AUSTRALASIA BIRD WATCHING ADVENTURES

Are you itching to get twitching? Australasia (or Oceania depending on your choice of names) covers a vast area of the Pacific Ocean including Polynesia, Micronesia, Australia, New Zealand and more and has an amazing variety of destinations which are perfect for bird-watching adventures!

The birdlife is wonderful in its diversity with many families endemic to Australia or its immediate environs. Non-Australian birders are only just beginning to realise that Oz has some of the very best birding sites in the world not to say some of the most beautiful and interesting birds. 

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Just some of the amazing Birrding highlights:

• Gluepot Reserve, South Australia  - Black-Eared Miner, Mallee, Red-Lored Whistler, Scarlet-Chested Parrot, Striated Grasswren
• Kakadu, Northern Territory - One of the most popular locations for birdwatching in Australia, the Kakadu offers large floodplains that feature many different types of water birds. See Banded Fruit-Dove, Chestnut-Quilled Rock Pidgeon, Sandstone Shrikethrush, White-lined Honeyeater
• Kutini-Payamu Iron Range National Park, Queensland - One of the last remaining lowland rainforests in all of Australia. Chestnut Breasted Cuckoo, Eclectus & Red-Cheeked, Parrots, Magnificent Riflebirds, Trumpet Manucodes, White-Faced Robins, Yellow-billed Kingfisher
• Mallacoota & Croajingolong National Park, Victoria  - You’ll find long, sandy beaches, woodlands, and heaths supporting a wide range of birds, including species that are relatively rare. Glossy Black Cockatoo, Ground Parrot, Southern Emu-Wren, Spotted Quail Thrush, Wonga Pidgeon, white, bellied sea eagles and the large Forest Owl.
• Mitchell Plateau, Western Australia  - Featuring numerous gorges, swimming pools, and freshwater plunges, some of the more interesting birds in the area include the following; Black Grasswren, Gouldian Finch, Kimberly Honeyeater, Partridge & White-quilled rock Pidgeon, Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
• Kaikoura - The coastal town has the advantage of being close to the continental shelf which means that a wide variety of birds are present in the region. Albatross: Black-browed bullers, royal, salvins, and shy, Cape pigeon, Fairy prion, Giant petrels, Westland black petrels
• Miranda Shorebird Centre - The prize attraction is the Wrybill, but also home to Eastern-bar tailed godwit, Pied oystercatchers, Red-necked stint, Turnstone, White herons or kotuku
• Muriwai Gannet Colony - A windswept beach which consists of black sand, making for a striking setting. See the gannets in their natural habitat. In addition to the gannets, the beach is also home to white-fronted terns and blue penguins.
• Stewart Island - The island is sparsely habituated by humans, so many different bird species call this area home. This includes the famous kiwi bird which outnumbers the local population of human by 50 to 1 as well as Kaka, Penguins: blue, yellow-eyed, and Fjordland crested Seabirds.
• Tiritiri Matangi Island -  A 220-hectare island, just over half consists of forests while the rest is grasslands, providing a diverse environment for many rare bird species, including the flightless takahe and the tuatara.

With 30 years of Adventure Travel experience, World Class Adventures select operators who deliver the best possible holidays for our customers. We remain independent and have the flexibility to provide you with the best package to suit your specific needs and budget.  We search the whole market to find the best deals for every aspect of your trip so that you don’t have to, providing honest and impartial advice 

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