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| | Birdwatching trip report - Australia (Sydney to Cairns) - surfbirds.com |
 | | Common Myna C, Rainbow Lorikeet 5, Silver Gull C, Australian Ibis C, Pacific Black Duck 4, Australian Wood Duck 2, House Sparrow C, Magpie Lark 3, Noisy Miner c.8, Australian Raven 2, Pied Currawong 3, Australian Magpie 2, Welcome Swallow c.10. |
 | | The afternoon was spent on a whale watching boat with the only birds seen being a few Australasian Gannets, Crested Terns and Silver Gulls - though superb views of at least 4 Humpback Whales and 12 Bottle-nosed Dolphins (from the harbour) made amends. |
 | | With temperatures averaging 42ºC, birding was extremely tiresome and often difficult - each time one left the hotel and its cool air conditioning, entering the sweltering heat meant an immediate mist on my optics for the first 10 minutes or so until the optics became acclimatized to the outside air temperature. |
| www.surfbirds.com /mb/trips/australia-rbon-0803.html (4956 words) |
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