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Birdline North Queensland
Published sightings for the week ending 11 Nov 2012.
| Thu 8 Nov
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Latham's Snipe
Hasties Swamp
Two birds feeding in front of the hide. Along with Wandering Whistling Duck, Black-shouldered Kite and Chestnut-breasted Mannikin.
Aaron Payne
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| Mon 5 Nov
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Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher
Mt. Lewis, Brooklyn Station.
Two birds seen on the track leading from the clearing on the road up the mountain. (Moderator Note: This track is at 950m and as far as I know an altitude record on Mt. Lewis. Previous records have them up to about 600m where the termite mounds they nest in cut out ).
Aaron Payne
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| Fri 2 Nov
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Laughing Gull
Torres Strait
Laughing Gull (x2) seen Central Islands, Torres Strait.
Justin Watson per Rob Morris and Tim Dolby
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| Thu 1 Nov
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Red-necked Avocet & Black Falcon
Northern Lakefield National Park
Red-necked Avocet. 8 Birds Feeding in lagoon.First time I have ever seen this species this far north.This may be a northern record. (Moderator Note: There is another record from this location for August 1992 on the Eremaea database).
Also 1 Black Falcon a rare sighting for this area hunting over the same lagoon.
Chook Crawford Lloyd Nielsen & Guest [Close-Up Birding Adventures]
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| Mon 29 Oct
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Laughing Gull
Central Islands, Torres Strait
A single bird seen on small sand/coral cay with crested terns and silver gulls early morning. Distant standing and flying photographs taken.
A second bird seen a few hours later on a separate island only briefly. Second bird heard calling but no photos. (Moderators Note:- unnamed sand/coral cay)
justin watson
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