| Bird |
Date |
Location |
Observer |
Remark |
| August 2010 |
[top] |
| Chestnut Teal |
29/08/2010 |
Boondall Wetlands |
A. Perlinski |
Male and female in pond on Billai Dhugan Track |
| Square-tailed Kite |
29/08/2010 |
Kobble Creek |
Marie Tarrant |
Building a nest, back and forth with nest material, rearranging and making soft clucky noises at nest. Refer previous sighting report below (19/6). |
| Tawny Grassbird |
29/08/2010 |
Boondall Wetlands |
A. Perlinski |
On Billai Dhugan Track |
| Musk Lorikeet |
27/08/2010 |
The Gap, Brisbane. |
David Redhead |
Single bird seen, others probably present. |
| Pacific Baza |
27/08/2010 |
Armstrong Creek Rd, Dayboro. |
David Redhead |
2 birds. |
| White-eared Monarch |
27/08/2010 |
Apex Park, North Pine River, Dayboro |
David Redhead |
Adult |
| Grey Goshawk |
26/08/2010 |
Caloundra turnoff of Bruce Highway |
Jon Norling |
Single bird on Bruce Highway lightpost |
| Leaden Flycatcher |
22/08/2010 |
John Oxley Reserve Ogg Rd Murrumba Downs |
Anne & Bruce Rasmussen |
Male and Female |
| Sacred Kingfisher |
22/08/2010 |
John Oxley Reserve Ogg Rd Murrumba Downs |
Anne & Bruce Rasmussen |
One seen |
| Varied Triller |
22/08/2010 |
John Oxley Reserve Ogg Rd Murrumba Downs |
Anne & Bruce Rasmussen |
2 or more males |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
18/08/2010 |
In Pancake Bay, below Bustard Head Lighthouse. |
Di Robinson & Geoff Cole |
Eating soldier crabs at low tide |
| White-cheeked Honeyeater |
18/08/2010 |
Mt Michell Scenic Rim Boonah Qld |
W.Dunn S. Bevas. K.Herbert.A.Vogler |
Single bird feeding on Flower Spike of Grass Tree. Unusual sighting for area. |
| Rose Robin |
17/08/2010 |
Greenwood Lakes, Forestdale, SEQ |
Kim Herbert |
Female bird. One other heard. |
| Collared Sparrowhawk |
16/08/2010 |
Sunshine Beach |
Bridie Cooksley |
Killed budgie in cage on verandah and has been back regularly- good photo on rail |
| Apostlebird |
10/08/2010 |
Rockhampton, in Stapleton Park near Lakes Creek Road. |
Margaret MacNevin |
7 birds |
| Bush Stone-curlew |
09/08/2010 |
Railway yard behind Brisbane Boys Grammar School |
Linda Steele |
First sighting of 7 birds on 1 Aug. Now 12 birds |
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike |
07/08/2010 |
Warrill View |
S. Dray |
3 birds moving through township |
| Swift Parrot |
07/08/2010 |
Private property in the Upper Lockyer |
Mike Atzeni |
SIGHTING REFERRED TO RECORDS APPRAISAL COMMITTEE FOR ADVICE. |
| Musk Lorikeet |
05/08/2010 |
Clewley St, Corinda SEQ |
David Niland |
Pair circling home for about 5 minutes |
| Hooded Plover |
04/08/2010 |
Noosa Woods/Noosa Spit at the mouth of the Noosa River |
Magill Weber |
I'm a visiting birder from the USA, and located the long-staying mega Hooded Plover on the sand bars across from the Noosa Woods carpark where previously reported. |
| Eastern Barn Owl |
01/08/2010 |
Robinson Rd, Mt Mee SEQ |
E & J Morgan |
Pair with 2 fledged young in same tree as last year |
| Bird |
Date |
Location |
Observer |
Remark |
| July 2010 |
[top] |
| Fluttering Shearwater |
31/07/2010 |
Off Caloundra Headland, SEQ |
R.Lamb |
1, 000+ flying and resting beyond reef, flew south |
| Little Lorikeet |
31/07/2010 |
Overhead, Inala Civic Centre |
Russell Yong Qi Yung |
One pair, flying overhead. Distinguished by body size and shape [unmistakably tiny, mostly green parrots with very short pointed tails showing yellow-green], bullet-like flight, and very high-pitched repeated 'bzyt' call. |
| Rainbow Bee-eater |
31/07/2010 |
Bribie Island Golf Course 18th Hole |
Roy Hallett |
Group of 6-8 hawking from the power lines. Early Sighting. |
| Black Kite |
23/07/2010 |
Bribie Island Road, Caboolture, SEQ |
E. Townsend |
One bird |
| Brown Falcon |
20/07/2010 |
Wellington Point |
Lucien Fender |
90% sure of identification |
| Pacific Baza |
18/07/2010 |
Minnippi Parklands |
Scott Pascoe |
Immature baza being chased by noisy miners. Seen initially on Bulimba Creek Photograph taken on Tree near lagoon |
| Masked Owl |
13/07/2010 |
Tumoulin Ravenshoe NQ |
E. Bultreys |
One pair seen beside the road. One was hunting and the other was perched low in a tall tree. |
| Grey Goshawk |
11/07/2010 |
Long Road Mt Tamborine |
Jon Norling |
Single bird sighted early and late morning at same location |
| White-winged Fairy-wren |
11/07/2010 |
Just outside Richmond CQ |
E. Bultreys |
One adult male seen with about 5 females and one immature male not yet with full adult plumage |
| Black Falcon |
07/07/2010 |
Mt Tyson RD. Southern Downs |
June Harris |
One bird perched |
| Eastern Reef Egret |
06/07/2010 |
Currimundi Beach |
R.Lamb & M.Dam |
Pair flying north one white other grey morph |
| Crested Shrike-tit |
05/07/2010 |
Wivenhoe Outlook Tennison Woods Mountain |
Steve Priday |
Part of a mixed flock foraging in area of old-growth wet sclerophyll forest. |
| Red-browed Treecreeper |
05/07/2010 |
Wivenhoe Outlook Tennison Woods Mountain |
Steve Priday |
Part of a mixed flock foraging in area of old-growth wet sclerophyll forest. |
| Spotted Quail-thrush |
05/07/2010 |
Upper Brookfield Brisbane |
Chris Read |
Pair walking on firetrail in forest |
| Varied Sittella |
05/07/2010 |
Wivenhoe Outlook Tennison Woods Mountain |
Steve Priday |
Part of a mixed flock foraging in area of old-growth wet sclerophyll forest. |
| Varied Triller |
04/07/2010 |
Thornlands |
K Byrne |
Pair of birds feeding in trees |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
03/07/2010 |
Brampton Island, Whitsundays |
Chris Read |
Pair on small island in front of resort |
| Pictorella Mannikin |
02/07/2010 |
Diamantina National Park |
R. & J. Wallace |
Approx 100 including young birds |
| Superb Fairy-wren |
02/07/2010 |
4 kms North of Augathella Mulga habitat |
June Harris |
Western limit of distribution. |
| Grey-crowned Babbler |
01/07/2010 |
Chambers Flat SEQ |
I & R Hinrichsen |
About 6 on side of road |
| Hooded Robin |
01/07/2010 |
Outer Barcoo Tourist Drive Ilfracombe to Isisford |
June Harris |
A number sighted. 4 photographed. |
| Mulga Parrot |
01/07/2010 |
Roma CQ |
Chris Johnson |
One male among flock of red-rumped parrots |
| Bird |
Date |
Location |
Observer |
Remark |
| June 2010 |
[top] |
| Fan-tailed Cuckoo |
30/06/2010 |
Burbank SEQ |
S.Harding D.Milton |
Uncommon in area |
| Spotted Bowerbird |
30/06/2010 |
Injune (90km north Roma) Central Queensland |
Chris Johnson |
5-6 birds foraging in backyards near motel. 2-3 males were seen displaying with with pink crest feathers spread. No bower was found. |
| Gibberbird |
29/06/2010 |
Kilcowera Station via Hungerford on shores of Lake Wyara |
E. & M. Pegg |
Only two birds seen |
| Great Crested Grebe |
29/06/2010 |
Cuttaburra Crossing - 68km south of |
R. & J. Wallace |
Ten birds including juvenile and chick |
| Orange Chat |
29/06/2010 |
Kilcowera Station via Hungerford on shores of Lake Wyara |
E. & M. Pegg |
Several males and females seen |
| Pictorella Mannikin |
29/06/2010 |
Cuttaburra Crossing - 68km south of |
R. & J. Wallace |
Pair. Well south of usual range |
| Rufous-crowned Emu-wren |
29/06/2010 |
Opalton |
June Harris |
1 female foraging in spinifex captured a small white butterfly |
| Speckled Warbler |
29/06/2010 |
Canarvan Gorge CQ |
Chris Johnson |
3 birds in bushes lining river |
| Striated Grasswren |
29/06/2010 |
Opalton |
June Harris |
2 families observed |
| Wedge-tailed Eagle |
29/06/2010 |
Near Newstead park Weaber Rd Buccan |
Andrew Macready |
Sighted sitting in tree that is proposed to be removed by Energex. A regular visitor to this tree normally in pairs. |
| Bourke's Parrot |
27/06/2010 |
Bowra Station, Cunnamulla, SWQ |
E. & M. Pegg |
Group feeding beside the track |
| Major Mitchell's Cockatoo |
27/06/2010 |
Bowra Station, Cunnamulla, SWQ |
E. & M. Pegg |
Pairs or single birds seen daily |
| Rufous Fantail |
27/06/2010 |
Eprapah Environmental Centre Victoria Point |
Kevin Byrne |
Flitting about through the trees |
| Spotted Harrier |
27/06/2010 |
Bowra Station, Cunnamulla, SWQ |
