Bird Places of Ipswich Project Team Almost 300 Bird Species (Approx

riverside birding. Walking routes in Kholo Gardens have some steep sections sections steep some have Gardens Kholo in routes Walking birding. riverside

A very popular reserve, with a mixture of open parklands, wetlands and and wetlands parklands, open of mixture a with reserve, popular very A

Whistler, Grey Shrike-thrush, Eastern Yellow Robin, Red-browed Finch. Red-browed Robin, Yellow Eastern Shrike-thrush, Grey Whistler,

Black-shouldered Kite, Wedge-tailed Eagle, Peaceful Dove, Fan- Dove, Peaceful Eagle, Wedge-tailed Kite, Black-shouldered dams. in water

243 Riverside Drive, Muirlea UBD 192 N14 -27.5652, 152.7392 152.7392 -27.5652, N14 192 UBD Muirlea Drive, Riverside 243 Scrubwren, White-throated Gerygone, Eastern Whipbird, Pied Currawong, Rufous Rufous Currawong, Pied Whipbird, Eastern Gerygone, White-throated Scrubwren,

open forest with varying amounts of understorey and mid-storey vegetation; vegetation; mid-storey and understorey of amounts varying with forest open

Yellow-faced Honeyeater*, Spotted Pardalote*, Speckled Warbler, White-browed White-browed Warbler, Speckled Pardalote*, Spotted Honeyeater*, Yellow-faced

5. Kholo Gardens Kholo 5.

is recommended for infrequent traffic. Good for bush birds with eucalyptus eucalyptus with birds bush for Good traffic. infrequent for recommended is

Parrot, Variegated Fairywren, Scarlet Honeyeater*, White-throated Honeyeater, Honeyeater, White-throated Honeyeater*, Scarlet Fairywren, Variegated Parrot,

Park at the four-ways and walk either direction for roadside birding. Caution Caution birding. roadside for direction either walk and four-ways the at Park

Leaden Flycatcher*, Rose Robin*, Eastern Yellow Robin, Tawny Grassbird. Tawny Robin, Yellow Eastern Robin*, Rose Flycatcher*, Leaden Southern Boobook, Oriental Dollarbird*, Sacred Kingfisher*, Australian King King Australian Kingfisher*, Sacred Dollarbird*, Oriental Boobook, Southern

Kamp Road & Raysource Road, Walloon UBD 210 Q-R1 -27.5809, 152.6600 -27.5809, Q-R1 210 UBD Walloon Road, Raysource & Road Kamp

throated Gerygone, Eastern Whipbird, Grey Shrike-thrush, Rufous Whistler, Whistler, Rufous Shrike-thrush, Grey Whipbird, Eastern Gerygone, throated Kite, Pacific Baza, Common Bronzewing, Peaceful Dove, Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Fan-tailed Dove, Peaceful Bronzewing, Common Baza, Pacific Kite,

faced Honeyeater*, Spotted Pardalote*, White-browed Scrubwren, White- Scrubwren, White-browed Pardalote*, Spotted Honeyeater*, faced 14. Kamp & Raysource Roads Roads Raysource & Kamp 14. Australian Brushturkey, Square-tailed Square-tailed Brushturkey, Australian areas. grassland and parkland as well

Dollarbird*, Pale-headed Rosella, Little Lorikeet, Scarlet Honeyeater*, Yellow- Honeyeater*, Scarlet Lorikeet, Little Rosella, Pale-headed Dollarbird*, the park. The site comprises a mixture of open forest and woodlands as as woodlands and forest open of mixture a comprises site The park. the

WESTERN SITES WESTERN

Bronze-Cuckoo, Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Australasian Darter, Whistling Kite, Oriental Oriental Kite, Whistling Darter, Australasian Cuckoo, Fan-tailed Bronze-Cuckoo, Circular walking including the section of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail bordering bordering Trail Rail Valley Brisbane the of section the including walking Circular

