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The endangered Red Goshawk is high on the food chain and relies on large areas of diverse habitat to provide it with enough prey to live and breed. A recent survey of Red Goshawks in South East Queensland raises concerns for their existence in the region.
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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. 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?
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?
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?
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 black-cockatoo (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 2013 and 2 May 2014. For further details see Appendix Two. *IUCN listed,
αEPBC,
ϮNCA.
1 Albert's lyrebird*Ϯ 60 Galah 119 Rufous whistler 2 Australasian darter 61 Glossy ibis 120 Russet tailed / Bassian thrush 3 Australasian grebe 62 Glossy-black cockatoo*Ϯ 121 Sacred kingfisher 4 Australian brush-turkey 63 Golden whistler 122 Satin bowerbird 5 Australian figbird 64 Golden-headed cisticola 123 Scaly-breasted lorikeet 6 Australian hobby 65 Great cormorant 124 Scarlet honeyeater 7 Australian logrunner 66 Great crested grebe 125 Shining bronze-cuckoo 8 Australian magpie 67 Great egret 126 Silver gull 9 Australian pelican 68 Green catbird 127 Silvereye 10 Australian white ibis 69 Green-backed oriole 128 Spangled drongo 11 Australian wood duck 70 Grey butcherbird 129 Spectacled monarch 12 Azure kingfisher 71 Grey fantail 130 Spectacled whistler 13 Bar-shouldered dove 72 Grey goshawkϮ 131 Spine-tailed swift 14 Bell miner 73 Grey shrike-thrush 132 Spotted harrier 15 Black bittern 74 Grey teal 133 Spotted pardalote 16 Black falcon 75 Hardhead 134 Square-tailed kiteϮ 17 Black kite 76 Jacky winter 135 Straw necked ibis 18 Black swan 77 King parrot 136 Striated pardalote 19 Black-faced cuckoo-shrike 78 Large-tailed nightjar 137 Striped honeyeater 20 Black-faced monarch 79 Laughing kookaburra 138 Sulphur-crested cockatoo 21 Black-fronted dotterel 80 Leaden / Satin flycatcher 139 Swamp harrier 22 Black-shouldered kite 81 Lewin's honeyeater 140 Tawny frogmouth 23 Black-winged stilt 82 Little black cormorant 141 Tawny grassbird 24 Blue-faced honeyeater 83 Little eagle 142 Topknot pigeon 25 Brahminy kite 84 Little egret 143 Torresian crow 26 Brown cuckoo-dove 85 Little friarbird 144 Tree martin 27 Brown falcon 86 Little lorikeet 145 Variegated fairy-wren 28 Brown gerygone 87 Little pied cormorant 146 Varied sittella 29 Brown goshawk 88 Magpie lark 147 Varied triller 30 Brown honeyeater 89 Masked lapwing 148 Wedge-tailed eagle 31 Brown quail 90 Masked woodswallow 149 Welcome swallow 32 Brown thornbill 91 Mistletoebird 150 Whistling kite 33 Brush cuckoo 92 Nankeen kestrel 151 White-bellied sea-eagle 34 Buff-rumped thornbill 93 Nankeen night heron 152 White-browed scrubwren 35 Caspian tern 94 New Holland honeyeater 153 White-faced heron 36 Cattle egret 95 Noisy friarbird 154 White-headed pigeon 37 Channel-billed cuckoo 96 Noisy miner 155 White-naped honeyeater 38 Chestnut-breasted mannikin 97 Noisy pitta 156 White-necked heron 39 Cicadabird 98 Olive-backed oriole 157 White-throated gerygone 40 Collared sparrowhawk 99 Pacific baza 158 White-throated honeyeater 41 Common bronzewing 100 Pacific black duck 159 White-throated needletail 42 Common myna 101 Pale-headed rosella 160 White-throated treecreeper 43 Crested pigeon 102 Pale-vented bush-hen 161 Willie wagtail 44 Crimson rosella 103 Peaceful dove 162 Wonga pigeon 45 Dollarbird 104 Peregrine falcon 163 Wood swallow 46 Double-banded finch 105 Pheasant coucal 164 Yellow thornbill 47 Dusky honeyeater 106 Pied butcherbird 165 Yellow-billed spoonbill 48 Dusky moorhen 107 Pied cormorant 166 Yellow-faced honeyeater 49 Southern boobook 108 Pied currawong 167 Yellow-tailed black-cockatoo 50 Eastern figbird 109 Powerful owlϮ 168 Yellow-throated scrubwren 51 Eastern koel 110 Purple swamphen 169 Yellow-tufted honeyeater 52 Eastern osprey 111 Rainbow bee-eater 53 Eastern rosella 112 Rainbow lorikeet 54 Eastern spinebill 113 Red-backed fairy wren 55 Eastern whipbird 114 Red-browed finch 56 Eastern yellow robin 115 Red-kneed dotterel 57 Emerald dove 116 Regent bowerbird 58 Eurasian coot 117 Royal spoonbill 59 Forest kingfisher 118 Rufous fantail
