| Rare bird |
Date |
Location |
Observer |
Remark |
| 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). |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| Black Falcon |
07/07/2010 |
Mt Tyson RD. Southern Downs |
June Harris |
One bird perched |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| Mulga Parrot |
01/07/2010 |
Roma CQ |
Chris Johnson |
One male among flock of red-rumped parrots |
| 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 |
| Pictorella Mannikin |
29/06/2010 |
Cuttaburra Crossing - 68km south of |
R. & J. Wallace |
Pair. Well south of usual range |
| Striated Grasswren |
29/06/2010 |
Opalton |
June Harris |
2 families observed |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Grey Goshawk |
18/06/2010 |
Bruce Highway just north of Nambour |
Chris Sanderson & Andrew Stafford |
Reported on Bird-O |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Purple-crowned Fairy-wren |
30/05/2010 |
Gregory Downs |
June Harris |
2 families both feeding large cuckoos |
| 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. |
| Musk Lorikeet |
17/05/2010 |
Corinda |
David Niland |
A small flock heard passing over home. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
|
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
05/05/2010 |
Kingaroy |
Julian & Fay Bielewicz |
6 birds flying over town centre |
| Peregrine Falcon |
03/05/2010 |
Nanango |
Julian & Fay Bielewicz |
|
| Rose Robin |
03/05/2010 |
Tarong Power Station |
Julian & Fay Bielewicz |
1 male |
| 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. |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
01/05/2010 |
St. Lawrence Wetlands |
E. & M. Pegg |
Large numbers of water birds |
| Lewin's Rail |
30/04/2010 |
Kedron Brook Wetlands near Nudgee G/C SEQ |
Roy Sonnenberg |
Walked along bike path flushed and flew back |
| 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. |
| 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). |
| 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 |
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
16/04/2010 |
Maroochydore Sunshine Coast |
Greg Roberts |
Pair feeding late afternoon |
| Royal Albatross |
15/04/2010 |
Lynchs Reef Great Barrier Reef (outer reef of Townsville) |
Michelle Jonker |
|
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| Oriental Cuckoo |
19/03/2010 |
Couran Cove on South Stradbroke Island |
Todd Burrows |
One adult bird observed flying along western shoreline. |
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
| Lewin's Rail |
28/02/2010 |
Strong Rd (South) Dayboro |
Tom & Marie Tarrant |
Single heard near entrance to water-treatment plant. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Spotless Crake |
29/01/2010 |
Sherwood Arboretum. On north island in SW corner - visible from west end of causeway |
Mat Gilfedder |
2 birds |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Sooty Owl |
26/01/2010 |
Border Ranges National Park |
Owen Prowse |
After unsuccessful playback found one perched on sign at loop junction |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Pectoral Sandpiper |
09/01/2010 |
Jahnke's Lagoon Gatton |
B.Starkey M.West & J.Robinson |
1 bird with sharpies |
| 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. |
| Grey Goshawk |
02/01/2010 |
Creek walk Tingalpa Creek Reserve Capalaba West |
Amanda Johnston |
One bird crow hassling in flight |
| Musk Lorikeet |
29/12/2009 |
Federation Park Warwick |
David & Marie Niland |
Small groups feeding in flowering mistletoe |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| Little Curlew |
20/12/2009 |
Garnett's Lagoon SEQ |
The Wests & Griffin |
Flock of 14 |
| Ground Parrot |
18/12/2009 |
Noosa North Shore |
Greg Roberts |
1 bird flushed from heath |
| Square-tailed Kite |
18/12/2009 |
Weyba Downs Sunshine Coast |
Greg Roberts |
1 flying over motorway |
| Eastern Grass Owl |
14/12/2009 |
Maroochy River Sunshine Coast |
Greg Roberts |
1 female seen well at dusk |
| Barred Cuckoo-shrike |
10/12/2009 |
Gold Creek Reservoir Brookfield Brisbane |
M. Clark & L&M Cooper |
One bird seen close to nursery |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
02/12/2009 |
Lady Elliot Island |
K. Slater and E. Townsend |
One bird |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Collared Sparrowhawk |
17/11/2009 |
Minnippi Parklands Brisbane |
Chris Johnson |
Adult female being mobbed by noisy miners crows magpes and butcherbirds. |
| 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. |
| Square-tailed Kite |
14/11/2009 |
Gold Creek Reservoir |
Hugh Possingham and Judit Szabo |
One |
| 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. |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
09/11/2009 |
South Stradbroke Island |
S Maden J Searle T dillon (GCCC) |
5 birds |
| 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 |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
01/11/2009 |
Darlington SEQ |
J. Stephens |
Up to 11 birds fly over every few evenings towards O'Reilleys |
| Painted Button-quail |
28/10/2009 |
Dudley St Sherwood |
Hugh Possingham |
One female in back garden all afternoon |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike |
24/10/2009 |
Allen Road Nanango |
Fay & Julian Bielewicz |
4 flying overhead calling. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Freckled Duck |
16/10/2009 |
Beaudesert Racecourse |
Barry Davies and Ribble Bird Tours (UK) group |
|
| Little Bronze-Cuckoo |
11/10/2009 |
Kureelpa |
John Kooistra |
Male heard calling then seen approx. 5.30pm. |
| Painted Button-quail |
10/10/2009 |
Burbank SEQ |
S. Harding |
One bird at 7am |
| 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. |
| Great Crested Grebe |
03/10/2009 |
Tarong Power Station |
Fay & Julian Bielewicz |
Several 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 |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
30/09/2009 |
Kroombit Tops |
R & J Wallace |
3 feeding just off walking track to bomber crash site |
| 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. |
| Azure Kingfisher |
26/09/2009 |
Creek edge Capalaba Park |
Amanda Johnston |
Pair on mangrove tree |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
19/09/2009 |
689 Cove Road Stanmore (near Woodford) SEQ |
R.Lamb & M.Dam |
15 birds on wetland adjacent to road |
| Grey Goshawk |
19/09/2009 |
Chadwell St Ransome |
Bronson Light |
Soaring over trees maybe hunting |
| 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 |
| Grey Goshawk |
15/09/2009 |
Pinjarra Hills, SEQ |
Mike Gilpin |
Circling over creek |
| Bourke's Parrot |
10/09/2009 |
Eulo Bore |
E. & M. Pegg |
Single bird flying from lower dam |
| 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 |
| White-eared Monarch |
01/09/2009 |
Kin Kin |
Greg Roberts |
Three seen and others heard in at least four patches of scrub |
| Blue-billed Duck |
28/08/2009 |
Emerald Lakes Carrara Gold Coast |
Col.Collins with THe Gold Coast Bird Observers |
One male swimming with Hardheads |
| Musk Lorikeet |
26/08/2009 |
Alexandra Hills |
Mick Thew |
I have heard their Sounds for weeks but i only sighted them this morning about 15 feeding on Grevilla Flowers.I have never seen this species in this area ( 30 years ) |
| Black-chinned Honeyeater |
23/08/2009 |
Sheep Station Creek reserve Morayfield |
Robert Dougherty Stuart Warren Colin Reid |
At least 1 pair of birds |
| Painted Button-quail |
23/08/2009 |
Araucaria Track Brisbane Forest Park |
A. Boardman |
3 birds near track where quails often seen. Photo available can email if required. |
| Australian Bustard |
22/08/2009 |
Mark's Lane Atherton |
E & L Bultreys |
2 birds sighted in a plowed field on the north end of Mark\'s Lane near Atherton. |
| Peregrine Falcon |
20/08/2009 |
Rathdowney |
Col.Collins with The Gold Coast Bird Observer |
One bird circling overhead |
| Black-necked Stork |
18/08/2009 |
Lake MacDonald Sunshine Coast |
Greg Roberts |
|
| Spotless Crake |
18/08/2009 |
Cooroy |
Greg Roberts |
|
| Musk Lorikeet |
16/08/2009 |
Private property Ransome |
Amanda Johnston |
Musk lorikeet with rainbow lorikeets and noisy Frairbirds in flowering gums photo taken |
| Rose Robin |
16/08/2009 |
Oxley Creek Common |
Hugh Possingham |
Uncoloured bird |
| Square-tailed Kite |
15/08/2009 |
Daisy Hill Forest |
Norma & Bob Hambling |
Pair at a nest |
| Pacific Baza |
14/08/2009 |
Meiers Road Indooroopilly |
Jeremy Thompson |
|
| Musk Lorikeet |
11/08/2009 |
Cannon Hill Anglican College Corner Krupp Rd and Junction Rd |
Chris Johnson |
4 birds in stand of flowering eucalyptus - good views |
| Olive Whistler |
11/08/2009 |
Border track about 5.5km from O\'Reilly's in Lamington NP. On the QLD side of the border. |
Mat Gilfedder |
|
| Black-eared Cuckoo |
10/08/2009 |
Gibson State Forest near Yarraman |
Fay & Julian Bielewicz |
|
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
09/08/2009 |
Tallebudgera Creek Palm Beach |
Col.Collins |
Two birds feeding on Oysters |
| Australasian Bittern |
07/08/2009 |
Lake Clarendon |
Rick Franks |
One seen in reeds near tower. |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
06/08/2009 |
West Mt Cotton Rd proprety near Venman National Park |
Anthony Maloney per Bob Hambling |
one pair |
| Little Shearwater |
04/08/2009 |
Woorim Bribie Island |
Trevor Ford |
Amongst an impressive flock of 7000+ Fluttering Shearwaters was one Little and at least two Hutton's. SIGHTING REFERRED TO RECORDS APPRAISAL COMMITTEE FOR ADVICE. |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
03/08/2009 |
Sunshine Beach |
Greg Roberts |
2 birds in casuarinas |
| Musk Lorikeet |
03/08/2009 |
Darien St sports fields Bridgeman Downs |
Steve Priday |
At least a dozen in flowering ironbarks and redgums. Still in Geebung/Chermside area too. |
| Azure Kingfisher |
02/08/2009 |
Pioneer Park, Nanango |
Fay & Julian Bielewicz |
Solitary specimen seen diving |
| Blue Bonnet |
02/08/2009 |
Mosquito Creek Road near Inglewood |
Marc Gardner & Geoff Anderssen |
|
| Diamond Firetail |
02/08/2009 |
Durikai State Forest |
Marc Gardner & Geoff Anderssen |
Pair |
| Squatter Pigeon |
02/08/2009 |
Cement Mills Road near Karara west of Warwick |
Marc Gardner & Geoff Anderssen |
4 birds |
| Australasian Bittern |
01/08/2009 |
Lake Clarendon near Gatton |
Marc Gardner |
Single bird sunning in reed bed |
| Grey Goshawk |
30/07/2009 |
Nerang to Canungra Rd. |
Col.Collins with The Gold Coast Bird Observer |
Two birds sitting in a tree beside the road |
| Musk Lorikeet |
29/07/2009 |
Buckleys Hole SEQ |
Alex Ferguson |
A pair preening |
| Musk Lorikeet |
29/07/2009 |
Corner Waterworks Rd and Holmes St Brassall |
Louise Johnston |
|
| Black-necked Stork |
28/07/2009 |
On private property near Lake Kurwongbah Nerangba area. |
C and J Ivin |
Two adult birds observed at nest |
| Eungella Honeyeater |
27/07/2009 |
Track at end of Chelmans Road Eungella |
Giles Daubeney |
2 single sightings 10 minutes apart at 8.30am |
| Grey Goshawk |
27/07/2009 |
Sparkes Hill, Stafford, Brisbane |
E. Townsend |
One bird |
| Australian Painted Snipe |
25/07/2009 |
Ray Rd Mareeba |
E Bultreys |
1 male sighted in a roadside drain 3 times over 3 days, last sighting I took a video of him for 5-10 minutes. the weather was sunny and still. |
| Musk Lorikeet |
25/07/2009 |
Mountain St, Mt Gravatt |
Robert Dougherty, Stuart Warren, Colin Reid |
2 in Rob's garden - to add to the seasonal records |
| Musk Lorikeet |
25/07/2009 |
Whites Hill |
Bill Popple |
20+ Feeding on flowering gums |
| Australasian Bittern |
24/07/2009 |
Lake Clarendon SEQ |
Alex Ferguson |
|
| Black-necked Stork |
24/07/2009 |
Lake Clarendon SEQ |
D.Stewart & S.Gillman |
In swamp beyond the Aust. Bittern |
| Black-necked Stork |
23/07/2009 |
Franklins park Mudgeeraba |
Col.Collins with The Gold Coast Bird Observers |
One bird sitting/standing on nest |
| Lewin's Rail |
23/07/2009 |
Franklins park Mudgeeraba |
Col.Collins with The Gold Coast Bird Observers |
One bird moving amongst reeds in a swampy area |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
19/07/2009 |
Eastern shore Moreton Island |
Merrian & Geoff Kuerschner |
Single bird on beach |
| Musk Lorikeet |
19/07/2009 |
Geebung |
Steve Priday |
A pair foraging in the upper branches of the large Ironbark in our backyard in Geebung. Having listened to their calls, I think they may have been in the area for a week or so. Ironbark not in flower but they seemed to be doing some sort of gleaning. |
| Musk Lorikeet |
19/07/2009 |
Park in Delaware Street, Chermside/Geebung, Brisbane |
E. Townsend |
Several dozen birds |
| Musk Lorikeet |
19/07/2009 |
Wittonga Park. The Gap. Brisbane |
David Redhead |
50 + Roosting at West end of Park |
| Australasian Bittern |
18/07/2009 |
Lake Clarendon (on dam-wall near tower) |
Tom Tarrant & Gavin Goodyear |
|
| Black Falcon |
18/07/2009 |
Lake Clarendon (on dam-wall near tower) |
Tom Tarrant & Gavin Goodyear |
Single bird chasing corellas around a large Gum-tree |
| Black-necked Stork |
18/07/2009 |
Carrara |
John Allsop |
Single bird in a dam with large numbers of Magpie Geese and White Ibis |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
18/07/2009 |
Mt Tamborine SEQ |
Fan Li |
A group of 3 birds |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
16/07/2009 |
Allen Road Nanango |
Julian & Fay Bielewicz |
2 birds chewing casuarina cones. |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
14/07/2009 |
Karana Downs SEQ |
D.Stewart & S.Gillman |
One flew over our house calling |
| White-eared Monarch |
11/07/2009 |
Sparkes Hill, Stafford, Brisbane |
E. Townsend |
One bird |
| Chestnut Rail |
07/07/2009 |
Sandalwood Place River, Mornington Island |
Phil Venables |
One bird seen after sunset on mudflat adjacent to mangroves. To date have not heard the call in approx 20 trips to mangroves. |
| Black Falcon |
05/07/2009 |
Lake Clarendon Lockyer Valley |
A Boardman and J Hadley |
|
| Blue-billed Duck |
05/07/2009 |
Lake Galately Gatton |
A Boardman and J Hadley |
3 birds |
| Freckled Duck |
05/07/2009 |
Lake Galately Gatton |
A Boardman and J Hadley |
2or 3 birds |
| Rose Robin |
05/07/2009 |
Mt Mee State Forest Gantry Sellens Road |
Peter Boyd |
Two in the picnic area |
| Square-tailed Kite |
05/07/2009 |
Pullenvale |
Chris Read |
3 kites hovering and gliding approx. 5 to 10m in air, on ridge above developed area in strong wind |
| Rose Robin |
03/07/2009 |
Private property LFW area Ransome |
Amanda Johnston |
Photo taken |
| Freckled Duck |
02/07/2009 |
Beaudesert Race Course |
Col.Collins with The Gold Coast Bird Observers |
One bird swimming with Plumed Whistling-ducks |
| White-eared Monarch |
01/07/2009 |
McLean Rd Maleny SEQ |
R. Lamb |
Usually seen here in mid-summer |
| Musk Lorikeet |
30/06/2009 |
Kenmore SEQ |
Ian Venables |
Flock of about 40 in late June and most of July |
| Grey Goshawk |
29/06/2009 |
Newstead Park Weaber Rd Buccan |
Andrew Melyssa & Cameron Macready |
Seen in flight circling chicken pen then flew over pony club. |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
27/06/2009 |
Allen Road Nanango |
Julian & Fay Bielewicz |
Pair flying west to east across northern end of property. |
| Peregrine Falcon |
27/06/2009 |
Minnippi Parklands Belmont |
Stuart Warren & Colin Reid |
A pair in trees beside model plane airstrip |
| Square-tailed Kite |
27/06/2009 |
Atherton NQ |
E & L Bultreys |
One was observed circling over then it landed in a palm tree briefly. It was a close range sighting. |
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike |
26/06/2009 |
Elouera Drive Nanango |
C & R Fingland |
3 here regularly |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
25/06/2009 |
Curragee Inlet S Stradbroke Is |
S Maden J Searle T Dillon (GCCC) |
3 Birds |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
21/06/2009 |
On beach , SEQ Moreton Bay Research Station Dunwich Nth Stradebroke Island |
Rob Elvish |
a pair |
| Marbled Frogmouth |
20/06/2009 |
Wattle Gully Retreat property Ansell Rd Witta (near Maleny) |
Chris Read |
In palm tree section of rainforest on waterfall walk. |
| White-fronted Honeyeater |
19/06/2009 |
46 km SW of Charleville |
P.L. Harris |
|
| Red-browed Treecreeper |
18/06/2009 |
Duck creek rd. Lamington NP. 200m from rainforest edge |
Rob Elvish Wim Wisse Wilfried Mahu |
a pair |
| Freckled Duck |
17/06/2009 |
Beaudesert race course lagoon |
Rob Elvish Wim Wisse Wilfried Mahu |
1 male |
| Pacific Baza |
17/06/2009 |
Oxley Creek Common |
Kevin & Gwenda White |
One bird in Hoop Pine 'Forest' |
| Australian Bustard |
15/06/2009 |
St Laurence CQ |
A & R Stogdale |
3 seen on wetlands |
| Powerful Owl |
15/06/2009 |
Brentwood Redbank Plains SEQ |
Jesse Rowland |
Roosting in eucalypt with a Grey-headed Flying Fox |
| Rose Robin |
14/06/2009 |
Benarkin State Forest |
Fay & JulianBielewicz |
Good view of one female; others flitting a little further behind foliage. |
| Blue-billed Duck |
13/06/2009 |
Lake Galetty Gatton Uni |
Robert Dougherty Stuart Warren Colin Reid |
As previously reported still in residence - now 4 birds. |
| Square-tailed Kite |
13/06/2009 |
Old College Rd Gatton |
Robert Dougherty Stuart Warren Colin Reid |
Circling low over trees in residential street perched in conifer. |
| Australasian Bittern |
12/06/2009 |
Lake Clarendon |
John Hadley |
|
| Musk Lorikeet |
12/06/2009 |
Intersection Caboolture River Road & Beacon St. Power Road, Sippy Downs, Buderim |
Peter Odekerken |
Have never observed Musks this far north before and saw them at Sippy Downs, Sunshine Coast on 7/5/09. Also many Scaly-breasted feeding around Buderim at present. |
| Pacific Baza |
11/06/2009 |
Chandler near koala bushland. SEQ |
Natalie McHugh |
One bird being mobbed by Torresian crow |
| Square-tailed Kite |
11/06/2009 |
Kunda Park Maroochydore |
Tim Siggs |
Seen flying over main road |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
06/06/2009 |
Springbrook Rd Neranwood SEQ |
Mike & Lindy West |
3 birds flying beside us at about 4pm |
| Square-tailed Kite |
06/06/2009 |
Adare Road, Gatton |
John Hadley |
|
| Musk Lorikeet |
04/06/2009 |
Sparkes Hill Stafford Brisbane |
E. Townsend |
One bird feeding separately from a large flock of Scaly-breasted Lorikeets |
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike |
02/06/2009 |
Opposite DinDin Forest Old Yarraman Road Nanango |
C.Fingland L.Pinwill & C.Kratzmann |
3x eating on ground in paddock |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
31/05/2009 |
Allen Road South Nanango |
Fay Bielewicz |
Passing through |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
30/05/2009 |
Allen Road South Nanango |
Julian & Fay Bielewicz |
1 adult with 1 juvenile |
| Square-tailed Kite |
29/05/2009 |
Mount Cotton SEQ |
N. McHugh |
Single bird has been in area for the past 3wks. Soaring on upraised wings, square tail with a sub-terminal band. |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
27/05/2009 |
Allen Road South Nanango |
Julian & Fay Bielewicz |
Heard flying overhead |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
27/05/2009 |
St. Andrew's College Peregian Springs |
Jane Cooksley |
5 birds in paperbarks at 4pm. Were seen here at same time last week beside permanent water source. |
| Musk Lorikeet |
26/05/2009 |
Thornlands |
Kevin Byrne |
Flock have been sighted daily feeding on blossom in neighbour's giant scribbly gums (over the last three weeks). |
| Great Crested Grebe |
23/05/2009 |
Tarong Power Station Nanango |
Julian & Fay Bielewicz |
1 bird at main Cooling Dam a further three at the Meandu Creek Dam |
| Albert's Lyrebird |
16/05/2009 |
Goomburra Forest Reserve. Dalrymple Circuit. |
Kevin and Gwenda White |
Single bird crossing track from a gully into undergrowth. Saw bird including distinctive tail in a shaft of sunlight. |
| Black-necked Stork |
16/05/2009 |
Chambers Flat |
Ivan & Sandra Reynolds |
1 adult on small farm dam |
| Musk Lorikeet |
09/05/2009 |
Thornlands |
Kevin Byrne |
Flock of ten birds feeding in high canopy of gum trees in home garden. Twenty birds came the following day to feed on the blossom.This is the first time I have seen this bird. |
| Black-chinned Honeyeater |
07/05/2009 |
Adare Rd Gatton SEQ |
J.Hadley et al |
8 birds with White-throat & Brown-headed Honeyeaters |
| Freckled Duck |
07/05/2009 |
Beaudesert race course. |
John Allsop with the Gold Coast Bird Observers |
Single freckled Duck (male) amongst a group of Plumed Whistling Ducks |
| Star Finch |
06/05/2009 |
Oxley Creek Common |
Kevin & Gwenda White |
One male bird feeding on grass heads with about 30 Double-barred Finches. Presumed caged bird escapee. |
| Musk Lorikeet |
04/05/2009 |
Haven Rd Upper Brookfield SEQ |
Mike Ford & Doug Dow |
4 birds at feeder possibly more in surrounding vegetation |
| Pacific Baza |
04/05/2009 |
Grandchester. |
Robert Black |
Watched 5 birds hawking insects above Mt Mort Rd. |
| Australasian Bittern |
03/05/2009 |
Nerang river Weedons Crossing causeway. |
Andrew (Haggis) Haggerty |
Mature bird on pebbly bank of Nerang river - mid afternoon. |
| Blue-billed Duck |
03/05/2009 |
Lake Galetly UQ Gatton SEQ |
Rebecca Ryan |
2 males 3 seen Monday and photos by G.Chapman |
| Little Eagle |
03/05/2009 |
Lake Moondarra Mt Isa |
Neil Bar |
Over 10 eagles. |
| Blue-billed Duck |
02/05/2009 |
Bundamba (Dalys) Lagoon SEQ |
M.Cameron et al |
A pair - the first in 5 yrs of surveys |
| Rose Robin |
02/05/2009 |
Enoggerra Reservoir Brisbane Forest Park SEQ |
A Perry |
1 bird flitting near dam edge near start of Araucaria Walking Trail |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
30/04/2009 |
Banora Pt. Sewage works |
Col.Collins with The Gold Coast Bird Observers |
One bird swimming in lagoon.Has been there for one month |
| Grey Goshawk |
30/04/2009 |
Minnippi Parklands |
Barry & Joanna Morgan |
A beautiful adult |
| Painted Button-quail |
30/04/2009 |
Durikai State Forest |
M & V Gardner |
Two birds |
| Blue-billed Duck |
28/04/2009 |
U.Q. Gatton. |
David Redhead |
Two male and a single female. Have been present for several weeks. |
| Black-necked Stork |
26/04/2009 |
Chambers Flat |
Ivan & Sandra Reynolds |
1 adult on small farm dam |
| Grey Goshawk |
25/04/2009 |
Mt Glorious SEQ |
Lim Aun Tiah & Smathi Chong |
Seen in flight |
| Great Crested Grebe |
23/04/2009 |
Fred Bucholz Dam Tamborine Village SEQ |
Barry Davies |
1 adult and 2 large chicks |
| King Quail |
22/04/2009 |
Beechmont |
Barry Davies |
Sitting in the middle of the road at 5.45am. My first sighting here in 25 years. |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
19/04/2009 |
Beach front at Palm Beach Gold Coast |
Col.Collins |
Three birds feeding in Casuarinas Male and Female and juvenile.First time I have seen them at Palm Beach |
| Pacific Baza |
18/04/2009 |
Mount Cotton |
N. McHugh |
2 birds calling and flight displaying |
| Grey Falcon |
17/04/2009 |
145km W of Wanaaring NSW |
Kay McLennan & Marion Roper |
2 pair and 2 singles seen within 40 mins as travelling E |
| Grey Goshawk |
17/04/2009 |
