TM Natural History Association

2013-11-09 - Gap Creek Falls

Bushwalkers - News (Bushwalkers)

Thursday, 14 November 2013

Leader – Colin Bridge
Distance - 12.5k (and less for others)
Walkers – Sue, Jackie, Mary, Christine, Leigh, Kim, Paul, John, Grahame, Colin

Four met at the Mt Tamborine Visitor Information Centre, three at Canungra and three came down from Brisbane to all meet up at Cunningham’s Gap.  The Brisbane trio must have been having such a good time that they missed the turn-off to the Cunningham Highway and proceeded up the Warrego Highway for some time before realizing their mistake.  A phone call to the rest of us indicated a late arrival so we decided to start the walk ahead of their arrival and the Brisbane trio would “catch-up” at Gap Creek Falls around lunch-time.

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2013-10-26 - Coochie Mudlo Island

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Sunday, 27 October 2013

Leader – Julie Cullen
Distance - Ferry Trip (return) - 3.0k
Distance - Coochie Mudlo Island - 7.1k

Walkers – Michele, Margaret, Klaus & Helga, Colin, Joy, Steve & Wendy, Sue, Jackie, Mary, Alison

We caught the ferry from Victoria Point to Coochiemudlo Island and started on the Island Walk track. We walked through the Melaleuca Wetlands and then back onto the road around to where we stopped for morning tea. This picnic spot is over on the northern side of the island in a lovely spot by the water in a large undercover area.

We then walked on a track down beside the Mangroves which came out near the Golf Club. There was a lot of weeds growing there like Asparagus Fern and also another weed had a flower on it that looked a bit like Stuart Desert Pea (it wasn't though).  We looked at the views from up near the Community Centre back across to Victoria Point and then walked down the steps in Doug and Mary Morton Reserve and on past the Golf Course to the beach.

The water looked lovely and was sparkling. Some of us took the high road and some of us the low road and we met back down near where the car ferry lands.  

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2013 08 21 TMNHA Bird Walk Report - Eagleby Wetlands

Bird Group - News (Bird Group)

Saturday, 26 October 2013

The good things were the first of the summer breeding migrants, the Spectacled Monarchs and to see a nice pair of Mistletoe birds. We had a pleasant surprise on the lake where there were about 10 pink-eared ducks, its really quite surprising how many we’ve seen this year at different locations. We saw three different species of birds of prey, but my choice for the bird of the day was one of my favourite birds, the Australian Reed Warbler.

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2013 07 17 TMNHA Bird Walk Report - Nindoorinbah

Bird Group - News (Bird Group)

Saturday, 26 October 2013

Our first stop was Fred Bucholz lake where we thrilled to see a small flock of Pink-eared ducks swimming very low in the water. Also around were Pelicans, Egrets, Cormorants, Hardhead ducks, Ibis, Moorhens, Black winged Stilts, Coots, comb-crested jacanas and Red-kneed Dotterel, overall a very good selection of Waterbirds.  We then proceeded to Flagstone Creek Road which is a long dirt road with bush habitat, lots of eucalyptus trees, good dams and creeks. There were Bee eaters calling and the flowering eucalyptus and melaluccas gave us Scarlet, yellow-faced, white-throated, blue-faced striped and Lewin’s Honeyeaters.

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