| Wed 22 | | Red-necked AvocetMungalla Station |
| 8 Red-necked Avocet standing quietly for more than an hour in lagoon shallows this morning. |
| Tony Ashton 22/5 #180138 |
| Sun 19 | | BudgerigarRoss River Wetlands. Townsville |
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| Budgerigar Multiple flocks (both large 600+, & small) seen Full list |
| BirdLife Townsville 20/5 #179792 |
| Sat 18 |  | BudgerigarBetween Borrow Pits & side wall of Ross River Dam, Kelso. Over the paddocks |
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| I counted over 880 Budgerigars in this photograph and not the full flock was in shot. |
| Ray & Annette Sutton 18/5 #179604 |
| | Barn OwlTownsville Town Common Conservation Park |
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| Barn Owl (1) near start of dam wall walk, found by drongos. Overcast. Full list |
| Ed Pierce 18/5 #179534 |
| Thu 16 | | Peregrine FalconGarden Currajong |
| Time 8.15 am. A large raptor flew in to a small birdbath in my back garden perched on the edge & drank. Stayed for approx 4 mins giving time to note barred tail, barred & blotched brown/black body plumage, Strong yellow legs & talons, Black head plumage incomplete. Immature female peregrine falcon probably 1-2 yrs.. Note the proximity to the nesting site on the East side of Castle Hill. |
| Rosemary Payet 19/5 #179629 |
| Wed 15 | | Black-throated FinchDaves Dam, Hurricane Station Road |
| At least two adults building nest near road and dam. Good nest record of this elusive species. |
| Bill Thomas per Keith Fisher 16/5 #179370 |
| | White-browed WoodswallowWest Mary Road, Maryfarms |
| Two birds perched on powerlines, unusual this far east at this location between Mount Molloy and Mt. Carbine |
| Bill Thomas per Keith Fisher 16/5 #179345 |
| Sat 11 | | Broad-billed FlycatcherKarumba Point |
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| Suveys of coastral strip close to main boat ramp and along vehicle track between airstrip and beach. Good weather conditions.
Broad-billed Flycatcher (1) male bird in mangrove beyond airstrip. Colouring, bill shape and call most distinctive. Photo ID. Full list |
| George and Teresa Baker 11/5 #178707 |
| Thu 9 | | Pink-eared DuckAwonga Waste Treatment Plant, Weipa |
| 30+ (Moderator Note:- Uncommon in area) |
| David Milson 11/5 #178802 |
| Tue 7 | | Freckled Duck, Cotton Pygmy-GooseBlackbraes Resources Reserve, Emu Swamp dam, |
| Dam was fairly full with water, thousands of waterbirds present, numbers could only be estimated since we could only count about 1/2 of area with 60x scope.
Freckled Duck (441) this number actually definite, but probably at least 500, more than 2/3 were immature with little spotting, did not see a single bird with red on bill. Likely to be even more birds as we could not count far reaches of shore, most birds were on logs or on shore asleep
Cotton Pygmy-Goose (1000) conservative estimate. Full list |
| Kath Shurcliff & Dave Houghton 9/5 #178494 |
| Sun 5 | | Black FalconDeeragun Rubbish Tip |
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| Second sighting in a week this time I had my camera. The dump also hosted around 1000 black kites in a number of loose flocks. |
| John Lowry 6/5 #178207 |
| | Black KiteMareeba Airport |
| Conservative estimate of 1000+ Black Kites over Mareeba Airport. I have seen large gatherings of these birds at Mareeba Tip but never more than about 400. |
| Doug Herrington 6/5 #178109 |
| Sat 4 | | Black-faced MonarchKingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge |
| Adult feeding recently fledged young which was begging for food, flapping wings. Normal breeding season in NE Queensland is given as November to mid January in HANZAB, but it also mentions breeding in March-April with no details of location. This bird must have laid eggs early April if the 23 days incubation and fledging period is correct in HANZAB. This is a very late breeding record. |
| Keith Fisher 11/5 #178675 |
| Sun 28 | | Red-kneed Dotterel, Black-throated FinchOld Flinders Hwy, Woodstock to Ross River Dam |
| Red-kneed Dotterel (15) in ponded pasture - largest number I have seen
Black-throated Finch a small flock on ground near Stillwater, at least 12 individuals. Greatest number I have seen. Full list |
| Alexandra Canton 28/4 #177145 |
| Fri 26 | | Caspian TernCattana Wetland, Smithfield, Cairns |
| Partly overcast, light wind single bird fishing. (Moderator Note: In 86 lists for this site this is the first record of this species, which is reasonable common in the area along the coast which is only a few kilometers away). Full list |
| Ian Cowan 26/4 #176817 |
| Thu 25 | | BudgerigarAt Rocky St. George Creek, south of Palmer River Roadhouse. |
| A small flock (10-12) flew eastwards across the Mulligan Highway just north of the bridge. Mid morning, conditions clear. coincides with many other records in eastern Queensland. Possibly first for region. |
| Del. Richards and Mark Christiansen. 29/4 #177304 |