My Patch as at 31 August 06

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Brendon & Judi Gray

My Patch as at 31 August 06

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Month species
* A S O N D J F M A M J Australian Brush-turkey (Photo 30/07/06 Highfields Falls)
* A S O N D J F M A M J Stubble Quail * (Injured bird found Highfields – subsequently died)*
* A S O N D J F M A M J Brown Quail
J A S O N D J F M A M J King Quail *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Magpie Goose
J A S O N D J F M A M J Plumed Whistling-Duck
J A S O N D J F M A M J Wandering Whistling-Duck *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Blue-billed Duck *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Musk Duck *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Freckled Duck *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Black Swan
J * S O N D J F M A M J Australian Wood Duck (Photo 28/08/06 Kleinton)
J A S O N D J F M A M J Cotton Pygmy-goose *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Mallard *
* A S O N D J F M A M J Pacific Black Duck
J A S O N D J F M A M J Australasian Shoveler
J A S O N D J F M A M J Grey Teal
J A S O N D J F M A M J Chestnut Teal *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Pink-eared Duck
J A S O N D J F M A M J Hardhead
J A S O N D J F M A M J Australasian Grebe
J A S O N D J F M A M J Hoary-headed Grebe *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Great Crested Grebe *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Gould's Petrel # *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Darter
J * S O N D J F M A M J Little Pied Cormorant
J * S O N D J F M A M J Pied Cormorant * (Photo 31/08/06 Cooby Dam)
J * S O N D J F M A M J Little Black Cormorant
J * S O N D J F M A M J Great Cormorant (Photo31/08/06 Cooby Dam)
J * S O N D J F M A M J Australian Pelican (Photo 31/08/06 Cooby Dam)
J A S O N D J F M A M J White-faced Heron
J A S O N D J F M A M J Little Egret
J A S O N D J F M A M J White-necked Heron
J A S O N D J F M A M J Great Egret
J A S O N D J F M A M J Intermediate Egret
J A S O N D J F M A M J Cattle Egret
J A S O N D J F M A M J Nankeen Night-Heron
J A S O N D J F M A M J Little Bittern *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Black Bittern *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Glossy Ibis *
* * S O N D J F M A M J Australian White Ibis
J A S O N D J F M A M J Straw-necked Ibis
J A S O N D J F M A M J Royal Spoonbill
J A S O N D J F M A M J Yellow-billed Spoonbill
J A S O N D J F M A M J Black-necked Stork *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Osprey *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Pacific Baza
J A S O N D J F M A M J Black-shouldered Kite
J A S O N D J F M A M J Square-tailed Kite *
J * S O N D J F M A M J Black Kite (29/08/06) Kleinton
J A S O N D J F M A M J Whistling Kite
J A S O N D J F M A M J Brahminy Kite *
J A S O N D J F M A M J White-bellied Sea-Eagle
J A S O N D J F M A M J Spotted Harrier
J A S O N D J F M A M J Swamp Harrier *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Brown Goshawk
J A S O N D J F M A M J Grey Goshawk
J A S O N D J F M A M J Collared Sparrowhawk
J A S O N D J F M A M J Red Goshawk *
* A S O N D J F M A M J Wedge-tailed Eagle (Photo 23/07/06 (Kleinton)
J A S O N D J F M A M J Little Eagle

