Red goshawk survey Dec - May 2014
SURVEY FOR THE RED GOSHAWK IN SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND Dec - May 2014 Richard Seaton
Photo: James Watson
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS These surveys were financially supported by SEQ Catchments Ltd, Griffith University, Birds Queensland and BirdLife Southern Queensland and supported in kind by The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. Within these organisations special thanks must go to Liz Gould, Darryl Jones, Ayesha Tulloch, Judith Hoyle, Rae Clark, Richard Noske, Ashley Bunce, David Stewart, Rod Hobson, Ian Gynther and Dave Harper for their support in enabling these surveys to go ahead. Invaluable advice was provided throughout by experts Greg Czechura and Stephen Debus and thanks must also go to Mick Atzeni and Pat McConnell for their support and input throughout. I would also like to thank the staff of The Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sports and Racing for their advice and help in accessing areas suitable for surveys, including Will Buch at Lamington N.P., Andrew Dutton, Andrew Kingston and Diana Hughes at the D’Aguilar N.P., Steve Finlayson at Main Range N.P. and Bronwyn McAdam at Conondale N.P. I am also grateful to the following landowners for allowing access to their land for these surveys: Neil & Carmel McDonald, Jan & Ken Drynan, Lex & Narelle McFarlane and Shannon O’Brien.
Citation: Seaton, R. 2014. Survey for red goshawk in South East Queensland: Dec – May 2014. Report prepared for SEQ Catchments Ltd, Griffith University, The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, Birds Queensland and BirdLife Southern Queensland.
Red goshawk survey Dec - May 2014
REPORT SUMMARY As a species that requires large areas of relatively intact, biodiverse habitat the red goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus) is considered a flagship species whose loss from an area would likely indicate an associated decline in biodiversity. Currently listed as Endangered in Queensland and Vulnerable nationally, the recent decline and probable loss of red goshawks from New South Wales make the South East Queensland (SEQ) population significant in representing the southerly extreme of the species distribution. Recent literature describing the Queensland population recommended that red goshawks should be re-surveyed in SEQ in 2011. At the end of 2013, SEQ Catchments Ltd, Griffith University, the Department of Environment & Heritage Protection, Birds Queensland and BirdLife Southern Queensland jointly supported investigations designed to determine the current distribution and breeding status of red goshawks in SEQ. Intensive surveys for the red goshawk were undertaken in areas of suitable habitat within SEQ over 60 days between December 2013 and May 2014. Despite over 470 hours of active searching over this period no red goshawks were observed. Nonetheless, 169 bird species, five of which are listed as Vulnerable or Near Threatened were observed, including all 20 other raptor species known to occur in SEQ (except the grey falcon). Whether these results indicate a decline in the red goshawk population in SEQ is difficult to establish. However, considering the success of previous surveys undertaken over a similar period in 2001 and the recent decline and possible loss of red goshawks from New South Wales, it is possible that these results indicate a continued retraction of the species’ southerly range. Further investigations are required to confirm this possibility. Recommendations: It is recommended that a workshop including species experts and relevant stakeholders is held to discuss the possible reasons and implications for the lack of observations of red goshawks during these surveys. Potential discussion points for such a workshop could include: 1.
2. 3.
Could the results of these surveys indicate a decline in the red goshawk population in SEQ? If so, what are the causes and potential consequences in terms of landscape health implications and predator-prey interactions? How can further information on the red goshawk population in SEQ be obtained and how might the collection of this information best be resourced? Are there any information gaps that hinder our ability to successfully ensure the maintenance of red goshawk populations in SEQ and how might these be filled?
INTRODUCTION As a species that requires large areas of relatively intact, biodiverse habitat the red goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus) is considered a flagship species (Czechura et al. 2011) whose loss from an area would likely indicate an associated decline in biodiversity. This makes knowledge of local populations not only important in terms of the species conservation but also as an indicator of ecosystem health at a landscape scale. Red goshawks are listed as an Endangered species in Queensland (Nature Conservation Act 1992), as Vulnerable nationally (Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) and are ranked as a High Priority under the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection ‘Back on Track’ species prioritisation framework. The Back on Track Actions for Biodiversity guidance document (DERM 2010) identifies habitat loss, fragmentation and the loss of nesting sites through fire as the key threats to red goshawk populations in South East Queensland (SEQ). Limited knowledge of the current breeding population of red goshawks in SEQ, however, makes it difficult to determine the extent and impact of these threats or to ensure that these threats are appropriately managed into the future. Research by Czechura et al. (2011) recommended that to better inform management actions the population of red goshawks in SEQ should be re-surveyed in 2011. Whilst this did not occur, this recommendation was a catalyst for surveys undertaken from late 2013 to mid-2014, supported by SEQ Catchments Ltd, Griffith University, the Department of Environment & Heritage Protection, Birds Queensland and BirdLife Southern Queensland. The purpose of these surveys were to:
1. Provide information on the current distribution and breeding status of red goshawks in SEQ; 2. Further inform habitat suitability mapping in SEQ; 3. Investigate the feasibility of initiating more in-depth ecological research on red goshawks in SEQ; 4. Collate data on general raptor abundances suitable to investigate long-term population trends; and 5. List other species of avifauna observed in the areas surveyed, particularly those considered threatened. Priority areas for survey within SEQ were identified through:
draft habitat mapping undertaken by SEQ Catchments; recorded sightings collated by the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (in WildNet); and discussion with species experts.
This report outlines the results of red goshawk surveys undertaken in the SEQ Natural Resource Management (NRM) Region1 between December 2013 and May 2014.
METHODS Surveys for red goshawks were undertaken over 60 days between 10 December 2013 and 2 May 2014. The surveys were timed to coincide with the fledgling and dispersal phase of the breeding 1
as opposed to the SEQ Bio Region
Red goshawk survey Dec - May 2014
season (December to May). This period was considered the most conducive to maximising observations as it is the period when both adults of a pair and fledglings are active and roaming through the landscape. Further, fledglings regularly and loudly solicit for food once they leave the nest making them more conspicuous at this time. Broad survey areas were chosen based on a combination of habitat mapping undertaken by SEQ Catchments, expert advice and historical records in WildNet. Particular focus was given to areas where breeding activity had been recorded in the past 20 years or where confirmed sightings had been made within potentially suitable breeding habitat since 1990. These areas broadly included the following National or Forest Parks and adjacent private properties – Conondale National Park, D’Aguilar National Park, Lockyer State Forest, Main Range National Park and Lamington National Park (see Appendix One). Initially a combination of transect and point count survey techniques were employed within the broad survey area. However, point counts were quickly favoured as the views from transects were generally limited. Further, because vantage points were often very scarce, to maximise observation time surveys were usually undertaken from a single location for multiple days in a row. See Figure 1 below for an example of a typical survey site.
Figure 1. Typical survey site (Somerset Lookout, D’Aguilar National Park).
Nest sites were intensively searched for throughout each broad survey area by searching along roadsides and scanning all large emergent trees within view of point count sites with 10x binoculars. Red goshawks and other raptors were searched for by constantly scanning with the naked eye and with 10x binoculars. A 30–60x telescope was also used where required to verify the identity of a bird, as was a digital camera with a 600mm zoom telephoto lens. All individuals of raptor species observed were recorded each time they were independently observed along with the time, the location they were observed and the age and sex of each individual where it could be determined. Other bird species were recorded whether encountered during or while travelling between survey sites. However, to maximise the time spent searching for red goshawks other bird species were not actively searched for. Notes on the presence of suitable nest trees were made at each site and photographs taken to describe the broad habitat type.
Figure 2. Locations from where intensive searches for red goshawks were undertaken overlaid over draft essential habitat maps. Map created by SEQ Catchments Ltd.
Red goshawk survey Dec - May 2014
RESULTS In total 472 hours were spent actively searching for red goshawks between December and May 2014. All areas surveyed appeared to contain the large trees required for red goshawk nesting. Similarly, all of the areas surveyed comprised, on a broad scale, the mosaic of tall forest types described as suitable for red goshawk breeding. No red goshawks were observed during the survey period. Several raptor nests were observed, but only one appeared to have the potential to be the nest of a red goshawk (see Figure 3). However, the nest was inactive when located, thus further investigations are required to verify the species using the nest. Such investigations could include accessing the nest to retrieve feather samples for verification before the breeding season, the installation of a nest camera or further watches during the breeding season.
