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Far North Queensland 9 day birding tour

This is your chance to seek, observe or photograph all those Far North Queensland specialties you have seen in your field guides and have dreamt about. The successful tour for 2013 saw a total of 212 species, the 2012 tour saw a total of 214 species. Both tours sighted the key birds from all areas including the 3 Cape York endemics not found in PNG; Golden-shouldered Parrot, Frilled- necked Monarch and White-streaked Honeyeater plus 2 separate Red Goshawk at their nests. We will also spend two days in

the Wet Tropics around Cairns. There are 13 endemic birds located within the Wet Tropics rainforests. Our challenge is to find all 13 endemic species within two days. These two days can be added before or after the main tour depending on availability. This adventure is offered as a private tour at any time of the year (best time of the year is the tropical dry season: June – October) with a maximum group size of four. As this tour is subject to availability of our local guide, please book early to avoid disappointment.

What to bring: Please travel light. Binoculars, camera,

Cost: $4249 per person including accommodation and all meals,

insect repellent, sunscreen, hat, water bottle. Sturdy footwear

based on double or twin-share occupancy. Single occupancy

recommended. Scopes and heavy suitcases are discouraged.

surcharge of $200. Not included: drinks, tips & personal expenses.

Clothing: Lightweight long pants, long-sleeved shirt, over the top of which you can wear layers that can be taken off as necessary, including a thick jumper or wind-proof jacket.

Group size: Minimum 2, maximum 4 participants.

Earlybird discount of $99 applies for bookings received up to 6 months before departure date. Return-client discount may apply. Bookings: Online at http://www,bellbirdtours.com/bookings or please complete the booking form in the back of this brochure.

Tour starts and ends: Cairns, Qld

Leader: David Crawford

Scheduled departure date(s):

Trip reports and photos of previous tours:

• Any time as a private tour (subject to availability)

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Far North Queensland birding tour

ITINERARY

Day 1: Cairns to Atherton Tablelands.

You will be picked up from

your Cairns accommodation early in the morning. First we’ll head into the hinterlands of Port Douglas to seek high altitude rainforest endemic bird species around the Mt Lewis area. We will also target Blue-faced Parrot-finch. Then we will head to the lower altitude of dry savannah habitat, with key species including Grey-crowned Babbler, Squatter Pigeon and Lemon-bellied Flycatcher. We continue through to the lush Atherton Tablelands to seek lower altitude rainforest endemics. After a delightful days’ birding we will overnight on the cool Atherton tablelands. (Ensuite motel rooms; meals included: L, D).

Day 2: Atherton Tablelands.

An early start today as we continue our

search through the tablelands for more endemic and colourful bird species. We will also visit wetlands for water birds, farm lands for raptors and grasslands for Grassbirds and Quail. At the end of the first two days you are likely to have seen all 13 endemic birds of the Cairns area, plus many other delightful rainforest, woodland, wetland and grasslands inhabitants. Overnight Atherton tablelands (ensuite motel rooms; meals included: B, L, D). Note: the first two days may also be taken after the rest of the tour, depending on availability of our guide.

Day 3: Cairns to Musgrave. Today we’ll commence our trip up the Cape York Peninsula. The Peninsula Development road traverses various habitats to the township of Laura, where we turn east to start birding the southern end of Lakefield National Park. Travelling through a range of habitats our target species will include many species of Honeyeater, Friarbirds, raptors, a number of finch species and others. Overnight Musgrave Roadhouse (basic, clean rooms with shared facilities; meals included: B, L, D).

Day 4: Lakefield NP.

We depart early to go birding in the northern

sections of Lakefield National Park, then we’ll turn east towards Princess Charlotte Bay. Today we’ll search for two major targets: the beautiful and very restricted Golden-shouldered Parrot and the rare Red Goshawk. Other good species we’ll come across include Rufous-throated and Rufous-banded Honeyeater, Star Finch, Black-breasted Buzzard and Black-necked Stork. Overnight Musgrave Roadhouse (basic, clean rooms with shared facilities; meals included: B, L, D).

Olive-backed Sunbird, Red Goshawk, Golden-shouldered Parrot, Black-necked Stork

Far North Queensland birding tour

Day 5: Musgrave to Iron Range NP.

Today we travel to the

excellent rainforests of Iron Range via the Peninsula Development road through Coen, stopping to seek highly sought-after target species including Palm Cockatoo, Magnificent Riflebird, Trumpet Manucode, Tawny-breasted and White-streaked Honeyeaters and many more. Overnight Iron Range cabins (en-suite cabins; meals included: B, L, D).

