2019 Outings - proposed


 JANUARY – WEDNESDAY - MID WEEK OUTING
Group – Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details – Robyn Combes     robyn.combes62@gmail.com
Location – Baroon Pocket Dam
Location –  from Maleny, follow the signs to Baroon Pocket Dam [southern entrance]. Meet in the car park for a 7am start
Date –  16 January 2019
Time – [beginning] – 7am
Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 9am with bird call
What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea.
Other details –

JANUARY – SATURDAY OUTING
Group – Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details – Ken Cross friarbird43@bigpond.com   54457881
Location – Park Lakes Wetland, Bli Bli
Location –  Please meet in the Soccer Club car park at 6-50am for a 7am start.
Date –  19 January 2019
Time – [beginning] – 7am
Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 9am with bird call
What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea.
Other details – There might be an extension to Finland Road post walk.

YANDINA CREEK WETLAND SURVEY - Saturday January 26th  
Leader/s and contact details – Ken Cross -  friarbird43@bigpond.com     07 54457881
Location – Yandina Creek Wetlands
Location –  Please meet at Yandina Railway Station Car park at 6-30am and then we will car pool to site
Date –  26th January 2019
Time – [beginning] – 7am
Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 10am with bird call
What to bring – Good walking shoes, long sleeved shirt and pants, hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, Gum boots are a preferred option, + folding chair, morning tea.
Other details – This outing will double as a survey for this site. Please RSVP to the above email address. Apologies as there will be maximum numbers for this site. Visiting this site will be weather dependent.
PLEASE REMEMBER YANDINA CREEK WETLANDS DOES NOT PERMIT ACCESS OTHER THAN ON OFFICIAL SURVEYS.





FEBRUARY – WEDNESDAY - MID WEEK OUTING
FEBRUARY – WEDNESDAY - MID WEEK OUTING
Group – Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details –  Maggie Overend  54562496  0439530704
Location – Ewen Maddock Dam (Southern Side) 
Location –  Meet 7am at the bottom of Kowald Road, Landsborough which is off Tunnel Ridge Road, Landsborough. (Come in through Landsborough or take the Mooloolah turn off)
Date –  6 February, 2019
Time – [beginning] – 7am
Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 10am with bird call
What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea.
Other details – Woodland of mixed Rough, Scribbly & Paperbark Trees beside the Dam.
There are toilets within 5 mins in 3 directions.


FEBRUARY – SATURDAY OUTING

Leader/s and contact details – John Birbeck     John.Birbeck@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au
Location –  Twin Waters Area
Location –  Please meet at Muller Park, Bli Bli at 6-45am
Date –  23 February, 2019
Time – [beginning] – 7am
Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 10am with bird call
What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea.
Other details –



MARCH – WEDNESDAY - MID WEEK OUTING

MARCH – WEDNESDAY - MID WEEK OUTING
Group –  Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details – John Kooistra  johnkooistra60@gmail.com 
Location – Cilento Park/Koala Park, Nambour
Location –  Meet at the end of Waterfall Rd (off Nambour-MapletonRd opposite hospital) 
Date –  6th March
Time – [beginning] – 7am at Cilento Park
Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 10.30am with bird call at Koala Park & morning tea.
What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea.
Other details – Two separate bushland parks with a variety of woodland species.
There are steps and steep inclines at both sites. Toilets at both sites also. 

 MARCH – SATURDAY OUTING
Group –  Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details – John Birbeck    john.birbeck@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au
Location – Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve [MCSR]
Location –  Specifically we plan to visit a new Council reserve of land purchased to increase the size of MCSR.
Date –  16th of March, 2019
Time – [beginning] – 7am
Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 10am with bird call
What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea.
Other details –


Group –  Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details – Russ Lamb / Rob Clemens    lambrk49@yahoo.com.au
Location – Yandina Creek Wetlands
Location –  Please meet at Yandina Railway Station Car park at 6-30am and then we will car pool to site.
Date –  19th January 2019
Time – [beginning] – 7am
Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 10am with bird call
What to bring – Good walking shoes, long sleeved shirt and pants, hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, Gum boots are a preferred option, + folding chair, morning tea.
Other detailsPlease RSVP to the above email address. Apologies as there will be maximum numbers for this site. Visiting this site will be weather dependent.
PLEASE REMEMBER YANDINA CREEK WETLANDS DOES NOT PERMIT ACCESS OTHER THAN ON OFFICIAL SURVEYS.


