| Thu 20 |  | Black-tailed Native-henDohles Rocks |
| Single bird in paddocks of house opposite Osprey House Environmental Centre. Favouring area to right of driveway to house, in paddock by pond.
Also c.40 Pink-eared Ducks still on pond and a Swamp Harrier through. |
| Andy Jensen 20/6 #183639 |
| Tue 18 | | Beach Stone-curlewBeachmere |
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| Two birds sighted on mud flats near mouth of Caboolture River |
| John Dennison 18/6 #183515 |
| | Pink-eared DuckOxley Creek Common |
| A single bird this morning - not a rare vagrant of course, but maybe of interest to list keepers! |
| Colin Reid 18/6 #183453 |
| Mon 17 | | Freckled Duck'Tee Trees Wetlands', Arundel |
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| Single bird seen this afternoon with numerous Pacific Black Duck on the wetland behind the houses of Golden Bear Drive. First time I have seen this species on the Gold Coast. Swamp Harrier also seen at this location today. |
| Todd Burrows 17/6 #183419 |
| | Spotted HarrierOld Tamborine Road Weir, Oxenford |
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| One bird seen flying east across the weir this morning at about 9am. Another bird seen about midday flying east over Regatta Av. Oxenford being mobbed by Masked Lapwing. First time I have seen this species on the Gold Coast. |
| Todd Burrows 17/6 #183418 |
| Sun 16 | | Australian Little BitternSandy Camp Road Wetlands Reserve |
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| Juvenile flushed from vegetation next to path approaching viewing platform from a northerly direction. Posed on branch in the lagoon then flew to northen edge of lagoon. Time seen approx. 10.30 am. |
| Linda Sulakatku and Rod Cox 16/6 #183073 |
| Sat 15 | | Black-bellied Storm-Petrel, Providence Petrels 30+Southport Pelagic |
| A very quiet pelagic trip this June (especially compared to June 2012!). 1 Black-bellied Storm-Petrel, Providence Petrels 30+, good numbers of Wilson's Storm Petrel, c.10 Common Noddies and 2 Hutton's Shearwaters. Hopefully winter will arrive in July. |
| Rob Morris - and all on board the Souhport Pelagic organised by Paul Walbridge. 16/6 #183184 |
| Fri 14 | | Freckled Duck, Australasian Shoveler, Pink-eared DuckDowse Lagoon, Sandgate |
| Sunny day with little cloud after a number of days of rain. The lagoon is full.
Freckled Ducks (2) On the end of the island opposite the birdhide on Brighton Road; Australasian Shoveler (1) and Pink-eared Ducks (21) still present as reported previously. Full list |
| Julie Sarna (1190) 14/6 #182824 |
| Thu 13 | | Black-tailed Native-henYandina Creek, Sunshine Coast |
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| 3 birds in flooded grassland Further information |
| Greg Roberts 13/6 #182777 |
| | BrolgaClermont QLD Block |
| Brolga (50) on a roadside dam 73 km north of Clermont on the Gregory Development Road Full list |
| Ivor Preston 13/6 #182771 |
| Wed 12 | | sooty owlKamarun Lookout, Lamington National Park Rd, Canungra |
| Conveniently located on a guide post, then relocated to a tree to allow video. |
| Duncan Fowler 14/6 #182880 |
| | White-necked PetrelGailes |
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| Between 7am & 9am a white-necked petrel landed in the factory where we (Garth Kelly & Lindsay Rankin) work. This factory is at Gailes on the corner of the Ipswich motorway & the Logan motorway. The morning was warm for June with heavy fog & no wind. The petrel landed on the ground, which is concrete, about 2 metres away from a shed doorway. It was sitting on the ground when it was found at 9:00am. It didn't appear to be injured & looked in good condition. We took the petrel to the wildlife hospital at the RSPCA at Wacol. Unfortunately it's condition deteriorated quickly & it was euthanaised on Friday night15/6/13. |
| Lindsay Rankin 14/6 #182842 |
| Tue 11 | | Freckled DuckMinnippi Parklands, Tingalpa |
| 1 bird still present - sleeping on the island. |
| Rob Morris 11/6 #182528 |
| | Freckled DuckLake Galletly, University Queensland, Lawes |
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| Freckled Duck (1) associating with pink-ears Full list |
| Tim Wunsch 11/6 #182492 |
| Mon 10 | | Lesser-crested ternsDunwich Bay Mudflats |
| 4 with good nos of Gull-billed and Caspian terns and 1 Crested tern. |
| Rob Morris 11/6 #182527 |
| | Northern Giant Petrel, Black-browed AlbatrossPoint Lookout, North Stradbroke Island |
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| 2 imm Northern Giants in the morning and an immature Black-browed Albatross. All quite close in. |
| Rob Morris 11/6 #182526 |
| | Australian Painted SnipeMurray Lagoon, Rockhampton Botanical Gardens |
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| As a follow-up to yesterday’s report, I returned with a camera this time and saw 23 birds. The attached photo has at least 15 birds (one not visible in this shot, but seen in previous photo). |
| Andrew McDougall 11/6 #182441 |
| Sun 9 | | Australasian Shoveler, Hoary-headed GrebeBuckley's Hole, Bribie Island |
| Overcast, showery. Water is deep and dabbling ducks are few and far between.