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 E0273377, N7436723
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 E0273377, N7436723
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 E0273377, N7436723
E0274986, N7440171
11.00 11.30 30
0
11/12/2013 Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F. Walking transect E0274986, N7440171
E0277966, N7443152
11.45 15.30 225
0
11/12/2013 Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F. Walking transect E0277966, N7443152
E0277437, N7441850
15.30 18.00 150
0
12/12/2013 Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F. Point count E0277437, N7441850
5.00 12.30 450 n/a Medium sized raptor 1 n/a n/a
12/12/2013 Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F. Walking transect E0277437, N7441850
E0275310, N7440579
12.30 15.30 180
0
12/12/2013 Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F. Walking transect E0275310, N7440579
E0276303, N7441336
15.30 16.30 60
0
12/12/2013 Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F. Point count E0276303, N7441336
16.30 19.00 150
0
13/12/2013 Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F. Point count E0276303, N7441336
5.00 7.30 150
0
13/12/2013 Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F. Walking transect E0276303, N7441336
E0274986, N7440171
7.30 8.30 60
0
13/12/2013 Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F. Vehicle transect E0274986, N7440171
E0269599, N7436305
8.30 9.30 60
0
13/12/2013 Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F. Point count E0269599, N7440171
9.30 16.45 435 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
17/12/2013 Running Creek – Lamington N.P. Point count E0408116, N7328832
13.30 18.30 300 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 Broad Location Count type GPS Start GPS End Time Start
Time End
Total min
Time Observed
Species No Age Sex
17.00 Grey goshawk 1 n/a n/a
18/12/2013 Running Creek – Lamington N.P. Point count E0408116, N7328832
6.00 12.00 360 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
19/12/2013 Running Creek – Lamington N.P. Point count E0408601, N7328816
5.30 8.00 150
0
19/12/2013 Running Creek – Lamington N.P. Walking transect E0408601, N7328816
E0409744, N7330696
8.00 9.00 60
0
19/12/2013 Running Creek – Lamington N.P. Point count E0409744, N7330696
9.00 12.00 180 9.45 Wedge-tailed eagle 1 Ad n/a
11.45 Wedge-tailed eagle 2 n/a n/a
19/12/2013 Running Creek – Lamington N.P. Walking transect E0409744, N7330696
E0408601, 7328816
12.00 13.00 60
0
19/12/2013 Running Creek – Lamington N.P. Point count E0412669, N7328816
15.00 18.00 300 16.45 Grey goshawk 1 n/a n/a
17.00 Grey goshawk 1 n/a n/a
20/12/2013 Running Creek – Lamington N.P. Point count E0408601, N7328816
5.30 7.30 120
0
20/12/2013 Running Creek – Lamington N.P. Point count E0412669, N7330958
9.30 12.30 180
0
20/12/2013 Running Creek – Lamington N.P. Walking transect E0412669, N7330958
Along ridgeline 12.30 14.00
20/12/2013 Running Creek – Lamington N.P. Point count E0412669, N7330958
14.00 18.30 270 15.45 Grey goshawk 1
21/12/2013 Running Creek – Lamington N.P. Point count E0412669, N7330958
8.00 10.00 120
0
21/12/2013 Running Creek – Lamington N.P. Point count E0412669, N7330958
11.30 18.30 420 17.30 Wedge-tailed eagle 1 n/a n/a
22/12/2013 Running Creek – Lamington N.P. Point count E0412669, N7330958
5.30 9.30 240 8.00 Black falcon? 1 n/a n/a
3/01/2014 Conondale N.P. Point count 56J 0461314, 7054364 16.30 18.30 120
0
4/01/2013 Conondale N.P. Point count 56J 0461314, 7054364 5.30 13.30 480 8.45 Wedge-tailed eagle 2 n/a n/a
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Date Broad Location Count type GPS Start GPS End Time Start
Time End
Total min
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
4/01/2013 Conondale N.P. Point count 56J 0461314, 7054364 15.00 18.00 180
0
5/01/2014 Conondale N.P. Point count 56J 0461314, 7054364 6.00 13.00 420 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
