From the presentation evening
Lloyd Nielsen, Del Richards, Alan Gillanders and Murray Hunt with painting donated by Bill Cooper
(Courtesy Dominic Chaplin)


Blue-faced Parrot-Finch at Mt Lewis
Endemic to North Queensland
(Courtesy Ian Montgomery, Birdway»)

Fernwren at Mt Lewis
Endemic to North Queensland
(Courtesy Ian Montgomery, Birdway»)

Year 2017

• Sat 16th Dec : BirdLife Australia Sticky Beaks Family Group
• Thur 14th Dec : BirdLife NQ Christmas party in Malanda
• Sun 26th Nov : 6.30am : Birding Trip to East Trinity
• Sat 25th Nov : 10am : BirdLife Australia Sticky Beaks Family Group
• Sat 18th Nov : 7.30pm : BirdLife NQ Meeting in Cairns
• Sat 18th Nov : Synchronised regional PIP Count
• 8-11th Nov : Australasian Ornithological Conference
• Sat 4th Nov : Members Bowerbird search
• 28-29th Oct : National Twitchathon Weekend
• 23-29 Oct : National Bird Week and Aussie Backyard Bird Count
• Sat 28th Oct : BirdLife Australia Sticky Beaks Family Group
• 30th Sept to 1st Oct : Paluma for the Queen's Birthday long weekend
• Sat 30th Sept : Sticky Beaks Family Group
• Thu 14th Sept : Tableland BirdLife NQ Meeting at Malanda Hotel
• Sat 9th Sept : Bowerbird survey
• Sat 2nd Sept : Crane Count (Malanda area)
• Sun 27th Aug : Welcome Waders Return to Cairns
• Sat 26th Aug : Sticky Beaks Family Group - Spotlighting
• Sat 29th July : Sticky Beaks Family Group
• Sat 15th July : 7.30pm : Cairns BirdLife NQ Family Trivia Night
• Thur 13th July : 7.30pm : Tableland BirdLife NQ Meeting
• Sat 2.30-5pm 24th June : Sticky Beaks Family Group
• 10th June - 1st July : Carpentarian Grasswren Survey
• Sat 27th May : Sticky Beaks Family Group
• Sat 27th May : 7.30pm : Cairns BirdLife NQ Meeting
• Wed 17th May : 7.00pm : Tableland BirdLife NQ Meeting
• Sat 29th Apr : 10pm - Sticky Beaks Family Group in Davies Creek
• 22-25th Apr : Cooktown-Shiptons Flat Outing
• Sat 8th Apr : 7.30pm : Cairns BirdLife NQ Meeting
• Sat 25th Mar : 4.30pm - Sticky Beaks Family Group
• Sat 25th Mar : 3pm - Wave the Waders Goodbye
• Sun 12th Mar : Birding Warina Lakes (Innisfail)
• Sat 11th Mar : Birding at Seamark Road
• Fri 10th Mar : AGM + Talk on Climate Change
• Sat 25th Feb : 3pm - Sticky Beaks Family Group
• Sun 12th Feb : Birding Warina Lakes (Innisfail)
• 26th - 29th Jan : Australia Day and Weekend Activities
• Thr 26th Jan : 2pm - 5pm : Birding and Books in Malanda
• Sat 28th Jan : 10am - 12pm : BirdLife Australia Sticky Beaks Family Group

