Anglesea Spots – 13 June 2026

It seems forever that I have been saying in the Bird Walk Report: ‘The weather was very good for birdwatching …’. But this month our luck ran out and it was windy and rain was expected late in the morning. The original plan was to try the Anglesea heath along Harrison Track North, starting from Gum Flats Road. However, it was realised late in the week that there was planned burning in the area. Consequently, we decided to leave the Anglesea heath for a later visit and focus on three spots off Camp Road in Anglesea.

First up was Firebreak Track which heads east and up hill from Camp Road. There has been vegetation removal in the area, presumably as a firebreak and this can have the benefit of making birds easier to see. We heard a Rufous Bristlebird but couldn’t see it … presumably it was in the bracken past the cleared strip. There was the usual noise from the White-eared Honeyeaters and Red Wattlebirds. A Laughing Kookaburra sat in a tree and was there at the start of the walk, and remained when we returned 45 minutes later. A Grey Currawong flew overhead.

Kookaburra (photo by Paul Wright)

Next up was the Powerline Track about 200m north along Camp Road from the Firebreak Track. This track heads north east from Camp Road. Again it is a fairly open area and can be a good spot to see birds in dead trees and on power lines. But a pretty quiet day apart from the New Holland Honeyeaters. A couple of Wedge-tailed Eagles flew over which was a highlight.

The final spot for the morning was the track off Coalmine Road which heads south and eventually meets with Bingley Parade. The wind was fairly strong by this stage, and it was pretty gloomy amongst the eucalypts. Some common sounds: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, White-eared Honeyeater, Spotted Pardalote, Magpie, and Pied Currawong. The highlight was a dead tree that at one point had 6 New-holland Honeyeaters making a lot of racket and a White-eared Honeyeater. There was also a male Golden Whistler (doing the drawn-out seep, seep, seep call) hanging around.

Honeyeaters (photo by Paul Wright)

Some great conversation but overall a pretty poor morning of bird watching. We had morning tea at the picnic area at Coogoorah Park before the rain started in earnest. Copies of the two recorded bird lists are given in the section below.

James Orton

Firebreak Track + Powerline Track  – Bird List

The table below shows the names and count of birds seen/heard on Fireline Track and Powerline Track (combined). Note this list has been recorded in eBird, and shared with the Angair eBird account.

Coalmine Road – Bird List

The table below shows the names and count of birds seen/heard on track off Coalmine Road – also recorded in eBird, and shared with the Angair eBird account.