Spring Arrivals

Sightings within the local survey area for the period 1 Sep - 30 Nov 2010. 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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Bill Jolly
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Spring Arrivals

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Not all of these 'within' but dates for some Spring Arrivals:

Latham's Snipe 17 September at Lake Coolmunda
Common Greenshank 15 September at Seven Mile Lagoon
Red-necked Stint 17 August at Lake Clarendon (overwintered or earlyish?)
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 15 September at Seven Mile Lagoon
Channel-billed Cuckoo 14 September at Abberton
Sacred Kingfisher 11 September at Abberton
Dollarbird 19 September at Abberton
Leaden Flycatcher 7 September at Abberton (We get occasional winter records - but this was a newly-arrived pair in full song)
Spectacled Monarch 15 September at Redwood Park

Bill Jolly
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