Bird sightings for the previous 12 months - species order

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Apostlebird 05/05/2011 Quarry St Rockhampton between Denham and William St. Margaret MacNevin 17 birds, mainly on the ground, making their way along the street.
Apostlebird 28/05/2011 Coominya State School grounds, Cornhill Street, Coominya Donna Marchiori Group of eight, feeding on the ground.
Avocet, Red-necked 12/07/2011 Lake Claredon John Hadley 6 Birds
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Babbler, Grey-crowned 15/08/2011 Canungra Golf course Barry and Matt Davis  
Babbler, Grey-crowned 25/08/2011 Hills Peninsular - west, Lake Wivenhoe Joanne Swain and Louise Dalton 4 birds
Babbler, Hall's 13/06/2011 100K East of Quilpie Kim Herbert/Alan Minter 4 birds
Baza, Pacific 15/04/2011 Mt. Coot-tha Forest, Chapel Hill Rod Brown A pair. The male (presumably) displaying and continually calling.
Baza, Pacific 15/04/2011 Private property ransome Amanda Johnston Four
Baza, Pacific 20/04/2011 Kenmore Plaza Brookfield Rd R Ryan Flying over busy road with 8 other raptors which included 2 Pacific Baza plus 1 Australian pelican
Baza, Pacific 03/05/2011 Carindale E.Berthelsen Not sighted in this location for several years
Baza, Pacific 08/05/2011 Brisbane Forest Park, Bunya I. Jones Group of 10 birds in a thermal, calling, displaying and mock-fighting
Baza, Pacific 15/06/2011 O'Reilly's Green Mountains, Canungra SEQ Mark Culleton  
Baza, Pacific 07/08/2011 Hardings Paddock, Purga Ranjit de Mel &Marie Bermingham Between wetlands and Picnc area
Baza, Pacific 13/10/2011 West Burleigh, SE Qld Lee Rossow Single fly flying from tree to tree in Wildlife park
Baza, Pacific 18/10/2011 Elouera Drive, Nanango Collen Fingall Chasaed by Friarbirds
Baza, Pacific 26/12/2011 Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea SEQ Sean Bates 2 adults with nest containing 2 young
Baza, Pacific 06/01/2012 Ransome, SEQ Amanda J perched in tree
Bee-eater, Rainbow 29/09/2011 Elouera Drive, Nanango Collen Fingall Pair have commenced nesting
Bee-eater, Rainbow 28/10/2011 Port of Brisbane Lee Rossow behaviour suggests a nesting pair
Bellbird, Crested 13/06/2011 100K East of Quilpie Kim Herbert/Alan Minter Silent whilst foraging on the ground.
Bittern, Australasian 12/01/2012 Indooroopilly, SEQ Peter Jones Circling over the Brisbane river in the late afternoon, providing good veiws
Bittern, Black 07/03/2011 Gununa, Mornington Island Philip Venables A pair seen 4 times in recent week near Gununa Township during very heavy rain. My first record for the Island.
Bittern, Black 12/03/2011 Southern end Wappa Dam, Kiamba R.Lamb, K.Cross, A.Benson Single bird on creek edge
Bittern, Black 04/12/2011 Boigu Island, Torrens strait justin Watson At dam near airstrip
Bonnet, Blue 20/02/2011 Chinchilla A. Perlinski 1 Flying over
Boobook, Southern 20/08/2011 Oxley Creek Common Tom & Di Oliver 2nd dip in road, sitting in dense foliage
Bowerbird, Regent 19/07/2011 Gold Creek Reservoir, Brisbane Forest Park Alan Boardman 1 male and 3 females near entrance gate
Brolga 20/06/2011 Winjunga (Sth of Ayr) R &A Stogdale 6 seen
Brush-turkey, Australian 01/01/2012 Ewen Maddock Dam A & B Rasmussen Very young bird -plumage was brown except for head and neck being black
Bush-hen, Pale-vented 06/01/2012 Sherwood Arboretum Hugh Possingham 2 birds on middle Island, East side
Bustard, Australian 28/05/2011 Road into Cania Dam E & M Pegg Male clearly visible in green crop
Bustard, Australian 20/06/2011 Winjunga (Sth of Ayr) R &A Stogdale Two on vegetation in mudflats
Butcherbird, Black 09/06/2011 Cassowary House, Kuranda E & M Pegg Seen Early in the morning
Button-quail, Black-breasted 04/08/2011 Inskip Point Peter Jones  
Button-quail, Black-breasted 28/08/2011 Inskip point Mike and Lindy West 3 birds along walk to point
Button-quail, Black-breasted 21/12/2011 Mt Nebo SEQ Andrew Thelander Single adult female
Button-quail, Black-breasted 06/01/2012 Double Island Point, SEQ Jane and Bridie Cooksley Male and female- also seen on the 7th/1/2012
Button-quail, Painted 10/04/2011 Private property ransome Amanda Johnston One bird calling for 3 days.Flushed out of the garden
Button-quail, Painted 14/04/2011 Bowra Sanctuary Jean Wallace New bird for this area
Button-quail, Painted 17/04/2011 Haven Rd Upper Brookfield Douglas Dow 5 birds in single group
Button-quail, Painted 07/07/2011 Sheep Station Creek EP, Upper Caboolture R. Lamb Single bird
Button-quail, Painted 01/08/2011 Boscombe Rd, Brookfeild Chris Read 2 birds regularly seen over June and july
Button-quail, Painted 18/08/2011 Harley Smith Reserve Tallebudgera Valley Col Collins Bird was being eaten by a Kookaburra
Button-quail, Red-backed 29/03/2011 Camp Bornhoffen, Numinbah Valley Matthew Davies In the carpark at night.
