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Birding guides around Australia.
Free birding location guides from Laurie Ross, created to help you find birds around Darwin, Kakadu, Katherine, Alice Springs and Cairns.
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Guide to finding birds around Darwin
Darwin has an incredible range of wildlife locations close to the city, with monsoon forest, mangroves, coastal reserves, wetlands and shorebird sites all within easy reach.
- East Point and Charles Darwin National Park
- Howard Springs and monsoon forest birding
- Buffalo Creek, Lee Point and shorebird sites
- Useful local locations within around 100km of Darwin
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Guide to finding birds in Kakadu National Park
Kakadu National Park is one of Australia’s great wildlife areas, with wetlands, floodplains, monsoon forest, sandstone country and more than 280 bird species recorded.
- South Alligator floodplains and wetland birding
- Nourlangie, Nawurlandja and sandstone specialties
- Yellow Water and billabong birding
- Endemic and Top End species in iconic Kakadu habitats
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Guide to finding birds around Katherine & Victoria River
Katherine and the Victoria River region are favourite birding areas for Laurie, with excellent finch country, savannah habitats and some of the Northern Territory’s most rewarding birding.
- Pine Creek and Katherine region birding
- Victoria River habitats and finch country
- Gouldian Finch, Yellow-rumped Mannikin and Pictorella Mannikin
- Purple-crowned Fairywren and other Top End specialties
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Guide to finding birds around Alice Springs
Alice Springs is surrounded by remarkable desert birding locations, with many sites possible as day trips from town and a strong mix of Central Australian species.
- MacDonnell Ranges and desert habitats
- Dusky Grasswren and Rufous-crowned Emu-wren
- Budgerigars, parrots and arid-zone birds
- Possible raptors including Letter-winged Kite and Grey Falcon
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Guide to finding birds around Cairns
Cairns is one of the world’s great birding hotspots, with coastal sites, mangroves, rainforest, the Atherton Tablelands and more than 400 species recorded within the wider region.
- Cairns Esplanade and shorebird locations
- Mangroves, rainforest and Wet Tropics habitats
- Northern Queensland endemic birds
- Access to the Atherton Tablelands and Great Barrier Reef