illawarra bird observers' club inc members' monthly sightings · nov 2016 to jan 2017...

January/February 2017

Illawarra Bird Observers' Club Inc

MEMBERS' MONTHLY SIGHTINGS

Compiled by Darryl Goldrick

Species Number Date Location Habitat Observer

White-headed Pigeon 2 06-Feb-17 Mt Ousley Powerlines Pam Hazelwood

White-headed Pigeon 30+ 03-Feb-17 Thirroul Excelsior Mine R'forest Ian McKinlay

White-headed Pigeon 1 13-Feb-17 Thirroul Garden Richard Miller

White-headed Pigeon 3 25-Dec-17 Al Park/Jamberoo Rd Roadside trees Darryl Goldrick

Brown Cuckoo-Dove 2 16-Feb-17 Al Park/Jamberoo Roadside Alan Cousins

Brown Cuckoo-Dove 1 02-Feb-17 Jamberoo yard Betty Hudson

Tawny Frogmouth 2 22-Jan-17 Lake Conjola Casuarina Charles Dove

Little Tern 60+30fledge 22-Jan-17 Lake Conjola Beach Charles Dove

Eastern Osprey 1 14-Feb-17 Burrill Lake Power Pole Charles Dove

Square-tailed Kite 1 06-Jan-17 Ulladulla Overhead Charles Dove

Square-tailed Kite 1 16-20/1/'17 Balgownie Home-o'head Pam Hazelwood

White-bellied Sea-Eagle 1 01-Feb-17 Russel Vale O'head Golf Course Ian McKinlay

Brown Goshawk 1 14-Feb-17 Thirroul Backyard Mike Morphett

Wedge-tailed Eagle 2 27-Jan-17 Balgownie Home-o'head Pam Hazelwood

Little Eagle 1 12-Feb-17 Balgownie Home-o'head Pam Hazelwood

Brown Falcon 1 27-Jan-17 Balgownie Home-o'head Pam Hazelwood

Australian Hobby 1 13-Feb-17 Swamp Rd Powerline Kara/Dave Eddington

Peregrine Falcon 1 10-Feb-17 Kiama-Jamberoo Rd Powerline Kara/Dave Eddington

Peregrine Falcon 1 20-Jan-17 Balgownie Home-o'head Pam Hazelwood

Australian Pied Oystercatcher 2 25-Feb-17 Windang Sand Bar Darryl Goldrick

Pacific Golden Plover 20+ 02-Feb-17 Shoalhaven Heads Sand Bar C Dove C Brandis

Ruddy Turnstone 1 02-Feb-17 Shoalhaven Heads Sand Bar C Dove C Brandis

Double-banded Plover 1 02-Feb-17 Shoalhaven Heads Sand Bar C Dove C Brandis

Inland Dotterel 1 02-Feb-17 Shoalhaven Heads Sand Bar C Dove C Brandis

Hooded Plover 14+2fledge 05-Feb-17 Ulladulla Tidal Rocks Charles Dove

Masked Lapwing 30+ 27-Jan-17 Waniora Beach Ian McKinlay

Glossy Black-Cockatoo 5 29-Jan-17 Ulladulla Casuarina Charles Dove

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo 3 26-Jan-17 Corrimal Beach Banksia/Casuarina trees Anne/Alan Cousins

Bar-tailed Godwit 20+ 02-Feb-17 Shoalhaven Heads Sand Bar C Dove C Brandis

Eastern Curlew 15 02-Feb-17 Shoalhaven Heads Sand Bar C Dove C Brandis

Little Corella 18 27-Jan-17 East Woonona Pioneer Est Lagoon Ian McKinlay

Arctic Jaeger 1 12-Feb-17 Ulladulla off shoreline Charles Dove

Eastern Koel 1m + 2 juv 04-Feb-17 Balgownie Garden Bill/Joan Zealey

Channel-billed Cuckoo 1 02-Feb-17 Stuart Park-Puckey's Estate In flight o'head Bill Zealey

Powerful Owl 1 01-Feb-17 Marshall Mount Rainforest on 'Hillview' Anna Knowlson

Barking Owl 1 heard 13-Feb-17 Tarrawanna Escarpment Rainforest Alan Cousins

Azure Kingfisher 3 22-Feb-17 Lake Conjola Creek Charles Dove

Eastern Whipbird 1 26-Feb-17 Tarrawanna yard (1st record) Anne/Alan Cousins

Crested Shrike-tit 5 06-Jan-17 Narrawallee Mixed Forest Charles Dove

Rufous Whistler 2 11-Jan-17 Narrawallee Mixed Forest Charles Dove

Dusky Woodswallow 10+ 4fledge 16-Feb-17 Mayana Powerlines

Grey Currawong 3 05-Feb-17 Barren Grounds Car Park Kara/Dave Eddington

Rufous Fantail 3 10-Jan-17 Burrill Lake Mixed Forest Charles Dove

Leaden Flycatcher 1+1fledge 16-Feb-17 Lake Conjola Mixed Forest Charles Dove

Golden-headed Cisticola 7+ 17-Feb-17 Shoalhaven Heads Fenceline C Dove MUDbirders

Please remember to email all your bird sightings to Darryl Goldrick at [email protected] post to 149 Reddall Parade, Lake Illawarra, 2528

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Nov 2016 to Jan 2017





Australian Pelican 9 20-Jan-17 Balgownie Yard o'head Pam Hazelwood

Australian Wood Duck 34 22-Dec-16 Brickworks Estate,Bulli Retention Basin Mike Morphett

Brown Cuckoo-Dove 2 08-Jan-17 Thirroul Garden Mike Morphett

Topknot Pigeon 6 10-Dec-16 Dunmore Tree K and D Eddington

Topknot Pigeon 1 31-Dec-16 Crini's Carpark,Figtree Trees(fruit laden) Joan Zealey