E. & M. Pegg |
Flying just above bushes both morning and evening |
| Wompoo Fruit-Dove |
27/06/2010 |
Cliveden Rd Reserve Corinda |
Hugh Possingham |
One; the Noisy Miners saw it first |
| Blue-billed Duck |
26/06/2010 |
Farm dam near the junction of Lake Clarendon Way and the Gatton-Esk Road |
I. Jones |
3 birds 1 male 2 female |
| Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush |
26/06/2010 |
Bowra Station, Cunnamulla, SWQ |
E. & M. Pegg |
Seen several times moving quickly through low bushes |
| Chestnut-crowned Babbler |
26/06/2010 |
Bowra Station, Cunnamulla, SWQ |
E. & M. Pegg |
Close to accommodation near small dam |
| Glossy Ibis |
26/06/2010 |
Lake Claredon near Gatton |
Alan Boardman |
6 birds feeding in swamp near pumping tower end of causeway |
| Hall's Babbler |
26/06/2010 |
Bowra Station, Cunnamulla, SWQ |
E. & M. Pegg |
Difficult to find |
| Pacific Baza |
26/06/2010 |
In garden at Thornlands |
Kevin Byrne |
Pair resting in tall trees for two hours |
| Red-browed Treecreeper |
26/06/2010 |
Bellthorpe NP |
R.Lamb & M.Dam |
5 birds seen in small area |
| Rose Robin |
26/06/2010 |
Oxley Creek Common |
Chris Martinez |
1 female |
| Square-tailed Kite |
26/06/2010 |
Rocky Gully Road (near Atkinson Dam) |
I. Jones |
|
| Black-breasted Buzzard |
25/06/2010 |
Between St George and Cunnamulla |
E. & M. Pegg |
Cruising high during the afternoon |
| Light-mantled Sooty Albatross |
25/06/2010 |
South Stradbroke Island |
T. Dillon S. Maden J. Searle A. Cuttris |
Beach washed bird - fairly fresh. SIGHTING REFERRED TO RECORDS APPRAISAL COMMITTEE FOR ADVICE. |
| Red Wattlebird |
25/06/2010 |
Cedar Creek Road Cedar Creek Gold Coast |
Sandra Gallienne |
Bird feeding in eucalyptus with Noisy Friarbirds |
| Musk Lorikeet |
24/06/2010 |
Indooroopilly Golf Course SEQ |
D.Niland T.Oliver O.Jones |
A group of about 6-10 in flowering eucalypt |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
22/06/2010 |
Tallebudgera Ck. estuary Palm Beach |
Col.and Lyn Collins |
Two metal bands on left Tarsus and one metal band on right Tarsus.Where would have this been banded? |
| Black-necked Stork |
21/06/2010 |
Cod Hole Maroochy River Maroochydore |
Robyn Howard |
Male fishing in shallow salt water |
| Musk Lorikeet |
21/06/2010 |
Clewley St Corinda SEQ |
David Niland |
10 birds flew over abt 1645h then a flock of 30-40 birds about 10 mins later all heading north |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
19/06/2010 |
Noosa River mouth (north shore) |
R.Lamb & M.Dam |
Pair on edge of small lagoon |
| Black Swan |
19/06/2010 |
Oxley Common |
C.Wills |
In the pond beyond the lagoon with five cygnets |
| Emerald Dove |
19/06/2010 |
Cedar Creek Road Samford Valley |
I. Jones |
|
| Red Wattlebird |
19/06/2010 |
Woodward Rd Armstrong Creek (nr Dayboro) |
Tom Tarrant Mike & Linda Lewis |
Two (possibly three) birds on Banksias. |
| Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo |
19/06/2010 |
137 Watson Rd Kobble Creek |
Tom & Marie Tarrant |
Up to 5 birds passing south of our property in an easterly-direction. Initially observed from distinct call. |
| Sarus Crane |
19/06/2010 |
Hasties Rd Atherton NQ |
E & L Bultreys |
Large flock of Sarus Crane with some Brogas as well. |
| Square-tailed Kite |
19/06/2010 |
137 Watson Rd Kobble Creek |
Tom & Marie Tarrant |
Single quartering over trees near property. As seen fairly regularly in June may be nesting locally. |
| Swamp Harrier |
19/06/2010 |
Oxley Common |
C.Wills |
Sweeping over a large field |
| Grey Goshawk |
18/06/2010 |
Bruce Highway just north of Nambour |
Chris Sanderson & Andrew Stafford |
Reported on Bird-O |
| Black Bittern |
17/06/2010 |
Sandy Camp Road Wetland Wynnum West |
David Redhead |
Single adult |
| Double-banded Plover |
17/06/2010 |
Manly Boat Harbour |
David Redhead |
c30 at wader roost. |
| Lesser Crested Tern |
17/06/2010 |
Manly Boat Harbour |
David Redhead |
10 at wader roost |
| Hooded Plover |
16/06/2010 |
Noosa Estuary |
Clive Allen |
Reported on Bird-O. SIGHTING REFERRED TO RECORDS APPRAISAL COMMITTEE FOR ADVICE. |
| Southern Giant-Petrel |
16/06/2010 |
Eastern Beach South Stradbroke Island |
Todd Burrows |
One deceased immature bird. Beach washed midway along eastern shoreline. |
| Arctic Tern |
15/06/2010 |
Noosa Estuary |
Clive Allen |
Reported on Bird-O. SIGHTING REFERRED TO RECORDS APPRAISAL COMMITTEE FOR ADVICE. |
| Musk Lorikeet |
15/06/2010 |
Cubberla Creek SEQ |
I.Venables |
Many all through June |
| Musk Lorikeet |
15/06/2010 |
Kenmore SEQ |
I.Venables |
Many all through June |
| Musk Lorikeet |
15/06/2010 |
Rafting Ground Reserve SEQ |
I.Venables |
Many all through June |
| Musk Lorikeet |
12/06/2010 |
Anstead Bush Reserve |
Rod Gardner |
Several birds close to Brisbane River |
| Red Wattlebird |
12/06/2010 |
Anstead Bush Reserve |
Rod Gardner |
Close to main car park on the west side of the picnic area. Called several times. |
| Square-tailed Kite |
12/06/2010 |
Anstead Bush Reserve |
Rod Gardner |
An immature on the east side of the reserve |
| Painted Honeyeater |
11/06/2010 |
Currawinya NP. road to Ourimperee Waterhole |
C&J & G&S Greet. Fassifern Field Nats goup |
4 feeding in mistletoe close to road. |
| Plum-headed Finch |
11/06/2010 |
Carrawarra creek crossing, Hungerford road, Curawinya NP |
Fassifern Field nats club |
1 bird seen near the water. Not on Currawinya NP bird list |
| Plum-headed Finch |
11/06/2010 |
Currawinya NP. Cauwarro ruins |
Fassifern Field nats club |
Small flock around ruins. Not on the Currawinya bird list |
| Shining Bronze-Cuckoo |
10/06/2010 |
Pimpama Conservation Area |
John Allsop |
Three birds heard |
| Spangled Drongo |
10/06/2010 |
Nerang |
John Allsop |
Single bird |
| Squatter Pigeon |
10/06/2010 |
Currawinya NP. near Thargominda turn off on Hungerford road |
C&J & G&S Greet. Fassifern Field Nats goup |
Seen road side. Not on bird list for Currawinya NP. 1 bird |
| Dusky Woodswallow |
09/06/2010 |
Sheep Station Creek ER (Williamson Rd entrance) |
R.Lamb & M.Dam |
single bird |
| Musk Lorikeet |
09/06/2010 |
Chelsea Road ER Kippa Ring |
R.Lamb & M.Dam |
Total of 7 birds in 2 habitats one group with Rainbow Little & Scaly-breasted Lorikeets |
| Musk Lorikeet |
09/06/2010 |
Mt Coottha Chapel Hill SEQ |
Rod Brown |
Many feeding in eucalypts over past week |
| Musk Lorikeet |
09/06/2010 |
Sheep Station Creek ER (Williamson Rd entrance) |
R.Lamb & M.Dam |
30+ birds over 500m section in company with Rainbow & Little Lorikeet |
| Squatter Pigeon |
09/06/2010 |
Currawinya NP Ourimperee waterhole. |
Fassifern Field nats club |
Bird seen coming down to the water to drink. Not on Currawinya bird list |
| Long-billed Corella |
08/06/2010 |
Leahy Road Caboolture. Off Pumicestone Road. |
Peter Boyd |
Pair of Long Billed Corellas. Male with a leg ring. Happy couple looked like setting up house. |
| Noisy Pitta |
08/06/2010 |
Burleigh Headland National Park |
Angus Collins |
"Two birds ""fighting""" |
| Musk Lorikeet |
07/06/2010 |
Clewley St Corinda SEQ |
David & Marie Niland |
About 4 birds landed in Kauri Pine for about 5 minutes |
| Musk Lorikeet |
06/06/2010 |
Limosa Road Lowood |
Sandra Gallienne |
2 birds seen feeding in flowering eucalyptus |
| White-throated Needletail |
04/06/2010 |
From a window of Southport General Hospital |
Leslie Dick |
At least six seen view restricted |
| Buff-banded Rail |
01/06/2010 |
St Andrew's Anglican College Peregian Springs |
Jane & Bridie Cooksley |
1 bird clearly seen near permanent pond |
| Bird |
Date |
Location |
Observer |
Remark |
| May 2010 |
[top] |
| Grey Goshawk (white morph) |
31/05/2010 |
swamp Nth of Coolum SHS |
Jane & Bridie Cooksley |
Numerous sightings over past few weeks- bird on electric wires. |
| Musk Lorikeet |
31/05/2010 |
Geebung |
Steve Priday |
Have been in same Ironbark every day since first reported two weeks ago. Numbers vary from a few to about 20. |
| White-winged Fairy-wren |
31/05/2010 |
Near Jandowae-Macalister Road crossing of Cooranga Creek, Jimbour West |
