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September 2020

Fri 18		Black-breasted button-quail, Squatter Pigeon Kalpowar State Forest
		After 3 days of searching along many forest roads we encountered a single BBBQ at the edge of vine thicket scrub (GPS 24.41.01S & 151.21.09E approx 50m north from the Crows Ash Corner sign). The bird very quickly disappeared in the scrub. There were 2 fresh platelets near the road. A single Squatter Pigeon was resting near main road. At the western side of the forest were good numbers of Speckled Warblers, Diamond Firetails and Black-faced Monarchs.
		Ted and Alex Wnorowski 19/9 #258718
Mon 14		Pacific Koel Salisbury
		Heard my first Koel of the year this morning at 0615 :)
		Elliot Leach 14/9 #258669
Sat 12		Cotton Pygmy-goose Centenary Lakes, Caboolture
		Pair, viewed from Esme Road in the reach between Morayfield Road bridge and the railway bridge
		Ivor Jones 20/9 #258735
		Glossy Black Cockatoos Nuninbah Valley
		Sighted a flock of around 5 birds in flight upon sunset, making their distinctive call which alerted me to their presence. The area I sighted them in backs onto heaps of wilderness including Springbrook, Lamington National Park and Binna Burra. What a special sighting. I usually only spot the Glossys every few of years or so. It always gets me excited because they are are quite a rare one.
		Nicole 14/9 #258672

August 2020

Thu 27		Grey Goshawk Brisbane Forest Park
		White phase bird soaring high over the Bergin Creek section of Brisbane Forest Park, pursued by a very irate pair of crows and the local Brown Goshawk.
		Ivor Jones 27/8 #258545