Tawny Frogmouth 3 12-Dec-16 Balgownie Residential Melaluca Tree Neil McKinlay

White-throated Needletail 10+ 20-Jan-17 Huskisson O'head Peter Salvair

Eastern Osprey 1 09-Dec-16 Balgownie O'head Joan Zealey

Square-tailed Kite 1 16-20/01/2017 Balgownie Yard o'head Pam Hazelwood

Pacific Baza 1 20-Jan-17 Huskisson O'head Peter Salvair

Whistling Kite 1 16-Jan-17 Balgownie O'head across Balgownie Rd Joan Zealey

Peregrine Falcon 2 26-Nov-16 Mt Keira O'head Mike Morphett

Peregrine Falcon 1 20-Jan-17 Balgownie Yard o'head Pam Hazelwood

Sooty Oystercatcher 5 05-Jan-17 Sharkey's Beach, Coledale Rock platform Mike Morphett

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo 6 5-9 Dec '16 Tarrawanna Trees Alan/Anne Cousins

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo 2 28-Nov-16 Thirroul/Bulli Woodlands Creek Mike Morphett

Galah several 16-Jan-17 Balgownie Trees (return from long absence) Pam Hazelwood

Long-billed Corella >60 all Jan '17 Reddall Parade,Lake Illawarra South O'head every day at ~ 7.00am Darryl Goldrick

Little Corella ~100 All Jan 2017 Primbee O'head/Roosting/Grazing Ron Imisides

Shining Bronze-Cuckoo 1 11-Dec-16 Rhodedendrom Gardens Rainforest Nature Walk Mike Morphett

Brush Cuckoo 1 heard All Dec Balgownie Forest Terry Edwell

Powerful Owl 1 fem 31-Dec-16 Excelsior Mine Environs Calling - rainforest Mike Morphett

Dollarbird 1Ad+1 fled 02-Jan-17 Woonona Residential Trees Joan Zealey

Superb Lyrebird 1 11-Dec-16 Rhodedendrom Gardens Rainforest Nature Walk Mike Morphett

Yellow-throated Scrubwren 5 11-Dec-16 Rhodedendrom Gardens Rainforest Nature Walk Mike Morphett

White-browed Scrubwren 4 11-Dec-16 Rhodedendrom Gardens Rainforest Nature Walk Mike Morphett

Varied Sittella 3 10-Dec-16 Integral Park Dapto Trees IBOC

Golden Whistler 2 11-Dec-16 Rhodedendrom Gardens Rainforest Nature Walk Mike Morphett

Australasian Figbird 1 10-Dec-16 Fairy Meadow (Aldi Carpark) Garden Joan Zealey

Australasian Figbird 9 26-Nov-16 Gerringong Park, Fern St Mike Morphett

Australasian Figbird 2 Immat 30-Dec-16 Corrimal Stocklands Trees Joan Zealey

Australian Raven 24 26-Dec-16 Port Kembla Beach O'head Mike Morphett

Black-faced Monarch 2 11-Dec-16 Rhodedendrom Gardens Rainforest Nature Walk Mike Morphett

Eastern Yellow Robin 2 11-Dec-16 Rhodedendrom Gardens Rainforest Nature Walk Mike Morphett

Bassian Thrush 2 11-Dec-16 Rhodedendrom Gardens Rainforest Nature Walk Mike Morphett

Australasian Pipit 1 26-Nov-16 Minnamurra Kiama Coastal Walkway Mike Morphett


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February/March 2017





Black-winged Stilt 1A2J 01-Mar-17 Purry Burry Point Sandbar Charles Dove

Wonga Pigeon 1 16-Mar-17 Balgownie Rainforest C/J Dove T Edwell

White-throated Needletail 8 13-Mar-17 Bellambi O'head Tom Wylie

Little Egret 1 01-Mar-17 Purry Burry Point Sandbar Charles Dove

Crested Tern 10 04-Mar-17 Sandon Point Rock platform Alan/Anne Cousins

Eastern Reef Egret 1 16-Mar-17 Ulladulla Tidal Rocks Charles Dove

Eastern Osprey 1 06-Mar-17 Burril Lake Power Pole Charles Dove

White-bellied Sea-Eagle 1 11-Mar-17 Wollongong Golf Course O'head Peter Fackender

White-bellied Sea-Eagle 1 18-Mar-17 Lake Illawarra South - Bevans Island O'head Darryl Goldrick

White-bellied Sea-Eagle 1 26-Feb-17 Balgownie O'head Pam Hazelwood

Grey Goshawk 1 23-Mar-17 Balgownie O'head Pam Hazelwood

Grey Goshawk 1 white ph 20-Mar-17 Macauley's Beach Powerline Ian McKinlay

Australian Hobby 1 12-Mar-17 Rural Jamberoo Powerline Kara/Dave Eddington

Peregrine Falcon 1 12-Mar-17 Rural Jamberoo Powerline Kara/Dave Eddington

Sooty Oystercatcher 3 24-Mar-17 Towradgi Beach Alan/Anne Cousins

Sooty Oystercatcher 8 04-Mar-17 Sandon Point Rock platform Alan/Anne Cousins

Ruddy Turnstone 8 04-Mar-17 Sandon Point Rock platform Alan/Anne Cousins

Ruddy Turnstone 3 05-Mar-17 Bellambi Boat Ramp Rock platform Darryl Goldrick

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo 2 09-Mar-17 Jamberoo Garden Betty Hudson

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo 1 11-Mar-17 Al.Park Rail Urban Tree Peter Fackender