Dave Fleming |
1 male and 1 female in grassy road verge adjacent to agricultural land |
| Eastern Koel |
30/05/2010 |
Kenmore |
Ian Venables |
Almost full juvenile being fed by 5 Blue-faced honeyeaters. Juveniles usually leave by mid to late April |
| Purple-crowned Fairy-wren |
30/05/2010 |
Gregory Downs |
June Harris |
2 families both feeding large cuckoos |
| Wedge-tailed Eagle |
30/05/2010 |
The Gap Brisbane |
David Redhead |
|
| Australasian Gannet |
28/05/2010 |
Scarborough S.E. Qld |
David Redhead |
2 in juv plumage off Boat Harbour |
| Eastern Reef Egret |
28/05/2010 |
Scarborough S.E. Qld |
David Redhead |
Single dark phase. |
| Square-tailed Kite |
28/05/2010 |
The Gap Brisbane |
David Redhead |
Single bird |
| Square-tailed Kite |
27/05/2010 |
Atherton NQ |
E Bultreys |
3 sighted at early afternoon - one was an immature. |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
25/05/2010 |
Behind council site then to Kate Street Macleay Island |
Julie Sarna Cheryl Arnott |
Male feeding female flew down to drink at puddle in road then flew off to feed in Kate Street |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
25/05/2010 |
Kate Street Macleay Island |
Julie Sarna Cheryl Arnott |
Flyover of another pair |
| Musk Lorikeet |
24/05/2010 |
Springwood |
Todd Burrows |
A group of approximately 30 birds flying overhead. |
| Black-necked Stork |
23/05/2010 |
Southern bank of Coochin Creek |
Burney Starkey |
Single adult male seen while kayaking towards Pumicestone Passage |
| Square-tailed Kite |
23/05/2010 |
Sherwood arboretum |
Hugh Possingham |
One flying south |
| Little Bronze-Cuckoo |
22/05/2010 |
Woodward Rd Armstrong Creek Dayboro |
Tom Tarrant Mike & Linda Lewis |
Single male singing. Seen well (unseasonal sighting) |
| Musk Lorikeet |
22/05/2010 |
Sheepstation Creek EP Caboolture |
Tom & Marie Tarrant |
Initially found by Gavin Goodyear many with Little Rainbow and Scaly-breasted Lorikeets in flowering Grey Box. |
| Musk Lorikeet |
22/05/2010 |
Theodore Rd Whiteside |
Tom & Marie Tarrant |
With Rainbow and Scaly-breasted Lorikeets in flowering Grey Box |
| Sooty Owl |
22/05/2010 |
Bunya Mountains |
Lee Mason |
In the hollow fig tree on the Dandabah walking track. |
| Grey-crowned Babbler |
20/05/2010 |
207 Tompson Road Greenbank |
Jenny Pascoe |
On window sill fighting pair |
| Musk Lorikeet |
17/05/2010 |
Corinda |
David Niland |
A small flock heard passing over home. |
| Australasian Shoveler |
16/05/2010 |
Buckleys Hole Bribie Island |
Peter Boyd |
Four birds on the water. Last seen at this hole by me in 2003. |
| Comb-crested Jacana |
16/05/2010 |
Buckleys Hole Bribie Island |
Peter Boyd |
The one bird was joined by a mate a while back and they have a chick running around the size of mouse. |
| Musk Lorikeet |
16/05/2010 |
Geebung |
Steve Priday |
About a dozen in flowering Ironbark with Rainbow and Scaly-breasted Lorikeets and resident Noisy Miner group. |
| Red-capped Robin |
16/05/2010 |
John Wilson Reserve Pinjarra Hills |
Paul Marty |
"Female. Observed and photographed on BQ outing. Out of range - generally found west of divide. |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
15/05/2010 |
Cedar Creek Road Cedar Creek Gold Coast |
Sandra Gallienne |
Single bird flying down the valley |
| Musk Lorikeet |
15/05/2010 |
Cedar Creek Road Cedar Creek Gold Coast |
Sandra Gallienne |
Flock of 15 birds feeding in Eucalyptus tereticornis |
| Rose Robin |
15/05/2010 |
Cedar Creek Road Cedar Creek Gold Coast |
Sandra Gallienne |
|
| White-eared Monarch |
15/05/2010 |
Cedar Creek Road Cedar Creek Gold Coast |
Sandra Gallienne |
|
| White-winged Black Tern |
14/05/2010 |
Jumpinpin South Stradbroke Island |
S Maden T Dillon T Burrows |
One bird in breeding plumage photographed. Roosting amongst large numbers of Crested Tern Common Tern Little Tern and Silver Gull. |
| Square-tailed Kite |
12/05/2010 |
Chapel Hill Brisbane |
Rod Brown |
An adult circling over house |
| Square-tailed Kite |
12/05/2010 |
Kenmore |
Ian Venables |
Seen several days after 12-5-10 |
| Black-chinned Honeyeater |
11/05/2010 |
Nindooinbah Dam Beaudesert |
Barry Davies |
|
| Cicadabird |
11/05/2010 |
Couran Cove on South Stradbroke Island |
Todd Burrows |
Male bird heard calling. Late recording for this species. |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
11/05/2010 |
Forest Lake SEQ |
Kim Herbert |
After a long absence there are 14 birds on the Lake. The largest number that I have seen here. |
| Australian King-Parrot |
10/05/2010 |
Kenmore |
Ian Venables |
Creche of juveniles since summer now numbering up to 15 birds |
| Southern Whiteface |
10/05/2010 |
20 km west of Stanthorpe |
Peter Dawson |
Close to eastern extremity of range |
| Pied Currawong |
09/05/2010 |
Warilda Street Camp Hill Brisbane |
Rod Cox |
Approx four birds in our backyard. Never sighted in our garden before in the 17 years we have lived in Camp Hill. Attacked by the local Pied Butcherbirds and Magpies. |
| Barking Owl |
08/05/2010 |
Mt. Louisa Townsville |
E. & M. Pegg |
Heard each night |
| Musk Lorikeet |
07/05/2010 |
Couran Cove on South Stradbroke Island |
Todd Burrows |
20-30 birds photographed amongst Scaly-breasted and Rainbow Lorikeets. Feeding on flowering Swamp Mahogany and Broad-leaved Paperbark. First observation for the property. |
| Unidentified penguin |
07/05/2010 |
500m off shore at Wurtulla on the Sunshine Coast QLD. Was in a school of fish where seagulls were also feeding. |
Rebecca Creedy |
Black back with white front. Jumped out of the water within a metre of my surf ski. |
| Chowchilla |
06/05/2010 |
Paluma |
E. & M. Pegg |
1 adult feeding I juvenile |
| Macleay's Honeyeater |
06/05/2010 |
Paluma |
E. & M. Pegg |
Near township |
| Australian Owlet-nightjar |
05/05/2010 |
Nanango |
Julian & Fay Bielewicz |
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
05/05/2010 |
Kingaroy |
Julian & Fay Bielewicz |
6 birds flying over town centre |
| Glossy Ibis |
05/05/2010 |
Abbott Point wetlands |
E. & M. Pegg |
2 birds close to edge of water near road |
| Topknot Pigeon |
05/05/2010 |
Crediton Hall Eungella |
E. & M. Pegg |
Feeding high in canopy |
| Azure Kingfisher |
03/05/2010 |
Broken River Eungella |
E. & M. Pegg |
Arriving each afternoon as platypus appears |
| Masked Woodswallow |
03/05/2010 |
Border of Qld and NSW. White Swamp Rd Carneys Creek |
QNC and Fassifern Field Nats |
Unusual sighting for this area |
| Masked Woodswallow |
03/05/2010 |
Carney's Creek Fassifern Valley |
Aub Podlich Barry Jahnke |
Rarely seen here |
| Peregrine Falcon |
03/05/2010 |
Nanango |
Julian & Fay Bielewicz |
|
| Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo |
03/05/2010 |
Esk |
Julian & Fay Bielewicz |
|
| Rose Robin |
03/05/2010 |
Tarong Power Station |
Julian & Fay Bielewicz |
1 male |
| White-necked Heron |
03/05/2010 |
Oxley Common |
Rae Clark |
Two seen at Jabiru Lake Oxley Common. Could have been juvenile as not the usual bright white neck. |
| Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo |
03/05/2010 |
Tarong Power Station |
Julian & Fay Bielewicz |
12 flying through |
| Albert's Lyrebird |
02/05/2010 |
Falcorostrum Loop Walk Bar Mountain Picnic Area Border Ranges National Park |
Jenni Garden |
Single male bird - foraging on Falcorostrum Loop Walk track near man-made rollover banks across track - also spent some time preening in low tree branch b! efore foraging again this time parallel to the walking track. |
| Paradise Riflebird |
02/05/2010 |
Binna Burra Info. Centre SEQ |
R & S Ford |
Pair foraging at car park |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
01/05/2010 |
St. Lawrence Wetlands |
E. & M. Pegg |
Large numbers of water birds |
| Topknot Pigeon |
01/05/2010 |
Burbank SEQ |
Sandra Harding |
About 30 flying over |
| Bird |
Date |
Location |
Observer |
Remark |
| April 2010 |
[top] |
| Lewin's Rail |
30/04/2010 |
Kedron Brook Wetlands near Nudgee G/C SEQ |
Roy Sonnenberg |
Walked along bike path flushed and flew back |