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 13.30 Wedge-tailed eagle 2 n/a n/a
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 16.30 Wedge-tailed eagle 2 n/a n/a
17.40 Wedge-tailed eagle 2 n/a n/a
8/01/2014 Conondale N.P. Point count 56J 0464007, 7057172 6.00 12.00 360 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
0
9/01/2014 Conondale N.P. Point count 56J 0464007, 7057172 5.30 11.30 360 8.00 Grey goshawk 1 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
Date Broad Location Count type GPS Start GPS End Time Start
Time End
Total min
Time Observed
Species No Age Sex
10/01/2014 Conondale N.P. Point count 56J 0463546, 7056852 5.30 11.00 330
0
13/01/2014 Christmas Creek – Lamington N.P. Point count 56J 0510870, 6868553 13.30 18.30 300 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
14/01/2014 Christmas Creek – Lamington N.P. Point count 56J 0510870, 6868553 5.30 13.00 450 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
14/01/2014 Christmas Creek – Lamington N.P. Point count 56J 0510870, 6868553 14.00 18.45 285 14.05 Wedge-tailed eagle 2 n/a n/a
16.15 Grey goshawk 1 n/a n/a
15/01/2014 Christmas Creek – Lamington N.P. Point count 56J 0510870, 6868553 5.30 6.30 60 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
16/01/2014 Christmas Creek – Lamington N.P. Point count 56J 0507404, 6870253 7.00 11.30 270 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
Red goshawk survey Dec - May 2014
Date Broad Location Count type GPS Start GPS End Time Start
Time End
Total min
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
16/01/2014 Christmas Creek – Lamington N.P. Point count 56J 0506859, 6870384 11.45 17.00 315 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
20/01/2014 Cunningham’s Gap - Main Range N.P. Point count 56J 0439501, 6905187 11.00 14.00 180 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
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 9.05 Grey goshawk 1 Ad F
10.10 Wedge-tailed eagle 1
Sub-Ad
n/a
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
22/01/2014 Cunningham’s Gap - Main Range N.P. Point count 56J 0440469, 6897821 5.30 11.30 360 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
Time Observed
Species No Age Sex
9.35 Wedge-tailed eagle 1
Sub-Ad
n/a
10.55 Wedge-tailed eagle 1 n/a n/a
22/01/2014 Cunningham’s Gap - Main Range N.P. Point count 56J 0440469, 6897821 13.30 15.30 120
0
23/01/2014 Cunningham’s Gap - Main Range N.P. Point count 56J 0440469, 6897821 8.30 13.30 300 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
24/01/2014 Cunningham’s Gap - Main Range N.P. Point count 56J 0440469, 6897821 9.20 14.00 280 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
3/02/2014 Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F. Point count E0269599, N7440171
8.15 18.30 615 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
4/02/2014 Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F. Point count E0269599, N7440171
5.30 12.30 420 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 Broad Location Count type GPS Start GPS End Time Start
Time End
Total min
Time Observed
Species No Age Sex
10.55 Brown goshawk 1 Juv? M
12.20 Wedge-tailed eagle 1 n/a n/a
4/02/2014 Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F. Point count E0269599, N7440171
13.30 18.00 270 17.50 Brown goshawk 1 n/a n/a
17.55 Brown goshawk 1 n/a n/a
5/02/2014 Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F. Point count E0273377, N7436723
8.30 11.30 180 10.45 Brown goshawk 1 Ad n/a
11.00 Wedge-tailed eagle 1 Juv n/a
11.15 Brown goshawk 1 Juv F
5/02/2014 Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F. Point count 56J 0409982, 6959675 12.00 18.00 360 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
6/02/2014 Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F. Point count 56J 0409982, 6959675 5.30 12.30 420 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 Broad Location Count type GPS Start GPS End Time Start
Time End
Total min
Time Observed
Species No Age Sex
12.20 Wedge-tailed eagle 1 n/a n/a
13.15 Brown goshawk 1 Juv F
