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Huli Wigman Outline Itinerary Day 1 Depart London Day 2 In transit, Singapore Day 3 Port Moresby Days 4-6 Kumul Lodge Days 7-9 Karawari Lodge Days 10-13 Ambua Lodge Days 14-15 Port Moresby Day 16 Depart Port Moresby Day 17 Arrive London Party Size Maximum of eight clients. Room at Ambua Lodge Accommodation Comfortable accommodation in twin/double and single rooms, with private facilities. Transport By coach, minibus, boat and small charter plane. PA P U A N E W G U I N E A and Twelve-wired Birds of Paradise, Great-billed and Pied Herons, Pacific Baza, Long-tailed Buzzard, the huge Victoria Crowned Pigeon, Pinon and Collared Imperial Pigeons, Palm Cockatoo, Eclectus Parrot, Dusky and Western Black-capped Lories, the scarce Edwards’ Fig- Parrot, Azure and Variable Dwarf Kingfishers, Hooded Butcherbird and much else. Our days at Karawari will be especially exciting. Days 10 to 13 A short charter-flight takes us from Mount Hagen to Ambua Lodge, over intact forests and alpine grasslands. Western influences have only recently arrived in the area, and some of the local population, the Huli, still wear traditional dress and ceremonial wigs decorated with exotic plumes. Ambua’s thatched chalets have commanding views over the Tari Valley. Common species include Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove, Large and Buff-faced Scrubwrens, Blue-grey Robin, Sclater’s Whistler, Great Woodswallow, Mountain Peltops and Common Smoky Honeyeater. Seven species of bird of paradise (Black and Brown Sicklebills, Loria’s and Blue Birds of Paradise, Short-tailed Paradigalla, Lawes’ Parotia and Stephanie’s Astrapia) regularly come into the gardens. During our three full days here, we will walk along the road up to Tari Gap at different altitudes, looking for species such as Brehm’s Tiger-Parrot, Papuan Lorikeet, Blue-capped Ifrita, Dimorphic Fantail, Belford’s Melidectes and both Crested and Tit Berrypeckers. Again, birds of paradise will be a focus of our expeditions: King of Saxony Bird of Paradise, Ribbon-tailed Astrapia and Brown Sicklebill are usual above the lodge. If we are lucky and find some fruiting trees we may see Crested Satinbird, Macgregor’s Bowerbird and Mid-mountain Berrypeckers coming to feed. Many other rarely seen mountain species are possible too, such as New Guinea Harpy Eagle or Painted Tiger-Parrot. One morning we will go down into the Tari Valley to attend a Huli sing-sing, a traditional and spectacular war-dance and a superb photoopportunity. At these lower elevations we can look for Buff-tailed Sicklebill, Red-collared Myzomela, Marbled Honeyeater and Great Cuckoo-Dove. In the evenings the Papuan Boobooks should be calling near the restaurant. Days 14 & 15 We leave Ambua in the morning and drive the short distance to Tari, where we catch a scheduled flight to Port Moresby. We transfer back to our hotel, where we have two more nights. In the afternoon we can take a city tour, which should include the impressive National Museum, Parliament House, Zoological Gardens and the docks. The next day, we start early for a morning in Varirata National Park, which occupies an escarpment visible from the hotel. Along the trails we will hear more than we see, but possibilities include Wompoo and Pink-spotted Fruit-Doves, Red-cheeked Parrot, Barred Owlet-nightjar, the exquisite Brown-headed Paradise-Kingfisher, Frilled Monarch, various honeyeaters, Blackfronted White-eye, Hooded Pitohui, Magnificent Riflebird and Raggiana Bird of Paradise. In the afternoon we can concentrate more on the dry eucalypt savanna typical of the park’s buffer zone, which is the habitat of Eclectus Parrot, Rainbow Bee-eater, Dollarbird, Blue-winged Kookaburra, Helmeted Friarbird, Rufous-banded Honeyeater and Hooded Butcherbird. Days 16 & 17 The morning will be at leisure, until we depart for the airport around midday. Our flight to Singapore departs in mid-afternoon, arriving in the early evening. This connects with the London flight, where we arrive early the next morning. Includes All flights, meals, accommodation, transport, entry fees, services of the leaders, airport taxes and tips. Gradings Good 200 Cold to Hot Moderate Special Moderate Good Moderate Scheduled Victoria Crowned Pigeon To make a booking please call Ornitholidays on 01794 519445 89
