Sunshine Coast February Birding Bits

Baillon's Crake

Little Grassbird

Brown Quail

Brown Quail (male left, female right)

Fairy Gerygone

In an area of thickets along the Cooroy-Tewantin road, Fairy Gerygone showed nicely, as did Dusky Honeyeater.

Lake Macdonald

Lake Macdonald was at the lowest level I have seen it. Although there were extensive areas of exposed mud, the only waders present were a few Red-kneed Dotterel and Latham's Snipe, though other waterbirds were easier to approach. They included 3 Yellow-billed Spoonbills and a few Glossy Ibis.

Australian White Ibis, Royal Spoonbill, Yellow-billed Spoonbill

Latham's Snipe

I visited the Parklakes wetlands, where 5 Baillon's Creeks were seen on the lilies but there was no sign of the Australian Little Bitterns that have been about. Large numbers of White-throated Needletails (150+) were feeding above the oval at the wetlands.

On another wetland near Bil Bli, on Lefoes Road, Latham's Snipe and Glossy Ibis were co-operative. In mangroves along the Maroochy River, a male Shining Flycatcher was seen. In a flooded area of cut cane land near Bli Bli, 50 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers foraged in the stubble.

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Glossy Ibis

White-throated Needletail

Shining Flycatcher

Verreaux's Skin