| Wed 28 |  | Satin Flycatcher
Fitzgibbon Bushland |
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| A nice male was working its way through the canopy at 9am this morning, I managed to follow it for 10 minutes before I eventually lost sight of it - very active, flitting from tree to tree. eBird checklist |
| Ged Tranter 28/9 #228692 |
| Tue 27 | | Black faced monarch
Mookin-Bah Reserve (Ransome) |
| Call from casuarinas along fairy-wren track eBird checklist |
| Jeremy wynne 27/9 #228679 |
| Sun 25 | | White-throated Needletail, Square-tailed Kite
Durikai State Forest |
| Three needletails flying over at 2:50pm against the westerly wind. One Square-tailed at first dam, gave excellent views flying low over dam and highway. eBird checklist |
| Russell Yong, G. Iacona, J. Ringma, M. Barnes 25/9 #228656 |
| Thu 22 | | Common Blackbird
Moorhen Flats |
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| There seems to have been some 'fallout' from yesterdays storm with four new species for the Moorhen Flats list found this morning. The highlight was a Common Blackbird that flew in to pishing :) Other nice new birds included White-throated Gerygone, Black-faced Monarch and Rufous Fantail. (Moderator's Note: This is the first Brisbane Record for a Common Blackbird on ebird.) eBird checklist |
| Elliot Leach 22/9 #228629 |
| Wed 21 | | Dusky Honeyeaters
Hamilton Island, Whitsundays Qualia Resort |
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| No previous ebird records - but quite common in the mangroves around Qualia - near our villa. It's a species you'd expect here though. eBird checklist |
| Rob Morris 21/9 #228608 |
| Tue 20 | | Squatter Pigeon, Australian Bustard
Mattson Rd, Rundle Ranges, Gladstone area |
| A single Squatter was sunbathing at the midle of the road. On the nearby paddoxck (50 m from the road) a male Australian Bustard was standing under a small tree. eBird checklist |
| Ted and Alex Wnorowski 21/9 #228618 |
| | Black Bittern, Black Falcon
The Narrows Road, Rundle Ranges State Forest |
| Munduran Creek a few kilometers before reaching The Narrows is a fantastic spot for finding Black Bitterns. We stopped at the side of the road at the place where the Creek started to look like a river. We walked along the creek and flushed two pairs of Black Bitters within 500 m (23.39.22.S 151.02.54.E). We also observed Black Falcon catching a fat Peaceful Dove neara small farm dam at the entrace to State Forest (23.42..23 S; 151.02.11E) along The Narrows Rd. eBird checklist |
| Ted and Alex Wnorowski 21/9 #228617 |
| | brush cuckoo
Slacks Creek Environmental Park |
| Calling loudly and repeatedly 10m up a tree. Also a brown goshawk seen chased by a currawong in the same area. eBird checklist |
| David Lie 20/9 #228599 |
| | White-eared Monarch
Hamilton Island, Whitsundays Qualia Resort |
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| I was surprised to see a WEMonarch this morning outside my cabin at Qualia. Presumably a migrant heading south. (Photo off the back of the camera). eBird checklist |
| Rob Morris 20/9 #228598 |
| Mon 19 | | Australian Spotted Crake, Spotless Crake, Lewin's Rail
West Coolum Wetland |
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| Newly discovered Sunshine Coast wetland. 1 Spotted Crake heard and seen; 10 Spotless Crakes heard, 2 seen; 8 Lewin's Rail heard, 1 seen eBird checklist Further information |
| Greg Roberts 19/9 #228593 |
| Sun 18 | | Australian Bustard, Radjah Shelduck
Port Alma Rd--Eight Mile Ck freshwater wetland |
| A lonely Australian Bustard was displaying in empty paddock at the corner of Port Alma Rd and Weir View Rd few km east of Eight Mile Creek lagoon. In the lagoon 460 Magpie Geese and couple of Radjah Shelducks eBird checklist |
| Ted and Alex Wnorowski 19/9 #228596 |
| Sat 17 | | Australasian Bittern
Coombabah Lake Nature Reserve--Rain Tree Glen, Queensland, AU |
| At 4.45 p.m.. Heard. In dense streamside vegetation, a series of loud, deep, grunts and booms, lasting about 20 seconds. After 5 minutes, a second series, shorter and softer.
