December 2006 - 212 species

Why should the locals have all the fun? To give those of you who don't live in the Toowoomba area an incentive to report your sightings and strut your stuff, here's a challenge especially for you! 250 species collectively in a season. The survey area we'll make anywhere within 250 km of Toowoomba, but excluding the TBO survey area. I've set a higher, but very fair target as well. See how you go. Locals can help with the 'outside' tally too and vice versa. Looking forward to some new names on the forum!

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December 2006 - 212 species

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Folks

Definitely room for improvement but not a bad first-up effort considering it was Christmas time and the relatively small number of contributors so congratulations!

Since we've got a good start, I suggest we keep the tally going to see:

A) how long it takes to reach 250
B) how many species can be recorded by the end of summer.

Then, if there's enough interest we'll repeat the exercise over Autumn. I hope there is.

Meanwhile spread the word and get others on the job. They don't have to be members of the club. The only proviso with sightings is that if in doubt leave it out.

I can see two main spinoff benefits of this sort of exercise:

A) it gives a fair indication of where to find many of the species - especially the more difficult ones - at this time of year. A handy trip planning resource for any birders visiting the SE Qld region.

B) it helps promotes avi-tourism in our region.

Therefore, you keep the postings coming, I'll keep the updates going.

Cheers

Mick

December results (= Summer results so far???):

Striated Heron Manly
Bassian Thrush Spicer's Peak
Mangrove Gerygone North Wynnum
Bar-tailed Godwit Manly
Eastern Curlew Manly
Grey-tailed Tattler Manly
Yellow-throated Scrubwren Mt Nebo
Green Catbird Mt Nebo
Paradise Riflebird Mt Nebo
Logrunner Spicer's Peak
Red-browed Treecreeper Spicer's Peak
Little Shrike-thrush Enoggera Reservoir
Mangrove Honeyeater North Wynnum


