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Birdwatching in the Port Macquarie and Hastings Region of NSW, Australia



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UNUSUAL REPORTS FOR HASTINGS REGION * January - February 2023

ALAN MORRIS

Abbreviations used include A – adult, F – female, M – male, J – juvenile, DY – dependent young, Im – immature, N – nest, E – eggs, ra – rest area, rk – road kill, hw – hit window,  ba – blown ashore, bc – beachcast, hc – heard calling, pr – pair.  

* First Return, ** Last Date. 

Bold – on the review list of the NSW Ornithological Records Appraisal Committee (ORAC). Submission required. Bird names used and the order in which they occur are in accord with the IOC World Birdlist Version 5.4 2015.   

SPECIES No. DATE LOCATION OBSERVER
Magpie-Goose 1 26-27/1/23 5 on 18/2, King Creek Rd Swamp Fran Smith
Magpie-Goose 1 3/2/2023 Cattai Wetlands, Coopernook Karen Smedley
Magpie-Goose 7 20/2/2023 King Creek Rd Swamp Alan Morris
Plumed Whistling Duck 2 21/1/2023 Barnetts Lagoon, Gladstone Alan Morris
Plumed Whistling Duck 3 3/2/2023 Cattai Wetlands, Coopernook Karen Smedley
Wandering Whistling Duck 4 1/1/2023 Kings Creek Rd Swamp Alan Morris
Wandering Whistling Duck 8 1-4/1/2023 Port Macquarie WWTP Alan Morris
Wandering Whistling Duck 4 15-27/1/23 Lily Pond, Koala St, Port Macquarie Ted Giblin
Wandering Whistling Duck 25 3-4/2/2023 Cattai Wetlands, Coopernook Michael Kearns
Musk Duck 2 12/12-27/1 Rosendahl Reservoir, Port Macquarie James Oates
Musk Duck F 11/1/2023 Steuart MacKintyre Dam, Kempsey Alastair Smedley
Australasian Shoveler 4 6-28/2/23 Boyters Lane Jerseyville Peter West
Hardhead 2  15/1/23 Port Macquarie WWTP A.Morris,T.Morris
Hardhead 40+ 28/2/2023 Barnetts Lagoon, Boyters Lane Alan Morris
Stubble Quail 2HC 11/1/2023 Freemans Rd, Rawdon Island James Oates
Channel-billed Cuckoo 7 4/1/2023 Koree Island, Beechwood Tim Morris
Horsfield’s Bronze-cuckoo 1 6/1/2023 Graves Trail, Bago Buff Np Ian Kerr
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo 1 23/1/2023 Henry Kendal Res, Laurieton  
Brush Cuckoo 1 1/1/2023 North Shore, Port Macquarie Lindy Frost
Brush Cuckoo J 11/2/2023 Coopernook Wetlands Sonia Broughton
Pallid Cuckoo J 11/2/2023 Bight Cemetery, Wingham Julia Hudd
White-throated Nightjar 1 26/1/2023 Queens Lake NR, Laurieton Mick Anderton
White-throated Needletail 10 1/1/2023 0937 hrs Gogleys Lagoon Peter West
White-throated Needletail 300+ 12/1/2023 0750 hrs Flynns Beach James Oates
White-throated Needletail 50+ 17/1/2023 1200 hrs Old Bar Kerr Brad
Pacific Swift 2 11/1/2023 Historic Cemetery, Port Macquarie Alan Morris
Pacific Swift 2+ 26/1/2023 King Creek Rd Swamp, King Creek Fran Smith
Emerald Dove                            1 6/1/2023 Scrub Rd, Bago Bluff NP Tim Morris
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove 2 1/1/2023 Shelley Beach Rd, Pt Macquarie Ian Kerr
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove 1` 24/1/2023 Koree Island, Beechwood Tim Morris
Superb Fruit-Dove 1 4/1/2023 Sea-Acres NR Dean Gilligan
Wompoo Fruit-Dove 1 12/1/2023 Sea-Acres NR Gail
Brolga 1 6/1/2023 Partridge Creek Fernbank Clive Meadows
Buff-banded Rail 1 24/1/2023 Coopernook Rd Wetlands Alan Morris
Buff-banded Rail 1 27/1/2023 Partridge Ck, Fernbank Alan Morris
Buff-banded Rail 5 19/2/2023 Isaacs Lane, Johns River Alan Morris
Lewin’s Rail S&H 21/1-28/2 Boyters Lane, Jerseyville Alan Morris
