Summary: Some good birding options with scenery on South Bruny Island Date of visit: Jan 31, 2021 [A stop on the Tasmania Trip, Jan-Feb 2021 trip] Cape Bruny is at the far south-west of South Bruny Island in Tasmania and features a couple of sights of interest to birders (and tourists and bushwalkers): Cape Bruny Lighthouse, andContinue reading “Cape Bruny, Jan 2021”
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Inala Reserve – Jurassic Garden, Jan 2021
Summary: Renowned private conservation reserve with amazing birdlife Date of visit: Jan 30, 2021 [A stop on the Tasmania Trip, Jan-Feb 2021 trip] I only spent an hour and a half at Inala Reserve on Bruny Island, but it was one of the best short birding sessions I’ve ever had. And little wonder: the site boasts 95Continue reading “Inala Reserve – Jurassic Garden, Jan 2021”
Saintys Creek and Cloudy Bay, Jan 2021
Summary: Good place for endemic honeyeaters and coastal birds on South Bruny Island Dates of visits: Jan 29-31, 2021 [A stop on the Tasmania Trip, Jan-Feb 2021 trip] Saintys Creek and Cloudy Bay lie at the south end of South Bruny Island in Tasmania. It’s rather a long way south, with not much standing in the way betweenContinue reading “Saintys Creek and Cloudy Bay, Jan 2021”
Cliveden Reserve, Jan 2021
Summary: Decent enough for birds, but no comparison to adjacent Oxley Creek Common Dates of visit: Jan 26, 2021 Cliveden Reserve lies in Corinda on Brisbane’s south side. Its northern end is adjacent to (and across the creek from) the Secret Forest section of the illustrious birding mega-post Oxley Creek Common… so it should beContinue reading “Cliveden Reserve, Jan 2021”
Cunningham’s Gap – Mt Mitchell, Jan/Sep 2021
Summary: Enjoyable hike passing through a few different bird habitats along the way Dates of visit: Jan 24 and Sep 10, 2021 Mt Mitchell lies on one side of Cunningham’s Gap, a mountain pass of the Great Dividing Range, about 90 minutes from Brisbane. Return to the summit of Mt Mitchell is 10.4km; on theContinue reading “Cunningham’s Gap – Mt Mitchell, Jan/Sep 2021”
Oxley Creek Common, revisited
In our Revisited series of posts, we report on previously-covered birding locations, re-evaluating what we said about the location and providing a deeper, more considered opinion based on multiple subsequent visits. Oxley Creek Common (OCC) is without doubt one of Brisbane’s premier birding locations, just recently exceeding a whopping count of 5000 eBird checklists. IContinue reading “Oxley Creek Common, revisited”
Federation Walk, Jan/Jun 2021
Summary: Sandy coastal trail with some good bird encounters possible Dates of visit: Jan 23 2021 and Jun 13 2021 Federation Walk is a 3.5km track (plus side-trails) on The Spit at the Gold Coast. It comprises 93 hectares of rolling sand dune and coastal vegetation lying between the Southport Broadwater area and the PacificContinue reading “Federation Walk, Jan/Jun 2021”
Kedron Brook Wetlands, Jan-Oct 2021
Summary: Bush, mangroves, grasses and lagoons provide a variety of birds in a location quite close to Brisbane city Dates of visit: Jan 14, Mar 14, Oct 5 2021 Kedron Book Wetlands is a sprawling patchwork of wetlands, grasslands, creek and bush just 10km north-east of the Brisbane CBD. It lies wedged in between threeContinue reading “Kedron Brook Wetlands, Jan-Oct 2021”
Tasmania Trip, Jan-Feb 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic made travelling fraught with anxiety and we’d booked a Tasmanian trip months in advance only to have the state close its borders when it came time to fly there. Fortunately the scare passed and they opened up to interstate visitors literally the week we were to travel… so off we went! BrunyContinue reading “Tasmania Trip, Jan-Feb 2021”
Wellington Point, Jan/Mar/Oct 2021
Summary: Great variety of migratory shorebirds and others, with a sand bar walk to a little island Dates of visits: Jan 13, Mar 21, Oct 7 2021 Wellington Point is 25km east of Brisbane and is great for a picnic, for fishing, boating and windsurfing, and generally just for enjoying the picturesque waters of MoretonContinue reading “Wellington Point, Jan/Mar/Oct 2021”
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