| Forest Kingfisher |
27/04/2010 |
Beaudesert |
Barry Davies |
7kms south on the Kerry Road |
| White-eared Monarch |
27/04/2010 |
Gold Creek Reservoir - west side. |
Chris Read |
Calling loudly high in tree amongst flowering mistletoe |
| Red-browed Treecreeper |
26/04/2010 |
Binna Burra Lodge carpark |
Barry Davies |
First sighting at BBL by me in 25 years. |
| Restless Flycatcher |
26/04/2010 |
Sherwood arboretum |
Hugh Possingham |
One on north island. Possibly first record for the arboretum (the list is now 157) |
| Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater |
26/04/2010 |
Severnlea near Stanthorpe |
R & S Ford |
|
| Pacific Baza |
24/04/2010 |
Sherwood arboretum/Lone Pine |
Hugh Possingham |
6 birds doing exactly same as reported by S Gallienne (cedar creek 08/04). |
| Spotted Quail-thrush |
22/04/2010 |
Mt Coot-tha SEQ |
Rod Brown |
One male seen on Chapel Hill side |
| Diamond Firetail |
21/04/2010 |
20 km west of Stanthorpe |
Peter Dawson, Ivan & Sandra Reynolds |
Late nesting. Seen in small eucalypt approx 2m above ground in sheep country. |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
19/04/2010 |
Cormorant Bay Picnic Area Wivenhoe Dam |
Sandra Gallienne |
1 bird seen feeding in sheoak |
| Black-necked Stork |
18/04/2010 |
Lake Clarendon near Gatton |
Alan Boardman et.al |
|
| Chestnut Rail |
18/04/2010 |
Sandalwood Place River Mornington Island |
Phil Venables |
Seen or heard intermittently at this location and at the Dugong River over past year. |
| Lewin's Rail |
18/04/2010 |
Apex Park Gatton |
Alan Boardman et.al |
|
| Topknot Pigeon |
18/04/2010 |
Oxley Creek Common |
Hugh Possingham + others |
30 birds flying over. Of 11 records for OCC ten are March-June one in August. Mainly an autumn visitor? |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
16/04/2010 |
Maroochydore Sunshine Coast |
Greg Roberts |
Pair feeding late afternoon |
| Double-banded Plover |
16/04/2010 |
S Stradbroke Is |
T. Dillon S. Maden J. Searle A. Cuttris |
Total of 200 birds at 2 sites. |
| Masked Owl |
16/04/2010 |
Jimna |
Greg Roberts |
1 female seen well |
| Royal Albatross |
15/04/2010 |
Lynchs Reef Great Barrier Reef (outer reef of Townsville) |
Michelle Jonker |
|
| Brush Cuckoo |
12/04/2010 |
Araucaria Circuit Enoggera Dam |
Alan Boardman |
Two sightings a kilometre apart |
| Little Shrike-thrush |
12/04/2010 |
Araucaria Circuit Enoggera Dam |
Alan Boardman |
|
| Rose Robin |
12/04/2010 |
Araucaria Circuit Enoggera Dam |
Alan Boardman |
|
| Ground Parrot |
08/04/2010 |
Near Coolum Sunshine Coast |
Greg Roberts |
Two birds calling at dusk |
| Pacific Baza |
08/04/2010 |
Cedar Creek Road Cedar Creek Gold Coast |
Sandra Gallienne |
6 Pacific Baza seen about 0945 - flying overhead and calling whilst interacting together with acrobatic manoeuvres - in the area for about 30 minutes. |
| Cicadabird |
07/04/2010 |
Eagle Hts Mt Tamborine |
S Maden J SearleT Dillon (GCCC) |
A late bird. |
| Australasian Shoveler |
05/04/2010 |
Lake Broadwater SEQ |
D & M Niland |
A pair well out on lake |
| Australian Ringneck (Port Lincoln form) |
05/04/2010 |
Mount Nebo, Queensland - elevation about 550 mtrs |
Vicki Kovacs & Andrew Bagley |
Parrot sited in grevillea in our yard. Noted because of its black head and bright yellow ring. Single bird seen only and not sited previously |
| Chestnut-rumped Heathwren |
05/04/2010 |
Near roadside lookout on Silent Grove Road approx. 7km south of Qld/NSW border. |
Paul Grimshaw |
Pair heard calling and observed on ground on rocky ridge in low scrubby understorey vegetation. |
| Grey Goshawk |
05/04/2010 |
Nerang State Forest |
Callie McDonald Matthew Gilbert |
One individual seen perching approx. 2km along the track that begins Ann st. |
| Speckled Warbler |
05/04/2010 |
Near roadside lookout on Silent Grove Road approx. 7km south of Qld/NSW border. |
Paul Grimshaw |
At least 6 individuals seen within a confined area of scrubby understoreyed woodland with 4 Thornbill species including Buff-rumped, Brown, Yellow and Yellow-rumped Thornbills. Location seems to be a hotspot for small insectivorous birds. |
| Red-browed Treecreeper |
04/04/2010 |
Private property 30 KM south of Qld/NSW border near Torrington NSW |
Paul Grimshaw |
Pair sighted and heard calling in old growth tall open forest on swamp margin. |
| White-winged Black Tern |
02/04/2010 |
Gununa Township Mornington Island |
Phil Venables |
Hundreds of birds resting on sports field and on beach post cyclone Paul. |
| Bird |
Date |
Location |
Observer |
Remark |
| March 2010 |
[top] |
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
28/03/2010 |
Wynnum foreshore |
Kim Herbert |
One bird |
| Powerful Owl |
23/03/2010 |
The Drive Bardon Brisbane |
Mike West |
Heard calling about 3-4am in suburbia |
| Channel-billed Cuckoo |
22/03/2010 |
Cedar Creek Road Cedar Creek Gold Coast Hinterland |
Sandra Gallienne |
Heard calling then seen flying towards south. Not usually present here in late March. |
| Little Lorikeet |
19/03/2010 |
Couran Cove on South Stradbroke Island |
Todd Burrows |
A number of birds were heard during the day before a pair were observed feeding in a flowering Moreton Bay Ash. Occasional visitor to the island. |
| Oriental Cuckoo |
19/03/2010 |
Couran Cove on South Stradbroke Island |
Todd Burrows |
One adult bird observed flying along western shoreline. |
| Shining Flycatcher |
19/03/2010 |
Terranora Broadwater |
L & M Cooper |
One Female observed further south than usual |
| Little Wattlebird |
15/03/2010 |
Griffith University Nathan (Toohey Forest) |
Lee Halasz |
"1 or 2 birds detected in three different parts of campus over 30 minutes presumably several individuals moving through. Very unusual species here. |
| Spotted Bowerbird |
14/03/2010 |
Sundown NP (Broadwater camping area) |
Rob Kernot & Neil Strode |
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
11/03/2010 |
Bowman Parade Bardon Brisbane |
Tom Tarrant |
Single quartering over Bowman Park. |
| Black-necked Stork |
08/03/2010 |
Kianawah Rd Wynnum West |
B. Light |
|
| Channel-billed Cuckoo |
08/03/2010 |
Oateson Skyline Drive Camp Hill Brisbane |
Diane Blewett |
Being mobbed by Noisy Miners |
| Peregrine Falcon |
08/03/2010 |
Cedar Creek Road Cedar Creek Gold Coast |
Sandra Gallienne |
Single bird flew overhead and landed in dead tree. |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
07/03/2010 |
Cedar Creek Road Cedar Creek Gold Coast |
Sandra Gallienne |
4 birds seen flying overhead |
| Channel-billed Cuckoo |
06/03/2010 |
Oateson Skyline Drive Camp Hill Brisbane |
Diane Blewett |
Begging and being fed by Torriesian Crow |
| Australian Owlet-nightjar |
04/03/2010 |
Gap Creek Reserve |
Rebecca & Caitlyn Ryan |
One bird seen and another heard |
| Channel-billed Cuckoo |
04/03/2010 |
Boyne Island |
Julie Duncan |
"Juvenile sighted in Boyne Island parkland. Being raised by crow. Possible parents (pair) sighted 02/03/2010 in same location. |
| Bird |
Date |
Location |
Observer |
Remark |
| February 2010 |
[top] |
| Lewin's Rail |
28/02/2010 |
Strong Rd (South) Dayboro |
Tom & Marie Tarrant |
Single heard near entrance to water-treatment plant. |
| Pale-vented Bush-hen |
28/02/2010 |
Apex Park Dayboro |
Tom & Marie Tarrant |
Pair breeding in thick vegetation |
| Brolga |
25/02/2010 |
Cnr Pumicestone Rd and Volz Rd Toorbul Pt |
Burney Starkey |
"4 Brologas. One appears to be a new comer. Some territorial chases. (Perhaps the head bobbing and calling of a pair was designed to tell the interloper that they were a committed pair) |
| Pacific Baza |
25/02/2010 |
54 Scriven st Mount Crosby |
Trevor Street |
I have never seen these birds before at Mount Crosby, I saw a juvenile in the morning and at 2pm there were six of them gliding around, what a beautiful bird. |
| Red-necked Crake |
24/02/2010 |
Heavey Cresc Cairns |
Dawn Magarry |
|
| Black-necked Stork |
23/02/2010 |
Port of Brisbane |
Alan Boardman |
Single adult on island at lake near visitor centre |
