Lady Elliot Island

[Julie Clark via Canberrabirds <>]

Good Afternoon All,

It has been quite a while since I posted here. Yes, I'm still around, still birding and taking many photos! I also have grandparent duties (an absolute pleasure!) that tend to take priority now. My local birding has been mostly around my home patch ... Yerrabi, Mulligan's and other ponds etc in the Gungahlin area. 

We do get away for short birding trips fairly regularly and the latest was a 6-night trip to Hervey Bay & Lady Elliot Island. I thought there may be some of you interested in seeing what's on offer by way of birds on LEI. While the number of species is limited, the number of birds there is amazing and they are mostly very approachable. In fact, you have to watch where you walk so you don't tread on species like Bridled Terns, Ruddy Turnstone, Pacific Golden Plovers, Buff-banded Rails and the thousands of Noddys. Main species include: Terns - Roseate, Black-naped, Bridled & Sooty; Lesser & Great Frigatebirds; Common & Black Noddy; Wedge-tailed Shearwater; Red-tailed Tropicbird & Brown Booby.

I have an album of many photos of the bird species, as well as a few shots of the actual island (taken by my husband) and an aerial shot of the island as we came into land. Access to the island is by air only and the island is run by the LEI Eo Resort. 

For anyone interested: (album also includes photos taken in Hervey Bay)

Apologies for the many flight shots .... I've finally managed to take some decent BIF shots! 

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All the best,

Julie

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Julie Clark

 

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