Pigeon, Peaceful Dove, Pheasant Coucal, Channel-billed Cuckoo*, Shining Shining Cuckoo*, Channel-billed Coucal, Pheasant Dove, Peaceful Pigeon, 6 Kirkston Place, Pine Mountain UBD 192 A14 -27.5674, 152.7098 -27.5674, A14 192 UBD Mountain Pine Place, Kirkston 6

Common Bronzewing, Wonga Wonga Bronzewing, Common 152.7507). -27.5675, 12, Q-R 192 (UBD entrance

Finch. Double-barred Robin*, Rose Robin, Yellow Eastern Fantail*,

Walter Zimmerman Park Zimmerman Walter 9.

grassy areas and a vine scrub gully. Alternative entry point at Kholo Rd Rd Kholo at point entry Alternative gully. scrub vine a and areas grassy

winged Triller*, Rufous Whistler, Olive-backed Oriole, Grey Fantail*, Rufous Rufous Fantail*, Grey Oriole, Olive-backed Whistler, Rufous Triller*, winged

Kholo Bridge Reserve has dry eucalyptus forest, river and riverine vegetation, vegetation, riverine and river forest, eucalyptus dry has Reserve Bridge Kholo

Robin, Rose Robin*. Rose Robin, Eastern Whipbird, White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike, Common Cicadabird*, White- Cicadabird*, Common Cuckoo-shrike, White-bellied Whipbird, Eastern

59-77 Powers Rd, Muirlea UBD 193 A15 -27.5689, 152.748 -27.5689, A15 193 UBD Muirlea Rd, Powers 59-77 Oriole, Spangled Drongo*, Grey Fantail*, Black-faced Monarch*, Eastern Yellow Yellow Eastern Monarch*, Black-faced Fantail*, Grey Drongo*, Spangled Oriole, Friarbird, Spotted Pardalote*, White-throated Gerygone, Grey-crowned Babbler, Babbler, Grey-crowned Gerygone, White-throated Pardalote*, Spotted Friarbird,

White-throated Gerygone, Golden Whistler*, Grey Shrike-thrush, Olive-backed Olive-backed Shrike-thrush, Grey Whistler*, Golden Gerygone, White-throated

Lorikeet, Variegated Fairywren, Scarlet Honeyeater*, Striped Honeyeater, Little Little Honeyeater, Striped Honeyeater*, Scarlet Fairywren, Variegated Lorikeet, 4. Kholo Bridge Reserve Reserve Bridge Kholo 4.

White-throated Honeyeater, Spotted Pardalote*, White-browed Scrubwren, Scrubwren, White-browed Pardalote*, Spotted Honeyeater, White-throated Peaceful Dove, Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Sacred Kingfisher*, Little Little Kingfisher*, Sacred Cuckoo, Fan-tailed Dove, Peaceful nearby. creeks

MUIRLEA

Sacred Kingfisher*, Australian King Parrot, Scarlet Honeyeater*, Little Friarbird, Friarbird, Little Honeyeater*, Scarlet Parrot, King Australian Kingfisher*, Sacred An unsealed roadside birding site. A mixture of eucalyptus communities with with communities eucalyptus of mixture A site. birding roadside unsealed An

billed Cuckoo*, Fan-tailed Cuckoo, White-throated Needletail, Forest Kingfisher, Kingfisher, Forest Needletail, White-throated Cuckoo, Fan-tailed Cuckoo*, billed

Coromandel Road, Ironbark UBD 170 R14 -27.5523, 152.6620 -27.5523, R14 170 UBD Ironbark Road, Coromandel

Australasian Grebe, Channel- Grebe, Australasian tracks. walking main two via explored be can

Mannikin. Chestnut-breasted Cisticola, Golden-headed Grassbird,

13. Coramandel Rd Coramandel 13.

Suburban reserve with picnic facilities. Eucalypt forest, parkland and lagoon lagoon and parkland forest, Eucalypt facilities. picnic with reserve Suburban

Little Lorikeet, Eastern Whipbird, White-breasted Woodswallow, Tawny Tawny Woodswallow, White-breasted Whipbird, Eastern Lorikeet, Little

