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Birding Information

Australian Bird Sightings
Not only are current bird sitings posted but sitings from the previous two years are archived.


Australian Checklist


Birdlife International Bird Links to the World

Their site provides a map, covers number of bird species and endemics plus a checklist, general country information, general web pages, bird pictures, and birding and individual trip reports.


Birdwatching Australia
A directory of Australian birdwatching tours, bird clubs, freelance-guides, bird-orientated accommodation and reference information.


Offshore Boat Trips
This site is the Australian pelagic birding homepage. Everything you need to know to plan a pelagic birding trip.


Weather and When to Go


"Where Do You Want to Go Birding Today"
Tina MacDonald's excellent site contains links to Australia birding hotspots, checklist and maps, information on endemic and endangered birds, links to rare bird information local events and festivals, and information on tours/guides and accommodations.


Lodging

See
Birdwatching Australia for birdwatcher-friendly accommodations by state. Some additional lodgings not listed on Birdwatching Australia are:

Abberton Birders Lodge, Queensland

Box Iron-Bark Birding, Victoria


Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodge, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland

Daintree Eco Lodge, Queensland
Only if you want to stay at Australia's #1 rainforest spa resort.

Gagudju Lodge Cooinda, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territories

Honeyflow Homestead, Queensland


Bed and Breakfast Directory
Great listings from historic lodgings to farmstays to national parks and wilderness.


Tours and Guides

The Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris
Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris was founded in 1980. They blend a desire to observe nature with a wish to inspire travelers with the values of conservation and education.


Exploranges
This Australian company established in 1981, conducts a range of Australian bushwalking tours offering small groups of 6 to 12 people the opportunity to participate in guided day hikes, visiting off-track areas without the burden of overnight backpacks. Proprietor Ian Ransom and guide Robyn Guy, who accompany tours, who are experienced bushwalkers in Australia and overseas, are keen ornithologists.


Field Guides
Field Guides has been operating high-quality birding tours since 1985 from its headquarters in Austin, Texas.


Free Living
A list of British birding tour companies and the time of year of their Australia bird tours.


Local Guides


Victor Emanuel Nature Tours (VENT)
Founded in 1974 and based in Austin, Texas, it is now the largest company in the world specializing in birding tours.


Venture
A US company based in North Carolina that specializes in birds and natural history.


Wings
All WINGS leaders have varied interests in natural history and other more or less closely related fields, but the timing and itinerary of our trips are dictated almost entirely by ornithological considerations.


Country Information

The Australian Tourist Commission
A source of information for travel itineraries, special events, and general information about Down Under though download time is slow. Under activities and adventures they list bird/birdwatching where they have a PDF Fact Sheet on what birds you can expect to see in different regions of Australia, and where to see them as well as links to tour companies that specialize in wildlife in those areas.


Australia's National Parks
Provides thumbnail sketches of the parks and an occasional telephone contact number. Some listings have more information than others.


Naturebase
The Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) for Western Australia's site that provides information on national parks in Western Australia plus key attractions, travel information, and places on interest.



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