• Sat 17th Dec : 3.30pm-6.30pm - Sticky Beaks Family Group
• Thu 8th Dec : 4pm : Member Christmas Party in Malanda
• 3-4th December : Challenge Count
• Tue 29th Nov : 3.30pm : Weary Bay, Ayton/Bloomfield PIP count
• Sat 26th Nov : BirdLife Australia Sticky Beaks Family Group
• Sat 26th Nov : Talk on Pied Imperial Pigeons by Julia Hazel
• Thu 24th Nov : 6.30pm : Crane Count Event at CSIRO Atherton
• Thu 24th Nov : 4pm : Walker Bay, Cooktown PIP count
• 19th Nov : 4-6pm : 2016 PIP Count
• 15-20th Nov : Bird surveys on Springvale station
• 28th- Oct : Bush Heritage Bird Survey of Yourka Station
• 29-30th Oct : National Twitchathon
• Wed 26th Oct : BirdLife Special Presentation by Chris Purnell
• Sat 22nd Oct : BirdLife Australia Sticky Beaks Family Group
• 17-23rd Oct : Aussie Bird Count and National Bird Week
• 1-3rd Oct : Byerstown (Palmer River) long weekend
• Sat 24th Sept : Sticky Beaks Family Group
• September : Bowerbird Bower surveys in various areas
• Sat 10th Sept : 7.30pm - Club meeting in Cairns
• 3rd Sept : Crane Count (Call for Counters)
• Thr 18th Aug : 7.30pm - Club meeting in Malanda
• 6-7 Aug : Tully Gorge National Park Campout
• Sat 30th July : 3pm-5pm - Sticky Beaks Family Group
• Sat 23rd July : 7.30pm - Club meeting in Cairns
• Thr 16th June : 7.30pm - Club meeting in Malanda
• Sat 28th May : 9.30am : Sticky Beaks Family Group
• Fri 13 to Sunday 15 May - Birding Outing to Goshen Station and area
• Sat 14th May : 7am for Birdwatching in the Innisfail Area
• Sat 30th April: 11am - 2pm : Sticky Beaks Family Group
• 22-25 April: Birding the Atherton Area
• Sat 9 April : 8 AM : Birding in Mareeba area
• Sat 2nd April - 2pm : Wave the Waders Goodbye
• Sat 26th Mar at 11am to 2pm : Sticky Beaks Family Group in Kuranda
• Fri 4th Mar : 7pm for AGM at Malanda Pub
• Sat 27th Feb at 11am to 2pm : Sticky Beaks Family Group at Davies Creek
• Sat 30th Jan at 10am to 1pm : Sticky Beaks Family Group
• 16th Jan : 6.30am at Highlander Tavern for a visit to Mt Lewis
• 22-26th Jan : Australia Day Weekend with Doug and Del (Mt Carbine Caravan Park and surrounding area)

• 5-6th Dec : Challenge Bird Count 2015
• Wed 18th Nov : FNQ Beach Bird Secrets
• Sat 21st Nov : PIP Count at Mission Beach
• Sun 22nd Nov : Ninney Rise bird survey, Mission Beach
• Mon 26th Oct : 6pm Tableland Meeting
• 19 - 25th Oct : Great Aussie Bird Count
• Tue 20th Oct : NATIONAL BIRDWEEK CELEBRATION
• Sat 17th Oct : 7pm Group Meeting in Cairns
• 3 - 5th Oct : Labour Day weekend in Georgetown area
• Sat 19 Sept : 7pm Group Meeting in Cairns
• Sat 12 Sept : Carne Count
• Fri 7 Aug : 6pm Dinner at Nick's Restaurant followed by spotlighting
• Sat 8 Aug : 7am Morning birding with John Frois Peeremon area - Afternoon birding with Doug Herrington
• Sun 9 Aug : 6:30am Birding Springvale Rd.
• Sat 25 July : Birding watching at Warina Lakes
• Sat 18 July : 7pm Group Meeting in Cairns
• Sat 20 June : 6-8 pm Group Meeting in Cairns
• 5 - 8 June : Queen's Birthday Weekend Artemis Campout
• Sat 16 May : 7.30am : Birding the Back Roads of Julatten
• Sat 16 May : 1.00pm : Club BBQ at Doug's House
• Sat 16 May : 5.30pm : Port Douglas at the Wildlife Habitat
• Sun 17 May : 7am for Daintree River
• 25-27 or 29 April : Georgetown area and beyond
• Sat 11 April : Birding for Beginners in Cairns Botanic Gardens
• Sat 11 April : 1pm for workshop 3pm for Wader Goodbye
• Sat 11 April : 6-8pm for Group Meeting in Cairns
• Easter weekend 3-6 April: Cooktown Campout with Kath Shurcliff
• Sat 7 March: 5-8pm AGM followed by pizza and guest speaker Steve Murphy
• Sun 8 March: Pelagic to Michaelmas Cay, snorkelling at Hastings Reef on Sea Star
• 23-26 Jan : Annual bird watching weekend at Kingfisher Park

