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Hoary-headed Grebe

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Atlas Number: 632Scientific Name: Poliocephalus poliocephalus

The Hoary-headed Grebe is a small stocky grebe. Thisgrebe has a darkish grey and white plumage, aninconspicuous brown iris, a square black 'chin', andbreeding adults develop a white streaking over theirentire head (hence the name). There is a diagnositicnarrow black streak down the nape of the neck.

Juveniles have a striped face, white chin and throat, anda mottled brown and white hindneck. This species isalso known as the Dabchick, Hoary-headed Dabchickand Tom Pudding.

Sharing a similar size and build, when in non-breedingplumage, the Hoary-headed Grebe is often confusedwith the New Zealand Dabchick, Poliocephalusrufopectus, and the Australasian Grebe,Tachybaptusnovaehollandiae, but it can be distinguished by its darkcrown that extends below the eye. It also has a greatertendency to fly off rather than dive when approached.

The Hoary-headed Grebe is found in all states andterritories of Australia as well as in New Zealand. It isgenerally absent from the central arid regions ofAustralia.

The Hoary-headed Grebe is usually found away fromthe shoreline in large open waters, which may beestuarine, brackish or freshwater.

Movements of the Hoary-headed Grebe are poorly

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Nomination Form Page 2

Club Activities Page 3

Club Reports

Autumn Camp info Pages 5 - 6

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Pages 4 - 5

Articles of Interest Pages 7 - 10

Feather Tales Page 10 - 11

Monthly Bird Sightings

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known, however the species is thought to occur whereversurface water persists after rain.

The Hoary-headed Grebe feeds on aquatic arthropods,mostly caught by deep diving. This species feeds duringthe day, and when the light is poor, forages mostly at thewater surface.

The Hoary-headed Grebe breeds in simple pairs incolonies. It constructs its nest well offshore in the shallowsamongst floating waterweeds or scattered, open lignum,sedges, reeds or other saltmarsh vegetation, fromwaterweeds which are loosely attached to submergents,sedges or fallen branches. Both parents assist inincubation.

Within coastal areas, the Hoary-headed Grebe can bevulnerable to oil slicks. The artificial regulation offloodwaters may prevent breeding in some areas.

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Issue No 397 Illawarra Bird Observers Club Inc Newsletter November 2015

I.B.O.C. 2015 Annual General Meeting Monday 09th November 2015

Nomination Forms for Positions on 2016 Committee These forms are included in this newsletter to allow time for completed nomination forms to reach the

Secretary no later than Monday 2nd November 2015.

Completed Nomination Forms should be posted to the club mailbox P.O. Box 56 Fairy Meadow 2519 or

handed to the Secretary prior to this date.

Please note that all nominations must be signed and dated by the Nominee, the Nominator and the

Seconder, as well as clearly indicating the position sought.

If any of these are missing the nomination will be invalid.

If no valid nomination forms are received for a position, then nominations will be called from the floor of

the Annual General Meeting on 09th November 2015.

The positions to be elected are:

President; Vice-President; Secretary, Treasurer and 4 Committee Members.

If you are interested in assisting in any of the non-elected positions

i.e. Records Officer, Activities Officer (Monthly Walks), Activities Officer (Mid Week Walks),

Activities Officer (Camps), Editor, Librarian, please let the President know prior to the AGM

Illawarra Bird Observers Club Inc

NOMINATION FOR OFFICE BEARERS - 2016 The AGM will be held at the start of the November meeting and nominations are invited for the following

positions:

President; Vice-President; Treasurer; Secretary and Four (4) Committee Members. Nominations should be received in writing by the Secretary no later than 7 days prior to the meeting.