Day 6: Iron Range NP. An early morning departure allows us to spend the entire day in and around the rainforests of Iron Range National Park, in order to seek Red-cheeked Parrot, Northern Scrub-robin, White-faced Robin, Yellow-legged Flycatcher, Marbled Frogmouth, Spotted Whistling-Duck and Chestnut-breasted

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Overnight Iron Range cabins (en-suite cabins; meals included: B, L, D).

Day 7: Iron Range NP. Today we head to the northern side of the Iron Range and adjacent coasts, around the scenic settlement of Portland Roads. Here we’ll search for Tropical Scrubwren, Double-eyed Fig-Parrot, Mangrove Robin, Eclectus Parrot, Frill-necked Monarch, Fawn-breasted Bowerbird, Green-backed and Varied Honeyeaters plus many good coastal birds. Overnight Iron Range cabins (en-suite cabins; meals included: B, L, D).

Day 8: Iron Range to Musgrave.

We leave Iron Range this morning

heading to Musgrave. The key birds for today are Black-backed Butcherbird, Papuan Frogmouth, Lovely Fairy-wren, Banded Honeyeater, Australian Pratincole, Oriental Plover and Little Curlew. Overnight Musgrave Roadhouse (basic, clean rooms with shared facilities; meals included: B, L, D).

Day 9: Musgrave to Cairns.

After an early start we head back to Cairns today with a few stops along the way, searching for any species that may have eluded us previously. We will search for Black-throated Finch, Apostlebird, Tawny Frogmouth and raptors. You will be dropped off at your accommodation around 5pm (meals included: B, L). White-faced Robin, Frill-necked Monarch, Cassowary, MacLeay’s Honeyeater

Far North Queensland birding tour

Price inclusions and exlusions: Included: All meals (except Dinner on day 9) commencing with Lunch on Day 1 and finishing with Lunch on Day 9, some snacks, unlimited drinking water refills. Accommodation in private en-suite rooms, although on some nights only basic rooms with shared facilities are available. Transport using comfortable and reliable 4WD vehicle, expert guiding, any entry fees, taxes.

Excluded: Travel to & from departure and finish points, Pre- & post trip accommodation, Breakfast on Day 1, Dinner on Day 9, drinks except where provided, personal expenses, minibar purchases, tips, insurance.

Bookings: Please book online: http://www.bellbirdtours.com/bookings or complete the booking form in the back of this brochure. We can also arrange your flights, accommodation and insurance through our partnership with TravelManagers – please contact us for details.

Far North Queensland birding tour

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ROSE-CROWNED FRUIT-DOVE PIED IMPERIAL-PIGEON TOPKNOT PIGEON TAWNY FROGMOUTH PAPUAN FROGMOUTH MARBLED FROGMOUTH WEDGE-TAILED SHEARWATER GREAT FRIGATEBIRD LESSER FRIGATEBIRD MASKED BOOBY BROWN BOOBY WHITE-THROATED NIGHTJAR SPOTTED NIGHTJAR LARGE-TAILED NIGHTJAR AUSTRALIAN OWLET-NIGHTJAR WHITE-RUMPED SWIFTLET AUSTRALIAN SWIFTLET WHITE-THROATED NEEDLETAIL FORK-TAILED SWIFT AUSTRALASIAN DARTER LITTLE PIED CORMORANT GREAT CORMORANT LITTLE BLACK CORMORANT PIED CORMORANT AUSTRALIAN PELICAN BLACK-NECKED STORK BLACK BITTERN LITTLE BITTERN WHITE-NECKED HERON EASTERN GREAT EGRET EASTERN REEF-EGRET STRIATED HERON GREAT-BILLED HERON INTERMEDIATE EGRET CATTLE EGRET PIED HERON WHITE FACED HERON LITTLE EGRET NANKEEN NIGHT-HERON GLOSSY IBIS AUSTRAILAN WHITE-IBIS

STRAW-NECKED IBIS ROYAL SPOONBILL YELLOW-BILLED SPOONBILL EASTERN OSPREY BLACK-SHOULDERED KITE SQUARE-TAILED KITE BLACK-BREASTED BUZZARD PACIFIC BAZZA WHITE-BELLIED SEA-EAGLE WHISTLING KITE BRAHMINY KITE BLACK KITE BROWN GOSHAWK COLLARED SPARROWHAWK GREY GOSHAWK SPOTTED HARRIER SWAMP HARRIER RED GOSHAWK WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE LITTLE EAGLE NANKEEN KESTREL BROWN FALCON AUSTRALIAN HOBBY BLACK FALCON PEREGRINE FALCON SARUS CRANE BROLGA PURPLE SWAMPHEN BUSH HEN BAILLON'S CRAKE WHITE-BROWED CRAKE RED NECKED CRAKE LEWINS RAIL BUFF-BANDED RAIL BALLONS CRAKE SPOTLESS CRAKE WHITE-BROWED CRAKE PALE VENTED BUSH-HEN DUSKY MOORHEN EURASIAN COOT AUSTRALIAN BUSTARD

