After our five days in Pisac, north-east of Cusco, we embarked on a birding tour of the famous Manu Rd, courtesy of Kolibri Expeditions. We chose the five day tour as a short “taster” taking in three lodges along Manu Rd staying at elevations between 2900m and 600m; there are longer expeditions one can optContinue reading “Birding at Upper Manu Rd, Peru”
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Birding in Pisac, Peru
As mentioned in our post on Planning our South America Trip, we decided to initially stay in the town of Pisac, about an hour north-east of the city of Cusco (which was our entry into Peru, from Australia via Santiago). This decision was made largely to help mitigate the effects of altitude, which can beContinue reading “Birding in Pisac, Peru”
Peru-Ecuador-Chile 2025 – The Planning
In which two of the Bird Spots crew undertake an epic four month birding and cultural tour of South America. Goals of the Trip Long-time followers of this website will know that our international birding adventures are usually accompanied by mostly breezy photo-driven summaries with cheeky captions. We’re changing tack now as we embark onContinue reading “Peru-Ecuador-Chile 2025 – The Planning”
Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve, Jul 2024
[A stop on the Top End Revisited Jul 2024 trip] Knuckey Lagoons CR is a nature site just east of Darwin airport, and is a convenient location to pop into on your way to or from other places. Being a wetland style of place, it attracts a decent number of birds. There are a fewContinue reading “Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve, Jul 2024”
Lee Point, 2022 and 2024
Summary: Terrific bush and grassland birding spot in the north of Darwin Dates of visits: 29 Jul 2022, 8 Aug 2022, 25 & 27 Jul 2024 Muirhead Bushland is a nature area in the Darwin suburb of Lee Point, in the Northern Territory. It’s an unexpectedly rewarding spot for birding, with many excellent species toContinue reading “Lee Point, 2022 and 2024”
Buffalo Creek, 2021 and 2024
Summary: Excellent site for desirable birds, especially if explored by boat Dates of visits: 28 Aug 2021, 29 Jul 2022, 26 & 27 Jul 2024 Buffalo Creek is a tidal creek located at the very north of Darwin in the Northern Territory and is a great spot to find lots of interesting birds. If you’reContinue reading “Buffalo Creek, 2021 and 2024”
Noosa Botanic Gardens, 2022-2024
Summary: Lovely underrated gem of a location with some surprisingly good birding Dates of visits: 30 Apr 2022, 13 Jul 2024 Noosa Botanic Gardens comprises eight hectares of lush gardens on the shores of Lake MacDonald on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. It’s a good 15 kilometres west of Noosa Heads, and about an 8Continue reading “Noosa Botanic Gardens, 2022-2024”
Fingal Head, 2022 & 2024
Summary: Attractive coastal landscape with a section of remnant coastal rainforest Dates of visits: 19 Nov 2022, 17 Nov 2024 Fingal Head is the northernmost of New South Wales’ many impressive coastal headlands, just 1km south of the Qld/NSW border. It’s a pleasant spot to watch for seabirds and has some good coastal bush asContinue reading “Fingal Head, 2022 & 2024”
Sir John Chandler Park, 2021-2024
Summary: Small pleasant park with potential for stunning Rainbow Bee-Eater encounters Dates of visits: 27 Oct 2021, 30 Aug 2022, 6 Sep 2024, 24 Dec 2024 Sir John Chandler Park is a small nature spot commanding a big sweeping bend of the Brisbane River, and has a claim to fame as one of the bestContinue reading “Sir John Chandler Park, 2021-2024”
Birding in Penang and Singapore, 2025
Where to go for a climate break holiday in the midst of an Australian summer? Probably not Malaysia or Singapore, which are basically hot all year round, being tropically located rather near the equator. And yet two of the fearless Bird Spots crew did just that, jetting into the island of Penang on Malaysia’s westContinue reading “Birding in Penang and Singapore, 2025”
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