Summary: Huge lake in the outback that acts like a giant magnet for birds Dates of visits: July 21 2021, Sep 30 2023, Oct 2 2023 Lake Moondarra is a huge artificial lake 16km north of the outback township of Mount Isa in western Queensland. It is stocked with fish every year making it popularContinue reading “Lake Moondarra, 2021 and 2023”
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Lake Argyle Cruise, Aug 2023
Summary: Terrific trip with bird and wildlife spotting on a huge man-made lake; guaranteed Yellow Chats Date of visit: Aug 4, 2022 The completion of the Ord River Dam in the 1970’s created Lake Argyle, one of the largest freshwater lakes in Australia, lying about 60km to the south-west of Kununurra in WA. It isContinue reading “Lake Argyle Cruise, Aug 2023”
Kununurra, Aug 2022
Summary: Great base for exploring the area and finding finches and other birds Dates of visit: Aug 3 to 6 , 2022 Kununurra is a large town in the north-east corner of Western Australia, and has a reputation for being the finch capital of Australia. It drew us there for that very reason (because weContinue reading “Kununurra, Aug 2022”
Iron Range and Cairns, Nov 2023
One of the last great frontiers for Australian birding is tropical Cape York in far north Queensland, and the jewel in that crown belongs to Iron Range National Park, a low-level rainforest where the birds and plants are more influenced by nearby Papua New Guinea than by Australia. Our birding group had booked for AugustContinue reading “Iron Range and Cairns, Nov 2023”
Around Perth, Oct 2023
We traveled to Perth (via two weeks in South Australia) in order to watch three Matildas Olympic qualifying football matches held in the city across the course of a week. Which naturally led to the question of what to do in between game days… which naturally led to the answer of: go birding at asContinue reading “Around Perth, Oct 2023”
Adelaide to Port Augusta Trip, Oct 2023
A 12-day road trip made from October 14 to 25, 2023, starting and ending at Adelaide in South Australia, and driven by the (admittedly incredibly weak) excuse that we wanted to break up our flight from Brisbane to Perth. Call it a nearly two week layover, if you will… The Amazing And Truly Excellent BirdContinue reading “Adelaide to Port Augusta Trip, Oct 2023”
Mt Isa Long Weekend, Sep 2023
It may not be everyone’s cup of tea to jet away to the outback town of Mt Isa for a long weekend. It’s generally hot and there isn’t a whole lot to do as a tourist in the area – it is largely a mining town, after all. But there are some pretty cool birdsContinue reading “Mt Isa Long Weekend, Sep 2023”
Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge and Katherine, Jul 2022
[A stop on the Litchfield + Katherine + Kununurra, Jul-Aug 2022 Trip] Dates of visit: 31 Jul to 2 Aug, 2022 Katherine is an outback town in the Northern Territory some 320km south-east of Darwin. It has a number of birding hotspots that are worth a visit if you happen to be in the area,Continue reading “Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge and Katherine, Jul 2022”
Edith Falls, Jul 2022
[A stop on the Litchfield + Katherine + Kununurra, Jul-Aug 2022 Trip] Date of visit: 31 Jul 2022 Leliyn (Edith Falls) is a delightful waterfall and waterhole in Nitmiluk National Park, 290km south of Darwin and 60km north of Katherine. It (and some spots on the road in) have long been fabled areas to findContinue reading “Edith Falls, Jul 2022”
Litchfield National Park, Jul 2022
[A stop on the Litchfield + Katherine + Kununurra, Jul-Aug 2022 Trip] Date of visit: Jul 30, 2022 Litchfield National Park is a scenic gem of the Top End in the Northern Territory. It is about 15000 square kilometers in size and is 90km south of Darwin. In this post we cover five of theContinue reading “Litchfield National Park, Jul 2022”
Bird Spots 