Sounds of Spring

The Daintree Valley is resonating to the melodious morning song of the Black Butcherbirds this Spring. It is punctuated by the calls of Brush Cuckoos and Little Bronze-cuckoos throughout the day and Bush Stone-curlews through the night.

Cicadabird calling at Wonga Beach

There is a Cicadabird calling from near Marlin Drive and Janbal Street. Also calling early mornings Little Bronze-cuckoo and Brush Cuckoo.




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Pacific Baza at Wonga Beach

There is a vocal Pacific Baza near the intersection of Marlin Drive and Oleander Drive Wonga Beach. 
It is likely to be with others and may hang around for a few days.

Enjoy.





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Port Douglas Daintree Birdwatching App

Daintree does not have full mobile coverage and so this native app is exactly what you need to get visitor information during your visit here. It works on iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android phones and Android tablets. US$2.99 from the App Stores.

NEW Release for birdwatchers >

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Daintree Birdwatching App

Just released:
Daintree Birdwatching App for iPhone, iPad and Android phones and tablets.
It is in the Port Douglas & Daintree Discovery Guide available from the
 App Store and Google Play.

This App works in areas without mobile reception.

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First signs of Spring

This morning at dawn I heard a Brush Cuckoo. The Brush Cuckoo is usually the second migratory bird species to arrive in early spring. It will be interesting to see if it stays around or continues on it's southerly journey. On the subject of migrating cuckoos, Pheasant Coucals are also being heard in the upper Daintree as they move away after being dis-lodged by the sugar cane harvest.

Keep an eye on the birds identified on the almost daily 

Daintree Bird Walk

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Daintree Bird Walk

Daintree Bird Walk
 has now been operating for 4 days.

Check out the website and see what birds have been identfied.

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DAINTREE BIRD WALK

New, Chris Dahlberg starts the Daintree Bird Walk on 1 June 2013.

See Website: birdwalk.daintree.info 

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Bruce Belcher Branches out into Birdwatching

One of the longest serving tour guides in Daintree is going to follow his dream of being a birdwatcher guide. If it is anything like what Bruce normally does he will be a good one. Bruce Belcher, a mate of mine for a quarter of century starts his operation on 1 May 2013. He plans to use the lower reaches of the Daintree with a birdwatching boat for a 2&1/2 hour early morning tour at a cost of $65.

This is really good news for visiting birdwatchers because the other birdwatching guides work upstream in the freshwater reaches and so the visitors will have the opportunity to do both parts on different days. Since dawn trips started on the Daintree more than 20 years ago the Daintree River has become world renowned for birdwatching.

Bruce is part of the digital revolution with his digital business card and mobile website:

qwe.com.au/bb

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Crocodiles are in the food chain.

Crocodile hatchling emerges from the egg.

It is that time of the year again the crocodile hatchlings are out and about. Only weeks old these small crocodiles are an important food source for other animals, particularly birds. Their survival rate is about 1% which is common for any species that has a large clutch.
You can see these creatures on the Daintree River.

Best at low tide. See: daintree.info/weather.html 














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