RFI: Angelsea-Lorne area

["Mike Carter" <>]

Over the period 29-31 May I visited that area and although the weather was 
beautiful found the birding very quiet. I neither saw nor heard Bristlebird 
or Olive Whistler but did see a Pink Robin on the track to Carisbrook Falls. 
Among other more interesting birds I saw were Forest Raven and Bassian 
Thrush. Best birding was at Apollo Bay where there were 9 White-fronted 
Terns with 215 Crested Terns on the estuary on the southern side of the 
town. A warning, in an hour at Erskine Falls I saw only one bird, a 
White-browed Scrubwren. So I suggest you avoid the higher country and search 
lower down. When you're bored with the bush birding, it's worth a look at 
the sand spit on the northern side of Barwon Heads. Among other birds there, 
I saw 80 Double-banded Plovers with 22 Red-caps and 26 Bar-tailed Godwits.
Mike Carter
30 Canadian Bay Road
Mount Eliza  VIC 3930
Tel  (03) 9787 7136