BIRDWATCHING 2026-02-22 Sandy Camp Road Wetlands Reserve, Wynnum West

OutingReport

9 attendees – 8 members & 1 non-member

50 birds observed – 41 birds seen & 9 heard – reported on eBird 22/02/2026

The bush was alive with chattering birds.   In particular, the little friarbirds dominated the tree tops with their relentless calling.  The flowering mistletoe attracted many birds.   The lagoons did not look healthy.  The water in the Lily Pad Lagoon -the Lagoon with the Viewing platform- was green which probably accounted for the  reduced number of birds noted on this site.  2 Spotless Crakes entertained the group as  they search relentlessly  through the mud, patiently looking for nourishment.  And what makes the heart beat faster than an adult Comb-crested Jacana with two young in its sights.   Morning tea was enjoyed and the bird checklist completed at Elanora Park by the Wynnum Boardwalk.

Thanks to all participants for a most enjoyable and successful birdwatching morning.

The following birds were observed:  Pacific Black Duck x 8, Hardhead x 1, Australian White Ibis x 41, Royal Spoonbill x 2, Great Egret x 3, Little Pied Cormorant x 5, Little Black Cormorant x 16, Australasian Darter x 6 – 3 on nests -, Spotless Crake x 2 , Australasian Swamphen x 10, Dusky Moorhen x 6, Eurasian Coot x 2, Masked Lapwing x 4, Comb-crested Jacana x 3 -1 adult & 2 young, Crested Pigeon x 1, Peaceful Dove x heard, Bar-shouldered Dove x heard, Laughing Kookaburra x heard, Forest Kingfisher x heard, Sacred Kingfisher x 2, Rainbow Bee-eater x 3, Little Corella x 3, Rainbow Lorikeet x 3, Scaly-breasted Lorikeet x 4, Variegated Fairywren x 5, Superb Fairywren x 3, Brown Honeyeater x 5, Little Friarbird x 20, Noisy Friarbird x 2, Blue-faced Honeyeater x 7, White-throated Honeyeater x 6, Yellow-faced Honeyeater x 1, Noisy Miner x 6, Lewin’s Honeyeater x 2, Striated Pardalote x  heard, White-throated Gerygone x 2, Grey Butcherbird x heard, Pied Currawong x heard, Australian Golden Whistler x 1, Grey Shrikethrush x 7, Australasian Figbird x heard, Willie Wagtail x 5, Rufous Fantail x 1, Rufous Shrikethrush x 1, Magpie-lark x 3, Leaden Flycatcher x 1, Torresian Crow x heard, Welcome Swallow x 4, Tawny Grassbird x 1, Silvereye x 1, Mistletoebird 1 and 1 heard

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Torrential rain spoilt our last attempt to visit this wetland in November.    So, we’ll try again.  Flat constructed pathways meander through the site which houses a diversity of vegetation including woodland, lagoons and open grassland.  A wide variety of birds visit this site.

Meet:  Sandy Camp Road at the entrance to the wetlands.  Brisbane UBD 142 P16

Bring:  Hat, enclosed shoes, sunburn cream, personal first aid kit, binoculars, chair, insect repellant,

We will drive to Wynnum foreshore for morning tea as there is no suitable shady area at the Wetlands.