Birdline Central & Southern Queensland is a site for the reporting of rare or unusual birds outside their normal range, unusually high or low numbers, early or late arrivals or departures for migrant species and interesting behaviour or unusual habitat usage. The BSCQ region covers a large area from south of Ayr to the New South Wales Border and west to the Northern Territory border.

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Recent Sightings

August 2010

Sun 29	Gray Goshawk Norman Creek, Holland Park West Full list Colin Reid 30/8 #14489
	Brown Booby Alexandra Headland, Sunshine Coast 1 bird offshore with Wedge-tailed and Fluttering Shearwaters Greg Roberts 30/8 #14488
	Glossy Black Cockatoo Noosaville, Sunshine Coast At least 8 birds in roadside casuarinas Greg Roberts 30/8 #14487
Sat 28	Turquoise Parrot, Speckled Warbler, Crested Shrike-tit and Diamond Firetail Durikai State Forest A Total of 45 species recorded including 7 Honeyeaters - Yellow-faced, Yellow-tufted, Fuscous, White-naped, White-throated, Brown-headed and Brown and both White-browed and Grey-crowned Babblers. Full list Glen Pacey 29/8 #14471
	Fairy Gerygone Twin Waters, Sunshine Coast Three singing pairs holding territories in coastal dune scrub Greg Roberts 28/8 #14448
	Satin Flycatcher Twin Waters, Sunshine Coast A Male seen well in coastal scrub Greg Roberts 28/8 #14447
Fri 27	Pacific Baza Armstrong Creek Road, Daybro, S.E Qld 2 birds David Redhead 29/8 #14458
	Musk Lorikeet The Gap, Brisbane. Single bird seen, others probably present. David Redhead 29/8 #14457
	White-eared Monarch Apex Park, North Pine River, Dayboro,S.E Qld. Adult. David Redhead 29/8 #14456
	Black Kite North of Caloundra Rd near Bruce Hwy interchange, Meridan Plains. Single bird soaring over grasslands. john Kooistra 28/8 #14454
Thu 26	Grey Goshawk Cedar Creek Road, Cedar Creek, Gold Coast Hinterland One bird seen flying over about 1345. Sandra Gallienne 26/8 #14430
Fri 13	Black-breasted Buttonquail Gold Creek Reservoir, Brookfield One female seen, along with large numbers of platelets, beneath the lantana and other scrub along the trail circling the reservoir (where Gold Ck enters the reservoir). Chris Wiley 13/8 #14328
Fri 6	Cotton Pygmy-goose Greenwood Lakes, Forestdale Pair visible from hide. Chris Wiley 6/8 #14277
Tue 3	Black-breasted Buttonquail Flinders Peak Conservation Park, Ipswich Three male-plumaged individuals were foraging together in vine-scrub regrowth along the Mt Blaine track. Chris Wiley 3/8 #14261

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