Girraween National Park - What's New 2011

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1st December, 2011

Updated:
- The Girraween Plant Species list available on the Downloads page has been updated with about 190 new species.
- The following pages have been updated from the new plants species list. The formatting of some of these pages has also been adjusted.
  - Find Flowering Plant by Scientific Name - All and A to Z.
  - Special Plants lists - Near Threatened Species, Vulnerable Species, Endangered Species, Introduced Species.
  - Find Flowering Plant by Family, for example Orchidaceae.
  - Find Flowering Plant by Colour, for example Blue to Violet Flowers.
  - Ferns and Allies,
    Mosses,
    Algae
    Club Fungi and Sac Fungi.
- The Plant Species List page now has a map showing the location and area of study.
- The "Resources" button on the side navigation bar has been changed to "References".

27th October, 2011

New Section:
Maps. Now you can find all our maps of the park in the one place.
New Galleries:
Gallery 3 - Bald Rock Creek. This is a creek of many moods and these photos capture some of them. [30 photos]
Gallery 4 - Colour and Light. A collection of photos rejoicing in colour and light of Girraween. [30]
New Pages:
History - Chapter 5: When a Creek becomes a River, The 1976 Flood. [5]
History - Chapter 6: Extreme Temperatures, Frost. [5]
History - Chapter 6: Extreme Temperatures, Snow. [5]
New Photos:
History - Chapter 2: Not one, but two national parks! [2]
History - Chapter 2: And then there was one... [2]
History - Chapter 3: Building a Special Place [1]
History - Chapter 3: Building the Basics [8 new, replaced 2 existing]
History - Chapter 3: Camping Mayhem [4]
History - Chapter 4: Looking out for Girraween's Locals [2]
History - Chapter 6: A Bright Future [1]
Sundew - Drosera binata Forked Sundew [3]
Lizard - Egernia cunninghami Cunningham's Skink [1]
Track - Mt Norman, Eye of the Needle. [1]
Updated:
- Gallery 2 - moved two images (9 and 10 in the sequence) to the new Gallery 4 and replaced them with two new images.
- History section:
  The History page now has images for each of the chapters.
  Replaced/exchanged the photo on Chapter 1 - A Place Called Home with a photo that had been used in Chapter 3 - Building the Basics.
  Chapter 5: When a Creek becomes a River. Replaced the 1976 flood photo with a similar one, without the person watching the water.
- Birds page - the birds have now also been listed and grouped by type. For example, the cuckoos can now be found on the one page.
- Downloads page:
  Tweaked its layout.
  The Girraween Plant Species List has been updated.
  The Girraween Orchid Flowering Calendar has been updated.
- References: Printed Materials, General - added details for the new Park Guide.
- Resources: Links and Contacts - included Southern Downs and Granite Belt Tourism, Holidays and Travel Guide, National Parks Association of Queensland Inc (NPAQ), and the Queensland Herbarium.
- The Thanks To... page - added two a new contributing photographers; Graham Corbin of the ANOS Kabi Group and Paul Grimshaw, who was the overseer for Girraween National Park 1972-1982.
- The Contact Us page - updated the web and email addresses for the Stanthorpe Visitor Information Centre.
Corrections:
History - Chapter 6. Added missing copyright statements to large photos of blackberry and solar hot water.

9th September, 2011

New Photos:
Bird - Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon [5 photos]
Bird - Rhipidura leucophrys Willie Wagtail [1]
New Track and Photo Sequence:
Wyberba Walk [35]
Updated:
- The Find Flowering Plant by Common Name pages have been updated from the new plant species list.
- The Girraween Plant Species list available on the Downloads page has been updated with the names of more contributors.
- Downloads page now mentions that our downloads are free. It also includes some copyright information.
- The walking times and distances for the individual tracks on the Tracks pages have been updated with information from the new Park Guide.
- The old Circuit track pages have become the new Bald Rock Creek Circuit track.
- All the maps for the park and individual walking tracks, including those within the photo sequences of the tracks and the Picnic section, have been redone.
Corrections:
The names for the pyramids and Mt Norman have been standardized. The First Pyramid is now referred to as The Pyramid. The Pyramids track is now The Pyramid track. Mount Norman is now Mt Norman.

