Birding at Adare Road, Adare in the Lockyer Valley

Have you done any birding along Adare Road or Ranger Road in the Lockyer Valley in SE Queensland? The roadsides in this locality, particularly Adare Road, are a popular birding site and are listed as such in a Lockyer Valley Regional Council brochure. The two most popular spots are where Redbank Creek crosses Adare Road and at “the dams” at the Adare Rd / Redbank Creek Rd / Fords Rd intersection. There is a Development Application before the Council for a motocross track at the end of Adare Road adjacent to the Lockyer National Park. Not only will it involve up to 150 vehicles (300 in Stage 2) travelling along Adare Road to the track on weekend mornings and weekday evenings (making birding unsafe and unpleasant) but it will also impact on koala populations both along Adare Road (road kills) and where the motocross track is sited beside Redbank Creek (noise impacts on areas of Essential Habitat for koalas along at least 3.5km of the creek). We need to get an estimate of the numbers of people who have birded along Adare Road, and also any records you have of Endangered, Rare of Near Threatened bird species. And any records you have of koala sightings. If you were there as part of a club group could you please identify the club. If you have birded along Adare Road could you please let me know some or all of the following: -year(s) when you were there, how often you visit if you are a regular, significant species sighted, and any koala sightings and date. thanks Gordon Claridge President, Lockyer Community Action 0401 346 036 http://nomotocrossatadare.blogspot.com.au