G'day Wesley,
Exciting planning for your Tassie trip!
Your only realistic chance for OBPs is to take the charter flight (or walk??)
to Melaleuca, and hope for some at the breeding/feeding station. Not sure
whether Nov might be a bit early?? There are also fewer and fewer of them, so
good luck!
Most of the other endemics are REASONABLY easy nearby Hobart. All can be found
on Bruny Island, or Forty-spotted Pardalotes are possible at Peter Murrell
REserve, near Kingston, though they are becoming pretty rare there now, too.
Some of the other endemics can be found around Mt Wellington - especially
around Ferntree for Scrubwren, Scrubtit, and Tas Thornbill. You might have to
be around the top of the mountain for Black Currawong. The REd Gate Section
of the Meehan Range Reserve, between Hobart and Cambridge is pretty good for
lots of the bush birds.
You'll probably be mainly in the south, but Emu-wrens, Tawny-crowned
Honeyeaters, and Ground Parrot are probably more likely in the West, or
NOrth-west of the State, though the Buttongrass plains up around Snug Tier are
a possibility for these, too.
Hope you catch up with lots of those you're looking for.
Cheers,
John Tongue
Ulverstone, Tas.
On 07/06/2011, at 4:33 PM, Wesley Tolhurst wrote:
> Hi Experts,
> My family and I are embarking on our first Tassie trip this November. We'll
> be driving from the Gold Coast complete with campertrailer and will have 3
> weeks on the Apple Isle. Can I ask those who know, places in Tassie that for
> the birding I just simply can't miss. We're putting together a trip plan and
> hope to see all the endemics as well as Orange-bellied parrot (any indepth
> info about where to go etc would be much appreiciated). I'm going on an
> Eaglehawk pelagic (awesome)... but appart from that and the desire to see the
> OBP, the plan is wide open.
> Suggestions please???
> Also, on the drive back up to QLD, we plan one seeing the Great Ocean Road.
> Is there some must see spots there for birding (never lived in or visited Vic
> much so there are plenty of lifers available such as rufous bristlebird etc.)
> Thanks everyone.
>
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