11th August, 2011

New Downloads:
The booklet "Vegetation of Girraween National Park - Flora and Vegetation Communities" is now available from our Downloads page.
New Photos and Species page with Mini-gallery:
Orchid - Acianthus exsertus Dark Mosquito Orchid [5]
Orchid - Pterostylis nutans Nodding Greenhood [4]
Orchid - Pterostylis vitrea Glassy Leafy Greenhood [4]
Updated:
- Snake - Red-bellied Black Snake. [New mini-gallery.]
- Reformatted the Search results on the Search page.
- The following have been updated from the new plants species list.
  - Downloads page - Girraween Orchid Flowering Calendar
  - Downloads page - Girraween Plant Species List
  - Flags ¹ - "in the broad sense" have been removed from species.
  - Caladenia aff. flaccida is now Caladenia flaccida
    Caladenia aff. tentaculata is now Caladenia tentaculata
    Chiloglottis aff. formicifera is now Chiloglottis formicifera
    Prasophyllum aff. odoratum is now Prasophyllum odoratum
    Pterostylis aff. longicurva is now Pterostylis longicurva
    Pterostylis aff. parviflora is now Pterostylis parviflora

29th July, 2011

New Pages:
The Day the Junction Track Washed Away... - about the 2011 floods.
Includes a gallery of flood photos on a linked page.
New Species:
Bird - Petrochelidon nigricans Tree Martin [3 photos]
Bird - Chthonicola sagittata Speckled Warbler [3]
Bird - Gerygone albogularis White-throated Gerygone [4]
Bird - Hylacola pyrrhopygia Chestnut-rumped Heathwren [3]
Bird - Smicrornis brevirostris Weebill [3]
Bird - Malurus melanocephalus Red-backed Fairy-wren [7]
Bird - Acanthiza nana Yellow Thornbill [3]
Bird - Acanthiza pusilla Brown Thornbill [2]
Bird - Acanthiza reguloides Buff-rumped Thornbill [5]
Bird - Aphelocephala leucopsis Southern Whiteface [4]
Bird - Lichmera indistincta Brown Honeyeater [5]
Bird - Melithreptus albogularis White-throated Honeyeater [4]
Bird - Melithreptus brevirostris Brown-headed Honeyeater [7]
Bird - Melithreptus lunatus White-naped Honeyeater [6]
Bird - Myzomela sanguinolenta Scarlet Honeyeater [6]
Bird - Daphoenositta chrysoptera Varied Sittella [4]
Bird - Microeca fascinans Jacky Winter [6]
Bird - Petroica phoenicea Flame Robin [4]
Bird - Petroica rosea Rose Robin [8]
Bird - Cisticola exilis Golden-headed Cisticola [3]
Bird - Mirafra javanica Horsfield's Bushlark [2]
Bird - Zosterops lateralis Silvereye [3]
Bird - Lonchura castaneothorax Chestnut-breasted Mannikin [5]
Bird - Neochmia temporalis Red-browed Finch [3]
Bird - Taeniopygia bichenovii Double-barred Finch [7]
New Photos:
Bird - Egretta novaehollandiae White-faced Heron [1 photo]
Bird - Scythrops novaehollandiae Channel-billed Cuckoo [2]
Bird - Microcarbo melanoleucos Little Pied Cormorant [1]
Bird - Accipiter novaehollandiae Grey Goshawk [2]
Bird - Aviceda subcristata Pacific Baza [3]
Bird - Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon [1]
Bird - Lophoictinia isura Square-tailed Kite [2]
Bird - Calyptorhynchus funereus Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo [1]
Bird - Calyptorhynchus lathami Glossy Black-cockatoo [2]
Bird - Eudynamys orientalis Eastern Koel [1]
Bird - Gallinago hardwickii Latham's Snipe [2]
Bird - Accipiter cirrocephalus Collared Sparrowhawk [1]
Bird - Elanus axillaris Black-shouldered Kite [1]
Bird - Falco cenchroides Nankeen Kestrel [2]
Bird - Falco longipennis Australian Hobby [2]
Bird - Geopelia humeralis Bar-shouldered Dove [1]
Bird - Geophaps scripta Squatter Pigeon [1]
Bird - Phaps chalcoptera Common Bronzewing [1]
Bird - Glossopsitta concinna Musk Lorikeet [1]
Bird - Cacomantis flabelliformis Fan-tailed Cuckoo [3]