Mt Glorious Village. |
Bob Black & Desley Hooper |
One bird hunting over tree tops. |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
16/04/2009 |
Banora Point STP |
L. Allsopp I. Watson & L. Brannian |
First sighting of this species in the Tweed Heads area |
| Kelp Gull |
14/04/2009 |
Inskip Point |
D.J.Pashniak |
Subadult. I have a good clear photo of the bird and have checked it with Dawn Beck. |
| Grey Falcon |
13/04/2009 |
NW of Thargomindah (15mins) SWQ |
Kay McLennan & Marion Roper |
Pair seen overhead |
| Rose Robin |
12/04/2009 |
Oxley Creek Common |
Robert Dougherty Stuart Warren & Colin Reid |
About 200 meters from entrance - early arrival |
| Blue-billed Duck |
11/04/2009 |
Kooralbyn Valley - Kooralbyn Lagoon |
Elizabeth and Malcolm Pegg |
2 pairs |
| Great Crested Grebe |
11/04/2009 |
Kooralbyn Valley - Kooralbyn Lagoon |
Elizabeth and Malcolm Pegg |
3 pairs. One pair of grebes had a young grebe on back. |
| Rose Robin |
11/04/2009 |
Sparkes Hill Stafford Brisbane |
E. Townsend |
Male |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
09/04/2009 |
Bellis Rd. Gold Coast Hinterland |
Col.Collins with the Gold Coast Bird Observers |
Three birds - one pair with a juvenile feeding in Casuarinas |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
08/04/2009 |
Duck Creek Road SEQ |
Barry Davies |
Two pairs and at least 1 juvenile. |
| Blue-billed Duck |
06/04/2009 |
Kooralbyn S.E.Q. |
Tony Bailey and Todd Burrows |
One pair with seven ducklings. In the lagoon coming into Kooralbyn |
| Red-browed Treecreeper |
29/03/2009 |
Brandons Road Bellthorpe State Forest |
I. Jones |
|
| Australian Little Bittern |
27/03/2009 |
Kooralbyn SEQ |
George Chapman |
Flushed a female (or juvenile) while photographing the Blue-billed Ducks in the lagoon next to the airstrip. |
| Black Falcon |
26/03/2009 |
Carbrook |
Bob & Norma Hambling |
A pair roosting, then soaring over golf course |
| Little Eagle |
26/03/2009 |
Skinners Park just South of Brisbane |
Col.Collins with the Gold Coast Bird Observers |
One bird flying over |
| Red-footed Booby |
26/03/2009 |
Flinders Reef SEQ |
David Edwards |
Photos taken |
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
22/03/2009 |
Tallebudgera Ck Palm Beach |
Col.Collins with The Gold Coast Bird Observers |
One bird flying towards the mouth of Tallebudgera Ck. |
| Black Falcon |
19/03/2009 |
Tamrookum Ck Rd. Tamrookum |
Col.Collins with The Gold Coast Bird Observers |
One bird flying over |
| Blue-billed Duck |
19/03/2009 |
Kooralbyn S.E.Q. |
Col.Collins with The Gold Coast Bird Observers |
Two pairs together swimming in a lagoon.The two males were displaying |
| Black-necked Stork |
18/03/2009 |
Oxley Creek Common Rocklea |
Kevin & Gwenda White |
Bird seen flying into Pelican Island area at about 9.30am. Began feeding on grassy bank. |
| Painted Button-quail |
14/03/2009 |
Burbank |
Sandra Harding |
One male - nice to see in Brisbane |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
12/03/2009 |
Kingscliff Northern N.S.W. |
Col.Collins with The Gold Coast Bird Observers |
12 birds feeding in Casuarinas. One female had a very pronounced yellow/golden collar as well as the usual yellow spots on her head. |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
09/03/2009 |
Duck Creek Rd |
D Binns & A & S Keates |
4 feeding in Casuarinas |
| Pacific Baza |
07/03/2009 |
Hardings Paddock Purga |
Lesley Joyce & John Byers |
Four Pacific Bazas Sighted in a large Eucalypt. They moved around the area as we birded. Approx 8.00 am |
| Grey Falcon |
06/03/2009 |
Bowra Station Cunnumulla |
R.Lamb & M.Dam |
Single bird seen first on 6/3 and again on 10/3 calling (cackling) as flew low overhead |
| Grey Goshawk |
05/03/2009 |
Purlingbrook Falls Springbrook |
Col.Collins with The Gold Coast Bird Observers |
One Pair flying with a Peregrine Falcon |
| Peregrine Falcon |
05/03/2009 |
Purlingbrook Falls Springbrook |
Col.Collins with The Gold Coast Bird Observers |
One bird flying with a pair of Grey Goshawks |
| Grey Plover |
02/03/2009 |
Toorbul -SEQ |
E. Townsend |
One bird |
| Barred Cuckoo-shrike |
01/03/2009 |
Sherwood Arboretum |
Hugh Possingham |
One in figs by Brisbane River |
| Grey Goshawk |
01/03/2009 |
115 Natalie Road Buccan 4207 |
Andrew & Melyssa Macready |
Sighted a pair circling property and nearby trees along the Logan River at Buccan. |
| Great Crested Grebe |
28/02/2009 |
Gold Creek Reservoir |
Hugh Possingham and Richard Fuller |
Breeding - one adult with three chicks |
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike |
28/02/2009 |
Along old Mitchell-Surat Hway about 20km south of Mitchell. Eastern banks of Maranoa River |
Anthony Eales |
Four birds seen in dead gums on alluvial flats east side of Maranoa R. Also pretty sure they were there 26/02/09 but didn't get as good a look. |
| Pacific Baza |
28/02/2009 |
Brisbane Koala Park Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Rd near Brightview St Burbank |
A & B Smallegange |
Brisbane Koala Park 4 Pacific Bazas 2 adults and two fully grown youngsters. Flew along track just keeping ahead of us. Taken photos of the birds |
| Square-tailed Kite |
27/02/2009 |
Postmans Track - Lake Samsonvale. S.E Qld |
David Redhead |
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| Pacific Baza |
26/02/2009 |
Warrego River about 20km south of Charleville. |
Anthony Eales |
Immature bird. Unusual this far west |
| Black-necked Stork |
25/02/2009 |
Oxley Creek Common |
Kevin& Gwenda White |
One bird at wetland |
| Peregrine Falcon |
24/02/2009 |
Kedron Brook Wetlands |
Anthony Eales |
Seen from 7:00am until 7:20 very active. |
| Grey Falcon |
22/02/2009 |
12 Huyber Lane Eagle Heights Mount Tamborine |
Brian Bates |
I am sure we have just seen a Grey Falcon 14.40. I checked in our Peter Slater Field Guide pretty positive but according to the book I could be wrong. |
| Black-breasted Button-quail |
20/02/2009 |
Noosa National Park on the saddle between Winch Cove/Granite Bay and northern end of Alexandria Bay |
Luke Bennett |
80-90% confident of species identification. Male and female seen. |
| Radjah Shelduck |
18/02/2009 |
Baffle Creek Boat Ramp. North of Bundaberg. |
P.Harris per June Harris |
6 birds present. South of usual range |
| Kelp Gull |
13/02/2009 |
Inskip Point |
J. Sneddon & other members of Birds Queensland |
The bird was standing in shallow water near the point where ferries depart for Fraser Island. Also seen the following day. |
| Eastern Curlew |
10/02/2009 |
Toorbul Sand flats south of boat ramp |
Scott Pascoe |
On the sand feeding at Toorbul with silver gulls |
| Little Eagle |
09/02/2009 |
Palm Beach Gold Coast |
Col.Collins |
One bird flying over.Very rarely seen on the Gold Coast |
| Grey Goshawk |
08/02/2009 |
Western Track Mt. Glorious |
Alan Boardman and Ken Wells |
Calling in rainforest |
| Australian Little Bittern |
06/02/2009 |
Metroplex from the eastern track where the Bitterns were seen earlier this year |
Anthony Eales |
Sighted one of the juveniles so at the very least one still doing well. |
| Freckled Duck |
05/02/2009 |
Beaudesert SEQ |
Roy Sonnenberg |
Female on bank of lagoon opposite racecourse |
| Pacific Baza |
05/02/2009 |
Cornubia Forest Park SEQ |
C. & C. Fitzell |
Nest with three juveniles close to fledging |
| Painted Button-quail |
04/02/2009 |
Suburban Acacia Ridge |
Lee Halasz |
Seen for around 10 minutes in a suburban front yard. Great views from inside the house! |
| Asian Dowitcher |
01/02/2009 |
Boonooroo |
Gavin Goodyear Carl Billingham & Tom Tarrant |
Single with Bar-tailed Godwits on falling-tide. |
| Black-necked Stork |
01/02/2009 |
Oxley Common |
Anthony Eales |
On the first dam to the left of the walking track heading south. Out in the open good views. |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
30/01/2009 |
On beach at Inskip Point close to vegetation as 4WDs passed to barge. |
E. & M. Pegg |
Birds seemed undisturbed by passing vehicles. Early morning. |
| Peregrine Falcon |
30/01/2009 |
Bentley Park |
Paul Ford & Sandra McKenna |
Caught a Common Myna in flight then settled on a power pole to eat it. Unfortunately with a busy street, it became too much - most of the Myna was dropped and the falcon left the area. |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
29/01/2009 |
Inskip Point close to high water level near road to bargeramp |
E. and M. Pegg |
Three birds on beach |
| Black-breasted Button-quail |
29/01/2009 |
Close to Loop Road on Inskip Point |
E. & M. Pegg |
2 birds seen each day in same area late afternoon and early morning |
| Black-breasted Button-quail |
29/01/2009 |
In heavy vegetation on Inskip Pt close to Loop road |
E. and M. Pegg |
Four birds seen in 2 days |
| Lewin's Rail |
29/01/2009 |
Sandgate Lagoon. S.E.Qld |
David Redhead |
Calling at North end of second lagoon, mid afternoon. |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
24/01/2009 |
Inskip Point |
Ned and Judy Johnston |
Single bird on the beach where the barges leave for Fraser Island. Lots of vehicles - bird unperturbed |
| Black-breasted Button-quail |
24/01/2009 |
Inskip Point |
Ned and Judy Johnston |
One pair in the bush feeding |
| Black-necked Stork |
21/01/2009 |
Cunningham Hwy at Warrill View |
Stephen Dray |
One and occassionally two birds have been seen over the past few months from time to time but this is the first sighting of three. |
| Black-necked Stork |
18/01/2009 |
Fullers OvalLindum Brisbane. |
David Redhead |
|
| Australian Little Bittern |
17/01/2009 |
Tyto Wetlands Ingham N.Q. |
Brian Willey |
One adult male flushed from the path not far in from the entrance.This was a great pleasure after seeing the Bitterns at Metroplex the previous Sunday. |
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike |
16/01/2009 |
Oakey SEQ |
Ian Venables |
Seven birds at airport |
| Peregrine Falcon |
15/01/2009 |
Kenmore SEQ |
Ian Venables |
Single bird flying over - did not appear to be hunting |
| Australian Little Bittern |
10/01/2009 |
Metroplex Wetlands |
A. Crawford |
3 juveniles and an adult female. Several birds reported in last few days. Juveniles were perched from dawn to at least 7.30 - from bridge on Borthwick Avenue, walk south along path on eastern edge of wetland for 100 m then view reeds on other side. |
| Lewin's Rail |
10/01/2009 |
Gold's Scrub Samsonvale SEQ |
Marion Roper R.McNeill et al |
An adult at Kobble Creek |
| Spotless Crake |
10/01/2009 |
Gold's Scrub Samsonvale SEQ |
Marion Roper R.McNeill et al |
An adult at Kobble Creek |
| White-eared Monarch |
09/01/2009 |
Gold Creek Road - Brisbane |
George & Judith Chapman |
Two birds seen opposite letterbox 639. One of them flaunted itself at close range for several minutes. Photos taken. |
| Oriental Cuckoo |
04/01/2009 |
Anstead Bushland Reserve |
A. Crawford |
1 - 2 birds have been seen over the last 3 weeks. 1 today 250 m NE of river lookout shelter |
| Powerful Owl |
01/01/2009 |
Kholo Botanic Gardens - Ipswich |
Margaret Cameron |
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| Painted Button-quail |
31/12/2008 |
Tingalpa Creek Reserve |
George & Judith Chapman |
Tingalpa Creek Reserve |
| Australian Little Bittern |
28/12/2008 |
Metroplex - Murrarie |
A. & S. Keates |
1 male in reeds - southern side of road |
| Marbled Frogmouth |
28/12/2008 |
Maleny |
Malcolm Wilson |
Seen 4 birds with 2 being possible young ones close to Mary Caincross Park I have photographs of one of the birds |
| Spotless Crake |
28/12/2008 |
Metroplex - Murrarie |
A. & S. Keates |
1 immature - northern side of road |
| Powerful Owl |
27/12/2008 |
Gem Rd - Kenmore - Brisbane |
Julie & Stepjen Hagans |
Heard calling at 0245hrs for 10 minutes at least as the calling awoke us. Very close to our home likely in neighbours back garden. |
| Turquoise Parrot |
27/12/2008 |
Gold Coast - Arundel - Tee Trees golf course construction site. |
M. Ambrey |
I have seen this bird foraging on the ground at the back of our house, where Tee Trees golf course is being built. This may impact on their habitat unless steps have been taken to help them. |
| Black-necked Stork |
26/12/2008 |
Oxley Creek Common on Jabiru lagoon |
Hugh Possingham |
One adult feeding calmly for over an hour |
| Oriental Cuckoo |
22/12/2008 |
Sparkes Hill - Stafford - Brisbane |
J. Giles and E. Townsend |
One bird |
| Peregrine Falcon |
17/12/2008 |
Draper Samford Valley |
Julie Sarna |
In top of Hoop Pine overlooking Samford Valley |
| Black-necked Stork |
12/12/2008 |
Beachmere Road SEQ |
E. Townsend |
One bird - female |
| Barred Cuckoo-shrike |
11/12/2008 |
Gold Creek Road, Brookfield |
George Chapman |
Single bird spotted high in a tall gum tree near the Reservoir end of the road at 7.30am |
| Powerful Owl |
03/12/2008 |
1st call the same Atkinson Park Kenmore approx, 2nd call a little further away Kingfisher Park, Kenmore |
Julie & Stephen Hagans |
1st call heard at midnight for approx 10 minutes in same direction as the Powerful Owl on 1/12/08 Recorded this call on home video on back deck of our home at 12 Gem RD, Kenmore. 2nd call for approx 5 minutes in a little further away location in same direction possibly Kingfisher Park, Kenmore Please note we sighted a Powerful Owl 10 years ago in the Jacaranda tree in our front garden. |
| Blue-billed Duck |
30/11/2008 |
Lake Galletly, UQ Gatton |
Hagai Loyewski & Tom Tarrant |
Male in front of hide |
| Red-backed Button-quail |
24/11/2008 |
McKeys Hill, Crossdale, SEQ |
R.Brown, O.Jones, F.James, R.Wallace, D.Niland |
Three birds seen on high ridge and another one at low gully the next day. |
| Black-necked Stork |
23/11/2008 |
Eudlo, SEQ |
Colin Dunn |
1 bird in paddock with dam |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
22/11/2008 |
Oxley Creek Common, Jabiru swamp |
Hugh Possingham |
A pair |
| Broad-billed Sandpiper* |
20/11/2008 |
Cairns Esplanade, NQ |
Adam Arnold |
Two birds seen in front of muddies playground in afternoon small numbers turn up each year. |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
19/11/2008 |
Adare Road, Gatton |
John Hadley |
5 including a pair at a hollow in a dead tree |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
11/11/2008 |
5 silver Gull Ct Sunshine Beach (backs onto Noosa Nat Park) |
Jane Cooksley |
3 birds, late afternoon. flew into paperbarks near natural pond.these are the first Glossy's for the year here. |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
05/11/2008 |
Adare Rd, Gatton |
John Hadley |
Pair |
| Radjah Shelduck |
04/11/2008 |
Sandycamp Road, Lytton.S.E.Q |
David Redhead |
One of the two birds seen by others on Sunday still present today. |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
03/11/2008 |
Ambrose Rd, Ropeley near Gatton |
John Hadley |
2 feeding in casuarinas |
| Square-tailed Kite |
03/11/2008 |
Daisy Hill Forest |
Bob Hambling |
Three juveniles just fledged |
| Radjah Shelduck |
02/11/2008 |
GJ Fuller Oval, Brisbane, UBD 142 N17 |
Ross Gallardy |
Pair at the back end of the pond |
| Black Falcon |
30/10/2008 |
Forest Hill, SEQ |
Margaret Cameron & John Hadley |
3 hunting over wheat crop which was being harvested |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
27/10/2008 |
Centenary lakes, Caboolture.S.E.Q. |
David Redhead |
Male and Female |
| Lewin's Rail |
27/10/2008 |
Minnippi Parklands, Carindale, Brisbane |
Colin Reid, Stuart Warren |
First reported by Stuart on (approx) 20.10.08 - seen again today |
| Australian Bustard |
26/10/2008 |
Dirt road between Dysart and cleremont 4hrs inland central QLD |
Barry Nolan |
Large adult bird |
| Yellow Chat |
26/10/2008 |
St lawrence wetlands |
John and Sue Allison |
3 birds at new observation deck early morning |
| Pacific Baza |
25/10/2008 |
Point Halloran Conservation Area, School Rd, Pt Halloran |
Kevin Byrne |
Bird was flying just above tree canopy. Photo taken. |
| Square-tailed Kite |
25/10/2008 |
Tinchi Tamba, SEQ |
D.Niland, R.Brown, M.Clark, O.Jones |
An immature cruised over just above tree level. A very good twitch tick. |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
24/10/2008 |
Lyrebird Place Wurtulla |
Dot Crane |
In sandbar of lake Currimundi |
| Painted Button-quail |
24/10/2008 |
Lamaur St. Warner. Bne. |
Marilyn Hamilton |
Sadly, we found a dead Painted Button Quail who had hit our window, we don't know if he was nesting close by. We have taken some photos. |
| Powerful Owl |
15/10/2008 |
Chapel Hill - SEQ |
Rod Brown |
Calling at night throughout October in forest on Mt Coottha |
| Lewin's Rail |
14/10/2008 |
Sampsonvale cemetry |
David Redhead |
2 birds heard, one seen well several times |
| Spotless Crake |
14/10/2008 |
Sampsonvale cemetry |
David Redhead |
2 birds showing well. Photographed by Geoff Walker yesterday |
| Great Crested Grebe |
12/10/2008 |
Somerset Dam along Neurum Rd near Villeneuve. |
John and Clare Kooistra |
Dozens of grebes, many on nests, some displaying. |
| Superb Parrot |
12/10/2008 |
Ironbark Rd Little Mountain SUNSHINE COAST |
Wayne Townsend |
An unexpected young male found in my backyard. I have four photos. |
| Australian Bustard |
05/10/2008 |
Jimbour Rd Malakoff via Dalby |
G. McRae & D. McRae |
Single female along roadside |
| Freckled Duck |
05/10/2008 |
Atkinsons Dam Lockyer Valley SEQ |
M. Gilfedder & L. Halasz |
5 birds mixed in with large flock of Hardhead |
| Black-necked Stork |
04/10/2008 |
Cove Road (at large farm dam) 8km north of Woodford |
I. Jones |
|
| Grey Goshawk |
04/10/2008 |
Savages Rd Brookfield |
Carl Billingham |
Flying overhead at cul-de-sac at end of road |
| Major Mitchell's Cockatoo |
04/10/2008 |
Savages Rd Brookfield |
Carl Billingham |
At least 2 Major Mitchell Cackatoo's about half way along Savages Rd - escapees? |
| Grey Grasswren |
03/10/2008 |
Bulloo River Overflow |
Tim Dolby |
A family of Grey Grasswren (3 birds) was observed on the edge of the Bulloo River drainage system in south-western Queensland. |
| Striated Grasswren |
24/09/2008 |
Opalton |
K&G White |
Excellent close-up views. A total of 9 birds. |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
23/09/2008 |
Sunrise beach |
Kerrie Crisp |
Pair feeding quietly on Casuarina 7am. Came back in the afternoon at 2pm and a pair were feeding again. Photo taken. |
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike |
22/09/2008 |
Lochern NP. SW of Longreach |
K&G White |
3 birds moving along a dry gully |
| Red-chested Button-quail |
21/09/2008 |
Lytton Wader Roost - Pritchard Rd |
G. McRae & D. McRae |
Single male seen associating with a group of Brown Quail on the track between Manly car park and the bird hide. |
| Azure Kingfisher |
19/09/2008 |
Eprapah Environmental Centre |
Kevin Byrne |
|
| Great Crested Grebe |
17/09/2008 |
Lake Coolmunda |
Les Dick and Gold Coast Group |
Approx. 120 |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
14/09/2008 |
Near Gununa township |
Phil Venables |
Single bird on salt flat. Commonly seen all over the island |
| Regent Honeyeater |
14/09/2008 |
Camping ground Mt Barney Lodge |
Sandra Harding Ron Dowling David Milton |
1 bird mixing with Noisy Friarbirds and Brush Wattle birds |
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
14/09/2008 |
Gold Cliffs Mornington Is. S-w coastline |
Phil Venables |
Single bird on rocky shore |
| White-eared Monarch |
14/09/2008 |
Townsville Common, NEQ |
Ed Pierce |
Reported on Eremaea |
| Grey Goshawk |
12/09/2008 |
Townsville Common, NEQ |
Ed Pierce |
|
| Black-necked Stork |
11/09/2008 |
Atkinsons Dam. |
David Redhead |
Female |
| Freckled Duck |
11/09/2008 |
Apex Lake Gatton |
David Redhead |
Single bird on island in front of hide |
| Little Kingfisher |
11/09/2008 |
Rowes Bay Townsville beside Seagulls Resort |
Karen Doyle & Ivor Preston |
Reported on Eremaea |
| Peregrine Falcon |
11/09/2008 |
Austinville Gold Coast |
Col. Collins with Gold Coast Bird Observers |
One bird flying over |
| Grey Goshawk |
09/09/2008 |
Samsonvale cemetery. |
David Redhead |
|
| Lewin's Rail |
09/09/2008 |
Samsonvale cemetery. |
David Redhead |
One possibly two birds calling. Seen by others on 7th |
| Major Mitchell's Cockatoo |
07/09/2008 |
20 kms east of Charleville |
E. & M. Pegg |
5 birds |
| Little Woodswallow |
06/09/2008 |
Coolibah Track at Iningai Park Nature Reserve Longreach |
E. & M. Pegg |
With White-browed, Masked, Black-faced and White-breasted Woodswallows. Large numbers zooming about in the cool air and perched on bare branches. |
| Wandering Tattler |
06/09/2008 |
Mouth of Sandalwood Place River Mornington Island |
Phil Venables |
Single bird on coraline shore at low tide. Identified by darker breeding plumage and call. |
| Black-chinned Honeyeater |
03/09/2008 |
Geraghty Park Julatten |
Keith Fisher |
Reported on Eremaea |
| Black-necked Stork |
02/09/2008 |
Rathdowney SEQ |
J. Giles and E. Townsend |
One male bird |
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike |
02/09/2008 |
Jimboomba |
Ron Dowling |
|
| Powerful Owl |
02/09/2008 |
JC Slaughter Falls Mt Cootha |
Judith Hoyle |
Roosting above dry creek bed |
| Powerful Owl |
31/08/2008 |
Ransome |
Amanda Johnston |
Adult |
| Albert's Lyrebird |
30/08/2008 |
Mt Mitchell SEQ |
Kim Herbert |
2 birds disturbed by walkers. Good sighting of one of the birds in flight. |
| Grey Goshawk |
30/08/2008 |
Mt Mitchell SEQ |
Kim Herbert |
Rapid flight landed on tree in canopy just above us. |
| Peregrine Falcon |
30/08/2008 |
Mt Mitchell SEQ |
Kim Herbert |
Circling above before fast downward dive. |
| Black-chinned Honeyeater |
29/08/2008 |
Bohle River at Bruce Highway |
Ivor Preston |
Reported on Eremaea. Low down calling loudly and easy to see. In company with 12+ White-winged Trillers males in breeding plumage. |
| Black-necked Stork |
28/08/2008 |
Currumbin Valley Rd. Currumbin |
Col.Collins with the Gold Coast Bird Observers |
One female standing in a paddock |
| Squatter Pigeon |
25/08/2008 |
About 13.5 kilometres west of Bollon |
Peter Royall |
Two birds were sighted on the gravel shoulder of the Ballonne Highway |
| Peregrine Falcon |
24/08/2008 |
Elanora Wetlands Elanora |
Col.Collins with Gold Coast Bird Observers |
One bird circling overhead |
| Pacific Baza |
23/08/2008 |
Bayside parklands Ransome |
Amanda Johnston |
Adult |
| Square-tailed Kite |
22/08/2008 |
Kenmore Hills Brisbane |
Chris Read |
Chased by Torresian Crows Magpies and Currawongs. |
| Red-backed Button-quail |
17/08/2008 |
Bohle Wetlands revegetation site |
Chris Ezzy |
Reported on Eremaea. I flushed 2x Red-backed Button-quail from the grassland between the lagoon and the Bohle River, only about 10 metres from the lagoon. They dropped and disappeared into thick grassy cover a short distance away. |
| Little Eagle |
16/08/2008 |
Tyto Wetlands |
Tony Ashton |
Reported on Eremaea. Took off from pandanus and drew two Torresian Crows in noisy low pursuit to the south. |
| Turquoise Parrot |
15/08/2008 |
Ormiston |
Olivia Woosnam |
Single individual sighted. |
| Bourke's Parrot |
14/08/2008 |
Bowra Station Cunnamulla |
