Bird Walks

It was a good day for birdwatching weatherwise – lights winds and sunny.  A small but expectant group set off from Angair soon after 8am.…

Another black-and-white story this month, involving the aptly named Willie Wagtail. It is generally thought the bird wags its tail to flush out insects from…

Magpie-larks may look like small magpies but they are not magpies or larks, and are actually in the same taxonomy family as Satin Flycatchers.    I…

It was a good day for birdwatching weatherwise – lights winds and mostly sunny. Brown Swamp is around 25km north of Anglesea.  When we arrived…

Everyone recognises a Magpie, and it also has an unmistakable sound. Bird identification is often not so easy. The photo below (courtesy of Rob Shepherd)…

Hooded plovers and other beach birds Eight Hoodies were recently seen at Point Impossible resting among the wrack including 4 fledglings, one of which was…

It was not a great day for a birdwatching since the wind was too strong.  However, we were mainly focused on water birds, making the…

Following on from last month’s exhortations about walking hard and being rewarded with exciting bird sightings, the apparently elusive Painted Button-quail was seen at the…

Lot 2 is on 101 Bambra Road in Aireys Inlet.  It is approximately four hectares and is situated next to the Painkalac Creek.  It has…

March can be a tough month for birdwatchers. The exciting noises of the whistlers and various cuckoos are largely gone from our bush. When you…