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An invitation to all birders VISIT King Island, GIVE US A HAND and ENJOY SOME GREAT
BIRDING ‘Wings on King’ Autumn Bird Surveys 22nd-25th April, 2021 Coincides with the last weekend of direct Hobart - King
Island flights by Sharpe Airlines. FIND the nine King Island subspecies including the
critically endangered King Island Brown Thornbill and Scrubtit, 10 of the 12
Tasmanian endemics, the most southern population of Golden-headed Cisticola,
Little Grassbird near wetlands or Sea Eagles at the nest in forest. King Island is a magical birding spot. SURVEY
WEEKEND: The Wings on King program is gathering data to learn the
story of the birds of King Island and 2021 is the 5th year of data collection.
Hoping COVID won’t stop us this year, we are planning another weekend event. There are over 60 survey sites
located across the island many on private land – hotspots not usually available
to visitors. Small teams, all led by at
least one experienced birder, undertake 20minute surveys on all sites over two
days. Social events include a Welcome
and Registration gathering on Thursday 22nd April, a dinner with guest speaker/s
on Saturday 24th April and a Threatened Species search on Sunday 25th
a.m (TBC). Note: Visitors arriving on Sharpe
direct Hobart-King Island morning flight on Friday 23rd,
registration will take place at the airport. PRIOR
REGISTRATION is ESSENTIAL: Cut-off
date – Friday 16th April. https://www.birdsofkingisland.com/register TO
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE BIRDS OF KING
ISLAND, SPECIAL ACCOMODATION DEALS FOR REGISTERED WINGS ON KING PARTICIPANTS
AND HOW TO GET TO THE ISLAND visit: https://www.birdsofkingisland.com NOTE: Please check https://www.birdsofkingisland.com
for updates or changes to the itinerary.
Registered participants will be notified directly.
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