| Australian Hobby |
22/02/2010 |
Jacobs well road |
Natalie McHugh |
About 6 sighted whilst driving. Adults and also 1st years |
| Pacific Baza |
22/02/2010 |
Ewen Maddock Dam walking track |
E. & M. Pegg |
3 birds 2 adults and 1 juvenile |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
19/02/2010 |
Bribie Island between Buckley's Hole and the sea |
E. & M. Pegg |
Single bird disturbed when we walked through the mangroves |
| Spangled Drongo |
17/02/2010 |
Warilda Street Camp Hill |
Rod Cox |
Sitting on power line in our street. First sighting this year. Since heard 21/02/10. |
| Pale-vented Bush-hen |
16/02/2010 |
Heavey Cresc Cairns |
Dawn Magarry |
Pair with a small black chick |
| Shining Flycatcher |
13/02/2010 |
Nudgee Beach Cycle Track entrance |
Jon Coleman |
Adult male caught and banded this morning in the Mangroves by the waste disposal facility |
| Grey-crowned Babbler |
10/02/2010 |
18th tee Bribie Island Golf Club |
Roy Hallett |
Two birds on low branches. First Time I've seen them here. |
| Channel-billed Cuckoo |
04/02/2010 |
Griffith Uni-Mt Gravatt Cemetery SEQ |
Bob Sutherst |
Crows feeding fledgling |
| Magpie Goose |
04/02/2010 |
Cove Rd Stanmore |
R. Lamb & M. Dam |
50+ around small farm dam and in wet paddock |
| Channel-billed Cuckoo |
01/02/2010 |
Bank St Graceville SEQ |
Bob Sutherst |
Crows feeding a fledgling |
| Bird |
Date |
Location |
Observer |
Remark |
| January 2010 |
[top] |
| Lovely Fairy-wren |
31/01/2010 |
Lockhart River Iron Range |
E. & M. Pegg with John Young |
Two coloured males and several females |
| Magnificent Riflebird |
31/01/2010 |
Lockhart River Iron Range |
E. & M. Pegg with John Young |
High in rainforest. |
| Marbled Frogmouth |
31/01/2010 |
Lockhart River Iron Range |
E. & M. Pegg with John Young |
In rainforest. Located by strange call. |
| Rufous Owl |
31/01/2010 |
Lockhart River Iron Range |
E. & M. Pegg with John Young |
One adult with partly coloured immature bird. |
| Eclectus Parrot |
30/01/2010 |
Lockhart River Iron Range |
E. & M. Pegg with John Young |
One female and 4 males calling and flying near nest hollow. |
| White-faced Robin |
30/01/2010 |
Lockhart River Iron Range |
E. & M. Pegg with John Young |
Perched quietly in low rainforest beside road. |
| Spotless Crake |
29/01/2010 |
Sherwood Arboretum. On north island in SW corner - visible from west end of causeway |
Mat Gilfedder |
2 birds |
| Red-bellied Pitta |
28/01/2010 |
Lockhart River Iron Range |
E. & M. Pegg with John Young |
|
| Trumpet Manucode |
27/01/2010 |
Lockhart River Iron Range |
E. & M. Pegg with John Young |
In rainforest. 2 birds. Remarkable call. |
| Buff-banded Rail |
26/01/2010 |
Oxley Creek Rocklea |
Burney Starkey |
One bird with damaged leg seen from kayak |
| Double-eyed Fig-Parrot |
26/01/2010 |
Lockhart River Iron Range |
E. & M. Pegg with John Young |
Frequently seen in fig trees. |
| Grey Goshawk |
26/01/2010 |
Sky Walk Mt Tambourine |
Chris Johnson |
Adult bird seen circlying just above forest canopy. |
| Large-billed Scrubwren |
26/01/2010 |
Sky Walk Mt Tambourine |
Chris Johnson |
Two birds foraging near forest floor. |
| Palm Cockatoo |
26/01/2010 |
Lockhart River Iron Range |
E. & M. Pegg with John Young |
3 birds flying overhead about 6.30am. Later perched high in rainforest. |
| Russet-tailed Thrush |
26/01/2010 |
Sky Walk Mt Tambourine |
Chris Johnson |
Adult bird flushed from small tree. It flew across the path and landed in a large lantana bush where it was positively identified as Russet-tailed Thrush. Good views |
| Sooty Owl |
26/01/2010 |
Border Ranges National Park |
Owen Prowse |
After unsuccessful playback found one perched on sign at loop junction |
| Striated Heron |
26/01/2010 |
Oxley Creek Graceville |
Burney Starkey |
Seen from kayak |
| Black-necked Stork |
23/01/2010 |
Oxley Creek Common SEQ |
Rae Clark |
One in Jabiru Lagoon |
| Sooty Owl |
23/01/2010 |
Spicers Gap SEQ |
J. Rowland & N. Murray |
2 owls seen calling to each other |
| Pale-vented Bush-hen |
21/01/2010 |
Gold Creek Reservoir near where the main creek enters top of reservoir |
Hugh Possingham and Duan Biggs |
One |
| Shining Flycatcher |
21/01/2010 |
Pelican Waters Sunshine Coast |
Greg Roberts |
Pair in mangroves |
| Grey Goshawk |
19/01/2010 |
Figtree Pocket Brisbane |
Natalie McHugh |
One adult hanging around Lone Pine Sanctuary for the past week. Watched the bird eating prey. |
| Superb Fruit-Dove |
18/01/2010 |
Mapleton |
Greg Roberts |
A pair in rainforest. One other calling. |
| Eastern Grass Owl |
17/01/2010 |
Brisbane Airport opp Toombul Rd |
Burney Starkey & Jillian Robinson |
Two birds at dusk 16 17 & 20 |
| Grey Goshawk |
17/01/2010 |
Sherwood arboretum |
Hugh Possingham |
One adult |
| Shining Flycatcher |
17/01/2010 |
Wivenhoe Dam |
Amanda Johnston |
2 females |
| Buff-banded Rail |
15/01/2010 |
St Lucia SEQ |
Janet & Michael Hohnen |
Adult and chick seen several times during month on riverbank |
| Glossy Ibis |
15/01/2010 |
Minnippi Parklands SEQ |
B & J Morgan |
A party of 7 |
| Black-throated Finch |
13/01/2010 |
Rockdale St. Georgtown NQ |
E. Bultreys |
4 pairs were sighted feeding on the ground of a small rocky ridge. |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
13/01/2010 |
Lyrebird Crescent Peregian Beach |
John Simmons |
M & F adults and 1 juvenile cruising and feeding in backyard casuarinas over 3 day period |
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike |
13/01/2010 |
Rockdale St. Georgtown NQ |
E. Bultreys |
2 sighted on the ground - very striking black and white rear view in flight. |
| White-winged Triller |
13/01/2010 |
Rockdale St. Georgtown NQ |
E. Bultreys |
2 sighted apart feeding in low woodland. |
| Black-breasted Button-quail |
12/01/2010 |
Imbil |
Greg Roberts |
4 birds |
| Pectoral Sandpiper |
12/01/2010 |
Jahnkes Lagoon near Gatton. |
David Redhead |
Long staying bird still present on southern shore |
| Plum-headed Finch |
12/01/2010 |
Lake Dyer near Laidley |
David Redhead |
Several |
| Ground Parrot |
11/01/2010 |
Near Noosa Sunshine Coast |
Greg Roberts |
Three birds seen including one on the ground |
| Spotless Crake |
11/01/2010 |
Eagleby Wetlands |
Todd Burrows |
1 adult bird with 2 young amongst reeds adjacent to Melaleuca Boardwalk |
| Wedge-tailed Eagle |
11/01/2010 |
Tingalpa Creek Res. Capalaba West |
Amanda Johnston |
|
| Zebra Finch |
10/01/2010 |
Oxley Creek Common |
Tom & Di Oliver |
One Zebra Finch with four Chestnut-breasted Mannikins at the end of path to Pelican Lagoon. Photo taken. |
| Grey-crowned Babbler |
09/01/2010 |
Redbank Creek west of Esk |
Jason Richard |
Eleven birds present for 3 days. |
| Pectoral Sandpiper |
09/01/2010 |
Jahnke's Lagoon Gatton |
B.Starkey M.West & J.Robinson |
1 bird with sharpies |
| White-plumed Honeyeater |
09/01/2010 |
Redbank Creek west of Esk |
Jason Richard |
Six birds foraging in flowering Pink Bloodwood. |
| Little Bronze-Cuckoo |
07/01/2010 |
Redbank Creek west of Esk off Esk-Hampton Road |
Jason Richard |
Single bird present for past 3 weeks. Unmistakable call and bird sighted on several occasions. |
| Australian Swiftlet |
06/01/2010 |
Nerang |
Peter Moloney |
Seven birds flying quite low readily identifiable |
| Common Noddy |
05/01/2010 |
Mermaid Beach |
John Allsop |
Single bird feding with seven Common Terns |
| Common Blackbird |
04/01/2010 |
St George |
K. Slater and E. Townsend |
One pair seen in the front garden of a house. Several others heard around other houses |
| Grey Goshawk |
02/01/2010 |
Creek walk Tingalpa Creek Reserve Capalaba West |
Amanda Johnston |
One bird crow hassling in flight |
| Plum-headed Finch |
02/01/2010 |
Farm dam on Brightview Rd. Regency Downs |
I. Jones |
|
| Bird |
Date |
Location |
Observer |
Remark |
| December 2009 |
[top] |
| Musk Lorikeet |
29/12/2009 |
Federation Park Warwick |
David & Marie Niland |
Small groups feeding in flowering mistletoe |
| Nankeen Night-Heron |
28/12/2009 |
Tingalpa Creek Reserve Capalaba West |
Amanda Johnston |
