Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge is a haven for bird watchers, photographers, artists and anyone with an interest in natural history.
The Lodge is at an altitude of 440m ensuring a milder climate with less humidity than coastal areas such as Cairns and Port Douglas; it has a mountain backdrop and is a "land for wildlife" sanctuary containing an abundance of birds, mammals, reptiles and plants. 220 bird species have been recorded in the grounds and within 1½ km of the Lodge. Checkout our weekly sightings and information blog for latest news on what's happening at the lodge and nearby areas.
Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers lodge is located in the rural community of Julatten just off the Rex Highway (highway 44) between Mossman on the coast and Mount Molloy at the northern end of the Atherton Tablelands (Cairns Highlands), Far North Queensland. We are within 1½ hrs of the Cairns International Airport.
| Mammals | 9 species | |
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20
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3 at the bird tables at reception
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18
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At the bird tables near at reception
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7
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5
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In the forest around the camping area
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2
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2
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1
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1
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High up in the canopy where it froze. They usually take off and run up into the canopy
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1
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| Land Birds | 138 species | |
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17
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Including 3 juvs; 2 pairs of two
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10
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6
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Birds roosting under wait-a-whiles
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4
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4
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4
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Female
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3
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Male & female
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3
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Juvenile
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3
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3
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3
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3
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Heard; Female
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3
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heard only; Roosting
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3
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3
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3
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3
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3
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3
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Always on the bird tables
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3
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3
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3
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3
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3
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2
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2
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2
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2
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Heard
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2
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2
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2
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2
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Bird roosting under wait-a-whiles
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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Heard
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2
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Male & female
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2
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Heard
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Heard
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2
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2
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Heard
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Heard
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2
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Male & female
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2
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2
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1
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1
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ssp. queenslandica
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1
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Male & female
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1
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Heard
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Heard
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Male
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Heard
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Heard
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race phalaenoides
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Heard
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race Keasti
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| Seabirds | 3 species | |
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1
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1
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1
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| Dragonflies | 9 species | |
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2
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Painted Grasshawk
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2
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Sapphire Flutter. Flying for ground level to well ove 20m
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2
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Male & Female
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1
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1
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First sighting of this dragonfly (Pale Hunter) within the Lodge grounds
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Could also be Petalura ingentissima - Giant Petaltail
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| Damselflies | 3 species | |
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1
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| Bats | 5 species | |
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4
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2
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1
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1
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| Amphibians | 6 species | |
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8
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3
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2
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2
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Cogger's Frog
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1
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1
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| Terrestrial Reptiles | 2 species | |
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5
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1st observed for year; Most seen on a night walk
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1
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From Friday to Sunday we stayed at KP and spent mo…
Spotlight around grounds of Kingfisher Park Birdwa…
It has now become traditional that we do a big da…
Based at Kingfisher Park Birwatchers Lodge the tra…
Checked out various small wetlands over a month pe…
A quick walk around the Lodge grounds and the adja…
