Birdline Central & Southern Queensland Weekly Update

Birdline Central & Southern Queensland Published sightings for the week ending 12 Oct 2014. Sun 12 Oct Square-tailed Kite Samford Conservation Park Good views of a Square-tailed Kite flying low over the canopy (heading north-east) along The Chute, at approx. 4.30 pm. STKs are occasionally seen around Keperra and Ferny Grove, but thought it to be worth noting as a record for Samford CP. Carla Perkins, Stuart Kelly Sat 11 Oct Apostlebird Wight’s Mtountain, Samford Valley Two nests of Apostlebirds discoverd with 2 attending adults to each. . One nest had 3 chicks and the other was under construction. I won’t post the specific location, but this relect population seems to be doing OK. Roger McNeill white-winged Triller Mountain View Court, Samford Valley A spot I had White-winged Triller the past two years has turned them up again this year. At the corner of Wight’s Mtn Road and Mountain View Ct. just a few K’s from the Samford ‘cbd’. Also in this area are good numbers of Little Friarbirds, a family of Grey-crowned Babblers and goods numbers of Striated and Rainbow Beeeaters nesting in the sandy banks. Roger McNeill Thu 9 Oct Nankeen Kestrel Orange Grove Rd / Kessels Rd intersection, Salisbury I was surprised to see a Kestrel hovering above the road this morning on my way to uni. Occasionally I will see Black-shouldered Kites in this area, but this is the first Kestrel I’ve seen. Perhaps it followed the Rocky Waterholes creekline from the Oxley Creek Common area or the Brisbane Golf Club. Archerfield Airport is also nearby as the Kestrel flies… Elliot Leach Black-shouldered Kite Progress Road Richlands Black-shouldered Kite spotted perched on a dead tree – Progress Road a few hundred metres before the petrol station, travelling West.Spotted at 7.00am Dario Z Wed 8 Oct Peregrine Falcon Gateway Bridge 1 perched on bridge at approx 6 am. Arthur Keates Painted Button-Quail Mount Ngungun, Glass House Mountains I heard rustling through the leaf litter near the summit and was surprised to see a colourful female foraging among the stones and grasses. Christian Perrin Fuscous Honeyeater Walter Zimmerman Park, Pine Mt Again, a vaguely remembered call, followed by a brief, but clear sighting Peter Horler Tue 7 Oct Grey-Crowned Babbler Walter Zimmerman Park, Pine Mt 9:45am. Family of 7 Grey-crowned Babblers at top of steps leading into Walter Zimmerman from Kirkston Place playground. Follows on from 5 Grey-crowned Babblers seen on southern boundary of Park, about 200 metres away, on Friday, 3rd! Peter Horler Mon 6 Oct White-eared Monarch and Spectacled Monarch Gold Creek Road Seen about 9.00 am near the second creek crossing back from the parking area at the reservoir. Geoff Walker White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike North Arm, Sunshine Coast Uncommon in this area. Single bird of the dark morph. variety, observed on private property. . John Kooistra Sun 5 Oct Australian Bustard, Zitting Cisticola Cheetham Salt Works, Port Alma Rd (restricted access) 3 Australian Bustards (1 adult male and 2 adult females) were the highlights of a day along Bajool-Port Alma Rd. Also at least 2 Zitting Cisticolas (aerial display) and at least one Golden-headed Cisticola (allowing for comparison). No signs of the Yellow Chats though. Attached one of Raja’s photos of two of the Australian Bustards (male out in the open, female visible in the long grass next to it). Nikolas Haass & Raja Stephenson Sat 4 Oct Black-breasted Button-quail, White-eared Monarch Inskip Point Recreation Area Stopped in at Inskip point on the 1st and again on the 4th. I walked along the pedestrian track past the roundabout. On both days a White-eared Monarch was about 10m along the track on the left side and a female Black-breasted Button Quail was around the large fig towards the end of the track. Louise Ashton