Last Chance Birding Near Hobart International Airport

Sadly our exciting birding adventure in Tasmania had come to an end.  We had seen all the parrots which are found on the island, some seen up close and easily photographed.  Others like the Blue-winged Parrots only flew overhead without warning or chance to grab a photo.  Our flight was around noon so that gave one last chance to go birding.  We left Customs House right after breakfast and drove out to the airport where I knew several parrots species would be easily seen.  I had been hoping the elusive Blue-winged Parrots would come closer but they didn’t.  This map shows the general area to look for birds.

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We started at the patch between the Travelodge and the caravan park where we had seen Galahs and Eastern Rosellas before.  They did not disappoint!

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I wanted to see birds but not badly enough to pay a $5000 fine!

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Musk Lorikeets were everywhere!IMG_8201a - Copy IMG_8204 - Copy IMG_8217a - Copy IMG_8218a - Copy IMG_8222a - Copy IMG_8226 - CopyAnd that concludes my birding report on Tasmania, hope you enjoyed it as much as I did and are inspired to plan your own trip!  If you want to find all the posts in this series, simply click here.