Fingal Head, 2022 & 2024

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”

Flat Rock, Ballina, 2022-2023

Summary: Tidal outcrop offering terrific close encounters with terns and other birds Dates of visit: Apr 26 2022, Apr 5 and 11 2023 Flat Rock is a tidal rocky outcrop just north-east of the town of Ballina on the northern NSW coast. It’s a great place to watch terns and a mixture of other seabirdsContinue reading “Flat Rock, Ballina, 2022-2023”

NSW Coast and Hunter Valley Trip, Easter 2023

It was supposed to be a trip that was pretty light on birding, and more filled with good food and wine, and of course copious amounts of Easter treats. But somehow we saw a ton of birds along the way (“the way” being Brisbane down the coast to Newcastle and then inland to the HunterContinue reading “NSW Coast and Hunter Valley Trip, Easter 2023”