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Trip report (longish): SE Qld

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Subject: Trip report (longish): SE Qld
From: "Lawrie Conole" <>
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 17:36:57 +1100
I've just returned from 6 days on the Sunshine Coast and surrounds in SE
Queensland - surveying a cane farm for 4 days and loafing about in the
Conondales for about 1.5 days.  It's tough, but someone has to do it!

We stayed at Golden Beach in Caloundra and spent long days out at the
site, but still managed to see a few things around Caloundra.  I've seen
Jill Dening's postings on the multiple thousands of terns that roost on
the Caloundra sandbanks, but was still gobsmacked when I saw them even
from a distance!

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GOLDEN BEACH AREA, CALOUNDRA, SUNSHINE COAST, SE QLD.               
11-15/02/2003
Lawrie Conole

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Pied Cormorant                       Phalacrocorax varius
Little Black Cormorant               Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Australian Pelican                   Pelecanus conspicillatus
White-faced Heron                    Egretta novaehollandiae
Striated Heron                       Butorides striatus
Osprey                               Pandion haliaetus
Brahminy Kite                        Haliastur indus
Australian Hobby                     Falco longipennis
Peregrine Falcon                     Falco peregrinus
Bar-tailed Godwit                    Limosa lapponica
Whimbrel                             Numenius phaeopus
Eastern Curlew                       Numenius madagascariensis
Masked Lapwing                       Vanellus miles
Silver Gull                          Larus novaehollandiae
Caspian Tern                         Sterna caspia
Crested Tern                         Sterna bergii
Common Tern                          Sterna hirundo
Little Tern                          Sterna albifrons
White-winged Black Tern              Chlidonias leucopterus
*Spotted Turtle-Dove                 Streptopelia chinensis
Crested Pigeon                       Ocyphaps lophotes
Bar-shouldered Dove                  Geopelia humeralis
Galah                                Cacatua roseicapilla
Little Corella                       Cacatua sanguinea
Rainbow Lorikeet                     Trichoglossus haematodus
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet              Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Pale-headed Rosella                  Platycercus adscitus
Dollarbird                           Eurystomus orientalis
Mangrove Gerygone                    Gerygone levigaster
Brush Wattlebird                     Anthochaera chrysoptera
Noisy Friarbird                      Philemon corniculatus
Little Friarbird                     Philemon citreogularis
Blue-faced Honeyeater                Entomyzon cyanotis
Noisy Miner                          Manorina melanocephala
Brown Honeyeater                     Lichmera indistincta
Magpie-lark                          Grallina cyanoleuca
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike            Coracina novaehollandiae
Australasian Figbird                 Sphecotheres vieilloti
Grey Butcherbird                     Cracticus torquatus
Pied Butcherbird                     Cracticus nigrogularis
Australian Magpie                    Gymnorhina tibicen
Australian Raven                     Corvus coronoides
Torresian Crow                       Corvus orru
*House Sparrow                       Passer domesticus
*Nutmeg Mannikin                     Lonchura punctulata
Welcome Swallow                      Hirundo neoxena
Silvereye                            Zosterops lateralis
*Cane Toad                           Bufo marinus
48 species


The study site basically comprised about >80% of horribly degraded
sugarcane paddocks, but had some lovely riparian Melaleuca/rainforest
remnants, and some regrowth wet heath - typical "wallum" country I
suppose.  Lots of very nice things there, including Bush-hen, Red-backed
Button-quail and Oriental Cuckoo - all birds I haven't seen for well
more than a decade.  Southern Emu-wren here is close to northern range
edge, and definitely of State significance.  The federally listed
Olongburra or Wallum Sedge Frog (Litoria olongburensis) is National
siggo stuff, and a very beautiful little frog.  Excellent wallum and
rainforest fauna for such a fragmented area.

