Big Zigzag BirdingQueensland

week 003 | SE QLD | trip list 103 – 123

Starting actually heading north!

In an eggshell

  • Big Zigzag bird species count: 123 (+10 this week)
  • Big Zigzag bird families count: 51 (+6 this week)
  • Big Zigzag Lifers: 5 (+1 this week: Ground Parrot)
  • Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 8 (+1 this week)

Bird of the week

White-cheeked Honeyeater, was the most common bird at Great Sandy National Park — Teewah Pump Station Road. The target, Ground Parrot was achieved, but was to quick to be photographed.

Sleeping sites:

  • Cruice Park, Woodford
  • Six miles Creek 
  • Dunethin Rock
  • M.V Sarawak (Inskip)
  • Childers
  • Conia Gorge

Non-bird image

Week's Key Location

Big Zigzag Travelled so far: 1870 km (this week 1025 km)

eBird Checklists this week

  • 1293. 03 Aug 2024 Cania Gorge Caravan and Tourist Park 
  • 1292. 03 Aug 2024 Cania Gorge National Park
  • 1291. 03 Aug 2024 Cedars Road, South Kolan, Queensland, AU (-24.973, 152.185)
  • 1290. 02 Aug 2024 Maryborough, Fraser Coast
  • 1289. 02 Aug 2024 Inskip Point Road, Inskip, Queensland, AU (-25.81, 153.051)
  • 1288. 01 Aug 2024 Great Sandy National Park–Teewah Pump Station Rd at -26.04694, 153.03806
  • 1287. 01 Aug 2024 Inskip Point Road, Inskip, Queensland, AU (-25.81, 153.051)
  • 1286. 01 Aug 2024 Gympie – Six Mile Rest Area
     
  • 1285. 31 Jul 2024 Noosa National Park
  • 1284. 31 Jul 2024 Coolum Experimental Farm Wetlands 
  • 1283. 31 Jul 2024 Dunethin Rock 
  • 1282. 31 Jul 2024 Dunethin Rock
  • 1281. 30 Jul 2024 Dunethin Rock 
  • 1280. 30 Jul 2024 Gerrards Lookout (Montville)
  • 1279. 29 Jul 2024 Glass House Mountains National Park–Mt Tibrogargan
  • 1278. 29 Jul 2024 Cruice Park, Woodford 
  • 1277. 28 Jul 2024 Lake Samsonvale–Golds Scrub Lane (some areas restricted access)
  • 1276. 28 Jul 2024 Greenmount Ct, Mt Samson (roadside birding)
  • 1275. 28 Jul 2024 Dayboro Showgriunds