I have been to this national park on Tasmania’s north coast a few times, but Roger had not seen it, so it looked like a great place to visit before Roger had to head back to the mainland.
As well as being a beautiful environment is it a good place to see wildlife – in particular – wallabies, kangaroos and birds.
When we arrived, we started off for the bird hide at the wetlands. Looking out, many of the birds were a long way off, but then we spotted a Sea Eagle flying our way.
Looking out through another gap, we saw it was not one Sea Eagle but two!
From the hide, the track continues to Archers Knob, but we turn off and did the walk right around the wetlands. This was easy and very pleasant. In the forest section there were plenty of pademelons and Bennetts Wallabies.
And also quite a few birds –
Golden Whistler
Grey Fantail
Past theorist, and in the open section was a large group of Forester Kangaroos.
Another Sea Eagle flew overhead. This was a juvenile.
Looking carefully at the foreshore of the wetland was spotted a number of small birds.
Black-fronted Dotterel
White-fronted Chats
Double-banded Plover
Red-necked Stint
After circumnavigating the wetland, we arrived back at the visitor centre and carpark. We spotted a Scarlet Robin –
On the grass were a number of Yellow-rumped Thornbills –
We went to one of the picnic tables for lunch. A wallaby came over and I thought it wanted to be patted. No! It wanted some food.
A noisy Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo flew overhead. One of a pair.
We then headed to the campsite area to look for birds. Here are a few –
Superb Fairy-wren
And another wallaby.
Pied Oystercatchers
Pacific Gull – juvenile
Silvereye
Pacific Gull
Sooty Oystercatchers
On the drive back to Ulverstone, we stopped off at a bridge to observe the river vegetation. We noticed three sets of comedians that had been painted on the side of the bridge – here is Blackadder and Baldrick –
