Wood sandpiper and Dollarbird

["Alan Gillanders" <>]

Greetings,
One Channel-bill calling at my place in Yungaburra this morning.
A single drongo making a huge range of sounds is still there.

Alan
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From: "Ivor Preston" <>
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 4:38 PM
To: "Helen Larson" <>
Cc: "Birding Aus" <>
Subject: Wood sandpiper and Dollarbird

> Hi
>
> I live in Townsville and regarding Dollarbirds, they passed through in 
> Oct/Nov and have been mostly absent since. Last Wednesday morning, south 
> of here in the Giru area, we saw many Dollarbirds and that afternoon, I 
> saw them again in Townsville, obviously on the return migration. The Giru 
> run was also successful in seeing a pair of Zitting Cisticola, with the 
> male in full vocal display mode. For details and photograph see Birdline 
> North Queensland on Eremaea website < 
> http://www.eremaea.com/BirdlineRecentSightings.aspx?Birdline=5 >. I've 
> also noted a big increase in Koel (more males than females are calling) 
> and Rainbow Bee-eater numbers, but no Channel-billed Cuckoos.
> Ivor
> On 28/03/2010, at 2:44 PM, Helen Larson wrote:
>
> > Saw our first oriental dollarbird in the area (Mission Beach, FNQ) since 
> > moving here last September. So many 'expected' birds are absent or in 
> > very low numbers.
> > And a single Wood sandpiper at the East Feluga fish farm ponds, which we 
> > had not previously visited. The ponds look like a good spot to keep an 
> > eye on, though difficult to see through the roadside veg. Wandering 
> > whistling ducks, little black cormorant, black-fronted dotterel were 
> > there too.
> > Helen
> >
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