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Australian Painted Lady (Vanessa kershawi)Observer
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Showing upperside of wings and underside in 2nd photo.
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Hoary-headed Grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus)Observer
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Hoary-headed grebe entering breeding plumage. Only one on pond, but one australasian grebe nearby.
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Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)Observer
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Australasian grebe in early breeding plumage. Only other grebe on pond was a hoary-headed.
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Little Grassbird (Poodytes gramineus)Observer
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Darted from reeds on near side of pond to the other side then disappeared...
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Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris)Observer
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Male whistler
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Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris)Observer
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Female whistler
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Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)Observer
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Eastern Spinebill resting
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Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa)Observer
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Stumpy lizard staying still in the sun.
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Double-banded Plover (Anarhynchus bicinctus)Observer
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First dotterels at this site since winter. A pair of Charadrius ruficapillus and an uncommon sighting of Charadriusbicinctus.
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Genus RutiliaObserver
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Grey March Fly, perhaps Rutilia inusta?
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Grey Shrikethrush (Colluricincla harmonica)Observer
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Grey Shrike Thrush
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Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus)Observer
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Male in moult. In group of 7, three males
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Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus)Observer
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Female in group of 7, three males
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Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang)Observer
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Male Scarlet Robin
Overcast weather
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Crescent Honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus)Observer
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Crescent Honeyeater
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Red Jewel Bug (Choerocoris paganus)Observer
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Red Jewel Bug, fell out of a tree onto the path.
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Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)Observer
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Solitary bird in flock of 20 red capped plovers, (Charadrius ruficapillus see Observation # 2612313) feeding by the water's edge. Similar size to the plovers. Beak seems longer relative to head than I expect with the usual rednecked stint.
Possible Little stint?
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Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)Observer
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Eating seeds from weeds in foreshore lawn, in a flock of 12 galahs.
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Willie-Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys)Observer
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Adult being hounded by juvenile calling for food
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Willie-Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys)Observer
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Following one parent and begging.
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Red-capped Plover (Anarhynchus ruficapillus)Observer
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Tagged, H4, Orange,right leg
See others from flock of 20ish at
http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/2612315
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Red-capped Plover (Anarhynchus ruficapillus)Observer
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Flock of about 20, assorted ages. Feeding at the water's edge.
See tagged individual at
http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/2612315
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Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae)Observer
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Silver gull floating on water
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Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla)Observer
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Flock of 12 taking seeds from the foreshore lawn.
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Pacific Gull (Larus pacificus)Observer
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3 adults, 4 juveniles. Two seen sharing bits of a dead crab.
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Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus)Observer
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Flock of six, assorted ages. Often on the breakwater's rocks.