Bird - Cacomantis pallidus Pallid Cuckoo [2]
Bird - Cacomantis variolosus Brush Cuckoo [3]
Bird - Todiramphus sanctus Sacred Kingfisher [1]
Bird - Merops ornatus Rainbow Bee-eater [5]
Bird - Eurystomus orientalis Dollarbird [1]
Bird - Plectorhyncha lanceolata Striped Honeyeater [3]
Bird - Philemon citreogularis Little Friarbird [1]
Bird - Philemon corniculatus Noisy Friarbird [1]
Bird - Cinclosoma punctatum Spotted Quail-thrush [1]
Bird - Coracina papuensis White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike [1]
Bird - Coracina tenuirostris Cicadabird [1]
Bird - Oriolus sagittatus Olive-backed Oriole [2]
Bird - Dicrurus bracteatus Spangled Drongo [1]
Bird - Coturnix ypsilophora Brown Quail [1]
Bird - Chalcites basalis Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo [1]
Bird - Chalcites lucidus Shining Bronze-cuckoo [5]
Bird - Ceyx azureus Azure Kingfisher [2]
Bird - Hirundo neoxena Welcome Swallow [1]
Bird - Climacteris erythrops Red-browed Treecreeper [1]
Bird - Climacteris picumnus Brown Treecreeper [1]
Bird - Lichenostomus fuscus Fuscous Honeyeater [1]
Bird - Lichenostomus penicillatus White-plumed Honeyeater [1]
Bird - Phylidonyris novaehollandiae New Holland Honeyeater [1]
Bird - Falcunculus frontatus Crested Shrike-tit [3]
Bird - Pachycephala pectoralis Golden Whistler [2]
Bird - Pachycephala rufiventris Rufous Whistler [4]
Bird - Rhipidura rufifrons Rufous Fantail [1]
Bird - Monarcha melanopsis Black-faced Monarch [1]
Bird - Myiagra inquieta Restless Flycatcher [4]
Bird - Myiagra rubecula Leaden Flycatcher [2]
Bird - Eopsaltria australis Eastern Yellow Robin [2]
Bird - Acrocephalus australis Australian Reed-warbler [1]
Bird - Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian Pipit [3]
Bird - Petrochelidon ariel Fairy Martin [1]
Bird - Sericornis frontalis White-browed Scrubwren [7]
Bird - Malurus cyaneus Superb Fairy-wren [5 - replaced some existing with new.]
Bird - Malurus lamberti Variegated Fairy-wren [3]
Bird - Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Yellow-rumped Thornbill [3 - replaced one existing photo.]
Bird - Acanthiza lineata Striated Thornbill [2]
Bird - Pardalotus punctatus Spotted Pardalote [6]
Bird - Pardalotus striatus Striated Pardalote [4]
Bird - Lichenostomus melanops Yellow-tufted Honeyeater [5]
Bird - Petroica boodang Scarlet Robin [9]
Bird - Dicaeum hirundinaceum Mistletoe Bird [8]
Bird - Neochmia modesta Plum-headed Finch [4]
Bird - Stagonopleura guttata Diamond Firetail [6]
Updated:
- The Thanks To... page - added a new contributing photographer, Tom Tarrant, also known as Aviceda.
- Birds page - converted thumbnail images to the larger size.
- Very Small Birds page - converted thumbnail images to the larger size.
- Updated the return-to-index links on first and last bird photos of Very Small Bird sequences. They now return to the relevant part of the Very Small Birds page.
- The following pages have been updated from the new plants species list.
  - Find Flowering Plant by Colour, for example Blue to Violet Flowers.
  - Find Flowering Plant by Shape, for example Star-shaped Flowers.
  - Find Flowering Plant by Season, for example Spring.
- History, Chapter 5, When a Creek Becomes a River. Now mentions 2011 floods and links to new pages about those floods.
Corrections:
- The plant Narrow-leaved Hovea Hovea purpurea corrected to Hovea planifolia.
- Removed misidentified photos of birds and put them in the correct places. The last photo of a Brown Treecreeper was an immature Grey Shrike-Thrush. The last White-Browed Woodswallow was a Striped Honeyeater.
- Fixed broken URL in credits for Fir0002 | Flagstaffotos.

