First stop during my (and my family's) trip to Australia was in Noosaville and the hotel Ivory Palms resort. To be honest, when we first arrived, I was pretty disorientet due to not having slept for about 36 hours - I cannot sleep during flights and I certainly didn't sleep during the stopover in Singapore. See blogpost from that part of the trip here.
After not having slept for quite some time, I had to drive for an hour and a half to Noosa... on the wrong side of the road 😉 Yeah, I was exhausted by the time we arrived. I couldn't help myself, though, but to start watching the birds. All of them were new to me in the beginning and it was actually an amazing experience. Below are some photos from the first few days in Noosa and surroundings.
19th of December - The day we arrived. One of the very few times we experienced rain during our three weeks in Australia.
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| Australian Magpie (flöjtkråka, Gymnorhina tibicen) and Blue-faced Honeyeater (blåkindad honungsfågel, Entomyzon cyanotis) |
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| Australian Magpie (flöjtkråka, Gymnorhina tibicen) and Blue-faced Honeyeater (blåkindad honungsfågel, Entomyzon cyanotis) |
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| Blue-faced Honeyeater (blåkindad honungsfågel, Entomyzon cyanotis) |
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| Pacific Black Duck (stillahavssvartand, Anas superciliosa) |
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| Willie Wagtail (ärlesolfjäderstjärt, Rhipidura leucophrys) |
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| Rainbow Lorikeet (regnbågslorikit, Trichoglossus moluccanus) |
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| Noisy Miner (larmhonungsstare, Manorina melanocephala) |
20th of December - Second day in Australia spent in Noosaville. Photos from Ivory Palms Resort, Wallace Park and down by the river.
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| Little Wattlebird (banksiahonungsätare, Anthochaera chrysoptera) |
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| Pied Currawong (svartvit kurrawong, Strepera graculina) |
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| Magpie-lark (skatlärka, Grallina cyanoleuca) |
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| Willie Wagtail (ärlesolfjäderstjärt, Rhipidura leucophrys) |
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| Little Wattlebird (banksiahonungsätare, Anthochaera chrysoptera) |
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| Welcome Swallow (välkomstsvala, Hirundo neoxena) |
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| Black-faced Cuckooshrike (australisk gråfågel, Coracina novaehollandiae) |
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| Australasian Figbird (australisk fikonfågel, Sphecotheres vieilloti) |
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| Peregrine Falcon (pilgrimsfalk, Falco peregrinus) |
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| Galah (rosenkakadua, Eolophus roseicapilla) |
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| Pacific Black Duck (stillahavssvartand, Anas superciliosa) |
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| Flying Foxes, species unknown. Many resident in Wallace Park |
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| Laughing Kookaburra (skrattkokaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae) |
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| Laughing Kookaburra (skrattkokaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae) |
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| Noisy Miner (larmhonungsstare, Manorina melanocephala) |
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| Rainbow Lorikeet (regnbågslorikit, Trichoglossus moluccanus) |
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| Grey Butcherbird (grå törnkråka, Cracticus torquatus) |
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| Torresian Crow (torreskråka, Corvus orru) |
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| Silver Gull (silvermås, Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) |
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| Grey Butcherbird (grå törnkråka, Cracticus torquatus) |
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| Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (gulvattrad lorikit, Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus) |
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| White-breasted Woodswallow (vitbröstad svalstare, Artamus leucorynchus) |
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| Australian Pelican (australisk pelikan, Pelecanus conspicillatus) |
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| Little Corella (nakenögd kakadua, Cacatua sanguinea) |
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| Striated Heron (mangrovehäger, Butorides striata) |
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| White-faced Heron (vithuvad häger, Egretta novaehollandiae) |
Noosa NP - 21st of Dec
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| Noisy Friarbird (skränmunkskata, Philemon corniculatus) |
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| Green Catbird (grön kattfågel, Ailuroedus crassirostris) |
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| Large-billed Scrubwren (långnäbbad busksmyg, Sericornis magnirostra) |
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| White-browed Scrubwren (vitbrynad busksmyg, Sericornis frontalis) |
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| Eastern Yellow Robin (östlig gulsydhake, Eopsaltria australis) |
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| Spectacled Monarch (svartmaskad monark, Symposiachrus trivirgatus) |
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| Lewin's Honeyeater (gulörad honungsfågel, Meliphaga lewinii) |
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| Variegated Fairywren (brokblåsmyg, Malurus lamberti) |
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| Australian Brushturkey (australisk buskhöna, Alectura lathami) |
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| White-browed Scrubwren (vitbrynad busksmyg, Sericornis frontalis) |
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| Leaden Flycatcher (blågrå monark, Myiagra rubecula) |
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| Grey Shrikethrush (grå törntrast, Colluricincla harmonica) |
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| Some species of spider - unknown to me. |
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| Variegated Fairywren (brokblåsmyg, Malurus lamberti) |
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| Rufous Fantail (rostgumpad solfjäderstjärt, Rhipidura rufifrons) |
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| Red-browed Finch (rödbrynad astrild, Neochmia temporalis) |
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| White-throated Treecreeper (vitstrupig eukalyptuskrypare, Cormobates leucophaea) |
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| Pacific Emerald Dove (australisk smaragdduva, Chalcophaps longirostris) |
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| Koala (koala, Phascolarctos cinereus) |
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| Eastern Gray Kangaroo (grå jättekänguru, Macropus giganteus) |
Complete Noosa bird list, all new lifers marked with * (a lot, as you can see. Almost every species was new for me). Some species were, of course, very common and are not noted in this list more that the first observation. Though some cool birds might be noted twice or more, like the Galah... What a beautiful bird. 😊
Bird names are - as always in my blogposts - in English, Swedish and Latin and might also differ a bit depending on which book you use. All names are taken from the official Swedish list of names for all bird species.
