Dear BQs, Our friend, Sheryl Keates from Darwin just informing that a single Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa has been recorded for the first time in Northern...
At least some of the sand plovers are in Mackay river! I was lucky enough to join a wader count here on the high tide (with Marj Andrews and Les) and we saw...
My knowledge of Parrots is not that good - can anyone put a name to the bird in the first two photos? http://birdsqueensland.org.au/bq_quizzes.php Tim Murphy...
The parrot looks like an aviary bred Rainbow lorikeet with severe colour distortion. Or possibly the pic is manipulated with post processing in Photoshop. ... ...
Anyone in the North Lakes/Mango Hill/Kallangur area interested in the company of a Canadian birder on one of their trips? We are off to Cairns this Sunday,...
Anyone in the North Lakes/Mango Hill/Kallangur area interested in the company of a Canadian birder on one of their trips? We are off to Cairns this Sunday,...
Hi Rick, I will not be able to make it but a wader day is on at Toorbul tomorrow. Saturday 10 th of March. High tide is at 12.48. 30 minutes later at Toorbul. ...
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Hi All, Following our visit to Slaughter Falls area this morning, we now have coverage for 10 months of the year - for the larger Mt Coottha area. I have added...
I have just received a report of a sighting of a single Ringed Plover at Trebonne, North Queensland on 7 March. The bird was sighted to the east of the tiny...
Does anyone have good sites or contacts for these areas? We are moving slowly northwards. I an aware of the more popular sites eg Townsville common, Cairns...
Tim In case of confusion I'll clarify the sighting. As one approaches Trebonne from Ingham there are 2 cane-train lines to cross. The 2nd one is at the edge of...
Don't miss the Tyto wetlands in Ingham. This is reclaimed area in the heart of Ingham. As you enter Ingham from the south turn left just a few hundred metres...
Hi Peter I wasn't able to make it that day, but did check Toorbul a few days later. It was very rewarding, waders everywhere! Today, I went back and was...
Hi Rick, I also was down at Toorbul yesterday. I observed the birds from the veranda of the house over the road from the roost. A very low tide only 1.48m A...
The brolgas will have to wait for my next trip. I drove every road in the area, narrowly missing 2 kangaroos, but did not see them. But I was very happy to get...
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Hi All, I have just received a request for assistance in counting white ibis, especially any with bands. This is for a student in Sydney and is to be done in...
Can anyone tell me about Lake Minindee? We will travelling in the area and would like to know where to find the best birding or if it is worth going there for...
Hi Valda, We visited Menindee in August 2003 and again in March 2006 - not a great difference in birds seen. The road from Broken Hill is bitumen and quite...
Bob Wallace wrote: Hi Valda, We visited Menindee in August 2003 and again in March 2006 - not a great difference in birds seen. The road from Broken Hill is...
Yesterday, I heard a Pied Currawong (which is not a common occurrence at home (seen 7 months out of 46) and found it on the lawn beside the house. I decided...
It has been reported in the press that L.Eyre is filling. Does anyone have any news on its progress and any good locations to view any birds if there is water...
I am a visiting birder (will arrive mid June) and one of the birds I've found hard to get info on is Australian Bustard. I'll be spending 5 weeks in...
... anyone ... birds ... Tony, A mate and I are heading off to Lake Eyre via the Strzelecki Track on Saturday morning. I haven't been able to find much...
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