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”
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Birding in Costa Rica, 2024
Costa Rica has long been known as a birder’s paradise and is one of the best, if not the best country in Central America to spend some time birding in. We flew direct from Brisbane, Australia to Los Angeles and then after a mere six hour layover, into San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica.Continue reading “Birding in Costa Rica, 2024”
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”
Bunya Mountains, Dec 2021
Summary: Village accommodation in the heart of superb bird-rich rainforest Dates of visit: 28-30 Dec 2021 Bunya Mountains is an isolated section of the Great Dividing Range about three hours north-west of Brisbane which features some very nice rainforest, natural grassland “balds” as well as boasting the largest stand of bunya pines in the world.Continue reading “Bunya Mountains, Dec 2021”
Daintree River Cruise, Nov 2021
[A stop on the Cairns + Atherton + Daintree, 2021 trip] The Daintree Rainforest in Far North Queensland is truly enormous at 1200 square kilometres and is a very special place indeed. One of the highly recommended ways to explore it is via a boat cruise on the Daintree River, and for birders especially this is aContinue reading “Daintree River Cruise, Nov 2021”
Mt Lewis, Nov 2021
[A stop on the Cairns + Atherton + Daintree, 2021 trip] Mount Lewis is a region of highland rainforest within the huge Wet Tropics World Heritage Area of northern Queensland. There is only one road in, Mount Lewis Rd, starting just a kilometre or two north of Julatten. The road has two major sections: from the Mossman-MountContinue reading “Mt Lewis, Nov 2021”
Kingfisher Park Lodge, Nov 2021
[A stop on the Cairns + Atherton + Daintree, 2021 trip] The famed Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge in Julatten, Queensland is truly a very special place. This is reflected in its eBird all-time species count, which places it as the #4 birding hotspot in all of Australia. What’s interesting though is that if you filter eBird’s top AustralianContinue reading “Kingfisher Park Lodge, Nov 2021”
Lake Eacham, Apr 2021
[A stop on the Cairns + Atherton + Daintree, 2021 trip] Lake Eacham, part of the Crater Lakes National Park, was once a volcanic crater formed around 9,100 years ago, by magma rising to the surface of the earth’s crust and super-heating the water table, causing massive explosions and craters. It is now isolated from other waterwaysContinue reading “Lake Eacham, Apr 2021”
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”
Cunningham’s Gap – Mt Mitchell, Jan/Sep 2021
Summary: Enjoyable hike passing through a few different bird habitats along the way Dates of visit: Jan 24 and Sep 10, 2021 Mt Mitchell lies on one side of Cunningham’s Gap, a mountain pass of the Great Dividing Range, about 90 minutes from Brisbane. Return to the summit of Mt Mitchell is 10.4km; on theContinue reading “Cunningham’s Gap – Mt Mitchell, Jan/Sep 2021”
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