Birds Australia North Queensland

Pied Imperial-Pigeon logo of BANQ

Welcome to the home page of the North Queensland Group of Birds Australia!

Latest update: 9 February 2010.

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Photo of Pied Imperial-Pigeon

Pied Imperial or Torres Strait Pigeon (Courtesy Ian Montgomery, Birdway»)

ABOUT BANQ

Birds Australia North Queensland (BANQ) is a regional group of the national organisation Birds Australia.

The BANQ region covers a large area of north Queensland - from Ayr north to the Torres Strait Islands and west to the Northern Territory border. Regional contacts are based in Townsville, Mount Isa, Cairns, Atherton Tablelands, Mossman/Daintree and Cape York.

You can contact us by email or write to: Birds Australia North Queensland, PO Box 37, Belgian Gardens, Qld 4810. For more about Birds Australia visit the national website».

NEWSLETTER

Members receive our quarterly newletter Contact Call to keep them up to date with our activities.

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NEWS

Birds Australia Congress and Campout 2010

Townsville is hosting the Birds Australia Congress and Campout 2010. See the details on this website and on the Birds Australia website.

 

News Items:

  • Map added to Brochures page to show main districts referred to in the brochures.
  • Proposed Easter campout at Yourka Station has been postponed for logistical reasons (post-wet season access); Cooktown has been suggested as an alternative and a decision will be made at the committee meeting on 20 February.
  • The theme and call for papers for the Birds Australia Congress 2010 have been posted: Details.
  • 20 May 2009: new links for Bird Tourism on Atherton Tableland and in Karumba added to the links page.
  • Details have been posted for the Carpentarian Grasswren Surveys in July and August.

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COMING EVENTS

February 2010

Wednesday 10 February: Shorebirds 2020 Summer Count, Cairns

Meet on The Esplanade opposite the RSL at 4:30pm. Contact Dominic Chaplin, Tel. 0419 028 077.

Saturday 20 February: Committee Meeting, Cardwell.

Starting at 10:30am at the Reef and Rainforest Centre.

Sunday 21 February: Shorebirds 2020 Summer Count, Lucinda

Meet in the car park at the jetty at 9:00am. Contact: Ivor Preston, Tel. 0439 062 640.

March 2010

Saturday 27 March: Wave the Waders Goodbye, Cairns Esplanade. Contact Alan Gillanders, Tel. 0408 953 786.

Preliminary session on identifying waders; register at 3:00pm in the Catalina room in the RSL.

Wave the Waders Goodbye: meet at 4:30pm on the Esplanade opposite the RSL.

April 2010

Easter Campout, Friday 2 April - Monday 4 April. Final decision on location to be made at committee meeting on 20 February (Cooktown is the current favourite).

May 2010

May Day Weekend, Saturday 1 - Monday 3 May: AGM and Campout at Pajingo Station, south of Charters Towers 

August 2010

Friday 13 - Sunday 15 August, Birds Australia Congress, Townsville: details.

Monday 16 - Friday 20 August: Birds Australia Campout at Crystal Creek

September 2010

Saturday 4 September: Annual Crane Count, Atherton Tablelands

November 2010

Pied Imperial-Pigeon Count, Mission Beach: date to be advised.

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PAST EVENTS

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»

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