Outings for 2011
| Saturday, 25 February 9:00am |
Mud Islands, Port Phillip Bay, Port Phillip Bay, Melways 511 J 8 Mud Island bird list Mud Island Map |
Meet at Sorrento Pier, Melway 157 C7 We are being picked up around 9:30am and will be dropped off again about 4.00pm. People will need to be prepared to wade, so shorts over bathers are recommended. Bring lunch, sunscreen and shoes for wading as Mud Islands is actually three sand islands and we will be wading between them. If the wind is too strong for the trip to proceed, we will visit an alternate birding location on the Mornington Peninsula. There is all-day parking adjacent to the pier at $1.00 per hour. Cost: $40 for adults, $30 for children under 14 years. Maximum 39 people. |
Enquiries: Tania Ireton [email protected] (03) 9583 2175(AH) 0433 015 282 |
| Saturday, 31 March 9:00am |
Churchill National Park, Churchill Park Drive Lysterfield South, Melways 82 C 10 Churchill National Park bird list Churchill National Park Map |
As the gates don't open until 10 a.m. we will meet at the carpark outside the main gate on Churchill Park Drive (turn right from Power Road). The walk will be about three hours followed by lunch. |
Enquiries: Tania Ireton [email protected] (03) 9583 2175(AH) 0433 015 282 |
| Saturday, 28 April 10:00am |
Ruff Property, Nagambie, Mt Black Quarry Road Nagambie, Melways 510 L 4 Ruff Property bird list Ruff Property Map |
Travel up Hume Hwy, taking Goulburn Valley Hwy exit just after the bridge over the Goulburn River (approx. 8 km past Seymour exit). Travel north approx 20 km along Goulburn Valley Hwy to Nagambie, turning left into the Heathcote-Nagambie Rd. immediately behind the United Service Station. Travel approx. 16 km along Heathcote-Nagambie Rd to the Mt. Black Road turnoff on the right, about 300m past the signposted Murdoch Lane. Mt. Black Road is a dirt track and heads north into the forest. It is only signposted by a vertical inscription on a treated pine pole located next to the track entrance, so is easily missed. Travel up the Mt Black Road for approx 1.6 km, (ignoring the track that branches off to the left at the Mt. Black Flora Reserve sign) to the second gate on the right. It has Land For Wildlife and Trust for Nature signs on it, but when the gate is open, the signs are not so easy to see. This is the entrance to the property. The house is located a further 2 km down the driveway. Travel time from GPO Melbourne to property entrance approx. 2 hours. If people wish to stay overnight on the Saturday, you can camp on the property or sleep on the floor of the shed or stay in a motel in Nagambie. Nominal charge of $5 per head if staying at the property. A portable toilet will be available. |
Enquiries: Tania Ireton [email protected] (03) 9583 2175(AH) 0433 015 282 |
| Sunday, 29 April 10:00am |
Ruff Property, Nagambie, Mt Black Quarry Road Nagambie, Melways 510 L 4 Ruff Property bird list Ruff Property Map |
Travel up Hume Hwy, taking Goulburn Valley Hwy exit just after the bridge over the Goulburn River (approx. 8 km past Seymour exit). Travel north approx 20 km along Goulburn Valley Hwy to Nagambie, turning left into the Heathcote-Nagambie Rd. immediately behind the United Service Station. Travel approx. 16 km along Heathcote-Nagambie Rd to the Mt. Black Road turnoff on the right, about 300m past the signposted Murdoch Lane. Mt. Black Road is a dirt track and heads north into the forest. It is only signposted by a vertical inscription on a treated pine pole located next to the track entrance, so is easily missed. Travel up the Mt Black Road for approx 1.6 km, (ignoring the track that branches off to the left at the Mt. Black Flora Reserve sign) to the second gate on the right. It has Land For Wildlife and Trust for Nature signs on it, but when the gate is open, the signs are not so easy to see. This is the entrance to the property. The house is located a further 2 km down the driveway. Travel time from GPO Melbourne to property entrance approx. 2 hours. |
Enquiries: Tania Ireton [email protected] (03) 9583 2175(AH) 0433 015 282 |
| Sunday, 27 May 9:00am |
Newport Lakes, Newport & Jawbone Reserve, Williamstown, Margaret Street Newport, Maddox Road Williamstown Melways 55 G 3 & 55 F 8 Newport Lakes bird list Newport Lakes Map Jawbone Reserve bird list Jawbone Reserve Map |
Meet at the carpark near the toilets, via Margaret Street. We will travel to the western end of Jawbone Reserve via Maddox Rd (Melway 55 F8). We will also visit the eastern end of the reserve, parking in Crofton Drive (Melway 55 H 9). BYO morning tea, lunch and chair. Toilets available at Newport Lakes Park. |
Enquiries: Tania Ireton [email protected] (03) 9583 2175(AH) 0433 015 282 |
