Birdline Central & Southern Queensland Weekly Update

Birdline Central & Southern Queensland

Published sightings for the week ending 4 Dec 2011.

Sun 4 Dec	Little Curlew Amberley RAAF Airfield 3 birds still viewable from the eastern side (mostly distant) look west from Behms Road. david taylor via birding_aus
	Brolga Griffin Two birds in wet grassland by corner of Henry Road and Doles Rocks Road. Andy Jensen
Sat 3 Dec	Australian Painted Snipe,Cotton Pygmy Geese Rosewood Wetlands, Bremer Rd Male and fantastic female close to the road this afternoon. Good views through a scope. Rob Morris
	Little Curlew Amberley RAAF Airfield 3 birds viewable from the eastern side (mostly distant although quite close late morning) - look west from Behms Road. Rob Morris
Fri 2 Dec	Little Curlew Amberley RAAF airfield Three birds feeding in the moist depressions across the airfield created by the rain the night before. Very easily approached and difficult to move! Brendan Cook
	White-Throated Needletail The Gap, Brisbane c20 moving South 11 am. David Redhead
	Australian Painted Snipe, Cotton Pygmy Geese Rosewood Wetland, Bremer Road Male Australian Painted Snipe giving prolonged views on muddy edges at the north end of the wetland. No sign of second bird. Also 8+ Cotton Pygmy Geese. Claire Runge, James Watson, Richard Fuller
Thu 1 Dec	White-throated Nightjar Brooyar State Forest Gympie Single bird flushed around 4pm about 1km back from the Glastonbury camping area and up the hill near a crossroad (entry via Wide Bay Road, 12km north of Gympie). Bird about 2 metres to rear left when flushed and flew slowly by before landing some 75metres away (relocated, then left alone) - no doubt re ID as I was in the area specifically to locate this species. Rob Burgoyne
Wed 30 Nov	Australian Owlet-nightjar John Oxley Reserve, Murrumba Downs Australian Owlet-nightjar (1) sitting in hollow of dead tree. About 3 metres along the boardwalk in a dead tree to the left. Julie Sarna
Mon 28 Nov	Baillon's Crake Cooroy, Sunshine Coast 1 bird Greg Roberts
	Shining Flycatcher Tewantin, Sunshine Coast 1 female Greg Roberts
	Black-breasted Buttonquail Imbil, Sunshine Coast hinterland 1 female showing nicely Greg Roberts

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