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Birding Specific Accommodation
Inala,
Bruny Island.
Your accommodation at Inala is a 3 bedroom (4 star rated) cottage
on our 250 hectare property situated in close proximity to the
South Bruny National Park.
Almost 90 bird species, all 12 Tasmanian endemics and several rare and threatened birds (such as the endangered Forty-spotted pardalote) are found on the property, and almost 130 bird species on Bruny Island.
You can choose from
an accommodation-only stay (self-catering to fully catered options) to
an all-inclusive bird tour.
http://www.inalabruny.com.au
Email: inala@inalabruny.com.au
Phone/Fax: +61 3 6293 1217
King
Island,
Yarra Creek Host Farm
Ph: 03 6461 1276
International Ph: + 61 3 6461 1276
Wilderness Eco Retreat situated on the northeast coast of Tasmania on St Patricks Head just out of St Marys.
We are the first Four Green Star AAA rated business in Tasmania.
Cabins have a private balcony and have the most Sensational Ocean views of the northeast coast.
Cabins are self-contained or we can supply a delicious Woodfired Pizza or a dish from our inhouse menu specially prepared by our qualified chef. We have a full liquor license and each cabin has a wine rack with a selection of premium Tasmanian and Banrock Station wines and also a fully stocked mini bar at very reasonable prices.
Cabins are timber lined and open plan, with a queen size bed, a double fold out futon, dining suite, color TV, radio and a potbelly stove heater. There is a generous size ensuite bathroom with Sheridan king size bath towels.
Cabins run on a 12-volt solar system with all the facilities you would expect.
At Rainbow Retreat we have numerous bird life for bird watchers such as the Superb Fairy-wrens, Scarlet and Flame Robins, Yellow and Little Wattle Birds, White Goshawk, Wedge-tailed Eagles, Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, Green Rosella, Sacred Kingfisher, Black Currawong and the Welcome Swallow. There are many more varieties to be seen and all can be viewed from your cabin.
We are 30 minutes drive from St Helens the game fishing capitol of Tasmania and can arrange guided fishing tours through local operators from game fishing to trout fly-fishing.
There are numerous walks from ten minutes to one hours drive, such as St Patricks Head, South Sisters, St Colombia Falls, Blue Tiers, Bay of Fires and Frecynet National Park. Ben Lomond Ski fields are about one away for those that want to ski or play in the snow.
We have the most beautiful beaches on the northeast coast of Tasmania, which are only ten minutes drive.
Rainbow Retreat is 1.5 hours from Launceston and 2.5 hours from Hobart on the sunny northeast coast. To get to us, travel from St Marys about 3 kms until you get to Gillies rd and turn right at the blue and yellow sign and follow the sign about 2kms until you reach Rainbow Retreat. Come and stay with us and relax and be at one with nature.
Web:
http://www.rainbowretreat.com.au
Email: rainbowretreat@rainbowretreat.com.au
Phone: +61 3 6372 2168
Mobile: 0417 017 105
Enjoy year round comfort in our architect designed and purpose built waterfront B & B on Great Oyster Bay. All rooms have sea views, en suites, comfortable pillow topped beds and big fluffy towels. We serve great breakfasts using Tasmanian produce. Any other meals are available by arrangement, including packed lunches for those planning an all day walk.
In the guest sitting room you’ll find a comprehensive nature library, field guides and viewing scope. It’s also a comfortable place to chat with your fellow guests over a cup of coffee and home made biscuits. The guest deck is the perfect spot to watch the sunset whilst enjoying a glass of local wine and oysters fresh from the bay, or perhaps a barbecue meal.
Sheoaks is only 200 metres down a cliff path to a beach where hooded plovers nest. Freycinet National Park and Moulting Lagoon Ramsar Site are nearby. Qualified visitor assistance is provided. For more birding information, including our own Freycinet Peninsula bird list, go to our website www.sheoaks.com and click on For Birders. We’re not experts but are learning all the time and are happy to share our local knowledge.
We also manage a number of well equipped self- catering houses in the same street - ideal for longer stays. For information go to our website above and click on Self Catering.
As we update our own website, tariffs are always current.
Margaret and Alan Morgan
PO
Box 247,
Coles Bay
Tasmania, Australia 7215
Web: http://www.sheoaks.com
Email: sheoaks.bandb@bigpond.com
Phone: +61 3 6257 0049
Fax: +61 3 6257 0059
Mountain Valley Wilderness Holidays & 'Private Nature Reserve
Mountain Valley Wilderness Holidays & 'Private Nature Reserve' a special place set with a perpetual conservation covenant to protect the natural habitat. With just five log cabins catering for couples and families. The cabins are fully self contained / catering but we can also provide all meals on request.
Mountain Valley has a bird list available. Be welcomed by the resident family of Tasmanian Native Hens being proud parents they love to show off their offspring to our guests. Colourful blue wrens and robins, Beautiful Firetail and Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo in all their mixture of colours, just to name a few. 11 of the 12 Tasmanian endemic birds can be seen along with some of the threatened species such as the Grey (white) Goshawk and Wedge -tailed Eagle.
