John,
I do consider Speckled Warblers quite rare around Brisbane and they are seldom
recorded in the Brisbane City area. I am out and about birding quite a bit and
see them around Samford/Dayboro and in the Lockyer Valley. They are also
around Jimboomba and Beaudesert. They are quite common further west (west of
Great Divide) in suitable woodland habitat. They have struggled with the
prolonged drought and were quite difficult to find for much of last year.
Birdata shows a few records reported around southern bayside suburbs and south
western suburbs not far from Beaudesert Road generally. They can be quite
common locally in areas where suitable woodland habitat still exists. Like
quite a few species of woodland dependant birds, they suffer from urban
development and land clearing generally. Overgrazing does not help either.
Cheers
Roy
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