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”
Author Archives: birdspots
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”
Banks St Reserve, 2021-2024
Summary: Pale-Vented Bush-Hen and a surprising array of other birds at this inner-city nature oasis Dates of visits: 8 Sep 2021, 4 Apr & 2 Sep 2023, 18 Oct & 26 Dec 2024 Banks St Reserve is a 30 hectare nature site that packs quite a punch in terms of wildlife for a location thatContinue reading “Banks St Reserve, 2021-2024”
Venman Bushland NP, 2024
Summary: Super pleasant forest for walking with some good bush bird encounters possible Dates of visits: Aug 23 2021, Nov 18 2022, Dec 27 2024 Long-time readers of this blog will know that we prioritise locations with satisfying bird encounters in beautiful natural settings. Sure, sites like Sandy Camp Rd Wetlands may yield upwards ofContinue reading “Venman Bushland NP, 2024”
Rottnest Island, Dec 2022
[A stop on the South-west WA Trip Jan 2023] Summary: A small island which is a popular day trip from Perth, for the beaches, the quokkas, and as it turns out, the birds! Date of visit: Dec 27, 2022 Rottnest island (Wadjemup) is not far from Fremantle off the west coast of Australia. The island isContinue reading “Rottnest Island, Dec 2022”
Atherton + Cairns mini-break, Nov 2024
What to do when your birding buddies nick off to southern states for the weekend without you? (How dare they!) Why, make a last minute solo trip to birding paradise, a.k.a. the Atherton Tablelands in north Queensland! The lure of riflebirds, catbirds, robins and many others – with a chance for the odd lifer –Continue reading “Atherton + Cairns mini-break, Nov 2024”
Springfield Lakes
Summary: Classic suburban birding with three lakes to choose from Dates of visits: 8 Mar 2022, 24 Aug 2024, 14 Oct 2024 Springfield Lakes is a suburb in Ipswich, south-east Queensland, which is notable to the bird-lover for its three large lakes – Spring Lake, Regatta Lake and Discovery Lake. I don’t rate these quiteContinue reading “Springfield Lakes”
Finland Rd, 2021-2023
Summary: Terrific high-diversity birding hotspot well located on the Sunshine Coast Dates of visits: May 16 2021, Nov 4 2022, Aug 20 2023, Dec 3 2023 Finland Road in the suburb of Paradise Waters is a pretty weird spot to be the Sunshine Coast’s #1 eBird hot spot. It brings to mind Cairns Esplanade, anotherContinue reading “Finland Rd, 2021-2023”
Varsity Lakes, 2022-2023
Summary: Enjoyable location with better bird habitats than you might expect in Gold Coast suburbia Dates of visits: 20 Aug 2022, 13 Aug 2023, 25 Dec 2023 Varsity Lakes is a locality on the Gold Coast which, like many suburbs on the Goldy, is dominated by waterways (canals and lakes). In this case the largestContinue reading “Varsity Lakes, 2022-2023”
Bird Spots 