8th July, 2011

New Species:
Beetle - Talaurinus fergusoni [4 photos]
Bird - Ixobrychus flavicollis Black Bittern [1]
Bird - Coturnix ypsilophora Brown Quail [2]
Bird - Glossopsitta pusilla Little Lorikeet [6]
Bird - Chalcites basalis Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo [2]
Bird - Chalcites lucidus Shining Bronze-cuckoo [2]
Bird - Climacteris erythrops Red-browed Treecreeper [2]
Bird - Climacteris picumnus Brown Treecreeper [4]
Bird - Stipiturus malachurus Southern Emu-wren [2]
Bird - Lichenostomus fuscus Fuscous Honeyeater [6]
Bird - Falcunculus frontatus Crested Shrike-tit [4]
Bird - Pachycephala pectoralis Golden Whistler [6]
Bird - Artamus superciliosus White-browed Woodswallow [7]
Bird - Rhipidura leucophrys Willie Wagtail [5]
Bird - Rhipidura rufifrons Rufous Fantail [4]
Bird - Monarcha melanopsis Black-faced Monarch [2]
Bird - Myiagra cyanoleuca Satin Flycatcher [2]
Bird - Myiagra inquieta Restless Flycatcher [4]
Bird - Myiagra rubecula Leaden Flycatcher [5]
Bird - Melanodryas cucullata Hooded Robin [5]
Bird - Acrocephalus australis Australian Reed-warbler [5]
Bird - Cincloramphus mathewsi Rufous Songlark [3]
Bird - Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian Pipit [3]
Bird - Passer domesticus House Sparrow [2]
New Photos:
Tracks - View from the top of The Pyramid [1 photo]
Bird - Falco subniger Black Falcon [1]
Bird - Gallinago hardwickii Latham's Snipe [3]
Bird - Ixobrychus dubius Australian Little Bittern [2]
Bird - Neophema pulchella Turquoise Parrot [3]
Bird - Cacomantis variolosus Brush Cuckoo [1]
Bird - Hirundapus caudacutus White-throated Needletail [2]
Bird - Coracina papuensis White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike [1]
Bird - Coracina tenuirostris Cicadabird [1]
Bird - Colluricincla harmonica Grey Shrike-thrush [7]
Bird - Zoothera lunulata Bassian Thrush [1]
Bird - Ceyx azureus Azure Kingfisher [1]
Bird - Hirundo neoxena Welcome Swallow [7]
Bird - Cormobates leucophaeus White-throated Treecreeper [4]
Bird - Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Eastern Spinebill [4]
Bird - Lichenostomus chrysops Yellow-faced Honeyeater [1]
Bird - Pachycephala rufiventris Rufous Whistler [5]
Bird - Artamus cyanopterus Dusky Woodswallow [8]
Bird - Rhipidura albiscapa Grey Fantail [2]
Bird - Eopsaltria australis Eastern Yellow Robin [9]
Updated:
- The Thanks To... page -
  - Added a very long overdue special thank you to Eiji Kato for his help with the Asteroid page.
  - Added a special thank you to Bruce Rasmussen, Birds Queensland AV Librarian, for searching through the Birds Queensland photos for us.
  - Rearranged the "A special thank you to..." section into a more appropriate ordering.
  - Included new photographers, Birds Queensland Members who have donated to their AV Collection, Peter Burr, and Ian and Jill Brown.
- The following pages have been updated from the new plants species list.
  - Special Plants lists - Near Threatened Species, Vulnerable Species, Endangered Species, Introduced Species.
  - Find Flowering Plant by Scientific Name - All and A to Z.
  - Find Flowering Plant by Family, for example Orchidaceae.
- Camping - Booking your Campsite page updated with image of new Camping Tag.
- Small Birds page - converted thumbnail images to a larger size.
- Updated the return-to-index links on first and last bird photos of Small Bird sequences. They now return to the relevant part of the Small Birds page.
Corrections:
- Plant Species list on the Downloads page. Late feedback from Qld Herbarium has resulted in some minor corrections. We are expecting further feedback, resulting in future updates and corrections.
- Orchid Pterostylis daintreana - common name Daintrey's Greenhood corrected to Daintree's Greenhood.
- Corrected scientific name of Scarlet Pimpernel from Anagallis arvensis to Lysimachia arvensis. In doing so, removed family Primulaceae, as there are no species belonging to that family in Girraween.
- Deleted photo of Turquoise Parrot. It was of a Red-rumped Parrot that had been incorrectly identified.

