Oriental Cuckoo, Ground Cuckoo-Shrike et al.

Sightings within the local survey area for the period 1 Mar - 31 May 2010. 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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Oriental Cuckoo, Ground Cuckoo-Shrike et al.

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Little Pied Cormorant 27/03/10 Thomas Rd, Upper Lockyer Mick Atzeni
Black-fronted Dotterel 27/03/10 Helidon Spa Tom & Maree Tarrant, Brian Coates, Mick Atzeni
Cockatiel 27/03/10 Helidon Dip Tom & Maree Tarrant, Brian Coates
Oriental Cuckoo * 27/03/10 "Tiddalac", Thomas Rd, Upper Lockyer Tom & Maree Tarrant, Brian Coates, Mick Atzeni
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater 27/03/10 Thomas Rd, Upper Lockyer Tom & Maree Tarrant, Brian Coates, Mick Atzeni
White-naped Honeyeater 27/03/10 Thomas Rd, Upper Lockyer Tom & Maree Tarrant, Brian Coates, Mick Atzeni
Grey-crowned Babbler 27/03/10 Murphys Creek Rd, Lockyer Mick Atzeni
Golden Whistler 27/03/10 "Tiddalac", Thomas Rd, Upper Lockyer Tom & Maree Tarrant, Brian Coates, Mick Atzeni
Ground Cuckoo-shrike * 27/03/10 Murphys Creek Rd, Lockyer Mick Atzeni
Richard's Pipit 27/03/10 Murphys Creek Rd, Lockyer Tom & Maree Tarrant, Brian Coates, Mick Atzeni


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Oriental Cuckoo

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The Oriental Cuckoo was seen again this arvo at "Tiddalac" in the same clump of castor oils it was feeding in two weeks ago. These particular castor oils are rife with some sort of caterpillar which the bird is presumably feeding on.

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Michael Atzeni
7 Woden St, Murphys Creek 4352
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