**This year nominations are required to reach the Secretary by Monday 2nd November 2015** Position nominated: ________________________________________________+

Members Name:_______________________________ Signature:_______________________

Date_______________

(Nominee)

Nominated by: ______________________________ Signature: _____________________________

Date: ______________

Seconded by: _____________________________ Signature: ______________________________

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IMPORTANT NOTE: All other positions are also available but these are not Committee positions and nominations are not required. After the formal AGM proceedings we will have a varied program which will include photos of past trips and misdemeanors. All of us have some photos of great birding moments…bring along the photos you are proud of. Likewise we all have photos of experiences we wish had never happened. Bring them along on a memory stick and we’ll show them. It’s all in good fun. We’ll also be showing a short video.


Club Meeting: Monday 9th at 7.30pm Fairy Meadow Community Hall, Cnr. of Cambridge Avenue & Princes H’way Fairy Meadow. AGM meeting

Please bring a plate of ‘goodies’ and a cup or mug for supper after the meeting.

Midweek Walk: Wednesday 11th at 9am Leader Rupert Jarvis Minnamurra Billabong Meet at 9.00am at Swamp Road. Coming south on the Princes Highway pass Shellharbour Junction station. About 1.5 km south take the off-ramp signed Riverside Drive to Minnamurra, Kiama Downs and Jamberoo. From the off-ramp turn right signed Swamp Road to Jamberoo. Continue along Swamp Road for 3.8 kms and you will cross the creek on a small bridge. On the left is a gate signed Cuttamoo and a signboard “Report Illegal Dumping” This is the meeting point. The walk is level and paved. Bring morning tea. In the event of inclement weather phone Rupert on 0403 932 635 7.30am or after

Monthly Outing: Sunday 15th at 8.30 – 9-00 am

Leader Charles Dove App 1hr 45mins from Balgownie

Meet at 8 Carroll Ave., Lake Conjola

Level walking, Bring M/tea and Lunch.

In the event of inclement weather

phone Charlie on 0417 422 302 7.30am or after

Next Committee Meeting: Monday 26th at 7.30pm

Next Meeting 7.30 pm 16th November 2015 At Betty Hudsons home 1 Drualla Road, Jamberoo

. Any members with anything they wish to raise are welcome to attend the meeting.

Newsletter: DEADLINE 27th November For all articles & photos in the next IBOC newsletter PLEASE E-mail contributions: to Charles Dove [email protected] or post to 8 Carroll Avenue, Lake Conjola 2539. Ph: 0417 422 302

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Autumn 2016 Camp Mt Warning 16th – 23rd May 2016 The IBOC Autumn 2016 Camp will be held at Mt Warning Rainforest Park, 153 Mt Warning Rd Mt Warning NSW 2484, from Monday 16th May to Monday 23rd May 2016. Please note the changed month from the usual and the Monday start to camp. The park is situated 2.5km east of Uki and 9km west of Murwillumbah, on Mt Warning Rd. It is 1.6km on the left along Mt. Warning Rd from the junction with the Murwillumbah to Kyogle Rd. As Murwillumbah is 850km north of Sydney you will need to plan for at least one overnight stay each way. The caravan park is situated in the rainforest on the slopes below Mt Warning and will give us access to the Border Rangers as well as Nightcap National Park. This is an area with diverse habitats and great birding, as well as spectacular scenery.