Button-quail, Red-backed 02/04/2011 O'Reilly's Guesthouse area, Morans Valley Duncan Fowler Found in morning at Day Spa Building, appeared 'stunned' after hitting windows possibly attracted to lights during night, several photos, recovered & subsequently released
Button-quail, Red-backed 16/07/2011 Mt Coot-tha Forest Rod Browm One female
Button-quail, Red-backed 14/01/2012 Coachwood street, Buderim D robinson & G Cole Female flew into window, recovered and flew away 2 days later.
Bird Date Location Observer Remark
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Cassowary, Southern 07/04/2011 On Bruce Highway 6 Km North of Rollingstone, 56 Km North of Townsville K Minehan sub-adult
Cicadabird 01/01/2012 Ewen Maddock Dam A & B Rasmussen Female only
Cisticola, Golden-headed 25/06/2011 Ethabuka Reserve, south-west Queensland Julian Reid 1-4 birds in 7 locations, mainly in spinifex grassland. Well outside customary range, and in atypical habitat.
Cisticola, Zitting 27/09/2011 Kurumba NQ On dirt track running parallel to the main road on the gulf side of the golf course Peter and Bev Morgan watch for it preening for near 30 mins
Cockatoo, Glossy Black- 07/02/2011 Greenmount Rd, Samsonvale Tom Tarrant, Dick and Daphne Yates Two pairs
Cockatoo, Glossy Black- 11/06/2011 Mount Cainbable-near a small lake, Lamington National Park Road, Canungra SEQld Duncan Fowler, Carmen Ludcke See regularly in this location over the past month, dozens of Scarlet Honeyeaters also feeding on flowering gums
Cockatoo, Glossy Black- 15/08/2011 Canungra Golf course Barry and Matt Davis 7 birds flying overhead
Cockatoo, Glossy Black- 29/10/2011 Allen Road, Nanago J and F Bielewicz Birds feeding in Casurinas
Cockatoo, Red-tailed Black- 11/04/2011 Yorkeys Knob NEQ Ron & Derna per D.Magarry Reported feeding on Beach Almonds along The Esplanade
Cockatoo, Yellow-tailed Black- 29/10/2011 The 'Nipple', via Nanango - Maidenwell Road J and F Bielewicz  
Corella, Little 21/04/2011 Atherton E Buttreys 2 birds seen at Atherton State Primary School
Crake, Baillon's 10/09/2011 Emerald Lakes, Carrara, Nerang Broadbeach rd John Rawlinson more than 1 bird reported
Crake, Red-necked 16/07/2011 Bayveiw Heights, Cairns Janet Hughes Adult bird found dead on driveway, suspect it was taken by a cat.
Crake, Spotless 07/05/2011 Sherwood Arboretum Hugh Possingham One, east side of middle island, chased by a Buff-banded Rail
Crake, Spotless 24/07/2011 Harold Keily Park, Bracken ridge Brian Tynan On the muddy edge of the small island in the lake
Crake, Spotless 07/11/2011 Bladensburg NP Winton B Tynan and A Ley single bird
Crake, Spotless 18/11/2011 Samsonvale Cemetery Southwest Qld David Redhead Single bird on side of cemetry
Crake, Spotless 25/11/2011 Sherwood Arboretum (Brisbane) rebecca Stroud single bird, SW coner of North Island
Crake, Spotless 23/12/2011 Sandy Camp road wetlands reserve, Wynnum West/Lytton L & M Cooper Single bird on edge of reeds
Cuckoo-Dove, Brown 28/10/2011 Port of Brisbane Lee Rossow One bird
Cuckoo-shrike, Barred 20/03/2011 Crown Hotel, Dayboro Tom Tarrant, Bob Dawson 3-4 birds in fruiting fig tree in front of hotel, also large numbers of Figbirds and White-headed Pigeons.
