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Birdline Central & Southern Queensland
Published sightings for the week ending 2 Sep 2012.
| Sat 1 Sep
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Lesser Crested Tern
Manly
At least 5 birds present. Also 26 Gull-billed Terns, 200+ Grey-tailed Tattlers (a lot still in breeding plumage), a few Terek Sands, 3 Great Knot, 3 Double-banded Plovers, 25+ Curlew Sands and 4 Buff-banded Rails.
Stuart Pickering & Andy Jensen
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| Fri 31 Aug
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Wandering Tattleer
Alexandra Headland, Sunshine Coast
2 birds in breeding plumage... these birds may have been absent on migration for just 3 months
Greg Roberts
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| Thu 30 Aug
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Black Flacon
Amberley
Single Black Falcon has returned to the area after an absence of a few weeks. Observed the bird hunting over grassland before successfully capture unidentified prey. The bird then consumed the item while thermalling on the wing over the next 5mins. Great site to see!!!
Brendan Cook
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| Tue 28 Aug
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Baillon's Crake
Minnippi Wetlands
At least 4 birds this morning between 6-7.30am
Rob Morris
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Spotless Crake
Minnippi Wetlands
At least 3 birds this morning 6-7.30am
Rob Morris
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| Mon 27 Aug
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Latham's Snipe
Oxyley Common
Our first sighting of a snipe this season. Showing well in the late afternoon light foraging along edge of grassy lagoon, opposite main lagoon at end of walking track.
Judith Hoyle and Peter O'Meara
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Red-necked Avocets
Kianawah Road, Lindum
A group of 20 birds amongst other species including a sharp-tailed sandpiper in the wetland area off this road and just short of Lindum rail station.
Marie Tarrant
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| Sun 26 Aug
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White-winged Fairy-wren
Muttaburra 22 35 42S 144 32 50E
White-winged Fairy-wren (1) seen near racecourse on fenceline.
2-3 birds also seen 25/8 43kms further north on Prairie-Muttaburra Rd near "Dotswood". Approaching the northern limit of its range.
Alexandra Canton
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