One bird in grey mangrove on creek edge |
| Blue-faced Parrot-Finch |
27/12/2009 |
East of Mt Bartle Frere. |
E & L Bultreys |
2 sighted flying from the tall grass beside the road into dense rainforest. |
| Chestnut-rumped Heathwren |
27/12/2009 |
Heritage Park Stanthorpe |
David & Marie Niland |
Heard and seen in thick heath |
| Grey Goshawk |
27/12/2009 |
East of Mt Bartle Frere. |
E & L Bultreys |
2 separate birds sighted by the road. |
| Great Crested Grebe |
24/12/2009 |
Lake Barrine |
E & L Bultreys |
3 sighted in the lake late in the afternoon. |
| Olive-backed Sunbird |
24/12/2009 |
Byfield Nat Park CEQ |
S.Harding & D.Milton |
Near southern limit of range |
| Oriental Cuckoo |
24/12/2009 |
Sparkes Hill Stafford Brisbane |
J. Harris and E. Townsend |
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
23/12/2009 |
Byfield Rd Byfield CEQ |
S.Harding & D.Milton |
3 birds in casuarina at 22.8527S 150.6559E |
| Australian Owlet-nightjar |
22/12/2009 |
Boscombe Rd Brookfield Brisbane |
Chris Read |
Sitting on branch over rocky gully |
| Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo |
22/12/2009 |
63 Allen Road Nanango |
Julian & Fay Bielewicz |
1 bird flying across property W-E |
| Latham's Snipe |
20/12/2009 |
Minnippi Parklands Brisbane |
Chris Johnson |
Single bird feeding on mudlflats among cormorants terns and dotterels. |
| Little Curlew |
20/12/2009 |
Garnett's Lagoon SEQ |
The Wests & Griffin |
Flock of 14 |
| Galah |
19/12/2009 |
Rockhampton Quarry St between William and Denham St. |
Margaret MacNevin |
30 birds moving along the footpath |
| Glossy Ibis |
19/12/2009 |
Centenary Lakes Caboolutre East side of Morayfield Road |
Linda & Phil Cross |
Four birds feeding around lake. |
| Ground Parrot |
18/12/2009 |
Noosa North Shore |
Greg Roberts |
1 bird flushed from heath |
| Pale-vented Bush-hen |
18/12/2009 |
Sunrise Beach Sunshine Coast |
Greg Roberts |
One bird |
| Square-tailed Kite |
18/12/2009 |
Weyba Downs Sunshine Coast |
Greg Roberts |
1 flying over motorway |
| Broad-billed Flycatcher |
17/12/2009 |
Cape Hillsborough CQ |
The Wests & Griffin |
Near mangrove boardwalk |
| Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo |
15/12/2009 |
227 Carbeen Cresent Nanango |
Amanda Johnson |
Beautiful black with big prominent yellow face and wing markings |
| Brolga |
14/12/2009 |
Maroochy River Sunshine Coast |
Greg Roberts |
1 bird |
| Common Sandpiper |
14/12/2009 |
Tallebudgera Ck. Palm Beach |
Col.Collins |
One bird feeding on edge of Mangroves.Very rarely seen in Tallebudgera Ck. |
| Eastern Grass Owl |
14/12/2009 |
Maroochy River Sunshine Coast |
Greg Roberts |
1 female seen well at dusk |
| Spotted Harrier |
14/12/2009 |
Maroochy River Sunshine Coast |
Greg Roberts |
1 2nd-year bird |
| Barred Cuckoo-shrike |
10/12/2009 |
Gold Creek Reservoir Brookfield Brisbane |
M. Clark & L&M Cooper |
One bird seen close to nursery |
| Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove |
10/12/2009 |
Gold Creek Reservoir Brookfield Brisbane |
M. Clark & L&M Cooper |
One bird seen close to nursery |
| Brown Cuckoo-Dove |
07/12/2009 |
Tannum Sands CQ |
Judith Riddell |
|
| Eastern Grass Owl |
07/12/2009 |
Bli Bli Sunshine Coast |
Greg Roberts |
A male bird seen well close to where I found a bird on 4/12/2009 |
| Asian Dowitcher |
06/12/2009 |
On the island in the Lagoon at the Port of Brisbane visitor centre |
Les & Mary Cooper |
Single bird with six Curlew Sandpipers |
| Blue-billed Duck |
06/12/2009 |
Tarong Power Station: Meandu Creek Dam |
Julian & Fay Bielewicz |
2 birds |
| Glossy Ibis |
06/12/2009 |
Tarong Power Station: Meandu Creek Dam |
Julian & Fay Bielewicz |
3 birds flying in close to observers. |
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike |
06/12/2009 |
Allen Road Nanango |
Julian & Fay Bielewicz |
Up to five birds in area over the past week. |
| Little Eagle |
06/12/2009 |
Tarong Power Station: Meandu Creek Dam |
Julian & Fay Bielewicz |
1 bird circling close overhead for several minutes. |
| Musk Duck |
06/12/2009 |
Tarong Power Station: Meandu Creek Dam |
Julian & Fay Bielewicz |
1 solitary male |
| Black-tailed Native-hen |
05/12/2009 |
The Big Rig Park Roma |
David & Marie Niland |
Two birds at ornamental lagoon |
| White-winged Chough |
04/12/2009 |
Tannum Sands CQ |
Judith Riddell |
|
| Brolga |
03/12/2009 |
Bishop Marsh Toorbul |
Peter Boyd |
Water back in the marsh and three brolga back home |
| Red-winged Parrot |
03/12/2009 |
Boyne Island |
Judith Riddell |
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
02/12/2009 |
Lady Elliot Island |
K. Slater and E. Townsend |
One bird |
| Cicadabird |
02/12/2009 |
Corinda SEQ |
David Niland |
One bird heard - in fully urban area. |
| Grey-crowned Babbler |
02/12/2009 |
Goombarra National PK in camp grounds |
Amanda Johnston |
1 bird chased by red wattle bird |
| Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove |
02/12/2009 |
Gully & boardwalk area between Dawson Pde & Glasshouse View Ct Buderim |
Rae Clark |
Flew up from forest area below & returned there whilst I was watching. 3 birds seen. |
| Brush Bronzewing |
01/12/2009 |
Cooloola |
Greg Roberts |
1 flying across Rainbow Beach road |
| Grey Plover |
01/12/2009 |
Inskip Point |
Greg Roberts |
4 birds |
| Bird |
Date |
Location |
Observer |
Remark |
| November 2009 |
[top] |
| Emerald Dove |
30/11/2009 |
Buderim Forest Park |
Rae Clark |
At least 4 seen flying or feeding by creek |
| Fork-tailed Swift |
30/11/2009 |
Watson Rd Kobble Creek (Samsonvale) SE Qld |
Tom Tarrant |
50+ with White-throated Needletails feeding in front of bush-fire smoke. |
| Magpie Goose |
30/11/2009 |
Minnippi Parkland SEQ |
Mike Frost |
Three birds on island in middle of main lake and on 27/11 |
| Nankeen Night-Heron |
30/11/2009 |
Taigum Brisbane |
Chris Johnson |
1 Adult bird flushed from Camphor Laurel Tree in centre of open grassland near creek. |
| Glossy Ibis |
29/11/2009 |
Dowse Lagoon Sandgate |
Deborah Gleeson |
Four birds sighted |
| Glossy Ibis |
29/11/2009 |
Dowse Lagoon, Sandgate |
Deborah Gleeson |
Four birds sighted |
| Grey-crowned Babbler |
29/11/2009 |
Approx 15Km West of Stanthorpe |
Glenn McRae |
Pair of Grey crowned Babblers building a nest on the side of the road |
| Superb Fruit-Dove |
29/11/2009 |
Cooloola |
Greg Roberts |
1 bird near Lake Poona |
| Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo |
29/11/2009 |
Woody Point |
Cernak and David Cousens |
|
| Cicadabird |
28/11/2009 |
Oxley Creek west of Cliveden Road Reserve |
Hugh Possingham |
One calling |
| Glossy Ibis |
28/11/2009 |
Oxley Creek Common |
Hugh Possingham |
9 birds |
| Grey-crowned Babbler |
28/11/2009 |
Hawkesbury Rd, Anstead, 50m south of Castlereagh Court, Brisbane |
Rod Gardner |
Three birds by the road. |
| Pallid Cuckoo |
28/11/2009 |
Cliveden Reserve |
Hugh Possingham |
One around small lagoon |
| Pink-eared Duck |
26/11/2009 |
Turf farm Beaudesert |
Col.Collins with Gold Coast Bird Observers |
One pair with four ducklings on a dam |
| Baillon's Crake |
25/11/2009 |
Cooroy Waste Treatment Facility |
Greg Roberts |
One bird first seen here on November 5. |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
25/11/2009 |
Eumundi |
Greg Roberts |
3 birds on a farm dam |
| Spotless Crake |
25/11/2009 |
Cooroy Waste Treatment Facility |
Greg Roberts |
One bird first seen here on November 5. At least 9 others calling. |
| Common Myna |
23/11/2009 |
Park and surrounding properties at Nottingham Lane Peregian Springs |
Jane Cooksley |
|
| Eastern Yellow Wagtail |
22/11/2009 |
Mornington Island Town dam overflow. |
Phil Venables |
2 birds on recently exposed drying out mud pan. |
| Black-necked Stork |
21/11/2009 |
Lake Clarendon |
K.McLennan & M.Roper |
Found at 6pm at back side of wall. |
| Glossy Ibis |
21/11/2009 |
Lake Clarendon |
K.McLennan & M.Roper |
Found at 6pm at back side of wall. |
| Oriental Pratincole |
21/11/2009 |
Wide Bay Lake Moondarra Mount Isa |
Bob Forsyth |