Cuckoo-shrike, Barred 26/04/2011 Oxley Creek Common Hugh Possingham Three
Cuckoo-shrike, Ground 12/11/2011 Janke's Lagoon SW Qld Richard Noske 2 birds flying over
Cuckoo-shrike, White-bellied 03/05/2011 Great Sandy National Park Pete Jones Seary's Creek area
Cuckoo, Channel-billed 13/02/2011 Gordonvale, South of Cairns. Jen and Phill Leggatt Juv. constantly calling and being fed by 2 crows. Has been in suburban park for 2 days so far, post cyclone Yasi
Cuckoo, Channel-billed 13/02/2011 New England Highway, Highfields Dave Fleming Juvenile being fed by two Currawongs.
Cuckoo, Channel-billed 26/03/2011 Indooroopilly Pete Jones Juvenile. Still present near nest site
Cuckoo, Channel-billed 10/04/2011 Sherwood Arboretum Hugh Possingham My last record for the summer, not calling
Cuckoo, Channel-billed 29/09/2011 Elouera Drive, Nanango Collen Fingall My first record for this season
Cuckoo, Channel-billed 26/12/2011 John Oxley Reserve, Murrumba Downs SEQ A & B Rasmussen One adult feeding
Cuckoo, Fan-tailed 22/07/2011 Swanson Pl Neranwood Charlotte Pirrone Flew into neighbours window, eventually flew away
Cuckoo, Fan-tailed 24/07/2011 John Oxley reserve Anne & Bruce Rasmussen 2 birds
Cuckoo, Oriental 04/02/2011 Adare (north of Gatton) John Hadley  
Cuckoo, Oriental 28/04/2011 Beechmont, SEQ Barry Davies In my backyard. My first sighting in this area.
Curlew, Eastern 28/08/2011 Inskip Point Mike and Lindy West 2 birds
Currawong, Pied 16/03/2011 Clontarf A Stogdale Rare in Redcliffe, first I have seen at Clontarf in 18 years
Bird Date Location Observer Remark
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Dollarbird 28/10/2011 Nodosa track, Lota Creek, SE Qld Lee Rossow 2 birds
Dotterel, Black-fronted 07/05/2011 Wynnum West Bruce Penman & Tanya Saxon Pair in wetland west of Kianawah Road
Dotterel, Red-kneed 04/08/2011 kedron Brook Wetlands (Airport) Brian Tynan 4 birds
Dove, Barbary 14/07/2011 Junior Chambers Park Beaudesert Col.Collins with Gold Coast Bird Observers One bird sitting with Crested Pigeons on telegraph wire
Dove, Spotted 16/09/2011 Mapleton Lillyponds SE Qld Bernie Collins my fiirst record for the area
Duck, Pink-eared 01/12/2011 Warrill Veiw, SE Qld Stephen Dray 2 Birds on Wetlands 2km north of township
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Eagle, Little 06/01/2012 Ransome, SEQ Amanda J 2nd record of this species on the property
Eagle, Wedge-tailed 26/03/2011 Indooroopilly Pete Jones Immature chased by crows over river then up to Mt coot tha
Eagle, Wedge-tailed 09/04/2011 Gap quarry Brisbane Pete Jones  
Eagle, Wedge-tailed 27/08/2011 Nambour Rubbish dump David Wise Feeding on a dead Ibis
Eagle, Wedge-tailed 08/11/2011 Cnr Nambour -Bli Bli rd and Bruce Hwy, Nambour Robyn Howard One bird being harassed by crows
Egret, Eastern Reef 19/11/2011 Pelican Park, Oxley Common Hugh Possingham White Morp, further from the coast than expected
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Fairy-wren, Red-backed 13/03/2011 Lagoon area on the south side of Cabbage Tree Creek at Aspley, Brisbane Anne & Bruce Rasmussen  
Fairy-wren, Red-backed 29/09/2011 Elouera Drive, Nanango Collen Fingall My first record for this site
Fairy-wren, Superb 13/03/2011 Lagoon area on the south side of Cabbage Tree Creek at Aspley, Brisbane Anne & Bruce Rasmussen  
Falcon, Grey 12/06/2011 Bowra Station Richard Fuller Two adult grey falcons perched in tree 200m south of shearers' quarters at Bowra - thanks to Tamworth birders for locating the birds!
Falcon, Grey 17/06/2011 Red Sands Dunes 12 kms west of Windorah Neil Strode et. al Many Raptors circulating above the sand hills. G/Falcon joined them about 30 feet above our heads. good views
Falcon, Grey 19/06/2011 Bough Shed camp Bladensberg N.P. Neil Strode et. al One immature bird perched top of tree, near camp. Good views for about 15 mins.
Falcon, Grey 21/06/2011 Bladensberg NP. Skull hole location Neil Strode et. al A pair perched on top of tree, one flew on approach. Good views on the other which was an immature bird.
Falcon, Peregrine 12/02/2011 Indooroopilly Pete Jones At sunrise noticed flock of parakeets balling high across area. 5 mins later PG flew low past balcony carrying parakeet in talons. Flew south towards Chelmer w prey.