Australasian Shoveler (2) One close to bird hide, the other eastern side of lagoon
Hoary-headed Grebe (3) One adult and two juveniles swimming in front of bird hide. Easy to identify as there was an Australasian Grebe swimming close to them for comparison. Full list |
| Jan Nargar 16/6 #183020 |
| | Freckled DuckPriors Pocket Road, Priors Pocket |
| These birds may have come from Moggill Pocket Swamp, where they were absent this morning. Full list |
| Rod Gardner 9/6 #182085 |
| | Pink-eared ducks and Freckled duckDowse Lagoon, Sandgate |
| 8 Pink-eared ducks swimming in the open and easily viewed from the bird hide on Brighton Rd.
1 Freckled duck probably female visible near eastern part of the 'island' and viewed by walking to the south of the small carpark and birdhide on Brighton Rd. |
| Katherine Clark 10/6 #182296 |
| | Lesser Crested TernDunwich Bay Mudflats |
| 2 birds seen near the ferry terminal |
| Stuart Pickering, Andy Jensen, Colin Reid and Rob Dougherty 9/6 #182153 |
| | White-headed Petrel, Kermadec PetrelPoint Lookout, North Stradbroke Island |
| Highlight of an excellent seawatch today were 2 White-headed Petrels, 1st bird seen flying north at 0920, the 2nd a lot closer and flying south at 1115. Also a dark phase Kermadec Petrel in fairly close at 1230, 2 Giant Petrels (1 a definite Northern), 3 Black-browed Albatross (all young birds), 14 Great-winged Petrels, an adult Brown Booby, 2 Prion Sp,70 Common Noddy, 100 Aus Gannets and a few Fluttering Shearwaters. |
| Stuart Pickering, Andy Jensen, Colin Reid and Rob Dougherty 9/6 #182148 |
| | Australian painted snipeSouthern end of Murray Lagoon, Rockhampton Botanical Gardens |
| Thanks to the local reports last week in May and week just gone of 8 and 10 birds seen in area, attempt 2 this morning (no luck Tuesday 4 June) brought about a very surprising group of 21 birds. In marshy/grassy area they just kept emerging. Well aware of me at about 35m away but happy enough not to flush. 3 loose groups at same site would travel in rough single file when moving several metres. Group of 7 females together. Appeared to be mixed ages going by plumage. |
| Andrew McDougall 9/6 #182110 |
| Sat 8 | | Red-capped RobinOxley Creek Common |
| Overcast but fine. Red-capped Robin (1) In vicinity of large eucalypt on creek side of track between the 2 cement culverts Full list |
| Rae Clark, Judy Leitch and Paul Marty 8/6 #182013 |
| | Wedge-tailed EagleDan Stiller Reserve 1' Cell |
| Morning walk near the top lakes. Cool but quite humid, tracks in good condition.
