Outings

Outing to Pines Flora & Fauna Reserve, Carrum Downs

  • Date Sunday, 20 September 2026
  • Time 9:30 am
  • Locations Pines Flora & Fauna Reserve, Carrum Downs

Overview

Join BirdLife Mornington Peninsula and outing leader Denis Goss (0419-921-249) for a Sunday outing to Pines Flora & Fauna Reserve, Carrum Downs

Conditions

Formed tracks

Wheelchair Accessible: No

Golden Whistler

Scientific namePachycephala pectoralis

Bird group – Small bush birds

Compact songbird with short pointed bill. Male olive above, yellow below, with white throat set in black head. Female, often misidentified, grayish overall with yellow wash below, at least in undertail coverts. Olive Whistler much browner below, with well-defined whitish bib. Inhabits great variety of habitats in southeastern Australia and up the east coast to north Queensland. Song a loud piercing whistle with a whip-like ending. (eBird)

Getting There

Meet in car park off Ballarto Rd

Melway map 100 reference F6