Bar-tailed Godwit 5 01-Mar-17 Purry Burry Point Sandbar Charles Dove

Eastern Rosella 1 26-Feb-17 Balgownie Yard Pam Hazelwood

Powerful Owl 1 heard 14-Mar-17 Thirroul Excelsior Mine area Mike Morphett

Southern Boobook 2 12-Mar-17 Ulladulla Coastal Forest Charles Dove

Sacred Kingfisher 1 05-Mar-17 Narrawallee Gumtree Charles Dove

Green Catbird 1 16-Mar-17 Balgownie Rainforest C/J Dove T Edwell

Satin Bowerbird 5 16-Mar-17 Balgownie Rainforest C/J Dove T Edwell

Crested Shrike-tit 1 16-Mar-17 Balgownie Rainforest C/J Dove T Edwell

Golden Whistler 1 imm 21-Mar-17 Thirroul Garden Mike Morphett

White-breasted Woodswallow 32 05-Mar-17 Narrawallee Coastal Forest Charles Dove

Grey Butcherbird 1 12-Mar-17 Ulladulla Coastal Forest Charles Dove

Rufous Fantail 1 05-Mar-17 Narrawallee Coastal Forest Charles Dove

Rose Robin 1 05-Mar-17 Narrawallee Coastal Forest Charles Dove

Welcome Swallow 300+ 02-Mar-17 Dapto Shopping Centre Carpark Peter Fackender



March - April 2017





Magpie Goose 2 07-Apr-17 Forest Grove Village Pond Brian & Barbara Hales

Australian Wood Duck 14 02-Apr-17 Cradle Way, Bulli Stormwater Detention Basin Mike Morphett

Eurasian Coot 1000+ 07-Apr-17 Forest Grove Village Pond Brian & Barbara Hales

Hardhead 3 07-Apr-17 Woonona Pioneer Est Lagoon Ian McKinlay

White-headed Pigeon 1 03-Apr-17 Gwynneville Power Pole Alan & Anne Cousins

Common Bronzewing 9 27-Mar-17 Sanctury Point Open Forest C&J Dove

Tawny Frogmouth 1 08-Apr-17 Primbee Garden Ron Imisides

Striated Heron 2 08-Apr-17 Blue Divers Creek Riparian alan & Anne Cousins et al

Striated Heron 2 01-Apr-17 Lakeside Dr Reserve, Kanahooka Lake edge+Jetty Ian McKinlay

Striated Heron 1 07-Apr-17 Bellambi Surf Club Creek Ian McKinlay

Caspian Tern 2 01-Apr-17 Lakeside Dr Reserve, Kanahooka Lake shoreline Ian McKinlay

Kelp Gull 1 07-Apr-17 Bellambi Surf Club Creek Ian McKinlay

Eastern Osprey 1 07-Apr-17 Burrill lake Power Pole Charles Dove

White-bellied Sea-Eagle 1 17-Apr-17 Thirroul O'head Ian McKinlay

Collared Sparrowhawk 1 30-Mar-17 Mollymook Open Forest Charles Dove

Swamp Harrier 1 06-Apr-17 Swamp Rd, Jamberoo O'head/post roosting Kara Eddington

Nankeen Kestrel 1 29-Mar-17 Austinmer Pinecourt Park Mike Morphett

Brown Falcon 1 11-Apr-17 Bellambi O'head on Dunes Ian McKinlay

Australian Hobby 1 06-Apr-17 Swamp Rd, Jamberoo O'head/post roosting Kara Eddington

Peregrine Falcon 1 06-Apr-17 Swamp Rd, Jamberoo O'head/post roosting Kara Eddington

Sooty Oystercatcher 3 12-Apr-17 Coledale Beach Rock platform Mike Morphett

Ruddy Turnstone 7 10-Apr-17 Woonona Rock platform Ross&Jann Gowans

Hooded Plover 11 04-Apr-17 Racecourse Bch Ull. Tidal Rock Charles Dove

Glossy Black-Cockatoo 7 15-Apr-17 Booderee Botanical Gard. Casurina Charles Dove

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo 7 07-Apr-17 Freeway Kanahooka O'head Brian & Barbara Hales

Musk Lorikeet 20+ 28-Mar-17 Primbee Garden Ron Imisides

Musk Lorikeet numerous all March Balgownie Flowering Gums Terry Edwell

Musk Lorikeet 3 03-Apr-17 Ulladulla Flowering Gum Charles Dove

Swift Parrot 2 06-Apr-17 Bulli Hospital Flowering Paperbark Kara Eddington

Eastern Koel 1 juv 17-Apr-17 Thirroul Backyard Figtree Ian McKinlay

Powerful Owl 1heard 09-Apr-17 Balgownie Eucalypt tree Terry Edwell

Barking Owl 1 heard 06-Apr-17 Blackbutt Reserve Woodland Sandy O'Connor

Southern Boobook 1 heard 14-Apr-17 Tarrawanna Residential Alan & Anne Cousins

Azure Kingfisher 1 02-Apr-17 Narrawallee Creek Charles Dove

Satin Bowerbird 6 02-Apr-17 Maccauley's Hill,Thirroul Garde lawn Ian McKinlay

Superb Fairy-wren 3 06-Apr-17 Thirroul Garden Mike Morphett

Brown Gerygone 2 06-Apr-17 Thirroul Garden Mike Morphett

Noisy Friarbird 3 28-Mar-17 Primbee Garden Ron Imisides

Eastern Whipbird 1 02-Apr-17 Jamberoo Garden Betty Hudson

Varied Sittella 10+ 14-Apr-17 King Point lopop track Forest Charles Dove

Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike 3 02-Apr-17 Bulli Tennis Courts O'head Mike Morphett