J A S O N D J F M A M J Brown Falcon
J A S O N D J F M A M J Australian Hobby
J A S O N D J F M A M J Black Falcon *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Peregrine Falcon
* * S O N D J F M A M J Nankeen Kestrel (Photo 28/08/06 Mather St Highfields)
J A S O N D J F M A M J Brolga *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Buff-banded Rail
J A S O N D J F M A M J Bush-Hen *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Baillon's Crake *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Australian Spotted Crake *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Spotless Crake *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Purple Swamphen
J A S O N D J F M A M J Dusky Moorhen
J A S O N D J F M A M J Black-tailed Native-hen *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Eurasian Coot
J A S O N D J F M A M J Red-backed Button-quail *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Little Button-quail *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Red-chested Button-quail *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Painted Button-quail
J A S O N D J F M A M J Black-breasted Button-quail *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Latham's Snipe
J A S O N D J F M A M J Black-tailed Godwit *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Whimbrel *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Marsh Sandpiper
J A S O N D J F M A M J Common Greenshank *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Common Sandpiper *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Red-necked Stint *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
J A S O N D J F M A M J Curlew Sandpiper
J A S O N D J F M A M J Red-necked Phalarope *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Painted Snipe *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Comb-crested Jacana *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Bush Stone-curlew *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Black-winged Stilt
J A S O N D J F M A M J Red-necked Avocet
J A S O N D J F M A M J Pacific Golden Plover *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Red-capped Plover *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Black-fronted Dotterel
J A S O N D J F M A M J Red-kneed Dotterel
J A S O N D J F M A M J Banded Lapwing
* * S O N D J F M A M J Masked Lapwing (Photo 27/08/06 Cawdor Rd Highfields)
J A S O N D J F M A M J Silver Gull

