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Our
birdwatching, wildlife & natural history tours, offer the most authoritative
birdwatching and wildlife tours in north Western Australia covering
the Broome and Kimberley region.
Your
guide George Swann is a professional ornithologist and authority
on migratory shorebirds. Based in Broome, Western Australia, George
has been in the Kimberley since 1989 gaining valuable knowledge
of the bird life of the Kimberley region. He
can help novices and experienced birders with identification and
the status of species.
We
specialise in exclusive birdwatching and wildlife tours with the
emphasis being birds, you don't have to be knowledgeable to join
our trips. We take a maximum of six people (10 by prior arrangement
for special group bookings) travelling in an air-conditioned 4WD
fitted with R.F.D.S. HF radio and satellite phone
Our
tours also cover Flora, Fauna, Reptiles, Amphibians and Lepidoptera.
We offer a wide range of tours from 3 hours to 21 days and are happy
to tailor a tour to suit your specific requirements.
SHORT
TOURS
These short tours run from 3 Hours to a full day birdwatching in
and around the Broome region. These tours cover the Broome Shores,
Mangroves, Pindan Woodland, Saltmarsh, Coastal Vine Thickets and
Freshwater Swamps and Lakes. Roebuck Bay & 80 Mile Beach play host
to 850,000 trans Equatorial migrant waders that winter or pass through
the region as passage migrants and rank amongst the top 5 wader
wintering sites in the world.
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to be found in the Broome region include: |
| Yellow
Chat |
Mangrove
Golden Whistler |
| Yellow
Wagtail |
Redshank |
| Grey
Falcon |
Asiatic
Dowitcher |
| Kimberley
Flycatcher |
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Day
trips can also be taken to the Dampier Peninsular, Tunnel Creek,
Geikie & Windjana Gorges in the West Kimberley.
EXTENDED
TOURS
These tours range from 2 to 21 days or longer throughout the Kimberley
region. Most trips involve camping in the bush, but if preferred
accommodation is available at Cattle Station Homesteads.
To
the south, The Great Sandy Desert, characterised by red sand dunes
and spinifex grasslands. To the north and almost surrounding the
Kimberley an ancient barrier reef. Inside this natural boundary
lie huge escarpments, plateaux and rugged ranges that are dominated
by open savannah woodland. Large creeks and rivers are lined by
huge melaleucas and eucalypts. Small pockets of rainforests survive
in areas that provide the right conditions. The rivers flowing north
have cut dramatic gorges and falls over sandstone escarpments where
they flow into flooded river valleys lined with mangroves.
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diverse habitats of the Kimberley make birdwatching challenging
and exceptional with species such as: |
| Gouldian
Finch |
Rufous
Owl |
| Purple-crowned
Fairy-wren |
Sandstone
Shrike-thrush |
| Red
Goshawk |
White-lined
Honeyeater |
| Rainbow
Pitta |
Chestnut-backed
Button-quail |
| Northern
Rosella |
Black
Grasswren (endemic) |
As
well as our land based tours with 4WD, we can arrange boat charters
discovering the remote Kimberley coastline and islands, air charters
for those who wish to visit most areas but are short on time. The
choices are endless.
Please
contact us for a full information package.
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