Figure 3. Nest of an unidentified bird of prey species (possibly a red goshawk)
All other species of raptor that are present in SEQ (except the grey falcon) were seen either from the survey sites or while travelling between survey sites (Table 1). In total, 20 species of raptor were recorded during these surveys: Australian hobby, black falcon, black kite, black-shouldered kite, brahminy kite, brown falcon, brown goshawk, collared sparrowhawk, eastern osprey, grey goshawk, little eagle, nankeen kestrel, Pacific baza, peregrine falcon, spotted harrier, square-tailed kite, swamp harrier, wedge-tailed eagle, whistling kite and white-bellied sea-eagle. Detailed encounter data for raptors can be found in Appendix One. Together with historical datasets it is planned to use this information to investigate whether numbers of raptors have changed over time and to inform minimum survey effort for these species. Of the 169 species of bird observed during these surveys, five are listed as Vulnerable or Near Threatened under Queensland’s Nature Conservation Act 2006 (Table 1). These include: glossy blackcockatoo (Vulnerable), powerful owl (Vulnerable), grey goshawk (Near Threatened), square-tailed kite (Near Threatened) and Albert’s lyrebird (Near Threatened). The Richmond birdwing butterfly
was the only NCA listed non-bird species observed (rising up to the Lost World Plateaux in Lamington National Park). Albert’s lyrebird and glossy black-cockatoo are also considered Near Threatened under the IUCN threat listing. No species listed under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 was observed during these surveys. Details of where each species was observed are included in Appendix Two. Table 1. Bird species observed in South East Queensland during red goshawk surveys between 9 December α Ϯ 2013 and 2 May 2014. For further details see Appendix Two. *IUCN listed, EPBC, NCA. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59
Albert's lyrebird*Ϯ Australasian darter Australasian grebe Australian brush-turkey Australian figbird Australian hobby Australian logrunner Australian magpie Australian pelican Australian white ibis Australian wood duck Azure kingfisher Bar-shouldered dove Bell miner Black bittern Black falcon Black kite Black swan Black-faced cuckoo-shrike Black-faced monarch Black-fronted dotterel Black-shouldered kite Black-winged stilt Blue-faced honeyeater Brahminy kite Brown cuckoo-dove Brown falcon Brown gerygone Brown goshawk Brown honeyeater Brown quail Brown thornbill Brush cuckoo Buff-rumped thornbill Caspian tern Cattle egret Channel-billed cuckoo Chestnut-breasted mannikin Cicadabird Collared sparrowhawk Common bronzewing Common myna Crested pigeon Crimson rosella Dollarbird Double-banded finch Dusky honeyeater Dusky moorhen Southern boobook Eastern figbird Eastern koel Eastern osprey Eastern rosella Eastern spinebill Eastern whipbird Eastern yellow robin Emerald dove Eurasian coot Forest kingfisher
60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118
Galah Glossy ibis Glossy-black cockatoo*Ϯ Golden whistler Golden-headed cisticola Great cormorant Great crested grebe Great egret Green catbird Green-backed oriole Grey butcherbird Grey fantail Grey goshawkϮ Grey shrike-thrush Grey teal Hardhead Jacky winter King parrot Large-tailed nightjar Laughing kookaburra Leaden / Satin flycatcher Lewin's honeyeater Little black cormorant Little eagle Little egret Little friarbird Little lorikeet Little pied cormorant Magpie lark Masked lapwing Masked woodswallow Mistletoebird Nankeen kestrel Nankeen night heron New Holland honeyeater Noisy friarbird Noisy miner Noisy pitta Olive-backed oriole Pacific baza Pacific black duck Pale-headed rosella Pale-vented bush-hen Peaceful dove Peregrine falcon Pheasant coucal Pied butcherbird Pied cormorant Pied currawong Powerful owlϮ Purple swamphen Rainbow bee-eater Rainbow lorikeet Red-backed fairy wren Red-browed finch Red-kneed dotterel Regent bowerbird Royal spoonbill Rufous fantail
119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169
Rufous whistler Russet tailed / Bassian thrush Sacred kingfisher Satin bowerbird Scaly-breasted lorikeet Scarlet honeyeater Shining bronze-cuckoo Silver gull Silvereye Spangled drongo Spectacled monarch Spectacled whistler Spine-tailed swift Spotted harrier Spotted pardalote Square-tailed kiteϮ Straw necked ibis Striated pardalote Striped honeyeater Sulphur-crested cockatoo Swamp harrier Tawny frogmouth Tawny grassbird Topknot pigeon Torresian crow Tree martin Variegated fairy-wren Varied sittella Varied triller Wedge-tailed eagle Welcome swallow Whistling kite White-bellied sea-eagle White-browed scrubwren White-faced heron White-headed pigeon White-naped honeyeater White-necked heron White-throated gerygone White-throated honeyeater White-throated needletail White-throated treecreeper Willie wagtail Wonga pigeon Wood swallow Yellow thornbill Yellow-billed spoonbill Yellow-faced honeyeater Yellow-tailed black-cockatoo Yellow-throated scrubwren Yellow-tufted honeyeater
Red goshawk survey Dec - May 2014
DISCUSSION 1.
Could the results of these surveys indicate a decline in the red goshawk population in SEQ? If so, what are the causes and potential consequences in terms of landscape health implications and predator-prey interactions?
Due to the challenges of surveying for such a wide-ranging cryptic species it is difficult to reliably conclude a likely presence or confirm the absence of red goshawks in any one area. However, similar surveys undertaken in 2001 (Hobson 2001) over a similar time period successfully encountered red goshawks on six occasions and given the substantial survey effort here (472 hours), it is reasonable to expect that if red goshawks were present they would have been observed. This is especially the case when considering that all other raptor species that occur in SEQ were observed during these surveys (except the grey falcon). Although it is possible that red goshawks were missed by chance during the 2013–2014 survey, this is unlikely to be the sole potential explanation for why none should be observed at all and the absence of red goshawks from SEQ cannot be ruled out. The recently reported decline and possible extinction of red goshawks in New South Wales2 (Debus pers. comm.) coupled with a decline in observations being submitted to the Queensland Governments WildNet (Figure 4), suggests that the lack of observations in this survey should be carefully considered as they could potentially indicate an ongoing retraction of the species’ southerly range. This would not only be concerning in terms of red goshawk populations but also in terms of ecosystem health and function. Red goshawks require large areas of relatively high biodiversity to survive; losing them from an area would therefore indicate a decline in biodiversity and ecosystem health on a landscape scale. Further, the knock on effects incurred from the loss of this apex predator would likely effect predator-prey interactions throughout the food chain as ecosystems are forced to readjust to the loss of this regulating predator. Understanding how to manage red goshawks therefore has wider implications than just the conservation of the species, describing the species requirements and managing accordingly means maintaining biodiversity on a landscape, not just a local scale. This survey cannot address all the issues and likely scenarios explaining the lack of observations and as yet it cannot be concluded that red goshawks no longer breed in SEQ. However, when considered in the context of previous surveys, the established declines in NSW and the fall in reports over the last few decades, further discussion into what, if any, action should be taken is clearly worthwhile. Recommendation: A meeting between species experts and stakeholders is recommended to discuss the results of these surveys more fully and determine what, if any, action is required to support red goshawk populations in SEQ.
2
where it is currently listed as Critically Endangered
Figure 4. Observations of red goshawks contained in the Queensland Governments ‘Wildnet’ database.
2.
How can further information on the red goshawk population in SEQ be obtained and how might the collection of this information best be resourced?
