White-throated Needletail, Musk Duck and more ..

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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White-throated Needletail, Musk Duck and more ..

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Some spring additions from the Murphys Creek area during last weekend's OCtober Species Census:

Fan-tailed Cuckoo 28/10/11 "Tiddalac", Upper Lockyer, Mick Atzeni
White-throated Nightjar * 28/10/11 "Tiddalac", Upper Lockyer, Mick Atzeni
White-throated Needletail * (4+ around 6pm) 28/10/11 "Tiddalac", Upper Lockyer, Mick Atzeni
Brown-headed Honeyeater 28/10/11 "Tiddalac", Upper Lockyer, Mick Atzeni
Wandering Whistling-Duck (2) 29/10/11 Hood's Lagoon, Helidon, Mick Atzeni, Clair Hanney, Kylie Grose, Wes & Norma Sturdee
Musk Duck (1 female) 29/10/11 Hood's Lagoon, Helidon, Mick Atzeni, Clair Hanney, Kylie Grose, Wes & Norma Sturdee
Brush Cuckoo (heard) 29/10/11 White Mountain Rd, Fifteen Mile via Murphys Creek, Mick Atzeni, Clair Hanney, Kylie Grose, Wes & Norma Sturdee
Buff-rumped Thornbill 29/10/11 White Mountain Rd, Fifteen Mile via Murphys Creek, Mick Atzeni, Clair Hanney, Kylie Grose, Wes & Norma Sturdee
White-winged Triller * 29/10/11 Cemetery Rd, Murphys Creek, Mick Atzeni, Clair Hanney, Kylie Grose, Wes & Norma Sturdee

* first local report this season

There was also a probable Whiskered Tern at Hood's Lagoon 29/10/11 but unable to get good enough look.

Cheers
Mick
Michael Atzeni
7 Woden St, Murphys Creek 4352
Mob: 0499 395 485
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