APRIL  – WEDNESDAY - MID WEEK OUTING

Group –  Sunshine Coast 
Leader/s and contact details – Carolyn Scott. Email - carolyn.mike@bigpond.com  
Mob 0429 068 211
Location – Fig Tree Creek walkway at Little Yabba
Location –  Meet in the Little Yabba Creek Park carparks (either side of the road) . Maleny Kenilworth road, about 50m south of intersection with Sunday Creek Road. 
Date –  10th April, 2019
Time  – 7am
Time –   end approx  9am with bird call
What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea. 
Other details – Small patch of rainforest and creek habitat – excellent walk for introduction of rainforest species. Paved flat walking track and gravel road walk. Long drop toilets, no drinking water available. Possible species - Wompoo Pigeon, Crested Shrike-tit, Russet tailed thrush, Yellow throated Scrubwren, Monarchs, Green Catbird, and lots more

APRIL – SATURDAY OUTING
Group –  Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details – Ken Cross -  friarbird43@bigpond.com     07 54457881
Location – Land For Wildlife Property - ‘Coucal Hill’ , 105 Baronga Road, Cooloolabin Qld 4560
Location –  
Date –  27 April, 2019
Time – [beginning] – 7am
Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 10am after bird call
What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea.
Other details  - This property is a beautiful 42 acre macadamia farm on the Northern end of the Blackall Range above Yandina, with magnificent views overlooking the Sunshine Coast. Over the past 10 years a weed ridden gully, dissecting the property, has been turned into great habitat with help from environmental grants and LFW.  The property backs onto Mapleton National Park. 


MAY – WEDNESDAY - MID WEEK OUTING

Group –  Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details – Russ Lamb lambrk49@yahoo.com.au
Location – Yandina Creek Wetlands
Location –  Please meet at Yandina Railway Station Car park at 6-30am and then we will car pool to site.
Date –  8th May, 2019
Time – [beginning] – 7am
Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 10am with bird call
What to bring – Good walking shoes, long sleeved shirt and pants, hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, Gum boots are a preferred option, + folding chair, morning tea.
Other details – This outing will double as a survey for this site. Please RSVP to the above email address. Apologies as there will be maximum numbers for this site. Visiting this site will be weather dependent.
PLEASE REMEMBER YANDINA CREEK WETLANDS DOES NOT PERMIT ACCESS OTHER THAN ON OFFICIAL SURVEYS.

MAY – SATURDAY OUTING & CAMPING TRIP
Group –  Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details – Ken Cross -  friarbird43@bigpond.com     07 54457881
Location – Running Creek Parklands, Stanmore Area
Location –  details TBA
Date –  17, 18, 19 May
Time – [beginning] – 7am
Time – [ending -estimated] -
What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea.
Other details – People are invited to RSVP so I can book the camping places required. People can meet at the camping grounds on the evening of Friday 17th or alternately meet at Cove Road Stanmore at 7-30am. The plan will involve birding in the greater Stanmore, Woodford, Kilcoy area on the Saturday – all sites being within the ‘Zone of Happiness’. BBQ or a counter meal Saturday evening. Easy morning birding adjacent to campground or TBA.

MAY – MINI CONGRESS SATURDAY  - details to be announced



Group –  Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details – Paul Fraser   fraserwestbury@icloud.com
Location – Maleny Precinct
Location –  meeting place to be decided
Date –  5TH June, 2019
Time – [beginning] – 8am
Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 10-30am with bird call
What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea.
Other details –



JUNE – WEEKEND AWAY
 8, 9  June – West in the Zone of Happiness – details to be announced

Group –  Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details – Ken Cross friarbird43@bigpond.com
Location – Yandina Creek Wetlands
Location –  Please meet at Yandina Railway Station Car park at 7-30am and then we will car pool to site.
Date –  June 15th
Time – [beginning] –  8 am
Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 10am with bird call
What to bring – Good walking shoes, long sleeved shirt and pants, hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, Gum boots are a preferred option, + folding chair, morning tea.
Other detailsPlease RSVP to the above email address. Apologies as there will be maximum numbers for this site. Visiting this site will be weather dependent.
PLEASE REMEMBER YANDINA CREEK WETLANDS DOES NOT PERMIT ACCESS OTHER THAN ON OFFICIAL SURVEYS.


