The diverse habitats of The Kimberley National Landscape make for exceptional birdwatching, with species such as the Gouldian Finch, Purple-crowned Fairy-wren, Red Goshawk, Rainbow Pitta, Northern Rosella, Rufous Owl, Sandstone Shrike-thrush, and of course, The Kimberley endemic, the Black Grasswren.Twitching in the KimberleyFour of the 12 Ramsar Convention Wetlands of International Importance in The Kimberley National Landscape in Western Australia .
The Broome region has the greatest diversity of shorebirds species of any site on the planet, with more than 800,000 birds visiting the area annually. Broome’s Roebuck Bay is regarded as one of the best spots in Australia to view shorebirds, and among the top four in the world.
The Broome Bird Observatory runs two-hour interpretive tours, one-day birdwatching courses and five-day birdwatching course itineraries catering for all levels of interest from the novice to the professional.
The Twitchers’ Tour run by Home Valley Station in the East Kimberley is especially tailored to the devoted birdwatcher or for those wishing to learn. Home Valley Station is owned by Australia’s Indigenous Land Corporation and the traditional owners, the Balanggarra.
George Swann of Kimberley Bird Watching is a professional ornithologist and authority on migratory shorebirds, who leads birdwatching trips around Broome, to the Dampier Peninsula, Geikie and Windjana Gorges in the West Kimberleys and boat trips to Ashmore Reef to spot pelagic species. (media.australia)
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