Birdline Central & Southern Queensland Weekly Update

Birdline Central & Southern Queensland

Published sightings for the week ending 18 Nov 2012.

Sat 17 Nov	Australian Painted Snipe Greenwood Lakes, Forestdale Drying lake in Oxley Creek system, Edwards Park, at Paradise Road and Forestdale Drive roundabout, 5:30 pm. Two males in front of viewing tower and boardwalk, standing under arched log on mud with some stranded marshwort/snowflake Nymphoides sp.? Roger Jaensch
	Barred Cuckoo-shrike, Little Bronze-Cuckoo, Musk Lorikeet, Pale-vented Bush-hen, White-necked Heron Gold Creek Reservoir, Upper Brookfield Interesting mix of birds along southern side of reservoir in eucalypt forest with closed forest elements. Roger Jaensch
	Red-footed Booby, 70+ Tahiti Petrels, 2 Sooty Terns Southport Pelagic The highlights of today's trip - a single Red-footed Booby (intermediate phase), record nos of Tahiti Petrels for November and 2 Sooty Terns. Also a strong passage of Short-tailed Shearwaters heading south. Rob Morris on the Southport Pelagic organised by Paul Walbridge
	Glossy Ibis, Red-kneed Dotterel, Black-fronted Dotterel, Latham's Snipe Dowse Lagoon, Sandgate 2 Glossy Ibis on the exposed bank 100 yds to the right of the hide plus 1 Red-kneed Dotterel, 6 Black-fronted Dotterel and 6 Latham's Snipe - 5 feeding together in the southern corner. Ged Tranter
	Satin Flycatcher Rush Creek Road, Dayboro SE Qld Male heard calling at first, then seen well in pine-trees near chain-gate (tail-quivering) Dark upperparts with 'purple' tinge. (coords -27.21633, 152.87278) Tom & Marie Tarrant
Thu 15 Nov	Marbled Frogmouth Little Yabba Creek, Sunshine Coast hinterland A pair at a new site Greg Roberts
Tue 13 Nov	Australian Painted Snipe Ewen Maddock Dam Southern end of Ewen Maddock, Dam, two painted Snipe also two Latham's Snipe about 11am Tuesday Peter and Glenys Cross
Mon 12 Nov	Baillons's Crake, Spotless Crake, Pale-vented Bush-hen Cooroy sewage treatment works, Sunshine Coast 2 Baillon's Crake, 3 Spotless Crake (others heard), 1 Bush-hen all seen well. Also Spotted Harrier at Yandina. Greg Roberts
Sun 11 Nov	Australian Painted Snipe, Crakes Sandy Camp Road Wetlands Female bird showing well this morning in pool behind viewing area. Also 2-3 Spotless & 2 Baillon's Crakes and a Buff-banded Rail. Stuart Pickering
Sat 10 Nov	Spotted Quail Thrush Mt Barney NP A pair seen in a gully towards the lower section of the SE ridge. A restless flycatcher also seen on peasants trail. I have noticed quite a few pairs of spotted quail thrush around Mt Barney, particularly in the lower portals. Matthew Varghese
Fri 9 Nov	Hall's Babbler outskirts of Charleville South-east side of Charleville, on highway to Cunnamulla, 3.0 km south of turnoff to Bollon, 300 m west of the road. Group in mixed woodland dominated by mulga, with sparse grass underneath. Roger Jaensch
Wed 7 Nov	Blue-billed Duck Lake Bindegolly, south-west Queensland Two coloured males and a plain bird on narrow arm of lake about 1.5 km WNW of highway bridge. Lake water not salty to taste. Roger Jaensch
Tue 6 Nov	BLUE-WINGED KOOKABURRA NORTH ARM STATE SCHOOL,QLD,4561 A single bird perched on wires at the eastern side of the school grounds, seen just minutes after sighting the spotted harrier reported earlier. Very surprised since neither species have been observed since our move here 2.5 years ago and not expected here either .I heard a call some days before that I attributed to this species, but then did not register in the absence of a sighting. Today a neighbour Mrs Jane Whitehorn reported a single 'large unusual kingfisher' seen around her property for some days past. Perhaps the prolonged dry spell in southern and central Queensland has generated some unusual movements. HENRY ALLAN NIX
	SPOTTED HARRIER FAIRHILL ROAD, NINDERRY ,QLD 4561 One adult bird observed flying low over bare paddocks to the north of Fairhill Botanic Gardens and Nursery. Unexpected visitor brought in by the three month dry spell? HENRY ALLAN NIX
Sat 3 Nov	Plum-headed Finch Wilson River, near Noccundra Hotel At least 20, with larger numbers of Zebra Finch; in wooded watercourse with lignum; Paspalidium jubiflorum the dominant tall grass; pools of water in channels. Roger Jaensch

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