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September 2017

Fri 22		White-winged Triller Finland Road, Paradise Waters
		Single bird - non-breeding male eBird checklist
		Mary Hynes 22/9 #231921
		Little Bronze Cuckoo Shepherson Park - Kin Kin
		Three birds actively calling and chasing in a fig tree near the picnic shelter. eBird checklist
		Steve Popple 22/9 #231917
Thu 21		Sharp-tailed sandpiper Finland Road, Pacific Paradise
		2 birds in lake between Finland Road and the golf club. With couple Latham's Snipes & 3 Red-kneed Dotterels eBird checklist
		Mary Hynes & Chris Watts 21/9 #231907
Wed 20		Little Bronze-Cuckoo Edington Drive Environmental Reserve, Cooroibah
		Single bird calling frequently, observed. eBird checklist
		Russ Lamb 20/9 #231892
Tue 19		Pectoral Sandpiper Kedron Brook Wetlands Reserve
		On the main pool, access off Toombul Rd roundabout. eBird checklist
		Ged Tranter 19/9 #231889
Sun 17		Red-capped Robin Woogaroo Creek bushland at Brittains Rd, Augustine Heights
		Female Red-capped Robin seen clearly by 4 observers. Photo by Annette Foy. eBird checklist
		Lindsay Rankin, Meg Gordon, Margaret Clark, Annette Foy 18/9 #231859
		White-winged Triller Ric Nattrass Environmental Park
		A flock of about 12 birds (about half adult males) were in the ironbarks with several Little Wattlebirds and later came down to drink at neighbouring dam on eastern edge of reserve. eBird checklist
		Deborah Metters 17/9 #231847
Sat 16		Australian Crake Nathan Road Wetlands Reserve
		At least 4 birds on the main Nathan Rd pond, best accessed from the Wattle Rd side. eBird checklist
		Ged Tranter 16/9 #231843
		Diamond Dove Moggill Pocket Swamp
		A Diamond Dove this morning in the paddock on the west side and the ferry side of the swamp. Also six White-winged Trillers in the same paddock. eBird checklist
		Rod Gardner 16/9 #231840
Thu 14		Grey Goshawk , white morph Templeton's Lagoon, near Eumundi
		The bird was observed in a dead tree by the lagoon' flying off when harassed by a Magpie Lark. This is the second sighting of a white morph bird in the general area with a previous sighting at Federal on 9 April this year.
		Anne Burgess 15/9 #231830
		Greater Crested Grebes Hamon Cove...Lake Wivenhoe
		At least 150 on Hamon Cove Lake Wivenhoe, lots of juveniles, along with hundreds of eurasian coots. eBird checklist
		Bernie and Linda Mcivor and Willy. 14/9 #231824
Wed 13		Red-kneed Dotterel Finland Road, Paradise Waters
		Single bird on water's edge of lake near golf course eBird checklist
		Mary Hynes & Chris Watts 13/9 #231807
Tue 12		Pectoral Sandpiper Lake Clarendon
		In the flooded field behind the dam wall, with 55 sharpies. eBird checklist
		Ged Tranter 12/9 #231803
		Major Mitchell Cockatoo Pine Mountain Bush Reserve
		Identified by 3 observers by call and sighting. Possibly the Blacksoil bird (see January 2014 checklist, S16690248) eBird checklist
		Peter Horler 12/9 #231795
Mon 11		Orange Chat Longreach region (100 kms short of Winton on the main highway)
		A flock of approximately 60 Orange Chats near the roadside in the Mitchell Grass and sitting along the fenceline. No Crimson Chats in the mix. (Moderators note: There are reports of Orange Chats from this area but not in this number, previously highest number reported is 6-8).
		Marie Tarrant 11/9 #231792
Sun 10		Black Honeyeater Durikai State Forest--5 km w of Thane
		Adult male Black Honeyeater at the railway crossing. Observed feeding, gnat-catching and calling; photos will be uploaded. We are aware that this is the eastern-most sighting this year in SE-QLD. eBird checklist
		Lori Welsh, Raja Stephenson, Nikolas Haass 10/9 #231782
Sat 9		Red-capped Robin Oxley Creek Common
		Single male out in the newly planted paddock (2nd block from gate) eBird checklist
		Linda Fearn 10/9 #231781
		Pallid Cuckooo (male and female) Oxley Creek Common
		Very vocal eBird checklist
		Linda Fearn 10/9 #231773
		Channel-billed Cuckoo Near Stanworth and Bicentennial Roads roundabout, Boondall
		Around 6.30am, Flying in a North Westerly direction at medium height, calling raucously.
		Brian Larsen 9/9 #231762
Fri 8		Peregrine Falcon Rode Road,McDowall,Brisbane
		Chasing feral Pigeons,second time at this site
		David Redhead 8/9 #231758
		Baillon's Crake Dowse Lagoon (Sandgate)
		Single bird, Northern side eBird checklist
		David Redhead 8/9 #231757
		Musk Duck Dowse Lagoon (Sandgate)
		Long staying female still present eBird checklist
		David Redhead 8/9 #231756
		Red-capped Robin Scarborough Boat Harbour
		Male in fenced area of Northern breakwater eBird checklist
		David Redhead 8/9 #231755
Wed 6		Pallid Cuckoo Oxley Creek Common
		Observed and photographed two of, in the back right hand paddock near the lagoons. Has been correctly identified on ABID and advised to report here. eBird checklist
		Sean Nolan & Tina Rider 10/9 #231771
		Red-capped Robin FRAZER' Cell
		First time photographed at this location, but seen once before. Was feeding on insects from recently mown grassed area. eBird checklist
		Ed Frazer Jim Butler 6/9 #231737
Tue 5		White-browed Woodswallow Nature Refuge Hawkesbury Road
		A flock of about fifty, though hard to be accurate as they were flying above the forest, and there were probably more. Another flock of about 20 followed a few minutes later, all drifting west. Flying quite high and constantly calling a 'chak' or 'chap', presumably their contact call. Dark under, though reddish chestnut colour not seen well as they were somewhat silhouetted. Hard to say if there were any Masked among them. Call wrong for Dusky. eBird checklist
		Rod Gardner 5/9 #231726
Mon 4		Australasian Shoveler Eagleby--Eagleby Rd, south lake
		Male bird seen around 8am . eBird checklist
		Ken Doy 4/9 #231718
Sun 3		White-eared Monarch Jagera Court, Closeburn
		Multiple birds sighted in a scrubby gully on your left halfway up Jagera Court. I have only sighted this species once in the last 12 months.
		Charlie Scott 3/9 #231713
		Baillon's Crake Samsonvale Cemetery
		One bird spotted on waters edge. Spotless Crakes also seen and heard a moment prior.
		Charlie Scott 3/9 #231712
Sat 2		Large-tailed Nightjar, White-throated Nightjar Yandina Creek Wetlands (restricted access)
		Pair of each nightjar species together. Large-tailed here at southern end of its range eBird checklist Further information
		Greg Roberts 3/9 #231700
		Red-necked avocet Maroochy River including Goat Island, Maroochydore.
		3 birds resting on a sand bank in the Maroochy river near Goat Island eBird checklist
		Robyn Duff, Ross Henry and Mary Hynes 2/9 #231699
		Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor (5) Durikai State Forest
		Great morning on the eastern side of the reserve today, with at least five swift parrots feeding in some eucalypts on the verge of blossoming -some trees nearby were in blossom. Also three painted button-quail in the area, and both masked and white-browed woodswallows. eBird checklist
		Mike Wood 2/9 #231698