With so many active birdwatchers in SEQ, encouraging a concerted effort to search for red goshawks could well return further information that would shed more light on the red goshawk population in SEQ, especially if a consistent effort were maintained over a number of years. Nevertheless, there are two key limitations to relying on birdwatchers for such information: 1. People tend to look for birds in areas that are relatively easy to access but red goshawks generally breed within relatively remote areas. 2. Red goshawks can be very difficult to identify, not least because they are seldom seen so it is difficult to get a feel for the bird. Further, red goshawks are easily confused with a number of other different raptor species - especially when viewed at distance as is typically the case.
Red goshawk survey Dec - May 2014
Recommendation: Birdwatchers in SEQ could be encouraged to regularly visit a series of relatively remote but easily accessible areas containing potentially suitable red goshawk habitat. Examples of suitable sites are provided in Table 2. Landholders in target areas could also be engaged to look for raptor nests and/or birds. However, before such surveys commence it is suggested that effort be put into education such that sightings can be more confidently relied upon. For example, a field guide to Australian raptors that concentrates on illustrating raptor species as they are seen in the field, including silhouettes of birds in flight, at different angles, and in poor light could significantly improve the identification skills of the birdwatching community in SEQ (and further afield). Producing such a field guide would provide people with access to the kind of knowledge that is currently only available to people that have spent years in the field studying raptors, improving the usefulness of sightings from the birdwatching community and thus the application of citizen science to the investigation of red goshawk population trends. The active promotion of ‘living’ distribution maps of red goshawk observations in SEQ is also recommended to harness citizen science, but warrants wider discussion. Table 2. Easily accessed areas suitable for ongoing public surveys for red goshawks in SEQ. 1
Christmas Creek Road – Lamington N.P.
2
Mt Cordeaux Lookout – Main Range N.P.
3
Redwood Park - Toowoomba
4
Westridge Outlook – South D’Aguilar N.P.
5
Somerset Lookout – North D’Aguilar N.P.
6
North Road (Little Yabba Creek) – Conondale N.P.
3.
Are there any information gaps that hinder our ability to successfully ensure the maintenance of red goshawk populations in SEQ and how might these be filled?
The national recovery plan for red goshawks (DERM 2012) outlines a number of recovery objectives, performance criteria and actions, the overall objective of which is to: “maintain populations of red goshawk across their range and implement measures to promote recovery of the species”. Priority actions include the identification of key habitats and determining the effects of habitat fragmentation. This information seems particularly relevant to SEQ where it is not clear whether minimum habitat requirements are still being met for this species. Draft habitat mapping by SEQ Catchments based on expert knowledge of the species, indicates that sufficient areas of remnant vegetation remain in the region, however, how red goshawks use the landscape and what elements are required for their survival remains largely unknown. Recommendation: A research project for red goshawks be developed that includes the gathering of further information on the status of red goshawks in SEQ and an investigation into the detailed habitat use of red goshawks throughout their current range. The information from elsewhere in their range could then be used to assess whether minimum requirements are being met at the landscape scale in SEQ and identify necessary management actions for the long-term persistence of the species.
REFERENCES Czechura, G.V., Hobson, R.G. & Stewart, D.A. 2011. Distribution, status and habitat of the Red Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus in Queensland. Corella, 35 (1): 3-10. (DERM) Department of Environment and Resource Management 2010, South East Queensland Natural Resource Management Region Back on Track Actions for Biodiversity, Department of Environment and Resource Management, Brisbane. (DERM) Department of Environment and Resource Management 2012. National recovery plan for the red goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus. Report to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Canberra. Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management, Brisbane. Hobson, R. 2001. Red Goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus) Survey: 20th February 2001 – 28th May 2001. Internal report for the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection.
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APPENDIX ONE. Encounter data of raptor species viewed during 2013-2014 surveys for red goshawk in SEQ. Date
Broad Location
Count type
GPS Start
GPS End
Time Start
Time End
Total min
Time Observed
Species
No
Age
Sex
10/12/2013
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Vehicle transect
End of Mill road
E0274986, N7440171
13.00
15.00
120
n/a
Wedge-tailed eagle
3
n/a
n/a
10/12/2013
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Point count
15.00
19.00
240
n/a
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
11/12/2013
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Point count
5.00
11.00
360
n/a
Wedge-tailed eagle
2
n/a
n/a
11/12/2013
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Vehicle transect
11.00
11.30
30
0
11/12/2013
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Walking transect
11.45
15.30
225
0
11/12/2013
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Walking transect
15.30
18.00
150
0
12/12/2013
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Point count
5.00
12.30
450
n/a
n/a
12/12/2013
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Walking transect
12.30
15.30
180
0
12/12/2013
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Walking transect
15.30
16.30
60
0
12/12/2013
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Point count
16.30
19.00
150
0
13/12/2013
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Point count
5.00
7.30
150
0
13/12/2013
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Walking transect
7.30
8.30
60
0
13/12/2013
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Vehicle transect
8.30
9.30
60
0
13/12/2013
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Point count
9.30
16.45
435
17/12/2013
Running Creek – Lamington N.P.
Point count
E0273377, N7436723 E0273377, N7436723 E0273377, N7436723 E0274986, N7440171 E0277966, N7443152 E0277437, N7441850 E0277437, N7441850 E0275310, N7440579 E0276303, N7441336 E0276303, N7441336 E0276303, N7441336 E0274986, N7440171 E0269599, N7440171
E0408116, N7328832
E0274986, N7440171 E0277966, N7443152 E0277437, N7441850
E0275310, N7440579 E0276303, N7441336
E0274986, N7440171 E0269599, N7436305
13.30
18.30
300
n/a
Medium sized raptor
1
10.00
Little eagle
1
n/a
n/a
10.30
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
11.00
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
12.10
Peregrine falcon
1
n/a
n/a
13.45
Collared sparrowhawk
1
n/a
M
13.30
Grey goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
16.15
Grey goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
16.20
Wedge-tailed eagle
2
n/a
n/a
Date
18/12/2013
Broad Location
Running Creek – Lamington N.P.
Count type
GPS Start
Point count
E0408116, N7328832
19/12/2013
Running Creek – Lamington N.P.
Point count
19/12/2013
Running Creek – Lamington N.P.
Walking transect
19/12/2013
Running Creek – Lamington N.P.
Point count
19/12/2013
Running Creek – Lamington N.P.
Walking transect
19/12/2013
Running Creek – Lamington N.P.
Point count
20/12/2013
Running Creek – Lamington N.P.
Point count
20/12/2013
Running Creek – Lamington N.P.
Point count
20/12/2013
Running Creek – Lamington N.P.
Walking transect
20/12/2013
Running Creek – Lamington N.P.
Point count
21/12/2013
Running Creek – Lamington N.P.
Point count
21/12/2013
Running Creek – Lamington N.P.
Point count
22/12/2013
Running Creek – Lamington N.P.
Point count
3/01/2014
Conondale N.P.
Point count
4/01/2013
Conondale N.P.
Point count
E0408601, N7328816 E0408601, N7328816 E0409744, N7330696 E0409744, N7330696 E0412669, N7328816 E0408601, N7328816 E0412669, N7330958 E0412669, N7330958 E0412669, N7330958 E0412669, N7330958 E0412669, N7330958 E0412669, N7330958
GPS End
Time Start
6.00
E0409744, N7330696
E0408601, 7328816
Time End
12.00
Total min
360
Time Observed
Species
No
Age
Sex
17.00
Grey goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
7.15
Grey goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
10.15
Grey goshawk
2
n/a
n/a
11.00
Grey goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
11.06
Grey goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
11.50
Grey goshawk
1
n/a
M
11.50
Grey goshawk
1
n/a
F
5.30
8.00
150
0
8.00
9.00
60
0
9.00
12.00
180
12.00
13.00
60
15.00
18.00
300
9.45
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
Ad
n/a
11.45
Wedge-tailed eagle
2
n/a
n/a
0 16.45
Grey goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
17.00
Grey goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
5.30
7.30
120
0
9.30
12.30
180
0
12.30
14.00
14.00
18.30
270
8.00
10.00
120
11.30
18.30
420
17.30
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
5.30
9.30
240
8.00
Black falcon?
