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| Freckled Duck |
Freckled Ducks, normally very rare in south-east Queensland, are popping up all over the region as the exodus of inland birds to the coast continues. Now, the first Freckled Duck for the Sunshine Coast is recorded.
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| Freckled Duck & Little Black Cormorant |
I took these images today but the bird was found by local birders almost a month ago at the Noosa Botanic Gardens, Lake Macdonald. Since then, the duck has nearly always been found perched on the above drum-line.
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| Freckled Duck & Eurasian Coot |
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| Wandering Whistling-Duck |
Also on Lake Macdonald was a party of 5 Wandering Whistling-Ducks.
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| Plumed Whistling-Duck |
While at North Arm nearby, about 200 Plumed Whistling-Ducks were massed on the shore.
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| Hardhead |
Along with plenty of Hardheads.
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| Pink-eared Duck |
Five Pink-eared Ducks were on the lake. Another species normally very rare on the Sunshine Coast, I first saw them here in July last year.
I also visited the Cooroy sewage ponds today. Interesting to see good numbers of Fairy Martins and a few Australian Reed-Warblers - both species are considered to be summer migrants - along with a couple of Little Grassbirds. A couple of other birds seen today:
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| Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike |
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| Brown Falcon |
A couple of days ago I popped in to Alexandra Headland, where the following were seen.
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| Eastern Reef-Egret |
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| Crested Tern |
Nice work with the Freckled Duck there! I tried to see my first one at Sandgate Lagoon in May, but couldn't spot it. I did see Pink-eared Ducks for the first time though and was quite enchanted by them - the zebra patterns, whistling call and the circular swimming behaviour, etc. Hopefully these inland birds will persist here a little longer!
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