Rhonda and Lindsay Hansch |
Several birds seen. |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
13/08/2008 |
The Lake Forest Lake Boulevard. SEQ |
Kim Herbert |
7 birds (male/female/Juv.) My first sighting on this Lake in 16 years. |
| Southern Cassowary |
10/08/2008 |
Bramston Beach |
Dawn Magarry |
Sub-adult |
| Carpentarian Grasswren |
06/08/2008 |
McNamara's Road west of Mt Isa |
Rhonda and Lindsay Hansch |
2-3 birds sighted early morning |
| Square-tailed Kite |
04/08/2008 |
Hunt Road Alton Downs Rockhampton |
Anthony Eales |
Circling low along the trees at the southern end of the road. |
| Rose Robin |
03/08/2008 |
Oxley Creek Common |
Hugh Possingham |
Uncoloured bird |
| White-eared Monarch |
02/08/2008 |
Skyring Creek Road Coles Creek (south of Gympie) |
B. Essex |
Observed active along creek. |
| Black Falcon |
31/07/2008 |
Beaudesert |
Gold Coast Bird Observers |
One bird flying over |
| Black-necked Stork |
31/07/2008 |
Beaudesert |
T. Robinson and Gold Coast Group |
Nesting |
| Blue-billed Duck |
31/07/2008 |
Kooralbyn Resort Sth of Beaudesert |
Gold Coast Bird Observers |
Male and female with two ducklings |
| Wandering Tattler |
31/07/2008 |
Poyungan Rocks Fraser Is. SEQ |
Mike West |
Obviously didn't migrate |
| Square-tailed Kite |
29/07/2008 |
Chapel Hill SEQ |
Rod Brown |
Over Mt Coottha forest |
| Bourke's Parrot |
23/07/2008 |
Bowra Station Cunnamulla |
Alan Morris & Mike Kuhl |
Reported on Eremaea. |
| Hall's Babbler |
23/07/2008 |
Bowra Station Cunnamulla |
Alan Morris & Mike Kuhl |
Reported on Eremaea. |
| Peregrine Falcon |
23/07/2008 |
Palm Beach Gold Coast |
Col. Collins |
One bird flying over |
| Rose Robin |
20/07/2008 |
Pullenvale Forest park |
Marianne Willink |
Male bird. Beautifully coloured bright rose pink chest. |
| Peregrine Falcon |
06/07/2008 |
Eprapah Environmental Centre Victoria Point |
Kevin Byrne |
Passed overhead three times before losing sight of it because of tree canopy |
| Rose Robin |
06/07/2008 |
Greenwood Lakes Forestdale SEQ |
Kim Herbert |
Male & Female |
| Grey Grasswren |
04/07/2008 |
Pyampa Station SWQ |
K. & G. White |
24 birds seen in groups of up to 6 perched in lignum sunbathing in early morning after cold night |
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike |
04/07/2008 |
Warrill View |
S. Dray |
Have been seen on several occassions recently in and around the township |
| Little Woodswallow |
03/07/2008 |
Laudham Park, south of Ross River Dam |
I. Preston & W. Holmes |
Reported on Eremaea. At least 6 birds, late in the afternoon. |
| Powerful Owl |
02/07/2008 |
Burbank SEQ |
S. Harding |
Heard calling at dusk |
| Musk Lorikeet |
28/06/2008 |
Goomburra Forest Park SEQ |
I. & R. Hinrichsen |
A small group in flowering gums |
| Black-necked Stork |
27/06/2008 |
Capalaba West |
Unrecorded |
1 adult near dam open paddock photo taken |
| White-eared Monarch |
21/06/2008 |
Gold Creek Resevoir Moggill Brisbane |
R. Dougherty & C. Reid |
Belatedly - one in trees above toilet block below dam wall |
| Black-chinned Honeyeater |
20/06/2008 |
Powers Road Reserve Muirlea |
M. Cameron |
|
| Black-necked Stork |
19/06/2008 |
Lake Clarendon (near Gatton) |
M. Cameron & J. Hadley |
1 Adult. First we've seen here for a while. They seem to be returning after the drought. |
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike |
19/06/2008 |
Lake Clarendon (near Gatton) |
M. Cameron & J. Hadley |
|
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
16/06/2008 |
Canoe Pt. |
J. Ruddell |
|
| Pacific Baza |
15/06/2008 |
Boyne Is. |
J. Ruddell |
|
| Black-breasted Button-quail |
14/06/2008 |
The Enoggera dam in Brisbane Forest Park |
J. Hammond |
Three birds sighted and viewed for about 15 minutes. Two males and one female turning around in circles and scratching in the undergrowth. Area they were found in had recently been lightly burnt.The two males were also sighted by another birder Tony Eales on the day and I have since learnt that Mike West managed to find them today the 15th. |
| Great Crested Grebe |
10/06/2008 |
Kinchant Dam Pioneer Valley Mackay |
E. & M. Pegg |
10+ beautiful adults close to shore |
| Black-necked Stork |
09/06/2008 |
Oxley Common |
O. Jones et al |
Single Bird. Could be seen in shallow water near Sherwood Rd |
| Black-necked Stork |
07/06/2008 |
Jacana Birdhide Townsville Common |
E. & M. Pegg |
3 storks clearly visible with brolgas |
| Powerful Owl |
07/06/2008 |
Ransome |
Unrecorded |
1 adult in tree looking down at me for 15mins on dusk |
| Sarus Crane |
05/06/2008 |
Brannigan Cr. On highway between Normanton and Karumba NQ |
E. & M. Pegg |
2 with 22 Brolgas at roadside dam |
| Australian Bustard |
31/05/2008 |
Cania Gorge Road |
E. & M. Pegg |
In lucerne field - one female and one male |
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike |
30/05/2008 |
Jellinbah ML between Bluff and Blackwater. |
A. Eales |
Two birds flushed when driving through partially cleared cattle paddocks. |
| Peregrine Falcon |
30/05/2008 |
Jellinbah ML between Bluff and Blackwater. |
A. Eales |
Flushed from a dead tree. Good close views while flying. |
| Square-tailed Kite |
25/05/2008 |
Pullenvale Forest Park Pullenvale SEQ |
A. Parmiter |
Circled low overhead several times |
| Black-necked Stork |
24/05/2008 |
Oxley Creek Common |
A. Parmiter |
In Jabiru Swamp |
| Rose Robin |
21/05/2008 |
Beechmont CA, Gold Coast |
A. Bell S. Maden T. Dillon (GCCC) |
2 separate birds |
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
16/05/2008 |
Tallebudgera Creek estuary - Gold Coast |
C. Collins |
Two birds roosting on a sandbank. Very rarely seen here. |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
15/05/2008 |
Mangroves behind Buckley's Hole Bribie Is |
R. Lamb |
Single bird |
| Rose Robin |
13/05/2008 |
Gold Creek Reservoir, Brookfield |
C. Read |
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
11/05/2008 |
Noosa River on sandbank attached to island in middle of river. Island is opposite t-boat hire or Pelican Beach Park. |
N. Lechner |
Two individuals together |
| Rose Robin |
11/05/2008 |
Lake Manchester |
D. Blewett & L. Hogan |
|
| Black-necked Stork |
10/05/2008 |
Jabiru lagoon, Oxley Creek Common |
H. Possingham |
One |
| Carpentarian Grasswren |
08/05/2008 |
McNamaras Rd, Mt Isa |
C. Read |
Early morning. 1km off road. |
| Powerful Owl |
06/05/2008 |
Toohey forest |
R. Hambling |
One bird visible, mate possibly nesting early this year |
| Plum-headed Finch |
05/05/2008 |
Along creek near Kobble BBQ area (near Samsonvale Cemetery) |
T. & M. Tarrant |
Up to 6 including juveniles - suspected breeding |
| Barred Cuckoo-shrike |
03/05/2008 |
Mt Glorious |
O. Jones et al |
2 Adults & 2 Jvls in high tree-tops along Main Rd - Maiala |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
03/05/2008 |
Main Range National Park, Goomburra Section |
A. Eales |
Four birds - 1 female 3 males resting in a tall gum late afternoon. Observed flying over campsite 3rd 4th and 5th of May. |
| Musk Lorikeet |
03/05/2008 |
Main Range National Park, Goomburra Section |
A. Eales |
Close views of about 6 birds in low wattles near walking track entrance. |
| Grey Goshawk |
30/04/2008 |
Tyto Wetlands, Ingham |
A. Ashton |
Several sightings past fortnight. Also keen on creek line. |
| Rose Robin |
27/04/2008 |
Ocean View Mt Mee SEQ |
J. Lukin-Amundsen |
|
| Northern Rosella |
26/04/2008 |
Adeles Grove and Lawn Hill gorge |
H. Hamley & P. Venables |
Eastern extent of range? |
| Tahiti Petrel |
26/04/2008 |
Off Southport SEQ |
P. Ryan |
From pelagic trip |
| Oriental Cuckoo |
25/04/2008 |
In Buckley's Hole park on mangrove stump in sand between water hole and Passage |
C. Bell |
Single bird on mangrove stump for approx 60 secs then flew overhead and across water hole. Banded chest clearly seen. Rare here. |
| Barred Cuckoo-shrike |
24/04/2008 |
Miala, Mt Glorious |
O. Jones |
Six individuals |
| Blue Bonnet |
22/04/2008 |
Goodger-Kunioon Road |
A. Eales |
Flock of 6 birds seen briefly in poor light in the morning and and again with good views flying over at 11am |
| Oriental Cuckoo |
22/04/2008 |
Ocean View Mt Mee SEQ |
J. Lukin-Amundsen |
Hepatic - feeding and sunning on grass |
| Oriental Cuckoo |
21/04/2008 |
Ocean View Mt Mee |
J. Lukin-Amundsen |
Hepatic-plumage |
| Black Falcon |
20/04/2008 |
Western side of Lake Moondara, Mt Isa |
B. Forsyth & P. venables |
First seen in a long time |
| White-eared Monarch |
20/04/2008 |
Golds Scrub Lane Samsonvale SEQ |
V. Kretschmann |
Single bird feeding in lower storey of woodland |
| Grey Goshawk |
19/04/2008 |
State Forest Flaxton Mill Road Flaxton. |
J. Kooistra V. Lee R. Howard S. Rooke. |
Around 9.00am. Calling flying and perched:observed from walking track and later from road being harrassed by a pair of magpies. |
| Regent Honeyeater |
19/04/2008 |
Durakai Waterhole |
G. Goodyear |
First observed briefly at 0800 then relocated at 0820. SIGHTING REFERRED TO RECORDS APPRAISAL COMMITTEE FOR ADVICE |
| Grey Goshawk |
17/04/2008 |
Hinterland Park Mudgeeraba, Gold Coast |
C. Collins with the Gold Coast Bird Observers |
One bird sitting in a gum tree and then flew off |
| Collared Sparrowhawk |
15/04/2008 |
Bli Bli - in a park beside the Maroochy River |
P. Hiddins & S. Huesler |
Was being harassed by a couple or three Pied Butcherbirds. |
| Grey Goshawk |
15/04/2008 |
Golds Scrub Road, Samsonvale, SEQ |
D. Redhead |
|
| Grey Goshawk |
15/04/2008 |
Wolfang Creek, Peak Downs Highway, Clermont |
A. Eales |
|
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
11/04/2008 |
Monkey Beach Gt Keppel Island |
J. Thompson |
A pair |
| Spotted Whistling-Duck |
11/04/2008 |
Weipa sewage works |
B. Barnett & G. Swann |
At least ten birds observed. SIGHTING REFERRED TO RECORDS APPRAISAL COMMITTEE FOR ADVICE |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
08/04/2008 |
Cove Road, Woodford.S.E.Qld |
D. Redhead |
10 birds |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
08/04/2008 |
Woowoonga National Park |
D. Schulz |
Two birds in a white cedar tree |
| Black_Peregrine and Brown Falcons |
03/04/2008 |
Boyland Wongelpong area |
C.Collins with Gold Coast Bird Observers |
All flying in the same area |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
03/04/2008 |
Bellis Road Clagiraba |
C.Collins with Gold Coast Bird Observers |
Three birds feeding on Casuarinas |
| Powerful Owl |
02/04/2008 |
Bowman Park, Bardon, SEQ |
West family |
A female heard calling from 2pm to 3.30pm |
| Square-tailed Kite |
02/04/2008 |
Cecil Rd, Bardon, SEQ |
West family |
Hunting at treetop height- second sighting in a week |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
01/04/2008 |
Bustard Bay nr 1770 |
D. Blewett & L. Hogan |
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
30/03/2008 |
Mornington island |
P. Venables |
Two adults and one juvenile |
| Squatter Pigeon |
29/03/2008 |
Port Alma Road |
D. Blewett & L. Hogan |
Single bird |
| Yellow Chat |
29/03/2008 |
Port Alma Road |
D. Blewett & L. Hogan |
2 birds |
| Blue-faced Parrot-Finch |
24/03/2008 |
Mt Lewis, near Cairns |
B. Barnett & M. O'Connell |
One bird observed. |
| Grey Goshawk |
24/03/2008 |
KFC Dalby |
T. Tarrant |
Unusual species in an agricultural town like Dalby? |
| Barred Cuckoo-shrike |
23/03/2008 |
Juffs Crossing near Dayboro |
D. Blewett |
1 Adult |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
23/03/2008 |
Jolly's Lookout |
P. Venables |
Two birds - also reported by neighbour to be in the area for the past fortnight |
| Blue-billed Duck |
22/03/2008 |
Sunnyholt, Arcadia Valley, CQ |
G.Palmer & M.Roper et al |
Two pair in breeding colour |
| Black-chinned Honeyeater |
18/03/2008 |
Chain of Lagoons, north of Taroom, central Qld |
J. Richard D. Fleming V. Siegrist S. Ford |
|
| Oriental Cuckoo |
17/03/2008 |
Kobble Creek (nr Dayboro) |
T. Tarrant |
Unsure whether a different bird from the one on the 13 March. |
| Oriental Cuckoo |
17/03/2008 |
Red Cedar picnic ground, Northbrook Parkway, Mt Glorious |
P. Carter |
Adult female (grey). Photographed |
| Oriental Cuckoo |
17/03/2008 |
Red Cedar picnic ground, Northbrook Parkway, Mt Glorious |
P. Carter |
Adult female rufous morph, accompanying the other Oriental Cuckoo |
| Oriental Cuckoo |
13/03/2008 |
Kobble Creek (nr Dayboro) |
T. Tarrant |
First for our property |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
12/03/2008 |
Birri Lodge, Mornington Island |
P. Venables |
Single bird on beach |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
11/03/2008 |
Burbank |
S. Harding & D. Milton |
Around for a week |
| Oriental Cuckoo |
04/03/2008 |
Tingalpa Creek Reserve, Capalaba West |
M. Clark M. James |
One female close to track |
| Carpentarian Grasswren |
02/03/2008 |
McNamara's Rd, west side of road 3km north of Cairn |
P. Venables, G. Snell, R. Forsyth |
3 birds, late afternoon. |
| Grey Falcon |
01/03/2008 |
30 km west of Mount Isa |
P. Venables, G. Snell, R. Forsyth |
2 adults 1 juvenile. Observed over 2 hours. Seen again at same location on 02/03/08. |
| Peregrine Falcon |
01/03/2008 |
Pelican Lagoon, Oxley Creek Common |
H. Possingham |
Caught a common starling - yes! |
| Satin Flycatcher |
01/03/2008 |
suburbian Acacia Ridge (Brisbane) |
L. Halasz |
Loitered for half a day in and around old mango trees. Photographs verified by many. |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
27/02/2008 |
Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea |
M. Gilfedder |
2 females on pelican lagoon at 7:30am |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
25/02/2008 |
South Stradbroke Is |
A. Bell, C. Byrne, T. Dillon (GCCC) |
5 Birds seen (3+2) |
| Peregrine Falcon |
14/02/2008 |
15th Floor, 295 Ann Street Brisbane |
J. Ridgway |
|
| Peregrine Falcon |
09/02/2008 |
Oxley Creek Common, SEQ |
A. Parmiter |
On dead tree in Pelican Lagoon, being harassed by magpie larks |
| Peregrine Falcon |
01/02/2008 |
Strathpine |
M. O'Connell, B. Dreis and D. Gleeson |
Seen sitting on a Transmission tower next to a large nest that probably used to belong to a Sea Eagle. |
| Swift Parrot |
28/01/2008 |
Wights Mountain |
P. Storer |
3 birds flying high across Samford Valley heading northwest towards Samford State Forest |
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
26/01/2008 |
Point Lookout, North Stradbroke Island, SEQ |
P. Higgins |
At least two birds foraging on rocks. |
| Painted Honeyeater |
21/01/2008 |
Moonie Caravan Park |
E. Barker |
|
| Diamond Firetail |
19/01/2008 |
Southern end of entrance to Sundown NP |
R. Thomis |
|
| Little Bronze-Cuckoo |
18/01/2008 |
Powers Road reserve, Muirlea |
M. Cameron & J.Hadley |
Juvenile |
| Australian Little Bittern |
13/01/2008 |
Metroplex Brisbane. |
D. Redhead |
Female |
| Grey Plover |
11/01/2008 |
Swan Bay, N Stradbroke Island |
A. Bell, S. Maden, J Searle & T. Dillon (GCCC) |
10 Grey Plover with 8 Pacific Golden Plover - identified in flight. |
| Powerful Owl |
11/01/2008 |
Burbank |
S. Harding & D. Milton |
Seen from back deck of house |
| White-plumed Honeyeater |
10/01/2008 |
Jack Evans Boat Harbour - Point Danger |
T.Robinson & Gold Coast Group |
First for Gold Coast |
| Grey Plover |
04/01/2008 |
Kakadu Beach wader roost Bribie Island |
E. Hohtola |
1 bird feeding |
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
03/01/2008 |
Redcliffe Point, SEQ |
A. Crawford |
1 bird |
| Wandering Tattler |
03/01/2008 |
Redcliffe Point, SEQ |
A. Crawford |
1 bird on rocks with Sooty Oystercatcher & Turnstone. Close views, then flew with distinctive Whimbrel-like call |
| Great Crested Grebe |
01/01/2008 |
Swanbank Lagoon |
M. Cameron |
2 birds. First I've seen here for ages. |
| Grey Goshawk |
01/01/2008 |
Juffs Crossing near Dayboro, SEQ |
J. Giles and E. Townsend |
One bird |
| Powerful Owl |
29/12/2007 |
Gavin Way Cornubia (outer southern Bris suburb) |
C. & C. Fitzell |
We have been hearing a high pitched whistling call for several nights and located a Powerful Owl in creek a reserve close to our house (probably a Juvenile) |
| Wood Sandpiper |
23/12/2007 |
GJ Fuller's Oval, Wynnum West |
A. Crawford |
1 bird still present |
| Oriental Cuckoo |
21/12/2007 |
Stirling Road Reserve, Rosewood |
M. Cameron & J.Hadley |
Adult male |
| Wood Sandpiper |
20/12/2007 |
GJ Fuller's Oval, North Rd, Wynnum west |
D. Mantle (20.12.07) C. R & Rob D (21.12) |
1 bird reported 20.12.07 (DM) 2 birds, same location 21.12.07 (CR & RD) |
| Grey Plover |
18/12/2007 |
Kakadu Beach wader roost, Bribie Island |
C. Corden |
1 bird seen roosting alone at high tide near northern bird hide |
| Black-necked Stork |
17/12/2007 |
Ebineza Creek Cunningham Highway near Aratula |
K. & G. White |
Wading 100m east of highway |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
17/12/2007 |
Spicer's Gap, Pioneer picnic area |
K. & G. White |
11 birds flew in silently and perched. Several active in feeding trees in the area |
| Little Bronze-Cuckoo |
15/12/2007 |
Miller's Road (north of Gatton) |
M. Cameron & J.Hadley |
Adult bird |
| Radjah Shelduck |
13/12/2007 |
Nindooinbah dam.Beaudesert |
C. Collins with the Gold Coast Bird observers |
Three birds still on the dam |
| Powerful Owl |
09/12/2007 |
95 Pinjarra Road Pinjarra Hills |
M. Gilpin |
Single bird clutching dead Squirel Glider roosting in tree over creek. First sighting in area. Heard only 7-3-02 |
| Barred Cuckoo-shrike |
06/12/2007 |
Gold Creek Rd, Brisbane |
P. Kyne, C. Glen, S. Pardo |
|
| White-eared Monarch |
06/12/2007 |
Gold Creek Rd, Brisbane |
P. Kyne, C. Glen, S. Pardo |
Near first creek crossing from end of Gold Creek Rd. |
| Gibberbird |
05/12/2007 |
Davenport Downs Station, west of Windorah, western Queensland |
B. Barnett |
One bird sheltering in shade of buildings. |
| Blue-billed Duck |
02/12/2007 |
Carrara Wetlands, Gold Coast |
A. Crawford |
Male still present in SE corner of lake NW of junction of Nielsen's Road and Birmingham Road |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
02/12/2007 |
Araucaria Track. Brisbane Forest Park |
A. Boardman |
A pair seen regularly from 24-11-07 to 16-12-07 on Enoggera Dam |
| Black Falcon |
29/11/2007 |
Beaudesert |
C. Collins with the Gold Coast Bird Observers |
Two birds soaring and gliding |
| Little Bronze-Cuckoo |
29/11/2007 |
Nindooinbah dam Beaudesert |
C. Collins with the Gold Coast Bird Observers |
One pair feeding in gum trees |
| Radjah Shelduck |
29/11/2007 |
Nindooinbah dam Beaudesert |
C. Collins with the Gold Coast Bird Observers |
One bird still present on dam on 29/11/2007 |
| Barred Cuckoo-shrike |
25/11/2007 |
Gold Creek Reservoir |
C. Read |
Flying around top of Eucalytus harrassed by boisterous Spangled Drongos |
| Great Crested Grebe |
25/11/2007 |
Cnr of Daguilar Hwy and Mount Mee Rd. Neer Woodford |
M. O'Connell & B. Barnett |
One individual |
| Square-tailed Kite |
21/11/2007 |
Bushley west of Rockhampton |
B. Dreis |
Pair roosting near Capricorn Highway |
| Red Goshawk |
15/11/2007 |
Lotusbird Lodge region |
E. & M. Pegg |
Single bird flying overhead. |
| Star Finch |
15/11/2007 |
North Lakefield National Park |
E. & M. Pegg |
5 mature birds |
| Albert's Lyrebird |
14/11/2007 |
Border Track, Lamington National Park |
W. Johnston |
Single male - photographed having dispute with Scrub Turkey over possession of worm like creature. |
| Golden-shouldered Parrot |
14/11/2007 |
Artemis Station south of Musgrave Junction |
E. & M. Pegg |
2 juveniles seen on the 14th. 3 mature pairs found at daylight at watering dam on 16th. |
| Gouldian Finch |
13/11/2007 |
North Lakefield National Park |
E. & M. Pegg |
One juvenile at water with flock of black-throated finches. Last seen in this area 1996. |
| Square-tailed Kite |
11/11/2007 |
Near Donnybrook turnoff on Pumicestone Rd (Caboolture to Toorbul) |
T. & M. Tarrant, D. Cook, G. Goodyear, K. Penland |
Single bird (photographed) |
| Blue-billed Duck |
09/11/2007 |
Carrara Wetlands, Gold Coast |
A Bezant & T Dillon |
A single male. This species bred at this location last year.Seen this morning Nov 9 |
| Square-tailed Kite |
08/11/2007 |
State forest near Caboolture |
D. Luhrman |
Nesting pair of Square Tailed Kite. Have been id by Qld Museum |
| White-browed Crake |
07/11/2007 |
Tyto Wetland, Ingham |
L. Knight |
Photographed walking in front of the bird hide |
| Painted Button-quail |
05/11/2007 |
Ferny hills |
I. Jones |
Walking across Bygotts Road in the Brisbane Forest Park |
| Peregrine Falcon |
04/11/2007 |
On pasture 300m south of Gatton college airstrip, Gatton |
E. Hohtola |
2 perching & flying obviously a male & female based on the size difference |
| Grey Goshawk |
02/11/2007 |
Boombana, D Aguilar National Park |
M. O'Connell B. Dreis T. Lavery |
In Ironbark, eventually moved on by another bird. |
| Pacific Baza |
31/10/2007 |
White Patch Bribie Island |
E. & M. Pegg |
One adult bird circling low over clearing about midday. |
| Black-necked Stork |
28/10/2007 |
Dam off Mt Lindsay Highway near Jimboomba |
J. Stephens |
|
| Great Crested Grebe |
28/10/2007 |
Araucaria Walk Brisbane Forest Park |
A. Boardman |
More than 33 birds on Enoggera Dam half way around walk |
| Inland Dotterel |
28/10/2007 |
Lake Moondarra |
S. Burke, B. Forsyth, P. Venables |
A pair at northern extent of their range |
| Turquoise Parrot |
28/10/2007 |
Girraween National Park, Granite Belt |
M. Frost |
One male bird seen perched on low branch flew down to drink from Bald Rock Creek on the Junction Track about 200m from The Junction. |
| Australian Painted Snipe |
27/10/2007 |
Cove Rd near Woodford |
M. Dam R. Lamb and others |
As reported on Birding Aus more than 3 birds and easy to see from road. |
| Australian Painted Snipe |
25/10/2007 |
Cove Road, Woodford, SEQ |
A. Crawford |
Still present - five birds seen today. Showing well at the dam on the north side of Cove Road. Also Cotton Pygmy-geese there. |
| Grey Goshawk |
25/10/2007 |
Mt Coot-tha Forest Chapel Hill |
R. Brown |
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| Square-tailed Kite |
24/10/2007 |
Daisy Hill |
R. Hambling |
Nesting with 2 chicks |
| Australian Painted Snipe |
22/10/2007 |
Cove Road Stanmore, near Woodford |
R. Sonnenberg |
Three birds, 2 males and 1 female |
| Black Falcon |
19/10/2007 |
10km SW of Jandowae, SEQ |
R. Lamb |
Single bird |
| Pacific Baza |
18/10/2007 |
Fauna Sanctuary, Mt Stanley Road, Nanango |
C. Fingland, J. Gloster, L. Pinwill |
2x in trees then flying overhead |
| Collared Sparrowhawk |
17/10/2007 |
McLean Rd, Maleny |
R. Lamb & M. Dam |
Nesting pair, nest in top of tall eucalypt. |
| Grey Plover |
17/10/2007 |
Toorbul |
D. Redhead |
Single bird, Toorbul roost site, later Kakadu Beach. |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
07/10/2007 |
Apex Lake, Gatton, SEQ |
E. Townsend |
Pair |
| Peregrine Falcon |
07/10/2007 |
Pelican Lagoon, Oxley Creek Common |
H. Possingham |
One subadult |
| Peregrine Falcon |
06/10/2007 |
Oxley Creek Common |
R. Stroud |
A pair at Pelican Lagoon. |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
05/10/2007 |
Between Glenden and Moranbah |
