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Australia, the Big Down Under. PDF Print E-mail
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Koala

 

My first visit to Australia, this four-week trip in July-August 2018 focussed on the east coast, encompassing northern Queensland, south-east Queensland and New South Wales. With new birds at every turn, there were no particular avian targets, other than Southern Cassowary, a selection of the bowerbirds and the two lyrebirds. I also had great hopes to find a selection of the iconic Australian mammal fauna, top of the list Koala, Platypus, Echidna and Wombat.


Last Updated ( Saturday, 09 February 2019 )
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Australia. Part One - Unscheduled Japan! PDF Print E-mail
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Old World Swallowtail

 

 

 

Thanks to flight cancellations, three days chasing butterflies in the Naita and Osaka areas, 21 species seen, including quite a number of swallowtail species and others, including Angled Sunbeam and Japanese Oakblue.

 

Last Updated ( Monday, 07 January 2019 )
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Australia. Part Two - Northern Queensland. PDF Print E-mail
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Southern Cassowary

 

Lands of the Southern Cassowary, Golden Bowerbird and Platypus. Beginning and ending in Cairns and incorporating the Daintree River, Mount Lewis, the Atherton Highlands, Paluma National Park and a trip out to the Great Barrier Reef, this two-week loop of the classic birding localities of the Wet Tropics was simply superb – a fantastic array of birds seen, including many not possible elsewhere in Australia.

Last Updated ( Friday, 18 January 2019 )
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Australia. Part Three - Southeast Queensland. PDF Print E-mail
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Superb Fairywren

 

Primary reason to visit this area was to spent several days in the legendary Lamington National Park, home to species such as Albert's Lyrebirds, Regent Bowerbird and Logrunner, plus an impressive selection of nocturnal mammals. I also added short trips to inland sites, namely the excellent Girraween National Park and to Lake Perseverance (for Brush-tailed Rock Wallabies), as well as a day in the Brisbane area, primarily looking for Koala.

Last Updated ( Sunday, 27 January 2019 )
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Australia. Part Four - New South Wales. PDF Print E-mail
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Long-billed Corella

 

 

I incorporated the Sydney area into my itinerary primarily for a pelagic trip, but this got cancelled the evening before! Regardless, a fantastic trip followed, very much planned on a day-to-day basis, but including localities for Koala and Wombat, the Royal National Park for Superb Lyrebird, the Jervis Bay area for Ground Parrot and the Capertee Valley for a good range of inland species.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 January 2019 )
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