Bird Walks

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…

This was the Spring version of the Brisbane Ranges bird walk. The weather was sunny and wind ok. There was a good turnout and John…

You can see Shy Albatross from the beaches (Fairhaven and Moggs for sure) and from the Aireys Inlet cliffs. It is easier to find them…

Some of us are lucky enough to live full-time in the Angair postcode, others travel back and forward to Melbourne regularly. It is more difficult…

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