Category Archives: Hotspots

Mosquito Creek Road, Jan 2021

Summary: Country back road birding at its finest Dates of visit: Jan 1, 2 and 10, 2021 Mosquito Creek Road lies off the Cunningham Highway directly north of Coolmunda Dam, around 3 hours west of Brisbane. At first glance it may appear like a regular, nondescript country road, but it has a well-deserved reputation asContinue reading “Mosquito Creek Road, Jan 2021”

Durikai State Forest, Dec 2020-Jan 2021

Summary: Roadside stops at creeks and waterholes, especially great for honeyeaters Dates of visits: Dec 31, 2020, Jan 2 2021 Disclaimer – This post doesn’t cover all of Durikai Forest, only the most accessible roadside locations. Just 2.5 hours west of Brisbane on the Cunningham Highway you’ll find Durikai State Forest, which I like toContinue reading “Durikai State Forest, Dec 2020-Jan 2021”

Belliss Rd, Nerang, Dec 2020-Aug 2021

Summary: A delightful patch of creekside rainforest with good birds Dates of visits: Dec 28 2020 and Aug 17 2021 Most birders associate rainforest near the Gold Coast with the hinterland, being Lamington National Park, Springbrook and the like, which require long and winding roads to travel to. But there is also a worthwhile littleContinue reading “Belliss Rd, Nerang, Dec 2020-Aug 2021”

Mt Gravatt Summit Trail, Jul 2020-Aug 2021

Summary: Scenic views and a couple of tasty spots for birds Dates of visits: July 29 2020, Dec 21 2020, May 31 2021, Aug 14 2021 Mt Gravatt is not a particularly high “mountain”, but it does command sweeping panoramic views over some of the southern suburbs of Brisbane. There is a decent network ofContinue reading “Mt Gravatt Summit Trail, Jul 2020-Aug 2021”

Lake Manchester and Shelley Road Park, 2020-2021

Summary: Vast area to explore with a few bird-rich habitats mainly along the creeks Dates of visit: Nov 22 2020, Dec 20 2020, June 1 2021 I cover Lake Manchester and Shelley Road Park together here because they are basically across from the road from each other and birders might well cover both areas –Continue reading “Lake Manchester and Shelley Road Park, 2020-2021”

Thylogale Track, Dec 2020-Feb 2021

Summary: Lovely 8km track with decent rainforest birds and occasional scenic views Dates of visit: Dec 19, 2020 and Feb 28, 2021 Like Maiala Track at Mt Glorious, the Thylogale Track, which runs between Jolly’s Lookout and the Boombana picnic ground, offers very good rainforest birding. It has the advantage of being much less traffickedContinue reading “Thylogale Track, Dec 2020-Feb 2021”

Mookin-Bah Reserve, Dec 2020-May 2021

Summary: Strange mix of trails and features, but pretty decent birds Dates of visit: Dec 10, 2020 and 17 May, 2021 Mookin-bah Reserve in the suburb of Ransome, east of Brisbane, has apparently been reclaimed from old housing estates and despite all the plantings and reinvigoration it still retains a bit of a strange flavour.Continue reading “Mookin-Bah Reserve, Dec 2020-May 2021”

Seven Hills Bushland Reserve, Nov 2020

Summary: Small area in suburbia with mostly unremarkable dry forest birds Date of visit: Nov 28, 2020 Seven Hills Bushland Reserve is 52 hectares of forest trails, sandwiched into suburbia on Brisbane’s southside about 9km drive east of the CBD. There are a range of different paths and access points to start from. I pickedContinue reading “Seven Hills Bushland Reserve, Nov 2020”