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CANE FARM AREA NEAR PALMVIEW CONSERVATION PARK, B/T BUDERIM & CALOUNDRA,
SUNSHINE COAST, SE QLD.
11-15/02/2003
Lawrie Conole
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Australian Brush-turkey              Alectura lathami
Brown Quail                          Coturnix ypsilophora
Australian Wood Duck                 Chenonetta jubata
Pacific Black Duck                   Anas superciliosa
White-faced Heron                    Egretta novaehollandiae
White-necked Heron                   Ardea pacifica
Great Egret                          Ardea alba
Intermediate Egret                   Ardea intermedia
Cattle Egret                         Ardea ibis
Australian White Ibis                Threskiornis molucca
Straw-necked Ibis                    Threskiornis spinicollis
Yellow-billed Spoonbill              Platalea flavipes
Black-shouldered Kite                Elanus axillaris
Black Kite                           Milvus migrans
Whistling Kite                       Haliastur sphenurus
Spotted Harrier                      Circus assimilis
Brown Goshawk                        Accipiter fasciatus
Brown Falcon                         Falco berigora
Australian Hobby                     Falco longipennis
Bush-hen                             Amaurornis olivaceus
Baillon's Crake                      Porzana pusilla
Red-backed Button-quail              Turnix maculosa
Latham's Snipe                       Gallinago hardwickii
Masked Lapwing                       Vanellus miles
Brown Cuckoo-Dove                    Macropygia amboinensis
Peaceful Dove                        Geopelia striata
Bar-shouldered Dove                  Geopelia humeralis
Superb Fruit-Dove                    Ptilinopus superbus
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove              Ptilinopus regina
Rainbow Lorikeet                     Trichoglossus haematodus
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet              Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Crimson Rosella                      Platycercus elegans
Pale-headed Rosella                  Platycercus adscitus
Oriental Cuckoo                      Cuculus saturatus
Brush Cuckoo                         Cacomantis variolosus
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo                Chrysococcyx lucidus
Little Bronze-Cuckoo                 Chrysococcyx minutillus
Channel-billed Cuckoo                Scythrops novaehollandiae
Pheasant Coucal                      Centropus phasianinus
Australian Owlet-nightjar            Aegotheles cristatus
Laughing Kookaburra                  Dacelo novaeguineae
Rainbow Bee-eater                    Merops ornatus
Dollarbird                           Eurystomus orientalis
White-throated Treecreeper           Cormobates leucophaeus
Variegated Fairy-wren                Malurus lamberti
Red-backed Fairy-wren                Malurus melanocephalus
Southern Emu-wren                    Stipiturus malachurus
Spotted Pardalote                    Pardalotus punctatus
Striated Pardalote                   Pardalotus striatus
Yellow-throated Scrubwren            Sericornis citreogularis
White-browed Scrubwren               Sericornis frontalis
Large-billed Scrubwren               Sericornis magnirostris
Brown Gerygone                       Gerygone mouki
White-throated Gerygone              Gerygone olivacea
Brown Thornbill                      Acanthiza pusilla
Striated Thornbill                   Acanthiza lineata
Brush Wattlebird                     Anthochaera chrysoptera
Noisy Friarbird                      Philemon corniculatus
Blue-faced Honeyeater                Entomyzon cyanotis
Noisy Miner                          Manorina melanocephala
Lewin's Honeyeater                   Meliphaga lewinii
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater             Lichenostomus melanops
White-throated Honeyeater            Melithreptus albogularis
