Of course, if you need anything in particular it's probably worth giving
Shirley or Doug a call. I think they have the home addresses for most of the
birds that visit Werribee!
On 30/10/2007, Russell Woodford <> wrote:
>
> Shirley's message just bounced - not sure why. Please note that a permit
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>
> Although the wind makes birding on the Plant difficult there is still
> plenty to see.
> There is a diary in the box in the Bird Hide but few seem to record their
> sightings. Some of the entries do not give the location of the birds,
> there were a couple of reports of Sacred Kingfishers but no detail of the
> area.
>
> We found the most productive ponds today were the Borrow Pit with a
> solitary Common Greenshank, lots of Red-kneed dotterel, Red,-neck Stints,
> Sharpies and Curlew Sandpipers, Black-tail Native Hens +.
>
> There are still a few Blue-bill Duck among the Hard-heads, Teal and Musk
> Duck in the long duck ponds.
> On the flaps of 15E drain there were a couple of Black-footed dotterel.
> Further west in 85W were 15 Glossy Ibis, Both Bar-tailed and Black Tailed
> Godwits among the Avocet, Swan ++
> Walsh's Lagoon was where the Spoonbills, both Yellow & Royal were hanging
> out.
> Reed Warbler, Cisticolas, Chats, Scrubwrens, Swans with cygnets, etc
> abound.
> Towards Kirk Point there were Richards Pipits, Brown Songlark, Skylark,
> Ruddy Turnstone turning stones like mad, Oystercatcher, terns, cormorants
> etc, etc, etc.
>
> Plenty to see in our 4 hours down there.
>
>
>
> Shirley Cameron
> Werribee
> 3030
> 03 9741 2997
>
>
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