Hi all,
Another quick RFI I’m afraid – but having only moved to Melbourne recently I still have a million questions.
I’m planning on a morning trip to the south coast on saturday with three targets: Rufous Bristlebird, Olive Whistler and Pink Robin.
My plan (from what info I have found already) was to go to Point Addis lighthouse for the bristlebirds (and Airey’s Inlet if that fails), and then to the rainforest area beyond Lorne up the Allenvale Rd for the whistlers and robins.
If anyone has any recent info on these areas – or knows better spots in the area (or closer to Melbourne) any information is really gratefully received.
Thanks as always,
Ed
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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
Hi Ed, Lake Elizabeth (out the back of Lorne) is a good spot for Olive Whistlers. PInk Robins move out into drier, more open areas over winter in the Geelong Region (documented in Geelong Bird Reports, 1984-2008, edited by M. Hewish) and so I’d suggest looking for them at Ocean Grove Nature Reserve or the Anglesea Heath, where they have been seen before over autumn and winter. The bird observation page on the Geelong Field Naturalists Club website, http://home.vicnet.net.au/~gfnc/ might also be a good website to look at for recent PInk Robin records. Good Luck Grace
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Hi Ed,
Point Addis is not a lighthouse – it is simply a point – the Rufous Bristlebirds are found in the car park at the very end. In my opinion, the Aireys Inlet Lighthouse is a better spot for Rufous Bristlebirds. Look along the paths near the lighthouse – in particular, the path that leads from the lighthouse alongside the lawn towards the gravel road.
Erskine Falls near Lorne has always proved reasonably reliable for Olive Whistler for us. I’m not sure about Pink Robin, we’ve never seen them there not being there! Sheoak Picnic Ground is another good spot in the Lorne area, where you would be reasonably likely to find the whistler and possibly the robin.
Good luck!
Paul Dodd Docklands, Victoria