FEBRUARY OUTING - LAKE MC DONALD

White headed Pigeon

The clouds were looming, but twenty-five happy souls gathered with binoculars and cameras to see what Noosa Botanic Gardens had to offer. While sign-on was still happening we were treated to Australian King Parrot and White-headed pigeon.

Topknots

The group wandered about and spied many of the usual gardens bush birds, but comment was made about the low numbers of smaller birds like honeyeaters, thornbills, flycatchers or gerygone. White-headed pigeon were out in force, as were the Rainbow lorikeets and the garden loving Noisy miners.
Surprisingly the lake held smaller numbers of birds than is typical, but usual waders were present. A pair of Kreftts turtle were also identified.

Little Pied Cormorant

Birders braving the rain

The morning list was completed with gusto, with a Wompoo Fruit dove, three Eastern Koel and a flock of 13 Top-knot pigeons, the latter arriving as we opened our deck chairs.

Groups members also spotted a Yellow-faced whip snake, Blue Triangle Butterfly, Lemon Migrant butterfly and Common crow butterfly.

Common Tree Snake

Cicadabird

Australasian Figbird

In total 49 species were sighted. https://birdata.birdlife.org.au/survey?id=3040200&h=5bff349c

Australian Brush-turkey (2, None)
Magpie Goose (6, None)

Kreft's Turtle

Australian Wood Duck (2, None)
Pacific Black Duck (2, None)
Australasian Grebe (1, None)
White-headed Pigeon (10, None)
Crested Pigeon (3, None)
Bar-shouldered Dove (2, None)
Wompoo Fruit-Dove (1, None)
Topknot Pigeon (13, None)
Australasian Darter (3, None)
Little Pied Cormorant (1, None)
Little Black Cormorant (20, None)
Australian Pelican (4, None)
Little Egret (1, None)
White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1, None)
Purple Swamphen (6, None)
Comb-crested Jacana (2, None)
Whiskered Tern (2, None)
White-winged Black Tern (5, None)
Galah (3, None)
Little Corella (2, None)
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (5, None)
Rainbow Lorikeet (50, None)
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (8, None)
Australian King-Parrot (2, None)
Pale-headed Rosella (1, None)
Eastern Koel (3, None)
Laughing Kookaburra (3, None)
Red-backed Fairy-wren (5, None)
Variegated Fairy-wren (1, None)
Lewin's Honeyeater (2, None)
Noisy Miner (20, None)
Little Wattlebird (4, None)
Blue-faced Honeyeater (5, None)
Noisy Friarbird (4, None)
Little Friarbird (1, None)
Eastern Whipbird (5, None)
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (1, None)
Cicadabird (1, None)

Australian MAgpie

Australasian Figbird (12, None)
Grey Butcherbird (4, None)
Australian Magpie (5, None)
Grey Fantail (1, None)
Torresian Crow (1, None)
Magpie-lark (1, None)
Eastern Yellow Robin (2, None)
Welcome Swallow (5, None)
Muscovy Duck (3, None)


Participants:
Helen Martyn, Joy Ryan, Marina Roblin, Rob Roblin, Teresa Martin, Zoe Parris, Tony Buchan, Marc Buchan, Jane McAuliffe, Colin McAuliffe, Jena Tulloa, Bernice Seton, Davis McNally, Catherine Rigden, Peter Ridgen, James Martin, Paul Jensen, Glenys Cross, Peter Cross, Helen Leonard, Paul Zellerer, Wayne Kroll, Brian Gatfield, Deb Wagner, Russ Lamb, Mike Johnston, Carolyn Scott