Birdline Central & Southern Queensland Weekly Update

Birdline Central & Southern Queensland

Published sightings for the week ending 26 Jun 2011.

Sat 25 Jun	Black-necked Stork Kalbar on Cunningham Highway 1 bird in roadside wetland Greg Roberts
Fri 24 Jun	White-browed Babbler Old Wallangara Road Party of 4 - here at eastern extremity of range Greg Roberts
	Superb Lyrebird race edwardi Girraween National Park 1 male displaying and singing. This race can be very difficult to see Greg Roberts
	Noisy Pitta Green Mountains (O'Reilly's) 10' Cell Driving up to O'Reily's this morning I saw at a minimum eight Noisy Pittas on the road whilst driving through the rainforest sections ~6.30am. Was still darkish but birds definitely identifiable in head lights. Great start to an excellent day birding. Lots of log runners and thrush (though I'm not sure which, Bassian or Russet) as well. Deryk Engel
Tue 21 Jun	Roseate Tern Noosa sandbanks, Noosa from birding-aus: I picked up the Roseate in a small flock of Crested, Common and Little Terns by a vaguely rosy flush on the breast. Then I saw that the tail feathers extended beyond the primaries. The legs were a bit shorter than Commons. Then I saw that the moult indicated a southern hemisphere bird, and it all fell into place. Jill Dening
	South Island Pied Oystercatcher Point Halleran I finally popped out to see this visitor from NZ ! Rob Morris
	Fantail cuckoo Gladstone marina parklands Single bird trying to hide in a dense bush. But I managed a good long look. Bird did not call. Ben Weston
Mon 20 Jun	South Island Pied Oystercatcher Point Halleran Today, around midday, Plaxy Barratt and I observed the South Island Pied Oystercatcher across from 21 Orana Esplanade, Point Halloran. It was high tide at the time and roosting with aproximately 19 Aussie Pied Oystercatchers. Michael Wood Michael Wood (via birding-aus)
Sat 18 Jun	Yellow-nosed Albatross North Stradbroke Island One Yellow-nosed Albatross > off Pt Lookout Colin Reid
	Black-bellied Storm Petrels, Great-winged Petrels (2+gouldi and 1 macroptera) Southport Pelagic - off the shelf Several classic Black-bellieds and many Wilson's today. The possible NZSP was seen along side these species on many occasions. Also today 200+ Providence Petrels, 3+ Great-winged Petrels (all gouldi except 1 nominate macroptera (also a 1st for Southport)), a few Brown Noddy, a few Australian Gannets. Not huge diversity - but an exciting trip! Rob Morris (and all on board inc. Paul Walbridge)
Tue 14 Jun	Northern Giant Petrel Moore Reef The bird was sighted at Moore Reef, which is 25 nautical miles east of Cairns. I work for Reef Magic Cruises and we have a large pontoon out there. It arrived last week and wasn't flying. We fed it pilchards, and then it would disappear for the day. I had days off from Thursday until Saturday, and when I returned on Sunday it had become very aggressive and was attacking children, probably because management decided they didn't want the bird around so stopped feeding it. On the Monday the bird flew away - never to return. nick balsdon

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