19th of December - All birds seen in or around Ivory Palms Resort:
Australian Magpie (flöjtkråka, Gymnorhina tibicen) *
Pacific Black Duck (stillahavssvartand, Anas superciliosa) *Blue-faced Honeyeater (blåkindad honungsfågel, Entomyzon cyanotis) *
Noisy Miner (larmhonungsstare, Manorina melanocephala) *
Willie Wagtail (ärlesolfjäderstjärt, Rhipidura leucophrys) *
White-breasted Woodswallow (vitbröstad svalstare, Artamus leucorynchus) *
Black-faced Cuckooshrike (australisk gråfågel, Coracina novaehollandiae) *
Rainbow Lorikeet (regnbågslorikit, Trichoglossus moluccanus) *
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (gulvattrad lorikit, Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus) *
Galah (rosenkakadua, Eolophus roseicapilla) *
Little Friarbird (mindre munkskata, Philemon citreogularis) *
Olive-backed Oriole (grönryggig gylling, Oriolus sagittatus) *
Torresian Crow (torreskråka, Corvus orru) *
Welcome Swallow (välkomstsvala, Hirundo neoxena) *
Fairy Martin (arielsvala, Petrochelidon ariel) *
20th of December - the Hotel, Wallace Park and Noosaville:
Brown Honeyeater (brun honungsfågel, Lichmera indistincta) *
Spotted Dove (pärlhalsduva, Spilopelia chinensis)
Crested Pigeon (tofsduva, Ocyphaps lophotes) *
Little Wattlebird (banksiahonungsätare, Anthochaera chrysoptera) *
Australian Brushturkey (australisk buskhöna, Alectura lathami) *
Magpie-lark (skatlärka, Grallina cyanoleuca) *
Laughing Kookaburra (skrattkokaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae) *
Grey Butcherbird (grå törnkråka, Cracticus torquatus) *
White-bellied Sea Eagle (vitbukig havsörn, Haliaeetus leucogaster)
Silver Gull (silvermås, Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) *
Rock Dove - Domesticated Dove (klippduva, Columba livia var. domestica)
Common Myna (brun majna, Acridotheres tristis)
Pied Currawong (svartvit kurrawong, Strepera graculina) *
Peregrine Falcon (pilgrimsfalk, Falco peregrinus)
Australasian Figbird (australisk fikonfågel, Sphecotheres vieilloti) *
Galah (rosenkakadua, Eolophus roseicapilla)
Striated Heron (mangrovehäger, Butorides striata) *
Little Corella (nakenögd kakadua, Cacatua sanguinea) *
White-faced Heron (vithuvad häger, Egretta novaehollandiae) *
Australian Pelican (australisk pelikan, Pelecanus conspicillatus) *
21st of December - Noosa NP:
Noisy Friarbird (skränmunkskata, Philemon corniculatus) *
Little Wattlebird (banksiahonungsätare, Anthochaera chrysoptera)
Lewin's Honeyeater (gulörad honungsfågel, Meliphaga lewinii) *
White-browed Scrubwren (vitbrynad busksmyg, Sericornis frontalis) *
Large-billed Scrubwren (långnäbbad busksmyg, Sericornis magnirostra) *
Eastern Whipbird (svarttofsad snärtfågel, Psophodes olivaceus) *
Green Catbird (grön kattfågel, Ailuroedus crassirostris) *
Spectacled Monarch (svartmaskad monark, Symposiachrus trivirgatus) *
Eastern Yellow Robin (östlig gulsydhake, Eopsaltria australis) *
Variegated Fairywren (brokblåsmyg, Malurus lamberti) *
Australian Pied Cormorant (australisk skarv, Phalacrocorax varius) *
White-throated Honeyeater (vitstrupig honungsfågel,Melithreptus albogularis) *
Grey Shrikethrush (grå törntrast, Colluricincla harmonica) *
Leaden Flycatcher (blågrå monark, Myiagra rubecula) *
Brown Thornbill (rostpannad taggnäbb, Acanthiza pusilla) *
Rufous Fantail (rostgumpad solfjäderstjärt, Rhipidura rufifrons) *
Red-browed Finch (rödbrynad astrild, Neochmia temporalis) *
White-throated Treecreeper (vitstrupig eukalyptuskrypare, Cormobates leucophaea) *
Pacific Emerald Dove (australisk smaragdduva, Chalcophaps longirostris) *
Koala (koala, Phascolarctos cinereus)
22nd of December - on the way to Bundaberg
Eastern Gray Kangaroo (grå jättekänguru, Macropus giganteus)
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