My wife and I are contemplating a trip to Fraser Island later in the year. We’re considering staying at the Kingfisher Bay Resort. I’ve been hunting around for birding reports without as much luck as I hoped for. I remember that they run a bird week and see mention of Black-breasted Button-quails (!) Can anyone point me to reports on Fraser and/or Kingfisher Bay? I’d be very grateful for any thoughts, suggestions, or information. We don’t have exact dates sorted so guidance on best months is also welcome. We’re keen on snorkelling (sounds like a non-starter) and mammal-spotting…so any info on swimming, hoping, and gliding creates is also welcome. Please feel free to post to the whole list since others will likely look at the archives over time for info. Thanks in advance for any help.
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David I made my first trip to Fraser Island in June 2013 and it was a wonderful experience. My only complaint was that our stay was too short. We took our camper trailer and stayed in Dundubara Camping Area, one of the Dingo resistant camping areas. Dundubara is a little over half way along the east coast so it’s a good base from which to explore the northern and central part of the island. Unfortunately, very heavy rain in the months before our arrival meant that the lakes were flooded and it was difficult to access them. One of the rangers told us that the best time to visit Fraser Island is the end of August and start of September because the whales are migrating south and can be seen from the headlands. It is also the peak fishing season so beach traffic and camping is at its highest. One of the highlights of our visit was observing a Dingo drowning an Echidna in the surf before eating it. One of our neighbours from Dundubara Camping Area said that he had been coming to Fraser Island for over 40 years and had never seen an Echidna there before. I should also mention that an employee of the resort was attacked by a Dingo while we were there. She ended up in hospital and the Dingo was put down; a sad result all round. The resort does not give its employees an induction and the young woman went to the beach by herself in an area where a known rogue Dingo was active. The Dingoes we saw ignored us and it is quite bizarre to be driving next to an animal that behaves as if you’re not there. Apart from the Dingoes and Echidna, we saw goannas (the camping area is not goanna resistant and there are heavy penalties for leaving rubbish, food, unsecured eskies, etc at your campsite) quite a good range of coastal and woodland bird species. Cheers David On Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 11:48 AM, David Adams < dpadams@gmail.com> wrote:
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