BUSH STONE CURLEW RUFF BLACK-WINGED STILT RED-NECKED AVOCET PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER GREY PLOVER LITTLE RINGED PLOVER RED-CAPPED PLOVER ORIENTAL PLOVER BLACK-FRONTED DOTTEREL RED-KNEED DOTTEREL BANDED LAPWING MASKED LAPWING COMB-CRESTED JACANA AUSTRALIAN PAINTED SNIPE LATHAMS SNIPE SWINHOES SNIPE BLACK-TAILED GODWIT EASTERN CURLEW WHIMBREL LITTLE CURLEW COMMON SANDPIPER COMMON GREENSHANK MARSH SANDPIPER WOOD SANDPIPER RED-NECKED STINT PECTORAL SANDPIPER SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER GREY-TAILED TATTLER WANDERING TATTLER TEREK SANDPIPER RUDDY TURNSTONE RED KNOT GREAT KNOT BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER CURLEW SANDPIPER BEACH STONE-CURLEW PIED OYSTERCATCHER SOOTY OYSTERCATCHER LESSER SAND PLOVER GREATER SAND PLOVER RED-BACKED BUTTON-QUAIL BUFF-BREASTED BUTTON-QUAIL PAINTED BUTTON-QUAIL RED-CHESTED BUTTON-QUAIL LITTLE BUTTON-QUAIL ORIENTAL PRATINCOLE AUSTRALIAN PRATINCOLE

CRESTED TERN LESSER CRESTED TERN ROSEATE TERN BLACK-NAPED TERN COMMON TERN LITTLE TERN SOOTY TERN BRIDLED TERN COMMON NODDY BLACK NODDY GULL-BILLED TERN CASPIAN TERN WHISKERED TERN WHITE-WINGED BLACK TERN SILVER GULL RED-TAILED BLACK-COCKATOO GALAH LITTLE CORELLA SULPHUR-CRESTED COCKATOO PALM COCKATOO ECLECTUS PARROT RED-CHEEKED PARROT GOLDEN-SHOULDERED PARROT COCKATIEL RAINBOW LORIKEET SCALY-BREASTED LORIKEET LITTLE LORIKEET DOUBLE-EYED FIG-PARROT AUSTRALIAN KING-PARROT RED-WINGED PARROT CRIMSON ROSELLA PALE-HEADED ROSELLA PHEASANT COUCAL EASTERN KOEL CHANNEL-BILLED CUCKOO HORSEFIELDS BRONZE-CUCKOO BLACK-EARED CUCKOO ORIENTAL CUCKOO PALLID CUCKOO FAN-TAILED CUCKOO GOULD'S BRONZE-CUCKOO SHINING BRONZE-COCKOO LITTLE BRONZE CUCKOO PALLID CUCKOO CHESTNUT-BREASTED CUCKOO FAN-TAILED CUCKOO BRUSH CUCKOO ORIENTAL CUCKOO

RUFOUS OWL BARKING OWL SOUTHERN BOOBOOK LESSER SOOTY OWL MASKED OWL EASTERN BARN OWL EASTERN GRASS OWL AZURE KINGFISHER LITTLE KINGFISHER BUFF-BREASTED PARADISEKINGFISHER COLLARED KINGFISHER YELLOW-BILLED KINGFISHER LAUGHING KOOKABURRA BLUE-WINGED KOOKABURA FOREST KINGFISHER RED-BACKED KINGFISHER SACRED KINGFISHER RAINBOW BEE-EATER DOLLARBIRD NOISY PITTA RED-BELLIED PITTA CHOWCHILLA EASTERN WHIPBIRD VARIED SITTELLA GROUND CUCKOO-SHRIKE BLACK-FACED CUCKOO-SHRIKE WHITE-BELLED CUCKOO-SHRIKE BARRED CUCUKOO-SHRIKE CICADABIRD WHITE-WINGED TRILLER VARIED TRILLER CRESTED SHRIKE-TIT GOLDEN WHISTLER GREY WHISTLER RUFOUS WHISTLER LITTLE SHRIKE-THRUSH BOWERS SHRIKE-THRUSH GREY SHRKE-THRUSH AUSTRALIAN FIGBIRD YELLOW ORIOLE OLIVE-BACKED ORIOLE WHITE-BREASTED WOODSWALLOW YELLOW-THROATED SCRUBWREN WHITE-BROWED SCRUBWREN ATHERTON SCUBWREN LARGE-BILLED SCRUBWREN TROPICAL SCRUBWREN

