JANUARY 2021

Our first saturday outing will occur soon on the 30 January at Parklakes in Bli Bli; meeting at 7am. Full details are below. This is an easy site; flat with a mixture of vegetation types that offer the promise of a reasonable variety of birds.

 Please note that there are no public toilets at Parklakes nor Burton Road.

 At our Saturday outing, prior to the bird call, I am hoping to introduce a very minor fund raising effort; a raffle. $1 per ticket. The prize? Your choice of one of a variety of bird related books that have been donated. Many of these titles have been donated by a member, Dianne Goodwillie, who has recently returned to Canada. I thank her for her donation. So please bring a dollar coin and you may find your home library slightly enhanced…

 Post bird walk, bird call and chit chat I am suggesting we can car pool and visit the nearby Burtons Road. This has been dubbed by some the new Finland Road. And like Finland there is not any one place but a long road with a variety of habitats that allow for good road-side birding. Recently a few interesting species have been recorded; Wood Sandpiper and Horsefield’s Bushlark to name a couple from 2021. For others there are a variety of worthy nearby sites including the Maroochy Wetland Sanctuary and Finland Road.

 JANUARY – SATURDAY OUTING

Leader/s and contact details – Ken Cross friarbird43@bigpond.com

Location – Park Lakes, Bli Bli, with extension to Burton Road [Bli Bli – Yandina Road]

Location –  Meet at the car park at Park Lakes, adjacent to the Soccer fields.

Date – 30 January, 2021

Time – [beginning] – 7am

Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 9am with bird call

What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea.

Other details – no toilets on site.

 

The following week I am also leading our first Beginners Bird Walk at the Mapleton Lilyponds. I am advertising this walk for beginners only.

 

 

FEBRUARY – BEGINNING BIRDING WALK

 

Leader/s and contact details – Ken Cross friarbird43@bigpond.com

Location – Mapleton Lilly Ponds - Possible extension to Mapleton Falls NP circuit

Location –  Meet at the Lilly Ponds car park.

Date – Saturday 6 February, 2020.

Time – [beginning] – 7am

Time – [ending -estimated] – c. 9am with bird call

What to bring – hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, folding chair, morning tea.

Other details – Beginners only. Members are only invited if they are bringing beginning birders.

Beginners please bring your birding questions!!!

 

Any questions, comments or suggestions please email me.

 

Kind regards and good birding,

Ken Cross

Ken Cross | Local Branch Convenor                       

Sunshine Coast Branch

BirdLife Southern Queensland

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