Happy New Year to all and I hope you are ready for another great year of birding with Castlemaine Birdlife District. The first walk of the year as usual includes a breakfast with the birds and will be held on Saturday 7th February at the Malmsbury Reservoir.
Please bring your own food, drinks, cutlery, chairs etc. Breakfast can begin from 8:00am with the walk following from around 9:00am.
There is a picnic area with great facilities including tables, chairs, toilets and electric BBQs.
There are a number of areas to walk and we will decide once there where and how far we go. Many species have been seen there; my personal list is 81 species. Recent sightings include White-necked Heron, Caspian Tern, Great Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe, Australian Pelican, Mistletoebird, Wedge-tailed Eagle, White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo and a number of waterbird species.
Your walk leader is Bob Dawson. All welcome!
Malmsbury Reservoir Picnic Ground is located off Evans St, Malmsbury. From the Forest St roundabout Castlemaine, travel east on the Pyrenees Hwy (B180) for about 12k, then turn right onto the Calder Hwy (C794). Drive for another 12k and turn right onto Daylesford Rd (C316). Drive for approx. 400 Mtrs and turn left onto Evans St. About 200mtrs down Evans St you will see the entrance to the Malmsbury Reservoir on the left. Drive down to the Picnic Area car park.
GPS: -37.19439, 144.37597.
Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/k3Q8q3oP2Qm21EBg7
