Hi All, Brian Russell and myself were around the traps on Saturday and visited a couple of sites around North Lakes. One site where a ‘pair’ of Australian Little Bitterns had been present for some time, which neither of us had been to before, turned upboth birds while we were checking out several species of honeyeater feeding in a wattle. We managed just a couple of shots of the Aussie male and several of the female bird which was far more prone to fly around and its call was different. Shots were sent down south for analysis and the immediate response was that it was probably a Yellow Bittern, since confirmed by Davies, Rogers & Carter and an expert based in Asia. I will now write up and submit the record as the first live mainland sighting. I have no doubt a few of the local birders have seen this bird already but anyone else wishing to twitch the bird just send me an e-mail and I’ll give you the street name (North Lakes is a large complex, which one can easily get lost in). The particular lake is also in a rather peaceful section of the complex and we would expect visiting birders to show some respect for the local populace. The streets are rather narrow and won’t stand up to large numbers of extra vehicles. Also one would expect observers to keep to the foot paths and observe the birds from a respectful distance. The actions of a certain few local ‘bird photographers’ in particular will be monitored. Enjoy the bird, one only has to sit down for a while and it shows itself quite regularly through the day. Cheers – Paul W. My e-mail address is now Paul.Walbridge@health.qld.gov.auPaul.Walbridge@health.qld.gov.au> ******************************************************************************** This email, including any attachments sent with it, is confidential and for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). This confidentiality is not waived or lost, if you receive it and you are not the intended recipient(s), or if it is transmitted/received in error. Any unauthorised use, alteration, disclosure, distribution or review of this email is strictly prohibited. The information contained in this email, including any attachment sent with it, may be subject to a statutory duty of confidentiality if it relates to health service matters. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or if you have received this email in error, you are asked to immediately notify the sender by telephone collect on Australia +61 1800 198 175 or by return email. You should also delete this email, and any copies, from your computer system network and destroy any hard copies produced. If not an intended recipient of this email, you must not copy, distribute or take any action(s) that relies on it; any form of disclosure, modification, distribution and/or publication of this email is also prohibited. Although Queensland Health takes all reasonable steps to ensure this email does not contain malicious software, Queensland Health does not accept responsibility for the consequences if any person’s computer inadvertently suffers any disruption to services, loss of information, harm or is infected with a virus, other malicious computer programme or code that may occur as a consequence of receiving this email. Unless stated otherwise, this email represents only the views of the sender and not the views of the Queensland Government. ********************************************************************************** _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
Thanks Rob, I did not notice the reference to ‘live’ when I first read the post. Greg Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 4:06 PM Greg First ‘live’ record. The other 2 records on the mainland were found dead. Rob Morris Brisbane, Australia _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
Greg First ‘live’ record. The other 2 records on the mainland were found dead. Rob Morris Brisbane, Australia _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
Hi Paul, Great record. Congratulations. I understood that there had been an earlier record of this species on the mainland. Christidis and Boles (2008) list it as V,CV indicating that it has been recorded as a vagrant in Australia and also on Christmas Island. I just checked HANZAB and it refers to a wind-blown immature near Kalgoorlie, WA on 23 January 1967 after cyclone. Regards Greg Dr Greg. P. Clancy Ecologist and Birding-wildlife Guide | PO Box 63 Coutts Crossing NSW 2460 | 02 6649 3153 | 0429 601 960 http://www.gregclancyecologistguide.com http://gregswildliferamblings.blogspot.com.au/ —–Original Message—– Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 9:46 AM Hi All, Brian Russell and myself were around the traps on Saturday and visited a couple of sites around North Lakes. One site where a ‘pair’ of Australian Little Bitterns had been present for some time, which neither of us had been to before, turned upboth birds while we were checking out several species of honeyeater feeding in a wattle. We managed just a couple of shots of the Aussie male and several of the female bird which was far more prone to fly around and its call was different. Shots were sent down south for analysis and the immediate response was that it was probably a Yellow Bittern, since confirmed by Davies, Rogers & Carter and an expert based in Asia. I will now write up and submit the record as the first live mainland sighting. I have no doubt a few of the local birders have seen this bird already but anyone else wishing to twitch the bird just send me an e-mail and I’ll give you the street name (North Lakes is a large complex, which one can easily get lost in! ). The particular lake is also in a rather peaceful section of the complex and we would expect visiting birders to show some respect for the local populace. The streets are rather narrow and won’t stand up to large numbers of extra vehicles. Also one would expect observers to keep to the foot paths and observe the birds from a respectful distance. The actions of a certain few local ‘bird photographers’ in particular will be monitored. Enjoy the bird, one only has to sit down for a while and it shows itself quite regularly through the day. Cheers – Paul W. My e-mail address is now Paul.Walbridge@health.qld.gov.auPaul.Walbridge@health.qld.gov.au> _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
Hi all, Four of us spent the early morning (8th July) at the site. The bittern is still there and put on a great show for us. Cheers, Nikolas et al. A/Prof Nikolas Haass | Head, Experimental Melanoma Therapy Group The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute Level 6 | Translational Research Institute | 37 Kent Street | Woolloongabba QLD 4102 T: +61 (0)7 3443 7087 | M: +61 (0)424 603 579 F: +61 (0)7 3443 6966 E: n.haass1@uq.edu.au | W: http://www.di.uq.edu.au …Turning scientific discoveries into better treatmentsŠ CRICOS Code 00025B This email is intended solely for the addressee. It may contain private or confidential information. If you are not the intended addressee, you must take no action based on it, nor show a copy to anyone. Kindly notify the sender by reply email. Opinions and information in this email which do not relate to the official business of The University of Queensland shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by the University On 8/07/14 9:46 AM, “Paul Walbridge” < Paul.Walbridge@health.qld.gov.au> wrote: _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org