At dusk yesterday I heard a single Ground Parrot calling in wallum heath at Peregian Beach on the Sunshine Coast. This is about 1km from where I heard 2 Ground Parrots calling recently, and in the general area where locals report that even a decade ago, quite a few birds could be heard. The southern portion of Noosa National Park appears to contain the southern most population of this species in southeast Queensland if the birds, as expected, have gone from their haunts at Marcoola and near Caloundra further south. It appears that the authorities are doing little to protect this remnant population unfortunately. Also yesterday, a pair of Lewin’s Rails were calling in the heath. Greg Roberts
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