Birdline North Queensland Weekly Update

Birdline North Queensland

Published sightings for the week ending 13 Feb 2011.

Sun 13 Feb	Wompoo Fruit-Dove, Brown Cuckoo-Dove Townsville Town Common Conservation Park Wompoo Fruit-Dove: Unusual here; probably Tropical Cyclone Yasi displacements. Observed at various locations; main entrance gate, Forest Walk carpark and 50 metres past the Bald Rock walk bird hide. (6). Brown Cuckoo-Dove: Observed 30 metres north-east of the Forest Walk carpark. (2). Superb Fruit-Dove, 3 near the Forest Walk carpark. 1 near the Tower Hide. 1 near the Bald Rock hide (total 5). Len & Chris Ezzy
Sat 12 Feb	Red-necked Crake Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge, Julatten, QLD 2 adults with at least 2 small fluffy black chicks. This is the second time we have seen chicks, the last sighting was 22/12/2010 when 3 fluffy black chicks were seen. This is obviously a different family party as these two were very recently fledged birds. No subsequent sightings of first 3 chicks. Keith Fisher
	Mangrove Robin Townsville Town Common Conservation Park I was with Niel Bruce when he logged the first bird, I only caught a glimps as it flew (but am hapy with Niels call), this second (?) bird was about 300 m passed the second viewpoint about 500m from where Niel saw the first, maybe the same bird but the first bird was heading away from this sighting when last seen. (1). Ed Pierce
	Mangrove Robin Townsville Town Common Conservation Park Single individual moving through Melaleuca trees between first and second viewing points; also seen Bush Hen on roadside about 70 metres past Tower Hide. Niel Bruce
Thu 10 Feb	Bridled Tern Townsville Downstream of Aplins Weir, Ross River; post Cyclone Yasi blow in; a juvenile, crossing to and fro, following barra lures. Headed off downstream after about 10 minutes. Niel Bruce
Wed 9 Feb	Eyebrowed Thrush Atherton Tablelands A first year male Eyebrowed Thrush was seen on the Atherton Tablelands. Details: "It has been hanging around the same place for two days now though it is not easy to see and sometimes not easy to see clearly". It took me more than 2.5 hours over two visits to get a few glimpses. The location is on the private property of Terry and Michelle Heidenreich near Malanda, 370 Stonehouse Road. They are happy to have visitors, just call at the house or the flower packing shed for directions to where the bird has been seen." Alan Gillanders
Sun 6 Feb	Lesser Frigatebird Cape Pallarenda Road, Townsville Blow in from Cyclone Yasi Ian Boyd
	Sooty Tern Cape Pallarenda Road, Townsville Off shore bird blown in by Cyclone Yasi. Ian Boyd
Fri 4 Feb	Black Noddy Cape Pallarenda Road, Townsville Normally an offshore resident, blown in by Cyclone Yasi. Ian Boyd
	Bridled Tern Cape Pallarenda Rd, Townsville Normally an offshore resident, blown in by Cyclone Yasi. Ian Boyd
Thu 3 Feb	Black Noddy The Strand foreshore, North Ward, Townsville 3 Black Noddies seen (1645hrs) in very rough, wet and windy conditions between the Rockpool and the Strand Park fishing jetty. They were heading towards the Townsville Port. 15 minutes later, (7 km NW) we saw 2 more Black Noddies near the Pallarenda boat ramp. No doubt blown in by Tropical Cyclone Yasi, the previous night. We haven't been able to report these birds any earlier as we have been without power, phone and the internet. Len and Chris Ezzy
Fri 14 Jan	Spotted Whistling-Duck Weipa Today I observed 65+ Spotted Whistling-Duck with 30+ Radjah Shelduck, a few Common Greenshank and Masked Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper and a Marsh Sandpiper. Interestingly most of the birds were in the paddock where the old pond used to be which now has a decent puddle courtesy of the rain and a lot of vegetation. A week ago (with 300mm less rain) I counted 75 Spotted Whistling-Duck and 44 Radjah Shelduck in the rain filled sewage pond. Ben Bright

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