17th June, 2011

New Download:
Downloads page - Girraween Plant Species List.
New Species:
Ant - Dolichoderus species Spiny Dolly Ant [3 photos]
Bug - Gminatus walengreni Wallengren's Assassin Bug [1]
Grasshopper - Family Pyrgomorphidae Grasshopper nymph [3]
Moth - Pernattia pusilla She-oak Moth [2]
Flatworm - Caenoplana species [2]
Bird - Falco subniger Black Falcon [1]
Bird - Gallinago hardwickii Latham's Snipe [1]
Bird - Ixobrychus dubius Australian Little Bittern [1]
Bird - Turnix varius Painted Button-quail [2]
Bird - Elanus axillaris Black-shouldered Kite [3]
Bird - Falco cenchroides Nankeen Kestrel [3]
Bird - Falco longipennis Australian Hobby [4]
Bird - Ninox boobook Southern Boobook [4]
Bird - Geopelia humeralis Bar-shouldered Dove [2]
Bird - Geopelia striata Peaceful Dove [7]
Bird - Geophaps scripta Squatter Pigeon [1]
Bird - Ocyphaps lophotes Crested Pigeon [8]
Bird - Phaps chalcoptera Common Bronzewing [4]
Bird - Alisterus scapularis Australian King-parrot [2]
Bird - Eolophus roseicapillus Galah [5]
Bird - Nymphicus hollandicus Cockatiel [1]
Bird - Glossopsitta concinna Musk Lorikeet [3]
Bird - Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus Scaly-breasted Lorikeet [2]
Bird - Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus Rainbow Lorikeet [5]
Bird - Platycercus adscitus Pale-headed Rosella [4]
Bird - Platycercus eximius Eastern Rosella [5]
Bird - Neophema pulchella Turquoise Parrot [3]
Bird - Cacomantis pallidus Pallid Cuckoo [5]
Bird - Cacomantis variolosus Brush Cuckoo [2]
Bird - Todiramphus macleayii Forest Kingfisher [2]
Bird - Merops ornatus Rainbow Bee-eater [5]
Bird - Eurystomus orientalis Dollarbird [3]
Bird - Hirundapus caudacutus White-throated Needletail [1]
Bird - Acanthagenys rufogularis Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater [4]
Bird - Anthochaera phrygia Regent Honeyeater [2]
Bird - Entomyzon cyanotis Blue-faced Honeyeater [9]
Bird - Manorina melanocephala Noisy Miner [8]
Bird - Plectorhyncha lanceolata Striped Honeyeater [3]
Bird - Philemon citreogularis Little Friarbird [5]
Bird - Philemon corniculatus Noisy Friarbird [6]
Bird - Psophodes olivaceus Eastern Whipbird [6]
Bird - Coracina novaehollandiae Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike [3]
Bird - Coracina papuensis White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike [1]
Bird - Coracina tenuirostris Cicadabird [3]
Bird - Oriolus sagittatus Olive-backed Oriole [4]
Bird - Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian Figbird [10]
Bird - Cracticus torquatus Grey Butcherbird [3]
Bird - Dicrurus bracteatus Spangled Drongo [3]
Bird - Grallina cyanoleuca Magpie-lark [5]
Bird - Zoothera lunulata Bassian Thrush [2]
Bird - Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling [2]
New Photos:
Bird - Anas superciliosa Pacific Black Duck [1]
Bird - Accipiter fasciatus Brown Goshawk [1]
Bird - Calyptorhynchus funereus Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo [5]
Bird - Corcorax melanorhamphos White-winged Chough [1]
Bird - Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian Grebe [2]
Bird - Aegotheles cristatus Australian Owlet-nightjar [2]
Bird - Leucosarcia picata Wonga Pigeon [1]
Bird - Platycercus elegans Crimson Rosella [3]
Bird - Cacomantis flabelliformis Fan-tailed Cuckoo [Replaced an existing photo, 4 new.]
Bird - Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Satin Bowerbird [2, one of a bower and one bird.]
Bird - Lichenostomus leucotis White-eared Honeyeater [Replaced an existing photo, 7 new.]
Bird - Anthochaera carnunculata Red Wattlebird [1]
Bird - Colluricincla harmonica Grey Shrike-thrush [4]
Bird - Cracticus nigrogularis Pied Butcherbird [4]
Bird - Cracticus tibicen Australian Magpie [1]
Updated:
- One of our unidentified ants now has a name - Pachycondyla species.
- The Thanks To... page - added a new contributing photographer, David Cook.
- Resources page with a new link - Atlas of Living Australia.
- Medium Birds page - converted thumbnail images to a larger size.
- Updated the return-to-index links on first and last bird photos of Very Large, Large and Medium bird sequences. They now return to the relevant part of each index page. For example, if you are looking at the photos of a particular parrot, the rectangular buttons at the start and end of the sequence will return you to the parrot section of the index page.

26th May, 2011

New Track Sequences:
Dr Roberts' Waterhole [81 photos]
Views of Dr Roberts' Waterhole [12]
New Species:
Orchid - Dipodium roseum Pink Hyacinth Orchid, Rosy Hyacinth Orchid [5 photos]
Bird - Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant [2]
Bird - Scythrops novaehollandiae Channel-billed Cuckoo [2]
Bird - Anas gracilis Grey Teal [1]
Bird - Anas superciliosa Pacific Black Duck [8]
Bird - Microcarbo melanoleucos Little Pied Cormorant [5]
Bird - Nycticorax caledonicus Nankeen Night Heron [5]
Bird - Accipiter novaehollandiae Grey Goshawk [1]
Bird - Aviceda subcristata Pacific Baza [3]
Bird - Falco berigora Brown Falcon [2]
Bird - Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon [2]
Bird - Lophoictinia isura Square-tailed Kite [1]
Bird - Calyptorhynchus lathami Glossy Black-cockatoo [2]
New Photos:
Bird - Platalea regia Royal Spoonbill [2]
Bird - Threskiornis spinicollis Straw-necked Ibis [1]
Bird - Aquila audax Wedge-tailed Eagle [1]
Bird - Chenonetta jubata Australian Wood Duck [4]
Bird - Ninox connivens Barking Owl [1]
Bird - Ninox strenua Powerful Owl [1]
Bird - Podargus strigoides Tawny Frogmouth [2]
Bird - Eudynamys orientalis Eastern Koel [Replaced 2 existing with 2 new.]
Bird - Dacelo novaeguineae Laughing Kookaburra [1]
Bird - Strepera graculina Pied Currawong [Replaced an existing photo with 1 new.]
Bird - Corcorax melanorhamphos White-winged Chough [4]
Updated:
- The Thanks To... page - added a new contributing photographer, Jon Norling.
- The Walking Tracks page - updated link to Queensland Government website for printable map.
- Resources page with three new links - Australasian Nature Network, Birds Queensland - Queensland Ornithological Society and Weatherzone - Stanthorpe Weather.
- Reordered the arrangement of links on some of the Tracks pages. Eg The Pyramids.
- Began converting thumbnail images to a larger size. The larger thumbnails require a redesign of some pages. This will be an ongoing process as the entire website will eventually be converted. Very Large Birds and Large Birds pages.
Corrections:
- Changed the scientific name of the Eastern Koel from Eudynamys scolopacea to Eudynamys orientalis.
- Updated the Girraween Bird Species List on the Downloads page with the above correction.

