Bird Walks

Thornbills are small, around 10 cm. I find the most common species in the area and my birdbath is the Brown Thornbill. They have a…

It was a good day for bird watching weather-wise – sunny and light winds. There was a good turn-up of 16 people to visit Lot…

Janice Carpenter, regional coordinator for the Friends of the Hooded Plover,  reports a highly successful year for the Surf Coast hoodies. Ten chicks fledged on…

It was a good day for bird watching weather-wise – sunny and light winds. There was a small but keen turn-up this month for the…

There are some birds that are mainly/only seen in our area in summer. This includes birds such as Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos, Dusky Woodswallows and of…

It was a reasonable day for bird watching weather-wise, although a bit windy for spotting bush birds. There was a good turn-up: 13 bird watchers,…

Water birds are easy to see: they sail around out there, in or over the open water. Bush birds are more difficult to track down:…

Latham’s Snipe is an interesting bird. Most birds spend the non-breeding season (August to February) in eastern Australia, and migrate to Japan or south-east Siberia…

The bird walk this month was at Sparrovale Wetlands which is near Armstrong Creek. The weather was ok, and a reasonable day for bird watching.…

Cuckoos are calling again and here is a quick refresh. In general, cuckoos seen locally are the classic easy-to-hear but hard-to-see birds, so you need…