Summary: Lovely underrated gem of a location with some surprisingly good birding Dates of visits: 30 Apr 2022, 13 Jul 2024 Noosa Botanic Gardens comprises eight hectares of lush gardens on the shores of Lake MacDonald on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. It’s a good 15 kilometres west of Noosa Heads, and about an 8Continue reading “Noosa Botanic Gardens, 2022-2024”
Tag Archives: Sunshine Coast
Finland Rd, 2021-2023
Summary: Terrific high-diversity birding hotspot well located on the Sunshine Coast Dates of visits: May 16 2021, Nov 4 2022, Aug 20 2023, Dec 3 2023 Finland Road in the suburb of Paradise Waters is a pretty weird spot to be the Sunshine Coast’s #1 eBird hot spot. It brings to mind Cairns Esplanade, anotherContinue reading “Finland Rd, 2021-2023”
Stumers Creek, 2021-2022
Summary: Excellent creek-side birding trail with grass tree side-track Date of visits: Oct 29&30 2021, Nov 4&5 2022 How good does a birding site have to be for you to excitedly return the day after discovering it? Pretty good, I’d say, and Stumers Creek in Coolum on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland is just suchContinue reading “Stumers Creek, 2021-2022”
Noosa Headland, 2021-2022
Summary: Satisfying coastal and forest birding with some decent scenery Dates of visits: May 15 2021, Nov 5 2022 Noosa National Park consists of three separate sections, of which the headlands is the largest. It is situated immediately to the east of the resort town of Noosa Heads, and is in fact within easy walkingContinue reading “Noosa Headland, 2021-2022”
Bird Spots 