Brown Honeyeater                     Lichmera indistincta
White-cheeked Honeyeater             Phylidonyris nigra
Eastern Spinebill                    Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Dusky Honeyeater                     Myzomela obscura
Scarlet Honeyeater                   Myzomela sanguinolenta
Pale-yellow Robin                    Tregellasia capito
Eastern Yellow Robin                 Eopsaltria australis
Eastern Whipbird                     Psophodes olivaceus
Varied Sittella                      Daphoenositta chrysoptera
Golden Whistler                      Pachycephala pectoralis
Rufous Whistler                      Pachycephala rufiventris
Little Shrike-thrush                 Colluricincla megarhyncha
Grey Shrike-thrush                   Colluricincla harmonica
Spectacled Monarch                   Monarcha trivirgatus
Leaden Flycatcher                    Myiagra rubecula
Magpie-lark                          Grallina cyanoleuca
Rufous Fantail                       Rhipidura rufifrons
Grey Fantail                         Rhipidura albiscapa
Willie Wagtail                       Rhipidura leucophrys
Spangled Drongo                      Dicrurus bracteatus
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike            Coracina novaehollandiae
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike          Coracina papuensis
Cicadabird                           Coracina tenuirostris
Varied Triller                       Lalage leucomela
Olive-backed Oriole                  Oriolus sagittatus
Australasian Figbird                 Sphecotheres vieilloti
White-breasted Woodswallow           Artamus leucorynchus
Grey Butcherbird                     Cracticus torquatus
Pied Butcherbird                     Cracticus nigrogularis
Australian Magpie                    Gymnorhina tibicen
Australian Raven                     Corvus coronoides
Torresian Crow                       Corvus orru
Satin Bowerbird                      Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Australian Pipit                     Anthus australis
Double-barred Finch                  Taeniopygia bichenovii
Red-browed Finch                     Neochmia temporalis
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin           Lonchura castaneothorax
Mistletoebird                        Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Welcome Swallow                      Hirundo neoxena
Tree Martin                          Hirundo nigricans
Australian Reed-Warbler              Acrocephalus australis
Tawny Grassbird                      Megalurus timoriensis
Golden-headed Cisticola              Cisticola exilis
Silvereye                            Zosterops lateralis
Short-beaked Echidna                 Tachyglossus aculeatus
Northern Brown Bandicoot             Isoodon macrourus
Eastern Grey Kangaroo                Macropus giganteus
Black Flying-fox                     Pteropus alecto
Grey-headed Flying-fox               Pteropus poliocephalus
*Dingo and Dog                       Canis lupus
*Cat                                 Felis catus
*Brown Hare                          Lepus capensis
Ornate Burrowing Frog                Limnodynastes ornatus
Brown-striped Frog                   Limnodynastes peronii
Red-backed Toadlet                   Pseudophryne coriacea
Green Tree Frog                      Litoria caerulea
Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog              Litoria fallax
Olongburra Treefrog                  Litoria olongburensis
Peron's Tree Frog                    Litoria peronii
Tyler's Tree Frog                    Litoria tyleri
*Cane Toad                           Bufo marinus
Frilled Lizard                       Chlamydosaurus kingii
Eastern Two-line Dragon              Diporiphora australis
Eastern Water Dragon                 Physignathus lesueurii
Lace Monitor                         Varanus varius
Eastern Water-skink                  Eulamprus quoyii
129 species


