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Toowong, Brisbane RFI

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Subject: Toowong, Brisbane RFI
From: L&L Knight <>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:53:34 +1000
Actually it's not too far from the Mt Coot-tha Bot Gardens to JC Slaughter Falls - hangout of Powerful Owls and White-throated Nightjars

LK

On 22/10/2008, at 12:13 PM, Rob Geraghty wrote:

--- On Wed, 10/22/08, Steve Potter <> wrote:
I am staying in Toowong, Brisbane for a couple of days and
the closest place that even looks half interesting for
birding is the Mount Coot-Tha Gardens. [snip]
I may have the opportunity to get to Oxley Common if I can
get a car.. I believe that's not a bad place? Anywhere else
interesting.

Hi Steve,

Since you're coming from South Austraila, if you can get a car I'd recommend driving up to Mt Glorious. There's a couple of walking trails through the sub-tropical rainforest, and I've seen Satin and Regent Bowerbirds and Green Catbirds right at the picnic area. From Toowong it would be less than an hour's drive one way I think, depending on which way you go.

The scenic route would be via Mount Nebo. There's lookouts along the way, and picnic areas. Try googling "Brisbane Forest Park". It's a nice drive although the roads are steep and windy in parts. The short way to Mt Glorious is through Samford.

The Botanic Gardens at Mt Cootha are nice but I can't remember seeing anything there more exciting than Swamphens, Coots and ducks.

The other thing you might see at Mt Glorious in the late afternoon is Antechinus (used to be called marsupial mice) if you're interested in animals as well as birds.

It depends on how much free time you'll have also.

Rob




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