Cairns Esplanade & surrounds birding

["polymath" <>]

Hi all,

thanks for the tips.  The esplanade was great!  We are back in Oct so I can't 
wait to show the family.  Around the traps I saw (and identified!) two species 
of egret, white faced heron, a couple of curlews (including Beach Stone eating 
a crab), Ibis (Australian & Glossy), Spoon bill, Rainbow bee eater (eating 
bee), two tern species, masked lapwing, fig bird (right near Cairns Convention 
Centre), peaceful dove, barred cuckoo shrike, collered kingfisher, darter, 
brahminy kite.

Also a couple of species of mudskipper and some crabs (a kind of mud crab and 
fiddler crab).

Cheers

Mick...

PS. Will try & blog a few pics & info on where I saw things.
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