• Sat 13 Dec 3pm : X'mas Party in Cairns
• Sun 7 Dec 6.30am : Birding Centenary Lakes with John Seale (Cairns Birding Event)
• Sun 7 Dec Twichathon/Challenge Count
• Sat 15 Nov 7.30am : Birding for Beginners - Lacey's Creek
• Sat 15 Nov 2.00pm : Annual Pied Imperial Pigeon Count in MB
• Sun 2 Nov 6.30am : Birding Centenary Lakes with John Seale
• Sat 1 Nov : Mega Meeting, Award Ceremony & BBQ (Event report and photos)
• Sun 26 Oct : Keatings Lagoon Picnic Area
• Fri 24 Oct : Cooktown Botanic Gardens
• Mon 20 - Sun 26 Oct : Aussie Backyard Bird Count
• Fri 17 - 21 Oct : Yourka Survey
• Sat 4 - Mon 6 Oct : Campout to Mungalla Station with BirdLife Townsville
• Sun 5 Oct 6.30am : Birding Centenary Lakes with John Seale
• Sat 20- Sun 21 Sept : Gouldian Finch Count Flat Creek Station
• Sun 7 Sept 6.30am : Birding Centenary Lakes with John Seale
• Sat 6 Sept : Crane Count - Malanda (details)
• Fri 29 Aug to Mon 8 Sept : Kalkadoon Grasswren Survey Centred on Boulia
• Fri 1-3 Aug : Yungaburra Birding Weekend and Club Meeting (details)
• Sat 5th July 6:45-8.45 pm Club Meeting at Cairns RSL: John Young on Night Parrot
• Sun 6th July 6.30am : Birding Centenary Lakes with John Seale
• Sat 7th June Port Douglas Big Weekend at Wildlife Habitat
• Sat 7th June 90 minute Daintree River Cruises
• Fri 18-21st April BirdLife Northern Queensland Campout to Georgetown
• Sat 5th April Club Meeting at Kingfisher Park
• Sat 15th March 2014 Wave the Waders Goodbye
• Sun 2nd March 2014 Birding Centenary Lakes with John Seale
• Sat 1st March 2014 AGM in Cairns
• Sun 2nd February 2014 Birding Centenary Lakes with John Seale
• Sat 1st February 2014 Club Meeting in Cairns
• Fri 24 - Mon 27 January 2014 Australia Day Weekend at Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge in Julatten

• Group Meeting and Christmas Birding Breakup : Winfield Park, near Malanda on 7 Dec 2013
• Twichathon/Challenge Count on 1 Dec 2013
• Outing in the Mission Beach area on 3 Nov 2013
• Sunday 27th October to Saturday 2nd November : PIP Count and Club Meeting (Mission Beach)
• Club Meeting at Cominos House on 12 Oct 2013
• Koombooloomba Survey on 8-9 Oct 2013
• Birding Centenary Lakes with John Seale on 6 Oct 2013
• Yourka Survey on 4-7 Oct 2013 Bird List Download
• Birding Morning with Alan Gillanders: Mt Hypipamee and the Tablelands on 8 Sept 2013
• Crane Count and Club Meeting on 7 Sept 2013
• Birding Mt Lewis with Doug Herrington on 18 Aug 2013
• Club Meeting at Cominos House (Guest Speaker: Martin Willis) on 3 Aug 2013
• Crane Forum  – Venue: Tolga CWA. hall on 16 July 2013
• Port Douglas Birding Weekend on 6-7 July 2013
• Birding Centenary Lakes with John Seale on 2 June 2013
• Club Meeting at Cominos House (Guest Speaker: Jane Chidgey) on 1 June 2013
• Artemis Station Golden Shoulder Parrot Campout 22 - 27 May 2013
• Grasswren Survey 11 - 24 May 2013
• Yungaburra Birding Weekend and Club Meeting on 3 - 5 May 2013
• Birding Etty Bay on 20 April 2013
• Birding Centenary Lakes with John Seale on 7 April 2013
• Conservation of Beach-nesting Birds: Northern and Southern Coast perspectives on 6 April 2013
• Club Meeting at Cominos House on 6 April 2013
• Wave the Waders Goodbye on 17 Mar 2013
• AGM and Club Meeting on 2 Mar 2013
• Birding Centenary Lakes with John Seale on 3 Feb 2013
• Club Meeting at Cominos House on 2 Feb 2013
• Campout at Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge  25-28 Jan 2013
• Buff-breasted Button-quail search on 5-6 Jan 2013

