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by Nicholas Matheson-Kozakis
Sun Sep 04, 2011 5:55 pm
Forum: Spring Within - 2011
Topic: Brown Goshawk
Replies: 0
Views: 978

Brown Goshawk

While walking through bushland at White Mountain today, the pathway opened out at the top of a gorge and below a brown goshawk took off, rose to treetop level, flew down the gorge a little way before landing high in a tree on the far side.

Thanks, Nick :D
by Nicholas Matheson-Kozakis
Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:14 pm
Forum: Autumn Beyond - 2011
Topic: A few from the Gold Coast
Replies: 2
Views: 1485

Tatler

Hey Chris! Thanks for your advice. I always stand to be corrected as I'm still learning the trade. Dad and I did hear the call and I decided it sounded like the description given in Pizzey and Knight, that is a strident klee, klee, klee, klee, tooee, tooee. I have to admit that I've only knowingly s...
by Nicholas Matheson-Kozakis
Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:56 pm
Forum: Autumn Beyond - 2011
Topic: A few from Girrraween
Replies: 0
Views: 1073

A few from Girrraween

Mum and I took Tuesday 15/3 off school and headed down to Girraween. We don't have an extensive list but we did see these: At Braeside: Wedgetails x2 Girraween Day Picnic Area: Laughing Kookaburra Red Wattlebirds Pied Butcherbird Weebills Torresian Crows Near waterhole at entrance to Castle Rock Cam...
by Nicholas Matheson-Kozakis
Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:25 pm
Forum: Autumn Beyond - 2011
Topic: A few from the Gold Coast
Replies: 2
Views: 1485

A few from the Gold Coast

Today (26/3), at Snapper Rocks (near Point Danger) I was showing Dad how to feed prawns to the black sea anenomes when a Grey-tailed tatler came to within about three metres of us. Out from Point Danger were some Australasian Gannets pursuing a shoal of fish, while over the Tweed River were two Whis...
by Nicholas Matheson-Kozakis
Sat Mar 12, 2011 6:23 pm
Forum: Autumn Beyond - 2011
Topic: More autumn sightings
Replies: 1
Views: 1070

Just a tad more

Just a few from The SCOTS PGC College campus from this week which I suspect have not yet been listed:

Little Corella
Red-winged Parrot
Red-rumped Parrot
two Cockatiels
Bar-shouldered Dove

Thanks, Nick :D
by Nicholas Matheson-Kozakis
Sat Mar 12, 2011 6:11 pm
Forum: Autumn Beyond - 2011
Topic: Square-tail Kite
Replies: 2
Views: 1495

Single STK

Late Wednesday afternoon (9/3) a single STK made an appearance over Warwick. This time it flew from approximately near where Wallace Street crosses the Condamine River, over Wood Street, down Dragon Street to Bracker Road (near where we saw our first for this season), before deciding to search for f...
by Nicholas Matheson-Kozakis
Sat Mar 12, 2011 6:05 pm
Forum: Autumn Beyond - 2011
Topic: Favourite Warrill View dam
Replies: 1
Views: 1212

Black-necked Stork

On the return bus trip from TAS Sport in Brisbane today, I noticed that the Black-necked Stork was back at one of our favourite watering holes.

Thanks, Nick :D
by Nicholas Matheson-Kozakis
Tue Mar 08, 2011 6:44 pm
Forum: Autumn Beyond - 2011
Topic: Square-tail Kite
Replies: 2
Views: 1495

Square-tail Kite

A STK was hovering above the treetops behind The SCOTS PGC College Junior School today at morning tea. I then realised a pattern was emerging. Two years ago on a late Saturday morning in late February Mum and I saw two STKs courting near the Equestrian Centre. Mid to late February last year, we saw ...
by Nicholas Matheson-Kozakis
Sun Mar 06, 2011 7:45 pm
Forum: Autumn Beyond - 2011
Topic: Favourite Warrill View dam
Replies: 1
Views: 1212

Favourite Warrill View dam

On our way back from Brizzy this afternoon, Mum pulled into a side road next to our favourite Warrill View dam as we were looking for the black-necked stork. We easily spotted: black swans masked lapwings pacific black ducks wood ducks black-winged stilts black-fronted dotterels little pied cormoran...
by Nicholas Matheson-Kozakis
Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:04 pm
Forum: Autumn Beyond - 2011
Topic: Various from Warwick to Brisbane
Replies: 0
Views: 1088

Various from Warwick to Brisbane

Mum and I spent another weekend in Brizzy seeing relatives and happened upon the following: 4/3 Blue-faced honey eaters at SCOTS PGC College (Warwick) Black-faced cuckoo shrike (SCOTS) Scaly-breasted lorikeets (SCOTS) Musk lorikeets (outside Mr Grant's Office at SCOTS) Noisy Miner (SCOTS) Indian myn...
by Nicholas Matheson-Kozakis
Tue Mar 01, 2011 11:20 am
Forum: Summer Beyond 2010-11
Topic: Square-tailed Kite
Replies: 3
Views: 1574

Square-tail Kites

Yesterday late morning I saw my first pair of STKs soaring above Wood St, near the Buckaroo Motel in Warwick. A couple of years ago while near SCOTS I saw a pair of STKs courting. Let's see if it happens this year too. I'm also hanging out for the Black Falcons to return! (Watch this space!) Thanks,...
by Nicholas Matheson-Kozakis
Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:29 pm
Forum: Summer Beyond 2010-11
Topic: Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Replies: 1
Views: 1185

Black-necked Stork

Travelled from Warwick to Brisbane again this afternoon (26/2) and still the black-necked stork was in one of my favourite swamps, the one just to the north of Warrill View on the eastern side of the Cunningham Highway. The Yellow-billed spoonbill which had been closer to Willowbank was gone though....
by Nicholas Matheson-Kozakis
Sun Feb 20, 2011 7:18 pm
Forum: Summer Beyond 2010-11
Topic: Australian Hobby
Replies: 0
Views: 1001

Australian Hobby

Today going to and coming back from Toowoomba we saw the usual Brown Falcon near the Nobby turnoff. But more excitingly on the return journey to Warwick we saw an Australian Hobby near the Gatton turnoff just past Greenmount East. Over approximately the last year we've seen one here twice before tod...
by Nicholas Matheson-Kozakis
Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:40 pm
Forum: Summer Beyond 2010-11
Topic: White-winged Chough
Replies: 0
Views: 961

White-winged Chough

Roger's Creek Road, heading towards Wingara, always guarantees WWC, and heading out to my friend Tristan's property this Saturday afternoon (5/2) didn't let us down either.

Thanks, Nick :D
by Nicholas Matheson-Kozakis
Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:32 pm
Forum: Summer Beyond 2010-11
Topic: Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Replies: 1
Views: 1185

Yellow-billed Spoonbill

Nearly forgot! Again coming back from TAS sport in Brisbane today, I noticed a new but temporary wetland opposite the lawn cemetary on the south western side of Willowbank. Standing supremely there today was a Yellow-billed Spoonbill. First decent bird we've seen in that area.

Thanks, Nick :lol:

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