Birding Bruny Island

Bruny Island is on the bucket list of many birders for its rich and varied birdlife.  Inala has a good list of birds and mammals found here.  They can also provide accommodation and guided birding tours.

Being budget travelers, we birded independently as we drove south from the ferry dock.  Here are some of the best birds we saw (that I got pics of).

We saw our first Tasmanian endemic bird – Green Rosellas a few km before the Cheese shop.

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A small flock of Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos were in the trees surrounding the Cheese Shop.IMG_7496a IMG_7527a IMG_7539a IMG_7549a

Assorted sparrows, LBJs and Fairy-wrens were at the Penguin Cafe hoping to snatch up leftover food.IMG_7569a IMG_7575a IMG_7579 IMG_7590 IMG_7591

The bright blue Superb Fairy-wrens are male, the brown ones are female.IMG_7594a IMG_7596a IMG_7599a IMG_7600a IMG_7644a IMG_7642a

We saw a Scarlet Robin in the Captain Cook Caravan Park grounds.IMG_7624a IMG_7617a

Moving down to the beach opposite Captain Cook’s we saw some black swans.IMG_7639 IMG_7637

Tasmanian Native Hens were in the grounds at Captain Cook’s.IMG_7614 IMG_7681 IMG_7659

These Green Rosellas were foraging at the entrance to Captain Cook’s.IMG_7666a IMG_7667a IMG_7683 IMG_7685 IMG_7687

We had almost given up hope for the Swift Parrots when a lady said she saw some near her cabin which was one of the cabins nearest the beach.  Sure enough, there was a Swift Parrot living up to his name by flying swiftly from one tree to another.  I did my best to get a good shot but he wasn’t going to make it easy!IMG_7703 IMG_7710a IMG_7716a IMG_7736 IMG_7739a IMG_7745a IMG_7746a IMG_7766a IMG_7770a