Some nice birds I saw today and late yesterday in the Lockyer Valley included 6 Freckled Ducks on Pechey’s Lagoon, 200+ Hoary-headed Grebes on Seven-Mile Lagoon (an extraordinary number for this species in south-east Queensland), 8 Plum-headed Finches near Pechey’s Lagoon, 2 Blue-billed Ducks on Seven-Mile Lagoon and 120 Australasian Shovelers on Seven-Mile Lagoon (again, a large number for this species in SEQ). Clearly many inland waterbirds are dispersing in large numbers to coastal areas. Pink-eared Duck, normally a rare visitor to the region, was probably the commonest waterfowl in the valley when the many thousands that are present on Seven-Mile Lagoon are taken into account..
For pictures and more information see here:
http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/
Greg Roberts
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