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Birdline North Queensland
Published sightings for the week ending 30 Jan 2011.
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Black Bittern
National Park Boat Ramp, Railway Estate 4810
Showing yellow streaks down sides of neck, one flew across road directly in front of us from northern Mangroves into tall grass near tidal drains to the south. (1).
Len & Chris Ezzy
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Pacific Golden Plover
Samphire Road Saltpans, South Townsville
Regular Annual migratory visitor. First sighting this year for us. (32).
Len & Chris Ezzy
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| Wed 26 Jan
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Cotton Pygmy-goose
Cape Cleveland Road salt pans
Not often seen here (2).
Len & Chris Ezzy
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Cicadabird
Bowling Green Bay NP (Alligator Creek)
Townsville Region Bird Observers Club Australia Day outing. Up to 8 Cicadabirds observed in the 2 hour period from 7.45am. It is interesting that this one pictured (ID photo by Peter Valentine) simultaneously shard the same tree as the Barred Cuckoo-shrikes today ( Birdline sighting 16333 - S 19°25'57"; E 146°56' 40" - GDA 94).
Townsville Region Bird Observers Club (TRBOC) per Len Ezzy
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Barred Cuckoo-shrike
Bowling Green Bay NP (Alligator Creek)
Townsville Region Bird Observers Club Australia Day outing. Alligator Creek Were surprised to find 2 Barred Cuckoo-shrikes scouring the canopy in the first picnic area (S 19°25'57"; E 146°56' 40" - GDA 94), which is only a few hundred metres in from the main entry gate. Uncommon at this location. Photo by Ian Boyd
Townsville Region Bird Observer Club (TRBOC) per Len Ezzy
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White-throated Needletail, Fork-tailed Swift, Australian Swiftlet
Cungulla (beach side township (33km ESE of Townsville City)
Time 1300 - 1330hrs - White-throated Needletail: (2)., Australian Swiftlet: (500): Conservative estimate. Fork-tailed Swift: Also conservative estimate. (400). The whole of the northern part of the Township of Cungulla and further north into the adjoining National Park was 'clouded' by Australian Swiftlets and Fork-tailed Swifts. We also initially identified 2 White-throated Needletail near the main Cungulla T intersection. We watched this phenomena of hawking Swifts for 20-30 munutes and they were still hawking overhead as we departed.
Len & Chris Ezzy
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| Mon 24 Jan
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Fork-tailed Swift & White-thraoted Needletail
Cook Highway between Buchan's Point and McGregor Road Smithfield
Large flock of at minimum 300 Fork-tailed Swifts and a small number, perhaps, 6 White-throated Needletails in a series of loose flocks feeding along the hills to the west of the highway. White-breasted Woodswallows were feeding below or in the lower levels the above the flocks. No actual count made sicne I was driving.
Greg Bortolussi
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| Sun 23 Jan
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Zitting Cisticola
Reedbeds Road Cromarty
Pale individual on fence on southern side of Cromarty Road, approx 1km from highway. Time approx 7AM. Dropped down into grassland. Identified by call (different from GH cisticola in same area) (1).
Alexandra Canton
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