Crested Shrike-tit 3 15-Apr-17 Booderee Botanical Gard. Forest Charles Dove

Australasian Figbird 43079 02-Apr-17 Maccauley's Hill,Thirroul Small leafed Figs Ian McKinlay

Pied Currawong 4 15-Apr-17 Lake Illawarra South Eucalypt - Yard Darryl Goldrick

Rufous Fantail 1 01-Apr-17 Thirroul Garden Mike Morphett

Rufous Fantail 1 09-Apr-17 Burrill lake Lawn Charles Dove

Rufous Fantail 1 15-Apr-17 Thirroul Yard Mike Morphett

Black-faced Monarch 1juv 30-Mar-17 Mollymook Open Forest Charles Dove

Scarlet Robin 1m 15-Apr-17 Booderee Botanical Gard. Forest Charles Dove

Rose Robin 2 m/f 15-Apr-17 Booderee Botanical Gard. Forest Charles Dove

Eastern Yellow Robin 2 06-Apr-17 Thirroul Garden Mike Morphett

Silvereye 2 10-Apr-17 Thirroul Garden Mike Morphett

Silvereye 30 Tas. 11-Apr-17 Mollymook Mixed shrubs Charles Dove



April/May 2017





Cattle Egret 4 05-May-17 Nth end Memorial Drive Bulli Mown grassed median strip Mike Morphett

Yellow-faced Honeyeater 1 05-May-17 Thirroul Garden Mike Morphett

Spotted Pardalote 1 02-May-17 Thirroul Garden Mike Morphett

Variegated Fairy-wren 3 03-May-17 Thirroul Garden Mike Morphett

Eastern Whipbird 2 03-May-17 Thirroul Garden Mike Morphett

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo 30 13-Apr-17 Brownsville O'head Bill and Joan Zealey

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo 3 24-Apr-17 Thirroul Garden Mike Morphett

Eastern Osprey 1 20-Apr-17 Primbee O'head Walter Boles

White-fronted Tern 5 15-May-17 Wardens Head, Ulladulla Pelagic Charles Dove

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike numerous March-May Lake Illawarra South Powerlines Darryl Goldrick



May/June 2017





Bar-shouldered Dove 1 12-Jun-17 Thirroul Hewitt's Ck Estuary Ian McKinlay

Tawny Frogmouth 2 15-Jun-17 Lake Conjola Casurina Charles Dove

White-necked Heron 20 15-Jun-17 Milton Farmland Charles Dove

Eastern Great Egret 1 23-May-17 Sandon Point Grassy Dune Mike Morphett

Cattle Egret 18 16-May-17 Bellambi Dunes Holy Spirit Playing Field Mike Morphett

Kelp Gull 1 02-Jun-17 Woonona Pool Rock Platform Ian McKinlay

Straw-necked Ibis 60 15-Jun-17 Milton Farmland Charles Dove

Black-shouldered Kite 1 05-Jun-17 Thirroul Norfolk Isl. Pine Ian McKinlay

White-bellied Sea-Eagle 2 imm 02-Jun-17 Mollymook Gumtrees Charles Dove

White-bellied Sea-Eagle 2 ad 01-Jun-17 Ulludulla Bare tree Charles Dove

Wedge-tailed Eagle 1 05-Jun-17 Rixon's Pass Escarpment O'head Ian McKinlay

Nankeen Kestrel 1 16-Jun-17 Lake Conjola Powerline Charles Dove

Nankeen Kestrel 1 17-Jun-17 Bulli Showground Floodlight Mike Morphett

Sooty Oystercatcher 1 07-Jun-17 Wollongong Harbour Breakwall Peter McCulloch

Sooty Oystercatcher 2 02-Jun-17 Woonona Pool Rock Platform Ian McKinlay

Ruddy Turnstone 3 03-Jun-17 Woonona Pool Rock Platform Ian McKinlay

Double-banded Plover 1 07-Jun-17 Ulladulla Tidal Rock Charles Dove

Hooded Plover 1 01-Jun-17 Mollymook Tidal Rock Charles Dove

Hooded Plover 5ad 3 imm 07-Jun-17 Ulladulla Tidal Rock Charles Dove

Glossy Black-Cockatoo 3 14-Jun-17 Ulladulla Gumtree Charles Dove

Galah 13 17-Jun-17 Bulli Bowling Club Grassy nature strip Mike Morphett

Long-billed Corella ~100 22-Jun-17 Oak Flats Beer Garden Hotel Darryl Goldrick

Fan-tailed Cuckoo 1 13-Jun-17 Bellambi Dunes Forested Park Edge Ian McKinlay

Powerful Owl 1 heard 14-Jun-17 Excelsior Mine Site Rainforest Mike Morphett

Barking Owl 1 heard 22-May-17 Tarrawanna Escarpment Alan Cousins

Southern Boobook 1 17-Jun-17 Milton Rainforest Charles Dove

White-throated Treecreeper 1 11-Jun-17 Narrawallee General Bush Charles Dove

Green Catbird 1 14-Jun-17 Thirroul House Attacking reflection in window Mike Morphett

Green Catbird 1 15-May-17 Thirroul Robinia shrub in Backyard Mike Morphett

Variegated Fairy-wren Family 13-Jun-17 Bellambi Dunes Forested Park Edge Ian McKinlay

Southern Emu-wren Pair 13-Jun-17 Bellambi Dunes Blady Grass clearing Ian McKinlay

