Hi all
first up, thanks to all those who responded to my RFI from the other week.
Sadly, my trip was truncated so I had no free evenings in Brisbane to
explore further afield than the CBD.
Sunday late afternoon I visited the Botanic Gardens - not much about in the
gardens themselves - lots of White Ibis & Torresian Crows, Figbirds and
Lorikeets in the trees and Tree Martins & Welcome Swallows hawking over the
fig trees. Walking back along the river I saw a parent and streaky juvenile
Striated Heron very close up.
Monday morning I walked across to Roma St Parklands and saw more of the
same, plus several Blue Faced and Brown Honeyeaters, Superb Blue Wrens in
the gardens of the apartment blocks on the park's north side and - what I
was really looking for - a pair of Bush Stone Curlew. They were just up
from the Spectacle Garden and the short flight of stairs that lead up from
the cafe complex. They were mostly unfussed by the noise and commotion from
the "boot camps" running about in the gardens and most people I think would
have walked past them without noticing them, as they were on a good patch of
mulch where their cryptic colouring really worked well. No Reed Warblers in
the reeds around the ponds (at least not calling) and no Buff Banded Rails
either - are the rails still there?
Tuesday morning walking across the river I saw a falcon circling quite high
above the water - it looked too small and slim line to be a Peregrine - in
fact I thought it looked like a big swift, so I reckon it was a Hobby - but
I was binocular-free at the time, so I can't be sure.
Cheers
Tom Wilson
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