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Leeton Griffith weekend 14-15th March Well what a weekend it was, despite the rather early morning start on Sunday 🥱. We...
21/03/2026

Leeton Griffith weekend 14-15th March

Well what a weekend it was, despite the rather early morning start on Sunday 🥱. We saw 86 bird species including a black kite, a black-shouldered kite, a black falcon, 30 brolgas, a pair of glossy black cockatoos, pink-eared ducks, blue-billed ducks, a purple-backed fairywren, a stubble quail, a singing honeyeater and many others

Apostlebird
Aust Darter
Aust Hobby
Aust Pelican
Aust Ringneck
Aust Shelduck
Aust Shoveler
Aust Swamphen
Aust White Ibis
Black Falcon
Black Kite
Black Swan
Black-faced CuckooShrike
Black-fronted Dotterel
Black-shouldered kite
Blue-billed duck
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Brolga
Brown Falcon
Brown Goshawk
Cattle Egret
Chestnut Teal
Cockatiel
Common Starling
Crested Pigeon
Eurasian Coot
Galah
Glossy Black-Cockatoo
Glossy Ibis
Golden-headed Cisticola
Great Cormorant
Great Egret
Grey Teal
Hardhead
Hoary-headed Grebe
Inland Thornbill
Kookaburra
Little Black Cormorant
Little Corella
Little Egret
Little Pied Cormorant
Little Raven
Magpie
Magpie Goose
Magpie-lark
Masked Lapwing
Nankeen Kestrel
Pacific Black Duck
Peaceful Dove
Pied Butcherbird
Pied Stilt
Pink Cockatoo
Pink-eared Duck
Plumed Whistling Duck
Purple-backed Fairywren
Rainbow Bee-eater
Red-capped Plover
Red-rumped Parrot
Reed Warbler
Rock Dove
Royal Spoonbill
Rufous Whistler
Silver Gull
Silvereye
Singing Honeyeater
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Straw necked Ibis
Stubble Quail
Swamp Harrier
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Welcome Swallow
Whistling Kite
White-bellied Sea-eagle
White-breasted Woodswallow
White-faced Heron
White-fronted chat
White-necked heron
White-plumed Honeyeater
White-winged Fairywren
Willie Wagtail
Wood Duck
Yellow Thornbill
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Yellow-throated miner
Zebra Finch

December bird count at Chiltern ForestThis is an annual event where members survey sites in the Chiltern Forest area. Th...
19/12/2025

December bird count at Chiltern Forest

This is an annual event where members survey sites in the Chiltern Forest area. This year we had two teams surveying several different sites where the vegetation was vey dry and sources of water were limited.

Sites surveyed

Group 1
1) Lake Anderson walk
2) Bartley's block

Group 2
Chiltern Dam No. 1
Chiltern Dam No. 1 roadside
Chiltern Dam No. 2
Andersons Track

Bird list

1. Australasian Darter
2. Australasian Grebe
3. Australian Magpie Breeding
4. Australian Raven
5. Australian Reed Warbler
6. Australian White Ibis Breeding - nests
7. Australian Wood Duck
8. Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
9. Black-fronted Dotterel
10. Black-tailed Native-hen
11. Blue-faced Honeyeater Breeding
12. Brown Goshawk Breeding - nest
13. Brown Songlark
14. Brown Treecreeper
15. Brown-headed Honeyeater
16. Common Blackbird
17. Common Myna
18. Common Starling
19. Crested Pigeon
20. Dusky Moorhen
21. Dusky Woodswallow
22. Eastern Rosella
23. Eurasian Coot
24. European Goldfinch
25. Fairy Martin
26. Fuscous Honeyeater
27. Galah
28. Great Egret
29. Grey Fantail
30. Grey Shrike-thrush
31. Grey Teal
32. House Sparrow
33. Intermediate Egret
34. Jacky Winter
35. Laughing Kookaburra
36. Little Black Cormorant
37. Little Grassbird
38. Little Lorrikeet
39. Little Pied Cormorant
40. Magpie-lark
41. Mistletoebird
42. Noisy Friarbird
43. Olive-backed Oriole
44. Oriental Dollarbird
45. Pacific Black Duck Breeding
46. Peaceful Dove
47. Pied Currawong
48. Plumed Whistling Duck Notable
49. Purple Swamphen
50. Rainbow Bee-eater
51. Red Wattlebird
52. Red-browed Finch
53. Red-capped Robin Breeding
54. Red-rumped Parrot
55. Rufous Songlark
56. Rufous Whistler
57. Sacred Kingfisher
58. Spotted Dove
59. Spotted Pardalote
60. Striated Pardalote
61. Stubble Quail
62. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
63. Superb Fairy-wren Breeding
64. Tree Martin
65. Weebill
66. Welcome Swallow
67. Western Gerygone
68. Whistling Kite
69. White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike
70. White-browed Babbler Breeding
71. White-browed Woodswallow
72. White-faced Heron
73. White-plumed Honeyeater
74. White-throated Gerygone
75. White-winged Chough
76. Willie Wagtail
77. Yellow Rosella
78. Yellow-billed Spoonbill
79. Yellow-faced Honeyeater
80. Yellow-tufted Honeyeater

