Tachyspiza fasciata
Brown Goshawk at Hughes, ACT
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| Tachyspiza cirrocephala | Ct1000 | 28 Jun 2025 | |
| Tachyspiza fasciata | Liam.m | 28 Jun 2025 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 28 Jun 2025 |
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It seemed like the birds in this area were on alert the whole day. Noisy miners constantly calling their danger calls. Of more interest (to me, anyway) was a family group of four magpies. Over hours they stood safe sentry on telegraph poles, watching over the reserve, then glide-bombing a tree. I've haven't seen this behaviour before - they would call, then glide like a raptor, then dive into the tree, clacking their strong beaks. One after the other after the other. Finally I twigged that something strange was happening, and followed the noisy miners until I saw this bird of prey (goshawk or sparrowhawk?) burst gracefully from one tree to another close by, then to another, followed by the noisy miners. Hours later, I noticed similar behaviour by the magpies, and again saw the visiting bird glide from one tree to another. I'm wondering if there may have been a pair of these birds, as the alarm call could be heard from two directions at once.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.090236-35.327711
- Maps Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek Hughes Grassy Woodland
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Jun 2025 03:45 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
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Species information
- Tachyspiza fasciata Scientific name
- Brown Goshawk Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1325m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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