Hi there… Hoping to go to Michelmaus Cay off Cairns in the next week or two if possible… – Just wondering is it worth it? – Are there any good seabirds on the sand spit? Is it the right time of year? – What’s the best way to get there/cheapest tour option as we don’t … Read more

I went with Seastar Cruises in September 2017. They go to the cay for snorkelling. You have to ask the skipper to have someone take you around the cay in a small boat to view what birds are there. I’d check with them direct about the current arrangement. Elisabeth Dark On 20 Jun 2021, at … Read more

On 18/06/2021 7:06 pm, Aidan Sudbury via Birding-Aus wrote: > In the latest issue of Birdlife, birds from an ancient Egyptian frieze > are described as “quite unlike any species known today”, but they are > almost perfect pictures of Red-breasted Geese. > > Aidan Sudbury > I wondered about a hybrid, but this post … Read more

In the latest issue of Birdlife, birds from an ancient Egyptian frieze are described as "quite unlike any species known today", but they are almost perfect pictures of Red-breasted Geese. Aidan Sudbury 

Certainly too far south. Did you consider Fuscous Honeyeater ? Cheers Graeme Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org