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Report on LUCI Bird Project 2021 to 2023

In 2020, Lockyer Uplands Catchments Incorporated (LUCI) started a project to survey birds on properties of its members living in the upper (western) part of the Lockyer Creek catchment, South-East Queensland. The project aligned with LUCI’s strategic vision “to improve native
habitat connectivity across private and public tenures in our local landscape” and LUCI’s three objectives: raising awareness of natural systems; encouraging better land management options; and improving environmental outcomes.

Surveys were carried out by Birdlife Southern Queensland Darling Downs Branch together with the Toowoomba Bird Observers Club. This is a report on the project after the survey activities from 2021 to 2023

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Lockyer Uplands Private Property #4

Leaden Flycatcher – Myiagra rubecula – Photo: Mitchell Roberts

Our fourth joint activity in 2023 with Toowoomba Bird Observers club, for the bird survey of private properties of members of Lockyer Uplands Catchments Inc., was planned for an early start in case of hot weather. As it turned out, we had overcast conditions all day with low cloud, mist and periods of light rain!

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Lockyer Uplands Private Property #3

Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis Photo: Mitchell Roberts

The on-site briefing for our joint BirdLife-TBO contribution to the LUCI bird survey project was interrupted when a passing vehicle flushed two or three Glossy Black-Cockatoos.

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Lockyer Uplands Private Property #2

Eastern yellow robin – Eopsaltria australis – Photo: Mitchell Roberts

This outing was the second in 2023 combining the members of BirdLife and of Toowoomba Bird Observers, to survey birds on private properties in the Lockyer Uplands.

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Lockyer Uplands Private Property #1

Juvenile male Rufous whistler – Pachycephala rufiventris Photo: Mike Ford

We are working jointly with Toowoomba Bird Observers and the Lockyer Upper Catchments Incorporated to conduct bird surveys on private properties in the Upper Lockyer Valley