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”
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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”
Lamington National Park, O’Reilly’s end, Nov 2020
Summary: Incredible hotspot for almost-tame rainforest birds along with awesome bushwalking Dates of visit: Nov 4 to 9, 2020 Lamington National Park. Of all the excellent places to see birds in South-East Queensland, this is the only one listed in Australian Geographic’s book Australia’s Birdwatching Megaspots. That’s a lot to live up to! As thereContinue reading “Lamington National Park, O’Reilly’s end, Nov 2020”
Goomburra, Oct 2020
Summary: Stunning rainforest bushwalking with superlative birds Date of visit: Oct 3, 2020 The Goomburra section of Main Range National Park is an exquisite section of rainforest that is well worth at least one visit. Rainforest birds abound as well as some drier country birds on the way. Goomburra is a locality lying just onContinue reading “Goomburra, Oct 2020”
Cunningham’s Gap, Aug-Sep 2020
Summary: Excellent bushwalking and great rainforest birding, with good chances of seeing Lyrebird Dates of visit: Aug 1 (Mt Cordeaux), Sep 13 (Mt Mitchell) I’d walked the main track at Mt Cordeaux, one of the two peaks on either side of Cunningham’s Gap, back in 2016 and had very positive memories of it. The forestContinue reading “Cunningham’s Gap, Aug-Sep 2020”
Maiala Tracks, Sep-Dec 2020
Summary: Awesome patch of bird-rich rainforest quite near Brisbane. Dates of visit: Sep 6, Nov 19, Dec 22. Track map: https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/daguilar/attractions/maiala Getting to the Maiala area, part of D’Aguilar National Park west of Brisbane, is half the adventure. It’s not that it’s difficult – any car can do it and the roads are good andContinue reading “Maiala Tracks, Sep-Dec 2020”
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