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Date: 4 Aug 2014 06:53:09 +1000
Subject: Birdline North Queensland Weekly Update
Birdline North Queensland
Published sightings for the week ending 3 Aug 2014.
Sat 2 Aug Swamp Harrier Culvert 43 Mulligan Highway near the Osprey nest
on Lake Mitchell
A pair seen flying at or below treetop level around the swamp while the
Osprey was tending its nest. One Swamp Harrier was chased away when they
landed in a low tree. Sighting was about 1145am.
Greg Bortolussi
Pied Monarch Volk Rd, Mutarnee
Very active pair found about halfway along Volk Road - proved difficult to
photograph as they scrambled around tree trunks, etc. This followed an
early dawn - being awoken by the "chop, chop" of the local Large-tailed
Nightjar which we tracked down for good views - within the grounds of the
caravan park here.
Brian & Meg Johnson
Tue 29 Jul Spotted Harrier Thuringowa Central - near Weir School
This afternoon at about 2:45pm as I was driving outbound along Ross River
Road, where just past the Bamford Lane Intersection,
(19°18'49"S:146°44'20E) a solitary, beautiful Spotted Harrier slowly passed
directly in front of me from Right to Left at about 3metres elevation and
continued its leisurely flight through the park before the Weir School. I
had brief but wonderfully close views of this magnificent bird, totally
unexpected but unmistakable with its heavily-barred black and white under
tail and under-wing primaries and secondaries. It definitely had no white
rump. I could not have confused it with Swamp Harrier. I have never
previously seen a Spotted Harrier in Townsville "suburbia" (No Photo - I
was driving)
Len Ezzy
Mon 28 Jul Pictorella Mannikin Georgetown racecourse
At least ten birds, including three adults, seen coming down to drink at
water source. Also present were Zebra Finch, Black-throated Finch and a
couple of Masked Finch.
Michael Wood
Fri 25 Jul Grey Tattler East Hope Island, near Cooktown
High tide roost on lee shore of a windy day clustered together.
Burnice Starkey
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