Falcon, Peregrine 25/04/2011 Oxley Creek Common Hugh Possingham Terrorising white-faced herons, but did not strike
Falcon, Peregrine 15/08/2011 Junction of Charlotte and Albert Streets Brisbane CBD Pete Jones  
Falcon, Peregrine 18/08/2011 Schusters Park, Gold coast Col Collins One bird flying overhead
Falcon, Peregrine 01/01/2012 Moreton Island SEQ Tim Badger South east end of island, 3 birds stooping off the cliffs near the lighthouse
Fantail, Rufous 26/12/2011 John Oxley Reserve, Murrumba Downs SEQ A & B Rasmussen 2 birds in mangroves
Fig-Parrot, Double-eyed 15/10/2011 Craignish, Hervey Bay Gary Douglas 2 birds landed in a tree for a short while (Reported to be race coxeni. Record sent to DERM and sighting is to be verified by BQ Rarities Commmittee.)
Finch, Black-throated 04/10/2011 Cumberland Dam, West of Georgetown Peter Morgan  
Finch, Double-barred 13/03/2011 Lagoon area on the south side of Cabbage Tree Creek at Aspley, Brisbane Anne & Bruce Rasmussen Three at least
Finch, Masked 04/10/2011 Cumberland Dam, West of Georgetown Peter Morgan  
Finch, Plum-headed 25/06/2011 Ethabuka Reserve, south-west Queensland Julian Reid 8 birds, adults and juveniles, in spinifex grasslands and gidgee swale. West of customary range.
Finch, Plum-headed 16/07/2011 Manly Wader roost Sandra Harding, David Milton and Joanna Morgan About 15 birds feeding on seeds of dead weeds
Friarbird, Little 07/08/2011 Clontarff, Redcliff A Stogdale Not common in this area
Frogmouth, Marbled 31/08/2011 Maiala SE Qld J Sneddon, Nic Leseburg and George Chapman In bush at Maiala
Fruit-Dove, Rose-crowned 26/12/2011 Pullenvale Forest Park, Pullenvale SEQ A & B Rasmussen One bird seen resting high up in tree
Bird Date Location Observer Remark
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Gannet, Australasian 11/04/2011 Broadbeach, Gold Coast E. Townsend One bird close to shore
Goose, Magpie 11/06/2011 Rest Area North of Gympie R &A Stogdale One goose seen
Goshawk, Brown 22/04/2011 Bridgeman Downs G & R Elliot 5 Birds soaring together
Goshawk, Brown 08/09/2011 Metroplex swamp Murarrie, Brisbane B. Tynan 1 bird
Goshawk, Grey 19/02/2011 Bundamba Jane Vidler White all over and attacking our chokes. One choke missing!
Goshawk, Grey 09/04/2011 Jolly's Lookout Brisbane Forest Park Pete Jones  
Goshawk, Grey 10/04/2011 Sparkes Hill, Stafford, Brisbane E. Townsend One bird; grey morph
Goshawk, Grey 20/04/2011 Brookfield l van Kalken Caught it attacking one of my chooks.
Goshawk, Grey 20/04/2011 Eurong, Fraser Island Mike West White Morph. Resident?
Goshawk, Grey 02/05/2011 Lake Barrine, NQ E Buttreys White Morph, sene beside the Hwy
Goshawk, Grey 10/05/2011 Cintra street, Eastern heights Margaret Cameron  
Goshawk, Grey 22/07/2011 Buderim Brian Tynan white Morph, circling overhead
Goshawk, Grey 31/07/2011 Armstong Ck outside Dayboro R & S Ford  
Goshawk, Grey 04/08/2011 Kanyana park lookout. Nambour Maypleton Rd Peter Jones  
Goshawk, Grey 13/11/2011 Tarong Power Station F and J Bielewicz 2 birds flying overhead
Grebe, Great Crested 02/06/2011 Eungella Dam, west of Mackay E & M Pegg 2 birds on the water with Pacific black Ducks
Grebe, Great Crested 25/09/2011 Lake Coolmunda , Inglewood Lee Rossow  
Grebe, Great Crested 23/10/2011 Wivenhoe Dam SE Qld Kim Herbert Opposite the information Centre
Grebe, Hoary-headed 03/07/2011 Farm-dam near Lockyer Waters Tom Tarrant, Joris & Crystal Elst Two birds.
Bird Date Location Observer Remark
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Harrier, Spotted 07/08/2011 Mt Morrow state school BQ Outing 1 bird
Harrier, Swamp 05/08/2011 Kedron Brook Wetlands. B Tynan  
Heron, Striated 26/08/2011 Brisbane river, Southbank Lee Halasz Sitting on a nest in Magroves beside the Brisbane river, Southbank
Heron, White-faced 24/03/2011 South Stradbroke Island Todd Burrows 150+ White-faced Heron flying in large groups of 20-40 moving north along the Broadwater, many immature birds amongst them. Large numbers also feeding across exposed mudflats.