4th May, 2011

New Species:
Fungi - Aseroe rubra Anemone Stinkhorn [1]
Frog - Litoria rubella Red Treefrog [3]
Frog - Litoria subglandulosa New England Treefrog [1]
Frog - Litoria verreauxii Whistling Treefrog [1]
Frog - Limnodynastes fletcheri Barking Frog [4]
Frog - Limnodynastes peronii Striped Marshfrog [2]
Frog - Limnodynastes tasmaniensis Spotted Grassfrog [3]
Frog - Crinia signifera Clicking Froglet [2]
Frog - Pseudophryne coriacea Red-backed Broodfrog [6]
Frog - Pseudophryne major Great Brown Broodfrog [3]
Frog - Neobatrachus sudelli Meeowing Frog [1]
Lizard - Anomalopus verreauxii Verreaux's Skink [2]
Lizard - Calyptotis scutirostrum Scute-snouted Calyptotis [1]
Lizard - Ctenotus robustus Robust Ctenotus [2]
Lizard - Lampropholis delicata Grass Skink [1]
Lizard - Lerista timida Shy Slider [1]
Lizard - Liopholis modesta Eastern Ranges Rock-skink [3]
Lizard - Morethia boulengeri South-eastern Morethia Skink [2]
New Photos:
Bird - Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Satin Bower Bird; photo of its bower [1 photo]
Fish - Carassius auratus Goldfish [2]
Frog - Limnodynastes dumerilii Eastern Banjo Frog [3]
Frog - Litoria peronii Emerald Spotted Treefrog [1]
Frog - Litoria wilcoxii Eastern Stony Creek Frog [4]
Frog - Platyplectrum ornatum Ornate Burrowing Frog [1]
Lizard - Amphibolurus muricatus Jacky Lizard [3]
Lizard - Gehyra dubia Dubious Dtella [2]
Lizard - Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's Gecko [1]
Lizard - Oedura lesueurii Lesueur's Velvet Gecko [2]
Lizard - Oedura tryoni Southern Spotted Velvet Gecko [4]
Lizard - Saltuarius wyberba Granite Leaf-tailed Gecko [2]
Lizard - Uvidicolus sphyrurus Border Thick-tailed Gecko [replaced 2 existing with 2 new]
Lizard - Ctenotus taeniolatus Copper-tailed Skink [2]
Lizard - Egernia striolata Tree Skink [2]
Lizard - Eulamprus martini Dark Bar-sided Skink [1]
Lizard - Eulamprus quoyii Eastern Water Skink [3]
Lizard - Saiphos equalis Yellow-bellied Three-toed Skink [1]
Lizard - Lialis burtonis Burton's Legless Lizard [1]
Snake - Vermicella annulata Bandy-bandy [1]
Turtle - Wollumbinia belli Bell's Turtle [2]
Updated:
- Underwoodisaurus sphyrurus Border Thick-tailed Gecko has a new name - Uvidicolus sphyrurus.
- The What's New page. Divided it into pages for each year; 2010, 2009
- References: Printed Materials and References: Multimedia pages - added three new books and a new multimedia resource. "A Guide to Australian Moths", "A Guide to the Beetles of Australia", "A Complete Guide to Native Orchids of Australia, including the Island Territories" and "Census of the Queensland Flora 2010".
- Photo credit links for Girraween National Park - changed to new Queensland Government url.
Corrections:
- Fixed broken photo Platycercus elegans Crimson Rosella.

