Published sightings for the week ending 3 Jun 2012.
Sun 3 Jun
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Square-tailed Kite
Bellbowrie - Creswick Place
One hunting low over the trees in the park across the road from my house. Masked Lapwings, Magpie larks and noisy miners all in hot pursuit!
Rob Morris
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Sat 2 Jun
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Topknot Pigeons
Lamington NP
Flocks of 50+ moving quickly to the north over the ranges. All other usual suspects in good numbers, Regent Bowers, Superb Fruit-dove present around the information center.
Brendan Cook
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White-winged Chough
Corner of Nangara Rd and Topaz Crescent, Lockyer Waters
A group of about twelve birds observed foraging in a wooded paddock.
Gavin Goodyear
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Light-mantled Sooty Albatross
Sunshine Coast Pelagic
First record of a live bird of this species in Queensland
Greg Roberts & 8 others
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White-faced Storm-Petrel
Sunshine Coast Pelagic
2 birds
Greg Roberts & 8 others
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Mon 28 May
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White-eared Monarch
Moy Pocket, Sunshine Coast hinterland
4 birds along Mary River calling well... unusual at this time of year
Greg Roberts
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Striped Honeyeater
Walloon
Taylors Road.
Steve Cole
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Grey Crowned Babbler
Walloon
Taylors Road. Sighted on road side with 2-3 others audible in group in adjacent tree.
Steve Cole
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Glossy Black Cockatoos
Mount Cainbable, Lamington National Park Road via Canungra SE Qld
2 Birds well seen around a small lake 8am, not unusual here or this time of year except for the very few reported sightings (GBC Drought) around Lamington in past year-so was starting to wonder where they have been--> so good news
Duncan Fowler, G & L Burke
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Sun 27 May
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Beach Stone Curlew
Toorbul
Appeared from mangroves at roost site end of Esplanade.
Steve Cole
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