B. Barnett |
6 birds observed on farm dam |
| Mulga Parrot |
04/10/2007 |
Skull Hole, Bladensburg Nt Pk via Winton |
H. Hamley & P. Venables |
A pair came into drink at around 10AM. Extralimital sighting? However they are on the list for Diamantina Lakes Nt Pk to the South-west. |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
02/10/2007 |
Kakadu Beach, Bribie Island |
D. Redhead |
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| Albert's Lyrebird |
30/09/2007 |
Best of All Lookout, Springbrook |
A. Hosking and D. Reynolds |
Male bird with tail displayed fossicking through the leaf litter very close to the path. Observed for several minutes before other people arrived. |
| Black Falcon |
27/09/2007 |
Lockyer Waters, SEQ |
R. Sonnenberg |
A pair, and also on 29th |
| Freckled Duck |
26/09/2007 |
Mulligan River Nature Reserve, Boulia FWQ |
S. Harding & D. Milton |
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| Powerful Owl |
26/09/2007 |
Upp. Mudgereeba C.A. - Gold Coast |
AB, SM, BP, JS, TD (GCCC) |
A single bird roosting. |
| Yellow Chat |
26/09/2007 |
Mulligan River Nature Reserve, Boulia FWQ |
S. Harding & D. Milton |
A pair with several Orange Chats |
| Inland Dotterel |
24/09/2007 |
Mulligan River Nature Reserve, Boulia FWQ |
S. Harding & D. Milton |
12 birds and also 3 birds on 26th |
| Lesser Sooty Owl |
24/09/2007 |
Liverpool Creek South-west of Innisfail |
P. & B. Venables, B. McGregor |
Pair of birds seen adjacent to house at 5:00AM. Heard and observed as a permanent resident in this locality for past 20 years. |
| Red-chested Button-quail |
24/09/2007 |
Mulligan River Nature Reserve, Boulia FWQ |
S. Harding & D. Milton |
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| Rose Robin |
24/09/2007 |
Lamington National Park, O'Reily's end. |
M. O'Connell & B. Barnett |
Two seen (male, female) around drainage line . Were being harassed by a Grey Fantail |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
23/09/2007 |
Norma Croker Park, Acacia Ridge |
L. Halasz |
31 birds. The species continuously present since April. |
| Painted Honeyeater |
23/09/2007 |
Jandowae/Inverai District, at sites 5 & 6 of the Wambo Shire Council Bird Trail Brochure |
D. & B. Seton, D. Stewart, S. Gillman, B. Parton |
Several Pairs sighted at locations within the described areas. |
| Black-necked Stork |
22/09/2007 |
Oxley Creek Common |
R. Stroud |
Single juvenile bird near Jabiru Swamp |
| Carpentarian Grasswren |
22/09/2007 |
30km West of Mt Isa just off Barklay Highway |
P. & B. Venables |
3 birds and then 4 birds sited at two locations either side of highway. Same species sighted at the same locations 3 years prior by B Venables and G Harrington while conducting field work. |
| Spinifexbird |
22/09/2007 |
30km West of Mt Isa just off Barklay Highway |
P. & B. Venables |
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| Collared Sparrowhawk |
15/09/2007 |
Jaya, Maleny, SEQ |
R. Lamb & M. Dam |
Perched in back yard |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
13/09/2007 |
Kakadu Beach, Bribie Island |
R. and P. Hallett |
Two birds on the sand at low tide |
| Grey Goshawk |
03/09/2007 |
Pullen Pullen Creek at Intersection of Mt Crosby/Moggill Roads |
J. Richard |
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| Grey Goshawk |
01/09/2007 |
Sherwood Arboretum, SEQ |
H. Possingham |
Then again 8 Sept (Rebbecca Stroud pers comm) |
| Black-chinned Honeyeater |
31/08/2007 |
Kholo Bridge Reserve Kholo |
J. Hadley & M. Cameron |
Birds heard calling from eucalypts on left bank of Brisbane River below Kholo Bridge |
| Black-chinned Honeyeater |
31/08/2007 |
Kholo Bridge Reserve, Kholo |
J. Hadley & M. Cameron |
Eucalypts on left bank of Brisbane River below Kholo Bridge |
| Blue-faced Parrot-Finch |
30/08/2007 |
Julatten, North Queensland |
E. & M. Pegg |
Small groups feeding by the track. Had been reported here for several days. |
| Double-eyed Fig-Parrot |
30/08/2007 |
Julatten, North Queensland |
E. & M. Pegg |
2 birds |
| White-browed Crake |
29/08/2007 |
Mareeba Wetlands, Mareeba, North Queensland |
E. & M. Pegg |
2 birds on lotus lilly in large lagoon. |
| Southern Cassowary |
28/08/2007 |
Cassowary House, Kuranda, North Queensland |
E. & M. Pegg |
3 birds over 2 days. Male, female and 10 month old. |
| Square-tailed Kite |
26/08/2007 |
Daisy Hill |
B & N Hambling |
Nesting |
| Pacific Baza |
19/08/2007 |
Old Gympie Rd Landsborough |
S. Baker |
1 bird flushing insects on low tree beside road |
| Rose Robin |
19/08/2007 |
Araucaria Circuit Brisbane Forest Park |
A. Boardman |
Winter Visitor |
| Bourke's Parrot |
17/08/2007 |
Opalton - Winton road, approx. 30 kilometers north of Opalton |
B. & J. Willey |
Birds feeding alongside road in light rain. Two groups of 4 and 1 single bird. This appears to be further north than expected. |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
15/08/2007 |
Edmund Kennedy National Park |
M. Cordery and D. Flett |
Pair on beach at creek entrance, 700m north of carpark |
| Pacific Baza |
12/08/2007 |
Thornlands |
K. Byrne |
Bird has been visiting garden daily for the last week. It gets harassed by a large flock of noisy miners unfortunately. |
| Spotless Crake |
12/08/2007 |
Sherwood Arboretum |
C. Clark |
Still one bird in same place along with about 10 Magpie Geese and 1 Royal Spoonbill |
| Square-tailed Kite |
11/08/2007 |
Gavin Way Cornubia, SEQ |
C. & C. Fitzell |
Single bird over suburban block being mobbed by magpies |
| Black-breasted Buzzard |
10/08/2007 |
Plantation Creek, near Ayr, NQ |
J. Stewart |
A pair high in adjacent dead trees. Previous unconfirmed sightings in the same region over the last few months. |
| Black Falcon |
08/08/2007 |
Iona Rd, 20km west of Homehill |
J. Stewart |
On top of very high telephone/power posts. 2 birds separated by about a kilometre. |
| Grey Goshawk |
05/08/2007 |
Araucaria circuit Brisbane Forest Park |
A. Boardman |
Perched on branch and being mobbed by crows |
| Little Shrike-thrush |
05/08/2007 |
Araucaria circuit Brisbane Forest Park |
A. Boardman |
Seen in the timbered section of the walk .Has been seen previously in the same area |
| Grey Goshawk |
04/08/2007 |
Auchenflower |
I. & J. Brown |
The goshawk was being pursued by a large flock of crows and other birds. First sighting of a grey goshawk in our garden in 35 years! (We have a photo). |
| Red Wattlebird |
04/08/2007 |
Anstead Bushland Reserve, SEQ |
R. Gardner |
Feeding for a few minutes in flowering Spotted Gum, before flying off north-east towards Hawkesbury Road. |
| Black Falcon |
02/08/2007 |
Plunkett Road Tamborine, SEQ |
C.Collins with theGold Coast Bird Observers |
One bird flying over |
| Eastern Curlew |
01/08/2007 |
Alva Beach NQ |
J. Stewart |
A single bird feeding on sand flats at low tide |
| Powerful Owl |
01/08/2007 |
Toohey Forest, Brisbane, SEQ |
B & N Hambling |
Fledged single chick 01/08/07 |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
28/07/2007 |
Forestdale, Edward's Park |
H. Possingham |
Three |
| White-eared Monarch |
27/07/2007 |
Jaya, McLean Rd, Maleny, SEQ |
R. Lamb & M. Dam |
Single adult bird, feeding in tops of citrus trees |
| Little Eagle |
25/07/2007 |
Bruce H'way, Mooloolah Rv, Meridan Plains, SEQ |
R. Lamb & M. Dam |
Single bird, mobbed by magpies, magpie larks |
| Black-necked Stork |
24/07/2007 |
Middle Crk, Eurimbula NP North of Agnes Waters |
R. & A. Stogdale |
One bird walking on beach |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
22/07/2007 |
North of the car park, at the western end of Spicer's Gap.Immediately east of the start of the Mt Matheson Trail. |
G. Palmer |
Two birds quietly feeding in casuarina's. |
| White-eared Monarch |
22/07/2007 |
Kholo Botanic Gardens, Ipswich |
C. Read |
Flitting from branch to branch on top of trees in rainforest gully section next to main grass clearing. |
| Black-necked Stork |
21/07/2007 |
Port of Brisbane visitor's centre |
C. Clark |
1 juvenile, possibly the same bird as was previously on Minimippi. Other interesting birds - 13 Pink-eared Duck and 6 Mangrove Honeyeater. |
| Little Eagle |
15/07/2007 |
Toohey Forest, Brisbane, SEQ |
A. Crawford |
Pale phase bird circling over the Toohey Ridge Track |
| Powerful Owl |
15/07/2007 |
Toohey Forest, Brisbane, SEQ |
A. Crawford |
Roosting high in tree above dry creek - seen from track at same location as sighting on 15/06. |
| Red Wattlebird |
15/07/2007 |
Ocean View / Mt Mee, SEQ |
J. Lukin -Amundsen |
Very uncommon in Brisbane area. |
| Square-tailed Kite |
15/07/2007 |
Toorbul, SEQ |
E. Townsend |
One bird |
| Square-tailed Kite |
14/07/2007 |
Kholo Bridge, Muirlea, SEQ |
P. Kyne |
Cruising over treetops along the road on the eastern side of Kholo Bridge. |
| Albert's Lyrebird |
13/07/2007 |
Witches Falls circuit, Tamborine National Park |
E. & M. Pegg |
2 birds - first female close to cemetry, then mature male on track 100m further on. |
| Australian Bustard |
12/07/2007 |
Todd Road Green Lakes. approx 18 km NW Yeppoon |
W.Dunn & R. Mcfalane |
7 birds, groups of 4, 2, 1 in flight |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
12/07/2007 |
Willawong - pond east of Norma Croker Park |
J. Garden & T. Lavery |
21 birds counted - mixture of male and female |
| Golden-shouldered Parrot |
11/07/2007 |
Windmill Creek, 20km south of Musgrave, FNQ |
E. Bultreys |
A small flock of 6 observed near a feeding flock of Pale-headed Rosellas. They flew past me and landed, but unfortunately they were unsettled and flew again. Their double note call could be mistaken for a Pale-headed Rosella but is slightly higher and perhaps softer. |
| Rufous Scrub-bird |
11/07/2007 |
Lamington National Park |
T. Dolby |
Single Rufous Scrub-bird seen in grassy area - as opposed to section of Nothofagus moorei (Antarctic Beech) - on Coomera Track in the Binna Burra section of Lamington National Park. |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
08/07/2007 |
Southern end of Kinka Beach Keppel Bay |
W. Riley & B. Dunn |
1 bird amongst the mangroves |
| Rose Robin |
06/07/2007 |
Kholo Gardens |
E. & M. Pegg |
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| Yellow Chat |
06/07/2007 |
Port Alma Road west of salt works, approx 40km south of rockhampton |
McCosh & Dunn |
4 birds 1 male |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
03/07/2007 |
Northern end of Main beach Yeppoon |
W. Riley & B. Dunn |
1 bird feeding near people on the beach |
| Black-chinned Honeyeater |
03/07/2007 |
Kholo Bridge, Kholo |
M. Cameron |
Three birds |
| Black-chinned Honeyeater |
03/07/2007 |
Powers Road Reserve, Kholo |
M. Cameron |
Two birds |
| Square-tailed Kite |
03/07/2007 |
Cnr Greentrees Ave. and Brookfield Rd, Kenmore Hills |
C. Billingham |
"Flying at tree top height, not a great view as driving at time but stripes on underside of wings and white on forehead most distinctive. Similar location to my previous sighting in Feb 2003. |
| Red Wattlebird |
01/07/2007 |
Currumbin Ck. Estuary.Gold Coast |
B. Hall & C. Collins |
One bird feeding in a Banksia |
| Green Pygmy-goose |
30/06/2007 |
Greenwood Park, Forestdale, Logan City, SEQ |
D. Taylor |
"A single female Green Pygmy Goose - a rare straggler to the Brisbane area. It was seen by a number of birders at about 12 noon on Saturday, 30th June, on the largest and second lake from the picnic area. |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
27/06/2007 |
Myall Beach, Cape Tribulation |
P. Venables |
A pair. Seen on 28th and 29th as well. |
| Great-billed Heron |
22/06/2007 |
Gillies H'way west of Godonvale, Sth of Cairns, NQ |
A. Gillanders |
A Great-billed Heron was seen this morning about 8 am flying upstream along the Little Mulgrave *Birding Aus* |
| House Swift |
14/06/2007 |
Liverpool Cr. Bridge, South West of Innisfail, NQ |
G. W. Snell |
3 House Swifts feeding with a flock of Grey-rumped Swiftlets. |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
09/06/2007 |
Zoe Bay, Hinchinbrook Island |
P. Venables |
Single Bird |
| Red-chested Button-quail |
05/06/2007 |
Lower Isaac River, CQ |
B. Black |
2 birds flushed in Buffel Grass paddock |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
30/05/2007 |
Walligan, Hervey Bay, SEQ |
S. Norman with Hervey Bay birdwatchers |
6 feeding in Casuarinas - a rare sighting |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
21/05/2007 |
Coombabah Creek, Paradise Pnt, Gold Coast, SEQ |
L. Wallace |
A single bird |
| Wandering Tattler |
19/05/2007 |
Shark bar, Heron Island, CQ |
S. Walkerden |
Solitary bird, seen by 2 people, dig. photographs taken, ID verified later with reference books. Bird at low tide wave line, feeding. As we approached, it flew with soft double call.. First observed 17th |
| Australian Painted Snipe |
11/05/2007 |
St Lawrence, CQ |
B. Black & R. Jaensch |
1 female, 2 males seen on marine plain to the south, in bright light at 4pm, Beautiful! |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
10/05/2007 |
Spring Gully, SEQ |
L. & M. Cooper |
A group of 8 birds, late afternoon |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
09/05/2007 |
JC Trotter Park, Burbank, SEQ |
J. Sneddon |
A pair feeding in a casuarina tree. |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
06/05/2007 |
Norma Croker Park, Acacia Ridge, SEQ |
B. Inglis & P. Wallbridge |
The location of the 'water-hole' can be found at J3 on Map 219 of the Brisbane UBD Refidex street directory. Norma Crocker Park is actually in the adjoining suburb of Acia Ridge but access to the water-hole can be achieved by turning off Beatty Road just south of the Oxley Creek bridge. |
| Swift Parrot |
06/05/2007 |
Flagstone Creek road nr. Helidon, 100 km West of Brisbane, SEQ |
P. Wallbridge |
7 birds flying over |
| Powerful Owl |
05/05/2007 |
Cleveland Sewage Treatment Works |
B. Dreis |
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| Black Kite |
04/05/2007 |
Sherwood Arboretum, SEQ |
P. Kyne et al. |
Flying over in an easterly direction. |
| Diamond Dove |
02/05/2007 |
Sherwood Arboretum, SEQ |
M. Gilfedder |
1 bird drinking on N side of W end of Causeway |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
01/05/2007 |
Point Vernon, Hervey Bay, SEQ |
S. Norman and K. Humphrey |
2 roosting on rocks. |
| Lesser Crested Tern |
01/05/2007 |
Manly Wader Roost, SEQ |
M. Gilfedder |
1 bird on island |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
30/04/2007 |
Currumbin Ck. estuary Gold Coast, SEQ |
C. Collins for B. Hall |
Walking on the beach |
| Musk Lorikeet |
27/04/2007 |
Evan's Road Reserve, Walloon, Lockyer Valley, SEQ |
M. Cameron |
At least 30 with Scaly and Little Lorikeets |
| Black-tailed Gull |
24/04/2007 |
Wynnum foreshore near Wynnum Manly Leagues Bowls Club, Wynnum North Esplanade, SEQ |
D. Tonkinson |
Probable adult of this species with Silver Gulls. Observed on falling late afternoon tide flying south approx. 20 meters offshore and 8-10 meters above the water. Distinctly larger than Silver Gull but of similar proportions especially the relatively slender yellowish bill, when eventually seen from above upper wing mid-grey with darker outer primaries and small white spot near tip. Tail when fanned showed strong and distinctly sub terminal black band on relatively stout white tail. Last seen continuing south in parallel with low-flying White-bellied Sea-Eagle. Any similar reports or confirmation greatly appreciated. Approx. 600m south of Mangrove Boardwalk |
| Musk Lorikeet |
24/04/2007 |
Mt Gravatt East, SEQ |
C. Cunnington |
c. 30 very hungry birds |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
22/04/2007 |
J. C. Trotter Park, Burbank, SEQ |
J. Evans |
Pair feeding on She-oak |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
15/04/2007 |
Norma Croker Park, Acacia Ridge, SEQ |
L. Halasz |
7 birds seen around 8 am, still there at 5pm. Also Rose Robin, Azure Kingfisher, Nutmeg Mannikin, Pied Currawong and Brahminy Kite. |
| Red-backed Kingfisher |
15/04/2007 |
Dayboro, SEQ |
T. Tarrant |
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| Grey Falcon |
13/04/2007 |
Bowra Station, Cunnamulla, SWQ |
M. & L. Dutton |
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| Chestnut-rumped Heathwren |
11/04/2007 |
Girraween N.P., SEQ |
F. Guard & Bob Philpot |
2 birds on pyramid track |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
09/04/2007 |
Mt Byron Creek, SEQ |
P. Harms |
About 8 birds - male and female - observed for a good half hour |
| Plains-wanderer |
06/04/2007 |
Craven's Peak Reserve, 68 km SW of Boulia, SWQ |
K. & G. White |
3 birds flushed from open tussock grassland |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
01/04/2007 |
Black Duck Creek Ponds, Nurrumba Downs, SEQ |
P. Wallbridge & B. Inglis |
At least 9 birds. [UBD 89 J19] |
| Oriental Cuckoo |
31/03/2007 |
Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea, SEQ |
R. Stroud |
Single male. First record for Oxley Creek Common? |
| Radjah Shelduck |
28/03/2007 |
Arkarra Lagoons, Hervey Bay, SEQ |
D. & D. Miles et al. |
4 birds. First sightings here. |
| Lesser Crested Tern |
25/03/2007 |
Manly, SEQ |
T. Murphy |
Single adult bird on mudflats north of boat harbour at low tide. Note: May be same bird which was seen from time to time last year. |
| Chestnut-rumped Thornbill |
16/03/2007 |
Binna Burra, SEQ |
B. Davies |
About 30 birds. White eyes observed. (From BQ, Forum) |
| Ringed Plover |
07/03/2007 |
Trebonne, nr Ingham, NQ |
J. Stewart |
One bird in swampy area near railway tracks to east of town |
| Elegant Parrot |
01/03/2007 |
Oxenford, Gold Coast, SEQ |
L. Donato |
Large flock (about 10) of Elegant Neophemas (sic) seen in a tree in Oxenford (Cades County Estate). [Not Turquoise - TM] |
| Red-tailed Tropicbird |
17/02/2007 |
Fingal Head, N Nsw. |
M. & C. Gilfedder |
1 bird circling the headland and lighthouse. (This is about 1 km south of the QLD border) |
| Laughing Gull |
11/02/2007 |
Cairns Esplanade, NQ |
R. Wheatley |
One immature - 20 minutes of video taken |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
28/01/2007 |
Awinya Creek, Fraser Island, SEQ |
N. & J. Johnston |
Single bird feeding on beach |
| Common Sandpiper |
28/01/2007 |
Tallebudgera Ck., Gold Coast, SEQ |
C. Collins |
Very rarely seen in Tallebudgera Ck. Walking along at the edge of Mangroves approx.one Km up from the mouth |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
03/01/2007 |
Broadwater, via Nanango, SEQ |
J. England, F. & J. BIelewicz |
1 adult with 2 chicks. See also by F & J Bielewicz; E & R Newman 10 Jan |
| Australian Painted Snipe |
22/12/2006 |
Hasties Swamp, NEQ |
E. Bultreys |
Adult male & Female observed at close range as they stood alert by the waters edge. |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
21/12/2006 |
Larapinta, SEQ |
D. Niland, K. White |
A pair on wetlands - first record here |
| Large-tailed Nightjar |
03/12/2006 |
Booral Park, Hervey Bay, SEQ |
S. Norman with Hervey Bay birdwatchers |
One seen on ground in undergrowth (close to southern limit) |
| American Golden Plover |
25/11/2006 |
The Esplanade, Cairns, NQ |
M. Roderick |
One apparent bird photographed with 20-25 Pacific Golden Plovers |
| Oriental Pratincole |
22/11/2006 |
Townsville Common, NEQ |
J. Wren |
Bird Alert from Townsville BOCA. Original sighting reported by A. Appleman 21 Nov. Birds observed on flat exposed muddy ground near water other birds in nearby surrounds were Masked Lapwing, Black-fronted Plovers and a nesting Brolga. Observed birds settled, as well as in flight when forked tail and underwing plumage clearly sighted by all observers. When settled there was a slight hint of a bib and if observed with an Australian Pratincole closeby the leg lengths are very clearly defined by the stance of the latter bird. |
| Pectoral Sandpiper |
22/11/2006 |
Buckley’s Hole, Bribie Is, SEQ |
T. Ford |
Found on 21st, still present 22nd. Beware of many Sharpie impostors. |
| Yellow Chat |
19/11/2006 |
Saltworks on Bajool - Port Alma Road, s of Rockhampton, CQ |
W. Dunn, A. Vogler, & J. Moore, L. & T. Murphy |
2 males, one young - one full breeding plumage, one drab. Seen close to road west of saltworks. |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
06/11/2006 |
Minnippi Parklands, SEQ |
M. Frost |
Pair feeding in weeds on main lagoon. Have been around for almost a week. |
| Wandering Tattler |
28/10/2006 |
Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, SEQ |
K. Cross |
Some birds recorded on rocks between King and Shelly beach. |
| Wandering Tattler |
27/10/2006 |
Endeavour River, Cooktown, FNQ |
D. Houghton |
1 bird only on rocks at river mouth |
| Painted Honeyeater |
26/10/2006 |
Gowrie Junction, SEQ |
G. Glass & D. Beale |
First time in Toowoomba Bird Observers Inc area – closest earlier probably 25 km west of Oakey Q. |
| Square-tailed Kite |
25/10/2006 |
Daisy Hill Koala Centre, SEQ |
P. Marsh (Birding-Aus) |
At nest with two almost fledged young - 30 meters up 4WD track from staff car park (still there 28th) |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
21/10/2006 |
Greenwood lake, Oxley Creek, Forestvale, SEQ |
W. Wilesmith |
3 pairs |
| Shining Flycatcher |
21/10/2006 |
Eli Creek, Point Vernon. Hervey Bay, CQ |
S. Norman |
Female shining flycatcher in mangroves on upstream waters edge |
| Spotted Whistling-Duck |
14/10/2006 |
Weipa, Cape York |
C. Doughty |
60 birds at sewage farm across river from mine |
| Australian Painted Snipe |
13/10/2006 |
Kedron Brook, Stafford, Brisbane, SEQ |
E. Townsend |
One bird, adult female |
| Baillon's Crake |
08/10/2006 |
Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea, SEQ |
A. Crawford |
1 Adult at Pelican Lagoon at very end of track. Seen by H. Possingham 12/10 and on The Friends of Oxley Common bird walk 15/10. |
| Brown Songlark |
04/10/2006 |
Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea, SEQ |
C. Sanderson |
Male in breeding plumage, found perching on fence line halfway along side-road to Pelican Lagoon |
| Blue-billed Duck |
03/10/2006 |
Nielson's Road, Carrarra, SEQ |
H. Beste |
A female with one chick on a lily lagoon along Nielson's Road. This is the consensus for the bird on the home page. |
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
01/10/2006 |
Shag Rcok, north of Stradbroke Island, SEQ |
D. Edwards |
2 birds on rocks |
| Long-toed Stint |
29/09/2006 |
Toorbul Wader Roost, SEQ |
I. Jones |
Stint-sized but yellow-legged. Difficult to see how many birds in amongst larger waders at main high tide roost - at least 2 seen, possibly more were present |
| Great-billed Heron |
22/09/2006 |
45-50km east of Cunnumula, SWQ |
I. McInnis |
One bird in shallow lagoon with Brolgas. Webmaster comments: I am aware that this location is 750km from the sea and for a coastal bird - observer swears it was stout heron (smaller than Jabiru) with correct color for GBH. Recent suggestion - young Brolga. |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
17/09/2006 |
Apex Lakes, Gatton, SEQ |
