Tag: birds
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Toowoomba Bird Observers: May 25
Toowoomba Bird Observers May newsletter is out. Bird of the month is the Mistletoebird. Outings are set for 11 and 28/29 June. There are reports of the The May outing to the Waterbird Habitat is reported with photographs and there are other pieces about Lord How Island and the feral Muscovy duck.
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HOPE E-News June 2025
Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment Inc. has published its June newsletter. It has information about 2025 environmental observances, Birdlife Australia, Beyond Zero Emissions, Citizens Own Renewable Energy Network Australia Inc (CORENA), solutions for plastic waste, and more.
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Toowoomba Bird Observers: April 25
Toowoomba Bird Observers April newsletter is out. Bird of the Month is the Eastern Whipbird and there are pieces about upcoming walks, observations on the April walks, birds in Vietnam, the hazards facing playful corellas, and more.
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Owlet-nightjars in Duggan Park
Charles Dove has kindly offered these two photos of owlet nightjars nesting in Duggan Bushland Park.
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Toowoomba Bird Observers: Mar 25
Toowoomba Bird Observers have distributed their March newsletter featuring as bird of the month the Whimbrel. Details of two forthcoming walks during April are included along with information and images from recent walks. Other items of interest include images and description of an Oriental Cuckoo in Redwood Park and a piece about recording bird sounds.
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Birdata records for parks
FEP member, Roger Jaensch, has offered to provide links to Birdata records for parks where FEP members work. As the links become available they will be added to the relevant park pages. The first instalment appears at the foot of this page below the explanation of Birdata that Roger has provided. Birdata is a national…
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A Rocha bird survey
Toowoomba representatives of A Rocha Australia have recently completed a report on observations of bird life in Duggan Bushland Park undertaken during 2024. The report has been linked from the Duggan Bushland Park page along with earlier reports and is available here:
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FEP Open Day – 8 March
The Friends of Escarpment Parks is hosting our Open Day at Williams Park in Highfields this year on Saturday, March 8th as part of Toowoomba Regional Council Parks Week. FEP has recently started working there and although it is not a large park, it has the added interest of Klein Creek running through the middle.…