180 to 210 birds about 10% were in full adult plumage. None sighted a week later |
| Grey Falcon |
20/11/2009 |
Duchess- Mt. Isa Road approximately 40 km south of Mt. Isa. |
Dave Fleming |
1 bird on nest in tall gum tree. Took flight after vehicle stopped. |
| Nankeen Night-Heron |
20/11/2009 |
Holman Street Ferry Terminal Kangaroo Point Brisbane |
Diane Blewett & Lynne Hogan |
1 Adult |
| White-fronted Honeyeater |
19/11/2009 |
Chinaman Creek Dam Cloncurry |
Dave Fleming |
1 bird in Melaleuca fringing dam. In association with several other honeyeater species. |
| Black Falcon |
18/11/2009 |
Il-bogan Reserve Beaudesert |
Barry Davies |
A pair flying around between the reserve and racecourse. |
| Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo |
18/11/2009 |
Gympie |
Greg Roberts |
Three birds on the outskirts of town |
| Black-fronted Dotterel |
17/11/2009 |
Minnippi Parklands Brisbane |
Chris Johnson |
4-6 birds feeding on 'islands' in the lake. |
| Channel-billed Cuckoo |
17/11/2009 |
Minnippi Parklands Brisbane |
Chris Johnson |
5 adults fedding in a fig tree. |
| Collared Sparrowhawk |
17/11/2009 |
Minnippi Parklands Brisbane |
Chris Johnson |
Adult female being mobbed by noisy miners crows magpes and butcherbirds. |
| Great Cormorant |
17/11/2009 |
Minnippi Parklands Brisbane |
Chris Johnson |
2 non-breeding adults among a flock of little black and little pied cormorants. |
| Red-kneed Dotterel |
17/11/2009 |
Minnippi Parklands Brisbane |
Chris Johnson |
2 birds feeding on 'islands' in lake. |
| Whiskered Tern |
17/11/2009 |
Minnippi Parklands Brisbane |
Chris Johnson |
20-25 adult birds feeding on the lake and surrounding 'islands'. |
| Eastern Grass Owl |
15/11/2009 |
Nambour area |
John Malings |
Flushed male & female in daytime and confirmed on 16/11/2009 by John Noyce and Clive Allen |
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike |
15/11/2009 |
Northern end of Markai Road just prior to the Tjunction at Haslington Road near Lake Atkinson. |
Ruth and Bill Kemp & NPAQ Bird Group |
A pair wandering in the bare paddock. |
| Crested Shrike-tit |
14/11/2009 |
Gold Creek Reservoir |
Hugh Possingham and Judit Szabo |
One |
| Musk Duck |
14/11/2009 |
Samsonvale Cemetery |
Ian and Jill Brown |
One male sleeping in shallow water near the old road 4:40pm |
| Square-tailed Kite |
14/11/2009 |
Gold Creek Reservoir |
Hugh Possingham and Judit Szabo |
One |
| White-throated Needletail |
14/11/2009 |
Samsonvale Cemetery |
Ian and Jill Brown |
Flock of 300-500 swirling over lake 4:45pm |
| Red-winged Parrot |
13/11/2009 |
Elouera Drive Nanango |
C&R Fingland |
Feeding on Grevillea seeds |
| Noisy Pitta |
12/11/2009 |
Wishing tree walk O'Reillys |
Col.Collins with The Gold Coast Bird Observer |
One bird calling from 15 mtrs.up in a tree |
| Square-tailed Kite |
12/11/2009 |
Cornubia Forest Park SEQ |
C & C Fitzell |
Two chicks first seen in September now close to fledging |
| White-eared Monarch |
11/11/2009 |
Tarcoola Track St Lucia |
Mat & Cathy Gilfedder |
Seen in canopy of mangroves about 8am - unusual sighting for this location. |
| White-throated Needletail |
11/11/2009 |
Geebung |
Steve Priday |
Flock of about 40. First group observed in our area this season. |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
09/11/2009 |
South Stradbroke Island |
S Maden J Searle T dillon (GCCC) |
5 birds |
| Sanderling |
09/11/2009 |
South Stradbroke Island |
S Maden J Searle T dillon (GCCC) |
8 birds present on the Surf Beach |
| Black-faced Monarch |
07/11/2009 |
East Nanango Forest Nanango |
F&J Bielewicz T&M Mearns LPinwill C&RFingland |
In Eucalyptus trees |
| Regent Bowerbird |
07/11/2009 |
East Nanango Forest Nanango |
F&J Bielewicz T&M Mearns LPinwill C&RFingland |
Flew across track into trees |
| Wandering Whistling-Duck |
07/11/2009 |
Cliveden Road Reserve Corinda |
Hugh Possingham |
|
| White-necked Heron |
07/11/2009 |
East Nanango Forest Nanango |
F&J Bielewicz T&M Mearns LPinwill C&RFingland |
2 x flying into dam |
| White-winged Triller |
07/11/2009 |
Oxley Creek Common |
Hugh Possingham |
Two males one female |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
06/11/2009 |
Woodford Dam Nr Cnr D'Aguilar Highway and Kilcoly/Beerwah rd |
Alex Ferguson |
4 birds on Woodford Dam |
| King Quail |
06/11/2009 |
Cruice Drive Woodford |
Alex Ferguson |
Party of six flushed in rank grass near dam |
| Lewin's Rail |
06/11/2009 |
Cruice Drive Woodford |
Alex Ferguson |
One bird crossed Cruice drive near dam |
| Red-necked Avocet |
05/11/2009 |
Philp Pde Tweed Heads Sth |
Col.Collins with The Gold Coast Bird Observer |
80 birds roosting on a sandbank |
| Pallid Cuckoo |
04/11/2009 |
Oxley Town Common |
Barry Davies |
On the fence near the red shed. |
| Green Catbird |
02/11/2009 |
Entrance to East Nanango Forest. Nanango |
C. Fingland L. Pinwill T. Mearns |
Feeding in trees |
| Regent Bowerbird |
02/11/2009 |
Entrance to East Nanango Forest. Nanango |
C. Fingland L. Pinwill T. Mearns |
Male & Female feeding in trees |
| Satin Bowerbird |
02/11/2009 |
Entrance to East Nanango Forest. Nanango |
C. Fingland L. Pinwill T. Mearns |
Male & Female feeding. Also Male tending to bower which has been there about 4 years. |
| Common Sandpiper |
01/11/2009 |
Shultz's Canal between the Nudgee Road and Gateway Arterial Bridges |
Anthony Eales |
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
01/11/2009 |
Darlington SEQ |
J. Stephens |
Up to 11 birds fly over every few evenings towards O'Reilleys |
| Bird |
Date |
Location |
Observer |
Remark |
| October 2009 |
[top] |
| Painted Button-quail |
28/10/2009 |
Dudley St Sherwood |
Hugh Possingham |
One female in back garden all afternoon |
| Channel-billed Cuckoo |
27/10/2009 |
Flying over Bardon school 7.00am |
Joe Leggett |
The first one I have heard this season |
| Painted Button-quail |
26/10/2009 |
Steve Irwin Way Beerburrum SEQ |
R.Lamb M.Dam B & S Cook |
Single bird sitting on bitumen verge of road |
| White-throated Needletail |
26/10/2009 |
Red Beach Bribie Is |
R.Lamb & B.Cook |
20+ low over Red Beach. First seen this season. |
| Blue-billed Duck |
25/10/2009 |
Lake Galletly UQ Campus Gatton |
Glenn McRae |
2 males seen amongst large ammounts of Pink eared Ducks and Plumed Whistling Ducks |
| Channel-billed Cuckoo |
25/10/2009 |
Gayndah |
Burnie Collins |
7 birds in one fig tree in main street |
| Red-kneed Dotterel |
25/10/2009 |
Lake Galletly UQ Campus Gatton |
Glenn McRae |
Seen on the Island across from the bird hide |
| Common Sandpiper |
24/10/2009 |
Metroplex Murarrie Brisbane |
E. Townsend |
One bird on river bank |
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike |
24/10/2009 |
Allen Road Nanango |
Fay & Julian Bielewicz |
4 flying overhead calling. |
| Wedge-tailed Eagle |
24/10/2009 |
Chelsea Street Kippa Ring |
Sharyn Ryan |
Seen over Chelsea Street Environmental Park |
| Southern Boobook |
23/10/2009 |
Tall tree outside Sandgate RSL |
Sharyn Ryan |
Heard only |
| Black Falcon |
22/10/2009 |
Watson's Road Lockyer Valley |
David Redhead |
Pair |
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike |
22/10/2009 |
Seven Mile Lagoon Lockyer Valley. |
David Redhead |
Two |
| Oriental Plover |
22/10/2009 |
Watson's Road Lockyer Valley |
David Redhead |
Single bird first seen by others on Tues still present this morning |
| Black-necked Stork |
21/10/2009 |
"""Spiddal"" at Yore Road Tamborine Village" |
I. & S. Reynolds + members of BrisBOCA |
2 adults observed flying over-head and landing on dam. |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
21/10/2009 |
"""Spiddal"" at Yore Road Tamborine Village" |
I. & S. Reynolds + members of BrisBOCA |
1 bird observed in open water on swampy lagoon below dam wall. |
| Great Crested Grebe |
21/10/2009 |
Lagoon at Fred Bucholz Park Tamborine Village |
I. & S. Reynolds + members of BrisBOCA |
2 adult birds |
| Oriental Plover |
20/10/2009 |
Watson's Rd between Boyce's and 7 mile lagoon Lockyer Valley. |
Stuart warren |
