Texas Qld 22/04/11-24/04/11

Our Easter Weekend was spent  Camping/Fishing and Birdwatching at the Dumaresq River, Texas South- East Queensland on the border of Queensland and New South Wales, This river had taken a fair thrashing with the January Floods and there was a large amount of evident dammage to trees including a large amount of farming materials that had been washed into trees.  Despite this, there was still abundant birdlife. The highlight sightings of this trip for me were that of the Azure Kingfisher (pair) and the Plum-headed Finch and the White-Plumed Honeyeater, all first sightings for me.  The Azure Kingfishers were an absolute delight to watch, diving in and out of the river, what a stunning sight they are.

Azure Kingfisher

Our Bird List for the Easter weekend is as follows:


Texas Bird List - Easter 2011

1. White-bellied Sea-Eagle (pair)
2. Brahminy Kite (1)
3. Wedge-tailed Eagle (1)
4. Brown Falcon (1, seen twice)
5. Azure Kingfisher (Pair)
6. Laughing Kookaburra
7. Noisy Friarbird
8. White-Winged Chough
9. Pee-Wee (Magpie Lark)
10. Butcherbird
11. Australian Magpie
12. Red Browed Finch
13. Plum-Headed Finch
14. Superb Blue Wren - Females & Juvenilles
15. Jacky Winter
16. Striated Pardalote
17. Willy Wagtail
18. Rufous Whistler
19. White-Plumed Honeyeater
20. Rainbow Lorikeet
21. Scaley-Breasted Lorikeet
22. Little Lorikeet
23. Red-Rumped Parrot
24. Pale-headed Rosella
25. Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
26. Little Corella
27. Pied Cormorant
28. Great Egret
29. Wood Duck
30. Peaceful Dove
31. Apostlebird
32. ?Unknown Small Bird (to be identified)

Butterflies:

1. Wanderer
2.  Lesser Wanderer
3. Orchard Swallowtail

Fish:

1. Freshwater Catfish (Dewfish)
2. Spangled Perch
3. Murray Cod
4. European Carp (Removed and disposed of)



Plum-Headed Finch

Dumaresq River, Texas

Sulphur Crested Cockatoo

White-Bellied Sea Eagles

Striated Pardalote

Noisy Friarbirds

The only photo that wasn't totally blury of the pair of Azure Kingfishers.

Little Corella's