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December 2018

Mon 17		Beach Stone-curlew Mermaid Beach , Gold Coast. At the end of Seashell Ave
		One bird seen. The first sighting by me on this beach in the five years I have lived nearby.
		Matt Davies 17/12 #236369
Sun 16		Long-toed Stint GJ Fuller Oval Lagoons
		Feeding with sharpies on the pool at the back of the school playing fields. eBird checklist
		Ged Tranter and Michael Daley 17/12 #236366
Sat 15		Buff-breasted Sandpiper Port of Brisbane Shorebird Roost
		Buff-breasted sandpiper found by Tina Ellen Rider and Sean Nolan on Saturday and twitched by many people over the weekend. The bird is still present this morning (17th) according to a post from Tina on Facebook. The bird tends to prefer the samphire around the second hide (further from the gate). For those going to see it, please take the track along the fence to the second hide rather than the inside track to avoid flushing the birds.
		Elliot Leach 17/12 #236365
Thu 13		Little Curlew Lady Elliot Island
		2 birds observed together on the airstrip on day of arrival and then unable to relocate again despite searching before today (15/12) when a single Little Curlew was observed on the runway.
		Marie Tarrant et al 15/12 #236353
Mon 10		Brown-headed Honeyeater Glendale, Central Queensland
		At least one bird seen and heard 9th and 10th December. Sighting coincided with mass flowering of Moreton Bay ash in area. This is a northern distribution record. First bird/s recorded at this site.
		Andrew McDougall 14/12 #236345
Wed 5		Broad-billed and Terek Sandpipers, Sanderling and Ruddy Turnstone. Noosa River mouth
		One Broad-billed and 2 Terek Sandpipers, 2 Ruddy Turnstone and 1 Sanderling seen along with a single Red Knot and Greater Sand Plover. eBird checklist
		Ian Starling 6/12 #236287

November 2018

Wed 28		Frigatebird sp. Maroochy River including Goat Island, Maroochydore.
		Incidental sighting - no binoculars or camera unfortunately so not possible to identify species. One bird gliding up the Maroochy River.
		Robyn Duff 28/11 #236239
Sun 25		Regent Honeyeater Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve
		Observed one RH off the boardwalk near boat ramp also 3 Mangrove Honeyeaters. (Moderators note: additional detail from observer “could not obtain photo, Bird was shy and did not respond to call. Possibly a juvenile with it. It was moving through mangroves and there were a couple of mangrove he’s very nearby. John & I have observed RHE’s in Vic & NSW ( Chiltern & Howes Valley)and photographed them.”)
		John and Sue O’Malley 25/11 #236209
Tue 20		Asian Dowitcher Toorbul
		At high tide roost in evening of 20th Nov. From the turning circle at end of Esplanade.
		Matthew and Deborah Rodgers 21/11 #236185
Mon 19		Common Sandpiper, Plum-headed Finch, Peregrine Falcon, Great Crested Grebe Gladstone, Wastewater Treatment Plant (restricted access)
		During our latest survey at Gladstone STP several interesting species were recorded including Common Sandpiper (1), Plum-headed Finch (56), Great Crested Grebe (8), Peregrine Falcon (1) and White-winged Triler (3 all males).
		Ted Wnorowski, Tony Longson and, Margaret Worington 20/11 #236179
Sun 18		White throated needletail, White-browed and masked woodswallow, Little lorikeet Durikai State Forest
		On regent honeyeater surveys I come across some really promising yellow box and mugga ironbark blossom in Durikai state forest east of Karara and around Cement Mills. Good numbers of both friarbirds and lorikeets, BIG flocks (1000s) of white-browed / masked woodswallows. 14 white-throated needletails passed over behind a storm front. Posting this in the hope of encouraging birders to visit the area and help us find some regents lurking there!
		Ross Crates 19/11 #236174
		Ruff Atkinsons Dam (Lockyer Valley)
		Male in the bay to the right of the boat ramp. eBird checklist
		Ged Tranter 18/11 #236159