Our 'Private Nature Reserve' registered with the government is a wet mixed forest containing the endangered Eucalyptus viminalis, Limestone Karst systems and is also home to a number of threatened species from invertebrates to birds and mammals such as the Spotted Tail Quoll and Tasmanian Devil.
Guests can participate in evening platypus tours, Glow worm grotto and forest habitat / bird tours. In the evening guests can experience their own individual wildlife experience outside their cabin where they will be visited by wallabies, possums, quolls and the Tasmanian devil.
Mountain Valley
Wilderness Holidays
& Private Nature Reserve
1519 Loongana Rd
LOONGANA
Tas 7315
Ph: 03 64291394
Fax: 03 64291229
Web page: www.mountainvalley.com.au
email : info@mountainvalley.com.au
Beachside Retreat
West Inlet
is situated on West
Inlet Farm, a 'Land for Wildlife' and Maine-Anjou beef cattle
property in the far north west of Tasmania. Here guests are
accommodated in four luxury, environmentally designed cabins
overlooking a secluded beach and a 3 B/R lodge adjacent to the farm
homestead.
Birdwatching Clubs and Other Interesting Sites
Birds Australia / Birds Tasmania
c/o Sally Bryant GPO Box 68 HOBART TAS 7001
Local Guides, Day Tours and Charters
Inala, Bruny Island (Tonia
Cochran)
Operates half-day, day and night tours in addition to longer
tours of several days duration on Bruny Island and other Tasmanian
destinations.
Explore the amazing diversity
of flora and fauna and search for rare and threatened bird species
such as the endangered forty-spotted pardalote,
the wedge-tailed eagle (Tasmanian form), White goshawks and Swift
parrots.
Tours are guided by
a professional biologist and resident of Bruny Island.
http://www.inalabruny.com.au
Email: inala@inalabruny.com.au
Phone/Fax: +61 3 6293 1217
Pelagic trips from Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania
run at irregular intervals
3 to 4 times a year. They are organised on a not for profit basis and cost $75 to $85 depending on the number of participants.
One-off charters can be arranged for six or more people although several months
notice is required to organise the vessel. Compared with other Australian pelagics Tasmanian Pelagic trips are characterised by high species diversity but relatively low numbers of individuals. Winter possibilities include Grey Petrel, Sooty Albatrosses, Royal Albatross, Prions, Grey Backed Storm-Petrels and other cold water species. Summer possibilities include Gould's Petrel, Mottled Petrel, White-chinned Petrel and numbers of Albatross.
For details of upcoming trips contact Rohan Clarke.
Email: R.Clarke@zoo.latrobe.edu.au
Australian
Pelagic Home Page
A page dedicated to those with an interest in pelagic bird watching,
photography and whale-watching. Offering some interesting information
on what can be seen around oceans of Australia. Pelagic trips
have been departing from a number of ports around Australia for
many years now. For information on these take a look at the Pelagic
Directory. All of these pelagics are operated on a non profit
basis and provide much valuable information about our little
known seabirds.
http://users.bigpond.net.au/palliser/pelagic/
Sealife Experience Tasmania
Come on board Sunfish with the Sealife crew for your chance to get up close and personal with some of marine wildlife.
Sealife Experience's scenic boat tours will take you into White Bellied Sea Eagle, Wedge Tailed Eagle and Albatross
territory for your chance to see these magnificent birds in their natural environment. Take this opportunity to see the
diminishing Giant Kelp forests of Fortescue Bay and the Tasman Peninsula. You will also see Australian Fur Seals and
dolphins with a chance of seeing Southern Right and Humpback Whales as they migrate. Cast your eyes over some of the
most geo significant and visually stunning sea cliffs in all of Australia. The Sealife crew also take you into sea
caves and under the famous waterfall in Waterfall bay, where water cascades from the forest into the sea.
http://www.sealife.com.au/
Tasmanian Based Tour Operators and Tours
Inala-
Bruny Island
Personalised flora, fauna and specialist birding tours of Bruny
Island and other Tasmanian destinations. Choose from half-day,
day or night tours, or tours of several days duration.
Tours are tailor-made to suit
your interests. We can also cater for larger groups.
http://www.inalabruny.com.au
Email: inala@tassie.net.au
Phone/Fax: +61 3 6293 1217
Interstate Tour Operators visiting Tasmania
Australasian Ornithological
Services Pty Ltd
Australian Ornithological Services (formerly Inland Bird Tours) started
in Deniliquin in the southern Riverina area of N.S.W. 15 years ago.
The main focus of those tours was the Plains-wanderer. While the Plains-wanderer
is still our flagship species we have increased our repertoire to include
all States of Australia and New Zealand, specialising in difficult skulkers
and nocturnal birds.
