| Sun 26 | | Black Bittern
Townsville Town Common Conservation Park, new borrow pits |
| Male. Flushed from west side of middle pool at new borrow pits. May have landed in first pool (nearest of the 3 to road) but not refound. No sign or sound of species in over 4 weeks of following Spotted Whistling Ducks at the pits. No pictures. |
| Tony Ashton 26/1 #244334 |
| Sat 25 | | Black-tailed Native-hen
Warruma Swamp, Mt. Garnet |
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| Wading in shallow water near bank across from the picnic shelter, about 80mts away at midday. Two adult Black-tailed Native-hens, one male with darker face and more strongly coloured bill, one female. Pictures taken from about 50mts. Only three previous records in Ebird for the Tablelands; July 2016 one bird Nardellos Lagoon, Oct 2009 one bird Hasties Swamp NP and Nov 2002 'x' birds Mt Carbine Reservoir.
Also in the same area was one Marsh Sandpiper, photo in ebird list. eBird checklist |
| Mark and Angela McCaffrey 26/1 #244338 |
| Wed 22 | | Red-backed Button-quail
Herberton |
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| One flew several times into screen door, though seemingly more of a flutter than a crash, at c. 8PM (i.e.well after dark). Allowed me to pick it up from lawn 5 m away.
When released near long grass further from lights, it promptly flew near-vertically out of sight.
Very small button-quail; had dark spots on flanks (not shown in photo).
Assume an adult female though red not extensive on face.
HANZAB states "May migrate at night; one record of bird killed when it flew into a window at night ...." |
| Don Franklin & Peter Holbery 23/1 #244322 |
| Thu 9 |  | Pacific Swift 1500 estimate
Normanton Little Bynoe River Floraville Road area |
| Conservative estimate. Birds were flying low in one direction ahead of a large storm front. Calls in flight noted. As many birds as possible studied carefully to ensure no white throated needletails were present. eBird checklist |
| Rob Reed 9/1 #244216 |
| | Oriental pratincole 1200 estimate
Normanton Little Bynoe River Floraville Road area |
| Conservative estimate. Many large companies flying over the road, hawking insects above new growth or feeding on the ground. Ample opportunity to identify birds at close range in flight and also with scope when on the ground. Calling in flight. Compare this report to an even greater number reported by me in January 2019 On Delta Downs plains near Karumba. eBird checklist |
| Rob Reed 9/1 #244215 |
| Mon 6 | | Wood Sandpiper, Radjah Shelduck
Lake Tinaroo at Harper Drive (Yungaburra) |
| 1 Wood Sandpiper (possibly one of the Hasties Swamp birds as only 2 seen there this morning), 4 Radjah Shelduck. |
| John Grant 6/1 #244182 |
| Fri 3 | | Glossy Ibis (54)
Harper Ave, Yungaburra |
| A high count for this area of 54 Glossy Ibis on the muddy margins of Lake Tinaroo at the end of Harper Ave. [high concentrations of Glossy Ibis have been seen recently at Hasties Swamp also: Mod] |
| John Grant 3/1 #243162 |