Hello Birders,
My son and I have three days in Cairns between Friday 21st and Sunday the 23rd January next week, during which time we’re hoping to locate a short list of birds we are yet to view.
From e-bird I’ve identified a recent hotspot for each of these birds viz:
- Nordmand’s Greenshank & Great-billed Heron – Nth & Sth ends of Cairns Esplanade (presumably at high tide)
- Rufous Owl – Les Davie Park, Cairns Nth
- Spotted Whistling-duck, Red Junglefowl & Guineafowl – Cattana Wetlands
- Oriental Cuckoo & Cicadabird – Cairns Botanical Gardens
- Ashy-bellied White-eye – Green Island
- Australian Swiftlet – Nth & Sth ends of Cairns Esplanade, Cattana Wetlands & Cairns Botanical Gardens
Also, Wandering Tattler, Barn Swallow & Red-rumped Swallow if in the Cairns area.
Any advice or other assistance to find these birds would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Martin
Martin & John Woodward
