RFI Bendigo/Ballarat

Thanks Ian, and hi Penny. Here’s the web address for the Chiltern report.
Great place, especially now – see:

timothydolby.com/2016/05/11/chiltern-winter-2013-australias-best-winter-forest
.

BTW, as an aside, I’ve just had a trip article published in a French bird
publication. Not bad, or rather, Très agréable! See:

www.ornithomedia.com/magazine/voyages/voyage-ornithologique-dans-territoire-nord-australie-02228.html

Cheers,

Tim

On 20/07/2016 10:00 am, Ian Reid n wrote:

Hi Penny,

see Tom Dolby’s site (or his excellent book w/ Rohan Clarke), especially
his comments on Chiltern. Try the various top few hits on google under
“tim dolby chiltern”. If driving to Bendigo from Sydney you will pass v
close to Chiltern/Mt Pilot which is just beyond Albury over the border,
either side of Hume Fwy. He describes it as the possibly “Australia’s
best winter forest”.

If a diversion a bit north is possible then the area near Barmah /
Terrick-terrick has good birding too. There is a free pdf available
online somewhere, possibly
here:http://users.mcmedia.com.au/~stocky/birding_spots.html
Holds a range of drier country species than Chlitern including Superb
Parrot.

Cheers, Ian

On 20/07/2016 10:00 am, Penny Brockman wrote:
>* Dear birders*
>
>* I am driving to Bendigo 5-8 August and would much appreciate any*
>* advice on good birding spots once over the border into Victoria -*
>* starting from Sydney. I don’t know this region at all and also it’s*
>* not the best time of year to go birding there – last week it had snow.*
>* I hope by end first week August the temperatures might have improved a*
>* bit.*
>
>* Any advice would be most gratefully received !*
>
>* Penny Drake-Brockman, Gloucester NSW*