Wedge-tailed Eagle (1) immature flying from tree to tree being harassed by crows Full list |
| Tim and Marg Roberts 8/6 #182014 |
| | Freckled Duck, Wedge-tailed EagleMinnippi |
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| Great couple of hours here at lunchtime today. Highlight was a Freckled Duck seen near the Island and quite elusive at times. Bird had a dull red base to bill so a non breeding male.This is the 1st site record for here, also a Wedge-tailed Eagle flying over at 1340 is (according to Eremaea lists) a first for here too. Also had a Rufous Night Heron on the Island & Brahminy Kite and Topknots flying over |
| Stuart Pickering, Colin Reid and Rob Dougherty 8/6 #182023 |
| Thu 6 | | Square-tailed KiteNeurum (Stanton Road) |
| Gliding to the north, about 30 to 50 metres above lightly wooded farmland between ranges; mobbed by 7 Masked Lapwings. |
| Roger Jaensch 6/6 #181863 |
| | Spotted HarrierKedron Wetlands Brisbane |
| Making a meal of a Magpie Lark |
| Kevin Ross 6/6 #181820 |
| Tue 4 | | Black-breasted BuzzardPittsworth SEQ |
| Flying low over Woolworth shopping centre. This is our first sighting of a Buzzard In Pittsworth area in 40 years of keeping records. Also a Black Kite not often seen in our area. |
| John & Ruth Walter 5/6 #181686 |
| | Grey-crowned BabblerLake Clarendon, Lockyer Valley |
| Group at regular entrance site. Another group at Seven Mile Lagoon and a further group in supermarket car park at Lowood |
| David Redhead 5/6 #181670 |
| | Spotted HarrierForest Hill |
| Adult Male |
| David Redhead 5/6 #181669 |
| | Square-tailed KiteKenmore South |
| In suburban area, flying around remnant clump of forest red gums, 1300 h. |
| Roger Jaensch 4/6 #181575 |
| | Square-tailed KiteThornlands Rd, Thornlands |
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| Adult bird soaring high overhead, less than 1km from the Bay. First one I've seen in this area. |
| George Chapman 4/6 #181571 |
| Sun 2 | | Marbled FrogmouthBooloumba Creek, Sunshine Coast Hinterland |
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| 2 birds being very vocal, highly unusual at this time of year Further information |
| Greg Roberts 3/6 #181503 |
| | Square-tailed KiteClear Mountain |
| 1 Square-tailed Kite patrolling the canopy. |
| Nikolas Haass, Raja Stephenson, Andrew Sutherland & family 2/6 #181432 |
| | RedpollInskip Point |
| A Redpoll observed flying high, calling.
The bird subsequently landed giving good close views before being chased by Mangrove Honeyeaters.
[Eds: possibly an escape or a bird disbursing from New Zealand?]
Further details have been requested. |
| Tim Siggs 2/6 #181430 |
| Sat 1 | | Red-winged ParrotStanthorpe township |
| 2 birds flying low over main road in town (near Catholic Cathedral)
with characteristic undulating flight. Not seen before in this area where we frequently visit family. |
| June Harris 3/6 #181524 |
| | Freckled DuckDaly's Lagoon, South Ripley |
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| Three Freckled Ducks observed at Dalys Lagoon on day of monthly survey. Private property, permission to enter essential because of Sporting Shooter activities on site. Photograph by Margaret Cameron attached. |
| Meg Gordon & survey team. 2/6 #181416 |
| | CicadabirdAnstead Bushland Reserve |
| A late immature bird at the reserve. June records would appear to be rare in SE Queensland. |
| Rod Gardner 2/6 #181335 |
| | Freckled Ducks, Australian Shoveler, Pink-eared DucksDowse Lagoon, Sandgate |
| 3 Freckled Ducks at Dowse along with 4 Shoveler and 7 Pink-eared Ducks. |
| Rob Morris 1/6 #181279 |
| | Freckled DuckGriffin |
| Two Freckled Duck on wetland west of Greens Road, Griffin. Access off Dohles Rocks Road. Also fem Aus Shoveler, c.45 Pink-eared Duck, WN Heron, 2 BN Stork and 5 CC Jacana.
An additional 20 Pink-eared Duck on scrape near Pine River at Dohles Rocks and 31 Red-necked Avocet on river. |
| Andy Jensen 1/6 #181271 |
| | Pacific Gull - update Buckley's Hole, Bribie Island |
| 2 imms off Buckley's Hole area / north to the Jetty this am |
| Colin Reid (pers comm with Rob Morris) 1/6 #181227 |
| Fri 31 | | Pacific GullBribie Island Ocean Beach camping area. |
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| I saw this bird feeding on a sea turtle carcass that had washed up. |
| Mark Guest 1/6 #181296 |
| | Possible immature Pacific gullFlying over the shoreline at Majimba Beach |
| Large brown gull flying low over the shoreline - not seen cloely enough to identify as Pacific or other large gull. It would be good for others to keep a look out. |
| Robyn Duff 1/6 #181231 |
| | Freckled Duck, Pink-eared Duck, Australian Shoveler Dowse Lagoon, Sandgate |
| Paul Walbridge asked me to report that there are now 4 Freckled Ducks at Dowse along with 5 Shoveler and 7 Pink-eared Ducks. |
| Paul Walbridge (pers comm Rob Morris) 1/6 #181222 |
| | Pacific GullBuckley's Hole Sandbar, Bribie Island |
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| Immature Pacific Gull still around between the Bongaree Jetty and Bubckley's Hole Sandbar. |
| Dezmond Wells 31/5 #181218 |
| Thu 30 | | Pink-eared Duck, Hoary-headed Grebe, Glossy Ibis, Yellow-billed Spoonbill, Red-necked AvocetKedron Brook Wetlands |
| Overcast and raining
Pink-eared Duck (33)
Hoary-headed Grebe (7) in winter plumage
Glossy Ibis (2)
Yellow-billed Spoonbill (2)
Red-necked Avocet (1) Full list |
| Dezmond Wells 30/5 #181075 |
| Wed 29 | | Freckled Duck and Australasian ShovelerKedron Brook Wetlands |
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| Freckled Duck and Australasian Shoveler also seen amongst good numbers of water birds at Kedron Brook Wetlands Wednesday afternoon including those seen by Dezmond Wells on Thursday 30th. |
| Marie Tarrant 30/5 #181091 |
| | Plumed Whistling DuckDowse Lagoon, Sandgate |
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| 1 Plumed Whistling Duck on eastern side.