August 2017

Thu 31		Powerful Owl 119 Fiona St, Bellbird Park
		Heard Mature Female calling at 7pm
		Judith Vink 1/9 #231690
Mon 28		Eastern curlew Kakadu High Tide Roost Pumicestone Passage Bribie Island
		At least 400+ Eastern cuzrlew at High Tide roost this afternoon for the high tide...................simply amazing to see so many birds flying above the roost like a swarm of bees. Must only have flown in during the last couple of days.
		David Simpson 28/8 #231655
		Black-necked Stork Eagleby--Eagleby Rd, south lake
		Female bird seen feeding around 1pm today .
		Ken Doy 28/8 #231650
Sat 26		Red-winged Parrot Boreen Point
		Two birds, calling and seen in flight, in tall trees on the northern side of the peninsula. eBird checklist
		Roger Jaensch 28/8 #231654
		Sooty Tern, Providence Petrel, Tahiti Petrel, Hutton's Shearwater Sunshine Coast Pelagic
		A quiet day out with subdued winds eBird checklist Further information
		Greg Roberts & all aboard Sunshine Coast pelagic 28/8 #231648
Fri 25		Marbled Frogmouth Mapleton National Park
		1 bird at day roost eBird checklist Further information
		Greg Roberts 26/8 #231632
		Pink-eared Ducks Sandy Camp Road Wetlands
		Single bird seen this morning towards the back of the first Lagoon . eBird checklist
		Ken Doy 25/8 #231626
		Baillon's Crake Sandy Camp Road Wetlands
		Watching a single bird foraging at the edge of the second lagoon for about an hour this morning when it was joined by another bird . eBird checklist
		Ken Doy 25/8 #231625
Thu 24		Marbled Frogmouth Bellthorpe, Willett Rd
		Private property. Two MF returning calls in rainforest edge. repeated again on 27th August at same site. Also know in other local areas. First known on property in 2004. eBird checklist Further information
		David Q Clark 28/8 #231649