Hi all,
Despite the wet start to summer, I've been out birding a couple of times. During the week I was on site for my new job, and put together a bit of a list, mostly of common things, and then this morning with Stuart Warren and Colin Reid I went to Anstead Bushland Reserve for a morning's birding dodging the rain. Highlights at Anstead were Little Bronze-cuckoo seen well, an immature Brush Cuckoo that caused some ID consternation for a few moments, great Cuckoo-shrike action with Barred, White-bellied and Black-faced putting on a show, plus Cicadabirds down low giving great views, and some very nice views of Rose-crowned Fruit-dove. A weird one was a single Topknot Pigeon in a dead tree by the river, not unheard of in that part of Brisbane but a Topknot without friends is quite unusual.
Regards,
Chris Sanderson
My lists for this week:
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Anstead 4/12/2010
Topknot Pigeon Anstead 4/12/2010
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Anstead 4/12/2010
Forest Kingfisher Anstead 4/12/2010
White-browed Scrubwren Anstead 4/12/2010
Brown Thornbill Anstead 4/12/2010
White-throated Honeyeater Anstead 4/12/2010
White-naped Honeyeater Anstead 4/12/2010
Grey Shrike-thrush Anstead 4/12/2010
Rufous Fantail Anstead 4/12/2010
Barred Cuckoo-shrike Anstead 4/12/2010
Double-barred Finch Anstead 4/12/2010
Welcome Swallow Anstead 4/12/2010
Plumed Whistling-Duck New Beith 1/12/2010
Black Swan New Beith 1/12/2010
Australian Wood Duck New Beith 1/12/2010
Pacific Black Duck New Beith 1/12/2010
Australasian Grebe New Beith 1/12/2010
Little Pied Cormorant New Beith 1/12/2010
Cattle Egret New Beith 1/12/2010
Australian White Ibis New Beith 1/12/2010
Brown Goshawk New Beith 1/12/2010
Collared Sparrowhawk New Beith 1/12/2010
Nankeen Kestrel New Beith 1/12/2010
Purple Swamphen New Beith 1/12/2010
Masked Lapwing New Beith 1/12/2010
Spotted Turtle-Dove New Beith 1/12/2010
Common Bronzewing New Beith 1/12/2010
Crested Pigeon New Beith 1/12/2010
Peaceful Dove New Beith 1/12/2010
Bar-shouldered Dove New Beith 1/12/2010
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo New Beith 1/12/2010
Galah New Beith 1/12/2010
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo New Beith 1/12/2010
Rainbow Lorikeet New Beith 1/12/2010
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet New Beith 1/12/2010
Australian King-Parrot New Beith 1/12/2010
Pale-headed Rosella New Beith 1/12/2010
Brush Cuckoo New Beith 1/12/2010
Little Bronze-Cuckoo New Beith 1/12/2010
Common Koel New Beith 1/12/2010
Channel-billed Cuckoo New Beith 1/12/2010
Pheasant Coucal New Beith 1/12/2010
White-throated Needletail New Beith 1/12/2010
Laughing Kookaburra New Beith 1/12/2010
Sacred Kingfisher New Beith 1/12/2010
Rainbow Bee-eater New Beith 1/12/2010
Dollarbird New Beith 1/12/2010
Variegated Fairy-wren New Beith 1/12/2010
Red-backed Fairy-wren New Beith 1/12/2010
Striated Pardalote New Beith 1/12/2010
Weebill New Beith 1/12/2010
White-throated Gerygone New Beith 1/12/2010
Noisy Friarbird New Beith 1/12/2010
Blue-faced Honeyeater New Beith 1/12/2010
Noisy Miner New Beith 1/12/2010
Lewin's Honeyeater New Beith 1/12/2010
Yellow-faced Honeyeater New Beith 1/12/2010
Eastern Yellow Robin New Beith 1/12/2010
Grey-crowned Babbler New Beith 1/12/2010
Eastern Whipbird New Beith 1/12/2010
Rufous Whistler New Beith 1/12/2010
Leaden Flycatcher New Beith 1/12/2010
Willie Wagtail New Beith 1/12/2010
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike New Beith 1/12/2010
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike New Beith 1/12/2010
Cicadabird New Beith 1/12/2010
Olive-backed Oriole New Beith 1/12/2010
Figbird New Beith 1/12/2010
Grey Butcherbird New Beith 1/12/2010
Pied Butcherbird New Beith 1/12/2010
Australian Magpie New Beith 1/12/2010
Pied Currawong New Beith 1/12/2010
Torresian Crow New Beith 1/12/2010
Red-browed Finch New Beith 1/12/2010
Silvereye New Beith 1/12/2010
Common Mynah New Beith 1/12/2010
A start for Summer
Moderator: Mick Atzeni
Wet start to summer-further sightings
Visited private property at Kidaman Creek (near settlement of Obi Obi) yesterday to check-out reports of nesting White-throated Nightjar. Owners lead me to site where 2 adults quickly flushed. Owners reported they had seen single egg and later believe they saw fledged bird.
Below are listed additions to Summer-beyond sightings:
White-throated Nightjar, Kidaman Creek, 3/12
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo, Maleny, 1/12
Wonga Pigeon, Maleny, 1/12
Satin Bowerbird, Maleny, 2/12
Spangled Drongo, Maleny, 2/12
Restless Flycatcher, Maleny, 2/12
Russ Lamb, Maleny, SEQ
Below are listed additions to Summer-beyond sightings:
White-throated Nightjar, Kidaman Creek, 3/12
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo, Maleny, 1/12
Wonga Pigeon, Maleny, 1/12
Satin Bowerbird, Maleny, 2/12
Spangled Drongo, Maleny, 2/12
Restless Flycatcher, Maleny, 2/12
Russ Lamb, Maleny, SEQ