Publications
The following
booklets and brochures relate to the Pumicestone Region in particular or to
South East Queensland in general.
Reviews can be found
on the "Publications
- reviews and comments" page.
Waterbirds &
Raptors of Coastal SEQ - An Identification Guide
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This 68-page booklet
is a joint initiative by Sunshine Coast Council, Caring For Our Country and SEQ
Catchments, its primary objective being to raise the awareness
of the local community regarding the waterbirds and raptors in
coastal SEQ.
As well as
introducing the reader to these birds and presenting some of the best
places to see them in the region, the booklet contains a comprehensive identification guide to
the species regularly encountered. This guide has colour photographs of
all the commonly-seen waterbird and raptor species as well as many of the
rarer ones.
The booklet is
being made available by the five funding councils - Sunshine Coast,
Moreton Bay, Brisbane, Redland and Gold Coast, and a pdf of the booklet may be downloaded by clicking on the image
on the right (note that photographs in this pdf are of a lower resolution
than those in the booklet).
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Bob Inglis has kindly produced a one-page pdf
that presents the "Cormorant bill comparisons" and "Egret
bill comparisons" pages of the booklet with good quality photographs.
The printed version is therefore suitable for use in the field. This 3.4
MB pdf may be downloaded via the following link: waterbird
comparisons pdf.
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Bribie Birds
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This 80-page book
has been designed and written for BIEPA (Bribie Island Environmental
Protection Association Inc.) and was published in May 2011.
The book presents a
photographic celebration of the birds of Bribie Island, containing
photographs of 150 of the more common species. It also includes a detailed
guide to several of the best birdwatching areas on the island and an annotated checklist of
the 326 bird species that are known to have occurred on Bribie Island up to 1st January
2011.
It is now available for purchase for $16.50 from BIEPA.
Contact Elspeth Barclay on 3410 7434 or email BIEPA at biepa.mail@gmail.com
for further information. It is also for sale at a number of retail outlets
on Bribie Island.
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Shorebirds, Gulls
& Terns of Coastal SEQ - An Identification Guide
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This 64-page booklet
is a joint initiative by Sunshine Coast Council, Caring For Our Country and SEQ
Catchments, its primary objective being to raise the awareness
of the local community regarding the shorebirds, gulls and terns in
coastal SEQ.
As well as
introducing the reader to these birds and presenting some of the best
places to see them in the region, the booklet contains a comprehensive identification guide to
the species regularly encountered. This guide has colour photographs of 40
species of shorebird, 3 species of gull and 8 species of tern.
The booklet is
being made available by the four funding councils - Sunshine Coast,
Moreton Bay, Redland and Gold Coast, and a pdf of the booklet may be downloaded by clicking on the image
on the right (note that photographs in this pdf are of a lower resolution
than those in the booklet).
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Pumicestone Passage Shorebird Challenge and
Identification Guide
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This brochure
is a joint initiative by Moreton Bay Regional Council and SEQ Catchments,
and is intended, amongst other things, to improve the community awareness
of shorebirds. It presents a challenge to the reader to understand,
identify and help protect our shorebirds. It
also contains colour photographs of all the 35 shorebird species that
occur regularly in the Pumicestone Passage.
The brochure
was
available, free of charge, at many outlets, including the library and the
information centre on Bribie Island, but it is now out of print and may be
difficult to find. It can be viewed on the Moreton
Bay Regional Council
Environment Page, or
a pdf of the brochure may be downloaded by clicking on the image on the
left.
Moreton Bay
Regional Council's Shorebird Management Program, featuring this brochure,
was a finalist in two categories in the United Nations Association of
Australia World Environment Day Awards 2009.
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Buckley's Hole -
Birds of Buckley's Hole Conservation Park
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This booklet
contains a systematic list of the birds recorded in the Buckley's Hole
Conservation Park between January 1986 and December 2003. It also contains
detailed first-hand accounts of how some of the rare birds were found,
maps of the area, and general and historical information.
The booklet is
now out of print but, in the light of demand, may be updated and reprinted in the
future, or made available through this website as an ebook.
In the
meantime, species added to the list since 2003 are reviewed in Buckley's
Hole Additions.
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Dux Creek, Bribie
Island, Queensland, Australia - A curlew's lament
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This booklet
outlined the plight of the many thousands of shorebirds, Eastern Curlews
in particular, that would lose their high-tide roost when Dux Creek was
developed in order to become a canal estate.
Subsequent
discussions led to an award-winning partnership between various local
groups and the developers, and the construction of the artificial Kakadu
Beach roost site.
The booklet is
now out of print.
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