1
n/a
n/a
56J 0461314, 7054364
16.30
18.30
120
56J 0461314, 7054364
5.30
13.30
480
n/a
n/a
Along ridgeline
15.45
Grey goshawk
1 0
0 8.45
Wedge-tailed eagle
2
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Date
Broad Location
Count type
GPS Start
GPS End
Time Start
Time End
Total min
4/01/2013
Conondale N.P.
Point count
56J 0461314, 7054364
15.00
18.00
180
5/01/2014
Conondale N.P.
Point count
56J 0461314, 7054364
6.00
13.00
420
Time Observed
Species
No
Age
Sex
9.20
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
9.40
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
Ad
n/a
9.40
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
10.05
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
10.40
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
13.10
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
0 6.00
Brown falcon
1
n/a
n/a
9.00
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
Juv
n/a
10.00
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
5/01/2014
Conondale N.P.
Point count
56J 0461102, 7054488
14.00
18.30
270
0
6/01/2014
Conondale N.P.
Point count
56J 0461314, 7054364
6.00
7.30
90
0
6/01/2014
Conondale N.P.
Point count
56J 0461001, 7055255
11.45
15.30
225
6/01/2014
Conondale N.P.
Point count
56J 0461314, 7054364
16.45
17.15
30
0
7/01/2014
Conondale N.P.
Point count
56J 0461314, 7054364
8.00
9.00
60
0
7/01/2014
Conondale N.P.
Point count
56J 0462539, 7058746
15.30
18.00
270
8/01/2014
Conondale N.P.
Point count
56J 0464007, 7057172
6.00
12.00
360
13.30
Wedge-tailed eagle
2
16.30
Wedge-tailed eagle
2
n/a
n/a
17.40
Wedge-tailed eagle
2
n/a
n/a
8.20
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
Ad
n/a
9.10
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
9.20
Brown goshawk
1
Juv
F
11.05
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
F
8/01/2014
Conondale N.P.
Point count
56J 0463450, 7057441
12.30
13.30
60
13.20
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
8/01/2014
Conondale N.P.
Point count
56J 0463450, 7057441
14.15
16.15
120
14.20
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
n/a
8/01/2014
Conondale N.P.
Point count
56J 0464007, 7057172
16.30
18.45
135
9/01/2014
Conondale N.P.
Point count
56J 0464007, 7057172
5.30
11.30
360
n/a
n/a
9/01/2014
Conondale N.P.
Point count
56J 0461366, 7057454
12.00
15.00
180
0
9/01/2014
Conondale N.P.
Point count
56J 0464007, 7057172
15.15
18.30
195
0
0 8.00
Grey goshawk
1
Time Start
Time End
Total min
56J 0463546, 7056852
5.30
11.00
330
56J 0510870, 6868553
13.30
18.30
300
Date
Broad Location
Count type
GPS Start
10/01/2014
Conondale N.P.
Point count
13/01/2014
Christmas Creek – Lamington N.P.
Point count
14/01/2014
Christmas Creek – Lamington N.P.
Point count
GPS End
56J 0510870, 6868553
5.30
13.00
450
14/01/2014
Christmas Creek – Lamington N.P.
Point count
56J 0510870, 6868553
14.00
18.45
285
15/01/2014
Christmas Creek – Lamington N.P.
Point count
56J 0510870, 6868553
5.30
6.30
60
Time Observed
Species
No
Age
Sex
0 14.00
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
Ad
n/a
14.40
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
Ad
n/a
14.50
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
Ad
n/a
14.50
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
Juv
n/a
7.00
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
F
7.50
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
n/a
8.30
Brown goshawk
1
Ad
M
8.30
Brown goshawk
1
Ad
F
9.20
Brown goshawk
1
Juv
M
9.55
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
n/a
11.40
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
14.05
Wedge-tailed eagle
2
n/a
n/a
16.15
Grey goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
5.30
Grey goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
6.10
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
M
6.10
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
F
15/01/2014
Christmas Creek – Lamington N.P.
Point count
56J 0502760, 6869033
10.30
13.30
180
11.20
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
Ad
n/a
15/01/2014
Christmas Creek – Lamington N.P.
Point count
56J 0502827, 6868764
13.45
18.00
255
16.50
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
Juv
n/a
17.35
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
7.15
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
Ad
n/a
7.30
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
M
7.30
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
F
7.30
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
8.15
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
8.15
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
8.40
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
n/a
16/01/2014
Christmas Creek – Lamington N.P.
Point count
56J 0507404, 6870253
7.00
11.30
270
Red goshawk survey Dec - May 2014
Date
16/01/2014
20/01/2014
Broad Location
Christmas Creek – Lamington N.P.
Cunningham’s Gap - Main Range N.P.
Count type
Point count
Point count
GPS Start
GPS End
56J 0506859, 6870384
56J 0439501, 6905187
Time Start
11.45
11.00
Time End
17.00
14.00
Total min
315
180
Time Observed
Species
No
Age
Sex
8.40
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
n/a
8.50
Wedge-tailed eagle
2
n/a
n/a
9.10
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
9.30
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
F
11.05
Grey goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
15.45
Black-shouldered kite
2
Ad
n/a
15.55
Peregrine falcon
2
n/a
n/a
16.15
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
Ad
n/a
11.30
Wedge-tailed eagle
2
n/a
n/a
12.05
Wedge-tailed eagle
2
n/a
n/a
12.35
Wedge-tailed eagle
3
n/a
n/a
12.50
Wedge-tailed eagle
2
Ad
n/a
12.50
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
Juv
n/a
13.05
Wedge-tailed eagle
2
Ad
n/a
1
Ad
F n/a
20/01/2014
Cunningham’s Gap - Main Range N.P.
Point count
56J 0440155, 6897981
16.00
18.00
120
0
21/01/2014
Cunningham’s Gap - Main Range N.P.
Point count
56J 0440155, 6897981
6.00
8.00
120
0
21/01/2014
Cunningham’s Gap - Main Range N.P.
Point count
56J 0440208, 6898306
9.00
17.00
480
22/01/2014
Cunningham’s Gap - Main Range N.P.
Point count
56J 0440469, 6897821
5.30
11.30
360
9.05
Grey goshawk
10.10
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
SubAd
10.45
Wedge-tailed eagle
2
n/a
n/a
14.15
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
n/a
14.20
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
14.50
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
Juv
n/a
6.50
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
F
7.30
Grey goshawk
2
n/a
n/a
9.05
Grey goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
9.10
Black kite
18
n/a
n/a
9.20
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
Date
Broad Location
Count type
GPS Start
GPS End
Time Start
Time End
Total min
22/01/2014
Cunningham’s Gap - Main Range N.P.
Point count
56J 0440469, 6897821
13.30
15.30
120
23/01/2014
Cunningham’s Gap - Main Range N.P.
Point count
56J 0440469, 6897821
8.30
13.30
300
24/01/2014
3/02/2014
4/02/2014
Cunningham’s Gap - Main Range N.P.
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Point count
Point count
Point count
56J 0440469, 6897821
E0269599, N7440171
E0269599, N7440171
9.20
8.15
5.30
14.00
18.30
12.30
280
615
420
Time Observed
Species
No
Age
Sex
9.35
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
SubAd
n/a
10.55
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
0 9.30
Whistling kite
1
Ad
F
9.30
Whistling kite
1
Ad
M
9.40
Grey goshawk
2
Ad
n/a
9.45
Brown falcon
1
Ad
n/a
10.10
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
n/a
10.15
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
n/a
10.15
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
Ad
n/a
10.30
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
M
10.30
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
F
10.50
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
n/a
12.10
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
n/a
9.45
Grey goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
10.20
Brown falcon?
1
n/a
n/a
10.55
Whistling kite
1
Ad
n/a
12.10
Brown goshawk
1
Juv
n/a
12.50
Wedge-tailed eagle
2
n/a
n/a
10.50
Nankeen kestrel
1
n/a
n/a
10.55
Brown goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
11.00
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
16.40
Collared sparrowhawk
1
Juv
n/a
8.05
Brown goshawk
1
n/a
F
10.30
Brown goshawk
1
Ad
F
10.55
Brown goshawk
1
Ad
F
Red goshawk survey Dec - May 2014
Date
4/02/2014
5/02/2014
5/02/2014
6/02/2014
Broad Location
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Count type
GPS Start
Point count
E0269599, N7440171
Point count
E0273377, N7436723
Point count
Point count
GPS End
56J 0409982, 6959675
56J 0409982, 6959675
Time Start
13.30
8.30
12.00
5.30
Time End
18.00
11.30
18.00
12.30
Total min
270
180
360
420
Time Observed
Species
No
Age
Sex
10.55
Brown goshawk
1
Juv?
