[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”
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Green Island, Nov 2023
Summary: Lovely rainforest island not far from Cairns with some interesting birdlife Date of visit: Nov 18 2023 Green Island is a small island of 12 hectares in the Great Barrier Reef, accessible in around 40 minutes by ferry from Cairns. It is the only coral cay on the reef that has rainforest, and itContinue reading “Green Island, Nov 2023”
Norfolk Island, Oct 2022
Summary: Lovely isolated island with a couple of alluring endemic species and excellent seabird watching from windy headlands Date of visit: Oct 6 to 11, 2022 Norfolk Island is an Australian external territory in the Pacific Ocean island about 1450km east of Brisbane. It makes for an intriguing birding destination due to a couple ofContinue reading “Norfolk Island, Oct 2022”
Michaelmas Cay, Apr 2021
[A stop on the Cairns + Atherton + Daintree trip, 2021 trip] What would you think about taking a boat trip out to the Great Barrier Reef and being dumped on a tiny remote sandy island for an hour? If you’re a birder, and that tiny sand island is Michaelmas Cay, you’ll absolutely love it! MichaelmasContinue reading “Michaelmas Cay, Apr 2021”
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