J A S O N D J F M A M J Gull-billed Tern *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Caspian Tern *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Sooty Tern # *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Whiskered Tern
J A S O N D J F M A M J White-winged Black Tern *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Rock Dove
J A S O N D J F M A M J White-headed Pigeon
J A S O N D J F M A M J Spotted Turtle-Dove
J A S O N D J F M A M J Brown Cuckoo-Dove
J A S O N D J F M A M J Emerald Dove
J A S O N D J F M A M J Common Bronzewing
J * S O N D J F M A M J Crested Pigeon
J A S O N D J F M A M J Squatter Pigeon *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Diamond Dove *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Peaceful Dove
J A S O N D J F M A M J Bar-shouldered Dove
J A S O N D J F M A M J Wonga Pigeon
J A S O N D J F M A M J Wompoo Fruit-Dove *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Superb Fruit-Dove *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
J A S O N D J F M A M J Topknot Pigeon
J A S O N D J F M A M J Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
J A S O N D J F M A M J Glossy Black-Cockatoo *
J * S O N D J F M A M J Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo (21/08/06 Highfields Rd)
J * S O N D J F M A M J Galah (Photo 25/08/06 Highfields)
* A S O N D J F M A M J Little Corella (Rogers Drv Highfields)
* * S O N D J F M A M J Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Photo 27/08/06 Kuhls Rd Highfields)
J * S O N D J F M A M J Cockatiel (24/08/06) (Highgrove Estate Highfields)
* * S O N D J F M A M J Rainbow Lorikeet (Photo 27/08/06 Highfields)
* * S O N D J F M A M J Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Photo 13/08/06 Highfields), (29/08/06 Kleinton)
J A S O N D J F M A M J Musk Lorikeet
J A S O N D J F M A M J Little Lorikeet
J * S O N D J F M A M J Australian King-Parrot (22/08/06 Polzin Rd Highfields)
J A S O N D J F M A M J Red-winged Parrot *
* A S O N D J F M A M J Crimson Rosella
J A S O N D J F M A M J Eastern Rosella *
* * S O N D J F M A M J Pale-headed Rosella (Photo 22/08/06 Highfields), (29/08/06 Kleinton)
J A S O N D J F M A M J Blue Bonnet *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Swift Parrot *
* A S O N D J F M A M J Red-rumped Parrot
J A S O N D J F M A M J Budgerigar *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Turquoise Parrot *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Oriental Cuckoo *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Pallid Cuckoo
J A S O N D J F M A M J Brush Cuckoo
J A S O N D J F M A M J Fan-tailed Cuckoo
J A S O N D J F M A M J Black-eared Cuckoo *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
J A S O N D J F M A M J Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
J A S O N D J F M A M J Little Bronze-Cuckoo *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Common Koel
J A S O N D J F M A M J Channel-billed Cuckoo
J A S O N D J F M A M J Pheasant Coucal
J A S O N D J F M A M J Powerful Owl *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Barking Owl *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Southern Boobook
J A S O N D J F M A M J Sooty Owl *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Masked Owl *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Barn Owl
J * S O N D J F M A M J Tawny Frogmouth (Polzin Rd Highfields)
J A S O N D J F M A M J White-throated Nightjar
J A S O N D J F M A M J Spotted Nightjar *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Australian Owlet-nightjar
J A S O N D J F M A M J White-throated Needletail
J A S O N D J F M A M J Fork-tailed Swift
J A S O N D J F M A M J Azure Kingfisher
* * S O N D J F M A M J Laughing Kookaburra (Photo 16/08/06 Kleinton)
J A S O N D J F M A M J Forest Kingfisher *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Red-backed Kingfisher *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Sacred Kingfisher
J A S O N D J F M A M J Rainbow Bee-eater
J A S O N D J F M A M J Dollarbird
J A S O N D J F M A M J Noisy Pitta *
J A S O N D J F M A M J White-throated Treecreeper
* * S O N D J F M A M J Superb Fairy-wren (Photo 09/08/06 Male & Female Highfields)
J A S O N D J F M A M J Variegated Fairy-wren
J A S O N D J F M A M J Red-backed Fairy-wren
J A S O N D J F M A M J Spotted Pardalote
J * S O N D J F M A M J Striated Pardalote (27/08/06 Kratzke Rd Highfields), (Photo 29/08/06 Kleinton)
J A S O N D J F M A M J White-browed Scrubwren
J A S O N D J F M A M J Large-billed Scrubwren
J A S O N D J F M A M J Speckled Warbler
J A S O N D J F M A M J Weebill
J A S O N D J F M A M J Brown Gerygone
J A S O N D J F M A M J Western Gerygone
J A S O N D J F M A M J White-throated Gerygone
J A S O N D J F M A M J Brown Thornbill
J A S O N D J F M A M J Buff-rumped Thornbill
J A S O N D J F M A M J Yellow-rumped Thornbill
J A S O N D J F M A M J Yellow Thornbill
J A S O N D J F M A M J Striated Thornbill
J A S O N D J F M A M J Red Wattlebird
J A S O N D J F M A M J Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
J A S O N D J F M A M J Striped Honeyeater
J A S O N D J F M A M J Noisy Friarbird
J A S O N D J F M A M J Little Friarbird
J A S O N D J F M A M J Blue-faced Honeyeater
J A S O N D J F M A M J Bell Miner
* * S O N D J F M A M J Noisy Miner
J A S O N D J F M A M J Yellow-throated Miner *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Lewin's Honeyeater
J A S O N D J F M A M J Yellow-faced Honeyeater
J A S O N D J F M A M J Yellow-tufted Honeyeater *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Fuscous Honeyeater
J A S O N D J F M A M J Black-chinned Honeyeater *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Brown-headed Honeyeater
J A S O N D J F M A M J White-throated Honeyeater
J A S O N D J F M A M J White-naped Honeyeater
J A S O N D J F M A M J Brown Honeyeater
J A S O N D J F M A M J Eastern Spinebill
J A S O N D J F M A M J Black Honeyeater *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Scarlet Honeyeater
J A S O N D J F M A M J Jacky Winter
J A S O N D J F M A M J Scarlet Robin *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Red-capped Robin
J A S O N D J F M A M J Rose Robin
J A S O N D J F M A M J Eastern Yellow Robin
J A S O N D J F M A M J Grey-crowned Babbler
J A S O N D J F M A M J Eastern Whipbird
J A S O N D J F M A M J Spotted Quail-thrush *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Varied Sittella
J A S O N D J F M A M J Crested Shrike-tit
J A S O N D J F M A M J Golden Whistler
J A S O N D J F M A M J Rufous Whistler
J A S O N D J F M A M J Grey Shrike-thrush
J A S O N D J F M A M J Black-faced Monarch
J A S O N D J F M A M J Spectacled Monarch
J A S O N D J F M A M J White-eared Monarch *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Leaden Flycatcher
J A S O N D J F M A M J Satin Flycatcher *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Restless Flycatcher
J A S O N D J F M A M J Magpie-lark
J A S O N D J F M A M J Rufous Fantail
J A S O N D J F M A M J Grey Fantail
* * S O N D J F M A M J Willie Wagtail (Photo 14/08/06 Highfields)
J A S O N D J F M A M J Spangled Drongo
J A S O N D J F M A M J Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
J A S O N D J F M A M J Barred Cuckoo-shrike
J A S O N D J F M A M J White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike
J A S O N D J F M A M J Cicadabird
J A S O N D J F M A M J Ground Cuckoo-shrike *
J A S O N D J F M A M J White-winged Triller
J A S O N D J F M A M J Varied Triller
J A S O N D J F M A M J Olive-backed Oriole
J A S O N D J F M A M J Figbird
J A S O N D J F M A M J White-breasted Woodswallow *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Masked Woodswallow *
J A S O N D J F M A M J White-browed Woodswallow *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Black-faced Woodswallow *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Dusky Woodswallow
J A S O N D J F M A M J Little Woodswallow *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Grey Butcherbird
J * S O N D J F M A M J Pied Butcherbird
* * S O N D J F M A M J Australian Magpie
J A S O N D J F M A M J Pied Currawong
J A S O N D J F M A M J Australian Raven *
* * S O N D J F M A M J Torresian Crow
J A S O N D J F M A M J White-winged Chough
J A S O N D J F M A M J Apostlebird
J A S O N D J F M A M J Regent Bowerbird
J A S O N D J F M A M J Satin Bowerbird
J A S O N D J F M A M J Singing Bushlark
J A S O N D J F M A M J Richard's Pipit
J * S O N D J F M A M J House Sparrow
J * S O N D J F M A M J Zebra Finch (Photo 09/08/06 Highfields)
J A S O N D J F M A M J Double-barred Finch
J A S O N D J F M A M J Plum-headed Finch
J A S O N D J F M A M J Red-browed Finch
J A S O N D J F M A M J Diamond Firetail *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
J A S O N D J F M A M J Mistletoebird
J A S O N D J F M A M J White-backed Swallow
J A S O N D J F M A M J Welcome Swallow
J A S O N D J F M A M J Tree Martin
J A S O N D J F M A M J Fairy Martin
J A S O N D J F M A M J Clamorous Reed-Warbler
J A S O N D J F M A M J Tawny Grassbird
J A S O N D J F M A M J Little Grassbird *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Rufous Songlark
J A S O N D J F M A M J Brown Songlark *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Golden-headed Cisticola
J A S O N D J F M A M J Silvereye
J A S O N D J F M A M J Russet-tailed Thrush *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Common Blackbird *
J A S O N D J F M A M J Common Starling
J A S O N D J F M A M J Common Myna