M
12.20
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
17.50
Brown goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
17.55
Brown goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
10.45
Brown goshawk
1
Ad
n/a
11.00
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
Juv
n/a
11.15
Brown goshawk
1
Juv
F
12.10
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
15.20
Brown goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
16.35
Nankeen kestrel
1
Ad
F
9.05
Australian hobby
1
Ad
n/a
9.15
Peregrine falcon
1
n/a
n/a
9.30
Brown goshawk
1
n/a
M
9.30
Brown goshawk
1
n/a
F
9.45
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
10.15
Brown goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
6/02/2014
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Point count
56J 0409982, 6959675
13.30
18.30
300
16.30
Nankeen kestrel
1
Ad
F
7/02/2014
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Point count
56J 0409982, 6959675
5.30
13.30
480
8.10
Square-tailed kite?
1
n/a
n/a
9.00
Little eagle
1
n/a
n/a
10.30
Little eagle
1
n/a
n/a
10.45
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
10.45
Nankeen kestrel
1
n/a
n/a
11.00
Brown goshawk
1
Juv
n/a
11.05
White-bellied sea-eagle
1
Ad
n/a
11.30
Medium sized raptor
2
n/a
n/a
11.45
Spotted harrier
1
Ad
n/a
Date
7/02/2014
8/02/2014
9/02/2014
Broad Location
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F.
Count type
Point count
Point count
Point count
GPS Start
GPS End
56J 0409982, 6959675
56J 0409982, 6959675
56J 0409982, 6959675
Time Start
14.30
5.30
6.00
Time End
18.30
18.30
9.30
Total min
240
780
210
Time Observed
Species
No
Age
Sex
12.20
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
13.15
Brown goshawk
1
Juv
F
14.50
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
15.30
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
15.35
Nankeen kestrel
1
Ad
n/a
17.05
Brown goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
17.30
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
18.05
Australian hobby
1
Ad
n/a
6.10
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
7.20
Collared sparrowhawk
1
Ad
n/a
9.05
Pacific baza
2
Ad
n/a
9.50
Brown goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
9.50
Pacific baza
1
Ad
n/a
10.45
Brown goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
10.45
Wedge-tailed eagle?
1
n/a
n/a
10.50
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
11.20
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
13.35
Brown goshawk
1
n/a
F
13.45
Hobby?
1
n/a
n/a
6.30
Small raptor
1
n/a
n/a
7.00
Brown goshawk
1
Juv
M
7.25
Brown goshawk
1
Juv
M
8.25
Pacific baza
2
Ad
n/a
8.40
Wedge-tailed eagle
3
n/a
n/a
9.00
Spotted harrier
1
n/a
n/a
9.15
Pacific baza
1
Ad
n/a
9.30
Wedge-tailed eagle
2
n/a
n/a
Red goshawk survey Dec - May 2014
Date
Broad Location
Count type
GPS Start
24/03/2014
South D’Aguilar - D'Aguilar N.P.
Point count
56J 0472217, 6977217
25/03/2014
South D’Aguilar - D'Aguilar N.P.
Point count
GPS End
56J 0472217, 6977217
Time Start
Time End
Total min
Time Observed
Species
No
Age
Sex
12.00
17.30
330
15.20
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
14.00
Brown goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
7.10
Peregrine falcon
1
Ad
n/a
8.15
Peregrine falcon
1
Ad
n/a
10.10
Peregrine falcon
1
Ad
n/a
6.00
11.00
300
25/03/2014
South D’Aguilar - D'Aguilar N.P.
Point count
56J 0472217, 6977217
12.00
13.45
105
26/03/2014
South D’Aguilar - D'Aguilar N.P.
Point count
56J 0462849, 6978112
12.00
15.30
210
0 12.15
Whistling kite
1
n/a
n/a
12.50
White-bellied sea-eagle
1
Juv
n/a
12.50
Whistling kite
2
n/a
n/a
13.25
Whistling kite
1
n/a
n/a
14.00
White-bellied sea-eagle?
1
n/a
n/a
14.00
Medium sized raptor
2
n/a
n/a
14.15
Whistling kite
1
n/a
n/a
14.35
Whistling kite
1
n/a
n/a
14.50
Whistling kite
1
n/a
n/a
15.25
Whistling kite
3
n/a
n/a
15.25
White-bellied sea-eagle
1
n/a
n/a
28/03/2014
South D’Aguilar - D'Aguilar N.P.
Point count
56J 0474608, 6971368
9.00
14.00
300
10.30
Brown falcon
1
n/a
n/a
31/03/2014
South D’Aguilar - D'Aguilar N.P.
Point count
56J 0485457, 6984583
9.00
12.00
180
9.00
Whistling kite
2
n/a
n/a
9.10
Brown goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
9.10
Spotted harrier?
1
n/a
n/a
9.20
Whistling kite
2
n/a
n/a
9.35
White-bellied sea-eagle
1
Ad
n/a
9.50
White-bellied sea-eagle
2
Ad
n/a
9.50
Whistling kite
1
n/a
n/a
10.00
Whistling kite
1
n/a
n/a
10.10
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
Date
Broad Location
Count type
GPS Start
GPS End
Time Start
Time End
Total min
Time Observed
Species
No
Age
Sex
10.10
Whistling kite?
1
n/a
n/a
10.20
Wedge-tailed eagle
2
n/a
n/a
10.25
Whistling kite
1
n/a
n/a
10.40
Whistling kite
5
n/a
n/a
11.00
Wedge-tailed eagle
2
n/a
n/a
11.20
Whistling kite
3
n/a
n/a
11.40
Whistling kite
2
n/a
n/a
11.50
White-bellied sea-eagle
2
Ad
n/a
11.50
Whistling kite
1
n/a
n/a
31/03/2014
Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P.
Point count
56J 0466614, 7003430
15.30
17.30
120
15.45
Brown goshawk
1
Juv
F
1/04/2014
Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P.
Point count
56J 0466614, 7003430
7.30
14.00
390
9.30
Brown goshawk
1
Juv
M?
9.40
Grey goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
10.20
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
n/a
10.45
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
n/a
11.00
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
11.20
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
13.05
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
13.30
Brown goshawk
1
n/a
M?
1/04/2014
Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P.
Point count
56J 0466614, 7003430
15.00
18.00
180
15.10
Brown goshawk
1
Ad
M
2/04/2014
Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P.
Point count
56J 0466614, 7003430
6.00
18.00
720
11.10
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
n/a
11.20
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
n/a
12.10
Brown goshawk
1
Juv
n/a
12.10
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
Juv
n/a
12.15
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
13.20
Wedge-tailed eagle
2
n/a
n/a
15.10
Collared sparrowhawk or Brown goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
11.15
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
n/a
3/04/2014
Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P.
Point count
56J 0466614, 7003430
6.00
14.00
600
Red goshawk survey Dec - May 2014
Time Start
Time End
Total min
Time Observed
Species
No
Age
Sex
56J 0455898, 7007372
6.30
7.15
45
7.00
Brown falcon
1
n/a
n/a
56J 0467675, 6997977
9.45
11.00
75
9.45
Wedge-tailed eagle
2
n/a
n/a
10.30
Brown falcon
1
n/a
n/a
11.00
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
15.45
Peregrine falcon
2
n/a
n/a
17.00
Peregrine falcon
2
Ad
n/a
8.50
Collared sparrowhawk?
