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White-eared Monarch, Fairy Gerygone, Tasmanian Silvereye atop Mt Ninderry;...
White-eared MonarchI hiked to the summit of Mt Ninderry near my home and was surprised by the presence of a vocal and inquisitive White-eared Monarch in low trees atop the eastern cliff...
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Radjah Shelduck on Sunshine Coast plus Bribie Bits
Radjah ShelduckThe Radjah Shelduck is a very rare vagrant in south-east Queensland, so it was with a modicum of interest that I noted Robyn Duff's sighting of 2 birds on the newly built Maroochy River...
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Night Parrot Musings
The night parrot recently netted - Pic by Rachel BarrThe following is the text of my news story and feature on the Night Parrot in the 29-30 August edition of The Weekend Australian.NEWS STORYGrooming...
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Goomburra: Masked Owl, Albert's Lyrebird, Musk Lorikeet
Musk LorikeetWe opted for a three-day campout in the Goomburra section of the Main Range National Park. It had been 20 or so years since camping here and it was nice to get to know the place again. The...
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New England National Park: Flame Robin, Olive Whistler, Forest Raven but no...
Following our campout at Goomburra on the eastern slopes of the Great Divide in Queensland (see following post) we headed south, crossing the border, to New England National Park, east of Armidale. We...
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Lewin's Rail, Parklakes Wetland Redevelopment, Ground Parrot Habitat Burnoff
Lewin's RailSpring is in the area and manifested in fine form by vocal Lewin's Rails about the Sunshine Coast. I had a pair along Finland Road, Pacific Paradise, in paperbark wetland - a habitat in...
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Yandina Creek Wetlands Unplugged
Newly replenished wetland looking east to Mt CoolumJust when some of us were beginning to think that the fate of the Yandina Creek Wetlands was sealed, the Queensland Government has intervened to order...
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Panama: Back in the Neotropics
Gartered Trogon maleIt's good to be back in the tropical rainforest of the Neotropics. Getting there is the hard bit. From leaving home on the Sunshine Coast to arriving at my Panama City hotel took...
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Panama: Cagres National Park - Pipeline Road
Brown Three-toed SlothWith most of the group assembled in various stages of jet lag, we headed off in the early morning of the first day of the tour to Chagres National Park, a rainforest reserve not...
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Entering Panama’s Darien - Torti to Rancho Frio
Crested EagleAfter leaving Panama City (see following post) we headed east, crossing the Panama Canal and along the Pan American Highway. In the lowlands of the Bayano area, our first stop was in...
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Cerro Pirre in Panama's Darien Province
Ornate Hawk-Eagle With the challenge of getting to Rancho Frio (see following post) in Panama's Darien province overcome, the business of birding was seriously underway. The setting for our base looked...
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Panama: Burbayar Lodge to El Valle
Blue-crowned ManakinFollowing our extraordinarily successful visit to Cerro Pirre and the lowlands of Darien (see the following two posts) we headed to Burbayar Lodge for a 3-night stay in the...
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Western Panama & Chiriqui Highlands
Ochraceous PeeweeAfter our visit to El Valle in Panama (see following post) we continued heading west on a long drive to the village of Las Lajas on the Pacific coast. Here, in tall trees lining a...
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Panama, Final Chapter: Boquete to Cerro Santiago
White-bellied Mountain-GemAfter visiting the Volcan area of Panama’s Chiriqui province (see following post) we transferred to the delightful town of Boquete on the eastern side of Baru Volcano. On our...
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Birding Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican TodyFollowing our 3-week tour of Panama, Bill and I were joined by Sandra and Glenn for a month-long Caribbean sojourn. We flew to San Juan via Bogota for a six-day stay on the Grand...
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Birding Jamaica
OrangequitFollowing our visit to Puerto Rico (see following post) we flew to Kingston via Fort Lauderdale in the U.S. for a 7-day tour of Jamaica. At the airport we were met by Wayne Murdoch of...
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Birding Cuba Part 1 - La Guira to La Belen
Cuban TrogonFollowing our tour of Jamaica (see following post) we flew to Cuba for a two-week visit. We stopped in transit at George Town on Grand Cayman Island, where a Vitelline Warbler was located...
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Birding Cuba Part 2: Coco Cayo to Playa Larga
Fernandina's FlickerFollowing our visit to La Belen (see following post) we headed north for a three-day stay on the tourist island of Cayo Coco where the tariff for our hotel, the Sol Cayo Coco - like...
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Panama Trip Report
TRIP REPORT – PANAMASeptember 29 – October 24, 2015Blue-crowned ManakinINTRODUCTIONMost of this extensive birding trip to Panama was organised by Birding Panama (http://www.birdingpanama.com/). All...
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Trip Report - Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Grand Caymans, Cuba
Bare-legged OwlGREATER ANTILLES – PUERTO RICO, JAMAICA, GRAND CAYMANS, CUBAOctober 24 – November 21, 2015INTRODUCTIONThis trip to the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean was undertaken immediately after...
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