Brampton Island
Bio Calendar
Voyages properties are located in some of Australia's most remote and breath taking locations; and boast some of the most amazing and unique natural wonders all year round.
Voyages have created unique biological calendars for each individual property so that you will be sure to not miss out on your most treasured natural wonder. Hover your mouse over each month below to discover what is in season!
- Wet season peaks with mostly nocturnal rainfall
- Green Tree Frogs & other reptiles very active and breeding
- Black-Headed Flying Foxes breeding in camp near the golf course
- Flatback & Green Turtles laying eggs and hatchlings scampering to the sea
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- Melaleuca Forest often floods
- Eastern Dwarf Tree Frogs very common in the Melaleuca Forest
- Many bird species are still breeding, and many trees are producing fruits
- Flatback & Green Turtles continue to lay eggs and hatchlings may be seen emerging from nests
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- Brampton's gardens in bloom
- Migratory birds arrive from the South, many of which will remain for winter
- Reptiles such as Sand Goannas go into dormancy
- Melaluca Forest often floods
- Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog and Green Tree Frogs breed and are often seen around the resort
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- End of the wet season
- Black and Blue Tiger Butterflies begin to arrive
- Sea birds are mating
- Cordylincs start flowering in the Melaleuca Forest
- Gold Orb Weaver Spiders are very common
- Sunset over the waters surrounding Brampton
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- Dugongs often seen at the jetty in afternoons
- Black-Headed Flying Foxes start to disperse as dry season approaches
- Huge aggregations of Blue Tiger Butterflies are witnesses around the Resort
- Sunset over the waters surrounding Brampton
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- Start of dry season heralded by glorious sunsets, SE trade winds and big tides
- Turtles can be seen sun-baking on the surface of the water in the mornings
- Boo-Books Owls active and can be heard at night
- Birds of prey performing courtship displays
- Grass Tree Woodlands in bloom
- Kangaroos visiting golf course
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- Humpback & Minke Whales breeding
- Sea Eagles & Ospreys nesting, juvenile seabirds can be seen around the resort
- Boo-Book Owls active and can be heard at night
- Thousands of Blue Tiger Butterflies can be seen in the Melaleuca Forest
- Grass Tree Woodlands in bloom
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- Whale breaching frequently seen
- Oyster Catchers and sea birds breeding
- Pelicans common near archery targets
- Koalas occasionally seen and kangaroos common on golf course
- Mistletoe in flower and Pandanus produce large orange fruits
- Blue Tiger Butterflies start to leave as summer butterfly species arrive
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- Humpback & Minke Whales finish breeding and calving
- Reptiles such as Sand Goannas and Tree Snakes come out of hibernation
- Sea Eagles & Ospreys nesting
- Eucalypts in flower and Grass Tree Woodlands still flowering
- Dry deciduous plant species, especially Figs & Beach Almonds, shed their leaves
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- Many birds nesting – Birds of Prey, Crows, Currawongs & Thick-knee Curlews
- The Black-headed Flying Fox colony on the Golf Course begin to breed, and very active during the day
- Coral & fish spawning during full moon
- Kaffer Lillies in bloom and central Strangler Fig sheds all its leaves
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- Poincianas, Crinium Lillies, Golden Orchids & Coconut Palms all flowering and attracting Sunbirds
- Coral & fish spawning during full moon
- Tuna and other pelagic fish species active
- Migratory birds arrive from North
- Reptiles more active with Sand Goannas breeding & constructing nesting chambers for eggs
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- Flatback & Green Turtles laying eggs on Brampton & Carlisle Islands, hatchlings starting to emerge
- Green Tree Frogs and Scarab Beetles common
- Black-headed Flying Fox numbers commence breeding near the golf course
- Mango & Fig trees are fruiting and luminous diatoms in the water
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