Summer Birding, Qld: CIRCULAR Page 3.

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DATES: 6->11 Jan 05,

        &  6->12 Feb 05

SITES: Sunshine Beach & Noosa River; 'Fraser Coast', south inland via Wide Bay/Burnett;

        & O'Reilly's (Lamington Plateau).

'Fraser Coast'

        9-10.1

        Habitat:  'Great Sandy Strait' (via Inskip, Poona, Hervey Bay, Burrum Heads), & lagoons

        Weather:  Low pressure: overcast, windy, some rain, cool to warm

Megapodiidae Australian Brush-turkey Alectura lathami
Anseranatidae Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata (one on farm dam near road)
Anatidae Black Swan Cygnus atratus
Anatidae Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata
Anatidae Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
Anatidae -  domestic duck spp.
Anhingidae Darter Anhinga melanogaster
Phalacrocoracidae -  Cormorant spp. - Phalacrocorax...
Pelecanidae Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
Ardeidae Great Egret Ardea alba ???
Ardeidae Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia
Ardeidae Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
Threskiornithidae Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
Accipitridae Osprey Pandion haliaetus                ???
Accipitridae Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus      ???
Accipitridae Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus   ???
Accipitridae White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
Scolopacidae -  Curlew spp. - Numenius...
Haematopodidae Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris (one)
Charadriidae Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles (pair dive-bombing a dog)
Laridae Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae

Laridae -  Tern spp.
Columbidae Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
Columbidae Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata
Cacatuidae Galah Eolophus roseicapilla 3
Cacatuidae Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
Cacatuidae Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
Psittacidae Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
Cuculidae Common Koel Eudynamys scolopacea
Centropodidae Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus

Apodidae White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus (flocks of 60 or more seen each day where roads run over crests leading down to the coast)

Halcyonidae Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae

Meropidae Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus      (MASS ROOSTing in mangroves)

Coraciidae Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
Maluridae Variegated Fairy-wren Malurus lamberti
Meliphagidae Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides
Meliphagidae Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis
Meliphagidae Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
Petroicidae Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis

Pomatostomidae Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis (group beside lagoon)
Dicruridae Magpie-Lark Grallina cyanoleuca
Dicruridae Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
Campephagidae Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike Coracina novaehollandiae
Oriolidae Figbird Sphecotheres viridis
Artamidae -  Butcherbird spp. - Cracticus...
Artamidae Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
Corvidae Torresian Crow Corvus orru
Dicaeidae Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum

Hirundinidae -  Tree OR Fairy Martin??? spp. -  Hirundo...

Sylviidae Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis

Mt Goonaneman SF / Woowonga, & the road in/out

        11.1

        Habitat:  ?rainforest, surrounded by farmland

        Weather:  fine, breezy; patchy

Accipitridae Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris     ???
Columbidae Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata    ??? (H)
Columbidae Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca  ??? (H)
Columbidae Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus regina     ??? (H)
Psittacidae Australian King-Parrot Alisterus scapularis
Cuculidae Common Koel Eudynamys scolopacea
Centropodidae Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus
Halcyonidae Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
Maluridae -  Fairy-wren spp. - Malurus...
Meliphagidae Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii
Dicruridae Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus

Oriolidae Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
Corvidae Torresian Crow Corvus orru
Sylviidae Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis

Wide Bay/Burnett & south

        11.1

        Habitat:  variable, roadside

        Weather:  overcast, breezy, warm to v.warm

Megapodiidae Australian Brush-turkey Alectura lathami
Anatidae Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata

Anatidae Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
Anatidae -  domestic duck spp.
Ardeidae Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
Threskiornithidae Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
Rallidae Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
Columbidae Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
Columbidae Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
Cacatuidae Galah Eolophus roseicapilla 3
Psittacidae Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
Coraciidae Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis

Meliphagidae Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
Meliphagidae Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
Dicruridae Magpie-Lark Grallina cyanoleuca
Dicruridae Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
Campephagidae Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike Coracina novaehollandiae
Artamidae -  Butcherbird spp. - Cracticus...
Artamidae Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
Corvidae Torresian Crow Corvus orru
Hirundinidae -  Tree OR Fairy Martin??? spp. -  Hirundo...
Sylviidae Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis   (H)

Sturnidae Common Myna Acridotheres tristis      (CHILDERS)

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Judith L-A
S-E Qld
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