Kick-off including White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike

Sightings within the local survey area for the period 1 Dec 2013 - 28 Feb 2014. 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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Kick-off including White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike

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Three White-bellied Cuckoo-shrikes at home yesterday. A rarity there but have seen them twice lately so perhaps resident now.

Sightings so far this summer:

"Tiddalac", Thomas Rd, Upper Lockyer

Pacific Black Duck 2/12/13
Hardhead 1/12/13
Dusky Moorhen 2/12/13
Common Bronzewing 2/12/13
Crested Pigeon 2/12/13
Peaceful Dove 2/12/13
Galah 2/12/13
Rainbow Lorikeet 1/12/13
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet 2/12/13
Pale-headed Rosella 2/12/13
Fan-tailed Cuckoo 2/12/13
Little Friarbird 1/12/13
Noisy Miner 1/12/13
Eastern Whipbird 2/12/13
Rufous Whistler 1/12/13
Grey Shrike-thrush 2/12/13
Magpie-lark 2/12/13
Willie Wagtail 2/12/13
Spangled Drongo 1/12/13
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike 1/12/13
Olive-backed Oriole 2/12/13
Welcome Swallow 1/12/13

Other records

Wedge-tailed Eagle 2/12/13 Ballard
Little Bronze-Cuckoo 1/12/13 Cemetery Rd, Murphys Creek
Sacred Kingfisher 1/12/13 Cemetery Rd, Murphys Creek
Brown Quail 1/12/13 Lockyer Siding
Australian Wood Duck 1/12/13 Lockyer Siding
White-necked Heron 1/12/13 Lockyer Siding
Australian White Ibis 1/12/13 Lockyer Siding
Straw-necked Ibis 1/12/13 Lockyer Siding
Australian Reed-Warbler 1/12/13 Lockyer Siding
Tawny Grassbird 1/12/13 Lockyer Siding
Black-shouldered Kite 2/12/13 Murphys Creek
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo 1/12/13 Murphys Creek
Nankeen Kestrel 1/12/13 North St, Wilsonton
Pied Currawong 1/12/13 North Toowoomba
Common Myna 1/12/13 North Toowoomba
Dollarbird 2/12/13 Tor St, Wilsonton


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Mick
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More from "Tiddalac", Upper Lockyer

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3/12
Black-fronted Dotterel
Bar-shouldered Dove
Australian King-Parrot
Lewin's Honeyeater
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Grey Butcherbird
Torresian Crow
Mistletoebird

4/12
Common Koel
Channel-billed Cuckoo
Laughing Kookaburra

All from the deck.

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Mick
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Bush-hen returns to "Tiddalac"

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After no sign of them last year, following a successful breeding event the previous summer, it was great to hear a Pale-vented Bush-hen calling here around 4pm.

Earlier in the day had a Black Falcon and at the same time a flock of White-throated Needletails passed over.

New ones for Summer today were:


Little Pied Cormorant
White-faced Heron
Cattle Egret
Black Falcon
Pale-vented Bush-Hen
Brush Cuckoo
Pheasant Coucal
Superb Fairy-wren
Variegated Fairy-wren
Striated Pardalote
White-throated Gerygone
Striped Honeyeater
Noisy Friarbird
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Jacky Winter
Leaden Flycatcher
White-winged Triller
Double-barred Finch
Tree Martin
Golden-headed Cisticola
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