Very poor photo included for verification. |
| Anne Burgess 30/5 #181058 |
| | Pacific GullBribie Island |
| 2 immature birds,South of Museum,3.30 this afternoon. |
| David Redhead 29/5 #181034 |
| | Pacific GullBribie Island, Bongaree |
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| 1 Immature bird early this morning. Apparently there are 2 Pacific Gulls and a Kelp Gull around Bribie. |
| Rob Morris and Paul Walbridge. 29/5 #180962 |
| Tue 28 | | Turquoise ParrotApsey Forest |
| PTBA undertook a survey over 3 days in this property 15km north of Inglewood which was purchased for a National park but which is not yet gazetted. First afternoon was overcast with occasional showers. The 29th was fine and clear as was the morning of the 30th. Bird numbers have not been included but special notes made include numbers of interest.
Turquoise Parrot Approx 9 seen on 29th in an area with a flock of approx 100 budgerigars Full list |
| Protect the Bush Alliance (2900) 4/6 #181583 |
| | Black-breasted Button-quailInskip Point |
| Melbourne Birders visited Inskip Point today. Read the Gympie Times report that BBBQ's were absent from Inskip so held out little hope. However happy to spot BBBQ twice. Four of us saw the birds(s). First sighting watched female working on platelet. Lots of new platelets. Don't know whether it was two birds seen or one twice. Second sighting bird crossed the path in SW corner 250 mts from roundabout left of path. Got a cryptic photo of bird squatting. Also great birding with Varied Triller, Red-backed Fairy Wren and lots more. Great spot. |
| Adrian and Liz Brooks 28/5 #180886 |
| | Pacific Gull & Kelp GullBribie Island, Bongaree - Brennan Park / Beach front |
| Just had a call from Paul Walbridge. He and Brian Russell went to check out Bribie and the found an immature Pacific Gull and a second/third year Kelp in the area around the Jetty. The Pacific Gull was just to the north although they saw the birds together. |
| Paul Walbridge & Brian Russell (pers. comm with Rob Morris) 28/5 #180830 |
| | Lewin's RailFRAZER 1' Cell |
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| Lewin's Rail (2) Saw black chick first, then adult who bathed for a while even though it was raining. Made no sounds in 50 minutes. Full list |
| Ed Frazer 28/5 #180826 |
| | BudgerigarTannum Sands |
| Whilst outside in back yard watching a peregrine falcon harassing birds amongst gum trees next door, a small flock of budgerigars flew over my house, again heading north to south between 12 and 15 birds flying in close formation. Time was 8:50 am. No time to get a photo. Camera was being charged and I would have had only 8 or 10 seconds to do so. Better luck next time if there is one. |
| Phillip Bosci 28/5 #180796 |
| Mon 27 | | Spotted Harrier, Freckled Duck (2)Lagoon opp Moggill Wetland |
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| 1:30 pm Spotted Harrier swooped low over lagoon twice, landed on the ground on the southern side then was chased off by Crows |
| Ian and Jill Brown 27/5 #180732 |
| | BudgerigarTannum Sands |
| Five budgies flew over my back yard at 9:20 am this morning about 8 meters of the ground heading from the north towards the south. They did not land so was unable to take a photo. This is only the second time I have seen them here and so close to the coast. The last time was only last month and I submitted a post on this site.Great to see, hope to see more and finally get a photo. |
| Phillip Bosci 27/5 #180693 |
| | Squatter PigeonGatton-Esk rd near Mt. Hallen |
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| Eds (Rob Morris) Note: This record is from the 8th August 2012. I have put today's date so the record will show up on Eremaea so local birders can check the area out. I have not heard of Squatters in this area before.
