Lock down protocaol for Birders

[Martin Butterfield via Canberrabirds <>]

Ooops.  I didn't realise that there is no distance restriction in the ACT just the ad-hoc regions (which may have meant something a few decades ago).  

However in looking at the detail of the Rules https://www.covid19.act.gov.au/act-status-and-response/lockdown, I did notice (several screens down under "Outdoor physical recreation and campgrounds" that all Nature Reserves are closed.  Does that just mean Tidbinbilla or does it include Canberra Nature Park?  I note that in https://www.environment.act.gov.au/parks-conservation/parks-and-reserves/find-a-park many/most elements are named as "... Nature Reserve".

Martin Butterfield

http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/

https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/

On Sat, 18 Sept 2021 at 11:48, Martin Butterfield <> wrote:

I have no hopes at all that the Kingfisher will still be around when we are able to return to Canberra without 14 days hard at either end of the trip.  To assiste people to make decisions about whether they should make the effort or not I have used Google Earth to plot circles of 5km (red)  and 10km (purple) around the approximate site the red-backed one is lurking .

Martin Butterfield

http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/

https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/

On Sat, 18 Sept 2021 at 10:48, Ian Fraser <> wrote:

Thanks Neil and Sue. I just hope that kingfisher has the decency to either hang around until I can cross the lake, or to take a turn over here for a while!

Frustrated Ian of Duffy

On 17/09/2021 6:08 pm, Sue Lashko via Canberrabirds wrote:

Hi everyone

Further to Neil's email about abiding by the ACT Govt's Covid rules ( "to exercise outdoors for two hours per day in your region" - see map), I was working on a piece for the Oct issue of Gang-gang about where to bird during lockdown, but since it is another fortnight until that appears on the web, I decided to look back at Sandra's 'New Places' column that she has produced for Gang-gang since 2018. To keep us all within our appropriate regions and for quick reference, I have copied and pasted Sandra's notes into a document for each region, listing places she has visited within those regions.  

Also, to help me with my Gang-gang article, which hopefully will help get us through until October 15, I am looking for some more suggestions of where to exercise/bird in your region.  Yesterday I discovered the old Weetangera Cemetery as I walked from Hawker to Pegasus.  Please send any suggestions to me by Wed 29 Sept, briefly stating location, address or description of where to park, and particular birds to look out for.

Hope you find the attachments useful. (Tuggeranong has the biggest list because that is where Sandra lives).

Sue

On Fri, 17 Sept 2021 at 11:11, Neil Hermes via Canberrabirds <> wrote:

For posting on chat

Just a reminder that all birders should be aware of, and comply with, the ACT Government's directions concerning permissible outdoor activities. It reflects on all of us if some birders are not being seen to be responsible.

Regards

Neil Hermes
President

COG

0413828045

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