Cape York Bird
Week
(see 'Special'
below)
8
Day Bird Week
21
birdwatchers maximum (3 guides)
7
birdwatchers - 1 guide (Klaus) / 7 - 14 birdwatchers
- 2 guides (Klaus & Lloyd) / 14 - 21 birdwatchers
(Klaus, Lloyd & special guest guide)
Cairns - Bamaga
- Cairns (fly/fly)
This
annual event takes place the ‘Resort Bamaga'.
Bamaga is located 33 km south of the northernmost point
of Australia, the Tip of Cape York. The Resort has clean
comfortable rooms with air-conditioning, which is very
important in January.
This
birding event is timed just before the wet season and
after the arrival of the last migrant from New Guinea,
the beautiful Red-bellied Pitta. Only now are all migrants
from New Guinea present, plus the other endemic birds
of the upper Cape York region, including two species
of Birds of Paradise.
During
the Bird Week we visit the rainforest by day and night,
woodland, mudflats and beaches. We also travel to the
woodland and riverine forests at the Jardine River.
A boat charter will take us to a close-by Torres Strait
island to look for uncommon birds like Mangrove Golden
Whistler, Pale White- eye, Mangrove Robin and seabirds,
weather permitting.
We
usually find all the endemic birds of this region several
times and generally have great views of them. Of course
we also look at all aspects of nature, and frequently
encounter frogs, reptiles and marsupials.
An optional extra is to fly one early morning to Saibai
Island or Boigu Island and return the same day. These
islands, which are located 4 km off New Guinea, could
show us Grey-headed Goshawk, Papuan Flowerpecker, Eclectus
Parrot and Singing Starling, and who knows what else
might be there during the summer months.
The
special guest ornithologist / guide for the 2010 Bird
Week is again Lloyd Nielsen, a well-known guide and
author of several Queensland bird books. For more information
about your guides please click
here. Additional guides are sometimes
present, depending on guest numbers.
During
summer Bamaga is only accessible by air, and in early
January we can expect a few showers and thunderstorms.
Birding
in the tropics takes place in the early morning until
lunchtime, continues in the late afternoon and we go
at least once spotlighting at night. In the middle of
the day we relax at the pool, investigate a few local
treks or have a siesta, so you can be certain not only
to have great birding in comfort, but also an enjoyable
holiday to remember.
CAPE
YORK BIRD WEEK
Included
is:
*
Transfer to and from Bamaga Airport
*
All accommodation and 3 meals (breakfast, lunch and
dinner) per day
*
Birding in rainforest, woodland and the coast
*
Spotlighting for nocturnal birds and other animals
*
A tour to the woodland and riverine forest at the
Jardine River
*
Boat charter to the Woody Islands (Torres Strait)
Not
included:
*
drinks, personal spending and optional extras.
*
Flight Cairns - Bamaga - Cairns
*
the optional excursion to fly to Saibai or Boigu Island
for a day visit.
This
excursion is always organised while we are in Bamaga.
Only then do we know the numbers of guests interested
and can get a quote for the charter.
Please
keep in mind, that being so close to New Guinea there
is the chance of tropical diseases. If you plan to
visit one of these island please contact us beforehand
and we'll update you on the latest report from the
Queensland Health Department. Better to be safe than
sorry.
The tour commences with your flight from Cairns to
Bamaga airport. Flight times and details have to be
confirmed at a later stage.
*
* * SPECIAL * * *
POST CAPE YORK BIRD WEEK SPECIAL
AT KINGFISHER PARK BIRDWATCHERS LODGE
After
eight days birding in Cape York, enjoy some R &
R in the peaceful surrounds of Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers
Lodge. Situated 1½ hours north of Cairns in the
foothills of Mount Lewis, Kingfisher Park at 440m enjoys
a cooler climate than the coast.
A
special three night package for two people including
a morning and night walk are available for $ 339 single,
$379 two people (standard Unit) or $436 (two-bedroom
unit).
Also
available pre Bird Week to get you in the mood!
Check
out our website
www.birdwatchers.com.au for more information.
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