Australian Brush-turkey Yeronga
Brown Quail Lake Gallately, Gatton
Magpie Goose Lake Gallately, Gatton
Plumed Whistling-Duck Lake Gallately, Gatton
Wandering Whistling-Duck * Lake Apex/Freeman, Gatton
Freckled Duck * Lake Apex/Freeman, Gatton
Black Swan Lake Apex, Gatton
Australian Wood Duck Gatton
Cotton Pygmy-goose * Lake Apex/Freeman, Gatton
Pacific Black Duck Gatton
Australasian Shoveler Lake Apex/Freeman, Gatton
Grey Teal Lake Apex, Gatton
Chestnut Teal * Port of Brisbane
Pink-eared Duck Lake Gallately, Gatton
Hardhead Lake Apex, Gatton
Australasian Grebe Lake Apex, Gatton
Great Crested Grebe * Cooby Dam
Darter Lake Apex, Gatton
Little Pied Cormorant Lake Apex, Gatton
Pied Cormorant * Colleges Crossing
Little Black Cormorant Lake Apex, Gatton
Great Cormorant Lake Apex, Gatton
Australian Pelican Lake Apex, Gatton
White-faced Heron Gatton Bypass
Little Egret Lake Apex, Gatton
White-necked Heron Grantham
Great Egret Lake Apex, Gatton
Intermediate Egret Lake Apex, Gatton
Cattle Egret Gatton
Nankeen Night-Heron Colleges Crossing
Glossy Ibis * Lake Gallately, Gatton
Australian White Ibis Gatton
Straw-necked Ibis Gatton
Royal Spoonbill Lake Apex, Gatton
Yellow-billed Spoonbill Haigslea
Pacific Baza Moggill State Forest
Black-shouldered Kite Gatton bypass
Square-tailed Kite * Spicer's Peak
Black Kite Oakey
Whistling Kite Manly
Brahminy Kite * Manly
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Cooby Dam
Spotted Harrier Gatton-Laidley area
Brown Goshawk Girraween NP
Collared Sparrowhawk Girraween NP
Wedge-tailed Eagle Sandy Ck, Gatton Bypass
Brown Falcon Gatton-Laidley area
Australian Hobby Lake Gallately, Gatton
Black Falcon * Oakey
Nankeen Kestrel Lawes
Buff-banded Rail Lake Apex/Freeman, Gatton
Purple Swamphen Lake Apex, Gatton
Dusky Moorhen Lake Apex, Gatton
Eurasian Coot Lake Apex, Gatton
Latham's Snipe Oxley Creek Common
Whimbrel * Manly
Marsh Sandpiper Oakey
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Manly
Comb-crested Jacana * Lake Apex/Freeman, Gatton
Black-winged Stilt Manly
Red-necked Avocet Lake Gallately, Gatton
Pacific Golden Plover * Manly
Red-capped Plover * Manly
Black-fronted Dotterel Lake Gallately, Gatton
Red-kneed Dotterel Lake Gallately, Gatton
Banded Lapwing Beaudesert
Masked Lapwing Gatton
Silver Gull Manly
Gull-billed Tern * Manly
Caspian Tern * Lake Apex, Gatton
Whiskered Tern Manly; Cooby Dam
Rock Dove Lake Gallately, Gatton
Spotted Turtle-Dove Yeronga
Brown Cuckoo-Dove Bunya Mtns
Common Bronzewing Gatton-Laidley area
Crested Pigeon Gatton
Peaceful Dove Enoggera Reservoir
Bar-shouldered Dove Gatton-Laidley area
Wonga Pigeon Spicer's Peak
Wompoo Fruit-Dove * Mt Nebo (on nest)
Topknot Pigeon Spicer's Peak
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Spicer's Peak; Girraween NP
Galah Gatton
Long-billed Corella Gatton-Laidley area
Little Corella Manly
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Yeronga
Cockatiel Prenzlau turnoff, Warrego H'way
Rainbow Lorikeet Gatton
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Gatton
Little Lorikeet Gatton-Laidley area
Australian King-Parrot Enoggera Reservoir
Red-winged Parrot * near Leyburn
Crimson Rosella Bunya Mtns
Eastern Rosella * Storm King Dam, near Stanthorpe
Pale-headed Rosella Brisbane
Red-rumped Parrot Lake Gallately, Gatton
Turquoise Parrot * Girraween NP
Pallid Cuckoo Gatton-Laidley area
Brush Cuckoo Moggill State Forest
Fan-tailed Cuckoo Moggill State Forest
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo Moggill State Forest
Common Koel Oxley Creek Common
Channel-billed Cuckoo Haigslea
Pheasant Coucal Oxley Creek Common
Southern Boobook Lake Broadwater
Barn Owl Lake Broadwater
Tawny Frogmouth Gatton-Laidley area
White-throated Needletail Enoggera Reservoir
Laughing Kookaburra Gatton
Forest Kingfisher * Enoggera Reservoir
Sacred Kingfisher Lake Gallately, Gatton
Rainbow Bee-eater Moggill State Forest
Dollarbird Plainlands; Gatton;Enoggera Reservoir
White-throated Treecreeper Moggill State Forest
Superb Fairy-wren Lake Gallately, Gatton
Variegated Fairy-wren Enoggera Reservoir
Red-backed Fairy-wren Lake Gallately, Gatton
Spotted Pardalote Bunya Mtns
Striated Pardalote Yeronga
White-browed Scrubwren Moggill State Forest
Large-billed Scrubwren Bunya Mtns
Weebill Cooby Dam
Brown Gerygone Moggill State Forest
White-throated Gerygone Cooby Dam; Lake Broadwater
Brown Thornbill Enoggera Reservoir
Buff-rumped Thornbill Spicer's Peak;Girraween NP
Yellow-rumped Thornbill Gatton-Laidley area
Yellow Thornbill Moggill State Forest
Striated Thornbill Girraween NP
Red Wattlebird Spicer's Peak;Girraween NP
Striped Honeyeater Gatton-Laidley area
Noisy Friarbird Gatton
Little Friarbird Gatton-Laidley area
Blue-faced Honeyeater Sherwood Park
Bell Miner Enoggera Reservoir
Noisy Miner Gatton
Yellow-throated Miner * Oakey
Lewin's Honeyeater Enoggera Reservoir
Yellow-faced Honeyeater Spicer's Peak;Durikai SF
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater * Durikai SF
Fuscous Honeyeater Gatton-Laidley area
Black-chinned Honeyeater * Girraween NP
Brown-headed Honeyeater Gatton-Laidley area
White-throated Honeyeater Moggill State Forest
White-naped Honeyeater Gatton-Laidley area
Brown Honeyeater Gatton
Eastern Spinebill Spicer's Peak;Girraween NP
Jacky Winter Gatton-Laidley area
Eastern Yellow Robin Bunya Mtns
Grey-crowned Babbler Gatton
Eastern Whipbird Enoggera Reservoir
Golden Whistler Mt Nebo
Rufous Whistler Enoggera Reservoir
Grey Shrike-thrush Bunya Mtns
Black-faced Monarch Bunya Mtns
Spectacled Monarch Mt Nebo
Leaden Flycatcher Moggill State Forest
Magpie-lark Gatton
Rufous Fantail Moggill State Forest
Grey Fantail Bunya Mtns
Willie Wagtail Gatton
Spangled Drongo Moggill State Forest
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Yeronga
Cicadabird Moggill State Forest
Ground Cuckoo-shrike * Gatton-Laidley area
White-winged Triller Girraween NP
Olive-backed Oriole North Wynnum
Figbird Oxley Creek Common
White-breasted Woodswallow * Yeronga
Dusky Woodswallow Girraween NP
Grey Butcherbird Gatton
Pied Butcherbird Yeronga
Australian Magpie Yeronga
Pied Currawong Enoggera Reservoir
Australian Raven * Girraween NP
Torresian Crow Yeronga
White-winged Chough Bunya Mtns
Apostlebird Bunya Mtns
Satin Bowerbird Bunya Mtns
Singing Bushlark Oakey
Richard's Pipit Manly
House Sparrow Gatton-Laidley area
Zebra Finch Gatton-Laidley area
Double-barred Finch Oxley Creek Common
Plum-headed Finch Oxley Creek Common
Red-browed Finch Enoggera Reservoir
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lake Gallately, Gatton
Mistletoebird Gatton-Laidley area
Welcome Swallow Gatton
Tree Martin Enoggera Reservoir
Fairy Martin Yeronga
Clamorous Reed-Warbler Lake Gallately, Gatton
Tawny Grassbird Oxley Creek Common
Rufous Songlark Oakey
Brown Songlark * Oakey
Golden-headed Cisticola Oxley Creek Common
Silvereye Oxley Creek Common
Common Starling Gatton-Laidley area
Common Myna Gatton
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