Spotted Crake 3 27-28/2/2023 Suez Road, Rainbow Reach Ian Bradshaw
Spotless Crake 1 4/2/2023 Hannan Vale Jade Sinclair
Eurasian Coot 2,2 26/1/2023 King Ck Swp & Rosendahl Reservoir Jenny Lester
Eurasian Coot 4 28/1/2023 Bootawa Dam, Tinonee Alan Morris
Eurasian Coot 12 3-4/2/2023 Bonny Hills Wetlands Alan Morris
Great Crested Grebe 2 28/1/2023 Bootawa Dam, Tinonee Alan Morris
Painted Button-quail 1 16/1/2023 Bago Rd Burrawan SF Alan Morris
Sth Island Pied Oystercatcher 1  24/12,1-21/1 Farquar Inlet, Manning Point Chris Rehberg
Beach Stone-curlew 2A+J Jan-Feb +J on 14/2 Pelican Is Pt Macquarie Ted Giblin
Comb-crested Jacana 1 Jan-Feb King Creek Rd Swamp Alan Morris
Comb-crested Jacana 2 Jan-Feb Cattai Wetlands, Coopernook Karen Smedley
Comb-crested Jacana 1 4/2/2023 Bonny Hills Wetlands Jenny Lester
Comb-crested Jacana 1 7/2/2023 Aldavilla Swamp Karen Smedley
Pacific Golden Plover 40 11/1/2023  McInherney Cl, Anchorage Point Alan Morris
Pacific Golden Plover 91 21/1/2023 Macleay River Jerseyville Alan Morris
Pacific Golden Plover 49 7/2/2023 Farquhar Inlet Ted Giblin
Red-capped Plover 32 24/1/2023 Harrington Breakwall Alan Morris
Kentish Plover 1 1-3/1/2023 Farquar Inlet Jim Henderson
Latham’s Snipe 3 1-26/1/2023 Kings Creek Rd Swamp Alan Morris
Latham’s Snipe 6 22/1-8/2/23 6 on 8/2, Coopernook Swamp Steven Edwards
Eastern Curlew 23 6/1-28/2/23 Camden Haven Estuary, North Haven Alan Morris
Eastern Curlew 13 17/2/2023 Pelican island survey Ted Giblin
Bar-tailed Godwit 60 17/2/2023 Pelican Island survey Ted Giblin
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 28 28/2/2023 Boyters & Suez Lanes,  Jerseyville Alan Morris
Curlew Sandpiper 2  23-25/11/23 Farquhar Inlet Darnell/Morris
Curlew Sandpiper 1 6/2/2023 Boyters Lane, Jerseyville Peter West
Grey-tailed Tattler 1 4/1/2023 North Haven Oysterleases Alan Morris
Common Greenshank 2 1/1/2023 Freemans Pd, Rawdon Island Ken Monson
Common Sandpiper 1 13-31/1/23 Rosendahl Reservoir Ian Kerr
Wood Sandpiper 1 27/2/2023 Suez Lane, Rainbow Reach Ian Bradshaw
Sanderling 2 7/2/2023 Farquhar Inlet Ted Giblin
Sanderling 12 24/1/2023 Harrington Breakwall Alan Morris
Red-necked Stint 21 24/1/2023 Harrington Breakwall Alan Morris
Little Tern 200+ 23/2/2023 Harrington Estuary Alan Morris
Aleutian Tern 4 28/1/2023 Sand island, Manning Estuary mouth Silas Darnell
Common Tern 9 1/1-18/2 Laurieton Sand flats Alan Morris
Common Tern 5 5/1//2023 Cathie Creek Estuary Alan Morris
Common Tern 4 5/1/2023 Rosendahl Reservoir Pt Macquarie Alan Morris
Black-necked Stork 2 6/1/2023 Munday’s Farm, Fernbank Clive Meadows
Black-necked Stork 1 21/1,28/2 Boyters  & Suez Lanes Jerseyville Alan Morris
Black-necked Stork 2J 6/2/2023 Boyters Lane Jerseyville Peter West
Australian Gannet * 1 23/2/2023 Crowdy Head Alan Morris
Aust. Little Bittern HC 21/1/2023 Belmore Swamp West Alan Morris
Black Bittern 1 4-6/1/23 Kooloonbung Creek wetlands James Oates
Cattle Egret 450N 24/1/2023 Nulama Ponds, Taree Alan Morris
Nankeen Night-heron 4 21/1 & 28/2 Kinchela Creek, Kinchela Alan Morris
Royal Spoonbill 82 5/1/2023 Port Macquarie WWTP Alan Morris
Yellow-billed Spoonbill 1 1-5/1/23 Port Macquarie WWTP James Oates
Pacific Baza 1 1/1/2023 North Shore, Port Macquarie Lindy Frost
Pacific Baza 1 9/2/2023 Plots Trail, Lake Innes NR Michael Pete
Pacific Baza 3 18/2/2023 Ivers Rd, Kew Alan Morris
Pacific Baza 1 20/2/2023 Abundance Nursey, Rawdon Island Alan Morris
