Newell's Paddock, Footscray
Collection Overview
It was used as a holding yard for cattle and sheep from Newmarket Saleyards for the Abattoir owned by William Angliss. The land has been restored to contain the natural waterholes that existed here before white settlement and it is now preserved as a natural wetlands park. Landscape architect Dr. Jill Orr-Young did the initial landscape design in 1980's. Friends of Newell's Paddock was formed in 2014.
Footscray VIC, Australia
197 items (page 1 of 7) (100 per page)
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Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Little Black Cormorant
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Accipiter cirrhocephalus Collared Sparrowhawk
29 Mar 2018 • -37.8,144.9 • Thomas N.
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Michael Gooch Accipiter cirrhocephalus species id suggested
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Michael Gooch Square/notched tail, small bill - not a prominent brow and broader markings lead me to thinking young CSH over Goshawk.
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Malacorhynchus membranaceus Pink-eared Duck
30 Mar 2018 • -37.8,144.9 • Thomas N.
David Francis, Cathy Powers, and Mark Ridgway starred this.
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David Francis Fantastic video, clearly showing all the features and behaviour!
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Anthochaera carunculata Red Wattlebird
12 Mar 2018 • -37.8,144.9 • Thomas N.
Andrew Brown starred this.
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David Francis Leucistic Red Wattlebird?
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Chris Lindorff I agree. The red wattle is still evident, too.
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Melopsittacus undulatus Budgerigar
22 Feb 2018 • -37.8,144.9 • Thomas N.
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David Francis Yes a very beautiful escaped cagebird. I hope someone catches him and gives him a home with others.
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Papilio anactus Dainty Swallowtail Dingy Swallowtail
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Todiramphus sanctus Sacred Kingfisher
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Ardea ibis Cattle Egret
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Sericornis frontalis White-browed Scrubwren
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Odonata spp. Dragonfly Dragonfly or Damselfly
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Chalcites basalis Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
29 Aug 2017 • -37.8,144.9 • Thomas N.
David Francis, Lawrie Conole, and Andrew Brown starred this.
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David Francis Clearly showing the dark stripe through the eye and ear-coverts and barring missing from a wide area of the middle of the breast which distinguishes it from the similar Shining Bronze Cuckoo.
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David Francis Sparrow-like chirrup at first with main call starting at about 38 seconds from start.(Descending, repeated whistle).
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Falco cenchroides Australian Kestrel Nankeen Kestrel Windhover
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Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Little Black Cormorant
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Trichoglossus haematodus Rainbow Lorikeet
29 Jun 2017 • -37.8,144.9 • Thomas N.
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Andrew Brown Nice camouflage paint on this nest box.
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Thomas N. The boxes were built by the local men shed group.
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Falco cenchroides Australian Kestrel Nankeen Kestrel Windhover
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Corixidae spp. Water Boatman Water-boatman
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Myxogastrea spp. Plasmodial Slime-moulds
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Falco longipennis Australian Hobby
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Myxogastrea spp. Plasmodial Slime-moulds
18 May 2017 • -37.8,144.9 • Thomas N.
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David Francis Slime mould in the fruiting body (sporangia) stage of its life cycle.
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David Francis Not classified as a fungus as it doesn't have a mycelium/hyphae but instead consists of an aggregation of coordinated amoeba-like cells. in the migratory phase.
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David Francis Similar to Diachea spp. such as Diachea leucopodia
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Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon
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Ardea ibis Cattle Egret
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Nephila edulis Australian Golden Orb-weaving Spider Golden Orb Weaver
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Thyridia repens Creeping Monkey-flower
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Aythya australis Hardhead
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Egretta garzetta Little Egret
30 Mar 2017 • -37.8,144.9 • Thomas N.
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David Francis Yes, agree - Little Egret. Will you please edit the id, Thomas
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Thomas N. Thanks, David.
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Cryptocheilus bicolor Orange Spider Wasp
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Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant
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Hemicordulia tau Tau Emerald
16 Jan 2017 • -37.8,144.9 • Thomas N.
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David Francis Hemicordulia tau?
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David Francis Hemicordulia tau species id suggested
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Austrolestes psyche Cup Ringtail
12 Jan 2017 • -37.8,144.9 • Thomas N.
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Chris Clarke Female as per http://photos.rnr.id.au/2013/11/01/damselfly_Austrolestes_psyche_f_Glenelg131101-3566.jpg
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David Francis Austrolestes psyche species id suggested
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David Francis id by Chris Clarke
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Zygoptera spp. Damselfly
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