Rockwarbler 1 15-Jun-17 Porters Creek Dam open scrub Charles Dove

Yellow-throated Scrubwren 1 19.28/5/17 Thirroul Garden Mike Morphett

White-cheeked Honeyeater 7 11-Jun-17 Narrawallee General Bush Charles Dove

Golden Whistler 2 21-Jun-17 Thirroul Garden Mike Morphett

Grey Shrike-thrush 1 11-Jun-17 Narrawallee General Bush Charles Dove

Grey Shrike-thrush 1 26-May-17 Thirroul Garden Mike Morphett

Rose Robin 1m 26-May-17 Thirroul Garden-first in many yrs Mike Morphett

Wonga Pigeon 1 heard 10-May-17 Hyam's Ck, Jamberoo Rainforest Betty Hudson

Olive-backed Oriole 1 heard 10-May-17 Hyam's Ck, Jamberoo Rainforest Betty Hudson

Mistletoebird 1 10-May-17 Drualla Rd, Jamberoo Garden Betty Hudson

Australasian Bittern 2 11-Jun-17 Tallawarra Power Station Ash Pond reeds Ralph Stadus



June/July 2017





Hoary-headed Grebe 5 18-Jul-17 Burrill Lake Water Charles Dove

Bar-shouldered Dove 1 heard 27-Jun-17 Bellambi Dune vegetation Ian McKinlay

Tawny Frogmouth 2 28-Jun-17 Millards Crk Ulladulla Forest Charles Dove

White-necked Heron 1 07-Jul-17 Lang St , Balgownie Flood detention basin Joan Zealey

Eastern Great Egret 1 16-Jul-17 Sandon Point Stalking in long grass Mike Morphett

Southern Giant-Petrel 1 03-Jul-17 Ulladulla Ocean Charles Dove

Caspian Tern 1 16-Jul-17 Sandon Point In-flight over rock platform Mike Morphett

Pacific Gull 1Juv 16-Jul-17 Ulladulla Harbour Charles Dove

White-bellied Sea-Eagle one 17-Jul-17 Oak Flats O'head residential Darryl Goldrick

White-bellied Sea-Eagle 1 24-Jun-17 Bombo o'head North headland Ian McKinlay

Grey Goshawk 2 07-Jul-17 Balgownie High O'head (circling) Joan Zealey

Nankeen Kestrel 1 27-Jun-17 Hill 60-Red Point O'head Alan/Anne Cousins

Sooty Oystercatcher 2 25-Jun-17 Bellambi Beach Rock platform Alan/Anne Cousins

Masked Lapwing 14 01-Jul-17 Bellambi Boat Ramp Carpark Max Davies

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo 2 27-Jun-17 Hill 60-Red Point O'head Alan/Anne Cousins

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo 20 28-Jun-17 Escarpment Foothills In- flight Mike Morphett

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo 6 20-Jul-17 Balarang School Power lines Darryl Goldrick

Rainbow Lorikeet 21 23-Jul-17 Thirroul Back Yard Mike Morphett

Musk Lorikeet 1 07-Jul-17 Balgownie School Yard Terry Edwell

Musk Lorikeet 10 02-Jul-17 Moona Moona Crk Vincentia Forest Charles Dove

Eastern Bristlebird 1 02-Jul-17 Booderee NP Heathland Charles Dove

Spotted Pardalote 1 27-Jun-17 Bellambi Dune vegetation Ian McKinlay

Fuscous Honeyeater 8 02-Jul-17 Moona Moona Crk Vincentia Forest Charles Dove

White-plumed Honeyeater 1 27-Jun-17 Bellambi Dune vegetation Ian McKinlay

Red Wattlebird 1 daily 23-Jul-17 Lake Illawarra South backyard Grevillea Darryl Goldrick

Scarlet Honeyeater 6 02-Jul-17 Moona Moona Crk Vincentia Forest Charles Dove

Tawny-crowned Honeyeater 6 02-Jul-17 Booderee NP Heathland Charles Dove

White-cheeked Honeyeater 12 02-Jul-17 Moona Moona Crk Vincentia Forest Charles Dove

White-naped Honeyeater 10 02-Jul-17 Moona Moona Crk Vincentia Forest Charles Dove

Grey Butcherbird 1 22-Jul-17 Lake Illawarra South Yard Darryl Goldrick

Pied Currawong 2 18-Jul-17 Lake Illawarra South Yard Darryl Goldrick

Spangled Drongo 1 04-Jul-17 Bellambi Playing Field Joan Wylie



July/August 2017





Black-winged Stilt 50+ 27-Jul-17 Milton Wetland Charles Dove

Wedge-tailed Shearwater 500+ 21-Aug-17 Ulladulla Ocean Charles Dove

Fluttering Shearwater 1000+ 21-Aug-17 Ulladulla Ocean Charles Dove

Hutton's Shearwater 1000+ 21-Aug-17 Ulladulla Ocean Charles Dove

Nankeen Kestrel 1 27-Jul-17 Milton Wetland Charles Dove

Buff-banded Rail 3 06-Aug-17 Burrill Lake Mudflats Charles Dove

Red-necked Avocet 2 27-Jul-17 Milton Wetland Charles Dove

Double-banded Plover 2 8/82017 Racecourse Beach Tidal Rock Charles Dove

Little Corella ~ 100 20-Aug-17 Lake Illawarra South Grazing Reddall Reserve Darryl Goldrick