Brassall UBD 212 L6 -27.5922, 152.7319 -27.5922, L6 212 UBD Brassall Grey Fantail*, Eastern Yellow Robin, Rose Robin*. Rose Robin, Yellow Eastern Fantail*, Grey Caspian Tern, Channel-billed Cuckoo*, Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Oriental Dollarbird*, Dollarbird*, Oriental Cuckoo, Fan-tailed Cuckoo*, Channel-billed Tern, Caspian

Scrubwren, White-throated Gerygone, Eastern Whipbird, Grey Shrike-thrush, Shrike-thrush, Grey Whipbird, Eastern Gerygone, White-throated Scrubwren, Street) High and Street Haig of (corner Street High 59 Brahminy Kite, White-bellied Sea-eagle, Eurasian Coot, Black-fronted Dotterel, Dotterel, Black-fronted Coot, Eurasian Sea-eagle, White-bellied Kite, Brahminy

Honeyeater*, White-throated Honeyeater, Spotted Pardalote*, White-browed White-browed Pardalote*, Spotted Honeyeater, White-throated Honeyeater*,

Australian Pelican, Great Cormorant, Australasian Darter, Osprey, Whistling Kite, Kite, Whistling Osprey, Darter, Australasian Cormorant, Great Pelican, Australian Haig St Quarry Conservation Reserve Conservation Quarry St Haig 8.

Peaceful Dove, Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Australian King Parrot, Scarlet Scarlet Parrot, King Australian Cuckoo, Fan-tailed Dove, Peaceful track. circuit a Hardhead, Striated Heron, Great Egret, Intermediate Egret, Egret, Intermediate Egret, Great Heron, Striated Hardhead, eucalypts. mature

Mannikin. L3 -27.5411, 152.6941). Walking is on the mostly flat, unsealed dirt track. Not Not track. dirt unsealed flat, mostly the on is Walking 152.6941). -27.5411, L3 the Brisbane River, lagoon, riparian vegetation and parkland with scattered scattered with parkland and vegetation riparian lagoon, River, Brisbane the

Eastern Yellow Robin, Tawny Grassbird, Mistletoebird, Chestnut-breasted Chestnut-breasted Mistletoebird, Grassbird, Tawny Robin, Yellow Eastern This section of the rail trail can also be accessed via James Road (UBD 191 191 (UBD Road James via accessed be also can trail rail the of section This and mown grass walking routes from several parking areas. Habitats include: include: Habitats areas. parking several from routes walking grass mown and

throated Gerygone, Eastern Whipbird, Rufous Whistler, Leaden Flycatcher*, Flycatcher*, Leaden Whistler, Rufous Whipbird, Eastern Gerygone, throated Borallon Station Road, Pine Mountain UBD 171 K18 -27.5311, 152.6908 -27.5311, K18 171 UBD Mountain Pine Road, Station Borallon A popular recreational reserve with good facilities. Undulating mix of sealed sealed of mix Undulating facilities. good with reserve recreational popular A

Little Lorikeet, White-throated Honeyeater, White-browed Scrubwren, White- Scrubwren, White-browed Honeyeater, White-throated Lorikeet, Little

-27.5574, 152.7981 -27.5574,

12. Brisbane Valley Rail Trail – Borallon Borallon – Trail Rail Valley Brisbane 12.

Goshawk, Brahminy Kite, Pheasant Coucal, Pacific Koel*, Sacred Kingfisher*, Kingfisher*, Sacred Koel*, Pacific Coucal, Pheasant Kite, Brahminy Goshawk,

F10 194 UBD Chuwar Rd, Crosby Mt 408-492

Brown Quail, Striated Heron, Great Egret, Australasian Darter, Brown Brown Darter, Australasian Egret, Great Heron, Striated Quail, Brown 152.7563). *. Robin Rose Flycatcher*, Leaden Fantail*, Rufous Drongo*, Spangled Oriole,

Colleges Crossing Recreation Reserve Recreation Crossing Colleges 3.

