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”
Tag Archives: National Parks
Iron Range, Nov 2023
Summary: Remote tropical lowland rainforest with unique and special birding Dates of visit: Nov 13 to 17, 2023 Kutini-Payamu or Iron Range National Park is a large national park in Cape York, right at the top of Queensland. Biologically this region is heavily influenced by nearby Papua New Guinea, providing a smorgasbord of birds thatContinue reading “Iron Range, Nov 2023”
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”
Springbrook Twin Falls Circuit, Mar 2021
Summary: Superlative short bushwalk with good rainforest birds Date of visit: March 2, 2021 Springbrook lies in the Gold Coast hinterland in South-East Queensland, about half an hour from the main highway. It’s a little slice of heaven at high altitude, featuring several stunning lookouts and superlative waterfall-strewn bushwalks, and is much quicker to accessContinue reading “Springbrook Twin Falls Circuit, Mar 2021”
Wineglass Bay and Hazards Beach Circuit, Feb 2021
Summary: Stunning scenery, with quality over quantity when it comes to birdlife Date of visit: Feb 4, 2021 [A stop on the Tasmania Trip, Jan-Feb 2021 trip] Wineglass Bay is one of Tasmania’s iconic regions, and little wonder: it is an incredibly scenic place. It’s part of the Freycinet National Park, Tassie’s oldest park founded in 1916, aContinue reading “Wineglass Bay and Hazards Beach Circuit, Feb 2021”
Carnarvon Gorge, Aug 2021
[A stop on the West Queensland Trip Jul-Aug 2021 trip] Carnarvon Gorge is a site within Carnarvon National Park in Central Highlands region of Queensland, about 8.5 hours north-west of Brisbane that features deep canyons, sandstone cliffs, Aboriginal rock art, and plenty of nature and wildlife. Both of us had visited before and so were familiar withContinue reading “Carnarvon Gorge, Aug 2021”
Bladensburg National Park, Jul 2021
[A stop on the West Queensland Trip Jul-Aug 2021 trip] Bladensburg National Park is located 17km south of the outback Queensland town of Winton. It was formerly a cattle station and was declared a National Park in 1994. Although it was winter when we visited, Bladensburg will forever be known to me as a hot, dry andContinue reading “Bladensburg National Park, Jul 2021”
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