WEEBILL BROWN GERYGONE LARGE-BILLED GERYGONE FAIRY GERYGONE WHITE-THROATED GERYGONE YELLOW THORNBILL YELLOW-RUMPED THORNBILL BUFF-RUMPED THORNBILL MOUNTAIN THORNBILL SPOTTED PARDALOTE RED-BROWED PARDALOTE STRIATED PARDALOTE EASTERN SPINEBILL GREEN-BACKED HONEYEATER RED-HEADED HONEYEATER LEWINS HONEYEATER YELLOW-SPOTTED HONEYEATER GRACEFUL HONEYEATER BRIDLED HONEYEATER YELLOW-FACED HONEYEATER YELLOW HONEYEATER FUSCOUS HONEYEATER WHITE-PLUMED HONEYEATER NOISY MINER YELLOW-THROATED MINER BROWN-BACKED HONEYEATER RUFOUS-THROATED HONEYEATER DUSKY HONEYEATER SCARLET HONEYEATER BANDED HONEYEATER WHITE GAPED HONEYEATER BROWN HONEYEATER WHITE-CHEEKED HONEYEATER BLACK-CHINNED HONEYEATER WHITE-THROATED HONEYEATER WHITE-NAPPED HONEYEATER BLUE-FACED HONEYEATER WHITE-GAPED HONEYEATER VARIED HONEYEATER YELLOW-TINTED HONEYEATER WHITE-STREAKED HONEYEATER BAR-BREASTED HONEYEATER TAWNY-BREASTED HONEYEATER RUFOUS-BANDED HONEYEATER HELMETED FRIARBIRD SILVER-CROWNED FRIARBIRD

NOISY FRIARBIRD LITTLE FRIARBIRD MACLEAYS HONEYEATER GREY-CROWNED BABBLER GREY-HEADED ROBIN WHITE-BROWED ROBIN HORSFIELDS BUSHLARK RUFOUS SONGLARK GOLDEN-HEADED CISTICOLA ZITTING CISTICOLA AUSTRALIAN REED-WARBLER TAWNY GRASSBIRD SILVEREYE BARN SWALLOW WELCOME SWALLOW FAIRY MARTIN TREE MARTIN RED-RUMPED SWALLOW BASSIAN THRUSH RUSSET-TAILED THRUSH METALLIC STARLING COMMON MYNA MISTLETOEBIRD OLIVE-BACKED SUNBIRD ZEBRA FINCH DOUBLE-BARRED FINCH BLACK-THROATED FINCH PLUM-HEADED FINCH RED-BROWED FINCH MASKED FINCH STAR FINCH CRIMSON FINCH BLUE-FACED PARROT-FINCH NUTMEG MANNIKIN CHESTNUT-BREASTED MANNIKIN HOUSE SPARROW AUSTRALIAN PIPIT WHITE-THROATED TREECREEPER BROWN TREECREEPER SPOTTED CATBIRD TOOTH-BILLED BOWERBIRD FAWN-BREASTED BOWERBIRD GOLDEN BOWERBIRD SATIN BOWERBIRD GREAT BOWERBIRD RED-BACKED FAIRY-WREN

LOVELY FAIRYWREN FERNWREN MASKED WOODSWALLOW WHITE-BROWED WOODSWALLOW BLACK-FACED WOODSWALLOW DUSKY WOODSWALLOW LITTLE WOODSWALLOW BLACK BUTCHERBIRD BLACK-BACKED BUTCHERBIRD GREY BUTCHERBIRD PIED BUTCHERBIRD AUSTRALIAN MAGPIE PIED CURRAWONG SPANGLED DRONGO RUFOUS FANTAIL GREY FANTAIL NORTHERN FANTAIL WILLIE WAGTAIL TORRESIAN CROW LEADEN FLYCATCHER SATIN FLYCATCHER SHINING FLYCATCHER RESTLESS FLYCATCHER YELLOW-LEGGED FLYCATCHER MANGROVE ROBIN WHITE-FACED ROBIN NORTHERN SCRUB-ROBIN WHITE-EARED MONARCH BLACK-FACED MONARCH SPECTACLED MONARCH FRILL-NECKED MONARCH BLACK-WINGED MONARCH BROAD-BILLED FLYCATCHER MAGPIE-LARK PIED MONARCH YELLOW-BREASTED BOATBILL APOSTLEBIRD VICTORIAS RIFLEBIRD MAGNIFICENT RIFLEBIRD TRUMPET MANUCODE JACKY WINTER LEMON-BELLIED FLYCATCHER PALE-YELLOW ROBIN EASTERN YELLOW ROBIN

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