Summary: Beautiful suburban lake which is fantastic for bird photography Dates of visits: Apr 8 2021, Feb 10 2022, Mar 8 2022, Jun 8 2022 Forest Lake is the man-made lake (completed in 1994) upon which the surrounding suburb is named, and is located in the south-west of Brisbane, reasonably easily reached via the CentenaryContinue reading “Forest Lake, 2021-2022”
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Oxenford Weir, 2021-2022
Summary: Unique site to watch birds (including Osprey) hunting for fish at close quarters Dates of visit: Apr 3, 2021 to present Oxenford Weir, also known as Old Tamborine Rd Weir and Coomera River Weir, is easy to reach, being just 3km from the Pacific Motorway (just go to the end of Old Tamborine Rd)Continue reading “Oxenford Weir, 2021-2022”
Inala Reserve – Jurassic Garden, Jan 2021
Summary: Renowned private conservation reserve with amazing birdlife Date of visit: Jan 30, 2021 [A stop on the Tasmania Trip, Jan-Feb 2021 trip] I only spent an hour and a half at Inala Reserve on Bruny Island, but it was one of the best short birding sessions I’ve ever had. And little wonder: the site boasts 95Continue reading “Inala Reserve – Jurassic Garden, Jan 2021”
Mosquito Creek Road, Jan 2021
Summary: Country back road birding at its finest Dates of visit: Jan 1, 2 and 10, 2021 Mosquito Creek Road lies off the Cunningham Highway directly north of Coolmunda Dam, around 3 hours west of Brisbane. At first glance it may appear like a regular, nondescript country road, but it has a well-deserved reputation asContinue reading “Mosquito Creek Road, Jan 2021”
Atkinson Dam, 2020-2021
Summary: Superb location for water birds, raptors, grassbirds and many others. Dates of visit: Nov 26, 2020, and Jan 3, May 27, June 27 2021 I have a real soft spot for Atkinson Dam, a reservoir in flat rural country about an hour’s drive west of Brisbane and not too near anything much at all.Continue reading “Atkinson Dam, 2020-2021”
Sandy Camp Road Wetlands, 2020-2021
Summary: Excellent birding site where water birds and bush birds are both in wonderful abundance. Dates of visit: Nov 21 2020 and Jan 15, Mar 4, Jun 28 2021 Having visited Sandy Camp Wetlands several times now, I think of it in the same vein as Oxley Creek Common – that is, an excellent placeContinue reading “Sandy Camp Road Wetlands, 2020-2021”
Yellow Water and Cooinda, Aug 2021
[A stop on the Darwin and Kakadu Trip, Aug-Sep 2021 trip] Cooinda is a small settlement in the southern part of Kakadu National Park, notable for its excellent accommodation options and access to Yellow Water, one of the impressive wetlands of Kakadu and part of the South Alligator River floodplain. A boat cruise runs here that provedContinue reading “Yellow Water and Cooinda, Aug 2021”
Fogg Dam, Aug-Sep 2021
[A stop on the Darwin and Kakadu Trip, Aug-Sep 2021 trip] How good does a birding location have to be to be crowned the Northern Territory’s #1 hotspot? Pretty good, I’d say. Let’s see if Fogg Dam lives up to the hype. It’s quite easy to access: only 45 minutes or so east of Darwin, and noContinue reading “Fogg Dam, Aug-Sep 2021”
Chinaman Creek Dam, Cloncurry, Jul 2021
[A stop on the West Queensland Trip Jul-Aug 2021 trip] Chinaman Creek Dam, 3km west of the outback town of Cloncurry, is a big blue lake that might be the first big body of water you encounter if you’re driving from the east through Winton and Longreach and its endless flat dry pasturelands. But not only isContinue reading “Chinaman Creek Dam, Cloncurry, Jul 2021”
Bowra Sanctuary, Jul 2021
[A stop on the West Queensland Trip Jul-Aug 2021 trip] Bowra Sanctuary is a 140 square kilometre nature reserve and former cattle station near Cunnamulla in Queensland and is managed by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy. It is a well-known and important hotspot for birding in Australia. Bowra is usually open from May to October eachContinue reading “Bowra Sanctuary, Jul 2021”
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