FOSI Newsletter Issue 70 December 2014
Issue 70, December 2014 In this issue Summer Shorebirds at NSl Moreton Bay Research Station Open Day Goompi Trail walk Urban Koala Survey 2014 Squirrel gliders on Straddie Verdict on Sibelco’s criminal charges due any day Quandamooka High Court challenge Updates on EPBC Act investigation & Senate Inquiry into the Queensland Government Glossy Black Cockatoo Count 2014 --------------------------------------------------------------- Summer Shorebirds at NSl Migratory bird numbers are peaking over late December as the last of the juvenile shorebirds arrive from their breeding grounds in Siberia and Central Asia. With its combination of muddy seagrass tidal wetlands, sandy habitats and rocky shores NSl provides great feeding opportunities for a wide range of visiting shorebirds. Birds to look for include Eastern Curlew, with its giant curved beak, Whimbrel and Bar-tailed Godwit. Good spotting locations are the tidal wetlands at Amity and Dunwich’s Bradbury Be