A. Boardman & T. Murphy |
One adult seen |
| Freckled Duck |
17/09/2006 |
Apex Lakes, Gatton, SEQ |
A. Boardman & T. Murphy |
Single bird in non-breeding plumage seen |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
13/09/2006 |
Buckley’s Hole, Bribie Is, SEQ |
I. & C. Bell |
2 birds sighted on beach- serious courting in progress |
| Kelp Gull |
11/09/2006 |
Main Beach, North Stradbroke Island, about 5km south of Point Lookout |
S. Dooley |
One beach washed bird, obviously dead for quite a while as little more than the head was relatively intact. Most likely to be a third year bird. |
| Lesser Crested Tern |
10/09/2006 |
Manley Boat Harbour, SEQ |
C. Sanderson (fm BirdingAus) |
Birds still there |
| Red-capped Robin |
09/09/2006 |
Samsonvale Cemetery, SEQ |
G. Goodyear & H. van Zijl |
A rarity on the coast side of the ranges |
| Shining Flycatcher |
02/09/2006 |
Gengers road, Moore Park, 16km north of Bundaberg, SEQ |
T. Quested et al. |
Other nice birds were several Rose-crowned Fruit-doves, a female Mistletoebird, gathering cobwebs for the nest, Spectacled Monarchs, Fairy Gerygones, Mangrove Gerygones, d Leaden Flycatchers and a flock of Sittellas.c |
| White-eared Monarch |
02/09/2006 |
Araucaria Walk, Enoggera Reservoir, SEQ |
A. Boardman |
Also around pine trees |
| Black Kite |
23/08/2006 |
Tarcoola Track, St Lucia, SEQ |
M Gilfedder |
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| Giant-Petrel sp. |
18/08/2006 |
Hervey Bay, near Woody Point, Fraser Island, SEQ |
G. Etherington |
Seen from Hervey Bay Whale Watching boat, Mikat, Just a bit too distant to get the bill-tip colour/shade |
| Freckled Duck |
08/08/2006 |
Apex Lakes, Gatton, SEQ |
M. Dutton |
Only one bird seen |
| Papuan Harrier |
08/08/2006 |
70 km short of Weipa, FNQ |
P. Ryan |
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| Marbled Frogmouth |
07/08/2006 |
Morton Telegraph Station, Vape York, FNq |
P. Ryan |
Photographed |
| Buff-breasted Button-quail |
01/08/2006 |
55km SE of Charters Towers, NQ |
D. Wilson |
Three pairs flushed in sparse grassland in eucalypt savannah |
| Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo |
30/07/2006 |
Atkinson's Dam, SEQ |
C. Lester & T. & T, Tarrant |
Between Atkinson's Dam and Lockyer Waters, near campground (with large blue boot outside!) May be closest signing to Brisbane in last 19 years |
| Yellow Chat |
26/07/2006 |
12Mile Ck 47k s Rockhampton, CQ |
F. Pierce & J. Mattiske |
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| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
24/07/2006 |
Mt Archer, 3k from base turn-off, CQ |
F. Pierce & J. Mattiske |
|
| Lesser Crested Tern |
24/07/2006 |
Manly Boat Harbour, SEQ |
T. N. & L. Murphy |
Single bird flew overhead. Seen by G. Etherington 29 July. |
| Shining Flycatcher |
23/07/2006 |
Nundah Creek, Boondall Wetlands, SEQ |
R. Wallace |
A male Shining Flycatcher flew across from the shore to a mangrove island immediately in front of my (leading) canoe. This is a short distance up from the birdhide and in the vicinity where it had previously been sighted. |
| Emu |
21/07/2006 |
Nerang, SEQ |
A. & N. Wakefield |
Bird by side of road on Nerang Springbrook road. |
| Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo |
21/07/2006 |
Childers Woodgate Raod, SEQ |
D. Robinson & G. Cole |
9 feeding on ground beside road |
| Black-throated Finch |
20/07/2006 |
Oak Valley Res s of Townsville, NQ |
F. Pierce & J. Mattiske |
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| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
20/07/2006 |
Bundaber, SEQ |
D. Robinson & G. Cole |
18 on Coral Cove golf links lagoons |
| Little Shearwater |
20/07/2006 |
Woorim lookout, Bribie Island, SEQ |
T. Ford |
Single bird moving through the fragmented Fluttering Shearwaters, fairly close to shore. |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
19/07/2006 |
Eli Creek, Point Vernon. Hervey Bay, CQ |
P. Royall & Bird Watchers of Hervey Bay. |
A single bird on the mud flats near the mouth of Eli Creek. |
| Lesser Crested Tern |
19/07/2006 |
Buckley’s Hole, Bribie Is, SEQ |
T. Ford |
Three birds on sand spit. Between one and three since 5/5, viewable around high tide if dogs, fishermen and walkers absent. |
| Great-billed Heron |
16/07/2006 |
Mossman River, FNQ |
F. Pierce & J. Mattiske |
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| Great-billed Heron |
14/07/2006 |
Saltwater Ck East of Newell Beach, NQ |
F. Pierce & J. Mattiske |
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| Giant-Petrel sp. |
12/07/2006 |
Point Lookout, North Stradbroke Island, SEQ |
T. Ford |
An immature bird doing its best to ignore the Humpback Whales and Bottlenose Dolphins |
| Gouldian Finch |
11/07/2006 |
Kingfisher Camp, Bowthorn Station north of Lawn Hill N.P., NWQ |
A. Howe |
Black-headed & Red-headed males with flock of Long-tailed Finches approx. 1km upriver walk, feeding in low grasses late afternoon. |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
09/07/2006 |
Ogg Road Murrumba Downs, SEQ |
G. Goodyear |
Eight birds present on dam. Easily viewed adjacent to Ogg Rd |
| Crimson Finch |
09/07/2006 |
6.3k down 12Mile W'H track, Lakefield, FNQ |
F. Pierce & J. Mattiske |
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| Great-billed Heron |
09/07/2006 |
10k n 12Mile W/H Rd Lakefield NP, FNQ |
F. Pierce & J. Mattiske |
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| Star Finch |
08/07/2006 |
Nifold Plain, Twin Palms, Lakefield NP, FNQ |
F. Pierce & J. Mattiske |
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| Palm Cockatoo |
07/07/2006 |
Wenlock River, FNQ |
F. Pierce & J. Mattiske |
|
| Eastern Barn Owl |
05/07/2006 |
Cooran, Noosa hinterland, SEQ |
A. Thelander |
|
| Freckled Duck |
02/07/2006 |
Apex Lakes, Gatton, SEQ |
L. Knight |
Single Bird on Lake Freeman, just a hint of red on the cere seen . Roy Sonnenbird saw it 29/6 and suspects a female or juvenile. 2nd bird recorded 2 July |
| Northern Scrub-robin |
01/07/2006 |
250m s Rainforest Camp Turnoff |
F. Pierce & J. Mattiske |
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| Red-backed Kingfisher |
01/07/2006 |
Dayboro, SEQ |
J. Lukin -Amundsen |
Rare on coast: 1 probable female. It can be found on Lyndhurst Road (Avalon Downs sub-division) just of Fingerboard Rd (accessible from Petrie-Dayboro Rd or Dayboro-Mt Mee Rd) Usually on wooden fence-posts. Seen by numerous observiers since that date. Last reported 1 July |
| Pacific Gull |
25/06/2006 |
Inskip Point, SEQ |
M. West |
Bird still there on Sunday |
| Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater |
25/06/2006 |
Booral, near Hervey Bay, SEQ |
P. Royall |
Possibly the first sighting in the Hervey Bay area. Single bird only. |
| Kermadec Petrel |
24/06/2006 |
20km NE of Gold Coast Seaway, SEQ |
J. Norling |
One dark pahse bird |
| Australian Swiftlet |
22/06/2006 |
Outside Royal Arch Cave, Chillagoe, NQ |
F. Pierce & J. Mattiske |
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| Pacific Gull |
22/06/2006 |
Inskip Point, SEQ |
R. Sonnenberg |
Juvenile with Silver Gulls and Crested Terns on beach |
| Fairy Gerygone |
21/06/2006 |
Point Cartwright, Caloundra Shire, SEQ |
R. Kernot |
2 males, 1 female present since first observed 29th Jan. 2006. Possibly birds reported from Bribie Is.in 2005. |
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
19/06/2006 |
Tallebudgera Ck, SEQ |
C. Collins |
Rarely seen at Tallebudgera Ck |
| Squatter Pigeon |
19/06/2006 |
Approx 75k's South of Augathella on Mitchell Highway, SWQ |
M. & V. Gardener |
Single bird |
| Star Finch |
19/06/2006 |
Karumba, NWQ |
F. Pierce & J. Mattiske |
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| Zitting Cisticola |
19/06/2006 |
Karumba Point, NWQ |
F. Pierce & J. Mattiske |
|
| Shining Flycatcher |
16/06/2006 |
Boondal Wetlands, SEQ |
D. Fitzgibbon & R. Wallace |
Female seen 23 March near the birdhide on the lower reaches of Nundah Creek within the Boondall Wetlands by Rod Wallace. This was confirmed by the Senior Interpretive Officer, David Fitz-Gibbon at the Environment Centre within the week. First reported sighting for the Boondall Wetlands. David Fitz-Gibbon saw the male Shining Flycatcher in mangroves a short distance upstream from the birdhide while conducting a canoe trip. |
| Beach Stone-curlew |
11/06/2006 |
Buckley’s Hole, Bribie Is, SEQ |
J. Byers & L. Joyce |
A lone bird in good condition of foreshore |
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
08/06/2006 |
Dowse Lagoon, Sandgate, SEQ |
S. Ryan |
Pair seen from the observer platform |
| Squatter Pigeon |
04/06/2006 |
1 Kilometer west of S. Q. Lime on either side of Cement Mills Rd. Gore. 50 K's East of Inglewood on Warwick Rd, SEQ |
G. Palmer & R. Dowling |
Birds were very confiding giving excellent views.I had been put on to the birds by Tom Tarrant. |
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
03/06/2006 |
Neville Lawrie Reserve next to Daisy Hill forest, SEQ |
C. & C. Fitzell |
Near Quarry, saw 3 birds and later 1 male bird |
| Powerful Owl |
03/06/2006 |
Alperton Rd, Burbank, SEQ |
B. Hambling |
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| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
02/06/2006 |
Elouera Drive, Nanango, SEQ |
C. Fingland |
3 x regularly here feeding in Casuarina trees. |
| Common Blackbird |
29/05/2006 |
Stanthorpe, SEQ |
E. Townsend |
Backyard bird; 6 seen; apparently they have been here on and off for at least 2 years
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
29/05/2006 |
Gannawarra St, Currimundi, Sunshine Coast, SEQ |
B. Nottidge & D. Flemming |
One adult circled lazily above tree tops for about 15 minutes. Attacked by Magpie-Lark & Noisy Miners
|
| Franklin's Gull |
27/05/2006 |
Jumpinpin bar, Stradbroke Islands, SEQ |
R. Pirie (c/- J. Norling) |
Very rare: Single Franklin's Gull sighted near Jumpinpin bar in full breeding plumage.
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
25/05/2006 |
Maroochy River, SEQ |
C. & C. Fitzell |
3 birds seen on north shore of river from Cotton Tree shore
|
| Zitting Cisticola |
22/05/2006 |
Mingo Crossing, nr Gyndah, SEQ |
B. Venables |
Rare: A few seen. Confirmed. Range extension?
|
| Powerful Owl |
13/05/2006 |
Toohey Forest, Brisbane, SEQ |
B. Hambling |
A pair roosting in same tree, probably due to start nesting any day now.
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
30/04/2006 |
Kenmore, SEQ |
I. Venables |
1 bird gliding over suburb
|
| Southern Cassowary |
24/04/2006 |
Cassowary House, Kuranda, NQ |
E. & M. Pegg |
Male with two juveniles and large female chased away by male
|
| Spotted Nightjar |
12/04/2006 |
J. C. Slaughter Falls, Mt Coottha, SEQ |
T. Murphy & A. Boardman |
Rare in Brisbane. Presumably same bird seen by M. Keller and A. Mitchell 18/3. Smaller size, more active flight and more rounded wings notable when compared to White-throated Nightjar, which was also present.
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
05/04/2006 |
Kingfisher Bay, Fraser Island, SEQ |
Birdwatchers Hervey Bay |
3 birds in close proximity to each other.
|
| Spotted Whistling-Duck |
03/04/2006 |
Awonga Point Sewage Ponds, Weipa, FNQ |
B. Bright |
Have been seen in July and December as well. Virtually no other birds present at all (6 Burdekin Ducks and about same P B Ducks).
|
| White Tern |
21/03/2006 |
Point Lookout, North Stradbroke Island, SEQ |
S. Attwood |
Rare: Flew over head and subsequently north of the point.
|
| Albert's Lyrebird |
19/03/2006 |
Cummingham's Gap, SEQ |
D. & L. Webb |
One bird
|
| Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher |
18/03/2006 |
Kuranda/Clohsey, NQ |
Rosy |
2 adults with juveniles at Cedar Park Resort
|
| Long-tailed Jaeger |
18/03/2006 |
Pelagic off Southport, SEQ |
S. Harding |
Not common
|
| Spotted Nightjar |
18/03/2006 |
J. C. Slaughter Falls, Mt Coottha, SEQ |
M. Keller, A. Mitchell |
Rare this far east of range. With White-throated Nightjars and different shape and wing spots observed.
|
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
05/03/2006 |
Point Cartwright, Sunshine Coast, SEQ |
R. Lamb & M. Dam |
2 birds
|
| Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher |
12/02/2006 |
Barron Falls Boardwalk, Kuranda, NQ |
A. Ward & D. Magarry |
|
| Red-browed Treecreeper |
03/02/2006 |
Buckley's Hole, Bribie Is, SEQ |
C. Bell |
Rare on Bribie and not reported from area before. Single male bird moving through gum tree, sighted several times before it disappeared.
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
29/01/2006 |
Bellmunda Beach, North of Mackay, CG |
D. Edwards |
1 bird
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
28/01/2006 |
Dudeon Point, South of Mackay, CG |
P. & L. Cross |
2 birds
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
28/01/2006 |
Pioneer mouth, Mackay, CG |
D. Edwards |
3 birds
|
| Oriental Cuckoo |
21/01/2006 |
Juff's Crossing, Dayboro, SEQ |
G. Goodyear |
They were hanging around the cattle grid after the causeway. (UBD 65 L18) [From birding Aus] Also present were Rose-crowned Fruit-doves, Emerald Doves, White-eared Monarchs and a host of other regulars.
|
| Powerful Owl |
20/01/2006 |
Red Hill, Brisbane, SEQ |
P. Noonan |
I'm not sure I believe my eyes, but what I think was a Powerful Owl landed on the railing of my 5th floor unit balcony in Red Hill. (I have never seen such a large owl before. Lighting was not good enough to see colour detail but I could see the bird quite clearly, approximately 4 Meters away, from my lounge chair.
|
| Albert's Lyrebird |
17/01/2006 |
Lamington N.P., SEQ |
M. Watt |
Two birds, male and female many kilometres apart in Lamington National Park, near O'Reilly's Guesthouse.
|
| Yellow Chat |
13/01/2006 |
47kms south of Rockhampton, CQ |
W. Dunn, J. McCabe National park ranger |
Rare: 2 Female birds seen clearly on grass tussocks within the 12 mile creek system, Fitzroy basin. (research area for Yellow chats)
|
| Common Blackbird |
29/12/2005 |
Stanthorpe, SEQ |
D. Niland |
One heard calling along Quart Pot Creek Park in centre of town.
|
| Spotted Whistling-Duck |
21/12/2005 |
Awonga Point Sewage Ponds, Weipa, FNQ |
B. Bright |
Counted 45 birds, but were a couple of others in far pond. Saw 16 in July.
|
| House Swift |
17/12/2005 |
Retreat Court, Bunya, SEQ |
I. Jones |
Brief view of 2 birds ahead of storms - flight unlike Needletail's, with frequent bursts of rapid wing-flaps. White rump and blunt tail similar to Needletail, so definitely not Fork-tailed Swift or White-backed Swallow. Uncertain of id - did any other observers see these birds ahead of storm?
|
| Red Goshawk |
12/12/2005 |
50km East of Weipa, FNQ |
K. & G. White |
1 bird gliding over canopy beside road
|
| Red Goshawk |
09/12/2005 |
80 km East of Weipa, FNQ |
K. & G. White |
2 birds perched beside road
|
| Double-eyed Fig-Parrot |
06/12/2005 |
Cook's Hut Iron Range N.P., FNQ |
K. & G. White |
2 birds feeding in low scrub on rad. Race Marshalli
|
| Sooty Owl |
03/12/2005 |
Bunya Mts, SEQ |
P. Hacker & M. Keller |
Probably male. Spotlighting in forest
|
| Little Tern |
29/11/2005 |
Sandy Pt, 14 km Nth of Yeppoon, CQ |
W. Dunn |
300 plus, some with Common Terns at high tide
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
27/11/2005 |
Lake Samsonvale, SEQ |
J. Harris et al. |
2 or 3 birds
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
24/11/2005 |
Buckley's Hole, Bribie Is, SEQ |
C. Bell |
Singel bird on beach
|
| Wandering Albatross |
19/11/2005 |
20nm NE Southport, SEQ |
J. Norling |
1 immature in advanced plumage
|
| Powerful Owl |
17/11/2005 |
J. C. Slaughter Falls, Mt Coottha, SEQ |
C. Corden |
1 adult bird seen in car park while spotlighting at 7pm
|
| Southern Cassowary |
14/11/2005 |
Emmalgen Ck, Cape Tribulation, NEQ |
P. A. Gade |
Walked along creek, very healthy
|
| Powerful Owl |
09/11/2005 |
J. C. Slaughter Falls, Mt Coottha, SEQ |
C. Billingham |
|
| Spotted Whistling-Duck |
08/11/2005 |
Lockart River Farm dam, FNQ |
J. Pritchard |
40 plus birds
|
| Kelp Gull |
04/11/2005 |
Ross River, Townsvill, NQ |
R. & R. Hughes |
One bird
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
28/10/2005 |
Grey Street, Nanango, SEQ |
C. Fingland, J. Gloster, S. Henwood |
Pair feeding in swamp
|
| Double-eyed Fig-Parrot |
25/10/2005 |
Kuranda/Clohsey, NQ |
Rosy |
Flock of aprox 35 eating on a Fig Tree at Cedar Park Resort
|
| Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher |
24/10/2005 |
Kingfisher park, Hulatten, NQ |
R. Lamb & M. Dam |
Seen a.m. two days (first heard calling 22/10)
|
| Wandering Albatross |
22/10/2005 |
20nm ESE Southport, SEQ |
J. Norling |
1 imm + 1 adult seen several times during day
|
| Albert's Lyrebird |
21/10/2005 |
Botanical Gardens, Lamington N.P., SEQ |
E. Pegg |
Easily visible on large rock near entrance gate. Scratching and walking in area
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
18/10/2005 |
Spitfire Creek East side of Moreton Island |
C. Boardman |
|
| Sooty Owl |
15/10/2005 |
J. C. Slaughter Falls, Mt Coottha, SEQ |
M. Keller & M. Popes |
Spotlighting
|
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
15/10/2005 |
Magnetic Island, NEQ |
R. Lamb et al. |
Single bird
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
06/10/2005 |
Dralington, Beaudesert, SEQ |
J. Stephens |
Seen most evenings from the 1st
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
26/09/2005 |
Koreelah Nat Pk, N NSW |
D. Niland |
Total of nine birds in to creek at sunset
|
| Red Goshawk |
26/09/2005 |
Koreelah Nat Pk, N NSW |
D. Niland |
Rare: Circled high overhead for about 3-4 minutes
|
| Long-toed Stint |
25/09/2005 |
Wide Bay, Lake Moondarra, Mount Isa |
Rpted by B. Forsyth |
Three or so birds. Rare
|
| Yellow Chat |
25/09/2005 |
Wide Bay, Lake Moondarra, Mount Isa |
Rpted by B. Forsyth |
About a dozen birds. Rare
|
| Rufous Scrub-bird |
22/09/2005 |
Coomera Falls Track, Binna Burra, SEQ |
M. West |
3 birds beside track near rocky lookout
|
| Red-whiskered Bulbul |
19/09/2005 |
Webster Street, South Mackay, CQ |
I. Burgess |
There have been a couple of these birds around our area in the last couple of weeks. I haven't seen them before. (It is a known bird for Mackay - TM).
|
| Kelp Gull |
06/09/2005 |
Cairns Foreshore, NQ |
J. Crowhurst |
One bird
|
| Powerful Owl |
05/09/2005 |
Mt Coottha, Chapel Hill, SEQ |
R. Brown |
Nocturnal calling throughout September
|
| Regent Honeyeater |
28/08/2005 |
40 Thompson Rd, Bellmere, SEQ |
L. Cross |
Rare: Seen in garden. Also seen last Sunday
|
| Turquoise Parrot |
27/08/2005 |
Camp Somerset, Esk, SEQ |
M. Roper et al. |
First record
|
| Major Mitchell's Cockatoo |
23/08/2005 |
45km south of Quilpie, SWQ |
N. Marr |
Six birds feeding by roadside
|
| Carpentarian Grasswren |
11/08/2005 |
McNamara's Rd, 61km NW Mt Isa, NWQ |
R. Lamb & M. Dam |
Single bird
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
10/08/2005 |
Old Caloundra Road, Beerwah State Forest, SEQ |
D. Fleming |
Group of 3, possibly 1 male 2 females. Feeding on A. littoralis, approx. 2m from the ground.
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
08/08/2005 |
Lizard island, FNQ |
R. & R. Thomson |
Pair seen frequently from the 1st
|
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
08/08/2005 |
Lizard island, FNQ |
R. & R. Thomson |
1 bird seen frequently from the 1st
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
07/08/2005 |
Dowse Lagoon, Sandgate, SEQ |
G. & R. Elliott, I. & S. Nalder |
6 birds on lagoon
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
07/08/2005 |
Dowse Lagoon, Sandgate, SEQ |
R. Sonnenberg |
One pair. (5 birds were seen 31 july)
|
| Red-browed Treecreeper |
01/08/2005 |
Mapleton S.F. Drive, SEQ |
D. & M. Niland |
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
27/07/2005 |
Bellmere Rd, Bellmere, SEQ |
L. Cross |
Corner of Stern Road - gliding over trees. Also seen 4 June. 2 birds Thompson rd.
|
| Freckled Duck |
26/07/2005 |
Hasties Swamp, NEQ |
E. Pegg |
4 birds with thousands of Plumed Whistling-ducks
|
| Powerful Owl |
18/07/2005 |
J. C. Slaughter Falls, Mt Coottha, SEQ |
C. Read |
Heard calling deep in dense gully in late afternoon - located 3 metres off the ground in tree (thanks to Tom Tarrant for directions
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
17/07/2005 |
Stanage bay, CQ |
M. & J. Ibbotson |
This is the first sighting at Stanage Bay since November 2003
|
| Major Mitchell's Cockatoo |
17/07/2005 |
Morven, SWQ |
E. Townsend |
One bird, in town
|
| Freckled Duck |
16/07/2005 |
Tailings Dam, Mt Carbine, FNQ |
D. Magarry |
First reported early June
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
11/07/2005 |
Loyalty Beach, nr Bamaga, FNQ |
P. Venables |
Single bird seen or heard daily from 11/7 to 15/7
|
| Freckled Duck |
11/07/2005 |
Fred Bucholz Park, Tamborine, SEQ |
R. Sonnenburg |
3 birds seen 9 July and again 11 July
|
| Freckled Duck |
10/07/2005 |
Fred Bucholz Park, Tamborine, SEQ |
D. King & T. King |
3 ducks. The lagoon is full at the moment so there are good numbers of birds
|
| Pacific Gull |
09/07/2005 |
Scarborough/Redcliffe, SEQ |
G. Anderson |
Rare in QLD. 2 immatures seen at Queens Beach Nth near Griffith Rd. UBD 82 B116 (Still there on 10th - has been there some weeks apparently]
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
06/07/2005 |
Goat Island, Maroochydore River, SEQ |
I. Venables |
1 pair on western side - first seen on 4th
|
| Freckled Duck |
03/07/2005 |
Coolmunda Dam, Darling Downs, SEQ |
R. Sonnenberg |
Rare in area. Also seen 23rd June
|
| Regent Honeyeater |
02/07/2005 |
40 Thompson Rd, Bellmere, SEQ |
P. Cross |
Rare: Immature bird seen in garden a.m. (Note: Seen 2/7 by Trevor Ford close to spot. Reported some adult marks)
|
| Freckled Duck |
29/06/2005 |
Nulla Creek, Abbot Point, NEQ |
J. Wren |
16 birds counted mingling with Plumed and Wandering Whistling Ducks. 8 birds there 4 July
|
| Freckled Duck |
26/06/2005 |
Apex Lakes, Gatton, SEQ |
K. Shurcliff & D. Houghton |
2 birds on Lake Freeman. Also seen by R. Sonnenberg 24 June.
|
| Albert's Lyrebird |
24/06/2005 |
Green Mountain Border Track, SEQ |
D. King |
There are large numbers of Lyrebirds at O'Rieley's at the moment. They are at their vocal best at the moment and can be seen foraging close to tracks - I saw 3 on a 6 k walk.
|
| Powerful Owl |
21/06/2005 |
Mt.Cootha, SEQ |
M. Keller & M Roper |
1 bird
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
19/06/2005 |
Moreton Island, SEQ |
A. Smith |
1 bird on shoreline on Ocean side
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
18/06/2005 |
Maryborough near airport |
R. Sonnenberg |
Pair seen regularly over a few days
|
| Freckled Duck |
16/06/2005 |
Lake Dyer, Laidley, SEQ |
J. Hadley |
4 birds
|
| Albert's Lyrebird |
14/06/2005 |
Springbrook, SEQ |
J. & R. Mahoney |
In full display mode on Best of All Lookout track. Seen also 15/6/05. Numerous other birds calling throughout surrounding forests.
