Report a bird sighting

We welcome any sightings which are unusual in terms of either location, activity or appearance. Even escapees can be reported to alert us in case they may become established in the future.

This list is for birds seen in Queensland, adjacent waters and areas extending up to 100km into adjoining states and territory. Any sightings for other parts of Australia can be submitted to the relevant section on the Eremaea website - which is supported by Birds Australia and BOCA.

You do not need to enter a sighting here if you have already put it in the Sightings Book at one of our General Meetings. Data entered is assessed by our sightings officer for inclusion in this list of sightings and may be included in a Newsletter if space permits.

Please provide as much information as possible, particularly in regard to location and also a phone and/or email address so we can contact you if any clarification is necessary.

In the case of the species listed below you should also prepare a Rare Birds Report and send it to the Birds Australia Rarities Committee (BARC) or our Birds Queensland Rarities Committee as appropriate. You can download a report form here:
Download in printable PDF format (pdf file, 30KB) OR Download in MS Word format for editing. (Word file, 30kb). It may also be appropriate to fill out this Report in case of sightings which are significantly outside normal range.

Notes:
* These are mandatory fields
# This information is so that we can check for more details if necessary. It will not be reported on the site

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Species to be referred to Rarities Committees

Reports should be submitted for any of the following species, and if the species is of National significance the report will be referred on to BARC.

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