Hi All, heading up through the Vic Mallee and across to Gluepot next week, and keen to look for Painted Honeyeater on the way.
I noticed the Birdata website has a cluster of dots for this species at Mt Korong Scenic reserve, near Wedderburn. Would locals recommend this as the most likely spot for this species, or is there somewhere else we should try on the way??
Thanks in anticipation, John Tongue Ulverstone, Tas.
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Hi John,
The most reliable spot in Victoria for this species is the Dunach Nature Conservation Reserve north of Clunes on the Ballarat-Maryborough Road. From Ballarat head north to Clunes and then from there along the C287 Ballarat-Maryborough Road towards Dunach. The Dunach Nature Conservation Reserve is approximately 8km north from Clunes on this road. Look for an intersection with an information sign and head into the reserve there. About 200m from this intersection is the weirdest sign I’ve ever seen in a reserve that warns you not to dump offal! Keep following the track for another 200m or so, and you will reach an area with tall gum trees and lots of mistletoe. Keep a look out (and an ear out) in this general location for the Painted Honeyeaters.
Please note, though, that it is very early in the season so the birds are unlikely to be around in numbers.
Good luck!
Paul Dodd Docklands, Victoria