Birdline Central & Southern Queensland Weekly Update

Birdline Central & Southern Queensland

Published sightings for the week ending 5 Jun 2011.

Sun 5 Jun	Black-necked Stork Bishops Marsh One individual on edge of swamp with two brolgas Dezmond Wells
	Australian Hobby Bongaree, Bribie Island Have noticed a few Hobby around the Island over the last couple of weeks. Today, we had excellent views of a smallish male sitting about 3 metres up on an exposed branch. He didn't seem to mind our presence and sat there while I went home for binoculars - still there on our return. About 4 pm, saw one scream across our street in pursuit of a Crested Pigeon - did not see the result. Brian & Meg Johnson
	White-fronted Honeyeater,Eastern Spinebill Minnippi White-fronted still present in same area (been here a month now!). Also 1 Eastern Spinebill down woodland track,my 1st record at Minnippi. Stuart Pickering and Andy Jensen
Sat 4 Jun	Ground Parrot Peregian Beach, Sunshine Coast 3 heard at sunset Greg Roberts
	Lewin's Rail Peregian Beach, Sunshine Coast 2 seen and 2 heard Greg Roberts
	Australasian Gannet Off Woorim Beach, Bribie Island A number of gannets were diving on bait-fish just offshore. There were juv., imm. & adults involved. (Worth reporting - a very large marlin that jumped right out of the water nearby as well as many mackerel chomping into the bait-fish) Brian & Meg Johnson
	Noisy Pitta Witches Falls National Park Noisy Pitta (1) One bird showing well 100 yards along the cemetery track at the start of the circuit Ged Tranter
	Pink-eared Duck Kedron Brook Wetlands Single bird in amongst Chestnut Teal on the main pool from Toombul Road roundabout. Andy Jensen
Wed 1 Jun	1 Jabiru, 2 Pied Cormorants, 2 Wedgetail Eagles, 7 Pelicans Stanage Bay Alll birds were soaring very high and dissapearing into the clouds at times. The Cormorants appeared to accompany the Jabiru. Mal & Jan Ibbotson, Val Cooper, C.M. Lear
	200+ Chestnut-breasted Mannikin, 1 Buff-banded rail. 3 Bar-breasted Honeyeaters Stanage Bay Dam This is only our second sighting of the buff-banded rail Jan & Mal Ibbotson, Val Cooper, C.M. Lear
Tue 31 May	GREY FALCONS and RUFOUS-CROWNED EMU-WRENS Lark Quarry CP, about 100 Km from Winton While staying at Carisbrooke Station a visit to LQCP was highlighted by sighting some beautiful Rufous-crowned Emu-wrens and 4 Grey Falcons. The GFs were on the Telstra tower on the Winton-Jundah Road at junction of road into LQCP. 2 GFs were joined after some time by a third and then some time later by a fourth when all flew around beside the tower and then away. Peter McGinley
	Swift Parrot Old Wallangara Rd 4-6 Swift Parrots were seen at Old Wallangara Rd, south of Girraween National Park. Stuart Warren per Tim Dolby
Sat 28 May	Buller's Albatross, Noisy Pitta North Stradbroke Island Buller's Albatross (1) Came in from the north, appeared beaten back by the strong SE wind, last seen apparently alighting on the water near Flat Rock. Noisy Pitta (1) On headland beside walking track Stu Warren, Rob Dougherty, Colin Reid
Wed 25 May	Striated Grasswren Lark Quarry Striated Grasswren were recorded near the airport at Lark Quarry. Roy and Helen Sonnenburg per Tim Dolby

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