Bird Watching at Minnippi Parklands, Brisbane, Australia
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
- One of my favourite bird watching locations. In this bird watching walk we explore a rainy day at Minnippi Parklands close to Brisbane city. It might be a grey and wet day but there are plenty of birds to see and hear!
Some birds you'll see: Rufous Fantail, Australasian Figbird, Pied Currawong, Grey Butcherbird, Magpie Goose chicks, plus many more.
Minnippi Parkland Bird Watching Map:
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Ebird Checklist:
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Pied Butch has the best song
Thank you for sharing your experience.
The black swans shown raised four young this year. Thank you for identifying bird calls as we often hear the birds but can't find them in the trees.
That's great. Thanks for letting us know 🙂 I think that pair have had a few successful broods over the years.
Thank you for an excellent video and commentary - We decided to visit this park, and saw our first Pacific Baza ( crested hawk). About twice the size of a crow, it was bathing in a rock pool at the end of the path on the corner of Ellen and Fursden Rd. It appeared unconcerned at out presence, so we were able to get excellent photos. Also appreciated the Maps that you include - an addition that is greatly appreciated.
Great to hear you saw your first Pacific Baza there. I believe the Minnippi section (that runs along the highway) was there 2nd place I had seen one. Such an interesting bird with a unique call (when they perform it). Happy birdwatching
So peaceful to listen to the birds being birds …. 😊
Excellent spotting of some wonderful birds in beautiful country. Thanks mate Gonya
Thanks for the video - I live in Clayfield and this has piqued my interest in birds when cycling and walking in local parks.
Great video. I live in Tasmania and we do have Willy Wagtails everywhere in my city, Launceston. And elsewhere in Tas.
Ah I didn't know that. It's strange eBird doesn't show many records of them in Tasmania. Maybe birders are forgetting to record them. Thanks for the info 😊
I’ve learnt so much from this - thanks a lot!
Glad to hear. Thanks for watching 🙂
Enjoyed watching from the warmth of my lounge room. :) Another place added to my bird watching destinations. Thanks
귀한 영상 늘 감사합니다~ 뚫어져라 보게됩니다~
Thank you 내 영상을 시청해 주셔서 감사합니다
Another great one. Your zoom is outstanding. I’m learning so much about our SE birds from your videos. Cheers.
cool thanks mate
Thank you so much for this video!! I love it so much and it was so peaceful. Have you been to the lake at Forest Lake? There are quite a few birds around there too, and the famous "bin chicken island" in the centre. I would love for you to make a video of a walk around the area sometime!!
It may not be as vast as minnippi but it would be awesome to get another video like this :)
Always came away with a diverse list from Minnipi Parklands
Thank you! It's great to see so many species close to the city.
Thx for the video. Love that your video captures some of the bird sounds. Will make it to this place next time I'm in Brisbane 👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you, that means a lot. I record the environment sounds as I go and it takes a decent chunk of the overall editing time to get it to sound right. Glad it didn't go unnoticed :-) Thanks for watching
come and spend the day up in Toowoomba , many parks and a wetland reserve. of special interest would be Peacehaven park in Highfields. thanks for the walk and talk. always great to have the calls identified.
Thanks for the suggestion. I've been to Highfield Falls before, it's fantastic for bird watching 🙂
So many lovely birds! Great video! Greetings from a Swedish youtuber! 🇸🇪
Thank you. Nice channel 🙂
yoooo minnippi goated for bird watching i used to go there with a group - detlaf and karen were goated guides
Agree, Minnippi is great. I wasn't aware of other guided walks there. Sounds like it was a fun time 😊
I have just moved down the Rd from Minnippi Parklands North section in Carina. And have been walking my dog around the area a lot. On my walks I have been seeing and hearing some of these birds in your video. So it's really good that your video has taught me some of the birds names that I have seen and heard. And also some birds I have not seen or heard yet but now know what to look out for. This area is such a peaceful, calming and beautiful area to walk around in, seeing the birds and listening to thier songs (and the frogs too). I love being educated about the local area in which I live, especially the local nature and wildlife. Great video, hope you do another one in this area 🐦
PS Have to try that hidden track, thanks for the tip 🐦⬛
I'm so glad to hear the video was useful for you to discover more birds. Comments like yours keep me motivated to make more. Thank you for taking the time to comment ☺️
Great video! I'm at Goodna, so I see a lot of these little fellas locally (and at the Pan Pacific Peace Gardens😉), but I used to live in Ballarat and Cairns, so I've seen/heard a decent swathe of our Aussie birdies. I've got two apps for my phone that also help my very untrained ears and eyes identify the locals. My favourite was the Pheasant Coucal that crash-landed in my bottlebrush one morning.☺
Ballarat and Cairns definitely have their fair share of different species. I love the Pheasant Coucals calls too, we should hopefully start hearing them again once Spring hits 🙂
Thank you.
I have been there many times, although never with a 600mm lens, a huge amount of bird life. My son patted one of the black swans, they are really chill.
I tend to keep my distance from swans as they often bite. I have noticed the ones at Minnippi are particularly tame, even when they have cygnets!
Yet another terrific video Rob, and your "twitcher" radar is remarkable! Bonus points for going out in weather like that, your camera must have excellent weather sealing. Good to know that the Brown Quail has such a distinctive call, must listen out for it next time I'm out.