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From Birdlife e-news Opening the floodgates BirdLife Australia is pleased to share some great conservation news —the first floodgate on the nationally significant Yandina Creek Wetlands on the Sunshine Coast has been opened by the land owners, allowing water to return to the site. The three remaining floodgates will hopefully be opened shortly. It’s a victory for advocacy on behalf of Australia’s birds. The wetlands were drained a couple of months ago, after a series of floodgates were repaired and levy banks were constructed to prevent tidal inundation of the land adjacent to the Maroochy River, with a view to restoring the site as cane fields. Taking place shortly before the annual influx of migratory shorebirds was due to arrive at the site, this drainage essentially destroyed the ecological value of the wetland, which was known to have supported around 150 species of birds, including nationally significant species such as the Endangered Australian Painted Snipe and Critically Endangered Curlew Sandpiper, as well as large congregations Latham’s Snipe and other notable species. With the tidal influence now restored, the sensitive wetland has been rejuvenated, and it was reported recently by Greg Roberts of The Weekend Australian that some migratory shorebirds have already returned to the site. The action to open the floodgates might not have happened without the support of many people and groups who called for these significant wetlands to be protected. BirdLife Australia wants to thank all of those supporters who signed petitions and wrote to the Queensland government to protest about the drainage works and demand that the wetlands be restored. It is anticipated that the two other main floodgates will also be opened soon, as well as a fourth floodgate further upstream. Hopefully this will happen as soon as practicable, so the wetland can reach its full potential to provide habitat for up to 150 species of birds once more. “It is very encouraging to see that the landowners have started to rectify the damage to the wetland,” said Judith Hoyle, Convenor of BirdLife Southern Queensland. Ms Hoyle said that as well as opening the other floodgates at an ecologically suitable time, that it is also essential to develop a long-term plan to protect the wetlands with the private landholders, the Sunshine Coast Council, community groups and the Queensland government.

From the South Coast Wetland Carers Bellambi Bushcare applauds NSW government’s 12 point plan Members of Bellambi Bushcare group are praising the NSW Government’s recently announced plan to reduce litter by 40% by 2020. At its latest working bee, the group focused on collecting litter from an island within the Lagoon. In just three hours, using canoes, kayaks and even a stand up paddle board, the group collected over a dozen large bags of litter consisting largely of discarded drink containers. The group is heartened by the Baird Government’s announcement that a new container deposit scheme and other waste management initiatives will help to reduce the impacts of litter on our coastal wetlands. Bellambi Bushcare is a very active volunteer group that is passionate about its local wetland. Over a square kilometre in size, Bellambi Lagoon is a highly significant natural area; including a brackish coastal wetland, saltmarsh, swamp oak forest and an extensive, well-vegetated dune system. The group's activities significantly complement the work of Council staff and its bush regeneration contractors in maintaining and improving the condition of this highly diverse natural area. The Lagoon is surrounded by residential suburbs and several creeks and urban drainage lines feed directly into the Lagoon. Wollongong City Council has established a number of earthen and rock swales and installed trash racks at strategic locations designed to capture water borne sediment and litter before it enters the system. The Illawarra region was subject to the influence of a deep East Coast Low in mid-August which dumped over 400 mm of rain over 3 days. The volume of water moving through the stormwater system was so great that the litter capture devices were over-topped washing a vast quantity of plastic litter into the Lagoon. The group’s clean-up co-ordinator, Lindley Berrie, says that “mostly we concentrate on weed control at our weekly working bees and we’re having good success in managing Lantana, Bitou bush, Ground asparagus and the very invasive Western Australian, Golden wreath wattle (Acacia saligna). But when we saw the amount of litter that had entered the lagoon after the big rain, we quickly planned the litter collection day”. The group’s members were shocked by the sheer volume of plastic containers in their beautiful wetland. While it is important that litter and sediment capture structures are in place, the group believes that these structures would not need to be choked with non-degradable litter if effective measures such as a container deposit scheme were in place to reduce the amount of litter in our storm water systems after heavy rainfall. Long-time member, Carol