JUNE – SATURDAY OUTING
Group –  Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details – Ken Cross -  friarbird43@bigpond.com     07 54457881
Location – Various Spotlighting Options
Location –  
Date –  15TH June 2019
Time – details TBA
Time –
What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea.
Other details –

JULY – NAMBOUR GARDEN EXPO – 12 / 13 / 14 - DISPLAYS


JULY – WEDNESDAY - MID WEEK OUTING
Group –  Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details – John Kooistra & Vince Lee
Location – Wappa Dam – ‘Beginners Bird Walk’
Location –  
Date –  17 July, 2019
Time – [beginning] – 8am
Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 10am with bird call
What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea.
Other details – This is an excellent opportunity to introduce someone new to birding. Wappa Dam offers good views of a variety of species.






JULY – SATURDAY OUTING
Group –  Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details – Ken Cross -  friarbird43@bigpond.com     07 54457881
Location – Trevor and Meredyth Sauer – Land For Wildlife Property 210 Flaxton Mill Rd Flaxton
Location –   As parking may be limited we will meet at the Mapleton Lilyponds at 7-30am and car pool to the site.
Date –  27 July, 2019
Time – [beginning] – 8am
Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 10am with bird call
What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea.
Other details –


AUGUST – WEDNESDAY - MID WEEK OUTING

AUGUST – WEDNESDAY - MID WEEK OUTING
Group –  Sunshine Coast 
Leader/s and contact details – Carolyn Scott Email - carolyn.mike@bigpond.com   Mob 0429 068 211
Location – Point Arkwright
Location –  meet at Point Arkwright Lookout and Picnic Area
Date –  7 August, 2019
Time –  8am
Time – ending -estimated – 2 hours after starting, with bird call
What to bring – – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, morning tea. 
Other details – habitat is coastal headland on a sandy track and rocky foreshore. Facilities - flushing toilets, picnic shelters, drinking taps
Possible Species - Eastern Osprey, Brahminy Kite , White bellied Sea eagle, Sooty Oystercatcher, Eastern Reef Egret, Australasian Gannet, terns, bush birds, plus turtles, stingrays and whales.
Risks - NOTE - there will be the option of walking on the rocky foreshore. This would be on an uneven surface with boulders, wet rocks and some scrambling. However, some people may choose to return along the sandy track where the rocks can be viewed from the cliff-top lookouts.

YANDINA CREEK WETLAND SURVEY - AUGUST
Group –  Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details – Ken Cross -  friarbird43@bigpond.com     07 54457881
Location – Yandina Creek Wetlands
Location –  Please meet at Yandina Railway Station Car park at 7-30am and then we will car pool to site.
Date –  10th August 2019
Time – [beginning] – 8am
Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 10am with bird call
What to bring – Good walking shoes, long sleeved shirt and pants, hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, Gum boots are a preferred option, + folding chair, morning tea.
Other details – This outing will double as a survey for this site. Please RSVP to the above email address. Apologies as there will be maximum numbers for this site. Visiting this site will be weather dependent.
PLEASE REMEMBER YANDINA CREEK WETLANDS DOES NOT PERMIT ACCESS OTHER THAN ON OFFICIAL SURVEYS.



AUGUST – SATURDAY OUTING

Group –  Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details – Steve Popple, 0499944233
Location – Pinbarren
Location –  Meet initially at the red dot [on the map below] on Upper Pinbarren Road, Pinbarren, meeting point is 300 metres from the end of the bitumen there is a parking spot on the left hand side. The walk will transfer to Steve and Carol Popple’s residence for the bird call and a wander through the garden
Date –  17 August, 2019
Time – [beginning] – 7-45am for an 8am start.
Time – [ending -estimated] – walk will end at c. 10am followed by morning tea with bird call
What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea.

Other details – Roadside birding along Upper Pinbarren Road with its open farmland habitat combined with remnant vegetation offers an interesting mix of bird species. Steve & Carol have a small rural block that they are converting from predominantly grass to native vegetation to increase biodiversity and hopefully attract more birds year round. Species seen at the property to date total 120 species.




