Bribie Island Birdlife Tour

If you are looking for an island getaway with abundant birdlife, look no further. Bribie Island is a hidden gem connected to the mainland by only one bridge. This island is a paradise and has a lot to offer.

• Abundant birdlife

• Coastal scenery

• Impressive flora

• Natural habitat

• View over Glasshouse Mountains 

After the pick-up, we drive to the Pumicestone Passage, where we will enjoy a leisurely stroll along the beachfront. This walk has excellent
birdwatching opportunities and wildflowers. The views over the Glass House Mountains are stunning.

We then drive to Kakadu beach. Kakadu Beach is a beautiful park and bird sanctuary at Banksia Beach on Bribie Island. It is home to one of the
few roost sites in the Pumicestone Passage and a gorgeous place to spend time in nature. Some common bird sightings include the Spotted Dove, Crested Pigeon, Buff-banded Rail, Beach Thick-knee, and the Pied Stilt. Wader species include the Whimbrel, Great Knot, Eastern Curlew, Curlew Sandpiper, Red-necked Stint, Sooty Oystercatcher, and the Lesser Sand Plover, among many others.

After lunch at Cafe 191, we will do a few bushwalks. The “Banksia, Palm Grove, and Melaleuca Bicentennial” bushwalks begin near the Bribie Island
Community Arts Centre. We will walk through Eucalypt forests, Paperbark wetlands, and Wallum heathlands. Rainbow Bee-eaters, Red-backed Fairy-wrens,
and Eastern Yellow Robins are some of the colourful birds you may encounter.

We will finish our tour (depending on the tides) at Buckley’s Hole Conservation Park.

Buckley’s Hole covers almost 88 hectares, including a freshwater lagoon, woodlands, open forest, mangroves, swamplands, and a stunning beach. It is a bird-watchers paradise; there are more than 190 bird species that call the conservation park home.