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Red-throated Bee-eater

Red-throated Bee-eater
join us for a fantastic tour of The Gambia this November

Monday, October 20, 2014

AUSTRALIA - HOLIDAY/RECCE TOUR - DAY 23 - OCT 19TH - CAIRNS

ATHERTON TABLELANDS - KINGFISHER PARK - PORT DOUGLAS

Today we said goodbye to Roly & Helen, they set off early to catch a flight back to their home in Adelaide, I'll miss them both especially my short-term birding buddy and his excellent bird-finding skills.

ANOTHER SHOT OF THE RUFOUS OWL - TAKEN BY ROLY
However, today was not a birding day we drove up the very winding Gillies road to Yungaburra, it began raining just as we got there. Nevertheless we still walked around the town visiting various galleries and exhibitions. From there we went into the centre of Atherton where a "TASTE OF AUSTRALIA" field event was going on all day. To me it was just like a Saturday market with food stalls and a bit of music thrown in, not great for an expensive entrance fee!

Red-browed Finches
Late in the afternoon we arrived at Kingfisher Park often billed as "Australia's most famous bird watching lodge". Lyndsay and Keith welcomed us and after a nice cup of coffee showed us around the grounds. It was very quiet but I got a good grasp of the potential there. Back at lodge we watched the bird feeders for a while and I got another tick and lifer for the trip when an Emerald Pigeon dropped in with the Bar-Shouldered Doves. A nice group of Red-browed Finches were also coming and going.
EMERALD DOVE

From there we dropped into Port Douglas for a late lunch before driving along the coast back to Cairns.

 

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