Birds Queensland Rarities - Previous Appraisals

BQ Rarities Appraisal Committee Reports

The Birds Queensland Rarities Appraisal Committee is a panel of experts who evaluate reports of sightings of rare birds and those well outside their expected range.

This page lists previous cases that have been considered.

Case files – Closed

Common name	Scientific name	Location	Date	Status
Trumpet Manucode	Manucodia keraudrenii	Pallarenda; NQ	4 & 6-April-2004	Not accepted – Case 106
Grey Honeyeater	Conopophila whitei	Glenormiston; SWQ.	14-November-2004	Not accepted – Case 107
Ruff / Reeve	Philomachus pugnax	Garnet’s Lagoon; QLD	29-September-2004	Not accepted – Case 108
Superb Parrot (1)	Polytelis swainsonii	Karara; SEQ	05-August-2003	Accepted – Case109
Superb Parrot (2)	Polytelis swainsonii	Greyholm; SEQ	03-September-2005	Accepted – Case 110
Franklin’s Gull (4)	Larus pipixcan	Fraser Island; SEQ	09-May-2005	Accepted – BARC case 468
Pacific Gull (1)	Larus pacificus	Scarborough; SEQ	09-July-2005	Accepted – Case 112
Australian Bustard	Ardeotis australis	Kingaroy; SEQ	17-June-2006	Returned for more information
Pacific Gull (2)	Larus pacificus	Inskip Point; SEQ	22-June-2006	Accepted – Case 114
Pied Heron	Egretta picata	Garnet’s Lagoon; QLD	01-November-2005	Accepted – Case 115
Franklin’s Gull (5)	Larus pipixcan	Jumpinpin Bar, SEQ	27-May-2006	Accepted – Case 116
Buff-breasted Button-quail	Turnix olivii	Dreghorn Station, 55km SE of Charters Towers	01-August-2008	Awaiting further observations from the area
Westland Black Petrel	Procellaria westlandica	off Southport, SEQ	19-August-2006	Accepted – BARC case 499
White-necked Petrel (4)	Pterodroma cervicalis	30 km east of Southport; SEQ	18-February-2009	Accepted – Case 119
White-necked Petrel (5)	Pterodroma cervicalis	5 nautical miles east of Jumpinpin Bar; SEQ	19-February-2009	Accepted – case 120
Grey Wagtail (3)	Motacilla cinerea	Fraser Island; SEQ	05-December-2006	Accepted – BARC case 511
Long-tailed Cuckoo	Eudynamys taitensis	Annandale, Townville; NQ	10-January-2007	Not accepted – BARC case 514
Red-rumped Swallow	Hirundo daurica	Newell Beach; NQ	07-January-2009	BARC case
Hybrid duck		Eromanga; ?????	01-March-2008	Returned to observers with recommendations
Brown Skua (2)	Stercorarius antarcticus	11 km ENE off Southport; SEQ	16-August-2008	Accepted – Case 125
Grey Ternlet (4)	Procelsterna cerulea	7 km ENE off Southport; SEQ	15-December-2007	Accepted – Case 126
White-necked Petrel (6)	Pterodroma cervicalis	ENE off Southport; SEQ	15-March-2008	Accepted – Case 127
Kelp Gull (2)	Larus dominicanus	Inskip Point; SEQ	01-February-2009	Accepted – Case 128
Kelp Gull (3)	Larus dominicanus	Inskip Point; SEQ	14-April-2009	Accepted – Case 129
Little Shearwater	Puffinus assimilis	Woorim Lookout	04-August-2009	Not accepted – Case 130
Fairy Tern	Sternula nereis	Swain Reef	15-July-2009	Accepted – Case 131
White-necked Petrel	Pterodroma cervicalis	ESE of Southport, SEQ	20-February-2010	Accepted – Case 132
Black-winged Petrel	Pterodroma nigripennis	ESE of Southport, SEQ	20-February-2010	Accepted – Case 133
Campbell’s Albatross	Thalassarche impavida	28 nm ENE of Southport	21-June-2008	Accepted – Case 134
Southern Royal Albatross	Diomedea epophora	near Lynch’s Reef, Great Barrier Reef	25-April-2010	Accepted – Case 135
Hooded Plover	Thinornis rubricollis	North Shore, SEQ	15-June-2010	Accepted – Case 136
