This is 1 of the 4 Banded Lapwings seen distantly at the turf farms near Lake Wivenhoe west of Brisbane, Queensland Australia #BirdsSeenIn2025 #Birds @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Eurasian Coot are pretty much at most wetlands around South-east Queensland Australia. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #Birds @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Turquoise Parrots usually keep their distance when ever people are in their habitat. Ditto when we saw a group at a roadside bushland along Wallangarra Rd, near the Queensland New South Wales border, Australia. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #Birds @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Brown Falcons are commonly seen on powerlines & poles in the cultivated farming back roads sth Jondaryan Queensland & seen all over Australia. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #Birds @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Southern Whiteface inhabit open forests & woodlands in.....well the southern 1/2 of Australia.This bird was seen at Girraween NP, near the Queensland & New South Wales Border. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #Birds @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Hi Daryll Marie, that'd be terrific with thanks. I'm new to this platform, & didn't realize about 10 days ago I needed to be added to # birds to have my posts be tagged to there too.....I've already posted 139 species to the other # page, so I'd love more people to see some Australian species 😁

These are not the greatest photos due to back lighting & very bushy roosts, but 3 Superb Fruit-doves visited the bushland area at a Brisbane wetland during June from nth Queensland Australia. #BirdsSeenIn2025 @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

White-browed Scrubwrens are found in most heavy undergrowth patchs in riparian or dry woodlands. This male was found at another of my local patchs in Brisbane, Queensland Australia #BirdsSeenIn2025 @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

White-eared Monarch can be seen along riparian bushlands in the Brisbane region, Queensland Australia. #BirdsSeenIn2025 @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Australian Reed Warbler can be seen most days at another of my local patchs / wetland at Brendale, Brisbane, Queensland Australia. #BirdsSeenIn2025 @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Ground Cuckooshrikes can be found in the Lockyer Valley, west of Brisbane, Queensland Australia. This day this pair were foraging not far in from the roadside fence. #BirdsSeenIn2025 @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Pacific Emerald Dove pair are resident in the riparian forest at my local patch Kumbartcho, Brisbane, Queensland Australia. #BirdsSeenIn2025 @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

A White-headed Pigeon was a surprise visitor from the upland rainforests to lowland riparian at 1 of my local patchs - Kumbartcho, Brisbane, Queensland Australia. #BirdsSeenIn2025 @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Far Eastern Curlews frequent a beach at high tide roost along the coastline of Moreton Bay, SE Queensland Australia. They're just arriving back to Aust coastlines following breeding in the northern hemisphere. #BirdsSeenIn2025 @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Shining Bronze-Cuckoo preening itself along a track 30 mins from home, NW Brisbane, Queensland Australia. #BirdsSeenIn2025 @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

My only photo of a Dusky Woodswallow is this juvenile, seen in March at Wallangarra Rd, near the border of Queensland & New South Wales, Australia #BirdsSeenIn2025 @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

I flushed a juvenile White-throated Nightjar from the ground whilst traipsing around the bush looking for butterflies at Lake Wivenhoe, west of Brisbane, Queensland Australia. #BirdsSeenIn2025 @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Quite distant photos of at least 2 of the 5 Australian Painted Snipes we saw this outing in January at a turf farm west of Brisbane, Queensland Australia. #BirdsSeenIn2025 @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Australian Rufous Fantail was seen in February at another local patch of mine - Lake Samsonvale, NW Brisbane, Queensland Australia. #BirdsSeenIn2025 @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Olive-backed Oriole was seen at my local patch walk Kumbartcho, NW Brisbane, Queensland Australia during July
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Australasian Shoveler were at Lake Clarendon in the Lockyer Valley. I've just finished a 4 day road trip to 3.5hrs from Brisbane, Queensland Australia. #BirdsSeenIn2025 @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Singing Bushlark were in fresh green fields of wheat in several paddocks around the Bowenville farming backroads. I've just finished a 4 day road trip to 3.5hrs from Brisbane, Queensland Australia. #BirdsSeenIn2025 @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Eastern barn Owl on a country road just outside Cecil Plains. I've just finished a 4 day road trip to 3.5hrs from Brisbane, Queensland Australia. #BirdsSeenIn2025 @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

White-plumed Honeyeater at Western Creek SF. I've just finished a 4 day road trip to 3.5hrs from Brisbane, Queensland Australia. #BirdsSeenIn2025 @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Plum-headed Finch at Western Creek SF. I've just finished a 4 day road trip to 3.5hrs from Brisbane, Queensland Australia.
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Noisy Friarbird came down for a drink at Durikai SF. I've just finished a 4 day road trip to 3.5hrs from Brisbane, Queensland Australia. #BirdsSeenIn2025 @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Yellow-tufted Honeyeater came down for a drink at Durikai SF. I've just finished a 4 day road trip to 3.5hrs from Brisbane, Queensland Australia. #BirdsSeenIn2025 @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

White-naped Honeyeater came down for a lunchtime drink at Durikai SF. I've just finished a 4 day road trip to 3.5hrs from Brisbane, Queensland Australia. There's a leg band on 1 of the birds. #BirdsSeenIn2025 @leitchbird.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social

Yellow-faced Honeyeater at Durikai SF down for a lunch time drink. I've just finished a 4 day road trip to 3.5hrs from Brisbane, Queensland Australia.
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Little Lorikeet at Durikai SF. I've just finished a 4 day road trip to 3.5hrs from Brisbane, Queensland Australia.
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