Race scripta; one stood on roadside and crossed after I drove past to join a second; pair foraged in short grass just inside paddock. Very curious. |
| Tim Wunsch 24/5 #180313 |
| Sun 26 | | Plumed Whistling DuckGympie |
| c50 birds on farm dam Brisbane Road and on lake at Matilda Service Centre south of Gympie. Probably same group moving between locations. In area for last 2-3 weeks. |
| Anne Burgess 30/5 #181061 |
| | Freckled Duck, Australasian Shoveler, Pink-eared DuckDowse Lagoon, Sandgate |
| 1 Freckled Duck (imm. male?), 4 Australasian Shoveler (3m, 1f), 7+ Pink-eared Duck (courtship display), 1 Water Rat, (unfortunately no sign of the previously seen Cotton Pygmy Geese) |
| Nikolas Haass & Raja Stephenson 26/5 #180604 |
| | Crested Shrike-titD'Aguilar National Park (Maiala) |
| One adult bird feeding amongst shed bark, just off the trail right where it begins at the picnic ground carpark. Seen at ~1pm, apparently unperturbed by all the trail walkers and picnic-goers. |
| Russell Yong & Jesse Rowland 26/5 #180580 |
| | New Holland HoneyeaterD'Aguilar National Park (Maiala) |
| One adult bird feeding in a heavily-flowering Syzygium, canopy height ~25-30m. Seen at 12:35pm on the 1.2km-long circuit just out and downhill of the picnic ground, where the boardwalk crosses a large gully with bangalow palms. The bird hung around feeding despite being intermittently disturbed by Yellow-faced Honeyeaters and an Eastern Spinebill. It gave good views in consistently excellent light for over 10 minutes, with the white eye apparent and diagnostic. |
| Russell Yong & Jesse Rowland 26/5 #180579 |
| | Restless FlycatcherLake Samsonvale |
| One adult bird at the Gold Scrubs Ln cemetery, in the trees over the overgrown boat ramp on the left. Seen at ~9am. Very and consistently vocal, including some rather odd variations on the 'scissors-grinding' theme. |
| Russell Yong & Jesse Rowland 26/5 #180577 |
| | Little EagleCamp Hill |
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| Pale phase bird flew over house at 1055, mobbed by Crows and Magpies |
| Stuart Pickering 26/5 #180540 |
| | Red-capped RobinOxley Creek Common |
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| Male bird still present on path between 2 concrete bridges, also female/imm Rose Robin in same area and a Spotted Harrier over the paddocks |
| Stuart Pickering & Rod Gardner 26/5 #180538 |
| Sat 25 | | Black KiteNorth Tivoli 1' Cell |
| 800 + Black Kites at landscape supplies producer at North Tivoli, Ipswich (private property, strictly no access without permission). Observers Margaret Cameron & Meg Gordon. Main count by Margaret Cameron following double counting by both observers that verified consistency in results. Kites have been at site for about 2 months.
Midday count 800 approx.; late pm count 1035. Full list |
| Meg Gordon & Margaret Cameron 25/5 #180464 |
| | budgerigarHedlow Creek/Lake Mary, about 30km north-east of Rockhampton |
| Two small flocks (8 and 18) in area, continuation of near coastal sightings along east coast. |
| Andrew McDougall 28/5 #180805 |
| Fri 24 | | Hoary-headed GrebeLake Galletly, University Queensland, Lawes |
| At least 5 birds associating with the many Aust. grebes. |
| Tim Wunsch 24/5 #180314 |
| Thu 23 | | Swamp HarrierDowse Lagoon, Sandgate |
| Single bird, |
| David Redhead 26/5 #180532 |
| | Spotted HarrierNathan Road Wetlands Reserve, Kippa Ring |
| 2 Adults and a Swamp Harrier. c20 Glossy Ibis |
| David Redhead 26/5 #180531 |
| | Australasian Shoveler, Pink-eared Duck, Cotton Pygmy GooseDowse Lagoon, Sandgate |
| 4 Australasian Shovelers, several Pink-eared Ducks and a pair of Cotton Pygmy Geese. |
| Raja Stephenson & Marie Lister 24/5 #180350 |
| | Common MynaRoma |
| Further to my sighting of a single Common Myna at Windorah, there were at least 2 Common Mynas next to the Railway Lakes Park in Roma. This is more than 200km west of closest sighting recorded in the Atlas. |
| Sean Dooley 24/5 #180322 |
| | Red Capped RobinOxley Creek Common |
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| Single male in full plumage - 4.30pm in setting sunlight - on left just past concrete bridge before track down to Pelican Lagoon |
| Steve Cunningham 23/5 #180259 |
| Tue 21 | | Red-necked AvocetDeception Bay Foreshore |
| 100 plus on mud flats |
| John Dennison 22/5 #180110 |