I'm pretty sure there's no entry fee for the Homestead.
I vaguely remember a ranger telling someone off for crossing that little
bridge, so the channel it crosses might be the limit for where we're allowed.
Which makes you wonder why there's a little bridge.
Peter Shute
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Dolby
> Sent: Friday, 31 January 2014 1:46 PM
> To: Peter Shute; Paul Rose;
> Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Oriental Plover at Altona,
> Victoria - any update???
>
> Yes, that's the one Pete. The tower's a strange memorial to
> Australian immigration. In terms of whether the public is
> allowed to walk to the shore from the tower, I actually don't
> know? I've done this on quite a few occasions. Just between
> you and I, whenever I've meet a ranger, instead of asking me
> to leave they've given me a lift and we've driven around
> birding together.
>
> Also, a slight correction (if you are allowed in this area),
> from the tower you need to head east to the beach (begin by
> crossing the little foot bridge) and then head north along
> the beach to Skeleton Waterhole Creek, not south as I first
> indicated. (I obviously had a problem with the directions in
> my minds eye.) Although, there are some nice shorebird areas
> along the beach to the south, towards the homestead. This was
> the spot where the Little Stint was seen in 2006.
>
> If there is a problem in terms of access, you could access
> the beach and Skeleton Waterhole Creek by not entering via
> Point Cook Coastal Park near the tower. Simply head into the
> homestead instead, and then walk north along the beach from
> there, thus not officially entering via the coastal park.
> Note that you may need to pay a fee when enter the homestead?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim
> ________________________________________
> From: Peter Shute
> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 10:32 AM
> To: Tim Dolby; Paul Rose;
> Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Oriental Plover at Altona,
> Victoria - any update???
>
> I asusme you're talking about the tower accessed from Pt Cook
> coastal Park? Is the public allowed to walk to the shore from
> the tower, Tim? I was under the impression everything west of
> the tower was off limits, but I'm not sure. It would be good
> if someone could clarify this before birders start trying it.
>
> Peter Shute
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Birding-Aus
> > On Behalf Of Tim Dolby
> > Sent: Thursday, 30 January 2014 3:22 PM
> > To: Paul Rose;
> > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Oriental Plover at Altona,
> Victoria - any
> > update???
> >
> > Paul,
> >
> > Stuart Dashper and I went down there late yesterday, and didn't see
> > it. One area we didn't manage to check out was the very
> mouth of the
> > Skeleton Waterhole Creek. Late in the evening, when the
> tide was low,
> > there was several thousand shorebirds here
> (-37.898681,144.801475). To
> > get this spot, you could walk directly south from the Tower
> (crossing
> > the small foot bridge, -37.913034,144.793517). I reckon, if
> you where
> > going to look this would be the place to do it.
> >
> > Got very brief views of the unusual looking Golden Plover (possible
> > American) in a salt pan to the west of the tower
> > (-37.908941,144.781197), and they've been roosting in the
> scrubby salt
> > pan just south of the road here.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Tim
> > ________________________________________
> > From: Birding-Aus on
> behalf of
> > Paul Rose
> > Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2014 2:16 PM
> > To:
> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Oriental Plover at Altona, Victoria - any
> > update???
> >
> > Good afternoon,
> > Just wondering if anyone has an update on the initial posting on
> > Eremaea Birds of an Oriental Plover at Altona on the
> 27th(?).Has this
> > bird been seen since?Can't locate anything as of yet on the
> new ebird
> > site. Finding navigation through all the American based
> postings to
> > be challenging.
> > Regards,
> > Paul
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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