After living at our abode at Kureelpa (see previous post) for just over a year now, we have built up a nice list of 100 species of birds seen or heard, from the property.
One of the highlights was a pair of Black-shouldered Kites that nested in the top of a tall hoop pine out front, raising two chicks to fledging stage before dispersing.
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Black-shouldered Kite - adult |
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Black-shouldered Kite - juveniles |
We occasionally hear their contact calls or see them hunting in the distance over the surrounding paddocks.
A pair of frogmouths spent a morning trying to roost un-obtrusively before, I suspect, being moved along by a Magpie-lark that had alerted me to their presence with his noisy alarm calls.
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Tawny Frogmouths |
This particular pigeon is a regular, recognizable by the distinct, patchy plumage around the head and neck.
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White-headed Pigeon |
One of the seven species of cuckoo on our list, posed nicely on the back fence. We only hear it's mournful call for a short while at certain times of the year, before it moves on.
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Fan-tailed Cuckoo |
This triller, a rare visitor to the area turned up one day, searching for invertebrates among the wilting flowers of a silky oak in the backyard. A bird I've only seen on a couple of occasions in over 15 years of living on the Sunshine Coast, it was a thrill to see one at home and so close, albeit for only a short time.
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White-winged Triller |
Raucous flocks of these large cockatoos fly by, sometimes landing in the flowering grevilleas for a poke around before heading off down to the coast or up to the ranges. You can fully appreciate the size and character of these wonderful birds from close range.
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Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo |
The Restless Flycatcher is a resident bird that usually lives up to it's name, but in this instant bucked the trend and sat still for more then five seconds.
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Restless Flycatcher - at rest |
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And restless! |
This lorikeet, a casual visitor to the garden was searching for sustenance in the form of nectar from a grevillea flower.
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Scaly-breasted Lorikeet |
As was a Dusky Honeyeater, a regular here that competes for food resources with it's more prolific cousin the Brown Honeyeater.
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Dusky Honeyeater |
Another highlight was couple of visiting Little Lorikeets. An uncommon species I have only seen a couple times up this way, that flew in with a small flock of Scalies amongst which they can easily be overlooked.
Another of our seasonal visitors are the Silvereyes, which I always delight in hearing and seeing as they pass through in busy little groups. Sometimes I am privileged to hear a solitary bird quietly mimicking other bird species, a trait not commonly known of this diminutive migrant.
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Silvereye |
A lone White-necked Heron that flys in regularly to a small dam on the neighbours property, is one of the few members of this family we see from here.
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White-necked Heron |
Our raptor count is quite impressive with ten species, but no decent images of any seen from here except the temporarily resident B.S.Kites. I had the pleasure of observing a Spotted Harrier flying past quite closely one day, but with no camera handy. I have included a photo of one taken this year from another location here on the coast.
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Spotted Harrier - Bli Bli |
Cheers & A Happy (Birding) New Year!
Bird list, Kureelpa: 17/12/14 - 31/12/15 |
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Species |
Scientific Name |
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Location |
Comments |
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1 |
Australian Brush-turkey |
Alectura lathami |
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2 |
Brown Quail |
Coturnix ypsilophora |
heard |
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3 |
Magpie Goose |
Anseranas semipalmata |
heard |
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4 |
Australian Wood Duck |
Chenonetta jubata |
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5 |
Pacific Black Duck |
Anas superciliosa |
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6 |
White-headed Pigeon |
Columba leucomela |
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7 |
Brown Cuckoo-Dove |
Macropygia amboinensis |
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8 |
Emerald Dove |
Chalcophaps indica |
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heard |
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9 |
Crested Pigeon |
Ocyphaps lophotes |
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heard |
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10 |
Bar-shouldered Dove |
Geopelia humeralis |
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11 |
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove |
Ptilinopus regina |
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deceased (14-09-15) |
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12 |
Tawny Frogmouth |
Podargus strigoides |
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13 |
White-throated Needletail |
Hirundapus caudacutus |
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14 |
Little Pied Cormorant |
Microcarbo melanoleucos |
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15 |
White-necked Heron |
Ardea pacifica |
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16 |
Eastern Great Egret |
Ardea modesta |
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17 |
Cattle Egret |
Ardea ibis |
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18 |
White-faced Heron |
Egretta novaehollandiae |
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19 |
Australian White Ibis |
Threskiornis molucca |
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20 |
Straw-necked Ibis |
Threskiornis spinicollis |
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21 |
Black-shouldered Kite |
Elanus axillaris |
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22 |
Pacific Baza |
Aviceda subcristata |
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23 |
White-bellied Sea-Eagle |
Haliaeetus leucogaster |
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24 |
Brahminy Kite |
Haliastur indus |
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25 |
Brown Goshawk |
Accipiter fasciatus |
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26 |
Collared Sparrowhawk |
Accipiter cirrocephalus |
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27 |
Spotted Harrier |
Circus assimilis |
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28 |
Wedge-tailed Eagle |
Aquila audax |
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29 |
Nankeen Kestrel |
Falco cenchroides |
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30 |
Brown Falcon |
Falco berigora |
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31 |
Purple Swamphen |
Porphyrio porphyrio |
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32 |
Dusky Moorhen |
Gallinula tenebrosa |