15th April, 2011

New Track Sequence:
Castle Rock track. The sequence begins at the track entrance across the road from Gunn's Cottage and ends where it joins with the track from the Castle Rock Camping Area. [71 photos]
New Species:
Orchid - Pterostylis hamata Scaly Greenhood [4 photos]
Orchid - Pterostylis woollsii Long-tailed Greenhood [4]
Spider - Araneus eburnus Bush Orb Spider [5]
Spider - Supunna albopunctata [2]
Ant - Camponotus species Sugar Ant [2]
Beetle - Castiarina species Jewel Beetle [1]
Beetle - Melolonthinae species Scarab Beetle [1]
Beetle - Macrones species Longicorn Beetle [3]
Bug - Choerocoris paganus Red Jewel Bug [5]
Bug - Commius elegans [4]
Bug - Mirid Bug [1]
Bug - Theseus modestus Gum Tree Shield Bug [3]
Butterfly - Delias nigrina Black Jezabel [2]
Butterfly - Papilio aegeus Orchard Swallowtail [3]
Cicada - Cyclochila australasiae Green Grocer [1]
Cicada - Thopha saccata Double Drummer [2]
Dragonfly - Orthetrum caledonicum Blue Skimmer [3]
Dragonfly - Orthetrum villosovittatum Fiery Skimmer [3]
Fly - Chrysopogon species Robber Fly [2]
Grasshopper - Coryphistes ruricola Bark-mimicking Grasshopper [3 new + 1]. Included a pre-existing photo of an unidentified nymph that is possibly this species.
Moth - Chlenias auctaria Chlenias Moth larva, Pine Looper [2]
New Photos:
Crayfish - Euastacus suttoni Sutton's Crayfish [1]
Ant - Dolichoderus species Spiny Dolly Ant [1]
Ant - Myrmecia gulosa Bull Ant [1]
Butterfly - Geitoneura acantha Ringed Xenica [1]
Butterfly - Heteronympha merope merope Common Brown [1]
Cockroach - Parapanesthia species Giant Burrowing Cockroach [1]
Fly - Scaptia guttata March Fly [1]
Spider - Leaf-curling Spider [2]
Spider - Leucauge granulata Silver Orb Spider [3]
Updated:
- The Thanks To... page - added a new contributing photographer, Bernhard Jacobi.
- The link to Girraween National Park Management Plan 2010. Moved the link from Queensland Government web page directly to the document file.
- Castle Rock track maps. Faded sections that were not covered in each photo sequence.
- Reorganised the Bugs section. Sorted into families to conform with the organisation of other sections.

1st April, 2011

New Species:
Dipodium punctatum Blotched Hyacinth Orchid [1 photo]
Dipodium variegatum Slender Hyacinth Orchid [1]
Genoplesium archeri Variable Midge Orchid [2]
Genoplesium rufum Red Midge Orchid [1]
Microtis parviflora Slender Onion Orchid [1]
Prasophyllum aff. odoratum Scented Leek Orchid [7]
Prasophyllum flavum Yellow Leek Orchid [1]
Pterostylis aff. longicurva Long-tongued Greenhood [1]
Pterostylis revoluta Autumn Greenhood [2]
Pterostylis rufa Rufous Greenhood [5]
Pterostylis vitrea [2]
Thelymitra ixioides Dotted Sun Orchid [10]
New Photos:
Caladenia carnea Pinkies [3]
Caleana major Duck Orchid [1]
Calochilus robertsonii Purplish Beard Orchid [4]
Diuris punctata Purple Donkey Orchid [1]
Dockrillia linguiformis Tongue Orchid [2]
Erythrorchis cassythoides Leafless Climbing Orchid [1]
Lyperanthus suaveolens Brown Beaks [6]
Pterostylis bicolor Black-tip Greenhood [1]
Spiranthes sinensis Ladies' Tresses [1]
Removed:
Diuris sulphurea Tiger Orchid, Hornet Orchid. This species was mistakenly included. It has not been found in Girraween National Park.
Updated:
- The Thanks To... page - a special thank you to Glenn Leiper.
- The Booking your Campsite page in the Camping section. Put in new phone number and mentioned, with link, the over-the-counter booking offices.
- The Contact Us page. Divided the page into three sections - contact details for the park rangers for questions about the park; contact details for the Stanthorpe Visitor Information Centre for other information about the area; original "Contact Us" details for questions regarding this website.
- Added breadcrumbs to Find Flowering Plant by Common Name and Find Flowering Plant by Scientific Name.
- Added navigation strip to Special Plants pages. For example: Endangered Plant Species.

18th March, 2011

New Species:
Antechinus flavipes flavipes Yellow-footed Antechinus [1 photo]
Antechinus stuartii Brown Antechinus [1]
Hydromys chrysogaster Rakali [1]
Pseudomys gracilicaudatus Eastern Chestnut Mouse [1]
Rattus lutreolus Swamp Rat [1]
Rattus tunneyi Pale Field-rat [1]
New Photos:
Diuris abbreviata Lemon Doubletail [4]
Diuris chrysantha Granite Donkey Orchid [3 + 2 from D. abbreviata]
Updated:
- The Downloads page - The Orchid Flowering Calendar has been revised and updated.
- Thanks To... page - a new photographic contributer, the Queensland Museum.
  Also on the Thanks To... page - added John Cowburn, Robert Ashdown, Dr Michael Mathieson and Craig Robbins for special mention. Tweaked the page layout by breaking the list in two.
- The Search page. Reworded "Find a Flower" to "Find a Plant". Also changed to "Flower" Colour, "Flower" Shape, "Flowering" Season. Tweaked formatting.
- Created a "Special Plants" section on the Plants page. Removed the special plants status list of links from Flowering Plants page. Some of the park's special plants don't have flowers.
- The lists of special plants with the non-flowering plants, such as Callitris monticola Dwarf Cypress Pine (NT) and Huperzia varia Long Clubmoss (V). Also added thumbnail images to the special plants pages - for example: Endangered Plant Species.
- Orchids - updated species' names, removed species not specifically recorded as being in Girraween, included new species to the list, corrected the flowering times for orchids listed in the "Find Flowering Plant by Season" pages.
Corrections:
- Moved two incorrectly identified photos of Diuris abbreviata Lemon Doubletail to Diuris chrysantha Granite Donkey Orchid.
- Corrected the common name of Calocephalus citreus from Lemon Beauty Clusters to Lemon Beauty-heads.
- Removed visible html code for italics from titles of Hibbertia elata Guinea Flower and Dianella longifolia Blueberry Lily pages.
- Fixed the formatting of the Pittosporaceae family page.
- Added missing thumbnail of Bulbine bulbosa Golden Lily to the Asphodelaceae family page.

