Other winter sightings, Pittsworth and district

Sightings anywhere within a 250 km radius of Toowoomba, but excluding the local survey area (see above), for the period 1 June 2014 – 31 August 2014.
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Alastair Silcock
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Other winter sightings, Pittsworth and district

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Species not already mentioned by Wes & Norma, recorded around Pittsworth and environs during winter 2014.
Highlights included the rose robin and 14 black swans including 6 cygnets on the Condamine floodplain.

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Alastair

12 June, Rossvale/Mt Tyson district
intermediate egret
black-winged stilt
nankeen kestrel
red-rumped parrot
mistletoe bird
southern figbird
Indian myna
sparrow
starling

26 June, Lemontree Road, Pampas
black swan
glossy ibis
yellow-billed spoonbill
feral pigeon

24 July, Linthorpe
plumed whistling duck
black-fronted dotterel
wedge-tailed eagle
whistling kite
spotted turtledove
grey-crowned babbler
speckled warbler
dusky woodswallow
tree martin
jacky winter
scaly-breasted lorikeet
yellow thornbill
royal spoonbill
yellow-faced honeyeater
rose robin
common bronzewing
white-winged chough
spotted pardalote

7 August, Yarramalong Weir, Pampas
tawny frogmouth
white-plumed honeyeater
Australian pipit

21 August, Irongate Environmental Park
variegated fairy wren
zebra finch
Lewin’s honeyeater
yellow-faced honeyeater
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Mick Atzeni
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Re: Other winter sightings, Pittsworth and district

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Hey Alex, see you recorded White-plumed Honeyeater at Pampas. What's the closest place to Toowoomba you've seen one?
Michael Atzeni
7 Woden St, Murphys Creek 4352
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