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Stubble Quail

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Brendon & Judi

I've only just viewed this posting. The Stubble Quail is is a very interesting record - one which we will consider for the 250 in 2006 Challenge if you would be kind enough to complete a Rare Bird Report.

Did you keep the specimen or take any photos by any chance?

Crimson Rosella is also a good record for Highfields. How often do you see this species there?

Keep up the good work!

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Crimson Rosella

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I saw two crimson rosella's while doing a veg map change on a property near highfields earlier this week.

Didn't think much of it till I saw this. They where making there noise on some E.saligna (Blue gum)
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Brendon rescued the stubble quail which he found while running on Highfields Road. This is the fourth quail that he has rescued after finding it injured on the road. On bringing it home I realized it was different looking to the last two that he had found (they were both Brown Quails) that this one was different. I did look it up and see that it was a stubble quail, but didn't know that they were on the rare bird list. At the time, i thought of taking a photo, because this one was different, but didn't as I felt sorry for it as it was unwell. Usually we take the birds to someone we know here in highfields to look after them, but unfortunately they were not at home. The bird didn't eat or drink anything while we had it and subsequently died that night. I didn't keep the specimin, didn't even think of it at the time. Brendon said that he often sees Stubble Quails while running out on the rural roads and knows the difference betwen them and the brown quails by the noise that they make. If he comes across any others in the future, i will be sure to take a photo before handing them on to a carer.

As for the Crimson Rosella, I only saw this bird the once and it was just out of highfields on Cooby Dam road, just up from the corner of Klein Rd. I did get a good look at it and recognized it as the Crimson Rosella straight away, have been on the look out ever since but havent seen any more.
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