Fan-tailed Cuckoo 1 10-Aug-17 Dolphin Point Mixed Bushland Charles Dove

White-throated Treecreeper 3 10-Aug-17 Dolphin Point Mixed Bushland Charles Dove

Red-browed Treecreeper 2 22-Aug-17 Narrawallee Mixed Bushland Charles Dove

Green Catbird 1 03-Aug-17 Thirroul Frontyard Mike Morphett

Yellow-throated Scrubwren 1m 03-Aug-17 Thirroul Backyard Mike Morphett

Spotted Pardalote 4m4f 06-Aug-17 Burrill Lake Dirt Track Charles Dove

Little Wattlebird 1 fledged 01-Aug-17 Thirroul Sideyard Shrub Ian McKinlay

White-winged Triller 1imm 17-Aug-17 Ulladulla Casurania Charles Dove

Golden Whistler 1 1/8/207 Mollymook Mixed Bushland Charles Dove

Olive-backed Oriole 1 04-Aug-17 Milton Rainforest Charles Dove

Pied Currawong 2 23-Aug-17 Lake Illawarra South Yard Darryl Goldrick

Jacky Winter 2 17-Aug-17 Ulladulla Fence posts Charles Dove

Mistletoebird 1 30-Jul-17 Lake Conjola Mixed Bushland Charles Dove

Beautiful Firetail 4 13-Aug-17 Dolphin Point Casurania Charles Dove



August/September 2017





Topknot Pigeon 1 11-Sep-17 Balgownie O'head Pam Hazlewood

Eastern Great Egret 1 8-10/9/17 Hewitts Ck,Thirroul(first in 20yrs) Found dead on 11/9(fox/cat?) Ian McKinlay

White-faced Heron 1 01-Sep-17 Avondale Rd Yard? Neil Wheway

Little Black Cormorant 10 18-Sep-17 Fairy Creek, Nth Wollongong Roosting on pipeline Mike Morphett

Grey Goshawk 1wh phase 27-Aug-17 Cambewarra Lookout In diving flight Ian McKinlay

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo 4 07-Sep-17 Avondale Rd Yard Tera Wheway

Little Corella 2 11-Sep-17 Thirroul Backyard Mike Morphett

Eastern Koel 1 12-Sep-17 Lake Illawarra South Residential Darryl Goldrick

Channel-billed Cuckoo 1 17-Sep-17 Excelsior Mine site+o'head Flying south Mike Morphett

Powerful Owl 1heard 07-Sep-17 Excelsior Mine S-W corner Mike Morphett

Southern Boobook 1heard 11-Sep-17 Tarrawanna Escarpment Bushland Alan Cousins

Dollarbird one 11-Sep-17 Wollongong o'head Rob McKinlay

Superb Lyrebird 1 27-Aug-17 Cambewarra Mountain Rd Roadside Ian McKinlay

Green Catbird 2 04-Sep-17 Thirroul Front yard Mike Morphett

Variegated Fairy-wren 2 m,br plumage 25-Aug-17 Hewitts Creek Esttuary vegetation Ian McKinlay

Eastern Whipbird 1 11-Sep-17 Jamberoo Garden Betty Hudson

Rose Robin 5 02-Sep-17 Thirlmere Lakes Bushland Wylie/Wheway's

Black-tailed Godwit 2 29-Aug-17 Lake Wollumboola Sand Spit Charles Dove

Bar-tailed Godwit 1 09-Jan-17 Orient Point Overhead Charles Dove

Whimbrel 11 09-Jan-17 Orient Point Rocky Reef Charles Dove

Eastern Curlew 15 09-Jan-17 Orient Point Overhead Charles Dove

Red-necked Stint 5 15-Sep-17 Lake Wollumboola Sand Spit Charles Dove

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 1 09-Jan-17 Lake Wollumboola Sand Spit Charles Dove

Gull-billed Tern 3 29-Aug-17 Lake Wollumboola Sand Spit Charles Dove

Pacific Gull 1 02-Sep-17 Lake Conjola Lake Charles Dove

Shining Bronze-Cuckoo 4 21-Sep-17 Manyana Open Forest Charles Dove

Fan-tailed Cuckoo 3 05-Sep-17 Dolphin Point Open Forest Charles Dove

Spotted Pardalote 2n 07-Sep-17 Burrill Lake Pathway Charles Dove

Olive-backed Oriole 1 07-Sep-17 Burrill Lake Open Forest Charles Dove

Grey Currawong 1 20-Sep-17 Mt Bushwalker Open Forest Charles Dove

Leaden Flycatcher 1m 24-Sep-17 Narrawallee Open Forest Charles Dove

Rose Robin 1 02-Sep-17 Lake Conjola Open Forest Charles Dove

Fairy Martin 50+ 18-Sep-17 Milton Bridge Charles Dove

Beautiful Firetail 1 20-Sep-17 Mt Bushwalker Open Forest Charles Dove



September/October 2017





Black Swan 2ad+2cygnet 27-Sep-17 Campbelltown Dam John Pickering

Australian Brush-Turkey 1 1-9/10/17 Marshall Mount Dry Rainforest Anna Knowlson

Black-winged Stilt 75 28-Sep-17 Milton Wetland Charles Dove

Grey Teal 100 12-Oct-17 Milton Wetland Charles Dove

White-headed Pigeon 1 immat 06-Oct-17 Thirroul Yard Mike Morphett

Brown Cuckoo-dove 5 23-Sep-17 Burrill Lake Open Forest Charles Dove

Wonga Pigeon 1 heard 13-Oct-17 Bulli Firetrail Rainforest Ian McKinlay

Topknot Pigeon ~ 15 13-Oct-17 Old Bulli Mine Dam Rainforest Ian McKinlay

Topknot Pigeon 80 28-Sep-17 Milton Figtrees Charles Dove

White-faced Heron 1 07-Oct-17 Woronora Dam/Heathcote Nat Park Mike Morphett

Square-tailed Kite 1 27-Sep-17 Narrawallee Open Forest Charles Dove

Brown Quail 3 01-Oct-17 Thirroul Nr Hewitts Ck-Kilncar Circuit Mike Morphett

Pacific Baza 1 25-Sep-17 Balgownie O'head Terry Edwell

Grey Goshawk 1 wh. ph 13-Oct-17 Bulli Firetrail O'head Ian McKinlay

Brown Falcon 2 07-Oct-17 Woonona O'head Ross Gowans

Peregrine Falcon 1 07-Oct-17 Woronora Dam/Heathcote Nat Park o'head Mike Morphett