25th February, 2011

New Pages:
A new Gallery - Landscapes [38 photos]
New Species:
Rattus fuscipes Bush Rat [1 photo]
Canis familiaris Feral Dog [1]
Canis lupus dingo Dingo [1]
Capra hircus Feral Goat [1]
Dama dama Fallow Deer [1]
Felis catus Feral Cat [1]
Lepus capensis Brown Hare [1]
Mus musculus House Mouse [1]
Oryctolagus cuniculus European Rabbit [1]
Rattus rattus Ship Rat, Black Rat [1]
Sus scrofa Feral Pig [1]
Vulpes vulpes Red Fox [1]
New Photos - Tracks, these are photos from the new Gallery pages:
Granite Arch [1]
The Pyramids, The Pyramid [replaced 1 photo with new]
Castle Rock [2]
The Sphinx [2 - replaced 1 existing photo with similar shot of better quality]
Mt Norman [1]
Underground Creek [2]
Updated:
- Added a photo of Girraween's Night Sky on the Asteroid page. Photo is linked to larger image on separate page.
- Thanks To... page - two new photographers, Caroline Stephens and Craig Robbins.

19th February, 2011

New Species:
Isoodon macrourus Northern Brown Bandicoot [1 photo]
Perameles nasuta Long-nosed Bandicoot [1]
Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's Wattled Bat [3]
Falsistrellus tasmaniensis Eastern False Falsistrelle [1]
Miniopterus schreibersii Common Bent-wing Bat [2]
Saccolaimus flaviventris Yellow-bellied Sheathtail Bat [1]
Scotorepens greyii Little Broad-nosed Bat [2]
Dasyurus maculatus maculatus Spotted-tail Quoll, Tiger Quoll [2]
Sminthopsis murina murina Common Dunnart [1]
Aepyprymnus refescens Rufous Bettong [3]
Macropus robustus Common Wallaroo [1]
Wallabia bicolor Swamp Wallaby [2]
Vombatus ursinus Common Wombat [1]
Ornithorhynchus anatinus Platypus [2]
Pseudocheirus peregrinus Common Ringtail Possum [3]
Acrobates pygmaeus Feathertail Glider [2]
Petaurus australis australis Yellow-bellied Glider [1]
New Photos:
Phonognatha graeffei Leaf-curling Spider [2]
Replaced all photos of Menura novaehollandiae Superb Lyrebird with photos of Girraween's lyrebirds. [5]
Macropus giganteus Eastern Grey Kangaroo. [13] new photos mixed in with existing photos and removed some existing photos of lesser quality.
Replaced photo of Macropus rufogriseus Red-necked Wallaby with photos of Girraween's
wallabies. [5]
Replaced photo of Tachyglossus aculeatus Short-beaked Echidna with photos of a Girraween echidna. [2]
Trichosurus vulpecula Common Brushtail Possum [2]
Petauroides volans Greater Glider [1]
Petaurus breviceps Sugar Glider [1]
Updated:
- Litoria caerulea Green Treefrog - noted that this is an introduced species.
- The list of Introduced Mammal species to include dog, dingo, Brown Hare, and House Mouse.
- Printed Resources page, Animals - added three photographic reference books on mammals.
- Added thumbnail images to Animals page.
- Replaced photos of Superb Lyrebird and Common Wombat on History, Chapter 2, Dr Roberts with better images.
- Thanks To... page - included Girraween Environmental Lodge with contributing photographers.
- Bruce Thomson's credit - created link to his personal website Auswildlife.com.
- The copyright statement in footer area - changed order of names.
Corrections:
- Added missing copyright to Home Page's random feature box - "Extreme Weather".
- Thanks To... page - corrected spelling of photographer Bruce Thomson's name.
- Corrected spelling (typo) of Rhinolophus megaphyllus Eastern Horseshoe Bat on the Bats page.
- Moved a misidentified photo from Dockrillia linguiformis Tongue Orchid to Dendrobium speciosum King Orchid.
- Removed misidentified photo of Corybas montanus Small Helmet Orchid. It was a photo of Corybas hispidus, which has not been found in Girraween.

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