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    • West Byron Wetlands (Council Key Required), Byron, NSW

      Today we went down to probably the most well known birding spot in Byron Bay, the Byron Wetlands. This place has over 230 bird species, and, at this place, you’ll never be disappointed. we started off with a walk around the first cell and spotted some Australasian Swamphens. We wandered on and were just passing…

    • Wynnum Mangrove Boardwalk, Brisbane, QLD

      Coming back from the Ashes in Brisbane, we stopped at birdwatching place that I had heard of. It was called Wynnum Mangrove Boardwalk and this is a place we will definitely come back to! This place is 20 minutes from the Brisbane Airport and moves through dense mangroves and forest. We started the walk and…

    • Bird Of The Week: Brown Falcon

      Brown Falcons are a bird of prey that live on most of Mainland Australia, in grasslands. They have 3 morphs: Pale, Dark and Light Brown. They don’t build their own nests, they use nests of other birds.  Size: 40-55cm Food: Small Mammals, Reptiles, Birds and Invertebrates. Call: Loud Cackling. Often seen sitting on lampposts, wires…

    • Old Sewage Ponds, Byron Bay, NSW

      Old Sewage Ponds used to be a great spot for Double-barred Finch, but, sadly, I haven’t seen them here for almost a year. Still, this place has so many other species to offer with over 190 birds recorded. Let’s dive right in! We started at the walking track through forest and heath, leading up to…

    • Flat Rock, Ballina, NSW

      During the school holidays, we decided to go to Flat Rock as we hadn’t been there for a few months. Flat Rock is a mecca for shorebirds. It is a rocky outcrop looking out off the water just outside Ballina and all sorts of rarities can turn up there. We got out of the car…

    • Belongil Creek Estuary, Byron Bay, NSW

      On Tuesday, the warm weather prompted us to pop down to Belongil Creek Estuary to see what birds were around the river mouth. We started off at the grassy area and walked over the sand dune down to the river mouth. On the way, we spotted a group of Australasian Swamphens feeding in the reeds…

    • Suffolk Lake, Suffolk Park, NSW

      I went to Suffolk Lake with my older cousin, Lola, and, trust me, this place has a lot of birds. We arrived at the lake and were greeted by Scaly-breasted Lorikeets with their emerald plumage and Sulphur Crested Cockatoos. We kept walking and saw a Pacific Black Duck and some Dusky Moorhens. Australasian Grebes ducked…

    • Victoria Park Nature Reserve, Alstonville, NSW

      We went to Victoria Park for Russet-tailed Thrush, Noisy Pitta and Wompoo Fruit Dove. We weren’t disappointed. We arrived and immediately saw a Pale-yellow Robin peeping out from behind a tree. The forest was dark, so we had extremely slow shutter speeds and high ISO. We walked around the bend and spotted an Eastern Yellow Robin…