Crested Pigeons are commonly found in the area, indeed, at the junction of Stuarts Road and Coomera Valley Drive, less than a kilometer away there seems a permanent flock attached to the junction, but for some reason they have rarely been seen at the Holt until now. Suddenly a pair has turned up from nowhere and moved in on a regular basis. I doubt whether these common birds raise more than a slight glance from your average birder, which is a shame as they may be common, but I find them quite interesting. They are a well marked and attractive bird, even taking into account the seemingly pointless crest, and when they take off their wings create a high pitched flutter that almost sings. Yes, like most members of the pigeon family they still have that wide-eyed and vacant look, but not everyone can be a crow.
Regulars (Seen daily)
Australian Magpie
Bar-shouldered Dove
Brown Honeyeater
Common Bronzewing
Crested Pigeon
Dollarbird
Double-barred Finch
Galah
Laughing Kookaburra
King Parrot
Little Corella
Little Friarbird
Noisy Friarbird
Noisy Miner
Olive-backed Oriole
Pacific Black Duck
Peaceful Dove
Pied Butcherbird
Pied Currawong
Plumed Whistling Duck
Rainbow Lorikeet
Spangled Drongo
Striated Pardalote
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
Torresian Crow
Welcome Swallow
White-throated Gerygone
Common (Seen Weekly)
Black-faced Cuckoo Shrike
Cicadabird
Common Koel
Forest Kingfisher
Grey Butcherbird
Grey Shrike-Thrush
Magpie Lark
Scarlet Honeyeater
White-throated Honeyeater
White-throated Treecreeper
Yellow Faced Honeyeater
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Uncommon (Seen occasionally)
Channel-billed Cuckoo
Common Mynah
Eastern Spinebill
Eastern Yellow Robin
Figbird
Leaden Flycatcher
Lewins Honeyeater
Pale-headed Rosella
Pheasant Coucal
White-faced Heron
Wood Duck
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
Rare (Seen once)
Australian Ibis
Brown Cuckoo Dove
Brown Quail
Brush Turkey
Eastern Boobook
White-bellied Cuckoo Shrike
White-headed Pigeon
Willie Wagtail
59-species, which is about all for now.
