Summary: Lovely 8km track with decent rainforest birds and occasional scenic views Dates of visit: Dec 19, 2020 and Feb 28, 2021 Like Maiala Track at Mt Glorious, the Thylogale Track, which runs between Jolly’s Lookout and the Boombana picnic ground, offers very good rainforest birding. It has the advantage of being much less traffickedContinue reading “Thylogale Track, Dec 2020-Feb 2021”
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Mookin-Bah Reserve, Dec 2020-May 2021
Summary: Strange mix of trails and features, but pretty decent birds Dates of visit: Dec 10, 2020 and 17 May, 2021 Mookin-bah Reserve in the suburb of Ransome, east of Brisbane, has apparently been reclaimed from old housing estates and despite all the plantings and reinvigoration it still retains a bit of a strange flavour.Continue reading “Mookin-Bah Reserve, Dec 2020-May 2021”
Seven Hills Bushland Reserve, Nov 2020
Summary: Small area in suburbia with mostly unremarkable dry forest birds Date of visit: Nov 28, 2020 Seven Hills Bushland Reserve is 52 hectares of forest trails, sandwiched into suburbia on Brisbane’s southside about 9km drive east of the CBD. There are a range of different paths and access points to start from. I pickedContinue reading “Seven Hills Bushland Reserve, Nov 2020”
Enoggera Reservoir, Nov-Dec 2021
Summary: Very good bird sightings possible on a shorter walking track, and even better if you can slog the dirt roads out to the western section. Dates of visit: Nov 23 and Dec 2, 2021 I hadn’t visited Enoggera Reservoir since starting birding, not because it’s a bad spot, but for a more childish reasonContinue reading “Enoggera Reservoir, Nov-Dec 2021”
Sandy Camp Road Wetlands, 2020-2021
Summary: Excellent birding site where water birds and bush birds are both in wonderful abundance. Dates of visit: Nov 21 2020 and Jan 15, Mar 4, Jun 28 2021 Having visited Sandy Camp Wetlands several times now, I think of it in the same vein as Oxley Creek Common – that is, an excellent placeContinue reading “Sandy Camp Road Wetlands, 2020-2021”
Gold Creek Reservoir, Nov 2020
Summary: Exceptional birds on a loop track, though sometimes frustrating Dates of visit: Aug 9 / Nov 2 / Dec 29, 2020 I have developed something of a love/hate relationship with Gold Creek Reservoir as a birding hotspot. On the one hand, it is Brisbane’s #5 location by species, according to eBird. On the otherContinue reading “Gold Creek Reservoir, Nov 2020”
Priors Pocket, Oct 2020
Summary: Delightful spot with river and lagoon views plus excellent birdlife Date of visit: Oct 30, 2020 Priors Pocket in the suburb of Moggill lies in a sharp bend of the Brisbane River. Its 196 species puts it in the top dozen birding hotspots in Brisbane, an exalted list indeed. There’s only one way toContinue reading “Priors Pocket, Oct 2020”
Cannon Hill Bushland Reserve, Oct 2020
Summary: Messy patch of bush near golf course construction with mediocre birding Date of visit: Oct 25, 2020 Cannon Hill Bushland Reserve is a rough, rather tucked-away section of bushland adjoining Minnippi Parklands, about 10km east of Brisbane CBD. Parking is a little sketchy; on my visit I parked in the Murarrie Recreation Reserve carContinue reading “Cannon Hill Bushland Reserve, Oct 2020”
Anstead SES Depot, Oct 2020
Summary: Excellent birding location right near Anstead Bushland Reserve. Dates of visit: Oct 20, Dec 6 2020 Anstead SES Depot is a strange spot that doesn’t seem to be shown as bush- or park-land on any maps. In fact, there isn’t much general information about this place anywhere. But it’s definitely there, and it’s aContinue reading “Anstead SES Depot, Oct 2020”
Kumbartcho Sanctuary, Oct 2020
Summary: Small but pleasant and fruitful creekside nature area Date of visit: Oct 8, 2020 Kumbartcho is a flora and fauna sanctuary six hectares in size, incorporating walking tracks, a public park, BBQ and playground. It advertises as being open from 7am to 7pm. There is also a Native Plant Nursery where plants can beContinue reading “Kumbartcho Sanctuary, Oct 2020”
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