Musgrave St and WM Hughes St, North Ipswich (UBD 213 D7, -27.5948, -27.5948, D7, 213 (UBD Ipswich North St, Hughes WM and St Musgrave Gerygone, Eastern Whipbird, Rufous Whistler, Grey Shrike-thrush, Olive-backed Olive-backed Shrike-thrush, Grey Whistler, Rufous Whipbird, Eastern Gerygone,

along with grassland and some eucalypts. Alternative access: junction of of junction access: Alternative eucalypts. some and grassland with along

Pardalote*, Speckled Warbler, White-browed Scrubwren, White-throated White-throated Scrubwren, White-browed Warbler, Speckled Pardalote*, Chestnut-breasted Mannikin. Chestnut-breasted

Creekside bushland reserve with wide concrete paths. Riparian vegetation vegetation Riparian paths. concrete wide with reserve bushland Creekside

Friarbird, White-throated Honeyeater, Bell Miner, Fuscous Honeyeater, Spotted Spotted Honeyeater, Fuscous Miner, Bell Honeyeater, White-throated Friarbird, Grassbird, Golden-headed Cisticola, Red-browed Finch, Double-barred Finch, Finch, Double-barred Finch, Red-browed Cisticola, Golden-headed Grassbird,

Lorikeet, Variegated Fairywren, Scarlet Honeyeater*, Striped Honeyeater, Little Little Honeyeater, Striped Honeyeater*, Scarlet Fairywren, Variegated Lorikeet, 13 B Haig St, Brassall UBD 213 B7 -27.595, 152.7518 -27.595, B7 213 UBD Brassall St, Haig B 13 Eastern Whipbird, Olive-backed Oriole, Spangled Drongo*, Grey Fantail*, Tawny Tawny Fantail*, Grey Drongo*, Spangled Oriole, Olive-backed Whipbird, Eastern

eaceful Dove, Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Australian King Parrot, Little Little Parrot, King Australian Cuckoo, Fan-tailed Dove, eaceful P dams. small

Pheasant Coucal, Oriental Dollarbird*, Sacred Kingfisher*, Striped Honeyeater, Honeyeater, Striped Kingfisher*, Sacred Dollarbird*, Oriental Coucal, Pheasant Mihi Junction Reserve Junction Mihi 7.

parking area with a good range of bush birds. The reserve includes some some includes reserve The birds. bush of range good a with area parking Ibis, Intermediate Egret, Australasian Darter, Brahminy Kite, Peaceful Dove, Dove, Peaceful Kite, Brahminy Darter, Australasian Egret, Intermediate Ibis,

eared Monarch, Rose Robin*. Rose Monarch, eared

Unsealed circuit track through open eucalypt forest from picnic table and and table picnic from forest eucalypt open through track circuit Unsealed Brown Quail, Straw-necked Straw-necked Quail, Brown lagoons. several and areas riparian and grassy

Whistler*, Little Shrike-thrush, Rufous Fantail*, Spectacled Monarch*, White- Monarch*, Spectacled Fantail*, Rufous Shrike-thrush, Little Whistler*,

-27.5442, 152.7096 -27.5442, the vehicle barrier. Several unsealed tracks provide the means to explore explore to means the provide tracks unsealed Several barrier. vehicle the

Pardalote*, Large-billed Scrubwren, Speckled Warbler, Varied Triller, Golden Golden Triller, Varied Warbler, Speckled Scrubwren, Large-billed Pardalote*,

Q5 191 UBD Mountain Pine Rd, Quarry Mountain Pine 20-100 A bushland park on the Brisbane River. Walk down the bitumen road beyond beyond road bitumen the down Walk River. Brisbane the on park bushland A

Oriental Dollarbird*, Australian King Parrot, Scarlet Honeyeater*, Spotted Spotted Honeyeater*, Scarlet Parrot, King Australian Dollarbird*, Oriental

Katherine Court, Karalee UBD 194 Q9 -27.5544, 152.8246 -27.5544, Q9 194 UBD Karalee Court, Katherine 11. Pine Mountain Bush Reserve Bush Mountain Pine 11.

