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Birdline North Queensland
Published sightings for the week ending 7 Oct 2012.
| Thu 4 Oct
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Little Friarbird
Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge
Single bird calling whilst perched on a dead tree branch at entrance to Lodge grounds. Uncommon visitor to the Lodge, only 20th record since 2002 with 11 of those records in 2005. Nearly all records are September - December. One record in 2011 on 9th October.
Keith Fisher
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Dollarbird
Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge
1st sighting for the season. Single bird perched in a Blue Quondong tree, not calling.
Keith Fisher
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| Wed 3 Oct
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Black-faced Monarch
Palamino Place, Kelso, Upper Bohle River
Single adult with mixed feeding flock of Varied Triller, Little Shrike-thrush, Fairy Gerygone and Brush Cuckoo in riparian forest along the upper Bohle River.
Peter Valentine
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| Sun 30 Sep
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Crested Shrike-tit
Kaban
2 Crested Shrike-tit Kaban area also 1 Black Breasted Buzzard just north of Herberton. (Moderators Note: Kaban is a regular place to see Crested Shrike-tit which is uncommon elsewhere on the Atherton Tableland).
adam arnold
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Dollarbird
Hasties Swamp National Park
My first Dollarbird of the season
Doug Herrington
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Pacific Baza
The Lakes (Mecure Inn) Pimlico, Townsville
Seen very clearly resting in dead tree near woolcock street. Very healthy young bird in top condition. Possibly hunting - a few calls heard as well.
Gavyn Williams
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| Fri 28 Sep
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Australian Painted Snipe
Spotswood Park, Inkerman (Private Property)
Australian Painted Snipe - male (1) Found on Sat 29/09/2012, 0816 hrs. Flushed by stampeeding cattle at 14:22 hours. Landed in water hyacinth les than 50metres away but was unable to be relocated for a further 2 days in that general area. Drying marshlands. ID Photograph attached.
(Private Property)
Len & Chris Ezzy
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