Yeah it was a bit wet, especially at the end. I have one of those can l backpacks where there's a side slot to store the camera whilst I'm not using it. Keeps it fairly dry. Thanks again for watching ☺️
Child me loved going and watching birds here ( playground is good too), i haven’t been in a few years and been craving to go. This video helps with that. Great video btw! I would love a camera like that.
It's a great spot for all ages. The aero club is pretty cool to watch too. Thanks for the feedback. Have a great day
Thanks for another excellent YT, Rob. We walk Minnippi each week and it is indeed a glorious birding spot and it’s good to watch another birder’s take on it.
Thank you. Great to hear from other fans of Minnippi :-)
Thanks so much for the upload, made my day!!! I've really been benefiting from these virtual bird walks, as it's really helping me identify tonnes of birds around my place, such as the Grey Shrikethrush, a bird whose call I have learned from your other walks. Great video!!!
I'm happy to hear you can identify the Grey Shrikethrush by ear now 😁
It may not be as colourful as other bird species but its calls are one some of the most beautiful in Australia.
Really enjoyed this walk. Coming to Bribie Island?
It's on the list. I have a backlog at the moment. I'll get there 😄
Excellent bird observation on a rainy day at Minnippi Parklands, Brisbane, Australia. I enjoyed watching your birding adventure. A big LIKE from me. I'm a new friend here from Singapore. Happy birding!!! 👍🔔
Welcome and hello from Australia. Singapore was the first place I travelled internationally for bird watching. I love Sungei Buloh! Black-naped Oriole and Pink-necked Green Pigeon are so beautiful. I hope to visit again some day. Thanks for watching 🙂
@@birdwatchingse-qld2253 Yes, Sungai Buloh is one of the popular spots among birders. I hope one day you will visit here again and visit other birding spots in Singapore. I got a birding video too, you can check my playlist later. Thank you in advance.
Nice video, will try next time I'm in Brisbane.
Cool. Let me know how you go. Have fun!
Love your channel! Maybe one day try the Caboolture arboretum and check out Ibis island while you’re in the area. There’s some gorgeous bird life in the area ❤
I didn't know Caboolture had an arboretum! Will definitely check it out. Thanks for the local insight 🙂
Nice one!
You know ya kit, good video buddy. 👌
I have definitely learned more about filming and my gear whilst making these videos. Before, I never used my camera's manual focus now I find myself frequently using it (my camera's autofocus loves focusing on leaves and grass!).
@birdwatchingse-qld2253 🤣 well, you leaning well my friend 👌
Love Minnippi! Did you happen to see a muscovy duck around the bank area? He has been there for years but i haven't seen him lately.
Hmm, I saw the "domestic geese" last time but I don't recall seeing the Muscovy for a while as well. Hopefully someone gave it a good home.
Good morning I’m watching from Cairns, Queensland. I previously lived in Brisbane. I noticed the mask Lapwing you saw was the black shoulder type that’s quite rare here in Cairns. Is that the common one that you normallysee?
Interesting you mentioned that; I talk about the Masked Lapwing subspecies in my Cairns video.
In Cairns the Northern Masked Lapwing (vanellus miles miles) is the most common, the one with the bigger masked. In the south the Southern Masked Lapwing (vanellus miles novaehollandiae), the one with more black around the shoulders is most common. Hope this helps
Hey mate loved your Oxley creek vid, went there yesterday and it was superb!! Can I ask what camera you are using? Would love to get into video some birdies!
Great to hear you enjoyed OCC. I use a Nikon p950. It's not the best quality compared to some DSLR/mirrorless but it is light weight, reasonably affordable and the zoom is hard to beat. Have fun 😊
@@birdwatchingse-qld2253 Aw nice! Yeah I was looking at the nikon p1000, but it seems quite a bit bigger and the 950 may be better, even without the longer zoom. will have a look into the differences a bit better! Thanks for the reply dude :)
IMO the p1000 is too heavy making it harder to carry around and hold stable freehand. The extra zoom (beyond the p950s) is only usable on a tripod and when atmospheric conditions are perfect (heat distortion and haze are problematic at this distance), even then the image would only be usable for ID purposes. Hope this helps
@@birdwatchingse-qld2253 yeah! ended up going with some budget second hand bodies and cameras :) thanks for your tip
Can I ask again what camera do you use please
Hi Philip, Nikon P950 🙂
Hello please could I ask a question? What does it mean when crows follow you? They didn’t swoop just followed me and then flew in front and watched me walk past and carried on following 😁
Hi Katie, crows and ravens are intelligent and generally curious. They have been proven to have the ability to differentiate human faces. There is one interesting study where crow parents are able to transfer knowledge to their offspring of humans who treated them good vs bad. So the offspring are able to recognise those people without ever having seen those people! How they do this is unclear, it's fascinating research.
Crows and ravens have documented watching people to gain access to food they wouldn't normally have access to. Eg when they see many people stopping at the base of a tree looking into it (looking at a bird nest or a snake), we reveal the location, to which the crow then raids.
So maybe the crow that followed you thought it recognised you, or thought you were of interest.
If you want to learn more about bird intelligence check out The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman, it's a fantastic read/listen.
Hope this helped 🐦⬛
I didn't know Ibis's were actually dirty, I thought they just looked dirty, makes them even more like giant flying rats carrying potential disease
Only the ones that live in our towns and cities, lol. The ancient Egyptians used to worship our White Ibises' sister-species the Sacred Ibis. Imagine what they'd think seeing ours rummaging in the bin 😅