Hobby, Australian 01/05/2011 Lake Baroon Pete Jones  
Hobby, Australian 14/08/2011 At Lake of Moggill rd near Moggill Ferry Peter Jones  
Hobby, Australian 03/12/2011 Cabbage Tree Creek, Dorville Rd, Brisbane A and B Rasmussen Single bird
Honeyeater, Brown 13/03/2011 Lagoon area on the south side of Cabbage Tree Creek at Aspley, Brisbane Anne & Bruce Rasmussen  
Honeyeater, Dusky 15/07/2011 Wellington Point George Chapman Pair at the edge of the mangroves beside the path E of the Road.
Honeyeater, Dusky 15/11/2011 Morayfeild, Caboulture A. Stogdale Single bird along Morayfield rd.
Honeyeater, Macleay's 06/06/2011 Paluma, North Qld E & M Pegg Several birds in the trees near the recreation park
Honeyeater, New Holland 07/05/2011 Southern side Lake Baroon, North Maleny R.Lamb & SunBOG group Infrequently seen southern end of Blackall Range
Honeyeater, Spiny-cheeked 20/02/2011 Chinchilla A. Perlinski  
Honeyeater, Spiny-cheeked 04/01/2012 Double Island Point, SEQ Jane and Bridie Cooksley One bird seen on 4 consecutive days
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Imperial-Pigeon, Collared 04/12/2011 Deliverance Island, FNQ Justin Watson Flying from Forest. Record submitted to BQ Rarities Appraisal committee
Imperial-Pigeon, Collared 05/12/2011 Boigu Island, FNQ Justin Watson Flying over airstrip. Record Submitted to BQ rarities appraisal committee.
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Jacana, Comb-crested 01/01/2012 Ewen Maddock Dam A & B Rasmussen Only one bird seen
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Kestrel, Nankeen 13/06/2011 Rockhampton Joe Leggett 2 birds - not sure if a pair - flying over high rise units on the Fitzroy River in CBD Rockhampton
Kingfisher, Azure 18/03/2011 Kedron Brook, Stafford, Brisbane E. Townsend One bird
Kingfisher, Azure 13/10/2011 West Burleigh, SE Qld Lee Rossow Top dam at Wildlife park
Kite, Black-shouldered 14/08/2011 At Lake of Moggill rd near Moggill Ferry Peter Jones With prey in its talons
Kite, Letter-winged 25/06/2011 Ethabuka Reserve, south-west Queensland Julian Reid Two single birds and a pair (3 locations). Long-haired Rats plaguing.
Kite, Square-tailed 23/04/2011 Powers rd reserve, Muirlea Ipswich M Cameron one Bird
Kite, Square-tailed 23/04/2011 Sherwood Arboretum Hugh Possingham One
Kite, Square-tailed 03/05/2011 Teewah Beach Pete Jones  
Kite, Square-tailed 08/05/2011 Twine Place, Bellbowrie, Queensland, Australia Krishan Kara A pair of Square-tailed Kites, very low (20m above me), photographed
Kite, Square-tailed 01/07/2011 Mt Crosby Rd Tivoli, Ipswich M Cameron 1 immature bird low over houses
Kite, Square-tailed 07/08/2011 Atherton E Buttreys Seen flying low over the town
Kite, Square-tailed 26/11/2011 Samford rd near Balmoral Rd, SE QLD Julie Sarna 2 birds circling the tree tops for near 2 hours along the roadside
Kite, Square-tailed 17/12/2011 Oxley Creek Common, Rocklea SEQ Hugh Possingham One flying overhead. (192nd species record for OCC)
Kite, Square-tailed 18/12/2011 Cliveden Avenue Reserve, Corinda Hugh Possingham One bird being harrassed by crows
Koel, Eastern 10/04/2011 Corinda, SEQ David Niland Single call heard twice today, and once on 3rd & 4th. Last of juveniles passing through?
Kookaburra, Blue-winged 30/03/2011 Dugandan walking track. Boonah Wendy Dunn This single female BW Kookaburra has been in the area for two years. Often seen and hear early morning. Territory has shifted about 1 km since first sighted two years ago. No other BWK around, but laughing Kookaburras near by.
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Lapwing, Banded 30/08/2011 Il Bogan Polo fields, Beaudesert Barry Davis and Norbert Hopf 10 Birds
Lorikeet, Little 10/07/2011 Kerry Valley, south of Beaudesert, SEQ Duncan Fowler Flock of 10 busy in Eucalypts
Lorikeet, Musk 24/04/2011 Stanthorpe P Ryan Feeding in Apple Trees
Lorikeet, Musk 07/07/2011 Sheep Station Creek EP, Upper Caboolture R.Lamb & M.Dam About 6 birds in eucalypt blossom
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Monarch, Black-faced 16/10/2011 Sherwood Arboretum (Brisbane) Rae Clark single bird
Monarch, Spectacled 01/01/2012 Ewen Maddock Dam A & B Rasmussen 1 bird seen with Eastern Yellow Robin around horse trail
Monarch, White-eared 14/12/2011 Gold Creek Reservoir, Brisbane Forest Park Alan Boardman 2 adults amd one juvenille
Monarch, White-eared 03/01/2012 Double Island Point, SEQ Jane and Bridie Cooksley Also seen on the 5th of Jan, 2012
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Needletail, White-throated 12/02/2011 Boondall Wetlands Environmental Centre Anne & Bruce Rasmussen Observed flock feeding on the wing and then they moved on.
