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Birdwatching Tours
Here is a list of small-group Birdwatching Tours in various regions of Australia available for individuals to join. There are more tours available, so please contact us with your main areas of interest. And remember - we can arrange all other accommodations and travel needs within Australia. For bookings and enquiries, email: enquiries@awttravelaustralia.com.au
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All tours are available as private group tours at any time of the year – please enquire with your group enquiry to: enquiries@awttravelaustralia.com.au |
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Birding in the High Country and Leeton Bird Fair
Nine days, fully accommodated
Our birding trip to the mountain forests at Laurel Hill in the high country of New South Wales should reveal such species as Grey Currawong, Little Raven and Lyrebirds with Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoos often seen feeding in the pine forests. Further south in the spectacular Victorian Alps we will look for the comical Gang Gang Cockatoo, Olive Whistler, and Pink, Flame and Scarlet Robins. On to Leeton for inland species such as Superb Parrot, Yellow Rosella, Freckled and Blue-billed Duck, Turquoise Parrot and Painted Honeyeater. A highlight is the annual Bird Fair at Leeton with an opportunity to participate in Bird Fair activities.
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Birding Adventure to the Kimberleys
17 day, camping accommodation
A Birding Adventure to the Kimberley area of Western Australia , travelling by 4WD and camping along the way! We visit the Broome Bird Observatory, Windjana Gorge, Mornington Station, King Edward River, Mitchell Falls, Kununurra before travelling back to Broome via the Bungle Bungles and Geikie Gorge.
At Broome we should see migratory shorebirds, White-breasted and Mangrove Golden Whistlers, Shining Flycatcher and Mangrove Robin Explore the gorges and savannah woodland of the Kimberleys and visit Mornington Station owned and managed by Australian Wildlife Conservancy. A haven for wildlife, the endangered Gouldian Finch is regularly seen on the Mornington. Among many other species are Crimson Finch and Purple-crowned Fairy-wren, the elusive Red Goshawk and Grey Falcon, Black Grasswren, White-quilled Rock-pigeon, Sandstone Shrike-thrush, Yellow-rumped Mannikin and perhaps Yellow Chat.
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Highlands and Coastal South East Bird Tour
9 days, fully accommodated
Join this fully-accommodated nine-day tour to one of the best areas for birdwatching in Victoria, first traveling to Jindabyne in the New South Wales high country to look for Grey Currawong, Flame and Scarlet Robins, Olive Whistler and Diamond Firetail. Gang Gang Cockatoos and Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoos are often seen in Jindabyne. Then travel across the Victorian border to Mallacoota and the Croajingolong National Park with habitats ranging from rainforest to coastal heathlands and beaches. You will look for Ground Parrot, Southern Emu-wren, Striated Fieldwren, Tawny-crowned Honeyeater and beautiful firetail in the heathlands. In the rainforest Lyrebirds are fairly common, and summer migrants include Rufous Fantail, Black-faced Monarch and Leaden Flycatcher. White-breasted Sea-eagles nest in the area, with King Parrots, Bowerbirds and Azure Kingfishers live near the lodge.
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Birding in North-West New South Wales
9 days, fully accommodated
Join this 9 day tour to North-West New South Wales and South-West Queensland . The tour is fully accommodated at motels and a lodge at Baradine. If you missed out on last year’s tour, this is the one for you! This tour will provide the opportunity to see a great variety of birds ranging from the waterbirds of inland wetlands, bushbirds of the mulga and saltbush of the outback plains to the mixed woodlands of the western slopes. Goonoo National Park is an important refuge for the endangered Malleefowl and there are a number of active mounds within the forest.
We plan to visit the large lakes in Currawinya National Park which are important breeding site for many birds including the threatened Freckled Duck. In this dry, inland environment, the lakes provide a refuge for hundreds of waders including migratory species. Brolgas patrol the shores. We will look for Chirruping Wedgebill in the bushes along the edge of the lakes. In the mulga country on “Bowra” we will be looking for Bourkes Parrot, Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush, Halls Babbler and White-browed Treecreeper. Grey Falcon and Black-breasted Buzzard are also regularly seen. The mixed Ironbark and Cypress Pine woodland in the Pilliga State Forest is an important refuge for many of the species of the woodlands of the western slopes including the endangered Glossy Black-cockatoo. Other threatened species found in the forest are Turquoise Parrot, Speckled Warbler and Hooded Robin.
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Cairns, Wet Tropics and Outback
Eight days, fully accommodated
This 8-day tour starts in Cairns, tours through the Atherton Tablelands, Georgetown, the Daintree, and then a full day trip to Michaelmas Cay and the Great Barrier Reef. The Wet Tropics is the richest avifaunal region in Australia, with 13 endemics and over 400 species recorded. Accommodation is in birding or wildlife lodges where possible, or in hotels, on a twin-share basis. All meals, accommodation and boat trips are included. All tours have a maximum of 6 guests.
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Forest Kingfisher
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Cape York / Iron Range Birding Tour
Seven days drive/fly fully accommodated
Iron Range is one of the most famous birding sites in Australia. During this 7-day birding tour, we should see all the New Guinea/Cape York specials including the Golden-shouldered Parrot and the stately Palm Cockatoo. From Cairns, we travel to Mt Carbine, Laura, a full day of birding in Lakefield National Park, then north to Archer River and Iron Range. All meals and flights are included on this birding tour. All tours have a maximum of 6 guests.
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Eclectus Parrot
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South West Western Australian Endemic Bird Tour
Eight days, fully accommodated
This 8 day (7 night) fully accommodated tour begins and ends in Perth and takes in a range of habitats including urban wetlands, open wandoo woodland, sandy heathlands, the Stirling Ranges and tall karri forest. We hope to see over 130 species of birds including all 13 endemics (including five cockatoos and parrots, the infamous Noisy Scrub-bird and the stunningly beautiful Red-eared Firetail). In addition there are many endemic sub-species and races to be found such as the Western Whipbird, the Western Ground Parrot and the Crested Shrike-tit.
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Western Rosella
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Highlights of South Australian Birds
6 days, fully accommodated
South Australia offers some 450 species of birds. Habitats range from the dry red interior to the lush and green Mt Lofty Ranges; wetlands and mangroves around Adelaide and estuaries in the Coorong, floodplains along the Murray River, vast expanses of the famous semi-arid mallee, and outback deserts with spectacular mountain ranges.
Some unique bird species including a small number of endemics can be found here. Over recent years an increasing number of Australian and international visitors have discovered the birding secrets SA has to offer. This birding tour takes in a variety of habitats thereby maximizing the species list – expect around 200 species, including some highly sought-after species.
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Capertee Valley and Blue Mountains Bird Tour
5 days, fully accommodated
A great opportunity to visit some of the best birding sites in the Sydney region.
This tour takes in a large variety of habitats, from rainforest to heathland, from eucalyptus forest and woodland to wetlands and rocky escarpments. By concentrating on the World Heritage areas west of the city we have the best opportunity to see the many Sydney specials such as the Rockwarbler, Pilotbird and Superb Lyrebird as well as the colourful parrots, cockatoos and honeyeaters the area is famous for. The legendary Capertee Valley will be a highlight of your visit with a number of threatened species featured here. This tour also offers spectacular scenery and the chance to see a selection of other fauna and flora. Can be run at any time of year.
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