Boobook, Tawny Frogmouth, White-throated Nightjar, Australian Owlet-nightjar, Owlet-nightjar, Australian Nightjar, White-throated Frogmouth, Tawny Boobook,

Katherine Court Reserve Reserve Court Katherine 2.

Dove, Wonga Pigeon, Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove*, Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Southern Southern Cuckoo, Fan-tailed Fruit-Dove*, Rose-crowned Pigeon, Wonga Dove, Finch.

Collared Sparrowhawk, White-bellied Sea-eagle, Brown Cuckoo-Dove, Emerald Emerald Cuckoo-Dove, Brown Sea-eagle, White-bellied Sparrowhawk, Collared

Flycatcher*, Eastern Yellow Robin, Silvereye, Double-barred Finch, Red-browed Red-browed Finch, Double-barred Silvereye, Robin, Yellow Eastern Flycatcher*, Chestnut-breasted Mannikin. Mannikin. Chestnut-breasted

is required. Night visits recommended; several nocturnal species present. present. species nocturnal several recommended; visits Night required. is

Shrike-thrush, Olive-backed Oriole, Grey Fantail*, Rufous Fantail*, Leaden Leaden Fantail*, Rufous Fantail*, Grey Oriole, Olive-backed Shrike-thrush, Yellow Robin, Tawny Grassbird, Golden-headed Cisticola, Mistletoebird, Mistletoebird, Cisticola, Golden-headed Grassbird, Tawny Robin, Yellow

habitat as well as open farmland and forest. Road side birding, so caution caution so birding, side Road forest. and farmland open as well as habitat

Warbler, White-browed Scrubwren, Eastern Whipbird, Rufous Whistler, Grey Grey Whistler, Rufous Whipbird, Eastern Scrubwren, White-browed Warbler, Whistler*Grey Shrike-thrush, Rufous Fantail*, Spangled Drongo*, Eastern Eastern Drongo*, Spangled Fantail*, Rufous Shrike-thrush, Whistler*Grey

Walk both directions from starting place through dense forest and vine vine and forest dense through place starting from directions both Walk

Honeyeater*, White-throated Honeyeater, Yellow-faced Honeyeater*, Speckled Speckled Honeyeater*, Yellow-faced Honeyeater, White-throated Honeyeater*, Honeyeater*, White-browed Scrubwren, Eastern Whipbird, Varied Triller, Golden Golden Triller, Varied Whipbird, Eastern Scrubwren, White-browed Honeyeater*,

Riverside Drive, Pine Mountain UBD 172 Q15 -27.5224, 152.744 -27.5224, Q15 172 UBD Mountain Pine Drive, Riverside Peaceful Dove, Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Oriental Dollarbird*, Little Lorikeet, Scarlet Scarlet Lorikeet, Little Dollarbird*, Oriental Cuckoo, Fan-tailed Dove, Peaceful Kingfisher, Australian King Parrot, Little Lorikeet, Variegated Fairywren, Scarlet Scarlet Fairywren, Variegated Lorikeet, Little Parrot, King Australian Kingfisher,

Brown Goshawk, Goshawk, Brown culvert. a through track the crosses gully a where point Darter, Grey Goshawk, White-bellied Sea-eagle, Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Forest Forest Cuckoo, Fan-tailed Sea-eagle, White-bellied Goshawk, Grey Darter, Riverside Drive, Pine Mountain Pine Drive, Riverside 6.