Wimmera Mallee WeekendFrustration at the ever-changing login requirements for this FB page, hence the big gap in posting...
28/11/2025

Wimmera Mallee Weekend

Frustration at the ever-changing login requirements for this FB page, hence the big gap in postings about our events. However, we're back.

Here is a brief summary of our Ovens and Murray trip to the Wimmera/Mallee region on the weekend of 14th-16th November. 18 of us made it to Horsham despite the long drive, but, for me at least, it was a well worth the trip seeing at least four birds I have never seen before.

Day 1
We followed the outline previously provided to the group by our local guide, Suzanne from Horsham Birdlife which was to head north as far as Lake Hindmarsh and return via Glenlea S.F and Little Desert N.P. Suzanne was assisted by Phil from Parks Victoria.

During the day, we spotted splendid fairy wrens, red-capped robins, regent parrots, chestnut-rumped thornbills, and Mallee fowl.

Day 2
An approaching front provided a windy start to the day's birding. A few highlights before the weather deteriorated.

West Wail Flora Reserve - white-bellied cuckoo-shrikes
Natimuk Lake (dry) so not much to see
Sewerage Treatment Plant for a variety of water birds.
Mitre Lake - white-fronted chats and white- winged trillers
Mt Arapiles - Gilbert's whistler - heard but not seen
St. Mary's Swamp -whistling kites ...before 60kph winds and heavy rain

Some photos from the day...and yes, the first photo is NOT a bird ...but so beautif

Some belated snaps from our July outing to the Warbys, Killawarra region, led by Darcy Creece. A wonderful birding envi...
25/07/2025

Some belated snaps from our July outing to the Warbys, Killawarra region, led by Darcy Creece. A wonderful birding environment where we managed to spot Swift parrots, Little lorikeets, and Dusky woodswallows

BirdLife Australia’s Birds on Farms SNSW project team, in partnership with Ovens & Murray BirdLifeA reminder of our upco...
25/07/2025

BirdLife Australia’s Birds on Farms SNSW project team, in partnership with Ovens & Murray BirdLife

A reminder of our upcoming outing. Please RSVP to Darcy if you would like to attend

Saturday 2 August 2025,
9am to 12 noon.
Morning tea will be provided.

Where: Brimin,Victoria (directions will be provided on RSVP).
What to bring: Sturdy footwear, binoculars (if you have them), a water bottle and a birding friend! This experience includes walking ~3km around the farm.
RSVP: Darcy at [email protected]

Birds on Farms SNSW project team and Ovens and Murray Branch, invite you to a FREE guided birdwatching workshop on a bird-friendly farm. This workshop will introduce you to new birders, landholders and simple ways you can help Save Birds. Save Life.

Share – your bird knowledge in a friendly relaxed environment.
Learn – Bird IDskills, and how to make your place more bird-friendly.
Explore – exclusive Birds on Farms monitoring sites with experienced local birders.

Bring a birding friend! This experience includes walking ~3km around the farm.

RSVP: Darcy at [email protected]

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Albury, NSW
2640

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