Challenge Records

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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Michael Wood
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Challenge Records

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A few friends and I went away for a couple of days to various locations and here are some observations that may be added to the inside 250km list. I apologise if some have previously been documented.

Bassian Thrush -Bouloumba Creek State Forest 20/1/07 (SF, DM, MW)
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin –Oxley Creek Common 18/1/07 (SF, MW)
Brown Songlark –Bryden 18/1/07 (DM, MW)
Singing Bushlark –Bryden 18/1/07 (DM, MW)
Varied Triller -Inskip Point 19/1/07 (SF, DM, MW)
Paradise Riflebird -Bouloumba Creek State Forest 20/1/07 (SF, DM, MW)
Spectacled Monarch -Inskip Point 19/1/07 (SF, DM, MW)
Little Shrike-thrush –Inskip Point 20/1/07 (DM, MW)
White-cheeked Honeyeater -Inskip Point 19/1/07 (SF, DM, MW)
Little Wattlebird -Inskip Point 19/1/07 (SF, DM, MW)
Fairy Gerygone -Inskip Point 20/1/07 (DM, MW)
Yellow-throated Scrubwren –Mary Cairncross Park, Maleny 21/1/07
White-throated Needletail –Bruce Highway, nr. Caloundra19/1/07 (DM, MW)

Marbled Frogmouth –Mount Glorious 18/1/07 (DM, MW) -there is now some question as to the identification of this bird? The birds were heard at the site, however.

Australian Owlet-nightjar –Lake Samsonvale, 18/1/07 (DM, MW)
Grass Owl (1) -Inskip Point 19/1/07 (SF, DM, MW)
Barn Owl (2) –nr. Kenilworth, 20/1/07 (SF, DM, MW)
Sooty Owl (3) -Mount Glorious18/1/07 (DM, MW)
Powerful Owl (2) –Mt Coot-tha, 18/1/07 (SF, MW)
Ground Parrot (10+) -Inskip Point 19/1/07 (SF, DM, MW)
Emerald Dove -Bouloumba State Forest 20/1/07 (SF, DM, MW)
Wompoo Pigeon -Bouloumba State Forest 20/1/07 (SF, DM, MW)
Swamp Harrier –Lake Samsonvale, 19/1/07 (DM, MW)
White-bellied Sea-eagle –Oxley Creek Common 18/1/07 (SF, MW)
Black Kite -Bruce Highway, nr. Caloundra19/1/07 (DM, MW)
Whistling Kite –Lake Samsonvale, 19/1/07 (DM, MW)
Pacific Baza -Mt Coot-tha, 18/1/07 (SF, MW)
Little Tern -Inskip Point 20/1/07 (SF, DM, MW)
Red-capped Plover -Inskip Point 20/1/07 (SF, DM, MW)
Grey Plover -Inskip Point 20/1/07 (SF, DM, MW)
Pied Oystercatcher -Inskip Point 20/1/07 (SF, DM, MW)
Beach Stone-curlew (2) -Inskip Point 19/1/07 (SF, DM, MW)
Bar-tailed Godwit -Inskip Point 20/1/07 (SF, DM, MW)
Grey-tailed Tattler -Inskip Point 20/1/07 (SF, DM, MW)
Whimbrel -Inskip Point 20/1/07 (SF, DM, MW)
Eastern Curlew -Inskip Point 20/1/07 (SF, DM, MW)
Glossy Ibis -Oxley Creek Common 18/1/07 (SF, MW)
Great Egret -Oxley Creek Common 18/1/07 (SF, MW)
Intermediate Egret -Oxley Creek Common 18/1/07 (SF, MW)
Little Egret -Inskip Point 20/1/07 (SF, DM, MW)
Pied Cormorant -Oxley Creek Common 18/1/07 (SF, MW)
Black-breasted Button-quail –Inskip Point 19-20/1/07 (SF, DM)
Red-backed Button-quail –Bryden 18/1/07 (DM, MW)
King Quail –Lake Samsonvale, 19/1/07 (DM, MW)
Stubble Quail -Bryden 18/1/07 (DM, MW)
Brown Quail -Oxley Creek Common 18/1/07 (SF, MW)

SF- Shane Farrell; DM- Daniel Mantle; MW- Michael Wood
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