List of animals seen on Wildlife Journey tour to East Gippsland, Australia, from 14 to 17 October 2019, with Wildlife Guide Martin Maderthaner:
Platypus. Pic by Wildlife Guide Martin Maderthaner
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Birds seen:
Ruddy Turnstone (our first sighting in East Gippsland!), Rufous Whistler, Mistletoebird, Laughing Kookaburra, Brown Goshawk, Hooded Plover, Little Egret, Australasian Darter, Little Tern, White-browed Woodswallow, Sacred Kingfisher, Sooty Shearwater and many others.
Ruddy Turnstones. Pic by Wildlife Guide Martin Maderthaner
Male Rufous Whistler. Pic by Wildlife Guide Martin Maderthaner
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Reptiles seen:
Eastern Long-necked Turtle, Jacky Lizard, Gippsland Water Dragon, Copper-tailed Skink and Guichenot’s Skink, amongst others.
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A great trip for mammals:
In particular: Platypus, Short-beaked Echidna, Bare-nosed Wombat, Red-necked Wallaby, Koala, Eastern Grey Kangaroos, Swamp Wallaby, Common Brushtail and Australian Fur Seal.
Pic by Wildlife Guide Martin Maderthaner
Female Eastern Grey Kangaroo with pouch joey. Pic by Wildlife Guide Martin Maderthaner
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For full wildlife species checklist for this tour click here.
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Laughing Kookaburra. Pic by Wildlife Guide Martin Maderthaner