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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).

O'Reilly's, Lamington Plateau

        6->12 Feb 05

        Habitat:  rainforest, 1000m

        Weather:  fine (couple of days' rain, overcast), cool to warm

Megapodiidae Australian Brush-turkey Alectura lathami
Columbidae Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia amboinensis

Columbidae Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca
Columbidae Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus
Cacatuidae Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus
Psittacidae Australian King-Parrot Alisterus scapularis
Psittacidae Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
Cuculidae Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis     (H)

Apodidae White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus (one seen, 9 Feb)

Pittidae Noisy Pitta Pitta versicolor

Menuridae Albert's Lyrebird Menura alberti
Maluridae Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus
Pardalotidae Yellow-throated Scrubwren Sericornis citreogularis
Pardalotidae White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
Pardalotidae Large-billed Scrubwren Sericornis magnirostris ???
Pardalotidae Brown Gerygone Gerygone mouki
Pardalotidae -  Brown OR Buff-rumped Thornbill??? spp. -  Acanthiza...
Meliphagidae Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii
Meliphagidae Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Petroicidae Rose Robin Petroica rosea    (female)
Petroicidae Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis (particularly after rain)

Orthonychidae Logrunner Orthonyx temminckii
Cinclosomatidae Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus
Pachycephalidae Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
Pachycephalidae Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica

Dicruridae Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis

Dicruridae Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
Dicruridae Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
Artamidae Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
Artamidae Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
Corvidae Torresian Crow Corvus orru

Ptilonorhynchidae Green Catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris

Ptilonorhynchidae Regent Bowerbird Sericulus chrysocephalus

Ptilonorhynchidae Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Passeridae Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
Hirundinidae Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena

Zosteropidae Silvereye Zosterops lateralis      (H)

Muscicapidae Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata ??? (Border Track)

Muscicapidae Russet-tailed Thrush Zoothera heinei ??? (Guest House dining-room window)

Travelling to & from Canungra & via the Lamington foothills

        6 and 12 Feb 05

        Habitat:  mid-altitude eucalypt woodland bordering rainforest; lower woodland foothills & farmland; roadside

        Weather:  fine

Charadriidae Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles      (H)

Columbidae Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
Cacatuidae Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
Cacatuidae Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita

Psittacidae Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus

Psittacidae Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius

Psittacidae Pale-headed Rosella Platycercus adscitus

Apodidae White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus (20, Canungra, 6 Feb)

Climacteridae White-throated Treecreeper Corombates leucophaeus
Climacteridae Red-browed Treecreeper Climacteris erythrops       ???
Maluridae Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus
Pardalotidae Yellow-throated Scrubwren Sericornis citreogularis
Pardalotidae Large-billed Scrubwren Sericornis magnirostris        ???

Meliphagidae Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
Meliphagidae Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys       (H)
Meliphagidae Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii
Meliphagidae Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Petroicidae Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis
Pachycephalidae Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
Pachycephalidae Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica

Dicruridae Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis (sounding like a parrot)
Dicruridae Magpie-Lark Grallina cyanoleuca
Dicruridae Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
Artamidae Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen

Artamidae Pied Currawong Strepera graculina

Paradisaeidae Paradise Riflebird Ptiloris paradiseus    (female)
Corvidae Torresian Crow Corvus orru
Ptilonorhynchidae Regent Bowerbird Sericulus chrysocephalus
Ptilonorhynchidae Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Passeridae Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii  ??? (H)
Zosteropidae Silvereye Zosterops lateralis

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(With acknowledgement to Birds Australia, Christidis & Boles, et al, for taxonomy derived from the 'Draft Working List of Birds of Australia and Australian Territories 10 September 2003'. Errors are mine.)

REPORT ENDS

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Judith L-A
S-E Qld
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