Birdwatching 2025-02-16 Bribie Island
We will meet adjacent to 52 Bibimulya Street, Bellara to walk around Bibimulya Wetlands UBD map 52 Q10.
Directions: After coming off the Bribie Island bridge, at the first roundabout take the second exit into Eucalypt Street. Turn into the second street on the right, Bibimulya Street. Continue on this road to house number 52. Following our walk around the lake, we will drive further north to the car park opposite 20 Solander Esplanade, Banksia Beach, UBD May 52 J4. We will use the bird hide to view wader birds on Kakadu Beach. High tide is 12.12 pm.
Bring: Hat, sunglasses, sunburn cream, personal first aid kit, enclosed shoes, binoculars, camera, chair, insect repellent, soap, hand sanitizer, morning tea, and lunch.
Please do not attend this event if you are unwell.
Report from Birdwatching 2025-02-16
Due to inclement weather, Birdwatching at Bribie Island on 19 January was cancelled and rescheduled to 16th February.
8 Members attended this Activity on a hot and humid day. Bibimulya Wetlands Birdcount totalled 28 species including: Plumed Whistling Duck, 20: Pacific Black Duck, 6: Spotted Dove, 3: Dusky Moorhen, 30: Australasian SwampHen (including 2 chicks), 15: Masked Lapwing, 2: Australian Darter,1: Little Pied Cormorant, 40: Little Black Cormorant, 1: Australian White Ibis, 15: Royal Spoonbill, 31: Intermediate Egret (white egret sp), 2: Australian Pelican, 2: Little Corella, 6: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, 1: Pale-headed Rosella, 1: Rainbow Lorikeet, 3: Little Friarbird, 3: Blue-faced Honeyeater, 1: Noisy Miner, 15: Australian Magpie, 4: Grey Butcherbird, 3: Pied Butcherbird, 3: Black-faced Cuckooshrike, 2: Australasian Figbird, 3: Magpie-lark, 6: Torresian Crow, 2: Common Myna, 2.
The group proceeded to Banksia Beach Birdhide where 9 species were recorded including: Australian Brushturkey, 1: Buff-banded Rail, 1: Pied Stilts, 94: Siberian Plover, 3: Bar-tailed Godwit , 2,015: Great Knot, 3: Silver Gull, 42: Australian Pelican, 2: Little Wattlebird, 1. The group were appreciative of the help provided by a local expert birdwatcher, in identifying some of these shorebirds especially the Bar-tailed Godwits. As we arrived at the birdhide, hundreds of Bar-tail Godwits landed gracefully on the sand in a tight group and gradually separated along the length of the beach providing easy viewing with our binoculars. It was noted that a small tourist boat came closer and closer to the birds, causing restlessness amongst the group. With encouragement, the boat eventually turned away from the shore.
The Bird checklists were submitted to ebird on the 16th February.