Published sightings for the week ending 7 Oct 2012.
Sun 7 Oct
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White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Dan Stiller Reserve 1' Cell
White-bellied Sea-Eagle (3) 2 adults, one juvenile. The resident pair have raised at least one juvenile with the possibility of a second. The juvenile was perched outside the nest and one adult was in a nearby tree. The second adult flew in with food and fed the juvenile in the nest. This is when the possible second juvenile was spotted briefly. Photo taken and available on request.
Tim and Marg Roberts
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Sun 7 Oct
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Crested Shriketit
Brown's Rosd, Mt Glorious.
Pair observed from roadside this morning
Gavin O'Meara
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Rufous Scrub-bird & Coxens Fig-parrot
Border Track, Lammington NP
Scrub-birds heard but not observed near the "20m water" sign, no individuals heard again until on the edge of the escapement when a single bird call right in front of us. some patient stalking provided 10+mins of excellent views , well worth the 14km round trip. Fleeting views of Coxens Fig-parrot, many Alberts Lyres that were easy to approach and the usual mix of Lammington locals.
Brendan Cook
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Spotless and Baillon's Crakes
Minnippi Parklands
3 Spotless Crakes and 3 Baillon's Crakes present on right-hand side of pond viewing platform at 06:00
Andrew Sutherland
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Sat 6 Oct
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Australian Painted Snipe
Rosewood Wetland
One individual foraged and bathed out in the open late this afternoon.
Chris Wiley
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White-browed Woodswallow and Masked Woodswallow
Cedar Creek Road, Cedar Creek (Gold Coast)
5 Masked Woodswallows and 1 White-browed Woodswallow flying over about 0930. Also 2 Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrikes were interacting with them.
Sandra Gallienne
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Fri 5 Oct
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Hoary-headed Grebe
Lake Clarendon, Lockyer Valley
Hoary-headed Grebe (5) Seen towards western end of dam wall among submerged trees. First eremaea record for this site, and generally scarce in SEQ.
Steve Murray
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Wed 3 Oct
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Cotton Pygmy-Goose - 46
Atkinsons Dam
46 is an extraordinary number for this species in south-east Queensland
Greg Roberts
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Australian Painted-Snipe
Rosewood Lagoon
2 male, 1 female Australian Painted-Snipe
Greg Roberts
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Red-necked Avocet, Blue-billed Duck, Pink-eared Duck
Gatton University Lake
1 Red-necked Avocet, a pair of Blue-billed Duck, 12 Pink-eared Ducks
Greg Roberts
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Tue 2 Oct
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Australian Painted-Snipe, Blue-billed Duck, Red-necked Avocet
Brisbane-Lockyer valleys
Good birds included Australian Painted-Snipe, Red-necked Avocet, 48 Cotton Pygmy-Goose, 200 Great Crested Grebe, Pink-eared Duck, Blue-billed Duck, Banded Lapwing
Greg Roberts
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Grey Falcon
10.3 km NW of Cravens Peak Homestead
Cravens Peak is a Bush hritage resreve south west of Boulia. Three (3) Grey Falcons sighted together. Appeared to be two adults and a juvenile hunting a Crested Pigeon in the Gidgee woodland between dunes. All birds observed in flight as the two presumed adults repeatly swooped around a tree in which the pigeon was sheltering. After around three minutes the birds circled the are and flew towards the south.
S 23 15.234
E138 31.380'
Gerard O'Neill and Peter Welldon
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Mon 1 Oct
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Glossy Black Cockatoos
Duck Creek Road and Darlington Park/ Lamington NP, SEQld
A young one calling was great to see and know they are breeding locally. Young one was under the close supervision of a male both metres off the road, not seen for a long time here.
Bonus flock of 12 passed over Darlington Park later on heading towards Lamington Ranges pre-empted by raptor type alert from local common birds at park, 14 Glossies a day is fantastic news!
Duncan Fowler and the Vargehese Family
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Black-necked Stork
Flying over the Logan Motorway
2 birds heading South at 11am
Rob Morris
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Sun 30 Sep
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Red-necked Avocets
Kedron Wetlands
Up to 20 birds yesterday.
Rob Morris
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