[Birding-Aus] Birdline Tasmania Weekly Update

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Published sightings for the week ending 25 Mar 2012.

Thu 22 Mar

Masked Owl (probable) Hobart Intercity Cycleway A friend of mine asked me about a bird she spotted riding North at around 9:30 pm. The following descriptions were given: * Owl, ~30 cm, brown, defined face mask, raggedy wing tips. * mask was well-defined, pale and with a widows peak in the space above the eyes. * On the bike track, near some trees, past the bridge. A search of the area and domain might be fruitful! Priya Kitchener via JJ Harrison

Wed 14 Mar

Buller's Shearwater Eaglehawk Pelagic A single Buller's Shearwater sighted on Wednesday's pelagic trip. Also high numbers of Buller's Albatross, a carpet of Short-tailed Shearwaters and 5 Fluttering Shearwaters. Paul Brooks, Els Wakefield, Stewart Mitchell, JJ Harrison and James Melville

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Published sightings for the week ending 1 Apr 2012.

Wed 28 Mar	Grey Goshawk (White Morph.) East Minstone Road, Scottsdale, Tasmania We were coming home from school, and driving up the road was a massive all white bird with orange feet feeding on a dead kangaroo. It flew up into the closest tree as we approached. We stopped the car, and had another look at it. It then flew away into the closest tree. Fiona Auton, Hamish Auton, Cameron Auton, Eliza Auton
Thu 22 Mar	White-throated Needletail 12kms SW of Orford. Thursday, 22nd, 1:00 p.m. On main highway approx. 12kms SW of Orford. Approx. 30 WTNT, some swooping quite low around 50m high. Again, in front of more SW weather moving through. Bob Cook per Birding-Aus
Wed 21 Mar	White-throated Needletail Adventure Bay, Bruny Island. Wednesday, 21st, 7:00 p.m. Adventure Bay, Bruny Island. Approx. 15 WTNT very high. SW change had come through earlier but winds and further "stuff" was continuing. Bob Cook per Birding-Aus