THECA monthly birdwalks are an easy way to see something of the wonderful variety of bird-life around Brisbane.

• A two hour walk, suitable for all ages and experience.
• Usually on the Saturday of the last full weekend of the month, January to November.
• Please phone Dawn on 3870 8076 for more information or if the weather looks uncertain.
• Cost: $1/person for THECA members; $2/person for non-members.

See the Events Diary for our scheduled birdwalks.

THECA’s July birdwalk  at the Mt Ommaney Board walk attracted 13 walkers on a cold dry morning.  34 species were seen.  – 

29/7/2017

Gold Creek Reservoir

24 June 2017

A group of seven met at Gold Creek Reservoir on a cool winter morning. 24 species were seen and 6 heard.

Pullenvale Forest Park: Pullenvale Road, Pullenvale (UBD 176 H14)
29 March 2014
Compiled By: D Beck

Weather was fine and sunny after days of heavy rain. 36 species seen and 2 heard.

Species seen or heard (h):

Pacific Black Duck, Common Bronzewing, Crested Pigeon, Peaceful Dove, Bar-shouldered Dove, Masked Lapwing, Galah, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Rainbow Lorikeet, Scaly-breasted Lorikeet, Australian King-Parrot, Pale-headed Rosella, Laughing Kookaburra (H), Red-backed Fairy-wren, Variegated Fairy-wren, White-throated Gerygone (H), Lewin's Honeyeater, Noisy Miner, Scarlet Honeyeater, Brown Honeyeater, White-throated Honeyeater, Noisy Friarbird, Eastern Whipbird, Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Golden Whistler, Rufous Whistler, Little Shrike-thrush, Australasian Figbird, Grey Butcherbird, Australian Magpie, Rufous Fantail, Leaden Flycatcher, Spectacled Monarch, Australian Magpie-lark, Eastern Yellow Robin, Silvereye, Double-barred Finch, Red-browed Finch.

Darra: corner of Chipley Street and Ashridge Road (UBD 198 A12)
22nd February 2014
Compiled By:D Muir

The creek was flowing following a storm. There had been some localised flooding. Thirteen members attended and surprisingly, though not much was in flower, many species were seen - and a wallaby, the first we've seen in the area! The White-breasted Woodswallows seen near the entrance to the park was a real highlight as was the flock of White-throated Needletails hawking for insects overhead.

Species seen or heard (h):

Australian Brush-turkey, Australian Wood Duck, Pacific Black Duck, Hardhead, Spotted Dove, White-throated Needletail, Little Pied Cormorant, Little Black Cormorant, Eastern Great Egret, Australian White Ibis, Royal Spoonbill, Purple Swamphen, Dusky Moorhen, Eurasian Coot, Masked Lapwing, Rainbow Lorikeet, Scaly-breasted Lorikeet, Little Lorikeet (h), Pale-headed Rosella, Eastern Koel, Channel-billed Cuckoo, Sacred Kingfisher, Rainbow Bee-eater, Superb Fairy-wren, White-throated Gerygone, Striated Pardalote, Yellow-faced Honeyeater, Noisy Miner, Brown Honeyeater, Blue-faced Honeyeater, Noisy Friarbird, Little Friarbird, Striped Honeyeater, Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, White-breasted Woodswallow, Grey Butcherbird, Australian Magpie, Pied Currawong, Willie Wagtail, Torresian Crow, Magpie-lark, Golden-headed Cisticola, Tawny Grassbird, Silvereye, Welcome Swallow, Common Myna, Double-barred Finch.

Moggill Forest Reserve: Mill Road, Anstead (UBD 175 N10)
25 January 2014
Compiled By: D Muir

Overcast with the possibility of rain. Highlight was the family of Double-barred Finches including two fledglings nearly into adult plumage.

Species seen or Heard:

Brown Cuckoo-Dove, Bar-shouldered Dove, White-faced Heron, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Rainbow Lorikeet, Channel-billed Cuckoo, White-browed Scrubwren, Large-billed Scrubwren, White-throated Gerygone, Striated Pardalote, Lewin's Honeyeater, Noisy Miner, Noisy Friarbird, Eastern Whipbird, Varied Sittella, Cicadabird, Little Shrike-thrush, Australian Figbird, Australian Magpie, Spangled Drongo, Rufous Fantail, Torresian Crow, Spectacled Monarch, Eastern Yellow Robin, Red-browed Finch, Double-barred Finch.

Seventeen Mile Rocks Road, Seventeen Mile Rocks (UBD 198 D3)
23rd November 2013
Compiled By: D Muir

Following storm rains the outing to Seventeen Miles Rock Park was surprisingly productive of bird activity. We were fortunate to be in the "right place at the right time" to see a female Brush Turkey busy scratching soil and leaf litter over the egg she had just laid in a mound. The male was nowhere in sight. However, on our return he was intent on his inspection of the mound. Female had already moved away.