Needletail, White-throated 20/11/2011 Zilmere - Brisbane Bruce and Ann Rasmussen Flock passing overhead (waiting on estimate of flock size) 10 plus
New Zealand Storm-Petrel 18/06/2011 30nm east of Southport Jon Norling et. al, Southport pelagic, Paul Walbridge (organiser) Single bird. Unconfirmed 1st record for Queensland and 3rd for Australia. SIGHTING REFERRED TO BIRDS AUSTRALIA RARITIES COMMITTEE FOR ADVICE
Night-Heron, Nankeen 25/11/2011 Sherwood Arboretum (Brisbane) rebecca Stroud 2 birds
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Owl, Barking 27/08/2011 Ravenshoe Glenys Johnson Male and female. Male made 3 passes at a goanna on a tree before knocking it to the ground
Owl, Eastern Barn 13/08/2011 The Gap, Brisbane Alan Boardman Mobbed by Torresian crows and eventually flew away
Owl, Powerful 24/03/2011 Riverbank end of Blackheath Road, Corinda, 4075. Hazel & John Lahey At 7.30pm tonight we heard a Powerful Owl calling. The sound came from the direction of the riverbank at the end of Blackheath Road, Corinda. John says he also heard it about a week ago.
Owl, Powerful 04/04/2011 Private property ransome Amanda Johnston Calling for four days
Owl, Powerful 08/04/2011 Mt. Coot-tha Forest, Chapel Hill Rod Brown Calling at night throughout March and April
Owl, Powerful 16/04/2011 Bergin Creek, Bunya I. Jones Calling at about 8pm known to be in area but has not been heard here for 5+ years
Owl, Powerful 13/06/2011 Palm Grove, Australian Plant Communities section, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens. Rae Clark and Margaret Francis-Cairns We were attracted by a group of Noisy Miners creating a fuss and saw the owl perched in a tall palm tree.
Owl, Powerful 23/06/2011 Kholo Botanic Gardens, Muirlea (Ipswich) John Hadley Half a Flying fox in its talons
Owl, Powerful 28/10/2011 Venam Bushland NP, Cornubia SE Qld D McCorkell An adult feeding a fledgling
Owl, Powerful 10/11/2011 Silverton Rd, Doonan Sam Hone End of the road on forested land owned by the department of roads
Owl, Sooty 22/03/2011 North Maleny R.Lamb Heard calling around 8pm
Owl, Sooty 14/06/2011 Lamington National Park Road 33Km from Canungra Duncan Fowler 2 Sooty Owls seen from main road
Owl, Sooty 31/08/2011 Manorina, Mt Nebo J Sneddon, Nic Leseburg and George Chapman  
Owlet-nightjar, Australian 02/01/2012 Ranome SEQ on private property Amanda Sunnying itself in a hollow of a Mangrove tree
Oystercatcher, Sooty 09/02/2011 Kings Beach Caloundra. A. Perlinski One on rocky outcrop.
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Parrot, Red-winged 31/07/2011 Suburban Acacia Ridge Lee Halasz Single male being harassed by other birds
Parrot, Superb 13/02/2011 Cedar Creek, near Samford Neil Tindle Happy feeding with the King Parrots. Photos taken
Pigeon, Squatter 17/04/2011 Near Mt Usher Road, Bouldercombe, Rockhampton. Margaret MacNevin 2 birds
Pigeon, Squatter 15/06/2011 Hideaway Bay(NQ) R &A Stogdale Flocks feeding in caravan park
Pigeon, Topknot 14/04/2011 Draper/Samford Valley Julie Sarna A number of flocks of 30+ flying around the Valley each morning/afternoon for the last week. Flying East from Mt Glorious direction. Lots of fruiting fig trees in the area.