1
n/a
n/a
9.45
Brown goshawk
1
juv
F
9.45
Peregrine falcon
1
n/a
n/a
10.15
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
10.15
Peregrine falcon
1
n/a
n/a
10.20
Peregrine falcon
1
Ad
F
10.25
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
10.40
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
F
10.40
Peregrine falcon
1
n/a
n/a
12.30
Peregrine falcon
1
Ad
n/a
14.35
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
n/a
15.20
Brown goshawk
1
Juv
n/a
8.15
Medium sized raptor
1
n/a
n/a
8.45
Peregrine falcon
1
Ad
n/a
9.05
Brown falcon
1
n/a
n/a
9.45
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
10.05
Grey goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
11.55
Peregrine falcon
1
Ad
n/a
11.55
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
12.00
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
Juv
n/a
Date
Broad Location
Count type
GPS Start
4/04/2014
Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P.
Point count
4/04/2014
Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P.
Point count
7/04/2014
8/04/2014
9/04/2014
9/04/2014
Lost World Plateaux - Lamington N.P.
Lost World Plateaux - Lamington N.P.
Lost World Plateaux - Lamington N.P.
Lost World Plateaux - Lamington N.P.
Point count
Point count
Point count
Point count
GPS End
56J 0511028, 6875132
56J 0511028, 6875132
56J 0511028, 6875132
56J 0511028, 6875132
15.15
6.00
7.00
14.30
17.15
17.00
13.30
17.30
120
660
390
180
0
Date
Broad Location
Count type
GPS Start
10/04/2014
Lost World Plateaux - Lamington N.P.
Point count
56J 0510901, 6874763
11/04/2014
Lost World Plateaux - Lamington N.P.
Point count
GPS End
56J 0516200, 6875142
Time Start
Time End
Total min
Time Observed
Species
No
Age
Sex
6.30
17.00
630
8.30
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
Juv
n/a
9.55
Grey goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
12.55
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
F?
13.10
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
n/a
14.10
Grey goshawk
1
Ad?
n/a
14.30
Wedge-tailed eagle
1
n/a
n/a
16.25
Grey goshawk
1
Ad
M
9.00
Peregrine falcon
1
n/a
n/a
9.15
Peregrine falcon
1
Ad
M?
9.25
Peregrine falcon
1
Juv
n/a
8.00
12.00
240
14/04/2014
Conondale N.P.
Point count
56J 0464717, 7051646
15.00
15.30
30
15.05
Collared sparrowhawk
1
Ad
n/a
15/04/2014
Conondale N.P.
Point count
56J 0463546, 7056852
6.00
17.30
690
8.30
Brown goshawk
1
Juv
M
10.00
Brown falcon
1
n/a
F
10.00
Wedge-tailed eagle
2
n/a
n/a
10.40
Brown falcon
1
n/a
n/a
14.10
Brown goshawk
1
Juv
M
7.15
Collared sparrowhawk or Brown goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
8.45
Brown goshawk
1
Ad
M
9.00
Brown falcon
1
n/a
M
9.10
Brown falcon
1
n/a
F
9.15
Brown falcon
1
n/a
M
9.55
Little eagle
1
n/a
n/a
13.35
Little eagle
1
n/a
n/a
14.05
Brown goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
14.05
Little eagle
1
n/a
n/a
6.45
Falcon sp.
1
n/a
n/a
7.30
Brown falcon
1
Juv
M
16/04/2014
17/04/2014
Conondale N.P.
Conondale N.P.
Point count
Point count
56J 0463546, 7056852
56J 0463546, 7056852
6.00
6.00
17.30
17.30
690
690
Red goshawk survey Dec - May 2014
Date
18/04/2014
Broad Location
Conondale N.P.
Count type
Point count
GPS Start
GPS End
Burrumba Dam
Time Start
7.00
Time End
12.00
Total min
300
28/04/2014
Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P.
Point count
56J 0466614, 7003430
10.00
12.30
150
28/04/2014
Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P.
Point count
56J 0466614, 7003430
13.30
17.30
240
29/04/2014
Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P.
Point count
56J 0466614, 7003430
6.00
17.30
690
Time Observed
Species
No
Age
Sex
8.45
Brown falcon
1
n/a
F
9.15
Medium / Large sized raptor
1
n/a
n/a
15.15
Brown falcon
1
n/a
F
8.30
Australian hobby
1
n/a
n/a
8.45
Whistling kite
2
n/a
n/a
9.10
Brahminy kite
2
Ad
n/a
9.25
Eastern osprey
1
Ad
n/a
9.35
Eastern osprey
1
n/a
n/a
9.35
Whistling kite
1
n/a
n/a
10.25
White-bellied sea-eagle
1
Ad
n/a
11.00
Brahminy kite
1
Ad
n/a
11.15
Brahminy kite
1
Ad
n/a
11.35
Eastern osprey
1
Ad
n/a
0 0 11.50
White-bellied sea-eagle
1
Ad
n/a
15.00
Medium sized raptor
1
n/a
n/a
15.40
Grey goshawk
1
n/a
n/a
Juv?
M
30/04/2014
Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P.
Point count
56J 0466614, 7003430
6.00
17.30
690
0
1/05/2014
Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P.
Point count
56J 0466614, 7003430
8.30
9.00
30
0
1/05/2014
Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P.
Point count
56J 0466614, 7003430
9.45
17.30
465
2/05/2014
Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P.
Point count
Mt Mee Lookout
9.45
12.00
135
2/05/2014
Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P.
Point count
56J 0485457, 6984583
12.30
13.30
60
9.55
Brown goshawk
1
12.45
Whistling kite
2
n/a
n/a
13.00
Swamp harrier
1
Ad
n/a
13.10
Whistling kite
3
n/a
n/a
13.25
Swamp harrier
1
Ad
M
0
APPENDIX TWO. Bird species observed during the 2013-2014 surveys of red goshawk in SEQ. Broad Location
Alice Creek - Lockyer S.F.
Running Creek - Lamington N.P.
Conondale N.P.