Group –  Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details – Russ Lamb lambrk49@yahoo.com.au
Location 1 - Hamilton Road, Lake Macdonald
Location 2 - Cooroy Sewerage Treatment Works
Date – 4th September, 2019
Time –  7am start
Time –finish at 10am with morning tea & bird call, possibility of extension To Cooroy STW
What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea.
Other details –Unitywater require all visitors to wear enclosed footwear, long sleeved shirt, and long trousers

SEPTEMBER – SATURDAY OUTING
Group –  Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details – Ken Cross -  friarbird43@bigpond.com     07 54457881
Location – Toorbul
Location –  meeting at the southern end of the esplanade; that is upon arriving at Toorbul turn right at the water and drive to the road’s end.
Date –  14th September, 2019
Time – [beginning] – 7am
Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 10am with bird call
What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea.
Other details – We are hoping to see the first returning migratory waders [and also to fulfil a survey for World Shorebird Day - https://worldshorebirdsday.wordpress.com/ ]. Toorbul is an excellent location for resident birds as well and we should have time to explore nearby mangroves and bushland. An extension across to nearby Godwin Beach and then Bribie Island could be considered.


OCTOBER – WEDNESDAY - MID WEEK OUTING
Group –  Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details – John Kooistra  (johnkooistra60@gmail.com)
Location – Kureelpa Falls Track, Kureelpa. 
Location –  Meet at the end of Kureelpa Falls Rd (off Nambour-Mapleton Rd opposite Dulong Lookout)
Date –  9th October, 2019
Time – [beginning] – 7am
Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 10.30am with bird call and morning tea.
What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea.
Other details – This walk goes into Mapleton National Park, through mainly dry eucalpyt forest, with patches of rainforest.
It does involve a creek crossing (on stepping stones) and a couple of steepish inclines. A good variety of bush birds here and a total of over 50 species should be possible. Nearest toilets are at Kanyana Park on Dulong Rd, near the lookout.

 OCTOBER – SATURDAY OUTING
Group –  Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details –  John Birbeck      
Location – Peachester
Location –  tba
Date –  19th October, 2019
Time – [beginning] – 7am
Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 10am with bird call
What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea.
Other details –







YANDINA CREEK WETLAND SURVEY - NOVEMBER
Group –  Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details – Ken Cross -  friarbird43@bigpond.com     07 54457881
Location – Yandina Creek Wetlands
Location –  Please meet at Yandina Railway Station Car park at 6-30am and then we will car pool to site.
Date –  2nd November 2019
Time – [beginning] – 7am
Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 10am with bird call
What to bring – Good walking shoes, long sleeved shirt and pants, hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, Gum boots are a preferred option, + folding chair, morning tea.
Other details – This outing will double as a survey for this site. Please RSVP to the above email address. Apologies as there will be maximum numbers for this site. Visiting this site will be weather dependent.
PLEASE REMEMBER YANDINA CREEK WETLANDS DOES NOT PERMIT ACCESS OTHER THAN ON OFFICIAL SURVEYS.

Group –  Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details – Paul Fraser fraserwestbury@icloud.com
Location – Kenilworth Sewerage Ponds
Location –  From Kenilworth take the road to Imbil. A short distance out of town there will be a left hand turn and a sign marked Rubbish Tip [or similar]. Park adjacent to the ponds.
Date –  6th November, 2019
Time – [beginning] – 7am
Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 10am with bird call
What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea.
Other details – a good mix of open forest spp plus some adjacent closed forest and a few wetland spp on the ponds.


NOVEMBER – SATURDAY OUTING
Group –  Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details – Ken Cross & John Birbeck friarbird43@bigpond.com     07 54457881
Location – Tuan Environmental Reserve, Chinaman Creek Road, Cambroon
Location –  
Date –  16th November, 2019
Time – [beginning] – 7am
Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 10am with bird call
What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea.
Other details –
NOVEMBER – WEEKEND AWAY
23 & 24th -  Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach

DECEMBER – WEDNESDAY - MID WEEK OUTING
Group –  Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details – Russ Lamb
Location – Ewan Maddock Dam
Location –  Ewan Maddock Dam-end of Kowald Road, Landsborough
Date –  4TH December, 2019
Time – [beginning] – 7am
Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 10am with bird call
What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea.
Other details –



DECEMBER – SATURDAY OUTING & XMAS BREAK-UP!
Group –  Sunshine Coast
Leader/s and contact details – Ken Cross -  friarbird43@bigpond.com     07 54457881
Location – Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve
Location –
Date –  7TH December, 2019.
Time – [beginning] – 7am
Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 10am with bird call
What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea.
Other details – Bird walk + BBQ + Guest Speaker


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