Mullen's Bush Birds

There is more to Mullen's Picnic Area and Cooloola Foreshores than just Waders if one takes the time to look around the area. Here are some of the Bush Birds to be seen.

A small watercourse flowing into the bay. 

Leaden Flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula)(Male) 

Olive-backed Oriole (Oriolus sagittatus) (Juvenile) 

Peaceful Dove (Geopelia placida (striata)) 

Rainbow Bee-eater  (Merops ornatus)

Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) (Male)

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Brooloo Park

With all the rain still hanging around we have not been able to get out and about, so it was a good time to catch up on photos from some of the Bird Trail Surveys. For a full list of bird species seen at Brooloo Park you will find it in my pages list, as well as all the other Bird Trail Sites bird lists.

  Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis)

 Red-backed Fairy-wren (Female)(Malurus melanocephalus)

 Leaden Flycatcher (Female)(Myiagra rubecula)

Leaden Flycatcher (Male)

Coonoongibber Creek

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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Last survey for Churingas B&B 63 species a total of 84 species over the three visits during the year full list coming soon.

Grey Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla harmonica)

Leaden Flycatcher (Female) (Myiagra rubecula)

 Leaden Flycatcher (Male) 

Pale-headed Rosella (Platycercus adscitus)

Sacred Kingfisher (Female) (Todiramphus sanctus)

 Sacred Kingfisher (Male)

Hope everyone has a Safe and Happy New Year.

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Birds of Patchwork Cottage

Last time we went to Patchwork Cottage it was Winter, with 61 species recorded. This time it was Summer, and we managed to record 61 species again with 17 new species to add to the list, giving a combined total of 79 species over the two seasons, including one earlier record. Spring is yet to come!

Variegated Fairy-wren (Malurus lamberti) (M)

Leaden Flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula) (F)

While I was trying to track down a Wonga Pigeon I heard a Wompoo calling, and after a little while managed to find him. As we walked back along the road, a Wonga flew up and into the trees before I could take a photo. Maybe I will have better luck next time.

Wompoo Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus magnificus)

Buckinghamia celsissima

Common Sensitive Plant (Mimosa pudica)

As the name implies, this plant is sensitive to touch and closes its leaves when disturbed. Is is an exotic species introduced from Central & South America.

Grey Shrike-thrush & Leaden Flycatcher

The last couple of times we have been to Cooloola Cove this Grey Shrike-thrush has been there to welcome us. We have them down the back of our place but not sure how much longer they will be there as the area is being developed into a retirement village, and they have started knocking down all the trees to make way for the building to start.

Grey Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla harmonica)

Leaden Flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula)

This Leaden Flycatcher kept us on the lookout trying to find it among all the trees and then came and sat on the outside branch for all to see.

Spring has come to the sand flats.

We had the chance to go out to the sandflats on the low tide, as we are normally there on the high tide for our wader counts. Looks a lot different and much bigger with no water on the flats. Mick led us to this patch of plants in full flower. It is amazing to think they would most likely be underwater when the next tide came in.

Leaden Flycatcher

The day was cold, bleak and overcast for our latest Wader count. Not many Waders about, only 20 Bar-tailed Godwit and 4 Pied Oystercatcher along with 30 Silver Gull, 3 Gull-billed Tern and 2 Caspian Tern at Norman Point. The bush birds seemed to be more active than the Waders.

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Leaden Flycatcher (Female) (Myiagra rubecula)

Not the best day to take photos of birds with the heavy overcast sky, but I thought I would have a go at this Leaden Flycatcher, turned out better than I thought it would.