up about 90% of the birds) there are also numbers of White-naped/Scarlet/White-cheeked HEs, Noisy Friarbirds and the odd spinebill, silvereye, pardalote etc.
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Swift Parrot at Blackalls Park reported by Nathan Cooper on 21-04-2018
Swift Parrots heard late today at Blackalls Park. Observed approximately 8 (distantly) leaving Euc. tereticornis around Fennel Bay, which are holding a lot of bud.
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Pacific Golden Plover, Kelp Gull at Long Reef Aquatic Reserve reported by Tom Wilson on 21-04-2018
1 PGP on the reef flat approx 3:30pm (also 18 Sooty Oystercatcher, 6 Double-banded Dotterel, 10 Ruddy Turnstone inc 1 bird with a very white head, 1 Grey-tailed Tattler). Offshore a steady flow of Gannets mostly heading north and a single Kelp Gull just off the reef heading south at 3:30. Dark grey back but smudgy grey head and breast so a close to full adult bird.