A raptor (Pacific Baza) was seen doing "aerial acrobatics" high in the sky with loops and dives and changes of direction. It was identified as a Pacific Baza since we had heard one call and there were no other raptors in the area. The have been other reports of such behaviour by Pacific Bazas at present in Brisbane.

We also watched a single Channel-billed cuckoo (probably the male) leading two Torresian Crows away from their nesting area with a great deal of noise from both the crows and the cuckoo. Presumably the female was able to slip into the crow nest to lay her egg. Channel-billed Cuckoos are known to parasitize crows, Pied Currawongs, magpies and there is a report of Noisy Friarbirds being hosts.

Species seen or heard (h):

Australian Brush-turkey, Australian Wood Duck, Rock Dove, Crested Pigeon, Darter, Eastern Great Egret, Australian White Ibis, Pacific Baza, Pale-vented Bush-hen (H), Little Corella, Rainbow Lorikeet, Eastern Koel (H); Channel-billed Cuckoo, Laughing Kookaburra, Superb Fairy-wren, Red-backed Fairy-wren, Variegated Fairy-wren, Striated Pardalote, Lewin's Honeyeater (H), Noisy Miner, Brown Honeyeater, Blue-faced Honeyeater, Eastern Whipbird, (H), Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Cicadabird (H), Grey Shrike-thrush (H), Australian Figbird, Grey Butcherbird, Pied Butcherbird, Australian Magpie, Torresian Crow, Magpie-lark, Tawny Grassbird, Silvereye, Welcome Swallow, Fairy Martin, Common Myna, Double-barred Finch (H).

Sherwood Forest Park: enter from Jolimont Street (UBD 178 K19)
26th October 2013
Compiled By: D Muir

THECA outing to the Sherwood Arboretum on the 26.10.13. It was very hot and dry following very little winter rain and a dry spring. Figbirds, Torresian Crows and Noisy Miners were nesting. The Eastern Great Egret was in full breeding plumage. (H) = heard only

Species seen:

Australian Brush-turkey, Australian Wood Duck, Pacific Black Duck, Hardhead, Australasian Grebe, White-headed Pigeon, Spotted Dove (H), Crested Pigeon, Tawny Frogmouth, Little Black Cormorant, Eastern Great Egret, Australian White Ibis, Purple Swamphen, Dusky Moorhen, Eurasian Coot, Masked Lapwing, Galah, Little Corella, Rainbow Lorikeet, Scaly-breasted Lorikeet, Pheasant-Coucal (H), Eastern Koel (H), Laughing Kookaburra, Sacred Kingfisher, Noisy Miner, Brown Honeyeater, Blue-faced Honeyeater, Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Australian Figbird, Olive-backed Oriole, Grey Butcherbird, Pied Butcherbird, Australian Magpie, Pied Currawong, Torresian Crow, Australian Reed Warbler, Welcome Swallow, Fairy Martin, Common Myna.

Anstead Reserve: Hawkesbury Road, Anstead (UBD 195 P4)
25th May 2013
Compiled by: Rod Brown

Species seen or heard (h):

A-I:

Apostlebird, Australian King Parrot, Bar-shouldered Dove (H), Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Blue-faced Honeyeater, Brown Honeyeater, Common Bronzewing, Darter, Eastern Whipbird (H), Eastern Yellow Robin, Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Figbird, Golden Whistler, Grey Butcherbird, Grey Fantail.

J-R:

Laughing Kookaburra, Lewin's Honeyeater, Little Corella, Masked Lapwing, Mistletoebird, Noisy Friarbird, Noisy Miner, Pacific Black Duck, Peregrine Falcon, Pied Butcherbird, Pied Currawong, Rainbow Bee-eater, Rainbow Lorikeet, Red-backed Fairy-wren, Red-browed Finch, Rufous Whistler.

S-Z:

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet, Scarlet Honeyeater, Shining Bronze-Cuckoo, Silvereye, Speckled Warbler (H), Spotted Pardalote, Striated Pardalote, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Torresian Crow, Variegated Fairy-wren, Welcome Swallow, White-browed Scrubwren (H), White-throated Gerygone (H), White-throated Honeyeater, White-throated Treecreeper (H), Willie Wagtail, Yellow-faced Honeyeater.

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Oxley Creek Common
27th April 2013

Pullenvale Forest Park: Pullenvale Road, Pullenvale (UBD 176 H14)
23rd March 2013

Notes: overcast – following considerable rain – creek flowing strongly. One Chital deer sighted.