In this month’s Feather Fascination, Jim reflects on the past five years sharing his infinite love of birding through his column.
But he also invites you to let him know the topics that interest you!
What can we do together for the birds in our district?
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A Feather Fascination moment!! This stunning Little Wattlebird
paused and posed on 17 April 2016
at Adavale St Brookfield – (photo courtesy of Alison Staines)
We are very excited to announce that four new birds were officially recorded in the Catchment in 2016! They include:
This in itself is a remarkable result!
But the most recently observed new bird is particularly interesting. A male Hooded Robin was observed at Brookfield on the afternoon of 12 December 2016.
What is remarkable is that this bird was observed in Brookfield at all!
The distribution of the Hooded Robin does not include Brisbane but is spread over much of mainland Australia. This solitary bird was only observed once, so it was probably a bird that became disoriented, arrived in our Catchment by mistake and quickly went on its way back to its usual habitat. When this happens, the bird is called a ‘vagrant’ in the Australian databases and bird lists.
The observation of the Hooded Robin is spectacular because it is so beautiful and this is exactly what makes bird surveys and time-in-the-bush so rewarding. The male is a beautiful jet black and pure white robin, while the female has more subdued grey-brown colours.
If you’d like to see a list of all the birds in our catchment and where to find them, please visit the Bird Project section of this website.
Incidentally, the Hooded Robin is number 210 on the Moggill Creek Catchment Historical Bird List!
Why not give start off your New Year by giving something back to the environment?
We have two working bees scheduled for Sunday 29 January – one at Huntington (Section 3) and another (Section 4) behind the Brookfield Showgrounds. Both commence at 8.30am.
Please click here to see more info about specific locations and times.
We trust you’ve all had a wonderful break! Let’s launch the new year with an assault on the many weeds that have proliferated due to our recent humidity and storms. The weeds definitely did not take a break!
Planning is underway for this year’s working bees. These events are vital to protect and revitalise our creeks but they also offer some wonderful conversations and camaraderie! The McKay Brook Bushcare Group, shown below, is testament to this!
Click here to see what’s in store for January 2017.
Members! Place a cross on your 2017 calendars on the third Thursday of each month as a reminder to attend our Cottage Talks!
A wide range of new topics will be covered in this year’s program, co-ordinated by Dale Borgelt.
Click here for more info.
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Everyone at the MCCG wishes our friends and supporters a safe and festive holiday season and a New Year that is abundant with new life and new projects!
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The Moggill Creek Catchment Group has recently lost a founding member and one of our most staunch supporters.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU to our Green Army trainees for their outstanding contribution throughout 2016.
A graduation ceremony for each team will be held on Thursday 15 December at the Rafting Ground site near Boscombe Road.
Work for 2016 will end on 18 December and start again in mid to late January.
For more info, please contact Adrian Webb on 0412 672 283.
Note: The Green Army is an initiative of the Australian Government provided for young Australians aged 17–24 years who have an interest in protecting their local environment.
For more info, visit our Media Centre
2016 marks the 19th year of the MCCG’s operation. A very successful and well attended AGM (57 Attendees) was held on Monday 28th November.
