Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve Bird Walk

Rufous Fantail - a very common spp at MCSR

Russet tailed Thrush

As part of an arrangement with Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve and Sunshine Coast Council, Birdlife Australia has organised a series of morning bird walks. The first one was held on the 27 December, 2017. We had two mothers and their children who were guided around the reserve by Robyn Combes and a group of 8 adults who were herded around by myself and Paul Fraser. It was, I believe, a very good beginning.

Southern Logrunner

The following species were recorded from our first walks [either by sight or sound]. The list is an amalgam of the two groups’ records.







Birds

Pale Yellow Robin

Brushturkey

Brown Cuckoo-Dove

Wonga Pigeon

Bar-shouldered Dove

Wompoo Fruit-Dove

Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove

Fan-tailed Cuckoo

Laughing Kookaburra

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Australian King-Parrot

Little Lorikeet

Rainbow Lorikeet

Little Shrike thrush

Green Catbird

Lewin's Honeyeater

Yellow-throated Scrubwren - nesting

Large-billed Scrubwren

Brown Gerygone - nesting

Australian Logrunner

Eastern Whipbird

Australian Magpie

Pied Currawong - nesting

Varied Triller

Common Cicadabird

Spectacled Monarch

Little Shrikethrush

Golden Whistler

Australasian Figbird

Spangled Drongo

Rufous Fantail

Grey Fantail

Black-faced Monarch

Red legged Pademelon

Spectacled Monarch

Torresian Crow

Paradise Riflebird

Pale-yellow Robin

Eastern Yellow Robin

Silvereye

Russet-tailed Thrush

Mammals

Red legged Pademelons

Grey headed Flying Fox

Grey headed Flying Foxes

Brown Gerygone nest

nesting Pied Currawongs

All pictures by Paul Fraser and Vince Lee.

Tin Can Bay Weekend Away

Tin Can Bay Weekend

[All pictures by Vince Lee]

Bruce Zimmer Wayne Kroll 

Ken Cross Russell McGregor

Jan England and Ros Munro and Lesley Eagles

Michele Grant and Allison

Steve and Carol  Popple to drive up.

John Seebeck and Glenis Ayling

Jean and Peter Tulloch to drive up.

Geoff and Robyn Combes

Ray Devine and Vince Lee

The plan for the weekend….Please bring scopes if possible as we will have some emphasis on migrant waders.

Friday 24 November

Please arrive by 5-15 pm to depart Nambour 5-30pm from the carpark behind the Council Chambers in Nambour

– Arrive Tin Can Bay Sleepy Lagoons Motel  – c. 7-30pm [fast food enroute]

Saturday 25 November

Birding 6-30am – 8 am birding 

Depart TCB – 9-30 am for Boonooroo  - birding here for waders and bush birds

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7pm – Golf Course for Dinner [Chinese?]

Sunday 26 November

7am [post breakfast] depart for Rainbow Beach

Birding at Inskipp Point

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Carlos Point

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Depart c. 1pm.  Birding enroute? I plan to be back in Nambour by 4pm.

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2018 Birdlife Australia – Sunshine Coast Programme

Saturday 6 January Club Outing – Mary Cairncross SR - Ken Cross

Wednesday 24 January Club Outing – Mary Cairncross SR - John Maling

Saturday 3 February Club Outing – Maleny Options – 1. Mary Cairncross SR - Ken Cross

                                                                                                 2. Maleny Golf Course Walk – John Malings 

Wednesday 14 February Club Outing – Kureelpa Falls Track - John Kooistra? Vincent Lee?

Saturday 24 February Club Outing - (New Reserve) Scarffe Road Reserve at Glenview - Ken Cross & John Birbeck

Saturday 3 March Club Outing – [new northern sections] of Mary Cairncross SR - Ken Cross and John Birbeck

Saturday 10 March Club Outing – (New Reserve) Annie Hehir Road Environmental Reserve, River Road Peachester – Ken Cross & John Birbeck

Wednesday 14 March Club Outing – Toorbul [high tide c 8am]- John Kooistra? Vincent Lee?

Wednesday 18 April Club Outing – Lake Mc Donald and Noosa Trail 7 [Hamilton Road] – Russ Lamb

Saturday 21 April Club Outing - (New Reserve) ) Tuan Environmental Reserve, Chinaman Creek Road, Cambroon - Ken Cross & John Birbeck

Saturday 12 May Club Outing – (New Reserve) Brannocks Ecological Reserve (new section) opposite go-cart track Steve Irwin Way - Ken Cross & John Birbeck

Wednesday 16 May Club Outing – Ferntree NP - John Kooistra? Vincent Lee?

***Saturday 26 May – Birder’s Congress*** - details TBA

Saturday 9 June - Spotlighting Outing – details TBA – Ken Cross et el

Wednesday 13 June Club Outing – Kenilworth Area - details TBA John Kooistra? Vincent Lee?

***Weekend Away – 22 – 24 June – Maryborough / Hervey Bay  – Ken Cross***

***Nambour Garden Expo – July 13, 14, 15 – Birdlife Displays*** - Robyn Combes et el

Wednesday 18 July Club Outing and Beginner’s Bird Walk – Wappa Dam and surrounds – Vince Lee and John Kooistra?

Saturday 21 July Club Outing  – (New Reserve) Kawana Forest Bushland Reserve/Ring Tank, Rainforest Drive, Meridan Plains – wetlands - Ken Cross & John Birbeck

Saturday 4 August Club Outing – (New Reserve) Malones Road Eudlo Flats Road Eudlo Creek, Kiels Mountain – Ken Cross & John Birbeck

Wednesday 15 August Club Outing – Mapleton Falls   - Burnie Collins?

***Weekend Away – 17 – 19 -  August – Brisbane North west – Ken Cross***

Saturday 8 September Club Outing – Toorbul and Bribie Island – Ken Cross

Wednesday September Club Outing – Park Lakes + extension to Finland Road – Paul Jensen

Saturday 13 October Club Outing –  Peachester Reserves + Stanmore area – Ken Cross

Wednesday 17 October Club Outing – Jabiru Park/Fearnley Birdhide + Cooroy STW – Russ Lamb

***National Bird Week  – 22 – 28 October – Aussie Backyard Bird Count***

Saturday 3 November Club Outing – (New Reserve) Triunia Environmental Reserve Curruthers Road Rainforest/ open eucalypt forest – Ken Cross & John Birbeck

Wednesday 14 November Club Outing – Tewantin Area Birding Cooroibah section of Cooloola NP and Cooloothin Creek, Ringtail SF (Noosa Bird Trails 1 & 9) – Russ  Lamb

Saturday 1 December Club Outing & breakup – TBA – suggestions?

Wednesday 12 December Club Outing – Buderim Forest Park – John Malings