Birding Southern Queensland

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This trip was conceived in the early part of 2008 with the intention of making the most of the cheap airfares from Brisbane to Fiji. We found that by travelling by air from Nadi to Savusavu on Vanua Levu (second-largest Fiji Island) we could then take [...]

As 2007 was our ‘milestone’ year (lots of anniversaries!) we decided to use the new cheap-fares as an excuse for a short-trip to Fiji. Although birding was our main priority we also felt a need to explore the undersea world of the coral reef and go snorkelling, basically we were going to retrace the [...]

Just returned from a lightning trip to ‘Bowra’ our favourite Outback birding destination for the Easter break. Situated just outside Cunnamulla, it is a 1700km round trip from Brisbane so two days are required for the drive! We were accompanied by Mike and Linda Lewis (birding-mates from the Dayboro area)

As most [...]

Last weekend we returned to one of our favourite destinations, Lady Elliot Island at the southern-end of the Great Barrier Reef.

We travelled up with our old friends Graham & Liz, who live in Jimboomba, south of Brisbane. We arrived at Hervey Bay Airport and caught the 10.40am flight to the Island.

On the [...]