Shiploads around Toowoomba

Sightings within the local survey area for the period 1 Dec 2007 - 29 Feb 2008. The local survey area is a rectangular area extending from Kingsthorpe NW of Toowoomba to the Mt Whitestone/Fordsdale area SE of Helidon.

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Michael Wood
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Shiploads around Toowoomba

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Here are just a small number of birds for the summer to kick things off for the summer. (I can't but help it is a little self-indulgent posting all these -maybe it can serve as a inspiration for other other species to be tracked down.)

Australian Brush-turkey –Redwood Park 4/12
Brown Quail –Abberton, Helidon, 6/12
Plumed Whistling-Duck -Abberton, Helidon, 3/12
Australian Wood Duck –Toowoomba Waterbird Habitat, 1/12
Pacific Black Duck –Toowoomba Waterbird Habitat, 1/12
Grey Teal –Abberton, Helidon, 10/12
Hardhead –Toowoomba Waterbird Habitat, 1/12
Australasian Grebe –dam nr. Helidon Dip, 5/12
Darter -Abberton, Helidon, 3/12
Little Pied Cormorant -Abberton, Helidon, 3/12
Little Black Cormorant –Toowoomba Waterbird Habitat, 1/12
Australian Pelican –Abberton, Helidon, 6/12
White-faced Heron –Abberton, Helidon, 3/12
Little Egret –Abberton, Helidon, 15/12
White-necked Heron –Toowoomba Waterbird Habitat, 1/12
Great Egret –Toowoomba Waterbird Habitat, 1/12
Cattle Egret –Toowoomba Waterbird Habitat, 1/12
Australian White Ibis -Gold Park, 1/12
Straw-necked Ibis –Abberton, Helidon, 6/12
Royal Spoonbill –Abberton, Helidon, 10/12
Yellow-billed Spoonbill –Abberton, Helidon, 10/12
Whistling Kite –Abberton, Helidon, 14/12
Wedge-tailed Eagle –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
Brown Falcon –TableTop, 5/12
Peregrine Falcon –Bridge Street Quarry, 1/12
Nankeen Kestrel –cnr. Margaret & Ruthven Sts., 13/12
Purple Swamphen –Toowoomba Waterbird Habitat, 1/12
Dusky Moorhen –Toowoomba Waterbird Habitat, 1/12
Eurasian Coot –Toowoomba Waterbird Habitat, 1/12
Masked Lapwing –Toowoomba Waterbird Habitat, 1/12
Spotted Turtle-Dove –Toowoomba, 1/12
Brown Cuckoo-Dove –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
Crested Pigeon –Toowoomba, 1/12
Peaceful Dove –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
Bar-shouldered Dove –Bridge Street Quarry, 1/12
Wonga Pigeon –Redwood Park, 16/12
Topknot Pigeon –Bridge Street Quarry, 1/12
Glossy Black-Cockatoo –Toowoomba Waterbird Habitat, 1/12
Galah –Gold Street, Toowoomba 1/12
Little Corella –Abberton, Helidon, 2/12
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo –Toowoomba Waterbird Habitat, 1/12
Cockatiel –Abberton, Helidon, 14/12
Rainbow Lorikeet –Gold Street, Toowoomba 1/12
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet –Gold Street, Toowoomba 1/12
Musk Lorikeet –Toowoomba Waterbird Habitat, 1/12
Little Lorikeet –Redwood Park, 2/12
Australian King-Parrot –Neil Street, Toowoomba 1/12
Pale-headed Rosella –Gold Street, Toowoomba 1/12
Pallid Cuckoo –Abberton, Helidon, 10/12
Brush Cuckoo -nr. Blanchview, 4/12
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo –Abberton, Helidon, 10/12
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo –TableTop, 5/12
Little Bronze-Cuckoo –Lockyer Siding Rd., 5/12
Common Koel –Gold Street, Toowoomba 1/12
Channel-billed Cuckoo –Bridge Street Quarry, 1/12
Pheasant Coucal –Bridge Street Quarry, 1/12
Powerful Owl –Redwood Park, 16/12
Tawny Frogmouth –Abberton, Helidon, 10/12
White-throated Needletail –TableTop, 5/12
Laughing Kookaburra –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
Sacred Kingfisher –Redwood Park, 2/12
Rainbow Bee-eater –Lockyer Siding Rd., 5/12
Dollarbird –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
White-throated Treecreeper –Bridge Street Quarry, 1/12
Superb Fairy-wren –Toowoomba Waterbird Habitat, 1/12