We are the inland specialists for serious birders. We endeavour to ensure
that the whole group see the birds and not just a lucky few.
Tour leader, Philip
Maher, is interested in all aspects of natural history.
The Strzelecki Track 2000 trip report and other trip reports can be found
at:
http://www.philipmaher.com/main.htm
Patricia Maher Australian
Ornithological Services P/L
P.O. Box 385
South Yarra Victoria 3141
phone/fax: +61 3 98204223
mobile 0417310200
Email: enquiries@philipmaher.com
http://www.philipmaher.com/
Birdwatching Aficionados
- Jonny Schoenjahn
I specialize
in customised birdwatching tours and operate exclusively on request. There are
no standard tours or regular schedules. I only take one booking at a time with
a maximum of 4 people. This means you will be the only customers on the tour and
my attention is focused on your pleasure.
All tours are accommodated in personally selected, quality accommodation. The exception being tours such as through the Great Sandy Desert in search of the rare Princess Parrot, where we will camp. My vehicle is a very comfortable, spacy and well equipped Toyota Landcruiser 4WD. With most tours you have the option to 'fly and drive', the choice is yours.
The areas I visit include:
I conduct special trips into the remote Outback, particularly the many deserts, or criss-cross through Australia in search of the ten endemic Grasswren species. If there are particular birds you want to see just let me know. I would be pleased to work out a unique tour for you.
For further details please check my listing under Interstate Tour Operators.
1 Elimatta Way
CITY BEACH, 6015 Western Australia
Phone: 08 9385 9939 International Phone: +61 8
9385 9939
Email: jonnybird@bigpond.com
http://www.users.bigpond.com/jonnybird/
Birding Tours Australia
Birding Tours Australia operates many different trips around Newcastle, The Hunter
Valley and Sydney. We can also organise tours around New South Wales, anywhere in
Australia or in fact anywhere around the world. All our tours can be conducted at a
pace to suit your needs from relaxed to extreme, but all will concentrate on locating
as many species as possible across various habitats.
If you have specific destinations within Australia or target species we can
organise a custom tour to accommodate your needs.
Sicklebill Safaris arranges bird and wildlife orientated tours throughout Australia. We specialise in customised private tours for individuals and small groups either with our experienced guides or will help you set up your own self guided tours through our tour arranging service. We regularly visit most of the major birding areas in Australia including the Eastern Seaboard, The Northern Territory, Tasmania, Western Australia, and the desert and mallee regions of the south.
Please visit
our website at
www.sicklebillsafaris.com for further information
and feel free to contact us if you have any queries. We are happy to make
suggestions and work with you to set up the best tour possible for your
interests and budget.
Phil and Sue Gregory
Cassowary House, PO Box 387, Kuranda, Queensland 4881
Phone Intl: 61 7 4093 7318 Within Australia: 07 4093 7318
Fax Intl: 61 7 4093 9855 Within Australia: 07 4093 9855
Eddress: sicklebill@optusnet.com.au
WILD WATCH AUSTRALIA
Personalised bird watching and wildlife excursions for individuals and groups. Excursions can be fully
accommodated and are tailored to your interests. Destinations include Cape York, Lakefield and Iron Range,
Georgetown and the Western Gulf Savannah, Darwin, Kakadu and Litchfield NPs, Lamington NP, Tasmania,
Victoria and most other notable birding areas within Australia. Clients include well-known international
birding companies, Audubon societies, university and zoo groups and film crews.
Please visit our web site for more details:
Wild Watch Australia
http://www.wildwatch.com.au
email:
info@wildwatch.com.au
or
munro.jonathan@gmail.com.
or
jmunro@wildwatch.com.au
or
jmunro@austarnet.com.au
International: +(617) 4097 7408
Alan leads many trips of shorter duration too ranging from half days to 4 weeks plus. Whatever your length he will endeavour to work out a trip so that client wishes are fulfilled.
Birding
Services Brisbane
(Birding Tours)
We offer day or longer tours in mainly in SE Queensland, but often go
further afield, particularly to Northern Territory, Northern Queensland,
SW Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. Our tour
itineraries are designed to suit each client. Travel is by modern
air-conditioned 4WD vehicle (or hire bus for larger groups).
Our rates are reasonable and are available on application. We also cater
for larger overseas groups. Our guide is consultant ornithologist, Roy
Sonnenburg [former president of Birds Queensland], who has completed
post-graduate studies in ornithology and has been studying and observing
our unique Australian birds for over 30 years. Roy is assisted by his
wife Helen.
(All necessary licences and permits are held as well as current first
aid qualifications.)
Home/wk: 07 3256 6952 International: +61 7 3256 6952
Mobile: 0417 637 560
Fax: 07 3256 7692 International: +61 7 3256 7692
Email: royson@uq.net.au
Web:
http://www.birdingservices.com.au
New South Wales * Northern Territory * Queensland * South Australia * Tasmania * Victoria * Western Australia
Australian Birdwatching
please email info@ausbird.com
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