Square-tailed Kite 1 13/1/2023 Perch Holes , Lake Innes NR Ken Monson
Square-tailed Kite 1 16/1/2023 Cathie Creek Estuary Alan Morris
Square-tailed Kite 1 16/1/2023 Bonny Hills Alan Morris
Wedge-tailed Eagle 1,1 28/2/2023 Boyters Lane & Belmore Swamp Alan Morris
Brown Goshawk 1 4/1/2023 Wall Reserve, North Haven Alan Morris
Brown Goshawk 1 11/2/2023 Plots Trail, Lake Innes NR Rob Smith
Brown Goshawk 1 28/2/2023 Boyters Lane, Jerseyville Peter West
Grey Goshawk 1 9/2/2023 Plots Trail, Lake Innes NR Michael Pete
Grey Goshawk G,W 22/2/2023 Both Morphs, Harrington Rainforest Ken Jansen
Collared Sparrowhawk 1 15/2/2023 North Haven Swamp Forest Alan Morris
Forest Kingfisher 2 24/1/2023 Verges Creek Rd Alan Morris
Forest Kingfisher 1 28/2/2023 Seales Rd, Belmore Swamp Peter West
Australian Hobby 1 8/2/2023 Plots Trail, Lake Innes NR Rob Smith
Australian Hobby 1 28/2/2023 Seales Rd, Belmore Swamp Sue West
Brown Falcon 1 28/2/2023 M1 Motorway, Frederickton Peter West
Brown Falcon 1 28/2/2023 Seales Rd, Belmore Swamp Sue West
Peregrine Falcon 2 19/1/2023 Kattang NR Camden Head Mick Anderton
Peregrine Falcon 1 30/1/2023 Rosendahl Reservoir James Oates
Peregrine Falcon 1 9/2/2023 Lake Cathie Estuary Rob Smith
Peregrine Falcon 1 23/2/2023 Crowdy Head Lighthouse Alan Morris
Powerful Owl                              2 8/1/2023 Lyndale St, Port Macquarie Tim Morris
Powerful Owl 2 21/1-26/2 Sea-Acres NR Fran Smith
Powerful Owl 1` 26/1/2023 Corduroy Trail, Lake Innes NR Ian Kerr
Glossy Black Cockatoo 2 1/1/2023 Bergalia Cres, Camden Head Peter West
Musk Lorikeet 6 19/1/2023 King Creek Clive Meadows
Musk Lorikeet 110 4/2/2023 Cattai Wetlands, Coopernook Michael Kearns
Southern Emu-wren 3 12/2/2023 Plots Trail, Lake Innes NR Tony Morton
Southern Emu-wren AM 18/2/2023 Beach Rd, Dunbogan Alan Morris
Red-backed Fairy-wren 4 10/1/2023 Camden Head, Kattang NR Ted Giblin
Mangrove Honeyeater 1 23/2/2023 Boyters Lane Jerseyville Joy Williams
Blue-faced Honeyeater 7 9-14/2/2023 Old Bar CBD Peter Hudd
Blue-faced Honeyeater 2 14/2/2023 Nabiac Swimming Pool Alan Morris
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater 4 12/1/2023 Sand Trail, Crowdy Bay NP Mick Anderton
Little Friarbird 1 9/1/2023 Lyndale St, Port Macquarie Tim Morris
Little Friarbird 1 9/1/2023 Robinwood HSD Sherwood Karen Smedley
Little Friarbird 2 10/2/2023 Steuart Mcintyre Dam, Kempsey Karen Smedley
Grey-crowned Babbler 3 16/1/2023 South Gloucester Peter West
Logrunner 2 14/1/2023 St Frances Retreat, Bonny Hills James Oates
Varied Sittella 9 10/2/2023 Steuart Mcintyre Dam, Kempsey Karen Smedley
Barred Cuckoo-shrike 2 1-4/1/23 Sea-Acres NR Andrew Pearce
Varied Triller 1 1/1/2023 Sea-Acres NR Ian Kerr
White-winged Chough 12 7/2/2023 Wingham Bight Cemetery Silas Darnell
White-eared Monarch 1 22/1/2023 Eungai Steven Gallivan
Restless Flycatcher 1 4/2/2023 Pipeclay Rd, Beechworth Ian Kerr
Little Grassbird HC 1/1-3/1/23 Coopernook Wetlands Peter West
Australian Reedwarbler 5 23/1/2023 Coopernook Wetlands Peter West
Diamond Firetail 1 26/1/2023 Plots Trail, Lake Innes NR Rob Smith
Zebra Finch 5+ 26-28/2/2023 Boyters Lane, Jerseyville Julia Hudd
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin 8 8/2/2023 Coopernook Wetland Steven Edwards
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin 2 15/2/2023 Partridge Creek Alan Morris
Russet-tailed Thrush                 2A,J 1-28/1/23 Wingham Brush Alan Morris
 
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