Dear Birding Aussers
I've been following Birding Aus since before my first visit to Australia in
1999 and you're always so helpful. I hope somebody might be able to point me in
the right direction.
A few requests for recent information for my trip in July-August - I know you
get a lot of these, so thank you for reading. I'm doing the standard
Darwin-Kakadu-Victoria River route, then spending some time near Cairns before
driving to the Brisbane area with 3 days in Lamington and a wedding at Uki (N
NSW). I have the 2nd Ed. Thomas & Thomas and the excellent new Dolby & Clarke
for guidance but would welcome any up to date info on a few particular species.
If anyone can supply any information, I'd be most grateful. The species are:
Darwin area:
Chestnut Rail - Buffalo Creek and Middle Arm still the best sites near Darwin?
Brisbane area:
Powerful Owl - Slaughter Falls still the best near Brisbane? Possible at
Lamington?
Marbled Frogmouth - a good site near Brisbane or should I find them at
Lamington?
Asiatic Dowitcher - at Toorbul, is that the main roosting site commonly known
as Pelican Point mentioned in Dolby and Clarke?
Lewin's Rail - difficult, I know
Darwin, Cairns or Brisbane:
Aus Painted Snipe - hahaha yes, I know they're tricky but I have to ask
Any advice, gratefully received and if I can ever return the favour, do get in
touch. Thank you for reading this far.
Ken
Ken Tucker
Portland
Dorset
UK
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