Tag: birds

  • The Quarterly Quail – Feb 26

    The Quarterly Quail – Feb 26

    BirdLife Australia has published an issue of The Quarterly Quail, a newsletter for its Birds on Farms project, with articles about their summer survey, upcoming surveys, a presentation at the Cob & Co museum, an excursion in Lockyer wetlands, the White-throated Needletail, and more. Read it online or in the panel here.

  • Toowoomba Bird Observers Jan 26

    Toowoomba Bird Observers Jan 26

    Toowoomba Bird Observers‘ January newsletter is out. Bird of the month is the Crested Pigeon. It includes a report of the January outing to Goombungee, a full schedule of proposed outings for 2026, details of February outings, a report on 2025 activities, and a report of an observation of a rare Green Catbird.

  • LUCI Update Jan 2026

    LUCI Update Jan 2026

    Lockyer Uplands Catchments Inc has published the quarterly update for January 2026. It includes a variety of material about farm dams, local flora and fauna, the Bunyas to Border project, and more.

  • Toowoomba Bird Observers Nov 25

    Toowoomba Bird Observers Nov 25

    Toowoomba Bird Observers’ November newsletter is out. Bird of the month is the Brown Cuckoo-dove. There are reports of recent outings to the Waterbird Habitat and the annual census along with details up events for December.

  • Toowoomba Bird Observers Oct 25

    Toowoomba Bird Observers Oct 25

    Toowoomba Bird Observers‘ bird of the month is the Masked Lapwing. The October newsletter marks 50 years of publication with stories about the history of the group, recent walks, the AGM presentation, upcoming walks, and more. In tribute to 50 years of publication the mail-out featured the October 1975 newsletter which is available online in…

  • Red Goshawk presentation

    Red Goshawk presentation

    The Toowoomba Bird Observers AGM will be held Tuesday 21 October 2025 at St Anthony’s Parish Centre Community Hall, 3 Memory Street, Toowoomba at 6.00pm. The guest speaker, Chris MacColl, will kick off proceedings with his presentation entitled“Shedding light on the elusive Red Goshawk: A woodland-breeding tropical raptor with occasional forays into the arid zone“.…

  • Toowoomba Bird Observers Sep 25

    Toowoomba Bird Observers Sep 25

    Bird of the month is the Grey-crowned Babbler. Read reports of recent outings and check details for upcoming events. There are details of the annual census (October 25 – 31) which will use this check list.

  • Toowoomba Bird Observers Aug 25

    Toowoomba Bird Observers Aug 25

    Toowoomba Bird Observers August newsletter is circulating. Bird of the month is the Blue-faced Honeyeater. It has information about upcoming events including walks and the 2025 Toowoomba Birding Festival. there are reports, with photographs, of recent walks.

  • Toowoomba Bird Observers Jul 25

    Toowoomba Bird Observers Jul 25

    Toowoomba Bird Observers July newsletter is available. Bird of the month is the Australasian Darter. There are stories about recent and upcoming walks, about the raptor census, and more.

  • Some wins for nature

    Some wins for nature

    The most recent message from the Invasive Species Council shares some good news about success on various fronts. Read it online.