Cape Cassini Wilderness Retreat, Kangaroo Island Hotel, hosted Bed and Breakfast Accommodation
Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Setting the standard; looking to the future:
The only accommodation in South Australia with Green Globe benchmarking
and Advanced Eco Tourism Accreditation
A Holiday with Peace of Mind.
When you stay with us you are treading lightly on the environment.
| Date | Entry |
|---|---|
| 26/1/09 | Took a guest who was a keen bird watcher up to see all the wallabies at the top of our track last night and we must have seen several hundred in all. We were looking for a Bush Stone Curlew seen at night. On the way we saw a koala in the small tree that regularly has them. Robert has spent both mornings before breakfast out walking and saw 33 species within 3-4 km of the Retreat including 3 species not on our bird list viz Brown Thornbill, Eastern Reef Heron (Egret) and a New Holland Honey Eater. The day before the recent guests arrived, it was amusing to watch a Grey Currawong have a bath in our small bird bowl leaving not much water when it finished! |
| 14/1/09 | Mon 12/1 Kikuyu grass from the orchard continues to be a big hit with the local wild Western Grey Kangaroos. There were 11 of them at once within minutes for our guests to watch only metres from the house when the grass went out. Tues 13/1 A Koala with its baby in a small tree by our track again today when the guests drove past. Wed 14/1 3 Goannas seen at the house and along our track, 40cm, 50 cm & 60cm to be reported to Pelican Lagoon Research Station. It was interesting to note that as I went for my walk / run with our dog today, she did her business on the track not far up the track. When we returned only 30 mins later black beetles were busy spreading it about.( Dung beetles were introduced to Kangaroo Island recently ) |
| 2/12/08 | Recent wildlife activity: Kangaroos and Tamar Wallabies drink most late afternoons, early evenings and early mornings from the bowls in front of the house.One day there were 7 kangaroos at once at the two bowls and they even came to drink when it was raining! Most days we see Superb Fairy Wrens, Beautiful Firetails and Crimson Rosellas coming for a drink, too. Other sightings: A 60cm Goanna on our track, Wed 26/11, 1.5 km from the house. Thurs 27/11: A White bellied Sea Eagle seen just out to sea from our cliff in front of the house. Tues 2/12: A Nankeen Kestrel swooped onto something on the ground in front of the house at the top of the cliff as our guests were checking in today at 4pm. |
| 3/11/08 | Fri 24/10 Guests on tour and we spotted a Southern Brown Bandicoot rushing into its runway as we past by on the Playford Hwy. Its my first sighting, confirmed by its pointed nose, small size and short tail. Sat 25/10 Guests helped me do some weeding in Orchid gully for Slender Scotch Thistle Fri 31/10 A small Echidna foraging outside our orchard, early morning and most likely the same one seen just over a week ago. Sat 1/11 A red eyed Firetail (most likely classified as Red Browed)seen at the bird bath Sun 2/11 Some of our guests are in as a result of winning our prize donated to the Trees for Life lottery. On our Guided Walking Tour we did a Little Penguin survey and noted 3 birds in burrows, collected 3 bags of weeds, Native Apricot seeds and checked our endangered on KI Eutaxia Diffusa plants which are generally going OK. We did a weed survey to the East of the property and noted widespread occurrence of Glaucous Star Thistle in several gullies. A fledgling Honey Eater was rescued from ants on our front lawn, picked up and placed in the nearest tree. Mon 3/11 On transfer of our guests from Germany to Kingscote we saw a Koala close up by our track, a nice photo opportunity. Sitting in our conservatory on return, there was an interesting variety of birds we saw visiting our birdbath including a red eyed Firetail again, Crested Honey Eater, Silver Eye and a number of Superb Fairy Wrens both male and female. The Kangaroos and Wallabies have also turned up every morning and afternoon for guest viewing. |
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