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    • Sydney Harbour National Park – North Head, Sydney, NSW

      We went for a trip to Manly for three days to see our family. On the second day, we went up to the top of the headland to visit Sydney Harbour NP and to specifically target New Holland Honeyeater and Red-whiskered Bulbul, and we went home with more than we expected! We started walking the…

    • South Golden Beach, Ocean Shores, NSW

      Okay, so this is a quick one. I went to South Golden Beach to do some beach worming. As always, I brought my camera, and I got some unexpected results. We were walking back to the car with no luck when a pair of Sacred Kingfishers flew over my head and started calling. At the…

    • Brisbane, QLD

      Me and my dad made a trip up to Brisbane in search of the elusive Black-backed Bittern, and although we didn’t see it, we saw some other special birds. We arrived at Sandy Camp Road Wetlands at around 5:30 am after leaving at 4:00am in the morning. We walked down the first track and almost…

    • 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…