I am 8 years old. On my first bird-watching trip to North Queensland my dad and I saw 118 Great Crested Grebes in a single flock at Lake Barine on the Atherton Tablelands. This was on the 29th September 2010. Some were diving down to catch fish and coming up with fish in their beaks. There was a mixture of adults and immature grebes.
We were amazed to see so many together! Is this unusual?
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A few years ago I had a flock of 300+ Great Crested Grebe seen from the bird hide at the mouth of the Little River at the Western Treatment Plant. Most were asleep and bobbing up and down in the swell.
Regards, Tania
Tania Ireton Mentone, Victoria
Hi Heath,
Normally I would say that a flock of that size was unusual but we saw a flock of 150+ at Lake Cargelligo, NSW, on Friday October 8. It was the largest flock of this species that I have ever seen. Many were paired adults with some were displaying to each other but there were some paler immatures present as well.
Regards
Greg Clancy Ecologist Coutts Crossing, NSW http://www.birdrangers.com
Well done Heath, that’s a lot of Great-crested Grebe in one place! Thanks for this valuable information.
When you get back to Brisbane you will have to make sure you attend some of the interesting birding activities organised around Brisbane by Birds Queensland. There is good list of activities on the Birds Queensland site, see: http://birdsqueensland.org.au/activities.php
One things that is really worthwhile it the Armchair Twitch organised by Birds Australia (Southern Queensland). It’s a really fun event, really relaxing and makes money for the conservation of wild birds. See: http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/the-organisation/armchair-twitch.html
Have fun birding, and let us know what you saw in North Queensland. Lol
Tim Dolby
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I am 8 years old. On my first bird-watching trip to North Queensland my dad and I saw 118 Great Crested Grebes in a single flock at Lake Barine on the Atherton Tablelands. This was on the 29th September 2010. Some were diving down to catch fish and coming up with fish in their beaks. There was a mixture of adults and immature grebes.
We were amazed to see so many together! Is this unusual?
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