Land Owner
McDonald property & State Forest
Drynan property & National Park
National Park
Survey Period
10-12-13 to 13-12-13
17-12-13 to 22-12-13
3-01-14 to 10-01-14
1
Australian brush-turkey
Australian brush-turkey
Australian brush-turkey
2
Australian magpie
Australian magpie
Australian figbird
3
Azure kingfisher
Bell miner
Australian magpie
4
Black-faced cuckoo-shrike
Black falcon
Azure kingfisher
5
Brown cuckoo-dove
Black-faced cuckoo-shrike
Bell miner
6
Brown gerygone
Black-faced monarch
Black-faced cuckoo-shrike
7
Brown honeyeater
Brown cuckoo-dove
Black-faced monarch
8
Channel-billed cuckoo
Brown gerygone
Blue-faced honeyeater
9
Cicadabird
Brown honeyeater
Brown cuckoo-dove
10
Collared sparrowhawk
Brown thornbill
Brown falcon
11
Southern boobook
Brush cuckoo
Brown gerygone
12
Eastern koel
Channel-billed cuckoo
Brown goshawk
13
Eastern whipbird
Crimson rosella
Brown thornbill
14
Eastern yellow robin
Dollarbird
Channel-billed cuckoo
15
Forest kingfisher
Southern boobook
Crimson rosella
16
Green catbird
Eastern koel
Dollarbird
17
Grey shrike-thrush
Eastern rosella
Southern boobook
18
Jacky winter
Eastern spinebill
Eastern figbird
19
Laughing kookaburra
Eastern whipbird
Eastern koel
20
Leaden / Satin flycatcher
Eastern yellow robin
Eastern yellow robin
21
Lewin's honeyeater
Galah
Glossy-black cockatoo
22
Little eagle
Green catbird
Golden whistler
23
Little friarbird
Green-backed oriole
Great cormorant
24
Little pied cormorant
Grey fantail
Green catbird
25
Nankeen night-heron
Grey goshawk
Grey fantail
26
Noisy miner
Grey shrike-thrush
Grey goshawk
27
Olive-backed oriole
King parrot
Grey shrike-thrush
28
Pacific black duck
Laughing kookaburra
King parrot
29
Pale-headed rosella
Lewin's honeyeater
Laughing kookaburra
30
Peregrine falcon
Mistletoebird
Lewin's honeyeater
31
Pheasant coucal
Nankeen kestrel
Mistletoebird
32
Pied butcherbird
Noisy miner
Olive-backed oriole
33
Pied currawong
Noisy pitta
Pale-headed rosella
34
Powerful owl
Pale-headed rosella
Peaceful dove
35
Red-backed fairy-wren
Pheasant coucal
Pheasant coucal
36
Red-browed finch
Pied butcherbird
Pied butcherbird
37
Scarlet honeyeater
Pied currawong
Pied cormorant
38
Shining bronze-cuckoo
Red-backed fairy wren
Pied currawong
39
Silvereye
Red-browed finch
Powerful owl
Red goshawk survey Dec - May 2014
40
Spangled drongo
Regent bowerbird
Rainbow lorikeet
41
Spine-tailed swift
Rufous fantail
Red-backed fairy-wren
42
Spotted pardalote
Sacred kingfisher
Red-browed finch
43
Tawny frogmouth
Satin bowerbird
Regent bowerbird
44
Tawny grassbird
Scarlet honeyeater
Rufous fantail
45
Torresian crow
Silvereye
Rufous whistler
46
Variegated fairy-wren
Spangled drongo
Russet-tailed / Bassian thrush
47
Wedge-tailed eagle
Spectacled monarch
Sacred kingfisher
48
White-browed scrub-wren
Sulphur-crested cockatoo
Scaly-breasted lorikeet
49
White-faced heron
Tawny frogmouth
Scarlet honeyeater
50
White-necked heron
Torresian crow
Silvereye
51
White-throated treecreeper
Variegated fairy-wren
Spangled drongo
52
Willie wagtail
Wedge-tailed eagle
Spectacled monarch
53
White-throated treecreeper
Spotted pardalote
54
Wood swallow
Sulphur-crested cockatoo
55
Yellow-faced honeyeater
Torresian crow
56
Yellow-tailed black cockatoo
Variegated fairy-wren
57
Yellow-throated scrub-wren
Wedge-tailed eagle
58
White-browed scrub-wren
59
White-naped honeyeater
60
White-throated gerygone
61
White-throated needletail
62
White-throated treecreeper
63
Wonga pigeon
64
Yellow-faced honeyeater
65
Yellow-tailed black cockatoo
OTHER FAUNA 1
Water rat
Koala
Eastern stony creek frog
2
Lace monitor
Red-bellied black snake
Lace monitor
3
Red necked wallaby
4
Green tree snake
Broad Location
Christmas Creek - Lamington N.P.
Mt Cordeaux – Main Range N.P.
Alice Creek - Lockyer S.F.
Land Owner
McFarlane property & National Park
National Park
McDonald property & Murphy’s Creek Escape
Survey Period
13-01-14 to 16-01-14
20-01-14 to 24-01-14
3-02-14 to 9-02-14
1
Australian figbird
Albert's lyrebird
Australian brush-turkey
2
Australian magpie
Australian brush-turkey
Australian figbird
3
Bell miner
Australian logrunner
Australian hobby
4
Black kite
Australian magpie
Australian magpie
5
Black-faced cuckoo-shrike
Australian magpie
Australian pelican
6
Black-shouldered kite
Australian wood duck
Australian white ibis
7
Brown cuckoo-dove
Azure kingfisher
Australian wood duck
8
Brown goshawk
Black kite
Azure kingfisher
9
Brown thornbill
Black-faced whistler
Bar-shouldered dove
10
Channel-billed cuckoo
Brown cuckoo-dove
Black bittern
11
Common myna
Brown falcon
Black-faced cuckoo-shrike
12
Crested pigeon
Brown gerygone
Black-fronted dotterel
13
Crimson rosella
Brown goshawk
Blue-faced honeyeater
14
Southern boobook
Crimson rosella
Brown goshawk
15
Eastern koel
Eastern spinebill
Brown quail
16
Eastern spinebill
Eastern whipbird
Channel-billed cuckoo
17
Eastern whipbird
Eastern yellow robin
Collared sparrowhawk
18
Eastern yellow robin
Grey fantail
Common bronzewing
19
Galah
Grey goshawk
Crested pigeon
20
Green catbird
Grey shrike-thrush
Dollarbird
21
Grey butcherbird
King parrot
Dusky moorhen
22
Grey fantail
Lewin's honeyeater
Eastern whipbird
23
Grey goshawk
Mistletoebird
Eastern yellow robin
24
King parrot
Nankeen kestrel
Galah
25
Laughing kookaburra
Noisy pitta
Glossy-black cockatoo
26
Mistletoebird
Pied currawong
King parrot
27
Nankeen kestrel
Rainbow lorikeet
Laughing kookaburra
28
Noisy miner
Rufous fantail
Little eagle
29
Noisy pitta
Russet tailed / Bassian thrush
Little friarbird
30
Olive-backed oriole
Satin bowerbird
Little lorikeet
31
Pale-headed rosella
Silvereye
Little pied cormorant
32
Peregrine falcon
Spangled drongo
Magpie lark
33
Pheasant coucal
Straw-necked ibis
Masked lapwing
34
Pied currawong
Sulphur-crested cockatoo
Mistletoebird
35
Rainbow lorikeet
Topknot pigeon
Nankeen kestrel
36
Red-backed fairy-wren
Torresian crow
Nankeen night heron
37
Rufous fantail
Tree martin
Noisy friarbird
38
Russet tailed / Bassian thrush
Wedge-tailed eagle
Noisy miner
39
Sacred kingfisher
Welcome swallow
Pacific baza
40
Scaly-breasted lorikeet
Whistling kite
Pacific black duck
41
Spangled drongo
White-browed scrubwren
Pale-headed rosella
42
Spectacled whistler
White-faced heron
Pale-vented bush-hen
43
Spotted harrier
White-headed pigeon
Peaceful dove
44
Sulphur-crested cockatoo
Wonga pigeon
Peregrine falcon
45
Topknot pigeon
Yellow scrubwren
Pheasant coucal
46
Torresian crow
Yellow thornbill
Pied butcherbird
47
Tree martin
Yellow-tailed black-cockatoo
Pied currawong
48
Wedge-tailed eagle
Rainbow bee-eater
49
Welcome swallow
Rainbow lorikeet
50
White-faced heron
Red-backed fairy-wren
51
White-naped honeyeater
Red-browed finch
Red goshawk survey Dec - May 2014
52
White-necked heron
Scaly-breasted lorikeet
53
White-throated treecreeper
Silvereye
54
Wonga pigeon
Spangled drongo
55
Yellow-tailed black-cockatoo
Spotted harrier
56
Square-tailed kite
57
Straw-necked ibis
58
Striated pardalote
59
Torresian crow
60
Wedge-tailed eagle
61
Welcome swallow
62
White-bellied sea-eagle
63
White-faced heron
64
White-necked heron
65
White-throated honeyeater
66
White-throated needletail
67
Willie wagtail
68
Yellow-billed spoonbill
69
Yellow-tufted honeyeater
OTHER FAUNA 1
Carpet python
Red necked wallaby
2
Red necked wallaby
Red necked pademelon
Swamp wallaby
3
Blue tongued skink
Green tree snake
4
Joseph dream coat moth
Broad Location
South D'Aguilar – D’Aguilar N.P.
Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P.
Lost World Plateaux - Lamington N.P.