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MONTHLY SIGHTINGS: September/October 2015 compiled by Darryl Goldrick SPECIES No DATE LOCATION HABITAT OBSERVER Australian Shelduck 3 19/09/2015 Moss Vale Pond David Eddington Tawny Frogmouth 1 20/09/2015 Corrimal Yard Tom-Joan Wylie White-necked Heron 15 14/10/2015 Milton Paddocks Charles Dove Cattle Egret 1 09-Oct-15 Fairy Meadow Roadside Mike Morphett Cattle Egret 150 14/10/2015 Murrays Road Paddocks Charles Dove Eastern Osprey 1 30/09/2015 Lake Conjola Overhead Charles Dove Square-tailed Kite 2 12/10/2015 Lake Conjola Overhead Charles Dove Sooty Oystercatcher 2 27/09/2015 East Corrimal Beach Anne-Alan Cousins Red-necked Avocet 6 12/10/2015 Vincentia Water Kara Eddington Red-capped Plover 14 14/09/2015 Lake Conjola Beach Charles Dove Latham's Snipe 1 14/10/2015 Murrays Road Wetland C Dove C Brandis Red-necked Stint 5 14/09/2015 Lake Conjola Beach Charles Dove Kelp Gull 1 27/09/2015 East Corrimal Beach Anne-Alan Cousins Glossy Black-Cockatoo 8 14/09/2015 Lake Conjola Casuarina Charles Dove Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo 3 14/10/2015 Lake Illawarra South Yard/o'head - flying Nth Darryl Goldrick

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo 15 14/09/2015 Lake Conjola Banksia Charles Dove

Eastern Koel 1 29-Sep-15 Thirroul Garden Mike Morphett Eastern Koel 1 27/09/2015 Lake Illawarra South Garden - 1st of season return Darryl Goldrick Eastern Koel 1 12/10/2015 W' Gong Harbour Foreshore Trees Anne-Alan Cousins Eastern Koel 1 12/10/2015 Dapto Yard- Jacaranda Tree Tera Wheway Channel-billed Cuckoo 1 3/10/2015 Thirroul O'head Mike Morphett Channel-billed Cuckoo 3 12/10/2015 Lang St, Balgownie O'head-calling each other Bill Zealey Fan-tailed Cuckoo 1 27/09/2015 Mt Pleasant Management Trail Forest Mike Morphett Fan-tailed Cuckoo 1 heard 16/10/2015 Tarrawanna Escarpment Anne Cousins Powerful Owl 1 9/10/2015 Balgownie Rainforest Terry Edwell Sacred Kingfisher 3 12/10/2015 Lake Conjola Forest Charles Dove White-throated Treecreeper 4 12/10/2015 Lake Conjola Forest Charles Dove

Green Catbird 2 28/09/2015 Thirroul Garden Mike Morphett

Green Catbird 2 11/10/2015 Thirroul Garden Mike Morphett Variegated Fairy-wren 4m12f 12/10/2015 Lake Conjola Forest Charles Dove Yellow-throated Scrubwren 2 27/09/2015 Mt Pleasant Track Rainforest Mike Morphett

Large-billed Scrubwren 1 7/10/2015 Thirroul Garden Mike Morphett Brown Thornbill 3 7/10/2015 Thirroul Garden Mike Morphett Varied Sittella 12 12/10/2015 Lake Conjola Forest Charles Dove Crested Shrike-tit 1 27/09/2015 Mt Pleasant Track Rainforest Mike Morphett Golden Whistler 7 12/10/2015 Lake Conjola Forest Charles Dove Rufous Whistler 3m5f 12/10/2015 Lake Conjola Forest Charles Dove Grey Fantail 20+ 12/10/2015 Lake Conjola Forest Charles Dove Leaden Flycatcher 1m1f 12/10/2015 Lake Conjola Forest Charles Dove Black-faced Monarch 1 5/10/2015 Thirroul Excelsior Forest Mike Morphett Double-barred Finch 6 29-Sep-15 Grassland Mt Annan B/Gardens Mike Morphett Red-browed Finch 12 27/09/2015 Bellambi Lagoon Grassed area Anne-Alan Cousins European Goldfinch 2 27/09/2015 Bellambi Lagoon Tree canopy Anne-Alan Cousins

REMINDER For all your bird sightings please remember to send to Darryl Goldrick on [email protected] or post to 149 Reddall Parade, Lake Illawarra South 2528.

I took these photos in our back yard

yesterday. Female Koel? +

Kookaburra.

Colin Markham

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