Day 12- Last day at O’Reilly’s 6th March

On our early morning walk we headed down towards the villa area and campground. The aim was to try to see a catbird and lyrebird Despite our efforts the lyrebird was unseen, but the catbird was seen through the misty grey morning although not a very clear sighting, but enough to see the white spottedContinue reading “Day 12- Last day at O’Reilly’s 6th March”

Day 11 Wetlands watching March 5th

A few of us started the day with another 6 am walk where we got a bit wet and got another view of some of the usual birds here. The grevilleas were looking beautiful still After breakfast we headed down the hill again. As we met out the front the king parrots were coming inContinue reading “Day 11 Wetlands watching March 5th”

Day 10 Walking near O’Reilly’s March 4th.

We started the day with another 6 am walk near the campground. We saw a female regent Bowerbird and also a male satin one looking very blue and shiny. The golden whistler was also showing nicely as was the white headed pigeon. We were also lucky to see one of the ( now rare) pademelonsContinue reading “Day 10 Walking near O’Reilly’s March 4th.”

Day 9 Down to the Kerry Valley – March 3rd

We travelled down to the Kerry Valley and stopped near to many water sources to watch for various birds. There were also heaps of butterflies around, including these ( lemon migrants?) That were on the ground sipping the moisture on the banks of the dam We stopped for lunch in Beaudesert for our packed lunchContinue reading “Day 9 Down to the Kerry Valley – March 3rd”

Day 8- March 2nd. First full Day at O’Reilly’s

We started the day with a 6am walk along the Booyang and Border track.!! We are on a very steep learning curve but this was a great start. Many of the birds along the walk to the tree walk are used to this early walk and look for the walnut treats that are offered. IContinue reading “Day 8- March 2nd. First full Day at O’Reilly’s”

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