We are only backyard birders but wanted an in depth view of Bruny Island. Our day with Mark gave us just what we wanted. Mark is an experienced birder and told us much we didn't know about the birds on Bruny and helped us see several of them. But he also had an amazing, in depth knowledge about the trees, shrubs, grasses, animals, history of the area and even the literature of Tasmania. After a morning tour of the Inala Nature Preserve we visited the Cape Bruny lighthouse (fabulous views) and then went on to Adventure Bay. We saw several birds and other wildlife along the way. Because We had only a few days in Tasmania and don't drive on the left side of the road we arranged to be picked up at our hotel. All in all it was a fabulous day and we can't thank Mark enough for making it so. It was worth every penny and we would highly recommend it for anyone interested in an in depth up close view of Bruny Island.

I love the whole ethos of Inala. Tonia Cochran has made this nature reserve heaven and has encouraged the return of the 40 spotted pardalote - and bonus, we saw one! In fact, we saw so many birds, we could easily have played a form of Bird Bingo, which Inala almost encourages because it provides a list where you can tick off what you see (and make a list of what you need to find next time).

Our tour guide was Cat, charming, knowledgable and absolutely fierce about preserving nature; and a deadset bird expert and pretty good on plants too. Over four hours, we walked all over Inala, heard the distninctive calls of the Striated Pardalote, the New Holland Honeyeater and the Grey Shrikethrush but heard and saw so many more. Drove to Cloudy Bay and to Sharps Rd to get an excellent introduction to seagulls (actually, not really, we discovered that seagulls are just shorthand for a wide variety of gulls). Included is a hearty morning tea with the best view you've ever seen. Highly recommended. Plus! Added echidnas just concertina-ing right up to have a sticky beak at us.

We had a great day with Cat Davidson, visiting the highlights on Bruny plus learning a lot about life there and the ecosystems. Saw lots of birds but sadly no white wallaby! Our guide met us from the ferry in her 4WD, was very personable and knowledgeable, managed to avoid the crowds and was happy to tailor the private tour to our needs/interests. Would highly recommend a visit to the fascinating Bligh museum. Would have loved to spend a night at Inala as well but our planned holiday itinerary would not allow. Bruny is beautiful and very interesting.