Location. Approximately 100 metres past the second car parking, on the right hand side, 20 metres before the high steel vent and creek - drain junction. eBird checklist Further information |
| Doug Armstrong 17/9 #228561 |
| | Asian Dowitcher
Osprey House Environmental Centre |
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| Presumed returning bird on Pine River this am, upstream of Osprey House on river bend at low tide. Also c.160 Red Knot, c.70 Great Knot and c.300 Blackwit. Birds flew off at high tide towards Tinchi Tamba roost eBird checklist |
| Andy Jensen 17/9 #228551 |
| Thu 15 | | Nankeen Kestrel
Riverview Tce, Indooroopilly |
| Nankeen Kestrel perched on top of apartments opposite. Likely bought down by heavy rain storm immediately before. Personal tick for the area. Reported to Birds Qld at time but repeating record here. eBird checklist |
| Pete Jones 23/9 #228636 |
| Wed 14 | | Large-tailed Nightjar
Carlos Point, Rainbow Beach |
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| 3 birds eBird checklist Further information |
| Greg Roberts 15/9 #228537 |
| | Lewin's Rail, Little Bronze Cuckoo
Cooloola Way--Thomas&Thomas site |
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| 2 Lewin's Rail calling, 1 Little Bronze Cuckoo, also Common Bronzewing (rare in Cooloola region) eBird checklist Further information |
| Greg Roberts 15/9 #228536 |
| | Baillon's Crake, Grey Goshawk
Police Creek, Gladstone |
| We observed a Grey Goshawk successfully killing a A. Figbird feeding in the large fige tree. At this tree were also 3 Channel-billed Cuckoos. Later after walkingunder the raiway bridge we observed two Baillon's Crakes. They were feeding at the edge of the dense narrow cubungi patch located along the pipeline. The birds were under the pipeline. eBird checklist |
| Ted and Alex Wnorowski 14/9 #228534 |
| | Common Blackbird
442 Bunburra Rd, Bunburra |
| One bird feeding in Mulberry tree. First time this introduced species has been recorded in this area to my knowing. (Moderator's Note: Given a star as it seems this species is spreading!) eBird checklist |
| Errol stenzel 14/9 #228531 |
| Tue 13 | | Channel-Billed Cuckoo
Toowong, Qld |
| First Channel-Billed Cuckoo of the season announced its arrival at 4:43 am this morning. eBird checklist |
| Esther Horton 13/9 #228521 |
| Mon 12 | | Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
Wittonga Park,The Gap,Brisbane. |
| 26 in flight. eBird checklist |
| David Redhead 12/9 #228502 |
| Sun 11 | | channel-billed cuckoo
kenmore/fig tree pocket |
| Bird heard calling around Akuna Oval, Kenmore around 5.30pm. |
| justin watson 15/9 #228542 |
| | Plum Headed Finch
Bididdabba lakes, 15km nw of Canungra |
| 4 birds right on a roadside made for the days most delightful highlight. Cars driving by under 2 metres away didn't move them away most times. Approachable to within metres. Hanging out with the Double Bars eBird checklist |
| Duncan Fowler and Naturetrek group 13/9 #228518 |
| Sat 10 | | 2 Magpie Geese
Bell Golf Club dam |
| 2 birds there for only a short period eBird checklist |
| Bernice Seton, Aileen Fleming, Jean Sorley 11/9 #228485 |
| Thu 8 | | Glossy Black-Cockatoo
28degrees07'42.45S by 152degrees40'44 E , Blackrock |
| Three birds in a Blue gum tree, but had been feeding in Rose sheoak, Allocasuarina torulosa, a lot of which grow in the area. Very tame and allowed a very close approach. |
| Errol stenzel 10/9 #228482 |
| | Black-breasted Buttonquail
Imbil State Forest |
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| 3 females seen separately. eBird checklist Further information |
| Greg Roberts 9/9 #228466 |
| | Lewin's Rail
Cowrie Parade Park Albany Creek |
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| A bird seen walking around in the open on the edge of the park in suburbia. Buff-banded Rails also present + 2 Long-billed Corellas. |
| Rob Morris 8/9 #228461 |
| | Horsefield's Bronze-Cuckoo
450 Bunburra Rd, Bunburra |
| First cuckoo in area for season. eBird checklist |
| Errol stenzel 8/9 #228458 |
| Wed 7 | | Brolga
Futter Creek Rest Area, Monto - Gladstone Rd, Qld |
| A pair of Brolgas took residency in the marshes near Futter Creek bridge. We observed the birds for the last two months when were comming back to the site before dark or calling early morning from the marshes. This is a good birding spot with birds such as Blue-winged Kookaburra, Collared Kinfisher, Osprey and good variety of water birds, raptors and honeyeaters |
| Ted Wnorowski 8/9 #228464 |
| Mon 5 | | Pacific Koel
Annerley |
| Koel heard calling this afternoon from my backyard in Annerley. First for the season :) |
| Elliot Leach 5/9 #228433 |
| Sun 4 | | Leaden Flycatcher
360 Bunburra road ,Bunburra, Qld |
| A pair, first summer birds in the district for this ''summer''. eBird checklist |
| Errol stenzel 4/9 #228417 |