Hi Ron,
I’ve always managed to Rainbow Pitta at East Point Reserve (Darwin) at all
times of day which is accessible by bus if you don’t have a car. It has several
walking tracks through monsoon forest.
A little further out if you have a car is Howard Springs.
Warm regards,
Charles Hunter (Sydney)
> On Sep 30, 2022, at 2:50 PM, Ronald ORENSTEIN <>
> wrote:
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I will be lecturing on a Viking cruise ship that stops in Cairns on 26
> October, Thursday Island on 28 October and Darwin on 31 October. I have not
> been to Cairns or Darwin since my grad study days in 1973(!), and I have
> never been to Thursday Island.
>
> I would greatly appreciate any birding hints on the best way to spend the
> days I have there (given the limited opportunities of a cruise stop),
> particularly in Darwin where the Rainbow Pitta eluded me on my last visit.
> Thursday Island does not seem to be a prime birding spot based on what I have
> read, but I would be glad to hear otherwise.
>
> I would also be glad to hear about the likelihood of interesting seabirds
> from anyone who has sailed in these areas. Our itinerary involves a straight
> sea run of twelve days from Honolulu to Cairns, a few days at sea en rout to
> Darwin, and then on to Bali and Singapore. I am hoping that I might have a
> chance at some of the gadfly petrels (eg Collared?), or Abbott’s Booby or
> Christmas Frigatebird en route from Darwin to Bali.
>
> Thanks to all -
>
> Ron Orenstein
> Mississauga, Canada
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