Birdline Central & Southern Queensland Weekly Update

Birdline Central & Southern Queensland

Published sightings for the week ending 29 Sep 2013.

Sun 29 Sep	Red-kneed Dotterel, Red-necked Avocet Kedron Brook Wetlands Lagoons drying up Red-kneed Dotterel (41) Red-necked Avocet (232) Dezmond Wells
Sun 29 Sep	Oriental Plover Kakadu Beach, Bribie Island The individual reported yesterday was present at 12.15pm today. It was roosting in between the two hides. Chris Wiley
	Baillon's Crake Sherwood Arboretum, Sherwood Baillon's Crake (1) Photographed. Possibly the same one observed by Hugh Possingham. Pete Taylor
Sat 28 Sep	Baillon's Crake Sherwood Arboretum, Sherwood Overcast and a bit drzzly. Has been dry for a long time. Baillon's Crake (1) In the open walking on water weeds near causeway, nth of east end of central island Hugh Possingham
Sat 28 Sep	Oriental Plover Kakadu Beach, Bribie Island Single bird arrived on roost early-afternoon, moved to small beach south of second hide, where it became confiding after 4 observers sat down, coming within 5m of us. *Please do not attempt to area to search as there are a pair of Beach Stone-Curlew nesting close to southern-hide* Tom Tarrant, Gopi Singaravel, Rick Franks, Ian ? (visiting birder from UK)
Fri 27 Sep	Spotted Harrier Panoramic Drive, Narangba Individual flying over being mobbed by crows. Dezmond Wells
	Regent Bowerbird Maleny 10' Cell Active in Mary Cairncross Jean & Paul Newman
	Peregrine Falcon Bundaberg Doing massive dives. Jed Knight
Thu 26 Sep	Varied Triller Bundaberg Jed Knight
	Latham's Snipe Dowse Lagoon, Sandgate Relatively high numbers of snipe this afternoon quite early in the season. 1 on the southern bank and 10 spread across the northern bank, water levels still fairly high. Ged Tranter
	Baillon's Crake Sandy Camp Wetlands Male. Walking and feeding on the lilly pads Robert Bush
Wed 25 Sep	Brolga, Magpie-Goose Eumundi One Brolga and two Magpie Geese were seen at a small wetland, right on the turn-off to Eumundi off the Bruce Hwy. Sighting was made at about 2pm while driving past. Russell Yong, with family
Tue 24 Sep	Glossy Ibis, Black-fronted Dotterel, Latham's Snipe Moggill Road Wetland, Moggill Only a quick visit. Very warm day, no disturbances. All the birds were very flighty, as if they are often disturbed. Didn't count the species, other than the glossy ibis, snipe, jacana & dotterell. Glossy Ibis (1) Black-fronted Dotterel (1) Latham's Snipe (1) Leanne Bowden
Tue 24 Sep	White-throated Needletail Queensland Brain Institute at UQ, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD My brother Christian saw and heard two swifts yesterday flying past the Queensland Brain Institute at UQ, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD. Unfortunately, he did not have his binoculars or camera with him - as he was attending a scientific conference. So he cannot comment on colours and colour patterns. He compared size and jizz to Alpine Swift (rather than Common Swift) and call to somewhat like Chimney Swift (rather than Common Swift). Christian has spent most of his life in Southern Germany and 5+ years in Boston, MA, USA. Hence the comparison to these species. Based on his description I believe that he saw two early WTNTs. (Mike Tarburton's comment: 'Thank you very much for sharing what looks like the first sighting of a WTNT that I know of for Aussie. There have not been winter reports this season so they could well be migrants. There were some late departures, but nothing since.') Nikolas Haass (for Christian Haass)
	Shining Flycatcher Kawana Island, Sunshine Coast My first record of this species from the Mooloolah River, also Fairy Gerygone in the mangroves Greg Roberts
	Speckled Warbler White Rock Conservation Park, Redbank Plains One bird seen foraging in the scrub to the left of the main path (walking in). Approximately 100m down the track from the yellow gate at the entrance. It remained on the ground and amongst the ferns, and appeared to be feeding with a group of Silvereyes. Elliot Leach; Matt Cochrane
Mon 23 Sep	Black-necked Stork Buckley's Hole, Bribie Island Black-necked Stork (1) male; dark eye. Sarah Beavis
Mon 23 Sep	Squatter Pigeon Geophaps scripta scripta Lloyds Rd Wanora 4306 Bird sighted on three occassions in early morning on roadside verge. Ian Bridge
	Brush Bronzewing Cooloola Way 3 near edge of Noosa Plain. also Ground Parrot, King Quail, Lewin's Rail, Rufous Songlark, White-winged Triller Greg Roberts
	Striped Honeyeater Black Duck Hole Murrumba Downs It was having lunch. Peter Boyd
	Black Falcon, Black Kites Swanbank Rd, near dump entrance A single Black Falcon was seen perched in the afternoon at the top of the last electrical pylon along Swanbank Rd, just before it turns to dirt and goes right up the hill. First seen through bins, when posture and long tail led me to get out the scope and have a closer look. Good views were obtained through scope; no 'teardrop' markings were present. Also 100+ Black Kites over dump. Elliot Leach
	Dollarbird East Brisbane This morning 8 am, a Dollarbird flew over our backyard in East Brisbane. Nikolas Haass
Sun 22 Sep	Dollarbird Commissioners Flat Road, Peachester 26 51S 152 51E 1' Cell Dollarbird seen and heard; first for spring at this site. Sarah Beavis
Sat 21 Sep	Little Grassbird Lake Galletly, University Queensland, Lawes One Little Grassbird with a Tawny Grassbird, several reed-warblers and fairy-wrens in rank grass fringing the main pond. Roger Jaensch
	Whimbrel Kedron Brook Wetlands Single bird was foraging along the eastern bank of Shultz Canal at low tide @ 16:55. Roughly half way along the bike track. Chris Martinez
Thu 19 Sep	Dusky Honeyeater, Rose-crowned Fruit-dove South River Park, Mooloolah Single Dusky H/E actively feeding, 2 Rose-crowned F/d heard but not seen Russ Lamb
	White-winged Triller Sandy Camp Road Wetlands Reserve Male singing in Melaleuca tree at edge of pond. Roger Jaensch
	White-browed Woodswallow, Masked Woodswallow O'Reilly's Guesthouse, Lamington Plateau At least 10 White-browed Woodswallow and several Masked Woodswallow passing over the guest house area around 4 pm. Roger Jaensch
	Pink-eared Duck, Hoary-headed Grebe, Spotted Harrier Mount Alford 10' Cell Area surveyed included; Maroon Dam, Coochin and Minto Swamps over 3 days Pink-eared Duck (100) conservative estimate on Minto Swamps Hoary-headed Grebe (1) non-breeding on Maroon Dam Spotted Harrier (1) Harassed by smaller birds on Carneys Ck Rd Bill Popple
Tue 17 Sep	Turquoise Parrot, Red-browed Treecreeper Girraween National Park Close views of two pairs of Turquoise Parrots, feeding adjacent to the Junction track. Good views of several male Red-browed Treecreepers, adjacent to the track to Underground Creek. Carla Perkins

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