Organisers of Weipa’s first birdwatching event of 2021 were rapt with the turnout over two sessions, with more likely to be added to the calendar next year.
The event was supported by Rio Tinto Weipa, Ecotone and Birdlife Australia.
“It was quite a good number of people for community engagement,” said Ecotone ecologist Amoi Stubbs-Oliver, a keen birdwatcher.
“The weather played out really nicely and we had good numbers for both the 7am session and the later 9am session.
“Most were fairly new to bird-watching, so we were able to give out a lot of useful information.”
She said the highlight of the day was spotting a red-headed honey eater, a species that is endemic to Cape York.
This article appeared in Cape York Weekly, 10 August 2021.
