Little Shearwater, Great Frigatebird et al. (Trevor Ford)

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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Little Shearwater, Great Frigatebird et al. (Trevor Ford)

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Trevor Ford provided the following retrospective sightings:

Southern Giant Petrel – off Buckley’s Hole & Woorim (Bribie) on June 2nd.
Short-tailed Shearwater – off Woorim (Bribie) on August 17th.
Little Shearwater - one off Woorim (Bribie) on August 4th.
Great Frigatebird – off Caloundra on August 25th.
Wandering Whistling-Duck – Buckley’s Hole (Bribie), June 2nd onwards.
Spotless Crake – Sewage Works & Buckley’s Hole (Bribie), July 29th onwards.
Black-tailed Godwit – Toorbul on August 25th.
White-throated Nightjar – White Patch (Bribie) on August 26th – heard.

Thanks Trevor!

For anyone interested in other sightings in the Bribie area, I can recommend Trevor's website .://..sunbittern.com/summaries.html

Cheers
Michael Atzeni
7 Woden St, Murphys Creek 4352
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