Birding Western Australia

After the Eastern Australian season begins to wind down, Western Australia comes into its own. This tour can be done as an extension to our Eastern Australia tour, or as a stand-alone tour for those only seeking the specialties of the southwest – there are 15 endemic birds to look for after all! In this season, there can also be vast blooms of other-worldly flowers scattered within the coastal heaths, woodlands and forests, bringing them alive with nectar-feeding birds such as honeyeaters, which abound in this country-come-continent. Some mouthwatering targets include Western Spinebill, two species of enormous black-cockatoos, Red-winged and Blue-breasted fairywrens (alongside the decidedly common Splendid Fairywren), Western Shrike-Tit, and the famous “Western Tough Trio” of Western Bristlebird, Western Whipbird and Noisy Scrub-Bird. There is also a chance for a Malleefowl and superb mammals too, like the abundant Western Grey Kangaroo, and two major regional scarcities, Numbat and Honey Possum, although some fortune is required for the last two! This region is wonderfully scenic, overlooked, and scandalously under-appreciated sector of the vast Australian network of high-quality birding areas!