Buff-banded Rail 1 09-Oct-17 Thomas Dalton Park Drain-Reeds Ken Guymer

Australian Spotted Crake 1 28-Sep-17 Milton Wetland Charles Dove

Red-necked Avocet 5 12-Oct-17 Milton Wetland Charles Dove

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 40 28-Sep-17 Milton Wetland Charles Dove

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 7 12-Oct-17 Milton Wetland Charles Dove

Red-kneed Dotterel 1 28-Sep-17 Milton Wetland Charles Dove

Glossy Black-Cockatoo 3 04-Oct-17 Heathland Ulladulla Casuriana Charles Dove

Glossy Black-Cockatoo 5 29-Oct-17 Porters Creek Dam Open Forest Charles Dove

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo 7 04-Oct-17 Heathland Ulladulla Gumtrees Charles Dove

Little Corella 20 15-Oct-17 Lake Illawarra South Foreshore Reserve Darryl Goldrick

Eastern Koel 1 30-Sep-17 Thirroul Public School Grounds Mike Morphett

Eastern Koel 1 20-Oct-17 Lake Illawarra South Residential yard Darryl Goldrick

Channel-billed Cuckoo ? all Sept Balgownie Rainforest Terry Edwell

Sacred Kingfisher 1m 05-Oct-17 Woonona Collins Creek Jann/Ross Gowans

Dollarbird 1 11-Oct-17 Balgownie Residential -Tucker Ave Mike Morphett

Dollarbird 1 13-Oct-17 Bulli Firetrail Powerlines Ian McKinlay

Dollarbird 1 07-Oct-17 Tarrawanna Park Joan Zealey

Superb Lyrebird 1heard 10-Oct-17 Thirroul Flanagans Creek Mike Morphett

Satin Bowerbird 7 14-Oct-17 Ulladulla Open Forest Charles Dove

Chestnut-rumped Heathwren 1 27-Sep-17 Heathland Ulladulla Heath Charles Dove

Little Wattlebird 8 07-Oct-17 Woronora Dam/Heathcote Nat Park Mike Morphett

Scarlet Honeyeater 3 07-Oct-17 Ulladulla Grevillia Charles Dove

Noisy Friarbird 2 07-Oct-17 Woronora Dam/Heathcote Nat Park Mike Morphett

Eastern Whipbird 5 04-Oct-17 Heathland Ulladulla Ground Charles Dove

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike 2 07-Oct-17 Woronora Dam/Heathcote Nat Park Mike Morphett

Golden Whistler 1 07-Oct-17 Woronora Dam/Heathcote Nat Park Mike Morphett

Rufous Whistler 4 14-Oct-17 Ulladulla Open Forest Charles Dove

Olive-backed Oriole 1 07-Oct-17 Balgownie Escarpment Rainforest Joan Zealey

Black-faced Monarch 1 10-Oct-17 Thirroul Flanagans Creek Mike Morphett

Black-faced Monarch 1 13-Oct-17 Old Bulli Mine Dam Edge Ian McKinlay

Golden-headed Cisticola 3 01-Oct-17 Thirroul Nr Hewitts Ck Footbridge Mike Morphett

Australian Reed-warbler 2 29-Sep-17 Milton Reedy Creek Charles Dove

Bassian Thrush 2 1-9/10/17 Marshall Mount Dry Rainforest Anna Knowlson

Bassian Thrush 2 29-Sep-17 Balgownie Yard Terry Edwell



October/November 2017





Australian Shelduck 10+ 21-Nov-17 Moss Vale Saleyard Ponds Kara Eddington

Australian Shelduck 4 19-Nov-17 Milton Wetland Charles Dove

Blue-billed Duck 1 21-Nov-17 Moss Vale Saleyard Ponds Kara Eddington

Wonga Pigeon 1 23-Oct-17 Mt Kembla Summit Track Ian McKinlay

Topknot Pigeon 12 25//10/2017 Rocklow Ck,Dunmore Figtree Darryl Goldrick

Topknot Pigeon 1 06-Nov-17 Balgownie -Lang St O'head Joan-Bill Zealey

Topknot Pigeon 10 16-Oct-17 Thirroul Escarpment Rainforest Ian McKinlay

Tawny Frogmouth 1ad+2nestling all Oct Balgownie Yard Terry Edwell

White-necked Heron 1 14-Nov-17 Factory Lane,Jamberoo Dam verge Darryl Goldrick

Intermediate Egret 1 Br Plume 14-Nov-17 Factory Lane,Jamberoo Dam verge Darryl Goldrick

Cattle Egret 16 31-Oct-17 Holy Spirit College Playing Field Mike Morphett

Australasian Darter 3m-2f+nests25-Oct-17 Rocklow Ck,Dunmore Lake side Casuarinas Darryl Goldrick

Square-tailed Kite 2A 1C 30-Oct-17 Narrawallee Black Butt Tree nest Charles Dove

Whistling Kite 23 19-Nov-17 Milton Wetland Charles Dove

Straw-necked Ibis 1 14-Nov-17 Minnamurra Lane,Jamberoo Rural paddock Darryl Goldrick

