Birdline North Queensland
Published sightings for the week ending 14 Sep 2014.
Fri 12 Sep Peaceful Dove Loyalty Beach
Immature peaceful Dove from Loyalty Beach are still present. Another
image.
Greg McKay
Channel-billed Cuckoo Gregory River camp area Gregory Downs
Single bird observed early this morning feeding on large grasshopper
high up in the trees lining the river.
Greg and Janice McKay
Thu 11 Sep Common Starling Tinaburra Boat Ramp, Lake Tinaroo
One bird seen, introduced species which is not normally found this far
north although there has been odd sightings on the Atherton Tableland
and Cairns. Further north on the west coast of Cape York Peninsula one
was seen at Pompurraw whist conducting BirdLife Australia surveys in
about 2001.
Chris Doughty via Keith Fisher
Mon 8 Sep Wilson's Storm Petrel Michaelmas and Upolu Cays National Park
offshore pelagic
Uncommon in area. One bird seen whilst traveling from Michaelmas Cay to
Hastings Reef.
Chris Doughty via Keith Fisher
Red-footed Booby Great Barrier Reef--Michaelmas Cay
4 birds present. Uncommon in area. Four birds were also reported on
29th August from Agincourt Reef out from Port Douglas, maybe same
birds?
Chris Doughty via Keith Fisher
Thu 4 Sep Peaceful Dove Loyalty Beach Caravan Park Bamaga
We observed this pair of doves at our campsite over the3 days we were
there. The size of Peaceful Dove we didn't pay much attention to them
until one morning one landed very close by in a tree next to me and I
was able to observe its unique eye markings. Its partner had the same.
(Moderator Note:- Your photo shows an immature Peaceful Dove of the
sub-species peninsulae. It is an interesting photo as The Handbook of
Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic birds {HANZAB} says " Bare parts
of juvenile peninsulae not known", this was published in 1996).
Greg and Janice McKay
Fri 29 Aug Red-footed Booby, Roseate Tern Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier
Reef
Apologies for late post. At least four Red-footed Booby with around 35
Brown Booby on helicopter platform as we arrived at the site, as well
as several Black-naped Tern, 40-odd Sooty Tern and around 150 Common
Noddy. All birds dispersed as helicopter arrived, and I observed
Roseate Tern fly past thereafter. Noted largely red bills, very long
white tail streamers and dark upperside to outer primaries with no dark
trailing edge on underwing.
Steve Davidson
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