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Long-toed Stint in Brisbane
A Long-toed Stint turning up in Brisbane was hard to resist as this species is a very rare visitor to Queensland. A Long-toed Stint was first found by Ged Tranter at Tinchi Tamba Wetland in northern...
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South Pacific Cruise Part 2: Lifou Island & Port Vila
Metallic PigeonWe had two landings during our recent South Pacific Cruise – Lifou in the Loyalty Islands and Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu.Easo, Lifou IslandPacific Dawn, Lifou Island On Lifou,...
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Grey Ternlet at Mooloolaba
Grey Noddy found this week at Mooloolaba - Pic by Matt HarveyA second Grey Ternlet (Noddy) has turned up on the Sunshine Coast. This bird was found on January 23 on rocks at Mooloolaba and taken to...
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Rainbow Beach & Cooloola February 2018
Beach Stone-CurlewWe camped for three nights this week at Pt Carlos, outside Rainbow Beach. There was no sign of the Large-tailed Nightjars that were so evident here in September 2016. A family of Bush...
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Captured Night Parrot Disappears in WA
A Night Parrot at the WA site where a bird was captured: Pic by Bruce Greatwich The following news story written by me was published in The Weekend Australian of 24-25 February, 2018.Rare night parrot...
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Rainforest Bulldozed on Sunshine Coast
Rainforest bulldozed along Sippy Creek, Sunshine Coast - Pic Ted FensomThe clearing of rainforest and other native vegetation on the Sunshine Coast is accelerating as the Queensland Government pushes...
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Sunshine Coast Pelagic March 2018
Flesh-footed ShearwaterWe departed Mooloolaba Marina on Sunday March 4, 2018 at 6.35am. A steady 10-12 knot westerly (a far from desirable direction), a swell of 1-1.5m, and partially cloudy skies were...
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Second Night Parrot disappears
Night Parrot - Pic by John YoungThe following is the transcript of my story in The Weekend Australian of 10-11 March, 2018.A second critically endangered night parrot disappeared after its mate...
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Pectoral Sandpiper, Broad-billed Sandpiper & other shorebirds Toorbul-Godwin...
Pectoral SandpiperA Pectoral Sandpiper was present today at Bishops Marsh near Toorbul. The bird was hanging around with about 12 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, one of which had pretty well-defined breast...
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The debacle that is the conservation status of Coxen's Fig-Parrot
While debate continues over the roll of recovery teams in managing the night parrot, the status of another imperilled parrot, Coxen's Fig-Parrot, has bizarrely been downgraded from critically...
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Yellow-tufted Honeyeater colony under attack on Sunshine Coast
Palmview Yellow-tufted HoneyeatersThe only colony of the highly localised Yellow-tufted Honeyeater on the Sunshine Coast is under assault from a combination of a massive new real estate development and...
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Regent Honeyeater in the spotlight
Regent Honeyeater - Capertee A dazzling combination of vibrant colours explodes from a cluster of pink mugga ironbark flowers. A Regent Honeyeater attacks the flowers with gusto before another...
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Camping at Yandilla, Conondale Range
Masked OwlGood birds at Yandilla Farmstay, the adjoining Conondale National Park and the nearby Kilcoy Abattoir ponds included Masked Owl, Red-browed Treecreeper, Glossy Black Cockatoo, Painted...
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Powerful Owl, Musk Lorikeet about Sunshine Coast & Bribie Island
Powerful Owl male (L) female (R)A pair of Powerful Owls has turned up at Beerwah on the Sunshine Coast. The agitated behaviour of both birds indicates they have begun nesting. The owls are in a reserve...
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Yandina Creek Wetland - Back from the Brink
Yandina Creek Wetland this week, with the backdrop of Mt NinderryWith floodgates being reopened this week so the Yandina Creek Wetland on Queensland's Sunshine Coast can be restored, the future is...
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Camping at Amamoor
PlatypusWe camped for 3 nights at Cedar Grove, Amamoor State Forest. Amamoor has become something of a favourite, this being our fourth camp there. A Platypus showing closely at Amama picnic area on...
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Twinnies turn the tables for thousands of doomed waterbirds
Paula & Bridgette Powers with Wedge-tailed ShearwatersPaula and Bridgette Powers gaze affectionately at a Striated Heron perched statue-like in its aviary. “We got it when it was this big,” the...
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Sunshine Coast Pelagic May 2018
Antarctic PrionThis pelagic trip was touch and go with a strong south-easterly over the preceding days indicating a swell of 2-3m out wide. So it proved on the day, but the large size of - and...
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Sunshine Coast Pelagic June 2018
Shy AlbatrossWith fresh memories of a rocky ride on our May 2018 pelagic a week ago, fingers were crossed for a smoother run as we departed Mooloolaba Marina at 6.55am on Sunday June 3 with a brisk...
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Rainforest at Amamoor threatened by mining
Subtropical rainforest along Amamoor CreekPlans are afoot for the development of an extensive network of mines to extract manganese from someof the finest surviving stands of lowland subtropical...
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