Looking at the latest SOI figures, it looks like you may just be
getting one. Good luck on the hunt.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 18/05/2011, at 12:18 AM, martin cachard wrote:
Let's hope for a long dry !
Cheers
Martin Cachard
Cairns
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Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 23:12:01 +1000
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Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Photos of Buff-breasted Button-quail
I'm pretty sure myself and Peter Lansley were the last observers to
definitely see Buff-breasted BQs near Mt Molloy in early 2007. I was
speaking to Lloyd Neilsen about this at the time and he told me it
was his aim to try to take a photograph of one, as this had never
been achieved before. If Lloyd is reading this he can confirm.
At the time of the sighting (late January) FNQ was on the cusp of
its first genuine wet season in roughly seven years. So the habitat
had been very dry, but daily heavy showers at the time were
stimulating new growth. So, early in the wet (before it gets too
dense) seems to be the best time. The habitat was around the base of
low rocky hills - the birds took shelter higher up when flushed. My
"technique", such as it was, was to freeze if I flushed one bird,
and to scan the ground closely for its partner which, over three
days of observations, was always nearby. However, I was never able
to view the bird on the deck for more than a couple of seconds
before it was up and out.
There are Painted BQs in the area too, and care needs to be taken
with ID. Don't assume any BQ is the one you're after! Among other
pointers, a female Buff-breasted BQ is comparatively huge - the
first time I flushed one it was more like putting up a bronzewing!
Andrew
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