Birdline North Queensland
Published sightings for the week ending 12 Oct 2014.
Sun 12 Oct White-throated Needletail Newell Beach
15 birds observed flying low along the coast to the south
(Moderator:-first record for the season?).
Doug Herrington
Sat 11 Oct Long-billed Corella Ingham-Abergowrie road near Ashton (no
relation) Hotel
Four Corellas feeding on roadside weeds this morning. Two showing red
on face and throat, two very plain white in plumage, so two adults and
two immatures, I suppose. Can't recall ever seeing species anyway near
Ingham, though still feral flock on Ross River at Townsville, I think?
Tony Ashton
Thu 9 Oct Red-necked Crake Tyto Wetlands (Ingham)
Red-necked Crake (Rallina tricolor) feeding along edge of creek pool
near osprey nest tree early today. My first sighting in 10 years.
Tony Ashton
Wed 8 Oct Carpentarian Grasswren Lady Annie Mine Road
Observed two families of Carpentarian Grasswren 8km along Lady Annie
Mine Road, rock pile on the right road in for 1km or less in breakaway
country. Used to see them more on the left when we lived here some
years ago. Even with all the mining activity now, it's still a great
area. Birds were very confiding. Two birds on first breakaway and three
birds on the second breakaway.
John & Sue O'Malley
Mon 6 Oct Latham's Snipe Orient Road, Toobanna (near Ingham) Queensland
One snipe seen in remnant pool beside the road.
Ian Boyd and Gil Crabtree
Pacific Golden Plover Orient Road, Toobanna (near Ingham) Queensland
One bird seen in a remnant pool of water on the side of the road.
Ian Boyd and Gill Crabtree
Sun 5 Oct Pacific Golden Plover Mungalla Station--Forrest Beach,
Queensland
One plover seen while spotlighting in an open paddock on the property.
Early arrival.
Ian Boyd and Gil Crabtree
Sat 4 Oct Satin Flycatcher Coquette Point
Possible female Satin Flycatcher in cottonwoods near mangroves no sign
of male. First sighting 2014. My impression was that the cap was a
darker grey. certainly the tail and wings were brown and her call was
not harsh as is a Leadens'. We have a good population of Leadens here
in winter but they left early September. So I was surprised to see this
bird. Of course it is more likely to be a late Leaden rather than a
straggling Satin.
Yvonne Cunningham
Fri 3 Oct Eastern Grass Owl Mungalla Station-Forrest Beach, Queensland
Two Eastern Grass Owl seen while spotlighting in open paddock on the
property. This is private property so permission must be gained before
entering.
Ian Boyd, Gil Crabtree and Doug Herrington
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