Land Owner
National Park & Lake Wivenhoe
National Park, Lake Samsonvale & Lake Somerset
National Park & O’Brien property
Survey Period
24-03-14 to 28-03-14
31-03-14 to 4-04-14
7-04-14 to 11-04-14
1
Australasian darter
Little pied cormorant
Australian brush-turkey
2
Australian brush-turkey
Australasian grebe
Bell miner
3
Australian magpie
Australian magpie
Brown cuckoo-dove
4
Australian pelican
Australian pelican
Brown falcon
5
Australian white ibis
Australian wood duck
Brown goshawk
6
Australian wood duck
Azure kingfisher
Brown thornbill
7
Bell miner
Bell miner
Crimson rosella
8
Black swan
Black-faced cuckoo-shrike
Eastern whipbird
9
Black-faced cuckoo-shrike
Black-shouldered kite
Eastern yellow robin
10
Black-fronted dotterel
Brown cuckoo-dove
Green catbird
11
Black-winged stilt
Brown gerygone
Grey fantail
12
Brown cuckoo-dove
Brown goshawk
Grey shrike-thrush
13
Brown gerygone
Brown thornbill
King parrot
14
Brown goshawk
Buff-rumped thornbill
Laughing kookaburra
15
Brown thornbill
Caspian tern
Lewin's honeyeater
16
Caspian tern
Cattle egret
Masked lapwing
17
Cattle egret
Crested pigeon
Mistletoebird
18
Chestnut-breasted mannikin
Dusky moorhen
Nankeen kestrel
19
Crimson rosella
Eastern whipbird
Noisy friarbird
20
Dollarbird
Eastern yellow robin
Noisy miner
21
Dusky moorhen
Galah
Pacific baza
22
Eastern whipbird
Golden whistler
Peregrine falcon
23
Eastern yellow robin
Great cormorant
Pheasant coucal
24
Eurasian coot
Great crested grebe
Pied curruwong
25
Glossy ibis
Green catbird
Satin bowerbird
26
Golden whistler
Grey fantail
Scarlet honeyeater
27
Golden-headed cisticola
Grey goshawk
Shining bronze-cuckoo
28
Great crested grebe
Grey shrike-thrush
Silvereye
29
Great egret
King parrot
Spotted pardalote
30
Green catbird
Laughing kookaburra
Straw-necked ibis
31
Grey fantail
Lewin's honeyeater
Sulphur-crested cockatoo
32
Grey shrike-thrush
Little black cormorant
Torresian crow
33
Grey teal
Little egret
Wedge-tailed eagle
34
Hardhead
Magpie lark
White-bellied sea-eagle
35
King parrot
Masked lapwing
White-browed scrubwren
36
Laughing kookaburra
Nankeen kestrel
White-headed pigeon
37
Lewin's honeyeater
New Holland honeyeater
White-throated honeyeater
38
Little black cormorant
Noisy friarbird
White-throated treecreeper
39
Little pied cormorant
Noisy miner
Wonga pigeon
40
Magpie lark
Olive-backed oriole
Yellow-faced honeyeater
41
Masked lapwing
Pacific black duck
Yellow-tailed black-cockatoo
42
Noisy friarbird
Pale-headed rosella
43
Noisy miner
Pheasant coucal
44
Pacific black duck
Pied butcherbird
45
Pale-headed rosella
Purple swamphen
46
Peregrine falcon
Rainbow bee-eater
47
Pied currawong
Rainbow lorikeet
48
Rainbow bee-eater
Red-browed finch
49
Red-browed finch
Scaly-breasted lorikeet
50
Red-kneed dotterel
Silver gull
51
Royal spoonbill
Silvereye
52
Rufous whistler
Straw necked ibis
53
Scaly-breasted lorikeet
Sulphur-crested cockatoo
54
Silver gull
Torresian crow
55
Silvereye
Wedge-tailed eagle
56
Spangled drongo
Welcome swallow
57
Spotted pardalote
Whistling kite
58
Straw-necked ibis
White-bellied sea-eagle
59
Striped honeyeater
White-browed scrubwren
Red goshawk survey Dec - May 2014
60
Topknot pigeon
White-necked heron
61
Torresian crow
White-throated honeyeater
62
Tree martin
White-throated treecreeper
63
Varied sittella
Willie wagtail
64
Wedge-tailed eagle
Wonga pigeon
65
Welcome swallow
Yellow-tailed black-cockatoo
66
Whistling kite
67
White-bellied sea-eagle
68
White-browed scrub-wren
69
White-faced heron
70
White-naped honeyeater
71
White-throated treecreeper
72
Willie wagtail
73
Wonga pigeon
74
Yellow-faced honeyeater
75
Yellow-tailed black cockatoo
OTHER FAUNA
1
Koala
Lace monitor
Lamington spiny crayfish
2
Richmond birdwing
3
Orchard swallowtail
Broad Location
Conondale N.P.
Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P.
Land Owner
National Park & Burrumba Dam
National Park, Mt Mee & Lake Samsonvale
Survey Period
14-04-14 to 18-04-14
28-04-14 to 2-05-14
1
Australasian darter
Australasian figbird
2
Australian brush-turkey
Australasian grebe
3
Australian logrunner
Australian pelican
4
Australian magpie
Azure kingfisher
5
Australian pelican
Bell miner
6
Australian white ibis
Brown cuckoo-dove
7
Azure kingfisher
Brown gerygone
8
Bell miner
Brown thornbill
9
Black kite
Caspian tern
10
Brahminy kite
Eastern whipbird
11
Brown cuckoo-dove
Eastern yellow robin
12
Brown falcon
Great crested grebe
13
Brown goshawk
Green catbird
14
Collared sparrowhawk
Grey fantail
15
Crimson rosella
Grey goshawk
16
Double-banded finch
Grey shrike-thrush
17
Dusky honeyeater
King parrot
18
Southern boobook
Laughing kookaburra
19
Eastern osprey
Lewin's honeyeater
20
Eastern whipbird
Little black cormorant
21
Eastern yellow robin
Little lorikeet
22
Emerald dove
Little pied cormorant
23
Golden whistler
Magpie lark
24
Great cormorant
Masked lapwing
25
Great crested grebe
Masked woodswallow
26
Grey fantail
Pacific black duck
27
King parrot
Pied currawong
28
Large-tailed nightjar
Scaly-breasted lorikeet
29
Laughing kookaburra
Scarlet honeyeater
30
Little black cormorant
Shining bronze-cuckoo
31
Little eagle
Silvereye
32
Little pied cormorant
Spangled drongo
33
Magpie lark
Straw-necked ibis
34
Noisy friarbird
Sulphur-crested cockatoo
35
Pale-headed rosella
Swamp harrier
36
Pied butcherbird
Tawny grassbird
37
Pied currawong
Topknot pigeon
38
Rainbow bee-eater
Torresian crow
39
Red-browed finch
Tree martin
40
Regent bowerbird
Welcome swallow
41
Scaly-breasted lorikeet
Whistling kite
42
Scarlet honeyeater
White-bellied sea-eagle
43
Shining bronze-cuckoo
White-faced heron
44
Silvereye
White-throated treecreeper
45
Sulphur-crested cockatoo
Willie wagtail
46
Topknot pigeon
Wonga pigeon
47
Torresian crow
Yellow-faced honeyeater
48
Varied triller
Yellow-tailed black-cockatoo
49
Wedge-tailed eagle
50
Welcome swallow
51
Whistling kite
52
White-bellied sea-eagle
53
White-faced heron
54
White-necked heron
55
Willie wagtail
56
Wonga pigeon
57
Yellow-faced honeyeater
58
Yellow-tailed black-cockatoo
Red goshawk survey Dec - May 2014
APPENDIX THREE. Representative survey sites from each broad survey region within SEQ. NB: The private properties shown in these pictures are not to be accessed without prior consent from the land owner. Alice Creek - Lockyer State Forest (& McDonald property)
GPS: E0273377, N7436723
GPS: E0277437, N7441850
Running Creek - Lamington National Park (& Drynan property)
GPS: E0408116, N7328832
GPS: E0412669, N7330958
Conondale National Park
GPS: 56J 0461314, 7054364
GPS: 56J 0463546, 7056852
Christmas Creek - Lamington National Park (& McFarlane property)
GPS: 56J 0510870, 6868553
GPS: 56J 0502827, 6868764
Mt Cordeaux – Main Range National Park
GPS: 56J 0439501, 6905187
GPS: 56J 0440469, 6897821
South D'Aguilar National Park
GPS: 56J 0472217, 6977217
GPS: 56J 0474608, 6971368
Red goshawk survey Dec - May 2014
Mt Mee - D'Aguilar National Park
GPS: 56J 0466614, 7003430
Lost World Plateaux - Lamington National Park (& O’Brien property)
GPS: 56J 0511028, 6875132
GPS: 56J 0510901, 6874763