This region is an exceptional area for birds and has an incredibly diverse range of habitats within easy reach. On this tour we visit coastal and highland rainforest, open eucalypt woodland, grassland, wetlands, tidal mudflats, mangroves and farmland.
You can expect to see between ninety and one hundred and ten different species of birds during the day. This includes some of the wet tropic endemics such as Bridled Honeyeater, Mcleay's Honeyeater, Grey-headed Robin, Chowchilla, Bower's Shrike-thrush, Pied Monarch, Victoria's Riflebird, Tooth-billed Bowerbird and Golden Bowerbird.
We also hope to see a number of the specials found in the northern tropics, including Cassowary, Superb Fruit-Dove, Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher, Little Kingfisher, Lovely Fairy-wren, Yellow Spotted Honeyeater, Brown-backed Honeyeater, Yellow-breasted Boatbill, Barred Cuckoo-shrike, and Spotted Catbird.
The day starts with an early pickup from your accommodation for some of the best wader bird viewing in the world, along the Cairns Esplanade. We then visit a diverse area of lakes, rainforest, mangroves and parkland before heading out of town to some wetlands and grasslands.
After some morning tea we travel up the range to the scenic Atherton Tablelands. We bird some of the lush tropical rainforest sites before heading to Lake Barine Tea House for lunch.
In the afternoon we visit high elevation rainforest, lakes, wetlands and some open woodland sites around the tableland. We return via the Kuranda Range and arrive back at your accommodation in the late afternoon.
Travel is in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle. Lunch and morning tea are included as well as reference material, bird lists and use of quality optical equipment.
Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher
Pied Imperial Pigeon
Double-eyed Fig Parrot
