Hello all,
Less than a week away from our mini twitchanthon and the plans are going well.
Belmont Common seems a certainty. Is Black-fronted Dotterel a resident
species there ? If not, does anyone know of prime locations for this species
and for Red-kneed Dotterel. I used to see both regularly at Werribee Lagoons
but have not seen either species for quite some time there. The only other
occasional locations I know of for Black-fronted Dotterel are at the Altona
Golf Course and at the lagoons underneath the West Gate Bridge (believe it ir
not !!!). There are no birds at either spot at the moment.
I also read with interest Lawrie's Hooded Plover record from Bancoora Beach,
Torquay. Are there any other reliable spots along the coast road before Lorne
?
This brings up one final and very important issue for us. Whether we need to
press on to Apollo Bay and Otways for some additional species or, considering
time may be better spent in Brisbane Ranges, just head as far west as Lorne and
then head up through Winchelsea. My concern is obviously re time and if we
were to press west to Otways would we run out of time and spend time driving
unnecessarily for the few species we may pick up.
Can someone provide some guidance on whether there are other locations en route
(i.e. what's Angahook-Lorne State Park like for birding and are there key
locations there to focus on ?).
Thinking mainly about robins, flycatchers, Gang Gangs, Satin Bowerbirds and
other temperate rainforest species that one would see in Otways.
Are there any bush birding locations en route from Lorne through Winchelsea,
Bannockburn to B. Ranges worth stopping at ???
Looking at Mary White Reserve just west of Anglesea for Emu-Wren and the
elusive Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (odd but true having seen none in Mallacoota -
do they exist ???) Is this a reliable site ?
Thank you all for your time and air space once again and I will stop bothering
you once it's all over and done with and out of my system.
Bloody exciting though !
Cheers for now and good birding,
Paul
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