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Turquoise Parrot and other Goodies: Old Wallangarra Road
Turquoise ParrotThe Old Wallangarra Road on the NSW-Queensland border near Girraween National Park has long been a top birding spot. I enjoyed 5 encounters with a total of 8-10 Turquoise Parrots there...
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Pectoral Sandpiper, 100+ Latham's Snipe, Australian Spotted Crake,...
Pectoral SandpiperI found a Pectoral Sandpiper today at the Yandina Creek Wetlands on the Sunshine Coast. The bird was associating loosely with a flock of Red-kneed Dotterels and Sharp-tailed...
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Richmond Birdwing on Comeback Trail
Richmond BirdwingThe Richmond Birdwing Butterfly is one of the iconic wildlife species of the rainforests of south-east Queensland and north-east NSW. Once common and widespread, the destruction of...
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Yandina Creek Wetlands: Important New Developments
Mangroves in Yandina Creek WetlandThere have been significant developments in the campaign to protect the 200-hectare Yandina Creek Wetlands on the Sunshine Coast from being drained since the...
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Kayaking & Red-tailed Black Cockatoo in Sunshine Coast Hinterland
Red-tailed Black CockatooRed-tailed Black Cockatoo is a scarce bird in south-east Queensland but they are attracted to fruiting white cedar Melia azedarach in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, especially...
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Drainage Works Begin at Yandina Creek Wetlands
Drainage Works Underway at Yandina Creek WetlandsWork has begun to drain the Yandina Creek Wetlands on the Sunshine Coast, notwithstanding federal and Queensland government investigations into the...
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North-East India Part 1: Kolkata to Dirang
Greater AdjutantA three-week trip to the north-east Indian provinces of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in May 2015 by myself, Tony Palliser and Bill Watson was organised through locally based company...
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North-East India Part 2: Sela Pass to Sangti Valley
Scaly-breasted Wren-BabblerAs the sun rose early (4-4.30am) it became the habit on our trip to north-east India to rise at an ungodly hour each day, especially when we had to drive some distance to...
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North-East India Part 3: Eaglehawk Wildlife Sanctuary
Ward's TrogonAfter checking out the Sangti Valley (see following post) we began our much anticipated week-long visit to the famed Eaglehawk Wildlife Sanctuary. From the town of Tenga, we wound our way...
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North-East India Part 4: Karizanga to Tinsukia including the Mishmi Hills
Black-breasted ParrotbillFollowing our visit to Eaglehawk Wildlife Sanctuary (see following post) we embarked on a long drive -  stopping for lunch at Nameri Eco Camp (our first stop for the trip - see...
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Yandina Creek Wetlands Update: Council Rejects Pleas for Protection
Royal Spoonbills at Yandina Creek WetlandsThe bad news at hand is that the Sunshine Coast Council has rejected numerous appeals to acquire the nationally significant 200ha Yandina Creek Wetlands for a...
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Yandina Wetlands: Pink-eared Duck, Lewin's Rail, Kites Feasting on Swamphens
Whistling Kite Feeds on Purple SwamphenI accessed the eastern edge of the Yandina Creek Wetlands after taking my kayak up Yandina Creek. Creek banks can be accessed by the public but note that the...
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Water Flow To Yandina Creek Wetlands Plugged
The extent of the Yandina Creek Wetlands is revealed by this image taken from Mt NinderryWorks have been completed to plug the major source of tidal water flowing to the Yandina Creek Wetlands,...
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Sunshine Coast Pelagic Trip July 2015
Soft-plumaged PetrelAn unusual mix of warm water and cold water seabirds was the outstanding feature of our pelagic trip off Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday July 11. As the subtropics met...
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Yandina Creek Wetlands Have Been Drained
The nationally significant Yandina Creek Wetlands - habitat for rare and endangered wildlife and large numbers of threatened migratory shorebirds - have been drained in recent days. Many waterbirds...
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Wetlands Drained but in the Spotlight
Scott, Anna and Sam at the wetlands. Pic by Glenn HuntHere is a transcript of my feature and news story in The Weekend Australian about the drainage of the wetlands (see here for before-and-after...
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Camping at Amamoor and Local Bird Bits
Noisy PittaAmamoor State Forest seemed like a good place for a winter camp after our last campout there in 2012. Since then the area has seriously flooded a couple of times and the Cedar Grove camping...
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Yandina Creek Wetlands: Further Media Coverage
The wetlands were first drained in the mid-1920s": pic provided by Audienne BlythHere is the transcript of the fully story submitted to The Weekend Australian. An edited version of the story was...
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Night Parrot: Exciting Developments
Night ParrotIt doesn't get much more exciting in the birding world than this: publicly released photographs and a video showing that the Night Parrot is hanging in there, albeit probably by not a great...
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Last Gasp for Yandina Creek Wetlands
Yandina Creek Wetlands: Last GaspLast night I gave a talk on the Yandina Creek Wetlands to the Maroochy Wetlands Support Group at Bli Bli. I have decided it will be my last talk on the subject, and...
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