N E W Z E A L A N D New Zealand Kiwis, Kakas & Keas Sunday 02 November – Saturday 22 November 2014 Leader: Mark Ayre 2014 Cost: £5,999 single room supplement £660 he islands of New Zealand have been isolated for almost 80 million years, resulting in the evolution Milford T of a fascinating array of unique plants and wildlife. The islands’ avifauna evolved in the virtual Sound absence of mammals; consequently the birds occupied niches, which on other land areas were taken up by browsing mammals, squirrels and mice. It is these unique birds for which New Zealand is renowned – the flightless Kiwi, the endangered Takahe, and perhaps the most enthralling, the Kokako. The waters around New Zealand are home to a wide array of oceanic species; seven species of albatross and two-thirds of the world's penguins breed here. With the arrival of people came rats and stoats, and the island haven that Arthur’s Pass Franz Josef had served ground-dwelling vertebrates and invertebrates for so long was destroyed. Many species became extinct; many more continue to be at risk and are steadily declining in number. Despite this, the human impact has fortunately been less than in most other comparable countries. Nowhere else in the world is there such a rich diversity concentrated in so small an area. Over half of the flora and more than 70 bird species are endemic. They include some of the rarest in the world – Takahe, Kakapo, Black Stilt and the world's rarest penguins, the Yellow-eyed and the Fjordland. So, there is nothing quite like New Zealand – its birds, its scenic diversity and grandeur, its character, its equable climate and its friendly people. All of these make it one of the most pleasurable and rewarding countries to explore. Ornitholidays has travelled to New Zealand on over 22 previous occasions and our local guide for 2014 will be Mark Ayre, an ornithologist and naturalist, who has led our tours for many years. Our airfare will allow you to make various stopovers or extensions to this holiday. Lake Ohau Lake Te Anau Auckland Tongariro National Park Lake Taupo NEW ZEALAND Paraparaumu Picton Dunedin Stewart Island Kaikoura ITINERARY Days 1 to 4 We leave London in the evening arriving into Auckland on the morning of the third day, where we are met by our guide and then travel a short distance to our hotel, where we stay for two nights. Here we can rest and freshen up after the long flight. We escape from the city to enjoy a gentle introduction to New Zealand birds. We shall watch Australian Gannets soaring towards their rock stack colonies, then stroll through the Kauri forests on the Waitakere Ranges. Here a range of introduced and native birds co-exist including Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Eastern Rosella, New Zealand Pigeon and Grey Fantail. The next day we take a trip to Tiritiri Matangi, an island sanctuary in the Hauraki Gulf, just north of Auckland. Sailing by ferry to the island we may be passed by Australian Gannets, Parkinson’s and Cook’s Petrels, and Buller’s Shearwater. Many of New Zealand’s rare and endangered species now only remain on islands such as this, as the habitat can be protected from introduced predators such as rats and possums. Re-introduced rare species such as the Saddleback, Stitchbird, Whitehead and Red-fronted Parakeet occur here as well as the unique Takahe and Brown Teal. Day 5 Within an hour’s drive southeast of Auckland lies Miranda Wildlife Sanctuary, a fine feeding ground for many wading birds, which migrate from the tundra of the arctic regions for the northern winter. Among the thousands of Bartailed Godwits on the shellbanks or silt flats, we may view Red Knot and South Island Oystercatchers, the rare endemic Wrybill, the endangered Red-breasted Dotterel, Far Eastern Curlew, Whimbrel, several sandpipers, Caspian and Little Terns and Sacred Kingfisher. Later this morning, we travel towards Lake Rotorua, where New Zealand Grebe, New Zealand Scaup and Little Black Cormorant are often feeding or roosting. Rotorua is situated in the central plateau of the North Island, a region of much geothermal activity. We stay overnight at Taupo. Day 6 We have a dawn start this morning, in order to experience the haunting call of the endangered Kokako in its natural, misty rainforest environment. Pureora Forest Park contains one of the finest areas of podocarp forest in the country, as well as a large variety of native invertebrates, like the curious Peripatus, and numerous birds. We will have most of today to gain more insight into the nature and conservation of this special forest, and to enjoy the sounds of the New Zealand Kaka, Yellowfronted Parakeet, Tomtit, New Zealand Robin, Long-tailed Koel, New Zealand Falcon, Whitehead and Grey Gerygone. Later, our day winds up in Tongariro National Park where we stay overnight. Day 7 This morning we head for the tributaries of the Wanganui River to look for the endangered Blue Duck. Later we may see the endemic Fernbird and Rifleman against spectacular mountain backdrops. Our journey continues southwards to Wellington, where we will embark on a ferry crossing to the South Island. Three hours, however, is at times not enough for all the Blue Duck 90 For a previous tour report or further information please call: 01794 519445
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