Alpha adventure: Fraser Coast, QLD (Dec 20-Jan 21)

Christmas leave in Hervey Bay, QLD!

I joined the local birdwatching group for their weekly meetings on Wednesday mornings, and my life list for the Fraser Coast region is now at 152 species (ebird list). The highlights were spotting a pair of brolga and family of tawny frogmouths. There had been a recent sighting of a black-breasted buttonquail at Pi'iri Reserve, and although we spotted fresh platelets in the leaf litter, the bird itself remained elusive.

I joined several dive trips as well, including a trip out to the ex-HMAS Tobruk wreck, and a few trips to the Roy Rufus artificial reef including a night dive. Spotted green, loggerhead and hawksbill turtles, plus several nudibranch species (my fave being Tambja pulcherrima) and a few olive sea-snakes. I hung out with a lion's mane jellyfish during one of my safety stops.

Last highlight was a little hibiscus harlequin bug hanging out around the pool at home.

Posted on 17 March, 2021 09:26 by alphaj16