What's happening on the Gold Coast?
Just a summary of Field Trips made by the
Gold Coast Bird Observers Group in February/March 2003
February 13 - Trip to
O'Reillys via the Duck Creek Rd. Members present 12. Total number
of species seen was 96, including Plumed Whistling Duck, Brown Falcon, Comb
Crested Jacana, Owlet Nightjar, Noisy Pitta, and
both Regent and Satin Bowerbird.
February
20 A short day trip to the Mudgereeba area,
Little Nerang Dam and Austinville.Members present 12. Total number
of species seen - 75
February
27 A Field Trip to Brunswick Heads, Byron
Bay and Lennox Heads (Flat Rock). Members present
12. Total number of species - 100 which included
Wandering Tattler, Lesser Frigate Bird,
Yellow-billed Spoonbill, Australian Shoveler, and Freckled Duck. A large number
of Terns were present at Flat Rock (Gull-Billed, Crested, Common and Little Tern
- 1 of the Little Tern had coloured leg bands) plus 5 Sooty
Oystercatcher.
March 6
Field trip to the Canungra/Beaudesert area. Members present - 10. Total
number of species seen - 89 which included x40 Glossy Ibis, Swamp Harrier,
Brown Falcon, Brown Songlark, Cockatiel and Plum-headed Finch. At this
venue the group observed a pair of Scaly-breasted Lorikeets - the unusual thing
about them was that they were hanging upside down (like a bat) from the end
of a dead branch about 8-10 M from the ground. They remained in this
position, totally motionless for at least 5
minutes. No one in the group had ever observed this
type of behaviour! Has anyone else come across this type of
behaviour before in this or similar species???
Good Birding
Gold Coast Bird Observers
Group (B.O.C.A.
affiliate)
