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| White-eared Monarch |
I hiked to the summit of Mt Ninderry near my home and was surprised by the presence of a vocal and inquisitive White-eared Monarch in low trees atop the eastern cliff face.
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| White-eared Monarch |
I've not seen or heard the monarch on the mountain before.
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| Fairy Gerygone |
Also present in the same area was a party of 4 Fairy Gerygones. I've had this species once in my garden but not previously on the mountain.
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| Little Shrike-thrush |
The monarch and the gerygones were joined in a feeding flock by Little Shrike Thrush, Golden Whistler and Grey Fantail.
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| View from Mt Ninderry |
The view from the summit across the Sunshine Coast to Moreton Island in the distance was stunning on a great winter day.
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| Silvereye Tasmanian race |
Lower down the mountain I came across a flock of 100+ of the Tasmanian race of Silvereye, easily identified by its chesnut flanks. This race is an uncommon winter visitor to south-east Queensland.
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| Red-legged Pademelon |
Elsewhere on the coast, Sarah Beavis and I saw two Eastern Grass Owls in caneland at Paradise Waters about one hour after sunset. One lightly coloured bird flew high overhead; the other, darker bird passed by at head-height. Later, Sarah sent me an image of a road-killed Eastern Grass Owl she found in 2013 not far away on the Yandina-Coolum road at Yandina Creek. This bird was found close to the recently drained
Yandina Creek Wetlands.
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| Eastern Grass Owl roadkill - Pic Sarah Beavis |
Spotless Crake continues to show well at Parklakes Wetland. I visited Mary Cairncross Park where this female Red-legged Pademelon with pouched joey was sunning itself on a log.
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| Australian Logrunner female |
Nearby at Kondalilla National Park, a pair of Australian Logrunners showed nicely.
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