In trees alongside the road, I spot metallic starlings (a lifer for me) and a figbird, as well as a woodswallow perched on a gate. In a tree, a forest kingfisher is perched. Not a paradise kingfisher, but still a good-looking bird.We turn back at the end of the road and head for Mossman, going out of Daintree Village and taking the Cape Tribulation exit. We take the ferry, which is quite interesting. My sister would have loved it, but she is staying in Cairns with mum, while me and dad look for birds. We drive to Jindabla Boardwalk. Apart from a golden orb weaver spider, we don't see any birds, just hear them, mostly because of the crowd. At the discovery center, there are heaps of ulysess butterflies flying around the carpark. In the center, we look at a metallic starling nest colony.
At the swimming pool of Red Mill House, I spot a yellow-bellied sunbird drinking nectar, as well as a yellow-spotted honeyeater. Both are lifers for me.
Then, at 5:30, we head to the public wharf on the road to Mossman, to catch our night cruise on the boat 'Nightwatchman', with Dan Irby. Heaps of birds are seen. At the start, various egrets, a black bittern, pied imperial-pigeons, metallic starlings, large-billed gerygones (lifer), brown-backed honeyeaters (lifer), white-breasted woodswallows and other birds fly around the river. As night falls, we get out a big torch and look for nocturnal animals. Lots of baby estuarine crocodiles and a spectacled flying-fox are all we see. When we get back to our car, my dad spots a bush stone-curlew. On the road home, we see lots of cane toads.
Back at Red Mill House, some nocturnal animals are about. I photograph a cane toad, white-lipped tree frog and northern brown bandicoot. The bandicoot was feeding in the garden.
Then we go to sleep.
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