Have just completed a trip up the Pacific Highway to Coffs Harbour/Woolgoolga, Tweed Heads and then Bundaberg, catching up with friends and catching a few birds on the way. Bird highlights were
Yuraygir National Park, near Wilson’s Point – hundreds of honeyeaters in the flowering banksias, and a Lewin’s Rail in a small patch of water over the track.
Tirania Creek, Nightcap National Park – about 11am – male Albert’s Lyrebird about 3m from me in sunlight – super view and then disturbed by two chattering young men who came bounding up the track. Also Pale Yellow Robin, Brush Cuckoo and Russet-tailed Thrush. Note the Big Scrub Loop at Nightcap is presently closed to vehicles – Logrunners at the entry.
Rocky Creek Dam, Murwillumbah – excellent boardwalk around the back of the dam wall, with Little Shrike-thrush, more Logrunners, Wonga, Brown and White-headed Pigeons and Figbirds feeding on figs.
Byron Bay Lighthouse Palm Valley – Regent Bowerbird
Bundaberg, Qld – at Trevor and Annie Quested’s house – a pair of Bush Stone-curlews in their garden. And then birding with Trevor – we totalled 124 species in two days.
Inskip Point, Qld – 3 Black-breasted Button-quail – a female at 3 in the afternoon and a juvenile and male 7am the following morning just as the rain started, and it didn’t stop for the next 18 hours. It was so gloomy in the camping area I could hear Rose-crowned Fruitdoves over my tent early morning but no hope of a sighting.
And then abandoned all hope of further birding and drove home in the rain. ===============================
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