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
13/06/2005 |
Archer Point south of Cooktown, FNQ |
K. Shurcliff & D. Houghton |
2 on beach south of access road
|
| Freckled Duck |
13/06/2005 |
Mt Carbine dam, FNQ |
K. Shurcliff & D. Houghton |
4 seen
|
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
13/06/2005 |
Mathiesen's Bird Hide, Great Sandy Strait, Bingham, Hervey Bay, SEQ |
P. & R. Royall, J. Knight |
Solitary bird on rocky shoreline.
|
| Turquoise Parrot |
11/06/2005 |
Eastern end of Sundown NP |
S. Harding & D. Mitton |
Large flock approx 40 birds in Sundown Creek
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
10/06/2005 |
Joe Sippel Weir, S. of Murgon, SEQ |
E. Pegg |
Two pairs
|
| Major Mitchell's Cockatoo |
01/06/2005 |
10 km SE of Mitchell, NWQ |
G. Glass & D. Beal |
2 birds
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
30/05/2005 |
Jollys Lookout, B.F.P., SEQ |
P. Venables |
4 birds seen daily for last five days
|
| Freckled Duck |
28/05/2005 |
Delta Downs St, NE Normanton, NQ |
S. Harding & D. Milton |
14 on Lily Lagoon NW Homestead
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
28/05/2005 |
Jollys Lookout, B.F.P., SEQ |
P. Venables |
Four birds seen regularly in past two months
|
| Purple-crowned Fairy-wren |
24/05/2005 |
Lawn Hill NP, NWQ |
G. Glass & D. Beal |
Eclipse plumage - seen up to 24th
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
23/05/2005 |
The Gap, Brisbane, SEQ |
T. Murphy |
2 birds soaring over Whitehead road - probably resident as seen last month
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
21/05/2005 |
JC Trotter Park, Cherbon St, Burbank, SEQ |
J. Evans (per Roy Sonnenburg) |
4 feding in Allocasuarina trees
|
| Grey Falcon |
21/05/2005 |
Rosegreen Station, N of Cloncurry, NWQ |
G. Glass & D. Beal |
2 birds
|
| Turquoise Parrot |
19/05/2005 |
Sheepstation Creek Consv. Park, SEQ |
D. Niland |
One or two birds flushed from grass beside track.
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
15/05/2005 |
Lake Cooroibah Road, Cooroibah, SEQ |
J. Kooistra |
2 males observed for 20 minutes in top of dead gum resting, preaning and "creaking"
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
15/05/2005 |
Rocky Creek Farm, Biggenden, SEQ |
M. Keller, M. & L. Dufton |
Soaring in group with Brown Falcon & Kestrel
|
| Australian Painted Snipe |
12/05/2005 |
Goorganga plain, northern edge. Access road just south of Proserpine. Freshwater swamp on north side of road. NQ |
B. Black |
2birds flushed from 1m off road beside grassy pool with cloddy edge, at about midday.
|
| Australian Painted Snipe |
11/05/2005 |
Wunjunga Road, about 4.4k from Bruce highway, South of Ayr, NQ. |
B. Black |
6 birds, mostly male and immature feeding in cyperus wetland, between dead cyperus bases in the open at 4.40pm
|
| Black-throated Finch |
11/05/2005 |
Cromarty siding road(40k south of Townsville) 200 metres from Bruce highway. |
B. Black |
Approximately 20 birds with large flock of about 200 chesnut breasted mannikins (mostly immature). Feeding on guinea grass beside the road.
|
| Black-tailed Native-hen |
09/05/2005 |
Toorbul, SEQ |
E. Townsend |
One bird (UBD J16)
|
| Freckled Duck |
08/05/2005 |
Fred Bucholz Park, Tamborine, SEQ |
D. Redhead |
10 birds
|
| Turquoise Parrot |
02/05/2005 |
Sundown N.P., SEQ |
J. Holt |
Group of approx 30 at waterhole at 6.45 am
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
30/04/2005 |
Cairns Airport, NQ |
P. Venables |
On saltpan between mangrove boardwalks
|
| Black-throated Finch |
29/04/2005 |
Mitchell River, North of Dunbar, NQ |
G & K White |
Approx. 15 birds drinking with, Double bar, Masked , Crimson & Red -browed finches
|
| Freckled Duck |
28/04/2005 |
Fred Bucholz Park, Tamborine, SEQ |
G. Palmer & R. Wallace |
Been there for some time now 7 birds seen 30/5 TM
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
25/04/2005 |
Boonoo Boonoo National Park, northern NSW |
D. Fleming |
Three adults observed feeding on side of main access road, approximately 2km east of the Cypress Pine camping area
|
| Red-browed Treecreeper |
24/04/2005 |
Condamine River Road, SEQ |
M. West |
Seen in company with White-throated Treecreeper
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
24/04/2005 |
The Gap, Brisbane, SEQ |
D. Redhead |
See twice during the day
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
21/04/2005 |
Clevland, SEQ |
P. Venables |
7 birds in Scribbly Gum Forest
|
| Turquoise Parrot |
21/04/2005 |
Moggill State Forest, SEQ |
M. Gilfedder & J. Watson |
1 bird flushed from side of Mill Rd
|
| Freckled Duck |
17/04/2005 |
Fred Bucholz Park, Tamborine, SEQ |
B. & R. Kemp et al |
The ducks were sitting quietly quite close to the shore
|
| Powerful Owl |
10/04/2005 |
Burbank, Toohey Forest, SEQ |
N. & B. Hambling & C. Pavey |
One pair at Burbank, one pair at Toohey Forest, none seen at Venman NP
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
07/04/2005 |
Gap Creek Reserve, SEQ |
C. Gosper |
Two overhead
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
03/04/2005 |
Poona Dam, Nambour, SEQ |
J. & C. Kooistra & V. Lee |
3 birds on lake around midday
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
03/04/2005 |
Kenmore, SEQ |
I. Venables |
One bird flying over
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
02/04/2005 |
Moreton Island, SEQ |
M. West |
3 birds at Spitfire Creek during WPSQ camp
|
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
02/04/2005 |
Moreton Island, SEQ |
M. West |
Pair at the Boulder during WPSQ camp
|
| Powerful Owl |
30/03/2005 |
Mt Coottha Forest, Chapel Hill, SEQ |
R. Brown |
Nighttime calling throughout month
|
| Spotted Whistling-Duck |
27/03/2005 |
Awonga Point Sewage Ponds, Weipa, FNQ |
M. Barnett |
Pair with 11 three to four week old ducklings
|
| Painted Honeyeater |
21/03/2005 |
24km NW of Jimbour, SWQ |
M. Wilson |
In thick Brigalow/Belah scrub
|
| Painted Honeyeater |
21/03/2005 |
Inverai-Kate Plains Road, Jandowae, SEQ |
D. & B. Seton |
2 birds seen late afternoon, in heavy Brigalow clump, on the side of the road.( dry weather road only). Birds were not calling.
|
| Double-eyed Fig-Parrot |
17/03/2005 |
Cairns Esplanade, NQ |
A. Boardman |
2 birds in fruiting fig tree
|
| Sooty Owl |
17/03/2005 |
Maleny, SEQ |
R. Lamb |
Calling over few weeks, seen in early am.
|
| Sooty Owl |
12/03/2005 |
Barker's Creek circuit, Bunya Mountains NP, SEQ |
W. Board and J. Challen |
Single bird in hollow strangler fig. Several birds vocal in early hours of 13/03/05.
|
| Red-rumped Swallow |
06/03/2005 |
Newell Beach, N. QLD |
C. Billingham |
Single bird seen with two Barn Swallows and numerous Welcome Swallows on Powerlines near elevated water storage
|
| Marbled Frogmouth |
15/02/2005 |
Imbil, SEQ |
B. Calvert & I. McMillan |
A pair visited frequently in February
|
| Common Blackbird |
12/02/2005 |
Jindalee, SEQ |
T. Goode |
One female (?)
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
29/01/2005 |
Raven Street Reserve, West Chermside, SEQ |
R. Woodford |
No often seen here
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
26/01/2005 |
Pormpuraaw, NQ |
P. Venables |
Pair
|
| Little Tern |
26/01/2005 |
Toorbul Wader Roost, SEQ |
K. & M. Pettit |
14 birds
|
| Great-billed Heron |
23/01/2005 |
Cairns, NQ |
P. Venables |
In mangroves at northern end of Esplanade. Also at Cent' Lakes 25/10/04
|
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
06/01/2005 |
Whickham Point, Caloundra headland, SEQ |
R. Lamb & M. Dam |
5 birds
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
05/01/2005 |
Gordon Brook Dom, nr Kingaroy, SEQ |
M. Frost |
1 pair, 1 female + 5 chicks, 1 female + 3 chicks
|
| Freckled Duck |
01/01/2005 |
Sewage Pond Area, Mt Isa, NWQ |
B. Forsyth |
6 birds on bank between ponds
|
| Freckled Duck |
31/12/2004 |
Old Station Dam, Breakaway Creek Housing Estate, Mt Isa, NWQ |
B. Forsyth & H. Morga |
One bird which had been sighted a week earlier
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
26/12/2004 |
Buckley's Hole, Bribie Is, SEQ |
E. Townsend |
One bird on the sandbar; put to flight by a man with two dogs
|
| Crimson Finch |
15/12/2004 |
Pormpuraaw, NQ |
P. Venables |
White-bellied form common
|
| Star Finch |
15/12/2004 |
Pormpuraaw, NQ |
P. Venables |
Commonly seen here since the 1980's
|
| Little Tern |
29/11/2004 |
Buckley's Hole, Bribie Is, SEQ |
R. Lamb |
20+20+ birds on sand spit behind (south) of Buckley's Hole
|
| Australian Painted Snipe |
23/11/2004 |
Karrasch's Lagoon, SEQ |
D. Niland, R. Wallace, H. Hadely |
Single bird in short grass near water's edge
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
20/11/2004 |
The Spit, Southport, SEQ |
P. Kyne |
Pre-dawn. On beach just south of seawall. Flew across to South Stradbroke when disturbed.
|
| Black-throated Finch |
14/11/2004 |
Station 180km NE of Julia Creek, NWQ |
M. Gardner & B. Forsyth |
Over 300 birds at one small soak with some Zebra and Double-barred Finches
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
11/11/2004 |
Logan Reserve, SEQ |
I. Reynolds |
Two birds flew over to east at tree-top height
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
07/11/2004 |
Inskip Point, SEQ |
P. Royall |
Single bird observed for at leats 5 minutes bathing in the salt water.
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
31/10/2004 |
Little Sand Hills, Moreton Island National Park, SEQ |
W. Board & J. Challen |
Single bird flushed from Mangroves
|
| Powerful Owl |
24/10/2004 |
Toohey Forest, Brisbane, SEQ |
M. Bennet & P. Kyne |
Roosting beside track
|
| Turquoise Parrot |
23/10/2004 |
Girraween N.P., SEQ |
M. & J. Gilpin, R. & M. Henderson |
Fully coloured pair beside walking track
|
| Australian Painted Snipe |
19/10/2004 |
Garnet's Lagoons, Hervey Bay, SEQ |
P. Royall & J. Knight |
Nine birds were sighted late in the afternoon. One group of three and one group of six.
|
| Australian Painted Snipe |
05/10/2004 |
Lake Moondarra, Mt Isa, NWQ |
H. Morgan & B. Forsyth |
Two males and two females on west side.
|
| Powerful Owl |
04/10/2004 |
J. C. Slaughter Falls, Mt Coottha, SEQ |
P. Skelly |
Female owl flew away then settled and lay along a branch with wings dropping (distraction because of hidden chick?). After 5 minutes sat normally.
|
| Common Blackbird |
03/10/2004 |
Bracken Ridge, SEQ |
K. Pettit |
Male blackbird fossicking for insects in garden mulch. Positive identification, no binoculars needed. Have never before seen one so far north
|
| Crimson Finch |
02/10/2004 |
Tyto Wetlands, Ingham, NQ |
M. & V. Gardner |
Up to approx 20 birds including juveniles and partly coloured immatures
|
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
02/10/2004 |
N. Stradbroke Island, SEQ |
D. Edwards |
3 birds on Shag Rock
|
| Superb Lyrebird |
02/10/2004 |
Girraween N.P., SEQ |
M. & L. Dufton |
|
| Crimson Finch |
30/09/2004 |
Mackenzie River, CQ |
J. Boisen, O. Jones, L. Litz-tyne & I. Venables |
Well SW of normal range
|
| Blue-winged Parrot |
29/09/2004 |
Thargominda, SWQ |
K. White |
One bird on ground
|
| Eungella Honeyeater |
29/09/2004 |
Cherman Rd, Dalrymple Hts, SEQ |
J. Boisen, O. Jones, L. Litz-tyne & I. Venables |
|
| Australian Painted Snipe |
28/09/2004 |
Garnet's Lagoons, Hervey Bay, SEQ |
P. Royall, J. Knight, W. Kirkwood et al. |
Three birds were observed late afternoon in the shallows for a considerable amount of time. Have been sighted here earlier.
|
| Ruff |
28/09/2004 |
Garnet's Lagoons, Hervey Bay, SEQ |
P. Royall, J. Knight, W. Kirkwood et al. |
Rare: A single bird was observed for a considerable amount of time feeding in the shallows. Has possibly been sighted a few weeks earlier at the same location.
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
25/09/2004 |
Tangalooma airstrip, Moreton Island, SEQ |
G. O'Meara, J. Hoyle |
Thick knees heard calling at night. A search the following day located a pair of both Beach and Bush stone curlews
|
| Squatter Pigeon |
22/09/2004 |
Byfield, Yeppoon, CQ |
J. Boisen, O. Jones, L. Litz-tyne & I. Venables |
|
| Squatter Pigeon |
21/09/2004 |
Raglan, CQ |
J. Boisen, O. Jones, L. Litz-tyne & I. Venables |
Several birds
|
| Great-billed Heron |
20/09/2004 |
Redden Creek, Machans Beach north of Cairns, NQ |
M. & G. Kuerschner |
3 birds, 2 of them displaying
|
| Regent Honeyeater |
19/09/2004 |
Durikai S. F., SEQ |
M. & L. Dufton |
Rare: Seen after others in campout had left.
|
| Regent Honeyeater |
16/09/2004 |
Glenelg Station, Macintyre Brook, SEQ |
L & P. Cole et al. |
Along brook near sheep shed.
|
| Superb Lyrebird |
16/09/2004 |
Girraween Lodge, Stanthorpe, SEQ |
K. Browne |
One bird
|
| Turquoise Parrot |
12/09/2004 |
Burrow's Waterhole, Sundown N.P., SEQ |
W. Board and J. Challen |
Four birds, two male, two female, foraging in the grass to the west of the camping area.
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
06/09/2004 |
Jollys Lookout, B.F.P., SEQ |
P. Venables |
Back again after 9 days
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
03/09/2004 |
Wonga Beach, Daintree River Estuary, FNQ |
A. Chappel |
Two birds came out of the bush onto the beach at the Northern end
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
02/09/2004 |
Coongul Point, Fraser Island, SEQ |
T. Murphy |
Two birds seen from Whale watching boat
|
| Powerful Owl |
31/08/2004 |
Mt Crosby, SEQ |
S. Gillam |
Heard only - will go looking
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
28/08/2004 |
Mission Beach South, NQ |
R. Lamb & M. Dam |
2 birds
|
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
25/08/2004 |
Dilli Beach, Fraser Island, SEQ |
O. Jones & P. Eade |
One only with two Australian Pied Oystercatchers
|
| Double-eyed Fig-Parrot |
24/08/2004 |
Wongaling Beach, NQ |
R. Lamb & M. Dam |
2 birds
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
07/08/2004 |
Sheridan Point, Cape York |
P. Hacker |
|
| Squatter Pigeon |
05/08/2004 |
Approx. 30km north of Belyando Crossing, CQ |
M. & V. Gardner |
Single bird by side of road on way to Belyando Crossing.
|
| Double-eyed Fig-Parrot |
04/08/2004 |
Trinity Beach, Cairns, FNQ |
J. Doidge |
1 pair birds excavating nesting hole in dead Delonix tree. No sign of nesting yet.Occasionally three more.
|
| Double-eyed Fig-Parrot |
30/07/2004 |
Daintree River, FNQ |
P. Hacker |
|
| Red Goshawk |
24/07/2004 |
Lake Moondarra, Mt Isa, NWQ |
B. Forsyth, B. & E. Williams |
|
| Sooty Owl |
24/07/2004 |
Bunya Mts N.P., SEQ |
W. Board |
Pair in hollow strangler fig halfway along track between Dandabah campsite and Paradise Parking Lot.
|
| Squatter Pigeon |
24/07/2004 |
Lake Mary Rd, between Yeppoon& Rockhampton, CQ |
P. & R. Royall, L. & A. Baldwin. |
7 birds sitting on the gravel shoulder of the road.
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
22/07/2004 |
Mission Beach, NQ |
P. Hacker |
|
| Double-eyed Fig-Parrot |
22/07/2004 |
Mission Beach, NQ |
P. Hacker |
|
| Powerful Owl |
21/07/2004 |
J. C. Slaughter Falls, Mt Coottha, SEQ |
P. Skelly |
Male & Female now out of nest hollow. First signgting for female since May.Chick heard nearby. Pellets show feeding.
|
| Turquoise Parrot |
12/07/2004 |
Sundown N.P. (north), SEQ |
K. Mc? |
Flock of 14 feeding on grass seeds
|
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
02/07/2004 |
Eli Creek, Hervey Bay, SEQ |
M. West |
"With a ""relationship"" with a Pied"
|
| Powerful Owl |
29/06/2004 |
Ferny Grove, SEQ |
M. Roper |
Heard in garden
|
| Star Finch |
25/06/2004 |
Kurumba, NWQ |
M. & V. Gardner |
12 birds including immatures
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
19/06/2004 |
Mudgeeraba, SEQ |
B. Green |
Up to 5 birds in yard since 2 April
|
| Eastern Grass Owl |
15/06/2004 |
Kedron Brook Wetlands, SEQ |
J. Lukin-Admunsen |
Probably sighting at dusk
|
| Albert's Lyrebird |
14/06/2004 |
Main Range N.P. - Cunninghams Gap, SEQ |
T. Bennet |
Single male foraging close to track on Plam Grove cricuit walk
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
06/06/2004 |
Mareeba Wetlands, FNQ |
M. Gilpin |
Two birds on Lake near Visitor's Centre
|
| Red Goshawk |
05/06/2004 |
Abattior Swamp - between Julatten and Mt Molloy, FNQ |
M. Gilpin |
Rare: Single bird circling over scrub and cane field.
|
| Letter-winged Kite |
30/05/2004 |
Station Road, Bethania, SEQ |
J. Watson et al. |
Rare in Brisbane. Hunts in early (before 6.00) morning in paddocks east of Station Rd and north of railway crossing. 2 birds seen earlier. UBD 263 C6
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
28/05/2004 |
Kenmore, SEQ |
I. Venables |
Single bird
|
| Freckled Duck |
27/05/2004 |
Winton, Qld |
A. Cooke |
|
| Grey Falcon |
27/05/2004 |
Windorah, SWQ |
O. Jones & G. Haydon |
1 bird
|
| Letter-winged Kite |
27/05/2004 |
Windorah, SWQ |
O. Jones & G. Haydon |
5 birds
|
| Australasian Bittern |
22/05/2004 |
Samsonvale Cemetery, SEQ |
G. Goodyear |
Rare in QLD (From Birding-Asu)
|
| Purple-crowned Fairy-wren |
21/05/2004 |
Lawn Hill NP, NWQ |
A. Cooke, M. & L. Calvert |
Near ranger station
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
20/05/2004 |
South of Mt Coottha, SEQ |
R. Brown |
A pair of birds
|
| Crimson Finch |
19/05/2004 |
Gregory River, Gregory Downs, NWQ |
A. Cooke & M. Calvert |
|
| Great-billed Heron |
19/05/2004 |
Gregory River, Gregory Downs, NWQ |
A. Cooke & M. Calvert |
|
| Turquoise Parrot |
16/05/2004 |
State Forest, Spring Ck Rd, nr Duraki, SEQ |
D. Blewett, J. Giles |
10 birds
|
| Grey Falcon |
14/05/2004 |
Buckley's Hole, Bribie Is, SEQ |
C. & I. Bell |
V Rare on coast. Seen for short time in trees and fluing. Bright orange-yellow legs and beak. Speckled on back, thick body. Appearance was of Falcon, not Grey Goshawk shown in Pizzey.
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
10/05/2004 |
Kenmore South, SEQ |
R. Jaensch |
1bird over treetops, urban area
|
| Star Finch |
09/05/2004 |
Karumba, Southern Gulf of Carpentaria |
B. Forsyth |
Abou 300 birds, 10% in adult plumage
|
| Australian Painted Snipe |
07/05/2004 |
Porcupine Gorge National Park, 50k north of Hughenden, Qld. |
P. & J. Legatt |
Male bird observed at close range on creek edge just 50 metres downstream of the Pyramid. Female may have been seen
|
| Radjah Shelduck |
07/05/2004 |
Karumba, Southern Gulf of Carpentaria |
B. Forsyth |
4 birds
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
06/05/2004 |
Tannum Sands South of Gladstone |
A. Boardman |
|
| Turquoise Parrot |
01/05/2004 |
Sundown N.P., SEQ |
M. & J. Gilpin R. & M. Henderson |
In groups of up to 10 and in full colour
|
| Squatter Pigeon |
26/04/2004 |
Durong-Mundubbera Road, 1 km south of Myola turnoff, just north of Allies Creek SF |
S. Kennedy |
One bird by the road.
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
23/04/2004 |
Buckley's Hole, Bribie Is, SEQ |
A. Ferguson |
Between Buckley's Hole and Red Beach
|
| Common Redshank |
22/04/2004 |
Mouth of Ross River, Townsville |
J. Wieneke |
Rare: You can ring Jo on 07-4771-47407 for details. From Birding-Aus
|
| Spotted Whistling-Duck |
16/04/2004 |
Awonga Point Sewage Ponds, Weipa, FNQ |
M. Barnett, S. Gould, R. Thorn |
4 separate family groups at different ages. Group sizes 2ad+12, 2ad+12, 2ad+9, 2ad+2. Two groups seem to be only a week or so old. All ducklings still downy with strongly two toned markings. Other adult spotted whistling ducks also present.
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
16/04/2004 |
15 km N of Tiaro, SEQ |
R. Jaensch |
Single bird, over Bruce Highway, forest patches near cane fileds
|
| Great-billed Heron |
11/04/2004 |
Esplanade, Bribie Island, SEQ |
C. Bell |
Rare this far south. Flying. Neck stretched out in front, fairly long beak. As big as a swan. The underneath of the outstretched wings was pale sandy colour across the whole width for about half the expanse nearer the head, and darker brown right across the rear half
|
| Eastern Grass Owl |
09/04/2004 |
Kedron Brook Wetlands, SEQ. |
R. Sonnenberg |
|
| Powerful Owl |
09/04/2004 |
J. C. Slaughter Falls, Mt Coottha, SEQ |
R. Sonnenberg |
Pair
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
03/04/2004 |
Cooloola Way |
D. Blewett, J. Giles |
2 birds in habitat other than beach, reef or mangrove flats
|
| Squatter Pigeon |
03/04/2004 |
Lloyd-Jones Weir Barcaldine |
I. Leyton |
2 Drinking at waters edge. Vunerable Ssp scripta
|
| Australian Painted Snipe |
31/03/2004 |
Torilla Plain, CQ |
R. Black |
adult with three runners in swamp of Schoenoplectus litoralis on marine plain
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
29/03/2004 |
Ocean Beach, Moreton Island, SEQ |
M. & L. West |
Pair
|
| Little Curlew |
28/03/2004 |
Lytonn Wader Roost |
T. Bennett + members of BOCA |
Seen along eastern mangroves
|
| Marbled Frogmouth |
27/03/2004 |
Crystal Waters Permaculture Village, Conondale, SEQ |
W. Board and J. Challen |
Adult plumiferous seen at 20H15 in lower branches of Eucalypt adjacent to the Visitor's Area
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
19/03/2004 |
Duck Creek Rd, Kerry Valley, SEQ |
R. Sonnenberg |
|
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
17/03/2004 |
Clontarf & Woody Point, SEQ |
B. Inglis |
On the seaward-side rockwall of the boat ramp at Pelican Park
|
| Little Curlew |
06/03/2004 |
Buckley's Hole, Bribie Is, SEQ |
I. Jones |
On sand bar on Pumicestone Passage side of reserve.
|
| Grey Falcon |
05/03/2004 |
Flinders Highway, approx 7kms East of Julia Creek, NW QLD |
M. Gardner & J. Hayward |
Rare: single bird on power lines
|
| Radjah Shelduck |
04/03/2004 |
Baffle Creek Caravan Park |
B. & N. Mackay |
2 birds have been there for some months. Fond of of cat's Wiskas and bread. Have laid 3 eggs but not incubated.
