A Change.org petition has started to have a Dundonnell (Victoria) site protected from wind farm development. The area is prime habitat with probably the highest density of flocking and nesting sites in Victoria for Brolga which is a threatened species in the State. The site is also of national significance for a number endangered flora … Read more
The Phalarope was still there on Saturday. In the T section with the Avocets. I can’t remember the pond number but it was the second pond along if you take the 1st turn left after entering the gate. I tends to stay around the outside of the group but can still be very difficult to … Read more
Oops whatever is “Terestrail”? My spell checker put that in. Of course that should be “terrestrial”. Philip —–Original Message—– From: Philip Veerman [
What a difference a week makes. Last Monday, 14 of March the T-Section lagoons played host to a wide array of migratory waders: Black-tailed Godwits, Red Knots, Greenshanks, dozens of Marsh Sandpipers, hundreds of Sharpies, similar numbers of Curlew Sands, loads of RN Stints, a Pectoral, 3 or 4 Woods and of course the popular … Read more
The other day I saw a Powerful Owl near my home in suburban Melbourne, 16km from the CBD. It was in a garden where a number of possums have been found dead so I’d like to know if these owls eat carrion. My concern is that current rat baits can accumulate in the bodies of … Read more