Sightings from around Ballina (Steve McBride)

Sightings anywhere within a 250 km radius of Toowoomba, but excluding the local survey area (see above), for the period 1 Jun - 31 Aug 2009.

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Sightings from around Ballina (Steve McBride)

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----- Original Message -----
From: Steve McBride
To: 'Michael Atzeni'
Sent: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:47:08 +0800 (WST)
Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] How many species in southern Qld/northern NSW thisWinter?


Hi Mick,
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According to Google Earth, your circle around Toowoomba appears to be about 220km radius ?, I shall work within that.

In the meantime, here’s some of my sight records, not recorded on your current winter list.

Hoary-headed Grebe – Stratheden Swamp 19/7/09

Musk Duck – Stratheden Swamp 19/7/09

Pacific Baza – adjacent Ballina Golf Course 16/8/09

Brolga – West Byron STW, Byron Bay -16/8/09

Sooty Oystercatcher – Flat Rock, Ballina 27/6/09

Pacific Golden Plover – North Ck, Ballina 16/8/09

Greater Sand Plover – North Ck, Ballina 16/8/09

Whimbrel - Flat Rock Ballina 26/6/09

Common Greenshank - North Ck, Ballina 16/8/09

Grey-tailed Tattler - North Ck, Ballina 16/8/09

Wandering Tattler – Flat Rock, Ballina 14/7/09

Ruddy Turnstone - Flat Rock, Ballina 27/6/09

Red-necked Stint - Flat Rock Ballina 26/6/09

Curlew Sandpiper – South Ballina Beach 16/8/09

White-fronted Tern - Flat Rock, Ballina 5/7/09

Forest Kingfisher – Crams Farm Reserve, near Uki. 9/8/09

Crested Shrike-tit – Ellangowan SF, approx 20km south of Casino, 23/8/09

Spotted Quail-thrush – on side of Bruxner Hwy, approx 5km west of Drake 14/8/09

Striated Thornbill – Nimbin Rocks area, near Nimbin 12/8/09

Brown Treecreeper – Ellangowan SF, 23/8/09

Regent Bowerbird - Nimbin Rocks area, near Nimbin 12/8/09



Cheers

Steve McBride

Ballina
Thanks Steve! Will look into reviewing the boundaries. Must confess I did not check it against any other map.

From a historical perspective, I know Rod Hobson will be pleased if some of Fraser Island is now included in the 250km zone as he has some super seabird records from there to add to our overall list of 436 species for the region in that case. :D

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