West Creek Reserve Birdlist

Toowoomba City Council's various bushland parks are a haven for many species of birds. These parks include Redwood, Jubilee, Nielsen, Duggan, Glen Lomond and Echo Valley South along the escarpment which members regularly visit. The TCC and the wider community need to be made fully aware of the significant biodiversity - and not just birds- within these parks so that they are managed appropriately. Please make your visits count by posting your observations here ...

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Michael Wood
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West Creek Reserve Birdlist

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Here is a list of bird species recorded in the section of West Creek, Toowoomba, between Alderley and Stenner Sts, since the year 2000.

Black Swan
Magpie Goose (First reported 12/11/07)
Greylag Goose*
Australian Wood Duck
Mallard*
Hardhead
Grey Teal
Pacific Black Duck
Australasian Grebe
Darter
Little Black Cormorant
Little Pied Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Australian Pelican
Eurasian Coot
Dusky Moorhen
Purple Swamphen
Cattle Egret
Intermediate Egret
Great Egret
White-faced Heron
White-necked Heron
Nankeen Night Heron
Australian White Ibis
Straw-necked Ibis
Royal Spoonbill
Masked Lapwing
Black-shouldered Kite
Collared Sparrowhawk
Australian Hobby
Nankeen Kestrel
Spotted Turtle-dove
Feral Pigeon
Crested Pigeon
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Galah
Rainbow Lorikeet
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
Musk Lorikeet
Pale-headed Rosella
Red-rumped Parrot
Common Koel
Laughing Kookaburra
Sacred Kingfisher
Superb Fairy-wren
Striated Pardalote
White-throated Gerygone
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Yellow Thornbill
Red Wattlebird
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Striped Honeyeater
Little Friarbird
Noisy Friarbird
Noisy Miner
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Lewin’s Honeyeater
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Fuscous Honeyeater
Brown Honeyeater
Eastern Spinebill
Scarlet Honeyeater
Rufous Whistler
Grey Fantail
Rufous Fantail
Willie Wagtail
Leaden Flycatcher
Magpie-lark
Figbird
Olive-backed Oriole
White-winged Triller
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Pied Butcherbird
Grey Butcherbird
Australian Magpie
Pied Currawong
Torresian Crow
Clamorous Reed-warbler
Golden-headed Cisticola
Welcome Swallow
House Sparrow
Silvereye
Mistletoebird
Common Myna
Common Starling


* exotic

Last update 14/11/07
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West Ck Reserve 12.08.07

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Seen along the walk between Alderley & Stenner Sts around lunch. No new additions for the list. Water getting low. Spiny-cheeked HE still present.

Hardhead
Pacific Black Duck
Australasian Grebe
Little Pied Cormorant
Eurasian Coot
Dusky Moorhen
White-necked Heron
Australian White Ibis
Straw-necked Ibis
Crested Pigeon
Rainbow Lorikeet
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater - one
Striped Honeyeater
Little Friarbird
Noisy Friarbird
Brown Honeyeater
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Australian Magpie
Pied Currawong
Torresian Crow
Welcome Swallow
Common Myna
Common Starling
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Magpie Geese

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The Magpie Geese reported by Olive Booth and Desley McDonagh on 12/11 under "Spring Within" is a new one for this list too.
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