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heard |
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33 |
Masked Lapwing |
Vanellus miles |
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34 |
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo |
Calyptorhynchus funereus |
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35 |
Galah |
Eolophus roseicapillus |
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36 |
Little Corella |
Cacatua sanguinea |
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37 |
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo |
Cacatua galerita |
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38 |
Rainbow Lorikeet |
Trichoglossus haematodus |
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39 |
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet |
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus |
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40 |
Little Lorikeet |
Glossopsitta pusilla |
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22/02/15 - 2 birds in silky oak |
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41 |
Australian King-Parrot |
Alisterus scapularis |
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42 |
Pale-headed Rosella |
Platycercus adscitus |
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43 |
Pheasant Coucal |
Centropus phasianinus |
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44 |
Eastern Koel |
Eudynamys orientalis |
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45 |
Channel-billed Cuckoo |
Scythrops novaehollandiae |
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46 |
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo |
Chalcites basalis |
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heard |
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47 |
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo |
Chalcites lucidus |
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heard |
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48 |
Fan-tailed Cuckoo |
Cacomantis flabelliformis |
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49 |
Brush Cuckoo |
Cacomantis variolosus |
heard |
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50 |
Southern Boobook |
Ninox novaeseelandiae |
heard |
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51 |
Laughing Kookaburra |
Dacelo novaeguineae |
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52 |
Forest Kingfisher |
Todiramphus macleayii |
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53 |
Sacred Kingfisher |
Todiramphus sanctus |
heard |
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54 |
Rainbow Bee-eater |
Merops ornatus |
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55 |
Dollarbird |
Eurystomus orientalis |
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56 |
Red-backed Fairy-wren |
Malurus melanocephalus |
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57 |
Brown Thornbill |
Acanthiza pusilla |
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heard |
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58 |
Striated Pardalote |
Pardalotus striatus |
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59 |
Lewin's Honeyeater |
Meliphaga lewinii |
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60 |
Noisy Miner |
Manorina melanocephala |
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61 |
Little Wattlebird |
Anthochaera chrysoptera |
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62 |
Dusky Honeyeater |
Myzomela obscura |
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63 |
Scarlet Honeyeater |
Myzomela sanguinolenta |
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64 |
Brown Honeyeater |
Lichmera indistincta |
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65 |
White-cheeked Honeyeater |
Phylidonyris niger |
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66 |
Blue-faced Honeyeater |
Entomyzon cyanotis |
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67 |
Noisy Friarbird |
Philemon corniculatus |
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68 |
Little Friarbird |
Philemon citreogularis |
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69 |
Eastern Whipbird |
Psophodes olivaceus |
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70 |
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike |
Coracina novaehollandiae |
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71 |
Cicadabird |
Coracina tenuirostris |
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72 |
White-winged Triller |
Lalage sueurii |
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73 |
Varied Triller |
Lalage leucomela |
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74 |
Golden Whistler |
Pachycephala pectoralis |
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75 |
Little Shrike-thrush |
Colluricincla megarhyncha |
heard |
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76 |
Australasian Figbird |
Sphecotheres vieilloti |
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77 |
Olive-backed Oriole |
Oriolus sagittatus |
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78 |
White-breasted Woodswallow |
Artamus leucorhynchus |
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79 |
Grey Butcherbird |
Cracticus torquatus |
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80 |
Pied Butcherbird |
Cracticus nigrogularis |
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81 |
Australian Magpie |
Cracticus tibicen |
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82 |
Pied Currawong |
Strepera graculina |
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83 |
Spangled Drongo |
Dicrurus bracteatus |
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84 |
Grey Fantail |
Rhipidura albiscapa |
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85 |
Willie Wagtail |
Rhipidura leucophrys |
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86 |
Torresian Crow |
Corvus orru |
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87 |
Restless Flycatcher |
Myiagra inquieta |
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88 |
White-eared Monarch |
Carterornis leucotis |
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heard |
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89 |
Spectacled Monarch |
Symposiarchus trivirgatus |
heard |
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90 |
Magpie-lark |
Grallina cyanoleuca |
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91 |
Eastern Yellow Robin |
Eopsaltria australis |
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heard |
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92 |
Golden-headed Cisticola |
Cisticola exilis |
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heard |
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93 |
Tawny Grassbird |
Megalurus timoriensis |
heard |
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94 |
Silvereye |
Zosterops lateralis |
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95 |
Welcome Swallow |
Hirundo neoxena |
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96 |
Common Myna |
Sturnus tristis |
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97 |
Mistletoebird |
Dicaeum hirundinaceum |
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98 |
Double-barred Finch |
Taeniopygia bichenovii |
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99 |
Red-browed Finch |
Neochmia temporalis |
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100 |
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin |
Lonchura castaneothorax |
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