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradise	North Shore, SEQ	15-June-2010	Not accepted – Case 137
Light-manted Sooty Albatross	Phoebetria palpebrata	South Stradbroke Island	25-June-2010	Accepted – Case 138
Spotted Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna guttata	Woodford Lagoon, Weipa, CY	18-July-2010	Accepted – Case 139
Swift Parrot	Lathamus discolor	Upper Lockyer. SEQ	07-August-2010	Accepted – Case 140
Salvin’s Albatross	Thalassarche salvini	South Stradbroke Island	25-November-2010	Accepted – Case 141
Kelp Gull	Larus dominicanus	Port of Brisbane, SEQ	24-October-2010	Accepted – Case 142
Grey Ternlet	Procelsterna cerulea	Lady Elliot Island	4 – 5 Dec 2010	Accepted – Case 143
Spotted Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna guttata	Several locations. Cape York	April 2007; May and December 2008	Accepted – Cases 145 and 146
Rufous Fieldwren	Calamanthus campestris	Bulloo Flood-plains	12-August-2009	Accepted – Cases 156
Mottled Petrel	Pterodroma inexpectata	Off Mooloolaba	28 December 2012	Accepted – Case 162
Buller’s Albatross	Thalassarche bulleri	Off Southport	17 July 2012	Accepted – Case 163
Painted Snipe	Rostratula australis	Bowra Station	4 October 2011	Accepted – Case 164
Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata	Great Basalt National Park	28 August 2011	Not Accepted – Case 165
Great-billed Heron	Ardea Sumatrana	Ormeau SEQ	5 October 2012	Accepted – Case 166
Painted Snipe	Rostratula australis	UQ Campus	24 October 2012	Accepted – Case 167
Painted Snipe	Rostratula australis	Between Nanango and Linfield	10 October 2010	Accepted – Case 168
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	Bowra Station	24 June 2013	Accepted – Case 169
Common Redpoll	Carduelis flammea	Inskip Point	2 June 2013	Accepted – Case 170
Pacific Gull	Larus pacificus	Bribie Island	12 June 2013	Accepted – Case 171
Blue-winged Parrot	Neophema chrysostoma	Bowra Station	8 June 2013	Not accepted – Case 172
Rufous Scrub-bird	Atrichornis rufescens	Whian Whian Conservation Area	4 May 2013	Not accepted – Case 173
Light-mantled Sooty Albatross	Phoebetria palpebrata	Off Southport	16 June 2012	Accepted – Case 174
Franklin’s Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan	Lake Barambah	16-Jan-14	Accepted – Case 819
Mottled Petrel	Pterodroma inexpectata	off Southport	20-Oct-13	Accepted – Case 176
Mottled Petrel	Pterodroma inexpectata	32.5 nm off Mooloolaba	2-Nov-13	Accepted – Case 177
Black Petrel	Procellaria parkinsoni	32 nm off Mooloolaba	6-Dec-14	Accepted – Case 178
Greenfinch	Chloris chloris	Sandy Camp Wetlands Reserve; Wynnum North	17-May-15	Accepted – Case 179
Light-mantled Albatross	Phoebetria palpebrata	9 nm off Southport	16-Aug-16	Accepted – Case 180
Buller’s Albatross	Thalassarche bulleri	21 nm and 32 nm off Southport	26-Jul-14	Accepted – Case 181
Buller’s Albatross	Thalassarche bulleri	23.5 nm ENE of Southport	29-Jun-13	Accepted – Case 182
Campbell albatross	Thalassarche impavida	24 nm ENE of Southport	29-Jun-13	Accepted – Case 183
Soft-plumaged Petrel	Pterodroma mollis	30 km off Mooloolaba	11-Jul-15	Accepted – Case 184
White-chinned Petrel	Procellaria aequinoctialis	30 km off Mooloolaba	11-Jul-15	Accepted – Case 185
Antarctic Prion	Pachyptila desolata	22.5 nm ENE of Southport	28-Jun-15	Accepted – Case 186
Light-mantled Albatross	Phoebetria palpebrata	22.5 nm ENE of Southport	28-Jun-15	Accepted – Case 187
