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Large-tailed Nightjar & Rainbow Beach
Large-tailed Nightjar Large-tailed Nightjar was the avian highlight of a three-day camping trip to Rainbow Beach, which included forays to the Cooloola section of the Great Sandy World Heritage Area...
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Newly Discovered Wetland on Sunshine Coast
West Coolum WetlandWhile negotiations continue in the hope of resolving the future of the Yandina Creek Wetland, it has emerged that the Sunshine Coast Council owns a substantial parcel of land with...
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Reflecting on Campaign to Save the Conondale Range
The remarkable Gastric-brooding FrogWith all the gloom surrounding environmental concerns, it's worth recalling that some solid conservation victories are in the bag. Here in the Sunshine Coast region,...
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Day Roosting Marbled Frogmouths
Marbled Frogmouths on day roostI found a pair of Marbled Frogmouths roosting during the day in Mapleton National Park, in the Blackall Range in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. The birds were huddled...
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Sundown National Park
Musk LorikeetEast means west at Queensland's Sundown National Park, where we opted for a 3-night stay in the Broadwater camping ground. Plenty of rain in recent weeks meant that this spot, like the...
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Barrington Tops Looking Good
Gloucester TopsWe had a pleasant if extremely cold 6-day stay in Barrington Tops National Park in NSW, spending 2 nights at the Polblue camping ground in the northern sector of the park, and 3 nights...
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Black-breasted Buttonquail, Lewin's Rail in Sunshine Coast Hinterland
First light this morning saw me at one of my favourite birding spots: Little Yabba Creek around Charlie Moreland Park in the Sunshine Coast hinterland's Conondale Range. Top bird was Black-breasted...
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On Reintroducing Tasmanian Devils to the Wild on Mainland Australia
The following was published in The Weekend Australian of 5-6 November, 2016. A strong case for reintroducting the Tasmanian Devil to the Australian mainland.INQUIRER SECTIONFeeding time for Tasmanian...
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Sunshine Coast Pelagic November 2016
Tahiti PetrelWe departed Mooloolaba Marina for the November 5, 2016 pelagic just after 7am with a 8-10 brisk north-westerly greeting us as we left the Mooloolah River. A bumpy ride ensued over a 1.5m...
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Inside Devil's Ark
Feeding time During our recent visit to Barrington Tops in the NSW Central Coast hinterland, we visited Devil's Ark. The Australian Reptile Park project houses more than half the 300-strong insurance...
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Cambodia's Siem Reap and Angkor Wat
Angkor WatOur latest trip to Asia kicked off with a 5-day stay in the western Cambodian city of Siem Reap, gateway to the famed World Heritage-listed Angkor Wat temple complex. We spent a couple of...
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Cambodia's Tmatboey Reserve: Giant Ibis and Woodpeckers Galore
Black-headed WoodpeckerFollowing our stay in Siem Reap and around Angkor Wat (see following post) we headed north with our guide, Mardy Sean, and driver booked through the Sam Vaesna environmental...
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Cambodia's Avian Jewels: Wagtail & Tailorbird
Mekong WagtailAfter visiting Tmatboey (see following post) we headed east on the long drive to the delightful Mekong River town of Kratie for a two-night stay in the Mekong Dolphin Motel. We searched...
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Killing Fields of Cambodia
We visited the so-called Killing Fields on the outskirts of the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh - the Choeung Ek Genocidal Centre. This was a moving and troubling experience.Here we looked at the rows...
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Limestone Karsts and Strange Bulbuls of Laos
Bare-faced BulbulFollowing our 11-day visit to Cambodia (see following posts) we headed north to Laos for a week-long stay. We divided our time between the capital, Vientiane, and the limestone karsts...
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Birding Penang: Spotted Wood-Owl At Last
Spotted Wood-OwlFollowing our visit to Laos (see following post) it was on to Penang in Malaysia, one of our favourite places in south-east Asia. View from Georgetown hotelMostly here it was enjoying...
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Birding Trip Report for Laos and Cambodia (with Penang Postscript)
Cambodian TailorbirdNovember 11 – November 29, 2016A mixed cultural and birding trip with Glenn Scherf to Cambodia and Laos, followed by a visit to Penang (see postscript to this trip report). An...
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Likely Climate Change Impacts on Birds in South-East Queensland
Satin BowerbirdA decline in populations and the distribution of some bird species in the Sunshine Coast region and other parts of South-East Queensland over the past 30-40 years, along with increases...
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Out and About Sunshine Coast Christmas 2016
Pale-vented Bush-henPale-vented Bush-hen, Lewin's Rail, large numbers of White-throated Needletails, Shining Flycatcher and 2 sightings of Square-tailed Kite are among the birds logged this week around...
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Out and About Oakey, Eastern Darling Downs
Brown Songlark Following some productive birding this time last year in the Oakey-Jondaryan area of the eastern Darling Downs, it seemed like a good idea to revisit the place. Nice birds encountered...
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