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
28/02/2004 |
Mooloolah, SEQ |
R. Kernot & T. Siggs |
1 adult in flight
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
22/02/2004 |
Buckley's Hole, Bribie Is, SEQ |
E. Townsend |
1 bird
|
| Powerful Owl |
22/02/2004 |
Whites Hill Reserve, Camp Hill, SEQ |
B. Lewis, P. Ingersole et al. |
Spotted at 8am but gone at 12.30 pm when we returned to show others
|
| Ground Parrot |
14/02/2004 |
Inskip Point, SEQ |
BQ campout |
Heard at dusk
|
| Powerful Owl |
03/02/2004 |
Mt Cootha, Chapel Hill Side, SEQ |
R. Brown |
One bird heard
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
01/02/2004 |
Monrepos, Bundaberg |
D. Edwards |
2 birds
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
29/01/2004 |
Duck Creek Rd, Fraser Island |
R. Sonnenberg |
|
| Powerful Owl |
26/01/2004 |
J. C. Slaughter Falls, Mt Coottha, SEQ |
P. Skenny |
Solitary female on rainy day
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
21/01/2004 |
Gatakers Bay Reserve, Point Vernon, Hervey Bay. |
P. Royall |
Single bird sighted by members of Bird Watchers of Hervey Bay on weekly outing. Birds have also been sighted at this location on previous occasions.
|
| Powerful Owl |
11/01/2004 |
Hayes Crossing, Kenmore, SEQ |
I. Venables |
|
| Little Curlew |
10/01/2004 |
Lake Atkinson, SEQ |
G. Goodyear |
A pair - unusual
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
06/01/2004 |
Durikai S. F., SEQ |
M. Gardner & G. Anderssen |
A pair
|
| Turquoise Parrot |
06/01/2004 |
Durikai S. F., SEQ |
M. Gardner & G. Anderssen |
Many pairs and individuals throughout forest
|
| Freckled Duck |
01/01/2004 |
Wide Bay, Lake Moondarra, NWQ |
B. Forsyth |
Rare in Mt Isa area
|
| Ruff |
08/12/2003 |
Murrarie, SEQ |
R. Lamb |
Rare: One reeve about 200m north, on the waters edge, just near the bridge forming part of the Port of Brisbane Motorway.
|
| Red-necked Phalarope |
29/11/2003 |
Lake Moondarra, Mt Isa, NWQ |
M Gardner & B Forsyth |
Rare: Also reported on 23.11.03. Very busy wader often following greenshanks and sharp-tailed sandpipers for food.
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
29/11/2003 |
Retreat Court, Bunya |
I. Jones |
Chased by local Currawongs and a Brown Goshawk
|
| Red-necked Phalarope |
23/11/2003 |
Wide Bay, Lake Moondarra, Mount Isa |
G. Wardle & B. Forsyth |
Rare: This species has been sighted 3 times at Lake Moondarra
|
| Little Stint |
18/11/2003 |
Cairns, NQ |
C. Doughty |
One in breeding plumage on foreshore.
|
| Grey Phalarope |
04/11/2003 |
Lake Mictchell, between Marreeba and Mt Malloy, FNQ |
G. Holmes |
Could not be found the next day
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
23/10/2003 |
Lake Dyer, Laidley, SEQ |
E. Townsend |
6 birds
|
| South Polar Skua |
18/10/2003 |
Pelagic off Southport, SEQ |
P. Wallbirdge |
Rare: Intermediate phase
|
| Wandering Albatross |
18/10/2003 |
Pelagic off Southport, SEQ |
P. Wallbirdge |
Rare: 1 bird (Gibson's Albatross)
|
| White-headed Petrel |
18/10/2003 |
Pelagic off Southport, SEQ |
P. Wallbirdge |
1 bird
|
| Marbled Frogmouth |
13/10/2003 |
Browns Road, Mt Glorious |
C. Corden & M. Bush |
One bird seen while spotlighting, where Greene's Falls track crosses Browns Road
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
12/10/2003 |
Blacks Beach, Mackay, CQ. |
J. Wren, D. Williams & I. Sutton |
Two birds very agitated, tail bobbing and one bird giving high pitched call. Possible breeding. Observed during QWSG survey Mackay.
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
12/10/2003 |
Bellmere Road, Bellmere, SEQ |
L. Cross & K. Morris |
Low over trees alongside road
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
03/10/2003 |
Apex Lakes, Gatton, SEQ |
G. Glass & E. Townsend |
One bird
|
| Powerful Owl |
01/10/2003 |
J. C. Slaughter Falls, Mt Coottha, SEQ |
R. Sonnenberg |
2 immatures seen
|
| Squatter Pigeon |
27/09/2003 |
Durikai environs, SEQ |
A. Boardman & BQ team |
Seen on Everleigh property
|
| Lesser Yellowlegs |
22/09/2003 |
Fraser Island, UBD1: 25 19 55 S 153 12 56 E. |
G. Palmer |
Rare: Breeding plumage. Located 1.8ks north of Happy Valley on ocean beach. Flew within minutes of being found west over dunes.
|
| Major Mitchell's Cockatoo |
14/09/2003 |
Bundaleer Rainforest Park and Gardens, UBD2: 136 Q19 |
H. Possingham |
I assume an escapee.
|
| Common Blackbird |
11/09/2003 |
Coonabarabran, NSW |
Judith Lukin/Amundsen |
Extension of range
|
| Powerful Owl |
30/08/2003 |
Venman Bushland N.P, Brisbane, SEQ |
N. & B. Hambling |
Two adult birds roosting in a tree near the creek but no chicks seen. Presume they didn't breed this year. First known sighting of this pair since 18 May
|
| Australian Swiftlet |
28/08/2003 |
Mossman River |
E. & M. Pegg, & P. Cooper |
Numerous birds over the river.
|
| Great-billed Heron |
28/08/2003 |
Mossman River |
E. & M. Pegg, & P. Cooper |
Young bird, changing from brown to grey plumage.
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
27/08/2003 |
Warraber (Sue Is) Torres Strait Qld. |
J. , L. , and C. Wren |
Four birds observed. One pair settled on rocky outcrop near barge ramp. Other pair settled on sandy area 500m away.
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
22/08/2003 |
Nogoa River, Emerald Botanical Gardens |
P. & R. Royall |
Male and female sighted on the Nogoa River. Both birds clearly observed for some time, appeared to be feeding.
|
| Red-whiskered Bulbul |
20/08/2003 |
Nebo Road, Mackay |
E. & M. Pegg |
Others have commented they are regularly seen in Mackay.
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
15/08/2003 |
Jollys Lookout, B.F.P., SEQ |
Phil Venables/ Dominic Henderson |
most days 4 seen/ max 10 one day
|
| Brown Skua |
04/08/2003 |
Hervey Bay |
C. Corden & M. Bush |
One bird seen during a whale watching trip aboard MV Mikat
|
| Gang-gang Cockatoo |
31/07/2003 |
Venman Bushland N.P, Brisbane, SEQ |
Gold-coast bird group |
2+birds
|
| Grey Falcon |
19/07/2003 |
Diamantina N.P. |
K. E. & F. M. Wells, et al |
Pair harassing a pair of crows at their nest in a tree near an old earth tank.
|
| Yellow Chat |
18/07/2003 |
S.E. of Boulia |
K. E. & F. M. Wells, et al |
Sighted on open grass plain . Both sexes.
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
09/07/2003 |
Jollys Lookout, B.F.P., SEQ |
P. Venables |
Four birds seen every day to 30/7/03
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
09/07/2003 |
Cornubia SEQ. |
C. & C. Fitzell |
Single bird circling above golf course.
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
06/07/2003 |
Duck Creek Road, Lamington Plateau, SEQ |
M. Tomlinson and E. Townsend |
Pair
|
| Kelp Gull |
06/07/2003 |
Town of 1770 |
J. Cummings & J. Harris |
This bird had been around since May
|
| Kelp Gull |
05/07/2003 |
Round Hill Head, SEQ |
S. Ferrier & Family |
Also observed here in Dec 2002
|
| Freckled Duck |
19/06/2003 |
Gracemere lagoon, Rockhampton |
B. Black, L. Campbell, et al. |
At least 10 birds. Rarely sighted in Central Qld.
|
| Southern Cassowary |
17/06/2003 |
Wallaman Falls, NQ. |
D. Edwards |
|
| Kelp Gull |
13/06/2003 |
Town of 1770 |
D I Redhead |
Adult in winter plumage.
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
08/06/2003 |
Spicers Gap - Picnic area/Pioneer Graves, UBD2: 28 04 24 152 25 32. |
R. Burgoyne |
2 males and 2 females feeding in Casuarina
|
| Freckled Duck |
05/06/2003 |
Clermont |
E. Barker |
1 female bird, visited for a day.
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
04/06/2003 |
Tully Heads |
I. McCrudden |
Sigle bird observed for about 5 minutes on the shoreline at about 5.30 pm.
|
| Eastern Grass Owl |
03/06/2003 |
Tyto Wetlands, Ingham, NQ |
M. Clark. |
1 bird.
|
| Freckled Duck |
01/06/2003 |
Toonpan area of Ross River Dam, 32 kms W of Townsville |
M. & G. Kuerschner |
4 birds.
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
01/06/2003 |
Umpara Cres, Mudgeeraba |
H. King |
3 birds and 2 on 20/6, 1 on 3/7 and 2 on 5/8
|
| Freckled Duck |
31/05/2003 |
Mullers Lagoon, Bowen. Qld., UBD1:200012S 1481439E |
T. Bischoff, J. Wren and C. Wren |
Bird settled on island with Hardhead and Magpie Geese that allowed good size comparison. Most striking feature was the tuft on the head and the very concave appearance of the bill and forehead. Generally a dull dappled grey with black legs and bill. Swam off to rear of island with Grey Teal.
|
| Powerful Owl |
31/05/2003 |
Chapel Hill, SEQ |
R. Brown |
Heard on a number of occassions.
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
27/05/2003 |
Bellmere, (8kms west of Caboolture), SEQ |
L. Cross |
Over gardens adjacent to our property.
|
| Blue-winged Parrot |
22/05/2003 |
Lake Bindegolly nr. Thargomindah, SWQ |
O. Jones |
6 birds.
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
11/05/2003 |
Venman Bushland N.P, Brisbane, SEQ |
C Fitzell |
Male and female.
|
| Kelp Gull |
08/05/2003 |
Town of 1770 |
J & H Noyce |
Sub-adult, photo is available.
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
07/05/2003 |
Eurimbula N.P. |
J & H Noyce |
1 pair.
|
| Sooty Shearwater |
07/05/2003 |
Bustard Head. |
J & H Noyce |
17 birds.
|
| Australian Painted Snipe |
30/04/2003 |
Torilla Plains (Broad Sound), Central Qld |
R. Jaensch, J. McCabe, W. Houston, A. Wahl |
Six birds (3 females) and a nest with eggs on a small grassy islet in freshwater marsh at edge of tree-less coastal plain.
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
30/04/2003 |
Spencer Creek waterhole (Stanage Bay Road), Central Qld |
R. Jaensch, J. McCabe, W. Houston, A. Wahl |
A brood of small ducklings in waterhole modified by road causeway.
|
| Radjah Shelduck |
30/04/2003 |
Torilla Plains (Broad Sound), Central Qld |
R. Jaensch, J. McCabe, W. Houston, A. Wahl |
Quite a few pairs with broods of small ducklings, at waterholes, channels, ponds and marshes on coastal plain.
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
30/04/2003 |
Chapel Hill, SEQ |
R. Brown |
1 or 2 birds seen on a number of occassions.
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
24/04/2003 |
4 km S of Howard, SEQ |
R. Jaensch |
Single bird hawking over mixed forest (lemon-scented gum, ironbark, bloodwood, stringybark, angophora).
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
22/04/2003 |
4 km S of Burrum Heads, SEQ |
R. Jaensch |
Single bird hawking over banksia tall shrubland near sedge swamp, in National Park.
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
06/04/2003 |
South Boundary Rd, BFP |
B. Essex |
Single adult feeding in Forest Oak
|
| Grey Falcon |
05/04/2003 |
40k's North East Julia Creek on Punchbowl Road, NWQ. |
M Gardner & R Heggie. |
Single bird - fantastic views.
|
| Spotted Whistling-Duck |
30/03/2003 |
Weipa, FNQ |
M. Barnett |
A pair with 8 downy young and another 14 adults at Awoonga Point Sewerage Ponds, near Weipa.
|
| Little Tern |
21/03/2003 |
Suffolk Park Beach, NSW. |
K. Herbert & A. Minter |
15+ birds on seashore. Breeding & Non-breeding, 1 with tags. Birds with Common/Crested Terns.
|
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
16/03/2003 |
Cocked Hat Rocks, Broken Heads, NSW. |
K. Herbert |
2 birds.
|
| Turquoise Parrot |
13/03/2003 |
In grounds , SEQ Girraween Environmental Lodge, Pyramid Road, Girraween. |
E. & M. Pegg |
Single bird near bird track.
|
| Southern Emu-wren |
11/03/2003 |
Evans Head sewerage works, NSW. |
N&B Hambling, L&C Collins, S & M Meihold |
Along the entry road close to the sewerage plant, also along the track under the power line. Numerous birds seen over 3 days in company with other wrens
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
04/03/2003 |
Suburban Kenmore |
R. Jaensch |
1 bird soaring over suburban area @ 1540 hrs, at varying heights, chased by Magpies. Constant upswept wings, relatively long tail with square end. Different jizz to Swamp Harrier. 3 other reports of this species by various observers in late Feb and early March, 2003.
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
20/02/2003 |
Mudgeraba, SEQ |
H. King |
4 birds
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
19/02/2003 |
Gold Creek Reservoir, Brisbane Forest Park, SEQ |
D. Niland, R. Wallace, R. Brown, J. Miller |
At least 3 birds flushed from casuarinas(?) and regular calling for about 5 minutes.
|
| Freckled Duck |
15/02/2003 |
Brunswick Hds sewage Farm, Brunswick Hds, NSW |
C. Reid |
"3 together, great views. (Altho not strictly ""Qld"" birds, is easy access for birders on the coast to see a species not normally available!)"
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
14/02/2003 |
Tingalpa Resevoir, MC Trotter Reserve, Brisbane, SEQ |
C. Reid |
4 birds - 2 pairs - at 'Western' end of resevoir.
|
| Freckled Duck |
14/02/2003 |
Leslie Dam (West of Warwick) - near Washpool Camping Reserve |
M Gardner |
6 birds - ref UBD1: 151, 55, 02 S, 28, 13, 46 E
|
| Laughing Gull |
08/02/2003 |
Bongaree Beach Between Shelly Creek and Jetty, Bribie Isl, SEQ |
A. Pagano & W. Dunn |
1 bird moulting (black blotches on back of head, comming out of breeding plumage) always with Silver Gulls
|
| Laughing Gull |
08/02/2003 |
Bribie Island, SEQ |
W. Dunn & A. Pagano |
1 bird, out of breeding plumage, with a group of Silver Gulls. On beach near Jetty, near Shirley Ck.
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
01/02/2003 |
Kenmore Hills, SEQ |
C. Billingham |
At intersection of Gap Creek Rd and Brookfield Rd. flying at tree top height, not a great view as driving at time but white on forehead most distinctive. Flew off in direction of Gap Creek. Time approx 1.00pm. First time I have sighted one around Brisbane.
|
| Turquoise Parrot |
30/01/2003 |
Sundown N.P., SEQ |
C. Fitzell |
About 20 feeding near campsite
|
| Australian Painted Snipe |
27/01/2003 |
Lake Samsonvale, SEQ |
M Tomlinson & E Townsend |
5 birds
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
25/01/2003 |
Ewen Maddock Dam, Landsborough, SEQ |
R. Lamb |
Single bird on eastern side of road(causway)
|
| Franklin's Gull |
22/01/2003 |
Lagoon next to dump, Rockhampton |
D. & A. Beck |
With a flock of Silver gulls
|
| Freckled Duck |
18/01/2003 |
Atkinson's Dam, SEQ |
Ruth Kemp et al |
2 birds.
|
| Little Tern |
18/01/2003 |
Buckley's Hole, Bribie Is, SEQ |
K. Herbert & D. Walker |
2 birds, non breeding, with Silver Gulls and Crested Terns. On the sand bar.
|
| Turquoise Parrot |
17/01/2003 |
Durikai S. F., SEQ |
R Sonnenburg |
|
| Laughing Gull |
09/01/2003 |
Sth of Bongaree Jetty, Bribie Isl. |
R. Mahoney & M. Jackson |
Rare vagrant - been there since New Years day, according to another observer. Bird observed from 25 - 10 metres for almost 30 minutes. Field characteristics in total agreement with descriptions in scientific literature. Bird is in full breeding plumage.
|
| Laughing Gull |
05/01/2003 |
Bonngaree Point, Bribie Island, SEQ |
R. Lamb & M. Dam |
Adult bird, seen on beach behind Buckley's Hole, and south of jetty.
|
| Freckled Duck |
04/01/2003 |
Chatfield Ck. 39 km W of Richmond |
R. Forsyth |
1 Bird
|
| Laughing Gull |
01/01/2003 |
On the beach directly behind Buckley's Hole, Bribie Island |
D Blewett, S & R Dunglison and R Thomis. |
At high tide, one bird in breeding plummage flew in to roost among Bar-tailed Godwits, Great Knot, Caspian, Gull-billed, Crested and Little Terns
|
| Australian Painted Snipe |
28/12/2002 |
Salt Water Park, Hope Island, SEQ |
A. D. Whitcomb |
2 birds. seen from road where stream runs into reeds from lake
|
| Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher |
28/12/2002 |
Barron Falls Boardwalk, Kuranda |
D. Magarry |
|
| Painted Honeyeater |
28/12/2002 |
Near Oakey Golf Club |
D. Blewett, J. Giles |
Female feeding young mistletoe berries
|
| Albert's Lyrebird |
21/12/2002 |
O'Reillys |
A. D. Whitcomb |
|
| Rufous Scrub-bird |
21/12/2002 |
O'reillys near Bethongabel Lookout |
A. D. Whitcomb |
single male singing and seen next to main border track
|
| Albert's Lyrebird |
16/12/2002 |
Border Track, O'Reilly's, Lamington N.P., SEQ |
J. Welch |
1 bird a female
|
| Little Curlew |
11/12/2002 |
Archerfield Airfield, Brisbane, SEQ |
D. Redhead |
2 birds
|
| Albert's Lyrebird |
02/12/2002 |
West Canungra Creek track - O'Reilly's |
P. Johnson |
30 minute encounter with 1 female
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
01/12/2002 |
Swanbank P.S. Cooling Ponds |
D. King |
2 birds
|
| Rufous Scrub-bird |
30/11/2002 |
Bithongabel lookout - main border track from O'Reillys |
P. Johnson |
Brief but very close sighting of 1 male on track and then 15 minutes of song and chatterings
|
| Eungella Honeyeater |
29/11/2002 |
Dalrymple Rd., Eungella |
E. Underwood |
1 bird, alerted by a very unusual call.
|
| Radjah Shelduck |
24/11/2002 |
Lake Mitchell, Atherton Tablelands |
P. & L. Cross |
12+ birds
|
| Freckled Duck |
23/11/2002 |
Tailings Dam, Mt. Carbine, FNQ |
P. & L. Cross |
1 bird
|
| Grey Wagtail |
23/11/2002 |
Tailings Dam, Mt. Carbine, FNQ |
P. & L. Cross |
|
| Freckled Duck |
18/11/2002 |
Mareeba Wetlands, FNQ |
E. Underwood |
Approx. 20 birds.
|
| Albert's Lyrebird |
16/11/2002 |
Border Track, O'Reilly's, Lamington N.P., SEQ |
A. Pagano |
1 bird, rare.
|
| Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher |
16/11/2002 |
Kingfisher Park, Julatten, FNQ |
E. Underwood |
1 bird in orchard.
|
| Ruff |
06/11/2002 |
Buckley's Hole, Bribie Is, SEQ |
M. Parsons |
1 bird in company with Bar Tailed Godwits
|
| Kelp Gull |
04/11/2002 |
Flinders Parade, and Flinders Lane, Scarborough, Brisbane |
R. Sonnenburg |
Looking very healthy eating a large catfish
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
03/11/2002 |
Inskip Point, SEQ |
M. Keller, H. Uza, M. West, L. West, A. Mitchell. |
|
| Little Curlew |
03/11/2002 |
Archerfield Airfield, Brisbane, SEQ |
R. Thomson |
1 bird
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
02/11/2002 |
Main range picnic area, Cunningham H'way. |
R. Sonnenberg |
|
| Powerful Owl |
02/11/2002 |
Auburn Rive National Park |
L Popple |
1 bird, UBD1: 25°43'S 151°03'E
|
| House Swift |
01/11/2002 |
Port Douglas, NEQ |
D. Richards |
100+ birds in a single flock.
|
| Squatter Pigeon |
27/10/2002 |
Roadside near Kandanga |
S. Ryan |
1 bird
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
22/10/2002 |
Weyba Downs, near Noosa. |
A. & L. Patman |
One male & one female feeding quietly in casuarina, also seen 29th.
|
| Australasian Bittern |
16/10/2002 |
Ross Creek, Yeppoon |
T. Sjolund |
Just one bird
|
| Kelp Gull |
14/10/2002 |
Margate Beach, Redcliffe. UBD1 Map 2c g, 7. |
G. McRae |
1 full coloured Adult has been in the area for the past week.
|
| Long-toed Stint |
07/10/2002 |
Wide Bay, Lake Moondarra, Mount Isa |
B. Forsyth |
Several birds. ID from photograph confirmed by Niven McCrie also seen 13th
|
| Freckled Duck |
05/10/2002 |
Wide Bay, Lake Moondarra, Mount Isa |
B. Forsyth |
At least 18 birds. No breeding males
|
| Kelp Gull |
05/10/2002 |
Woody Point, SEQ |
D. Jenkin |
1 bird
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
02/10/2002 |
Tingalpa Resevoir, SEQ |
C. Reid |
1 female, 50 to 100 metres west of HV lines, western end of reservoir.
|
| Freckled Duck |
01/10/2002 |
Mt. Isa Sewage Ponds |
R. Forsyth |
1 bird, Rare
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
28/09/2002 |
W of Woodford, SEQ |
R. Sonnenberg |
R. On farm dam
|
| Kelp Gull |
28/09/2002 |
Woody Point, SEQ |
D. Jenkin |
Rare in QLD. Difficult to find but seen again on 5 Oct. Bird is injured put is apparently behaving normally. See birding Aus.
|
| Little Curlew |
28/09/2002 |
Queens Esplanade, Thornside, SEQ |
C. Corden |
1 bird
|
| Little Tern |
28/09/2002 |
Manly Boat Harbour, SEQ |
D. Edwards, A. Keates |
E. Early record
|
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
28/09/2002 |
Woody Point, SEQ |
R. Sonnenberg |
R.
|
| Major Mitchell's Cockatoo |
26/09/2002 |
Samford Valley, SEQ |
T. Hayashi |
Sighted in the afternoon, flying after a flock of 20+ Little Corellas, gliding on downswept wings.
|
| Freckled Duck |
25/09/2002 |
Currawinya N.P., SWQ |
R. Kernot et al |
approx. 12 at Lake Wyara and between 2000-2500 at Lake Numalla!
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
22/09/2002 |
near Anakie, Central Qld. |
M. Wilson |
Several on swamps.
|
| Freckled Duck |
16/09/2002 |
Pentland, 110kms west Charters Towers |
M. Acton & M. Kuerschner |
8 birds
|
| Powerful Owl |
16/09/2002 |
Belmont Hill, SEQ |
B & J Morgan, S. Keates |
V. Perched – during day
|
| Grey Falcon |
10/09/2002 |
Red Canyon, Fraser Island |
L. & B. Roubin |
2 birds
|
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
08/09/2002 |
Horseshoe Bay, Bowen, NEQ |
R. Lamb |
1 bird
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
08/09/2002 |
Approx 8 kms west Karara, SEQ+D1971 |
R. Kernot |
1 adult
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
07/09/2002 |
Taylor Pt, Moreton Isl, SEQ |
A. Pagano |
Vunerable: 2 birds, 2 more seen at other location on 8th.
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
01/09/2002 |
Inskip Point, SEQ |
L Bowden, G Miller |
2 birds feeding on Soldier Crabs on western shore
|
| Powerful Owl |
24/08/2002 |
Venman Bushland N.P, Brisbane, SEQ |
A. Boardman |
Adult and two juveniles. Adult holding remains of Koala
|
| Squatter Pigeon |
21/08/2002 |
Emerald Creek Falls, Atherton Tablelands, FNQ |
R. Lamb, M. Dam |
V. 8 birds
|
| Black-throated Finch |
18/08/2002 |
Mareeba Wetlands FNQ |
R. Lamb & M. Dam |
Party of 10
|
| Black-throated Finch |
18/08/2002 |
Mareeba Wetlands, NEQ |
R. Lamb, M. Dam |
V. Over 10 birds
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
18/08/2002 |
12 km SW Mareeba, NEQ |
R. Lamb & M. Dam |
3 birds
|
| Powerful Owl |
15/08/2002 |
J. C. Slaughter Falls, Mt Coottha, SEQ |
D. & J. Penny |
1 bird seen at uper parking lot just before 6.00 pm also seen 14 Oct by K. Mcgregor & P. Venables
|
| Southern Cassowary |
13/08/2002 |
Tam O'Shanter NP, NEQ |
R. Lamb, M. Dam |
E. 2 adults, 1 chick
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
08/08/2002 |
Minnippi Parklands, SEQ |
C. Reid |
Male & female feeding separately on lake.
