Birdline Central & Southern Queensland Weekly Update

Birdline Central & Southern Queensland Published sightings for the week ending 19 Oct 2014. Sun 19 Oct Cotton Pygmy-Goose Bundaberg–Baldwin Swamp Environment Park The picture shows 2 pairs, later I observed at least 12 pairs scattered through-out the wetlands. Stephen Gallivan Sat 18 Oct Brown Booby Offshore–Southport pelagic In addition to Rob’s note, I’d like to add an immature Brown Booby, seen on today’s Southport Pelagic. Nikolas Haass and all on board the Souhport Pelagic organised by Paul Walbridge Gibson’s Albatross, White-throated Needletail Offshore–Southport pelagic A fairly average October trip with 15 species. Good numbers of Short-tailed Shearwaters migrating, and 3 Gibson’s Albatrosses which are a scarce bird in SEQ. Also a couple of Needletails going south. Rob Morris and all on board the Southport Pelagic organised by Paul Walbridge Thu 16 Oct Brush Cuckoo, Satin Flycatcher, Glossy Ibis Sandy Camp Road Wetlands At Sandy Camp from 7-8am, water bodies are driest I’ve seen for a while. Two Glossy Ibis were in the front-most pond. Brush Cuckoo & Satin Flycatcher were round the back, along the margins of the big rearmost pond. Brush Cuckoo was in low vegetation on the left-turn to said pond, calling persistently and then seen feeding on a large caterpillar. Satin Flycatcher male was seen well in a bare tree at the junction of that pond. Colour on head and back was more even and glossy than Leadens (which were common throughout), the breast demarcation bent downwards and call was slightly different, with a distinct whistled follow-through to the standard ‘schrep schrep’ call. Russell Yong Tue 14 Oct Rose Crowned Fruit Dove Osprey House Environmental Centre Solitary Rose Crowned Fruit Dove sitting briefly in Casurina tree eastern extension to boardwalk at Osprey House Environment Centre, Dohles Rocks Rd, Griffin. Qld Pip Grant-Taylor Grey Plover Toorbul–high tide roost Grey Plover seen in company with some Grey-tailed Tattlers at Toorbul Point north from the high tide roost. Geoff Walker Grey Plover Toorbul – high tide roost Present again today,100 yards North of roost Ross and Natalie Sinclair Black-faced Monarch Walter Zimmerman Park, Pine Mt Seen them around the nearby gully before. Having found a snack, it flew my way and buzzed! (30m South of the northern pipeline crossing). Peter Horler White-winged Triller Walter Zimmerman Park, Pine Mt Unexpected, shiny white, with its black cap, around 15m up in the eucalypts. Had the distinct impression that it was passing through. (just South of where the park track leaves the Rail Trail) Peter Horler