• Christmas Gathering and BBQ at Cattana Wetlands on 8 Dec 2012
• BirdLife Challenge Count - Twitchathon on 2 Dec 2012
• BNQ Group Meeting Special guest presenter, John Kanowski on 16 Nov 2012
• Mission Beach Pied Imperial Pigeon Counts on 10 Nov 2012
• Bird Week 2012 : Birding for Beginners on 27 Oct 2012
• Black-throated Finch waterhole count on 20 Oct 2012
  
• Shorebird Workshop Cairns 2012 presented by Golo Maurer, Shorebirds 2020 manager, BirdLife Australia on 20 Oct 2012
• 20 YEAR RETURN TO SILVER PLAINS ON CAPE YORK - CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS on 12-19 Oct 2012
• Bird Surveys at Yourka (Bush Heritage property near Innot Hot Springs)  on 20-24 Sept 2012
• Crane Count Weekend on 1-2 September 2012
• BirdLife Northern Queensland at Wildlife Habitat - Presentations and Trivia Quiz + Sausage Sizzle on July 28 2012
• Minnamoolka Station. Mt. Garnet. Campout on 21-23 July 2012
• Queen's Birthday Long Weekend Campout - Joint Event with BirdLife Townsville on 9-11 June 2012
• Outing to Cattana Wetlands on 20 May 2012
• Final AGM of BANQ and Formation Meeting of BirdLife Northern Queensland, Yungaburra, 21 April 2012 (Download Minutes)
• Wave the Waders Goodbye, Cairns, 31 March 2012.
• Outing to Gourka Road on 19 February 2012.
• Inaugural BirdLife Northern Queensland outing to Michaelmas Cay on 14 January 2012

• Successful Buff-breasted Button-quail Survey, December 2011.
• Weekend outing to Mount Surprise, Georgetown, Minnamoolka Station and 40 Mile Scrub, 1-3 October 2011
• Annual Crane Count, Atherton Tableland, 3 September 2011
• Daintree Weekend, Daintree Village, 20-21 August 2011
• Wave the Waders Goodbye, Cairns, 26 March 2011

• BANQ Pied Imperial-Pigeon Survey at Mission Beach on 21 November 2009»
• Report on AGM 2009 Weekend in Paluma, 2 - 4 May 2009
• Report on Easter 2009 Campout at Mount Surprise
• Report on Shorebirds 2020 Workshop and Wave the Waders Goodbye, Cairns 21 March 2009
• BANQ Australia Day Long Weekend at Kingfisher Park 23rd - 26th January 2009»

• BANQ took part in the latest Crane Count on 4 October 2008»
• Birding report from Cardwell, 13 - 14 September 2008»
• Birding and AGM reports from Innisfail, June 21-22 2008»
• BANQ May Long Weekend at Mt Surprise, 3-5 May 2008»
• BANQ and visitors "Waved the Waders Goodbye" on Cairns Esplanade, March 30th 2008»
• BANQ Australia Day Long Weekend at Kingfisher Park 25th - 28th January 2008»

• BANQ Southern Christmas Party at Hidden Valley on 17 November 2007»
• BANQ Pied Imperial-Pigeon Survey at Mission Beach on 10 November 2007»
• BANQ outing Cardwell to Kennedy on 9 September 2007»
• BANQ Outing to the Southern Atherton Tablelands on 29 July 2007»
• BANQ was at the opening of new Tyto Wetlands Interpretive Centre in Ingham»
• BANQ was present at the David Suzuki Presentation in Townsville»