The birding tour to the Tablelands ended this afternoon and Klaus was a great guide and the American birding couple from New Mexico were fun to travel with.
Besides the Cassowary this morning we had some other birding highlights on our travels to Cairns on this hot humid day. We had the Chestnut-breasted Mannikin at Eubenengee Swamp and then the Rainbow Bee-eater at the Cemetery here in Cairns. Our group also stopped at the Esplanade to look for shorebirds this afternoon and we got good looks at the Eastern Curlew, Whimbrel, Grey-tailed Tatler, March Sandpiper, Terek Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Red-necked Stint and Curlew Sandpiper. The tide was coming in quickly and the Australian Pelicans ended up on a grassy spot right in front of us.
After parting from the tour group, I hustled down to the 4 o'clock Esplanade birders to let John Seale know what I saw on the tour and some of the locations and to say good-bye to the group. While there we saw the Grey Plover which I had not seen before. Birding in the Cairns area was great and the local birders were very helpful. Tomorrow it is Sidney....
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