Destination: Bruny Island, Tasmania
Bruny Island is one of Australia‘s top birding destinations but it is also a destination that can appeal to anyone birder or not. If you are planning a trip to Tasmania, I highly recommend a visit...
View ArticleHighlights Of Bruny Island
Once you’ve arrived on Bruny Island by ferry, you will drive off and head down the main road. If you are here for birding, you will probably be staying at either Inala or Captain Cook’s depending on...
View ArticleSwift Parrot (Lathamus discolor)
The Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor) breeds in Tasmania and migrates north to south eastern Australia from Griffith-Warialda in New South Wales and west to Adelaide in the winter. It is related to the...
View ArticleLodge Review: Captain Cook Caravan Park
Captain Cook Caravan Park has something for everyone whether you just need space for a tent or caravan or want to relax in a fully equipped cabin. Prices are pretty good so we went for the cabins and...
View ArticleBirding Bruny Island
Bruny Island is on the bucket list of many birders for its rich and varied birdlife. Inala has a good list of birds and mammals found here. They can also provide accommodation and guided birding...
View ArticleTasmanian Native-hen (Tribonyx mortierii)
The Tasmanian nativehen (Tribonyx mortierii) is a flightless rail and one of twelve species of birds endemic to the Australian island of Tasmania. Other common names include narkie, native-hen,...
View ArticleBruny Island Penguin Rookery
In my other post, I mentioned that you will drive past a Penguin Rookery which is well signed. Penguins start coming ashore after dark. Your lodge will tell you when to go as it varies at different...
View ArticleSuperb Fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus)
The Superb Fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus), also known as the superb blue-wren or colloquially as the blue wren, is a passerine bird of the family Maluridae, common and familiar across southeastern...
View ArticleYellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus)
The Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus) is a large cockatoo native to the south-east of Australia measuring 55–65 cm (22–26 in) in length. It has a short crest on the top of its...
View ArticleGreen Rosella (Platycercus caledonicus)
The Green Rosella or Tasmanian Rosella (Platycercus caledonicus) is endemic to Tasmania and Bass Strait islands. At 37 cm (14.5 in) long it is the largest species of the rosella genus, Platycercus....
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