Bundaberg to Bargara

Thanks to a local yachtie tip-off, we easily found the bike path from the marina that winds through Burnett Heads, Neilson Park, Moore Beach, Mon Repos and Bargara, meandering along beaches, rocky coastline and through shady forests of casuarinas and pandanus.  Our picnic breakfast at the Turtle Centre was only disturbed by the noise from the construction site next door, which could be a new and bigger Turtle Centre.

Cockatiels near the beach

Without really birdwatching while cycling, we managed to see 35 species of birds, including an amazing 28 cockatiels near Moore Beach and 4 more near Bargara.  (This could mean the drought is severe and they are moving closer to the coast?)  The forest around the Turtle Centre was noisy with honeyeaters, though it was hard to pick the species without binoculars, and around the wetlands mobs of finches were darting about.