Day one
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Day two
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Day three
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Day four
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Day five
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Day six
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Monday
6 Oct 08
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Meet at 08:00 - Building Yellow 1 Level 1 Room 37, CDU, Casuarina Campus for brief introduction to course; then rest of morning birding (East Point, Botanic Gardens, Leanyer Sewage ponds)
Morning tea provided
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Tuesday
7 Oct 08 |
Board bus at North Flinders House at 07:00 for Magnificent Mangrove Morning starting with bird banding at Ludmilla Creek (bring a camera for close-ups of birds in the hand), followed by Buffalo Creek mouth and Kulaluk.
Morning tea in the mangroves |
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Wednesday
8 Oct 08 |
Depart at 06:00 for four-day field trip
Dawn at Fogg Dam; then breakfast with the birds at Eden at Fogg Dam
Boat cruise on the Mary River |
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Thursday
9 Oct 08 |
Depart 05:30 for East Alligator/ other site sandstone birds and rock art
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Friday
10 Oct 08
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Depart 05:00 for trip to Victoria River, stopping at Chinaman Creek, Humble’s Creek, and Campbell Springs
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Saturday
11 Oct 08
Last dawn birding around Timber Creek, then begin to drive back to Katherine
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LUNCH |
PowerPoint presentations by Dr Richard Noske at Building Yellow 1 Level 1 Room 37, CDU, Casuarina Campus
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PowerPoint presentations, at Casuarina Campus – Building Yellow 1 Level 1 Room 37
Afternoon tea provided
Late afternoon birding at
Nightcliff reef. Preparation for field trip departure tomorrow morning |
Waterbirds galore at Mamukala Wetlands in Kakadu National Park
Dusk birding around Jabiru |
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Early afternoon cruise on the Yellow Waters Billabong
Drive to Pine Creek for afternoon parrots
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Birding in escarpment and along river at Victoria River. Late afternoon birding at Bullita Access Road
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Nitmiluk Gorge boat cruise OR swimming at Edith Falls, before return to Darwin.
End of program - return by bus to Darwin Accommodation at own choice
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DINNER |
Happy Gardens Restaurant, Rapid Creek
Accommodation at North Flinders International House, CDU - Casuarina campus
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Stokes Hill Wharf, Darwin city(Dinner at own expense)
Accommodation at North Flinders International House, CDU - Casuarina campus |
Gagudju Crocodile Holiday Inn, Jabiru township
Accommodation at Lakeview Park, Jabiru |
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Knott’s Crossing Resort, Katherine
Accommodation at Knott’s Crossing Resort, Katherine
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Timber Creek – To be advised
Accommodation at Timber Creek Gunamu Tourist Park, Timber Creek |
*Please note that accommodation is not included for Sunday prior to the program (5 Oct 08) or for the evening of Day 6, Saturday 11 October 2008 |