Variegated Fairy-wren –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
Red-backed Fairy-wren –Bridge Street Quarry, 1/12
Spotted Pardalote –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
Striated Pardalote –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
White-browed Scrubwren –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
Large-billed Scrubwren –Redwood Park, 16/12
Speckled Warbler –Abberton, Helidon, 6/12
Weebill –Redwood Park, 2/12
White-throated Gerygone –Rossiters Road, 5/12
Brown Thornbill –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
Yellow-rumped Thornbill –nr. Silver Ridge, 4/12
Yellow Thornbill –Abberton, Helidon, 3/12
Red Wattlebird –Bridge Street Quarry, 1/12
Striped Honeyeater –Abberton, Helidon, 3/12
Noisy Friarbird –Bridge Street Quarry, 1/12
Little Friarbird –Toowoomba Waterbird Habitat, 1/12
Blue-faced Honeyeater –Toowoomba Waterbird Habitat, 1/12
Noisy Miner –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
Lewin's Honeyeater –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
Yellow-faced Honeyeater –Redwood Park, 2/12
Fuscous Honeyeater -Lockyer Siding Road, 5/12
White-throated Honeyeater –nr. TableTop, 5/12
White-naped Honeyeater –Highfields Falls, 11/12
Brown Honeyeater –Bridge Street Quarry, 1/12
Scarlet Honeyeater –Redwood Park, 2/12
Jacky Winter –Rossiters Road, 5/12
Eastern Yellow Robin –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
Grey-crowned Babbler -Lockyer Siding Road, 5/12
Eastern Whipbird –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
Varied Sittella –Redwood Park, 2/12
Golden Whistler –Redwood Park, 16/12
Rufous Whistler –Bridge Street Quarry, 1/12
Grey Shrike-thrush –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
Black-faced Monarch –Redwood Park, 2/12
Spectacled Monarch –Redwood Park 2/12
White-eared Monarch –Redwood Park 2/12
Leaden Flycatcher –Glen Lomond, 1/12
Restless Flycatcher –Rossiters Road, nr. Helidon, 5/12
Rufous Fantail –Redwood Park, 2/12
Grey Fantail -Lockyer Siding Road, 5/12
Willie Wagtail –Toowoomba Waterbird Habitat, 1/12
Spangled Drongo –Glen Lomond, 1/12
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
Barred Cuckoo-shrike –Redwood Park, 2/12
Cicadabird –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
White-winged Triller –Rossiters Road, 5/12
Varied Triller –TableTop, 5/12
Olive-backed Oriole –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
Figbird –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
Dusky Woodswallow –Highfields Falls, 11/12
Grey Butcherbird -Gold Street, Toowoomba, 1/12
Pied Butcherbird –Gold Street, Toowoomba 1/12
Australian Magpie –Gold Street, Toowoomba 1/12
Pied Currawong –Gold Street, Toowoomba 1/12
Torresian Crow –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
White-winged Chough -Lockyer Siding Rd., 5/12
Regent Bowerbird –Redwood Park, 2/12
Singing Bushlark –cnr. Back Flagstone & Topps Rd., 15/12
Richard's Pipit –TableTop, 5/12
House Sparrow -Toowoomba, 1/12
Zebra Finch –Abberton, Helidon, 3/12
Double-barred Finch –Bridge Street Quarry, 1/12
Plum-headed Finch –cnr. Back Flagstone & Topps Rd., 15/12
Red-browed Finch –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin –Abberton, Helidon, 6/12
Mistletoebird –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
Welcome Swallow –Toowoomba Waterbird Habitat, 1/12
Fairy Martin –Abberton, Helidon, 3/12
Clamorous Reed-Warbler –Toowoomba Waterbird Habitat
Rufous Songlark –Silver Ridge, 4/12
Brown Songlark –Hodgsonvale, 3/12
Golden-headed Cisticola –Willows Crossing, Lockyer Siding Rd., 5/12
Silvereye –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
Mistletoebird –Prince Henry Drive, 1/12
Common Starling –Toowoomba, 4/12
Common Myna –Gold Street, Toowoomba 1/12
Michael Wood
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