Jackwin 777: Caspian Tern

Tuesday, 12 February 2019

Queensland Visits: Ethan 01

Ethan and I did some shorebirdwatching in the Gladstone area for a few days last week. We had a great time. Here are some of Ethan's images using a Canon 5D and a Tamron 150-600 G1 lens. Rule number one is: get closer.

First off are some endemic Aussie birds.

Double-barred Finch

Leaden Flycatcher (female)

Leaden Flycatcher (male)

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (almost fledged)(saw the adults)

Caspian Tern

Crested Tern (adult above; juvenile below)

Gull-billed Tern

Little Terns

Eastern Reef Egret (dark morph)

White-bellied Sea-eagle

Saturday, 16 January 2016

Berd Nerd visits Queensland 04

On a par with the Maroochy Wetland Sanctuary was the Fearnley Bird-hide at Lake Macdonald between Cooroy and Noosa. This lake is old farmland flooded to provide more water supply for urban expansion. The bird-hide is at the end of a short walk along the wooded edge of the lake just along from a boat launching area at the end of Grange Road where there is a picnic table, seats and shelter. It is a very nice spot. It is about 40 minutes drive from Buderim so an even earlier start ensured we were there by 6.

The first visit by Ethan and me yielded 47 species plus breakfast and a chat to a boatee. Ethan is still a learner birder so quite a few of the species were life ticks for him. Hardhead, Wandering Whistling-duck, Red-kneed and Black-fronted Dotterels, Lathams Snipe, Sacred and Forest Kingfishers, White-breasted Woodswallow and a species of fairy-wren. We had about 20 ticks within 20 metres of the car. Always a good start!