Pigeon, Topknot 20/04/2011 North Arm, over Bruce H'way R.Lamb & M.Dam Two main flocks with some stragglers over 1 km. stretch of h'way, 80+ birds
Pigeon, Topknot 22/04/2011 Oxley Creek Common Hugh Possingham 32 landed in a eucalypt; flocks flying around the week before
Pigeon, Topknot 25/08/2011 The Gap Brisbane Jan Kelly 6 birds remained in tree for 30 min
Pigeon, White-headed 16/10/2011 Sherwood Arboretum (Brisbane) Rae Clark 9 birds
Pitta, Noisy 23/04/2011 Raven St Reserve, Chermside West Helen King One Bird
Pitta, Noisy 03/05/2011 Great Sandy National Park Pete Jones In triangle of bush between Bymien picnic area carpark and freshwater Rd
Pitta, Noisy 27/08/2011 Burleigh Headland Gold Coast William O'Donnell Heard calling in Rainforest on Headland
Pitta, Noisy 28/08/2011 Inskip point Mike and Lindy West 1 bird
Pygmy-goose, Cotton 19/03/2011 Lake Clarendon R. Yong, J. Rowland, J. Ringma, T. Crispin Two birds seen in marsh under dam wall. Also seen back in Oct, hence appears to be regular site for them.
Pygmy-goose, Cotton 30/05/2011 St Lawrence Lagoons E & M Pegg 6 birds veiwed from the bird hide
Pygmy-goose, Cotton 14/06/2011 St lawrence wetlands R &A Stogdale With green Pygmy Goose
Pygmy-goose, Cotton 03/07/2011 Lake Clarendon Tom Tarrant, Joris & Crystal Elst Female
Pygmy-goose, Cotton 15/08/2011 Dan Stiller reserve Tim & Marg Roberts on small lake adjacent industrial area
Pygmy-goose, Cotton 28/08/2011 Wetlands Cove Rd, Stanmore R Lamb & M Dam 4 Birds
Pygmy-goose, Cotton 06/11/2011 Canterbury Park, Bald Hills Bruce and Ann Rasmussen 2 birds In company with 2 Grey teal and 3 Chestnut teal
Pygmy-goose, Cotton 10/11/2011 Wharkuroogma Nursery Roadvale, Scenic Rim SE Qld BQ Field trip, Wendy Dunn Single bird with other duck species
Pygmy-goose, Green 14/06/2011 St lawrence wetlands R &A Stogdale  
Pyrrhura frontalis 17/04/2011 Oxley, QLD Lauren Bragg This is an approximate classification. Definite white ring around eye, greenish body, cyan or turquoise highlights on tail or wingtips. Also some red seen.
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Quail-thrush, Spotted 09/04/2011 Mt. Coot-tha Forest, Chapel Hill Rod Brown 1 male
Quail-thrush, Spotted 26/04/2011 White Rock Spring Mountain Conservation Park Todd Burrows One male flew up from the side of the main track on the ascent to Spring Mountain and called from a perch.
Quail-thrush, Spotted 07/08/2011 Hardings Paddock, Purga Ranjit de Mel &Marie Bermingham On Gamlen Circuit, M and F on edge of track by northern fence
Quail, Brown 15/04/2011 Mt. Coot-tha Forest, Chapel Hill Rod Brown Many more seen in this area during the past month - actively breeding.
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Rail, Buff-banded 17/07/2011 Maskell Court, Draper Julie Sarna In the vegetable patch, our first record for the property
Rail, Buff-banded 21/08/2011 Kallangur Hotel, Kallangur Desley Hooper Feeding on food scraps from hotel
Rail, Buff-banded 25/11/2011 Sherwood Arboretum (Brisbane) rebecca Stroud 2 birds
Rail, Lewin's 18/08/2011 Emerald Lakes, Carrara, Nerang Broadbeach rd John Allsop  
Rail, Lewin's 21/01/2012 Wombye SEQ Gary Palmer Regular visitor to waterway near home
Riflebird, Victoria's 06/06/2011 Paluma, North Qld E & M Pegg Male displaying on gate post in shaded street while female was watching
Ringneck, Australian 19/06/2011 Nerang Angela Baker 4th sighting of this parrot in our garden since Oct 10. Surprised when i discovered it was a Western Australian bird.
Robin, Eastern Yellow 01/01/2012 Ewen Maddock Dam A & B Rasmussen 1 bird seen with Spectacled Monarch around horse trail
Robin, Grey-headed 06/06/2011 Paluma, North Qld E & M Pegg 5 birds flitting about on a quiet street on the edge of the rainforest
Robin, Rose 30/04/2011 Gap Creek Road, Brookfield R Ryan Female
Robin, Rose 08/05/2011 Boscombe Rd, Brookfield Chris Read Female, in creek side vegetation
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Sandpiper, Common 03/12/2011 Metroplex Murarrie, Brisbane E Townsend One bird on the river bank
Sea-Eagle, White-bellied 02/05/2011 Minnippi Parklands, SEQ R Ryan  
Sea-Eagle, White-bellied 13/06/2011 Rockhampton Joe Leggett One bird pursued by crows
Sea-Eagle, White-bellied 25/10/2011 Laceys Creek, Brisbane L Harris Single bird
Shelduck, Radjah 20/04/2011 Bird hide at Wynnumn North - next to Port of Brisbane rd. See from hide - ducks on shallow water/reed area next to road. Chloe Bailey  
Shelduck, Radjah 20/06/2011 Pond beside hwy Sth of Proserpine R &A Stogdale One bird
Shelduck, Radjah 14/07/2011 Hyatt Regency Coolum, Sunshine Coast Pair of Burdekin ducks seen between golf course lake and guest rooms.  
