Birdwatching – 2025-05-25 Bullocky Rest, Lake Samsonvale

Bird Report  – 25.05.2025

A perfectly calm day for birdwatching along the lakeside initially  – then onto a bush track to be greeted by melodious birdsong which accompanied us for 20 minutes of our walk.  6 members and 3 non members attended.  At our meeting point at the car park, we noticed a beautiful, apparently healthy looking,  sulpha crested cockatoo dead on the ground.  There was blood stained colouring above its right leg.

30 species  seen and 1 species heard including:  Black swan x 2, Maned duck x 11, Pacific black duck x 4, Australasian grebe x 5, Australian white ibis x 12, White necked heron x 1, Great egret x 1, Little egret x 1, Australian pelican x 5, Little pied cormorant x 3, Little black cormorant x 2, Australasian darter x 1, Australasian swamphen x 1, Dusky moorhen x 1, Eurasian coot x 1, Masked lapwing x 2, Bar shouldered dove – heard x 2, Little corella x 12, Sulphur crested cockatoo x 1, (alive) Rainbow lorikeet x 17, Little friarbird x 1, Noisy friarbird x 1, Blue faced honeyeater x 1, Noisy miner x 13, Grey butcherbird x 7, Pied butcherbird x 5, Australian magpie x 2, Willie wagtail x 7, Grey fantail x 1, Magpie lark x 3, Torresian crow x 3.

Thanks to all participants who made this a most enjoyable day.

We last visited Bullocky Rest in 2021.   Bullocky Rest  is a picnic area on the edge of Lake Samsonvale.  A walking track follows the lakeside at Bullocky Rest for some distance to Forgan Cove and provides an opportunity to see bush and water birds.

Directions:  From Gympie Road, Strathpine, 98 Q17 turn west and follow Samsonvale Road for approximately 6.5km.  Turn right into Forgan Road 97 H9 and follow for 2.2km and turn left into Bullocky Rest Reserve 97 N4.  Keep to the left and drive to the lower carpark.

Bring:  Hat, sunglasses, sunburn cream, insect repellant, personal first aid kit, enclosed shoes, binoculars, chair, morning tea and lunch

Please do not attend this activity if you are unwell.