David,
You probably want to try some sites in the Dandenong Ranges National Park.
This includes Olinda at the top of Mount Dandenong and the reasonably close
Sherbrooke Forrest. The parks are about a 45-50 minute drive to the east of
Melbourne (traffic on a Monday, permitting).
Have a look at the Parks Victoria website - www.parkweb.vic.gov.au and
choose "Dandenong Ranges National Park" from the "Go Directly To a Park"
field.
At the bottom of the page on the park you can download the park notes and
maps - you'll need numbers 1 (Sherbrooke Forest) and 8 (Olinda). Start at
Olinda - there are three picnic grounds on the park note, Olinda Falls is as
good a place to start from as anywhere - there are plenty of tracks around.
Sherbrooke Forest is a great place for Superb Lyrebirds (in fact you'd be
pretty certain of seeing them at Grant's Picnic ground late in the
afternoon). Where there's Lyrebirds, there's a reasonable chance of
Pilotbirds. Grant's Picnic Ground is a good place to begin anyway - there
are a number of signposted walks from there.
Pink Robins will be a bit hit-and-miss - you may see them, you may not. Keep
a lookout for little brown birds! I reckon Olinda is your best bet for them.
Sherbrooke Forest is definitely the best place close to Melbourne for
Pilotbirds.
Hopefully this helps.
Paul Dodd
Docklands, Melbourne
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Sent: Tuesday, 1 April 2008 6:25 PM
To: BIRDING-AUS birding-aus
Subject: A day in Melbourne
I have potentially a day in Melbourne with a car next Monday when i
would like to do a spot of birding.
Two birds I particularly seek - Pink Robin and Pilotbird.
Any locals give me any spots near Melbourne where these might be best
chance?
cheers
David Taylor
Brisbane
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