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Recent content by redmill

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    Top 10 birding areas worldwide

    Top 10 Birding destinations I am particularly interested in members opinions of their 10 most popular birding destinations world wide.
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    Australia

    Queensland's Wet Tropics is the premier Birding location on Australia's east coast with approximately half of country's species being recorded. There is large local birding community and a good place to start looking for members if you wish to meet some is on the Cairns Esplanade. A well worn...
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    Daintree, WET Tropics Queensland, Australia

    Wet and warm - 33 inches (850ml) of rain in January with temperature hovering around 30 degrees C. Didn't deter our target birds!! Sightings of Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher, Little Kingfisher, Azure Kingfisher, Forest Kingfisher, Red-necked Crake, Pale-vented Bush-hen, Barking Owl and...
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    Top 10 birding areas worldwide

    I am gathering information regarding birdwatching around the world. I am interested to find out members opinions as to the top 10 birdwatching locations worldwide. More importantly, how does Tropical North Queensland rate? This could best be described as an area within a 200klm radius of...
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    Cambodia - Siem Reap and Ankor Wat - February 2008

    CAMBODIA TRIP REPORT - ANGKOR WAT February 2008 A pleasure trip to Cambodia, primarily to fulfil the life-long dream of visiting the temples of Angkor Wat, combined with some birdwatching, provided us with some great joys and a few frustrations. We found it quite difficult to ‘get off the...
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    Fraser's Hill - October 2007

    Thank you. Will contact you closer to the date - we're looking at departing OZ 1st Feb, will have roughly 5 weeks to play in Malaysia.
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    Fraser's Hill - October 2007

    Hi Dr Singh Trish and I are looking at Fraser's Hill February 2008 - any clues for that time of the year?
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    Site Report - Rutland Waters British Bird Fair

    Could I get some information on the state of the grounds at Rutland Waters. Are "wellies" needed??? We are on our way to visit for the first time. Very Excited!!
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    Foreigners birding in Australia?

    Birding in Far North Queensland If you are travelling around in our area - drop in. Daintree and the area within about 200klm radius of Cairns is rated as one the best birding regions of Australia with over half of Australia's species being counted.
  10. Yellow-bellied Sunbird

    Yellow-bellied Sunbird

    Yellow-bellied Sunbird feeding on ginger Flowers in Red Mill House gardens, Daintree, Australia
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    ID Guide for Australia

    Jimmy, If you're going for Morcombe, just be aware that there are two types. The compact one is illustrations only. The other volume (rather large to be considered portable) has lots of good gen. Me - I own them all. Slater and Simpson and Day are in the car all the time and the rest are at...
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    South African birding

    Limpopo and Kruger - South Africa Check out trip reports of the Limpopo and Kruger area at Daintree Birdwatching Bulletin Board Would certainly recomend the Limpopo - Contact Jane at Makulu Makete She will have contact for John Isom, English birder and guide living in Pretoria.
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    Unusual visitors to DAINTREE - Far North Queensland - Australia

    Following two incredible weather happenings this year (Cyclones Larry and Monica), Satin Bowerbird and Australian Bustard have been sighted in our area. The Female Satin Bower photograph below was a lucky snap taken by Trish in our garden.
  14. White-lipped Tree Frog

    White-lipped Tree Frog

    Adult, possibly female, resting on the leg of my Manfrotto.
  15. Juvenile Rainbow Bee-eater

    Juvenile Rainbow Bee-eater

    Young bird, a little duller in colour than the adult, also missing long central tail feathers. Stewart Creek Rd - Daintree.
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