Road near Desbrow St. Walk south toward Walter Zimmerman Park to the the to Park Zimmerman Walter toward south Walk St. Desbrow near Road Straw-necked Ibis, Striated Heron, Australasian Australasian Heron, Striated Ibis, Straw-necked seen. be to birds of diversity

Grey Fantail*, Eastern Yellow Robin, Mistletoebird, Red-browed Finch. Red-browed Mistletoebird, Robin, Yellow Eastern Fantail*, Grey

forest habitat can be accessed via an old rail line off Pine Mountain Quarry Quarry Mountain Pine off line rail old an via accessed be can habitat forest vegetation, a tidal gully, eucalyptus forest and open parkland. A great great A parkland. open and forest eucalyptus gully, tidal a vegetation,

Scrubwren, Eastern Whipbird, Varied Triller, Little Shrike-thrush, Rufous Fantail*, Fantail*, Rufous Shrike-thrush, Little Triller, Varied Whipbird, Eastern Scrubwren,

A section of the old Brisbane Valley railway line comprising eucalyptus eucalyptus comprising line railway Valley Brisbane old the of section A This bushland park is on the Brisbane River. Habitats include riparian riparian include Habitats River. Brisbane the on is park bushland This

Lewin’s Honeyeater, Striped Honeyeater, Blue-faced Honeyeater, White-browed White-browed Honeyeater, Blue-faced Honeyeater, Striped Honeyeater, Lewin’s

Q-R11 -27.5585, 152.7050 -27.5585, Q-R11

Park Rd, Karalee UBD 195 H-J3 -27.5411, 152.851 -27.5411, H-J3 195 UBD Karalee Rd, Park

Forest Kingfisher, Australian King Parrot, Little Lorikeet, Scarlet Honeyeater*, Honeyeater*, Scarlet Lorikeet, Little Parrot, King Australian Kingfisher, Forest

Pine Mountain Quarry Rd near Desbrow St Street, Pine Mountain UBD 191 191 UBD Mountain Pine Street, St Desbrow near Rd Quarry Mountain Pine

Riverside Park Riverside 1. Australasian Darter, Great Egret, White-bellied Sea-eagle, Whistling Kite, Kite, Whistling Sea-eagle, White-bellied Egret, Great Darter, Australasian

Zimmerman Park Park Zimmerman

Cuckoo-Dove, Wonga Pigeon, Bar-shouldered Dove, Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Fan-tailed Dove, Bar-shouldered Pigeon, Wonga Cuckoo-Dove,

NORTHERN SITES NORTHERN

Brisbane Valley Rail Trail - Desbrow St to Walter Walter to St Desbrow - Trail Rail Valley Brisbane 10. Pacific Black Duck, Brown Brown Duck, Black Pacific recommended. is fitness of level moderate a so

