
	World Birding British Birding Miscellany & Fun Birdnews Travel Library Bird Families Ornithology Sight & Sounds Equipment/Supplies

birding...

Norfolk Island

Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans ŠFatbirder

You will notice that there is no introduction to this section yet.

I would like to fill this gap with an introduction from a local birder [or someone who is a frequent visitor] for every on of the geographical pages. The many thousands of birders now regularly using these pages prefer to read something written by someone who can see the place from an insider's point of view. They know the best spots, not just the ones that first time overseas visitors usually visit or that are on the normal birding trip itineraries.

Each introduction carries the e-mail address of the contributor so that birders can get in touch with them if, for example, they are planning a trip [unless the contributor is unable to do this].

Please get in touch if you feel you can contribute an introduction to this page - you don't have to be an expert; I'm not!

numbers

Number of bird species:162

numbers

Number of endemics:4
Norfolk Island Parakeet Cyanoramphus cookii Norfolk Island Gerygone Gerygone modesta Slender-billed White-eye Zosterops tenuirostris White-chested White-eye Zosterops albogularis

useful reading

Norfolk Island - The Birds

by Margaret Christian Green Eyes 2005
ISBN: 0975821202
Buy this book from NHBS.com

useful information

Proact

Coordinator: none (why not apply?) see http://www.proact-campaigns.net/coordinators
Members: None yet!
Join us at http://www.proact-campaigns.net/team

clubs

Norfolk Island Environment

http://www.norfolkisland.com.au/environment/index.cfm
While a relatively small number of native species are present, many are endemic forms and are of considerable scientific interest. For example, most of the landbirds present at settlement were endemic species. Of the 15 species present then, 6 are now extinct and a further 4 are highly endangered. The Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service (ANPWS) has conservation management programs underway to recover two of the highly endangered species: the Norfolk Island Green Parrot and the Norfolk Island Morepork (Boobook Owl).

reserves

National Park

http://www.ea.gov.au/parks/norfolk/
The island boasts a bird list of one hundred and sixteen species. Of these sixty-six are vagrants or non-breeding migrants. A number of the seabirds which nest on Phillip Island are subject to agreements which Australia has entered into with the Governments of Japan and the People`s Republic of China...

trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you cant find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page give them a try!

1999 [January] - Frank O`Connor

http://birdingwa.iinet.net.au/trips/tr199901.htm
In January 1999 (early afternoon 24th to early morning 28th) I participated in a tour of Norfolk Island (and Lord Howe Island - see separate trip report) with Australian Ornithological Services led by Phil & Tricia Maher and 5 other participants...

places to stay

Hotels

http://www.hotelstravel.com/norfolk.html
Several hotels with info.

Coordinated Conservation Programme

http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/action/birds2000/pubs/regions/norfolk-island.pdf
Biodiversity action plan...

Norfolk Island Birds

http://www.norfolkisland.com.au/acctivities/bushwalking.cfm
13 species of seabird breed in the Norfolk Island group...

Norfolk Island Environment

http://www.norfolkisland.com.au/environment/
...most of the landbirds present at settlement were endemic species. Of the 15 species present then, 6 are now extinct and a further 4 are highly endangered...

Norfolk Island Parakeet Cyanoramphus cookii

http://ecos.fws.gov/species_profile/SpeciesProfile?spcode=B06G
Full species profile...

Norfolk Island White-eye Zosterops albogularis

http://ecos.fws.gov/species_profile/SpeciesProfile?spcode=B05Q
Full Species profile...

Norfolk Island`s Flora & Fauna

http://www.discovernorfolkisland.com/norfolk/nature.html
Some Birds To Watch Out For... White Tern - These delightful, graceful creatures are known here as Fairy Terns. Snow-white but for their black bills, feet and eyes, they have translucent wings...