Shelduck, Radjah 24/11/2011 Wonga (Far north Qld) Steven Tyter behaviour suggests a mating pair
Shoveler, Australasian 18/06/2011 Wetland on Cove Rd, Stanmore, SEQ R.Lamb & M.Dam 2 males, 1 female
Shrike-thrush, Little 25/04/2011 Oxley Creek Common Hugh Possingham One in mixed flock, second record for OCC
Shrike-tit, Crested 12/11/2011 Ranger Rd Gatton Richard Noske 2 birds, suspect a nesting pair
Snipe, Australian Painted 22/09/2011 dam on consevation Park north of Normanton Peter and Bev Morgan 6 birds( Sighting has been sent to Rarities committee for apprasial)
Snipe, Australian Painted 04/12/2011 Rosewood Wetlands, Bremner Rd, SE Qld Ray Kellman Female showing well on small grassy peninsular at south end of lagoon ( record submitted to the BQ rarites apprasial committee)
Snipe, Latham's 23/10/2011 Buckley's Waterhole Bribie Island Marion amd Geoff Kuerschner One bird to the left of the hide
Stone-curlew, Beach 13/06/2011 Oak Beach Port Douglas FNQ Tim Wilson Pair seen on Oak Beach.
Stone-curlew, Beach 28/08/2011 Maroochy River estuary Hugh Possingham One bird flying down the river
Stone-curlew, Beach 18/11/2011 Sanstone Point Tidal Flats (Bribie Island Area) Ray and Val Laird Single Bird
Stone-curlew, Beach 02/12/2011 Pudley Beach Great Keppel Island Dr Alison Jones  
Stone-curlew, Beach 27/12/2011 Moreton Island, SEQ Peter Jones 4 birds seen during a night drive
Stone-curlew, Beach 01/01/2012 Moreton Island SEQ Tim Badger South west end of island, two birds remaing close to each other on tidal flats
Stone-curlew, Bush 31/05/2011 Kinchant Dam E & M Pegg Under trees near Lookout
Stone-curlew, Bush 13/06/2011 St lawrence wetlands R &A Stogdale Heard calling at night
Stone-curlew, Bush 21/06/2011 Calliope rest area R &A Stogdale Heard calling at night
Stone-curlew, Bush 23/10/2011 Rudyard St, Richlands SE Qld Kim Herbert In the grounds of Richlands Bus Depot
Stone-curlew, Bush 22/11/2011 Buderim Residence Julie Swain Appears to be a resident as there during the day and feeding at the bird feeder
Stork, Black-necked 31/03/2011 Eagleby road. Eagleby Allan Vogler Wendy Dunn Male and female feeding beside lagoon. Opposite a building site and undisturbed by the noise of nail guns.
Stork, Black-necked 27/07/2011 Bald Hills Alan Boardman Seen flying across the Motorway
Stork, Black-necked 01/09/2011 Willowbend Lagoon, Swanbank M Cameron  
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Tern, Common 15/04/2011 Lake Currimundi Sunshine coast Dot Crane Feeding frenzy to sea off Moffat Headland then flight to Lake Currimundi up to 500
Tern, Little 28/08/2011 Hook Point, fraser Island Mike and Lindy West 3 birds
Tern, Little 26/11/2011 Clontarff Beach SEQ R & A Stogdale 6 birds close to shore
Treecreeper, White-throated 10/04/2011 Sparkes Hill, Stafford, Brisbane E. Townsend One bird; female
Triller, Varied 13/03/2011 Lagoon area on the south side of Cabbage Tree Creek at Aspley, Brisbane Anne & Bruce Rasmussen Female
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Warbler, Speckled 07/02/2011 Greenmount Rd, Samsonvale Tom Tarrant, Dick and Daphne Yates Pair, becoming scarce in area
Warbler, Speckled 07/08/2011 Hardings Paddock, Purga Ranjit de Mel &Marie Bermingham On the mowed area of the Bush Tucker track
Wattlebird, Little 01/01/2012 Ewen Maddock Dam A & B Rasmussen Chasing other birds away from its favoured feeding tree
Wattlebird, Red 20/11/2011 Tin Can Bay area Peter and Bev Hughes single bird, edge of known range
Whistling-Duck, Wandering 19/03/2011 Lake Clarendon R. Yong, J. Rowland, J. Ringma, T. Crispin Usually vastly outnumbered by Plumed Whistling-duck, first time seen present in high numbers, inc raft of 5-6 and several lone birds.
Woodswallow, Dusky 10/07/2011 Kerry Valley, south of Beaudesert, SEQ Duncan Fowler Much activity in various sites along valley

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