7/02/2014 Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F. Point count 56J 0409982, 6959675 14.30 18.30 240 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
8/02/2014 Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F. Point count 56J 0409982, 6959675 5.30 18.30 780 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
9/02/2014 Alice Creek – Lockyer S.F. Point count 56J 0409982, 6959675 6.00 9.30 210 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 GPS End Time Start
Time End
Total min
Time Observed
Species No Age Sex
24/03/2014 South D’Aguilar - D'Aguilar N.P. Point count 56J 0472217, 6977217 12.00 17.30 330 15.20 Wedge-tailed eagle 1 n/a n/a
14.00 Brown goshawk 1 n/a n/a
25/03/2014 South D’Aguilar - D'Aguilar N.P. Point count 56J 0472217, 6977217 6.00 11.00 300 7.10 Peregrine falcon 1 Ad n/a
8.15 Peregrine falcon 1 Ad n/a
10.10 Peregrine falcon 1 Ad n/a
25/03/2014 South D’Aguilar - D'Aguilar N.P. Point count 56J 0472217, 6977217 12.00 13.45 105
0
26/03/2014 South D’Aguilar - D'Aguilar N.P. Point count 56J 0462849, 6978112 12.00 15.30 210 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
3/04/2014 Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P. Point count 56J 0466614, 7003430 6.00 14.00 600 11.15 Grey goshawk 1 Ad n/a
Red goshawk survey Dec - May 2014
Date Broad Location Count type GPS Start GPS End Time Start
Time End
Total min
Time Observed
Species No Age Sex
4/04/2014 Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P. Point count 56J 0455898, 7007372 6.30 7.15 45 7.00 Brown falcon 1 n/a n/a
4/04/2014 Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P. Point count 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
7/04/2014 Lost World Plateaux - Lamington N.P. Point count 56J 0511028, 6875132 15.15 17.15 120 15.45 Peregrine falcon 2 n/a n/a
17.00 Peregrine falcon 2 Ad n/a
8/04/2014 Lost World Plateaux - Lamington N.P. Point count 56J 0511028, 6875132 6.00 17.00 660 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
9/04/2014 Lost World Plateaux - Lamington N.P. Point count 56J 0511028, 6875132 7.00 13.30 390 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
9/04/2014 Lost World Plateaux - Lamington N.P. Point count 56J 0511028, 6875132 14.30 17.30 180
0
Date Broad Location Count type GPS Start GPS End Time Start
Time End
Total min
Time Observed
Species No Age Sex
10/04/2014 Lost World Plateaux - Lamington N.P. Point count 56J 0510901, 6874763 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
11/04/2014 Lost World Plateaux - Lamington N.P. Point count 56J 0516200, 6875142 8.00 12.00 240 9.00 Peregrine falcon 1 n/a n/a
9.15 Peregrine falcon 1 Ad M?
9.25 Peregrine falcon 1 Juv n/a
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
16/04/2014 Conondale N.P. Point count 56J 0463546, 7056852 6.00 17.30 690 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
17/04/2014 Conondale N.P. Point count 56J 0463546, 7056852 6.00 17.30 690 6.45 Falcon sp. 1 n/a n/a
7.30 Brown falcon 1 Juv M
Red goshawk survey Dec - May 2014
Date Broad Location Count type GPS Start GPS End Time Start
Time End
Total min
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
18/04/2014 Conondale N.P. Point count Burrumba Dam 7.00 12.00 300 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
28/04/2014 Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P. Point count 56J 0466614, 7003430 10.00 12.30 150
0
28/04/2014 Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P. Point count 56J 0466614, 7003430 13.30 17.30 240
0
29/04/2014 Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P. Point count 56J 0466614, 7003430 6.00 17.30 690 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
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 9.55 Brown goshawk 1 Juv? M
2/05/2014 Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P. Point count Mt Mee Lookout 9.45 12.00 135
0
2/05/2014 Mt Mee - D'Aguilar N.P. Point count 56J 0485457, 6984583 12.30 13.30 60 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
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 Red necked wallaby Carpet python Red necked wallaby
2
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