Whistling Kite 1 02-Nov-17 Fairy Meadow-Fernhill O'head Mike Morphett

Buff-banded Rail 2 24-Nov-17 Burrill Lake Inlet Charles Dove

Collared Sparrowhawk 1 07-Nov-17 Tarrawanna Hall O'head Joan-Bill Zealey

Spotted Harrier 1 14-Nov-17 Swamp Rd, Jamberoo Rural paddocks Darryl Goldrick

Australian Spotted Crake 1 19-Nov-17 Milton Wetland Charles Dove

Peregrine Falcon 1 22-Nov-17 Memorial Dr, Nth W'gong O'head Mike Morphett

Pacific Golden Plover 23 19-Nov-17 Milton Wetland Charles Dove

Grey Plover 2 12-Nov-17 Lake Wolumboola Shoreline Charles Dove

Red-kneed Dotterel 2 19-Nov-17 Milton Wetland Charles Dove

Bar-tailed Godwit 15 12-Nov-17 Lake Wolumboola Shoreline Charles Dove

Pacific Golden Plover 3 05-Nov-17 Woonona Sand-rockshelf Jann-Ross Gowans

Red-necked Stint 7 12-Nov-17 Lake Wolumboola Shoreline Charles Dove

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 15 19-Nov-17 Milton Wetland Charles Dove

Red-kneed Dotterel 1 21-Nov-17 Moss Vale Saleyard Ponds Kara Eddington

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo 2 07-Nov-17 Cabbage Tree Lane,Fairy MeadowO'head Joan-Bill Zealey

Glossy Black-Cockatoo 3 21-Nov-17 Ulludulla Casurina Charles Dove

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo 3 11-Nov-17 Garrawarra State Rec Area-Kelly's FallBushland Mike Morphett

Musk Lorikeet 24 24-Nov-17 Burrill Lake Flowering Gum Charles Dove

Australian King-Parrot 2 11-Nov-17 Garrawarra State Rec Area-Kelly's FallBushland Mike Morphett

Eastern Koel 1 24-Oct-17 Lake Illawarra Sth Yard Darryl Goldrick

Eastern Koel 1 28-Oct-17 Cringila Community Park Bushland Mike Morphett

Channel-billed Cuckoo 2 06-Nov-17 Balgownie -Lang St O'head Joan-Bill Zealey

Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo 2 05-Nov-17 Narrawallee Open forest Charles Dove

Shining Bronze-Cuckoo 1 21-Nov-17 Moss Vale Saleyard Ponds Kara Eddington

Fan-tailed Cuckoo 1 11-Nov-17 Garrawarra State Rec Area-Kelly's FallBushland Mike Morphett

Laughing Kookaburra 3 11-Nov-17 Garrawarra State Rec Area-Kelly's FallBushland Mike Morphett

Dollarbird 2Ad+1 Juv 13-Nov-17 Balgownie Tree creekside Bill Zealey

Dollarbird 3 20-Nov-17 Ulladulla Dead Tree Charles Dove

White-throated Treecreeper 1 11-Nov-17 Garrawarra State Rec Area-Kelly's FallBushland Mike Morphett

Satin Bowerbird 2 11-Nov-17 Garrawarra State Rec Area-Kelly's FallBushland Mike Morphett

Superb Fairy-wren 7 28-Oct-17 Cringila Community Park Bushland Mike Morphett

Variegated Fairy-wren 2m 16-Oct-17 Hewitts Creek Estuary Riparian Ian McKinlay

Spotted Pardalote 1 31-Oct-17 Bellambi Dunes Ian McKinlay

Yellow-faced Honeyeater 2 11-Nov-17 Garrawarra State Rec Area-Kelly's FallBushland Mike Morphett

Orange Chat 4m +2fem 20/10-8/11 Swamp Rd, Jamberoo Cycleway verges K.Eddington/T.Edwell

White-cheeked Honeyeater 3 05-Nov-17 Narrawallee Bottlebrush Charles Dove

Little Friarbird 1+nestling 25-Oct-17 Burra Ck, Jamberoo Rural bushland Darryl Goldrick

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike 1 22-Nov-17 West Wollongong Powerline Chris Cartledge

Cicadabird 1 11-Nov-17 Garrawarra State Rec Area-Kelly's FallBushland Mike Morphett

White-winged Triller 2 21-Nov-17 Moss Vale Saleyard Ponds Kara Eddington

Golden Whistler 1 25-Oct-17 Burra Ck, Jamberoo Rural bushland Darryl Goldrick

Golden Whistler 2 11-Nov-17 Garrawarra State Rec Area-Kelly's FallBushland Mike Morphett

Rufous Whistler 1 31-Oct-17 Bellambi Dunes Ian McKinlay

Olive-backed Oriole 1 28-Oct-17 Cringila Community Park Bushland Mike Morphett

Dusky Woodswallow 24 14-Nov-17 Ulladulla Open Field Charles Dove

Rufous Fantail 1 16-Oct-17 Thirroul Firetrail Ian McKinlay

Australian Raven 2 11-Nov-17 Garrawarra State Rec Area-Kelly's FallBushland Mike Morphett

Black-faced Monarch 2 Nov Balgownie Yard Terry Edwell

Black-faced Monarch 1 23-Oct-17 Mt Kembla Summit Track Ian McKinlay

Black-faced Monarch 1 30-Oct-17 Narrawallee Eucalyptus Forest Charles Dove


October/November 2017




Magpie-lark 2ad+3juv 15-Nov-17 Thirroul yard Mike Morphett

Eastern Yellow Robin 1 11-Nov-17 Garrawarra State Rec Area-Kelly's FallBushland Mike Morphett

Brown Songlark 4 14-Nov-17 Swamp Rd, Jamberoo Rural paddocks Darryl Goldrick

Common Blackbird 1 16-Nov-17 Lake Illawarra Sth Yard Darryl Goldrick

Australasian Pipit 1 25-Oct-17 Burra Ck, Jamberoo Roadside verge Darryl Goldrick

Australasian Pipit 1 14-Nov-17 Swamp Rd, Jamberoo Rural roadside Darryl Goldrick



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