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Birding Lodges of the World: Broome Bird Observatory

We have up to a couple of hundred Asian Dowitchers that overstretch their migration and make Roebuck Bay their feeding grounds. Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)?

Birding Lodges of the World: Broome Bird Observatory

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Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)?

Roebuck Bay provides one of the most reliable places in Australia to see this highly sought-after bird, making it a major drawcard for visiting birders.

We have up to a couple of hundred Asian Dowitchers that overstretch their migration and make Roebuck Bay their feeding grounds.

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Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)? Roebuck Bay provides one of the most reliable places in Australia to see this highly sought-after bird, making it a major drawcard for visiting birders. We have up to a couple of hundred Asian Dowitchers that overstretch their migration and make Roebuck Bay their feeding grounds.

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  • We are lucky that we get some that overwinter and spend the whole year here before they begin migrating.
  • What is the name of your lodge, and since when has your lodge been operating?
  • We have air-conditioned accommodation (single, double and family rooms), we have a self-contained 2-bedroom cottage, and...

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The Asian Dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus). Observatory (BBO) has been operating since 1988.

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