Wandering Albatross	Diomedea exulans	23 nm ENE of Southport	28-Jun-15	Accepted – Case 188
Garganey	Anas querquedula	Saibai Island, Torrest Strait	9-Mar-16	Accepted – Case 189
Buff-breasted Button-quail	Turnix olivii			Not accepted – Case 190
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	Case withdrawn by Observer		Case 191
Mottled Petrel	Pterodroma inexpectata	28.0 nm E of Southport	19-Oct-16	Accepted – Case 192
Brown Skua	Stercorarius antarcticus	32 nm E of Mooloolaba	30-Jul-17	Accepted – Case 193
Bulwer’s Petrel	Bulweria bulwerii	30.0 nm ENE of Southport	17-Dec-2017	Accepted – Case 194
Little Stint	Calidris minuta	Burketown Sewerage Treatment Works FNQ	26-Oct-2017	Accepted – Case 195
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanous	At sea 25km south of Weipa, Gulf of Carpentaria	2-Apr-2018	Accepted – Case 196
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanous	Boigu Island, Torres Strait	5-Mar-2018 – 1-Apr-2018	Accepted – Case 197
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanous	Saibai Island, Torres Strait	17-Sep-2018	Accepted – Case 198
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanous	Dauan Island, Torres Strait	17-Sep-2018	Accepted – Case 199
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanous	Horn Island Airport, Torres Strait	21-Sep-2018	Accepted – Case 200
Southern Giant Petrel	Macronectes giganteus	100m off shore of Point Lookout, North Stradbroke Island	7-June-2018	Insufficient information provided – Case 201
Bulwer’s Petrel	Bulweria bulwerii	30 nautical miles ENE off Southport, SEQ	12-January-2019	Unanimously accepted – Case 202
Long-toed Stint	Calidris subminuta	Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve, Bald Hills, SEQ	27-October-2018	Unanimously accepted – Case 203
Common Diving Petrel	Pelecanoides urinatrix	31.3 km SW off Hixon Cay, Capricornia Cays, Great Barrier Reef	12-January-2019	Not accepted – Case 204
Ruff	Calidris pugnax	Atkinson’s Dam, Lockyer Valley, SEQ	18-November-2018	Unanimously accepted – Case 205
Little Stint	Calidris minuta	Wide Bay, Lake Moondarra, near Mt Isa	1-November-2019	Accepted – Case 207
Long-toed Stint	Calidris subminuta	Wide Bay, Lake Moondarra, near Mt Isa	1-November-2019	Accepted – Case 208
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	Wunjunga Wetlands, near Burdekin	17-February-2020	Accepted – Case 210
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinereus	Birthday Creek Falls, Paluma	17-February-2020	Accepted – Case 211
Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis daurica	Between Ingham Memorial Gardens and Cockburn Park, Jane St, Ingham	18-February-2020	Accepted – Case 212
Chestnut-backed Buttonquail	Turnix castanotus	Westmoreland Station, Gulf of Carpentaria	Oct & Nov 2020	Accepted – Case 215
Rufous Field-wren	Calamanthus campestris	Lake Bindegolly National Park	31 Oct 2021	Not Accepted – Case 216
Little Shearwater	Puffinus assimilis	off Southport, SEQ	1 Jun 2023	Accepted – Case 222
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	Boigu Island, Torres Strait, Q	13 – 16 Nov 2022	Accepted – Case 223
Singing Starling	Aplonis cantoroides	Boigu Island, Torres Strait, Q	13 – 16 Nov 2022	Accepted – Case 224
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	Nurupai (Horn Island), Torres Strait, Q	17, 18 Nov 2022	Accepted – Case 225

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