After finishing there a little sooner than expected, we decamped to
Kenilworth in the Conondales for a bit of R&R before heading back south
on Sunday night.  While I was expecting to be "in the area", I hadn't
expected to be right there with time to burn, so I had no info at all
with me about where to find the mythical Black-breasted Button-quail.
Still I gave it a red hot go, and though finding lovely sets of BBBQ
platelets in dry vine scrub by the Little Yabba Creek, I also found
multitudinous campers there and dipped out.  On Sunday though I followed
the botanist about and discovered another rather nice BBBQ area - where
I at last saw one BBBQ [lifer #2].  The night before I'd seen a
Spot-tailed Quoll just near there on my way back from seeing Marbled
Frogmouth [lifer #1] up on the range - two Australian bird lifers in one
trip is something I haven't done for many years.


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KENILWORTH - CONONDALES AREA, SE QLD.                               
15-16/02/2003
Lawrie Conole

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Australian Brush-turkey              Alectura lathami
Australian Wood Duck                 Chenonetta jubata
Pacific Black Duck                   Anas superciliosa
Grey Teal                            Anas gracilis
Hardhead                             Aythya australis
Darter                               Anhinga melanogaster
Little Pied Cormorant                Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
White-faced Heron                    Egretta novaehollandiae
Great Egret                          Ardea alba
Cattle Egret                         Ardea ibis
Australian White Ibis                Threskiornis molucca
Straw-necked Ibis                    Threskiornis spinicollis
Royal Spoonbill                      Platalea regia
Yellow-billed Spoonbill              Platalea flavipes
Eurasian Coot                        Fulica atra
Black-breasted Button-quail          Turnix melanogaster
Masked Lapwing                       Vanellus miles
Brown Cuckoo-Dove                    Macropygia amboinensis
Crested Pigeon                       Ocyphaps lophotes
Peaceful Dove                        Geopelia striata
Wompoo Fruit-Dove                    Ptilinopus magnificus
Superb Fruit-Dove                    Ptilinopus superbus
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove              Ptilinopus regina
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo         Calyptorhynchus funereus
Galah                                Cacatua roseicapilla
Little Corella                       Cacatua sanguinea
Rainbow Lorikeet                     Trichoglossus haematodus
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet              Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Little Lorikeet                      Glossopsitta pusilla
Australian King-Parrot               Alisterus scapularis
Crimson Rosella                      Platycercus elegans
Pale-headed Rosella                  Platycercus adscitus
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo                Chrysococcyx lucidus
Australian Koel                      Eudynamys cyanocephala
Channel-billed Cuckoo                Scythrops novaehollandiae
Pheasant Coucal                      Centropus phasianinus
Marbled Frogmouth                    Podargus ocellatus
Laughing Kookaburra                  Dacelo novaeguineae
Rainbow Bee-eater                    Merops ornatus
White-throated Treecreeper           Cormobates leucophaeus
Variegated Fairy-wren                Malurus lamberti
Spotted Pardalote                    Pardalotus punctatus
Yellow-throated Scrubwren            Sericornis citreogularis
Large-billed Scrubwren               Sericornis magnirostris
Brown Gerygone                       Gerygone mouki
Brown Thornbill                      Acanthiza pusilla
Striated Thornbill                   Acanthiza lineata
Noisy Friarbird                      Philemon corniculatus
Blue-faced Honeyeater                Entomyzon cyanotis
Bell Miner                           Manorina melanophrys
Noisy Miner                          Manorina melanocephala
Lewin's Honeyeater                   Meliphaga lewinii
Yellow-faced Honeyeater              Lichenostomus chrysops
White-throated Honeyeater            Melithreptus albogularis
White-naped Honeyeater               Melithreptus lunatus
Brown Honeyeater                     Lichmera indistincta
Dusky Honeyeater                     Myzomela obscura
Scarlet Honeyeater                   Myzomela sanguinolenta
Pale-yellow Robin                    Tregellasia capito
Eastern Yellow Robin                 Eopsaltria australis
Logrunner                            Orthonyx temminckii
Eastern Whipbird                     Psophodes olivaceus
Golden Whistler                      Pachycephala pectoralis
Grey Shrike-thrush                   Colluricincla harmonica
Black-faced Monarch                  Monarcha melanopsis
Spectacled Monarch                   Monarcha trivirgatus
Magpie-lark                          Grallina cyanoleuca
Grey Fantail                         Rhipidura albiscapa
Cicadabird                           Coracina tenuirostris
Australasian Figbird                 Sphecotheres vieilloti
Grey Butcherbird                     Cracticus torquatus
Pied Butcherbird                     Cracticus nigrogularis
Australian Magpie                    Gymnorhina tibicen
Pied Currawong                       Strepera graculina
Torresian Crow                       Corvus orru
Green Catbird                        Ailuroedus crassirostris
Regent Bowerbird                     Sericulus chrysocephalus
Satin Bowerbird                      Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
*House Sparrow                       Passer domesticus
Welcome Swallow                      Hirundo neoxena
Tree Martin                          Hirundo nigricans
Silvereye                            Zosterops lateralis
Russet-tailed Thrush                 Zoothera heinei
Short-beaked Echidna                 Tachyglossus aculeatus
Spotted-tailed Quoll                 Dasyurus maculatus
Northern Brown Bandicoot             Isoodon macrourus
Rufous Bettong                       Aepyprymnus rufescens
Whiptail Wallaby                     Macropus parryi
Red-legged Pademelon                 Thylogale stigmatica
*Dingo and Dog                       Canis lupus
*Red Deer                            Cervus elaphus
Great Barred Frog                    Mixophyes fasciolatus
Green Tree Frog                      Litoria caerulea
Peron's Tree Frog                    Litoria peronii
Leaf-green Tree Frog                 Litoria phyllochroa
*Cane Toad                           Bufo marinus
Lace Monitor                         Varanus varius
Blue-speckled Forest-skink           Eulamprus murrayi
White-crowned Snake                  Cacophis harriettae
99 species

Altogether between Caloundra and Kenilworth over 6 days I recorded 154
species of birds, 7 reptiles, 11 amphibians and 13 mammals.  With all
that to look at, I decided to studiously ignore the butterflies (though
keeping an eye open for the federally listed Richmond Birdwing .....).
Lots of fun to be had in SE Queensland - hoping to be back again later
in the year.

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Lawrie Conole
Senior Ecologist
 
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