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
05/08/2002 |
Lake Broadwater, SW of Dalby |
M. Wilson |
1 bird.
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
03/08/2002 |
Reedy Creek, Lake Wivenhoe, SEQ |
R. Jaensch |
5 birds near the bridge over the creek
|
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
28/07/2002 |
Tallebudgera, SEQ |
C. Collins |
1 bird
|
| Grey Falcon |
25/07/2002 |
Bowra Station, Cunnamulla, SWQ |
M. Gilpin |
1 bird seen flying in open country near Bowra homestead.
|
| Major Mitchell's Cockatoo |
25/07/2002 |
Bowra Station, Cunnamulla, SWQ |
M. & J. Gilpin |
60 + birds in one flock feeding and drinking beside gumhole creek.
|
| Powerful Owl |
24/07/2002 |
Venman Bushland N.P, Brisbane, SEQ |
M. & J. Elleer |
2 Adults and 2 Juv
|
| Painted Honeyeater |
22/07/2002 |
'Thyangra' via Thargominda, SWQ |
M. & J. Gilpin |
2 birds feeding in Yapunya Gums
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
21/07/2002 |
Daydream Island, SEQ |
J. Norlins |
1 bird feeding. Also seen on 22nd
|
| Freckled Duck |
21/07/2002 |
Lake Bindegolly nr. Thargomindah, SWQ |
M. & J. Gilpin |
1 bird roosting with Hardheads
|
| Red Goshawk |
21/07/2002 |
Lake Moondarra, Mt Isa, NWQ |
J. Davis |
Rare: 1 bird. 100 metres south of the Leichhardt River causeway near the Moondarra Caravan Park
|
| Antarctic Prion |
20/07/2002 |
Pelagic off Southport, SEQ |
P. Wallbridge et al |
Rare: 13+ birds
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
20/07/2002 |
Pelagic off Southport, SEQ |
P. Wallbridge et al |
Seen from boat
|
| Broad-billed Prion |
20/07/2002 |
Pelagic off Southport, SEQ |
P. Wallbridge et al |
Rare: 4+ birds
|
| Crimson Finch |
20/07/2002 |
Twin Bridges, west of Malborough |
M. & J. Elleer |
Flock of 20 birds
|
| Herald Petrel |
20/07/2002 |
Pelagic off Southport, SEQ |
P. Wallbridge et al |
Rare: 1 bird
|
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
20/07/2002 |
Daydream Island, SEQ |
J. Norlins |
Pair feeding and roosting. Also seen on 21st
|
| Powerful Owl |
16/07/2002 |
Venman Bushland N.P, Brisbane, SEQ |
B. Hambling |
2 chicks in nest, will probably fledge end July
|
| Radjah Shelduck |
15/07/2002 |
Dam near Kingaroy |
B. Heinger |
On dam
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
14/07/2002 |
Eagleby Wetlands, SEQ |
R. Dowling |
1 bird
|
| Yellow Chat |
14/07/2002 |
Clem Walton Park, Corella Dam |
E. & M. Pegg |
A number of birds
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
11/07/2002 |
Mudgeeraba, SEQ |
B. Green |
8 birds in yard of her daughter, H. King. This is the most seen over the months they have been coming
|
| Freckled Duck |
10/07/2002 |
Sewage Pond Area, Mt Isa, NWQ |
B. Forsyth |
1 bird. A very rare visitor to Mount Isa
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
09/07/2002 |
Lake Moondarra, Mt Isa, NWQ |
B. Forsyth |
1 M & 1 F in Clear water Lagoon. Well out of normal territory
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
09/07/2002 |
Logan Reserve Floodway, SEQ |
R. Dowling |
3 birds
|
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
07/07/2002 |
Tooway Beach, SEQ |
M. West |
Seems resident near Cheery Venture
|
| Black-throated Finch |
06/07/2002 |
Slacks Creek Environmental Park. |
M. Anderson |
Slacks Creek Environmental Park. Along the creek at the observation platform. A group of 8 birds male and female amongst the reeds. This is the short tailed southern race.
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
05/07/2002 |
14 km N or Tiaro, SEQ |
R. Jaensch |
1 bird
|
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
03/07/2002 |
Midge Point, CEQ |
C. Collins |
1 bird
|
| Eungella Honeyeater |
02/07/2002 |
Eungella Plateau |
E. & M. Pegg |
In forestry area at end of Dalrymple Rd; then Cheldmans' Rd. 100m past forestry gate
|
| Freckled Duck |
02/07/2002 |
Lake Atkinson, SEQ |
D. Readhead |
8 birds in small lake near the dam
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
01/07/2002 |
Midge Point, CEQ |
C. Collins |
6 birds also seen 1/7
|
| Grey Falcon |
29/06/2002 |
Bowra Station, Cunnamulla, SWQ |
P. Hacker |
Vulnerable: 1 bird overhead
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
29/06/2002 |
Torbanlea, SEQ |
R. Jaensch |
1 bird at intersection of Bruce Highway and Burrum Rd
|
| Powerful Owl |
28/06/2002 |
Venman Bushland N.P, Brisbane, SEQ |
C. Fitzell |
2 birds; possibly male and female. Probable new nest site as previous nest branch has been damaged.
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
27/06/2002 |
Currimundi |
T. Siggs |
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
23/06/2002 |
Boondooma Dam |
E. & M. Pegg |
20 birds
|
| Albert's Lyrebird |
21/06/2002 |
Red Road, O'Reilly's |
R. Bloss et al. |
male and female
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
09/06/2002 |
Lower Portals Track - Mt. Barney NP |
M. & J. Gilpin |
A pair feeding in Casurina Trees
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
08/06/2002 |
Jollys Lookout, B.F.P., SEQ |
P. Venables |
A pair, seen here 5 times in last 16 months.
|
| Regent Honeyeater |
07/06/2002 |
Sleeman Sports Complex at Chandler |
B. & J. Morgan |
Flowering ironbark .7 km from entrance to dirt road on left (.2 to ironbark tree) Seen at 9 am.
|
| Albert's Lyrebird |
02/06/2002 |
Tamborine Nat. Park, SEQ |
I & R Hin ??? |
2 birds
|
| Little Tern |
02/06/2002 |
Buckley's Hole, Bribie Is, SEQ |
R. Bloss et al. |
3 birds
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
30/05/2002 |
Lake Atkinson, SEQ |
M. & P. Clark, L. & M. Cooper |
One pair in a small dam opposite the lake
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
29/05/2002 |
Caloundra Christian College, SEQ |
T. Siggs |
Single bird being mobbed by crows
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
27/05/2002 |
Cornubia Forest Park, Cornubia |
C & C Fitzell |
Observed and video taken as it was being harassed by local magpies. Seen several days earlier in same vicinity.
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
26/05/2002 |
Lake Atkinson, SEQ |
M. Dam, R. Lamb, B. & S. Cook |
Pair in Dam near northern entrance to Atkinson's Dam, 15 km NW Lowood
|
| Freckled Duck |
26/05/2002 |
Lake Atkinson, SEQ |
M. Dam, R. Lamb, B. & S. Cook |
4 birds in Dam near northern entrance to Atkinson's Dam, 15 km NW Lowood
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
26/05/2002 |
Lockyer State Forest, SEQ |
R. Lamb & M. Dam |
3 birds overhead
|
| Albert's Lyrebird |
24/05/2002 |
Spring Creek Road via Killarney |
M. Gardner & G. Anderssen |
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
24/05/2002 |
Spicer's Gap Road, Spicer's Gap Road Conservation Park, SEQ |
M. Gardner & G. Anderssen |
4 Birds feeding in Allocasuarina torrulosa
|
| Freckled Duck |
23/05/2002 |
Lake Nuga Nuga NP, CQ |
D. & M. Niland |
One bird seen.
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
18/05/2002 |
Bellmere (8Kms west of Caboolture) |
P. Cross |
3 Birds over garden
|
| Powerful Owl |
14/05/2002 |
J. C. Slaughter Falls, Mt Coottha, SEQ |
I. Venables |
1 female bird
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
12/05/2002 |
Bellmere, (8kms west of Caboolture), SEQ |
P. & L. Cross |
2 birds
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
12/05/2002 |
Wild Horse Mtn, Beerburrum |
J. Richard |
|
| Albert's Lyrebird |
11/05/2002 |
Mt.Cordeaux |
A. Boardman |
Close to the beginning of the track at Cunninghams Gap
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
09/05/2002 |
Rockhampton |
M. Gilpin |
Eleven Birds Feeding In Casuarina On Top Of Mt Archer (600 Metres)
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
09/05/2002 |
Yeppoon, CQ |
M. Gilpin |
1 bird circling on outskirts of town
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
07/05/2002 |
Bellmere, (8kms west of Caboolture), SEQ |
P. & L. Cross |
First sighting in area for quite some time
|
| Red-browed Treecreeper |
06/05/2002 |
Mt Nebo, Brisbane Forest Park, SEQ |
C. Ried |
Thylogale track, 1 bird near ‘break' in track caused by forestry road - on Jolly's Lookout side.
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
05/05/2002 |
Glen Rock Enviromental Park, SEQ |
R. Kemp et al |
We watched a group of 5 for about 20 minutes. One pair were preening each other
|
| Sooty Owl |
30/04/2002 |
Bridge Creek, Maleny, SEQ |
R. Lamb & M. Dam |
Heard over past weeks, not yet seen.
|
| Blue-winged Parrot |
25/04/2002 |
Currawinya N.P., SWQ |
A. Bisgrove & R. Stogdale |
3 birds seen on Lake Wyara track
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
25/04/2002 |
Kenmore, SEQ |
R. Jaensch |
Bird low at first, then spiralling upwards; twisted, weak-formed long tail, upswept wings, bullseyes.
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
25/04/2002 |
Lowood, SEQ |
T. & M. Tarrant |
Single adult low over Lowood
|
| Eastern Bristlebird |
22/04/2002 |
Mt Gipps, SEQ |
J. Stephens |
1 bird seen and maybe more heard
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
22/04/2002 |
Darlington, Beaudesert, SEQ |
J. Stephens |
9 birds during April, most days feeding
|
| South Polar Skua |
20/04/2002 |
Pelagic off Southport, SEQ |
P. Wallbridge et al |
Very rare: 2nd QLD record and a lifer for about half those on the boat (incl me). 2 birds.
|
| Turquoise Parrot |
20/04/2002 |
Durikai S. F., SEQ |
M. Gardner |
6 seen including one juvenile (dull plumage and shorter tail than adults)
|
| White Tern |
20/04/2002 |
Pelagic off Southport, SEQ |
P. Wallbridge et al |
Uncommon: 2 birds
|
| Little Tern |
16/04/2002 |
Gataker Bay, Hervey Bay, SEQ |
J. Noyce et al |
3 birds feeding
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
16/04/2002 |
Arkarra Lagoons, Hervey Bay, SEQ |
J. Noyce et al |
1 Adult
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
11/04/2002 |
Lake Moondarra, Mt Isa, NWQ |
B. & J. Gleeson |
A pair in a bay on the east side of the lake with the generally resident Green Pygmy-geese
|
| Black-throated Finch |
10/04/2002 |
Mt Carbine |
M. & M. Beck & L. Neilsen |
|
| Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher |
08/04/2002 |
Cairns Skyrail, NQ |
M. & M. Beck |
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
07/04/2002 |
Duck Creek Road, Kerry Valley |
R. Sonnenberg |
Pair feeding in Casuarina Torulosa
|
| Southern Cassowary |
06/04/2002 |
Cassowary House, Kuranda, NQ |
M. & M. Beck |
1 Male with 3 chicks
|
| Banded Stilt |
03/04/2002 |
Lake Clarendon, SEQ |
J. Hadley |
Rare. 1 immature bird with the Avocets and Stilts by the dam wall away from the parking lot. The white head and back is conspicuous. Not seen on 13th.
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
02/04/2002 |
Poona Dam, Nambour, SEQ |
S. Rooke |
5 birds
|
| Laughing Gull |
01/04/2002 |
Bonngaree Point, Bribie Island, SEQ |
T. Ford |
Rare: 1 birds. In the car park at Scoopy's and the Bongaree jetty. Seems to be gone now.
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
31/03/2002 |
8.8 km NW of Kajabbi, NWQ |
Bob Forsyth |
[19d 58m 17s / 139d 58m 51 s]
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
31/03/2002 |
Dangerbridge approx. 4km W of Elanda Point, SEQ |
R. Lamb & M. Dam |
1 bird
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
31/03/2002 |
Kin Kin Creek, SEQ |
J. England et al |
|
| Turquoise Parrot |
29/03/2002 |
Sundown N.P., SEQ |
M. Gilpin, R. Bloss et al. |
Flocks of up to 30 and 12 birds
|
| Grey Falcon |
28/03/2002 |
10 km north of Warwick, SEQ |
J. Richard & A. Petzler |
2 birds.Vulnerable in Qld; birds were over agricultural land.
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
26/03/2002 |
Mudgieeraba, SEQ |
H. King |
6 birds - 2 other days
|
| Little Tern |
18/03/2002 |
Clontarf & Woody Point, SEQ |
A. Bisgrove & R. Stogdale |
Six birds roosting and feeding off shore
|
| Black-winged Petrel |
16/03/2002 |
Pelagic off Southport, SEQ |
P. Wallbridge et al |
Rare: 1 bird
|
| White Tern |
16/03/2002 |
Pelagic off Southport, SEQ |
P. Wallbridge et al |
Rare: 1 bird
|
| White-headed Petrel |
16/03/2002 |
Pelagic off Southport, SEQ |
P. Wallbridge et al |
Rare:1 bird
|
| White-necked Petrel |
16/03/2002 |
Pelagic off Southport, SEQ |
P. Wallbridge et al |
Rare: 5 birds
|
| Freckled Duck |
10/03/2002 |
100m N of Clear Water Lagoon gate |
B. Forsyth |
A single female Freckled Duck
|
| Freckled Duck |
10/03/2002 |
Wide Bay, Lake Moondarra, NWQ |
B. Forsyth |
Rare here. Bob's first sighting of a live FD at Mount Isa.
|
| Southern Cassowary |
10/03/2002 |
Paluma, NEQ |
M. & G. Kuerschner |
Known to be in the area but infrequently sighted
|
| Turquoise Parrot |
09/03/2002 |
Durikai S. F., SEQ |
K. & F. Wells & M. Gardner |
|
| Powerful Owl |
07/03/2002 |
Pinjarra Hills, SEQ |
M. Gilpin |
Single bird heard calling 1.00 am Thursday morning
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
04/03/2002 |
Jollys Lookout, B.F.P., SEQ |
P. Venebles |
Pair
|
| Australian Painted Snipe |
03/03/2002 |
Salt Water Park, Hope Island, SEQ |
J. & J. Thornton |
Male, female + young (confirms the birds are still there! Tim)
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
28/02/2002 |
Numinbah Valley, SEQ |
C. Collins & Members of Gold Coast Bird Watcher's Group |
8 birds
|
| Squatter Pigeon |
27/02/2002 |
Beside Raod between Broken River and Eungella Dam |
E. & M. Pegg |
Feeding during early morning
|
| Square-tailed Kite |
22/02/2002 |
Fig Tree Pocket, SEQ |
R. Jaensch |
At junction of Kenmore Road and Fig Tree Pocket Road One bird gliding over treetops (mainly spotted gum) on wooded hilltop, heading in southerly direction, hot north-east wind, 2:30 pm; white head, upswept and backswept wings, longish square/forked tail, dark upperparts; observer very familiar with this species
|
| Sooty Oystercatcher |
18/02/2002 |
Toorbul Wader Roost, SEQ |
R. Inglis |
5 birds
|
| Ground Parrot |
16/02/2002 |
Cooloola NP, SEQ |
A. Bisgrove & R. Stogdale |
On track to pump station near log bridge
|
| Little Curlew |
16/02/2002 |
Lake Moondarra, Mt Isa, NWQ |
B. Forsyth |
An infrequent visitor
|
| Australian Painted Snipe |
13/02/2002 |
Lake Dyer, Laidley, SEQ |
R. Sonnenberg |
Near Lake
|
| Spotted Whistling-Duck |
13/02/2002 |
Albatross Hotel, Weipa, NQLD |
P. Venebles |
|
| Great-billed Heron |
09/02/2002 |
Gympie (south side), SEQ |
J. Cummings |
Rare this far south / from the coast
|
| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
05/02/2002 |
Mudgeeraba, SEQ |
H. King |
Present in garden from 26/1 to 6/2, with from 2 to 5 birds seen. The 5 only on 5/2
|
| Beach Stone-curlew |
03/02/2002 |
Swan Bay, N. Stradbroke Island, SEQ |
M. Gilpin et al |
1 bird flushed at Jumpinpin
|
| Powerful Owl |
01/02/2002 |
Upper Brookfield, SEQ |
D. Dow |
Heard calling on two nights in past week
|
| Australian Painted Snipe |
27/01/2002 |
Salt Water Park, Hope Island, SEQ |
B. Roubin |
Rare: A number of birds including young. Continued to be seen up to at least 26/2
|
| Turquoise Parrot |
27/01/2002 |
Durikai S. F., SEQ |
N, Strode, W. Muller et al |
1 Female
|
| Banded Stilt |
20/01/2002 |
Lake Moogerah, near Boonah, SEQ |
R. Jaensch, W. Dunn & A. Podlich |
Bird seen close enough to see the extensively webbed toes (unlike Black-winged).
|
| Red-rumped Swallow |
20/01/2002 |
Function of main highway & Daintree River Ferry Road, N. QLD |
J. & J. Thornton |
Observed @ 15.15 for at least 15 minutes on powerlines, excellent views
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
13/01/2002 |
Lake Clarendon, SEQ |
R. Jaensch |
Female with 10 young that were about 20% of full size. In weedy backwater near dead trees. Lake very low, open water only
|
| Freckled Duck |
13/01/2002 |
Lake Clarendon, SEQ |
R. Jaensch |
4 birds, among about 6000 ducks
|
| Australian Painted Snipe |
01/01/2002 |
Maroon Dam, SEQ |
FFNC members |
Bird was there until at least 22nd
|
| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
01/01/2002 |
Lake Atkinson, SEQ |
T. Murphy |
Rare: 4 birds there on 13/1/02
|
| Australian Painted Snipe |
29/12/2001 |
West Leichhardt River, 200 m nth of Moondarra Caravan Park, NWQ |
B. Forsyth |
1 Female
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| Swinhoe's Snipe |
22/12/2001 |
Sewage Pond Area, Mt Isa, NWQ |
B. Forsyth |
Rare: Horse Paddocks (adjacent to the Sewage Ponds) - 1 bird
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| Australian Painted Snipe |
21/12/2001 |
Sewage Pond Area, Mt Isa, NWQ |
B. Forsyth |
Rare: Horse Paddocks (adjacent to the Sewage Ponds) - 1 bird
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| Sooty Owl |
16/12/2001 |
Conondale Range, SEQ |
G. Roberts |
1 calling
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| Eastern Grass Owl |
15/12/2001 |
Cooloola, SEQ |
G. Roberts, C. Corben |
1 at dusk
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| Australian Painted Snipe |
14/12/2001 |
Kenilworth, SEQ |
G. Robert, C. Corben |
1 female
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| Olive Whistler |
17/11/2001 |
O'Reilly's Lamington, SEQ |
D. Francis et al |
1 bird
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| Beach Stone-curlew |
10/11/2001 |
Snapper Island, FNQ |
K. Iliff |
1 bird
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| Banded Stilt |
07/11/2001 |
Barraba, N. NSW |
J. & M Eller |
1 bird - rare this far north east
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| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
03/11/2001 |
Lake Dyer, Laidley, SEQ |
E. Townsend |
4 birds
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| Beach Stone-curlew |
02/11/2001 |
Hope Island, FNQ |
K. Iliff |
2 birds
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| Sooty Oystercatcher |
02/11/2001 |
Hope Island, FNQ |
K. Iliff |
2 birds
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| Beach Stone-curlew |
31/10/2001 |
Low Isles, FNQ |
K. Iliff |
Sightings over several days of up to 4 birds
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| Sooty Oystercatcher |
31/10/2001 |
Low Isles, FNQ |
K. Iliff |
Sightings over several days: 2 birds
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| Australian Painted Snipe |
27/10/2001 |
West Leichhardt River, 200 m nth of Moondarra Caravan Park, NWQ |
B. Forsyth with members of the NSW FOC |
1 Male
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| Australian Painted Snipe |
25/10/2001 |
Warf Rd, Eagleby, SEQ |
Gold Coast BO |
Rare:
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| Australian Painted Snipe |
23/10/2001 |
Lake Broadwater, SEQ |
M. Wilson, K. Grieve |
Rare: Male & Female
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| Major Mitchell's Cockatoo |
19/10/2001 |
Eromanga, SWQ |
A. Walter |
Vulnerable: 8-10 birds
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| Grey Falcon |
08/10/2001 |
Currawinya N.P., SWQ |
B. & R, Kemp |
Rare: 1 bird
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| Major Mitchell's Cockatoo |
07/10/2001 |
Currawinya N.P., SWQ |
B. & R, Kemp |
Vulnerable: 3 birds
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| Major Mitchell's Cockatoo |
01/10/2001 |
Culgoa Floodpain N.P., SWQ |
B. & R, Kemp et al |
Vulnerable: 5 birds
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| Albert's Lyrebird |
29/09/2001 |
O'Reilly's, Lamington N/P, SEQ |
M. Rose |
Rare
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| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
28/09/2001 |
Lake Moondarra, Mt Isa, NWQ |
B. Forsyth |
2 Males. Believed to be first record for Mt Isa
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| Freckled Duck |
17/09/2001 |
Lake Bindegolly, SWQ |
N. Strode et al |
Rare
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| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
15/09/2001 |
Logan Reserve Floodway, SEQ |
R. Dowling |
Rare: 1 Male
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| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
15/09/2001 |
Logan reserve, SEQ |
R. Dowling |
Vulnerable: male & female
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| Grey Falcon |
10/09/2001 |
Bowra Station, Cunnamulla, SWQ |
J. Moore, NStrode et al |
Rare
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| Black-throated Finch |
02/09/2001 |
Mareeba Wetlands FNQ |
M. Gilpin |
5 birds
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| Radjah Shelduck |
01/09/2001 |
Lake Mitchell, FNQ |
M. Gilpin |
Rare : 5 birds
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| Ruff |
01/09/2001 |
Manly Boat Harbour roost site, SEQ |
A. Keates D. Edwards |
immature feeding with 400+ Red Knots
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| Major Mitchell's Cockatoo |
20/08/2001 |
Carpet Springs & Currawinya, SWQ |
E. & M Pegg |
Vulnerable : 5 flocks of 2-5 birds during am from 20th to 24th
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| Cotton Pygmy-goose |
19/08/2001 |
Poona Dam, Nambour, SEQ |
S. Heussler |
Rare : 6 birds
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| Glossy Black-Cockatoo |
19/08/2001 |
Jollys Lookout, B.F.P., SEQ |
I. Venables |
Vulnerable
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| Powerful Owl |
11/08/2001 |
Palms N/P nr. Cooyar & Yarraman, SEQ |
J. Scott |
Vulnerable : 1 adult
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| Radjah Shelduck |
29/07/2001 |
Eli Creek, Hervey Bay, SEQ |
K. & G. White |
Rare: 2birds
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| Freckled Duck |
25/07/2001 |
Lake Bindegolly nr. Thargomindah, SWQ |
M. Gilpin |
Rare: 20+ birds
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| Major Mitchell's Cockatoo |
25/07/2001 |
Lake Bindegolly, SWQ |
M. Gilpin |
Vulnerable: 12 birds (There on 25/7)
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| Red-browed Treecreeper |
23/07/2001 |
Manorina Pk, Mt Nebo, SEQ |
R. & E. Bloss |
Rare: 3 birds
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| Freckled Duck |
22/07/2001 |
Toolara, Tin Can Bay, SEQ |
D. Edwards |
Vulnerable: 2 birds
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| Painted Honeyeater |
22/07/2001 |
10 Mile Bore, Carrawinya N.P., SWQ |
M. Gilpin |
Rare: 2 birds. 1 bird seen on 24th
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| Freckled Duck |
21/07/2001 |
Cooloola NP, SEQ |
S. Harding et al. |
Vulnerable: 1 adult
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| Major Mitchell's Cockatoo |
21/07/2001 |
Currawinya N.P., SWQ |
M. Gilpin |
Vulnerable: 12 birds (There on 25/7)
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| Spotted Whistling-Duck |
28/06/2001 |
Chili Bch. C. Weymouth, NEQ |
P. Venables |
Rare: A number of records for this site.
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| Radjah Shelduck |
25/06/2001 |
Foreshore, Tin Can bay, SEQ |
K. & A. Neilsen |
Rare: 6 birds
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| Painted Honeyeater |
17/05/2001 |
Currawinya N.P., SWQ |
R. Dowling, G. Palmer |
Rare: 2 birds
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