Go South 07 -- Road Kill

On my way south from Ingham to Cunnamulla, there was plenty of road kill to satisfy the local raptors.

First casualty was a feral pig.

Second was an emu. Saw a few of these.

Third was a Barn Owl. Don't see many of those. Beautiful bird.

Go South 06 -- Tyto Wetlands, Ingham

This is a great spot just to the south of Ingham township. Saw about 40 species of birds here on a walk around most of the wetlands freshly overfull after a LOT of rain in the previous two days. Tyto Tony blogs about this place; always well worth a read. John Young [of Night Parrot fame] had a major role in the design.

 Here is a selection of birds seen.

Rainbow Bee-eaters Merops ornatus
These birds were fresh in from southern climes
on their northward migration

Yellow Honeyeater
Lichenostomus flavus

Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila albogularis

White-browed Robin
Poecilodryas superciliosa

Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leugophrys with a LARGE meal

White-Breasted Woodswallows Artamus leucorynchus

Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
Lonchura castaneothorax

Go South 06 -- Carr Road, Julatten

Kingfisher Lodge was closed for a month whilst the new owners had a holiday. A tour guide, whom I met on the way down Mt Lewis, gave me a heads up about Carr Road and the presence of Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher. No further encouragement needed. I parked at the start of the deaden Carr Road and walked in to the end, only 5-600 metres.

Pale-yellow Robins, Bridled and Dusky Honeyeaters, and Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfuisher all to the background sound of Striated Pardolotes.

Bridled Honeyeater
Lichenostomus frenatus

Dusky Honeyeater Myzomela obscura

Pale-yellow Robin Tregellasia capito

Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher Tanysiptera sylvia

This is not the best image ever taken of this species but it was deep in a rainforest gully.

Magic. f4 and be there.