Birdline North Queensland Weekly Update

Birdline North Queensland

Published sightings for the week ending 13 Oct 2013.

Sun 13 Oct	Eastern Grass-Owl Tyto Wetlands, Ingham Eastern Grass-Owl flew from swamp ricegrass and flew off southwest before dropping into distant grasses this morning Tony Ashton
Thu 10 Oct	Little Grassbird Tyto Wetlands, Ingham Little Grassbird near hide in Tyto today after being spotted by DPITB party over the weekend. Thanks, folks! Tony Ashton
	Pink-eared Duck Cairns Esplanade Two on the mudflats at mid-tide, ( moderator note:- unusual at this location, third record on Eremaea). Chris Wiley
Wed 9 Oct	Marsh Sandpiper, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Lake Evan, Mareeba Site formally known as Brady Road Swamp. Marsh Sandpiper (1) 1st record for this site. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (2) 1st record for this site. Keith & Lindsay Fisher
Wed 9 Oct	Little Grassbird Mungalla Station (Forrest Beach, Queensland) Little Grassbird below old yards today. Tony Ashton
	Lovely Fairy-wren Mungalla Station (Forrest Beach, Queensland) Pair Lovely Fairy-wren at edge of coastal forest, old homestead site far SW end of station today. Tony Ashton
Tue 8 Oct	Southern Cassowary Dubuji Boardwalk, Cape Tribulation A family - two adults and one chick near creek (not far from main road) around 5 pm. Christine Eichler
Mon 7 Oct	Little Grassbird Tyto Wetlands, Ingham Little Grassbird (1) Birdlife Photography DPITB outing. Early morning birding walk around Tyto Wetlands. First seen by Janet Robino. Several people then confirmed this Little Grassbird at Tyto Wetlands early on Monday morning 07 October 2013. It was about 40metres distant, straight across the water from the viewing mound. Len Ezzy's ID photo(s) attached. Janet Robino, Len & Chris Ezzy (et al)
	Stubble Quail Mungalla Station (Forrest Beach, Queensland) Four Stubble Quail seen along the fence line heading out to the old cattle yards Gil Crabtree
Sun 6 Oct	Tooth-billed Bowerbird Paluma Forest Reserve 10' Cell On Sunday 6th 3 observers walked H track listening for Tooth-billed Bowerbirds and found 3 birds - 4 found on Monday 7th. They were very active and vocal. Photographed and recorded by Ian Montgomery Joan Wharton (1757)
Sun 6 Oct	Australian Little Bittern Tyto Wetlands, Ingham Male and female Little Bitterns seen close to hide early today. Sightings elsewhere by Birdlifers confirm at least 2 pairs resident in scleria, main lagoon. Tony Ashtont
	Oriental Plover Mungalla Station (Forrest Beach, Queensland) Birdlife Photography - Digital Photography In The Bush outing. 23 Participants. Weather fine and warm, Oriental Plover (2) Seen and Photographed by Peter Owen (SA) and others. Peter Owen (et al Birdlife Photography)
Thu 3 Oct	Southern Cassowary Mount Hypipamee National Park (The Crater) Southern Cassowary (3). Driving towards Atherton about 1km from Mt. Hypipamee, found a dead juvenile cassowary with dad and two others looking. I moved the bird into the forest to avert dad and the chicks being killed. Very tragic. Hope the others don't get killed this way. Luke Jackson (2757)
Sun 22 Sep	Freckled Duck Hasties Swamp National Park Quick scoot past the swamp to see the Freckled Duck. Saw Freckled Duck (1) On the log to the south of the hide. Luke Jackson (2757)

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