Single bird associating with breeding Banded Lapwings visible from road. |
| Latham's Snipe |
18/10/2009 |
Buckley's Hole Bribie Island |
George & Judith Chapman |
Group of 4 birds watched for about 30min to the left of the bird hide - photos taken. |
| Black-tailed Native-hen |
16/10/2009 |
Beaudesert Racecourse |
Barry Davies and Ribble Bird Tours (UK) group |
On the island in the lake |
| Freckled Duck |
16/10/2009 |
Beaudesert Racecourse |
Barry Davies and Ribble Bird Tours (UK) group |
|
| White-browed Woodswallow |
14/10/2009 |
Toohey Forest |
Lee Halasz |
Approximately 50. Could not see colour pattern due to light conditions so could also have been Masked which I believe have a similar call. |
| Little Bronze-Cuckoo |
11/10/2009 |
Kureelpa |
John Kooistra |
Male heard calling then seen approx. 5.30pm. |
| Black Kite |
10/10/2009 |
Approx 5 kms from Bruce Highway on road to Bribie Island Caboolture area |
Colin Reid Robert Dougherty Stuart Warren |
Single bird above the road |
| Black-faced Monarch |
10/10/2009 |
Carindale Brisbane |
Chris Johnson |
On adult bird sighted in backyard. Video footage taken. Two juveniles observed the following day. Have been seen in the area before. Migrating? |
| Painted Button-quail |
10/10/2009 |
Burbank SEQ |
S. Harding |
One bird at 7am |
| Red-kneed Dotterel |
10/10/2009 |
Winya Road Kilcoy |
Robyn Howard |
On middle dam behind meat-works |
| Common Sandpiper |
09/10/2009 |
Tingalpa creek |
Bronson Light |
|
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike |
09/10/2009 |
Redgate Rd, 6km SE of Murgon |
R.Lamb & M.Dam |
Pair |
| Square-tailed Kite |
06/10/2009 |
Daisy Hill south of Brisbane |
David Redhead |
Breeding pair now feeding young. |
| Banded Lapwing |
04/10/2009 |
Cement Mill Rd Karara SEQ |
Rebecca Ryan P.Ryan S.Pick |
Over 8 birds in one flock for last 3 days near Cement Mill |
| Large-tailed Nightjar |
04/10/2009 |
Shark Inlet near Tinnanbar Great Sandy Strait. |
Sandra Harding and Vicki Campbell |
Good views of bird after it was accidentally flushed from nest.Two eggs. Southern limit of distribution. |
| Large-tailed Nightjar |
04/10/2009 |
Tinnanbar SEQ |
S. Harding V. Campbell |
Breeding with 2 eggs |
| White-bellied Sea-Eagle |
04/10/2009 |
Tarong Power Station |
Fay & Julian Bielewicz |
1 seen flying across Meandu Creek Dam |
| White-throated Nightjar |
04/10/2009 |
Tarong Power Station |
Fay & Julian Bielewicz |
Heard distinctly in area of Ash Dam. |
| Common Sandpiper |
03/10/2009 |
Roosting on yellow pontoon on Shultz\'s Canal between Nudgee Road and Gateway Motorway |
Anthony Eales |
|
| Great Crested Grebe |
03/10/2009 |
Tarong Power Station |
Fay & Julian Bielewicz |
Several birds |
| Musk Duck |
03/10/2009 |
Tarong Power Station |
Fay & Julian Bielewicz |
At least three birds on the Cooling Dam. |
| Plum-headed Finch |
03/10/2009 |
Coolmunda Dam SEQ |
Rebecca Ryan P.Ryan S.Pick |
At least 14 birds on causeway at back. |
| Red-necked Avocet |
03/10/2009 |
Kedron Brook Wetlands |
Anthony Eales |
5 birds |
| Red-browed Treecreeper |
02/10/2009 |
Condamine River Rd c5km E of Killarney SEQ |
Rebecca Ryan P.Ryan S.Pick |
Breeding with 3 adults feeding cooperatively |
| Eastern Whipbird |
01/10/2009 |
Netherby Rise Sunrise Beach |
Keith Campbell |
|
| Emu |
01/10/2009 |
North Childers |
Bronson Light |
4 passing through. Very unusual habitat. |
| Bird |
Date |
Location |
Observer |
Remark |
| September 2009 |
[top] |
| Black-faced Monarch |
30/09/2009 |
Tingalpa Creek reserve on Creek walk |
Amanda Johnston |
One in She-oak tree |
| Cockatiel |
30/09/2009 |
Bagara near golf course |
Bronson Light |
20+ observed for 4 days |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
30/09/2009 |
Kroombit Tops |
R & J Wallace |
3 feeding just off walking track to bomber crash site |
| Baillon's Crake |
29/09/2009 |
Samsonvale Cemetery S.E Qld |
David Redhead |
Single Bird |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
28/09/2009 |
Elouera Drive Nanango |
C & R Fingland |
3 feeding here regularly |
| Painted Button-quail |
28/09/2009 |
Tingalpa Creek Reserve creek walk |
Amanda Johnston |
Parents and 1 young |
| Square-tailed Kite |
28/09/2009 |
Caloundra Conservation Park |
Bronson Light |
2 flying over Bruce Highway |
| Peregrine Falcon |
27/09/2009 |
Moreton Island |
Eric & Jackie Morgan |
Eggs laid on open shaded bare sand and defended by adults. |
| Wedge-tailed Eagle |
27/09/2009 |
Oxely Creek Common |
Bronson Light and Amanda Jonston |
2 juvenile birds near red shed |
| Azure Kingfisher |
26/09/2009 |
Creek edge Capalaba Park |
Amanda Johnston |
Pair on mangrove tree |
| Sacred Kingfisher |
25/09/2009 |
Nosworthy Park Corinda SEQ |
David Niland |
First for season and sounded like a nest defence call. |
| Wedge-tailed Eagle |
25/09/2009 |
Grandview Rd Upper Brookfield |
Carolyn Nowicki |
First heard commotion while adult Wedgie was attacking & flying away with my chicken. It then landed in nearby tree without chicken-in-claw. He must have dropped chicken in flight. 1 hour later seen soaring high in sky above the area. Still no sign of chicken |
| White-throated Nightjar |
25/09/2009 |
Nosworthy Park Corinda SEQ |
David Niland |
One flushed from small open patch near creek - flew to tree |
| Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove |
23/09/2009 |
Noosa National Park- behind Alexandria Bay |
Jane Cooksley |
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
19/09/2009 |
689 Cove Road Stanmore (near Woodford) SEQ |
R.Lamb & M.Dam |
15 birds on wetland adjacent to road |
| Double-barred Finch |
19/09/2009 |
Crows Nest |
Alison McLean |
Pair spotted previous weekend as well |
| Grey Goshawk |
19/09/2009 |
Chadwell St Ransome |
Bronson Light |
Soaring over trees maybe hunting |
| Red-backed Fairy-wren |
19/09/2009 |
Crows Nest |
Alison McLean |
Males and females |
| Red-browed Finch |
19/09/2009 |
Lot 2 Barn Road Emu Creek |
Alison McLean |
Numerous birds in grassy clearing |
| Squatter Pigeon |
19/09/2009 |
Roadside of Gatton Bypass (Warrego Hwy) about 5km from Gatton-Helidon Rd turnoff |
Dave Fleming |
One bird on gravel shoulder of highway |
| Superb Fairy-wren |
19/09/2009 |
Crows Nest |
Alison McLean |
Males and females |
| Wedge-tailed Eagle |
19/09/2009 |
Lot 2 Barn Road Emu Creek |
Alison McLean |
Pair sitting on fence and regularly seen circling |
| Grey-crowned Babbler |
18/09/2009 |
Glen Rock day use area, south of Lockyer Valley |
Robyn Howard |
4 birds |
| Dollarbird |
16/09/2009 |
Stanthorpe golf course |
John Allison |
First for season |
| Black Bittern |
15/09/2009 |
Palm Beach at Currumbin Creek estuary |
Gold Coast bird Observers |
Immature Black Bittern sunning itself in a tree near the water |
| Grey Goshawk |
15/09/2009 |
Pinjarra Hills, SEQ |
Mike Gilpin |
Circling over creek |
| Royal Spoonbill |
13/09/2009 |
Rockhampton at ponds near Southside Holiday Village. |
Margaret MacNevin |
15 birds |
| Splendid Fairy-wren |
12/09/2009 |
Tregole National Park Morven |
E. & M. Pegg |
Male and females near end of circular walking track |
| Bourke's Parrot |
10/09/2009 |
Eulo Bore |
E. & M. Pegg |
Single bird flying from lower dam |
| Common Myna |
10/09/2009 |
Near Narangba shops fighting with native birds |
Anita Maxlow |
Only one sighted fighting with native birds |
| Major Mitchell's Cockatoo |
09/09/2009 |
55 km west of St George |
E. & M. Pegg |
Large numbers on trees beside the road. Solitary birds frequently seen beside the road. |
| Square-tailed Kite |
09/09/2009 |
Cornubia Forest Park SEQ |
C. & C. Fitzell |
Pair of birds at nest one appears to be brooding eggs |
| Ground Parrot |
06/09/2009 |
Noosa North Shore |
Greg Roberts |
On a private reserve in heath burned 2-3 years previously |
| Azure Kingfisher |
05/09/2009 |
Howeston Golf Course |
Amanda Johnston |
Mangrove edge low tide |
| Great Crested Grebe |
04/09/2009 |
Lake Samsonvale Golds Scrub Lane |
Julie Sarna |
60+ birds |
| Common Sandpiper |
02/09/2009 |
Narda Lagoon Laidley |
Sarah Beavis |
Heard and seen. |
