Topknot Pigeon, Crested Shrike-tit and 7 others

Sightings within the local survey area for the period 1 Sep 2011 - 30 Nov 2011. 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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Topknot Pigeon, Crested Shrike-tit and 7 others

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Trevor Quested from Bundaberg BOCA was in town this weekend and we caught up this morning over a spot of birding ... as we do. :-)

Topknot Pigeon (3 perched) 18/9/11 Murphy's Creek Road, Ballard
Little Corella (2) 18/9/11 Murphy's Creek turnoff, Postman's Ridge
White-throated Treecreeper 18/9/11 Highfields Falls, Dau Rd, Highfields
Weebill 18/9/11 Thomas Rd, Upper Lockyer
White-naped Honeyeater (including many juveniles) 18/9/11 Highfields Falls, Dau Rd, Highfields
Jacky Winter 18/9/11 Thomas Rd, Upper Lockyer
Varied Sittella 18/9/11 Thomas Rd, Upper Lockyer
Crested Shrike-tit (1) 18/9/11 Thomas Rd, Upper Lockyer. Also heard at Highfields Falls.
Dusky Woodswallow (1) 18/9/11 Thomas Rd, Upper Lockyer

Trev managed some cracking shots of the Crested Shrike-tit which we can look forward to seeing in the newsletter.

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Mick
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Topknot Pigeons

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Had an interesting report from TBO member Greg Campbell last Friday who has had a flock of 30-40 Topknot Pigeons around their Upper Flagstone Creek property for a fortnight or so.

Topknots are very unpredictable locally. This year has been a particularly good one for them including sightings in E. Toowoomba (Queens Park, Webb Park area, Glen Lomond Park), Rockmount (along Sawpit Gully Rd), Ballard and now Upper Flagstone Creek. I also saw them flying over "Tiddalac", Upper Lockyer, the day after the January 10 floods - a first for there.

Be interested to hear of any other sightings locally.

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Mick
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