34. Woogaroo Creek Bushland Common Ipswich Birds 4 Christopher St, Augustine Heights UBD 236 F14 -27.6577, 152.8828 Common Birds: These birds are often observed around the Ipswich area Walk on mown grass at edge of bush in Jane Gorry and Goodna Pony Club and are not included in the individual site descriptions. parks, to view birds in the very wide strip of remnant forest and riparian Australian Wood Duck • Masked Lapwing • Rock Dove • Spotted Dove • vegetation along Woogaroo Creek. Follow concrete bikeway/footpath Crested Pigeon • Laughing Kookaburra • Rainbow Bee-eater • Red-backed across gully, then north-east to view several lagoons. Great Egret, Little Pied Fairywren • Superb Fairywren • Galah • Sulphur-crested Cockatoo • Rainbow Cormorant, Pacific Baza, Brown Goshawk, Australasian Swamphen, Peaceful Lorikeet • Scaly-breasted Lorikeet • Brown Honeyeater • Noisy Friarbird • Dove, Azure Kingfisher, Little Corella, Australian King Parrot, Little Lorikeet, Noisy Miner • Striated Pardalote • Australian Magpie • Grey Butcherbird • Variegated Fairywren, Blue-faced Honeyeater, White-throated Honeyeater, Bird Pied Butcherbird • Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike • Australasian Figbird • Willie White-browed Scrubwren, White-throated Gerygone, Golden Whistler*, Olive- Wagtail • Magpie-lark • Torresian Crow • Welcome Swallow. backed Oriole, Rose Robin*, Australasian Reed-warbler, Silvereye, Red-browed Finch. 35. Opossum Creek Parklands Site Notes Places 58 Scoparia Drive, Brookwater UBD 236 N 14-15 -27.6578, 152.9007 Where UBD references are not applicable, a reference to the local mapping di- of Mixed eucalypt forest with views of wetland at nearby golf course. Explore rectory known as the Downs-Lockyer Roads and Street Map is provided (D*L). Ipswich via the circular track and concrete path through bush. Dusky Moorhen, Brown Species lists were compiled using data from eBird.org and cross-checked by Cuckoo-Dove, Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Sacred Kingfisher*, Australian King Parrot, local birders. They follow the taxonomic ordering system as per IOC v 8.1. White-throated Treecreeper, Variegated Fairywren, Scarlet Honeyeater*, White- Migratory or nomadic species are marked with an * and can be seen on a throated Honeyeater, Yellow-faced Honeyeater*, Spotted Pardalote*, White- seasonal basis. browed Scrubwren, Eastern Whipbird, Common Cicadabird*, Golden Whistler*, Olive-backed Oriole, Spangled Drongo*, Rufous Fantail*, Leaden Flycatcher*, Sites with access for mobility impaired vary in terms of which Eastern Yellow Robin, Rose Robin*, Red-browed Finch. sections are accessible. In general, meeting points and picnic areas are what is meant by accessible. Some have paved or concreted paths, 36. Discovery Lake & Opossum Creek however this is rare. 180 Springfield Lakes Boulevard, Springfield Lakes UBD 257 C 3 - 27.6757, 152.9159 Off-road parking may include a designated car parking area or the avail- Urban park with remnant eucalyptus forest and wetland areas, on Opossum ability of off roadside verge parking. Care should be taken when parking Creek and a constructed lake. Opossum Creek section accessed via crossing on verges adjacent to busy roads. Springfield Lakes Blvd. Cotton Pygmy-Goose, Hardhead, Australasian Grebe, Royal Spoonbill, Little Pied Cormorant, Black-shouldered Kite, Eurasian Coot, Go birdwatching about an hour after sunrise, when most birds are Comb-crested Jacana, Sacred Kingfisher*, Azure Kingfisher, Variegated active. Use binoculars and have a good field guide available. Fairywren, Eastern Spinebill*, Blue-faced Honeyeater, Golden Whistler*, Olive- backed Oriole, Rose Robin*, Fairy Martin, Red-browed Finch, Double-barred Contributing organisations: Finch. BirdLife Southern Queensland www.birdlife.org.au/locations/birdlife-southern-queensland Birds Queensland www.birdsqueensland.org.au BIRDING IN IPSWICH Bird Places of Ipswich Project Team Almost 300 bird species (approx. 47% of Queensland’s avifauna), have Photographs: Backgroud image of Mt Blaine and Catherine from near Flinders been identified in Ipswich. A full list can be obtained via the Birds of Plum - Ben Thomas, Black-necked Stork - Vince Bugeja, Ipswich booklet, available from Ipswich City Council libraries and the White-eared Monarch - Ian and Jill Brown, Apostlebird - Julie Sarna Queens Park Environmental Centre. Editor: Dr Rochelle Steven A few iconic Ipswich species: Apostlebirds in Chuwar (Horton Drive) and Please upload your lists to an online bird sighting database to aid in conserva- parts of Karalee; Black-necked Stork at local dams and wetlands in the tion and management of Australia’s native birds. Depending on your methods, south and south-west rural and semi-rural areas; Grey-crowned Babblers in please visit either: birdata.birdlife.org.au/ or www.ebird.org the quiet side roads of Ironbark. Don’t forget to always carry water, wear sunscreen and protective clothing. A collaborative project by BirdLife Southern Queensland, Birds Look out for birds while in the Ipswich CBD: Southern Boobook, Queensland and Ipswich City Council Mistletoebird, Superb Fairywren, Double-barred Finch, Australian Owlet- nightjars, Bush Stone-Curlew, Eastern Spinebill*, may be seen/heard in the Ipswich CBD and fringing suburbs. Hundreds of Scaly-breasted Lorikeets roost in the trees on upper Brisbane St every night. Get help for injured native birdlife  Wildcare Phone (07) 5527 2444

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