I didn't think it possible back in August but we just might pull it off and pip last year's total with a big December effort !
Here's the current situation:
Total 2006: 227
Total 2007: 223 to date.
Reported 1 Jan 2006 - 16 Dec 2006: 227 spp
Reported 1 Jan 2007 - 16 Dec 2007: 223 spp
Reported 2006, but not yet in 2007 (16 spp):
Brahminy Kite 21/11/2006 Flagstone Ck Rd, Toowoomba Rod Hobson
Painted Honeyeater 26/10/2006 Magpie Lane, Gowrie Junction Gloria Glass, Diana Beal (New bird for the club)
Banded Lapwing 3/10/2006 Abberton, Helidon Bill Jolly
Turquoise Parrot 2/09/2006 Highfields Falls Rod Hobson
Pied Cormorant 11/07/2006 Helidon Bill Jolly
White-backed Swallow 25/06/2006 Stockyard Ck Rd Mick Atzeni & others
Black-chinned Honeyeater 21/05/2006 Connors Rd, Helidon Mick Atzeni
Red-backed Button-quail 29/03/2006 Baillie Henderson Hospital grounds Rod Hobson
Black-breasted Button-quail 27/03/2006 Redwood Park Michael Wood
Spotless Crake 19/03/2006 Spa-Iredale Pat McConnell, Kath O'Donnell
Sooty Owl 17/03/2006 Location withheld Pat McConnell, Kath O'Donnell
Tawny Grassbird 8/03/2006 Ma Ma Rd, Lilydale Michael Wood
Latham's Snipe 18/01/2006 T'mba Waterbird Habitat Rod Hobson
Black-eared Cuckoo 8/01/2006 Abberton, Helidon Bill Jolly
Fork-tailed Swift 6/01/2006 Rangeville Mick Atzeni
Crimson Rosella 1/01/2006 Queen's Park, T'mba Mick Atzeni
Of these, I think we're a good chance of Latham's Snipe and Tawny Grassbird, a fair chance of Spotless Crake, Fork-tailed Swift and Crimson
Rosella, and a rough chance of Black-breasted Button-Quail.
Whatever the outcome, 2007 has been a great year for local rarities as indicated below.
Reported in 2007, but not in 2006 (12 spp):
Baillon's Crake 20/11/07 caught in Toowoomba CBD
Superb Fruit-Dove 7/11/07 below Picnic Point, Toowoomba
Satin Flycatcher 11/10/07 Boyce's Rainforest, Mt Lofty
Noisy Pitta 22/9/07 Firetail Walk, Picnic Point
Wompoo Fruit-Dove 21/9/07 Mt Table Top
Masked Owl 01/08/07 2 Stonehaven St, East Toowoomba
Mallard 17/06/2007 Lockyer Ck @ Murphy Bridge, Helidon
White-plumed Honeyeater 20/5/2007 Glen Lomond Pk, Tooowoomba (New bird for the club)
Australian Pratincole 2/05/2007 Abberton, Helidon (New bird for the club)
Stubble Quail 24/03/2007 Mt Table Top
Oriental Cuckoo 24/02/2007 Mt Table Top
Diamond Dove 9/02/2007 Westbrook
Cheers
Coming home with a wet sail!
Same rules apply as for the "250 in 2006" Challenge. Seems 250's no pushover locally, especially in a drought! Nevertheless, 250's achievable and will continue to remain our annual target. Report sightings ASAP for everyone's benefit.
And from now on we'll just refer to it as "The Challenge".
And from now on we'll just refer to it as "The Challenge".
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