For those in, or visiting, Brisbane, a relatively new birdwatching spot
(access for a bit over 3 years) has emerged - Oxley Creek Common.
About 9km SSW of the CBD in middle of suburbs.
In the three years since it has been open for public access
we have found 161 species
A full list and "How to bird guide" with maps can be downloaded
from http://www.ecology.uq.edu.au/index.html?page=56515&pid=20910.
It is weed infested old department of primary industry fields with three swamps
next to a semi-tidal creek that has very poor water quality.
Superficially very unappealing, but things like Plum-headed
Finch, Latham's Snipe and Glossy Ibis are invariably present. Most mornings a
White-bellied Sea-Eagle flys over carrying a flying fox that it has picked off
the huge
colony that roosts on Indooroopilly Island.
cheers
Hugh Possingham or
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