The annual Weekend Bird Camp is on the 24th to 26th October at Myrtleford.
Note, all those wishing to join us should book your accommodation ASAP as the Myrtleford Show is also on that weekend and it may be difficult to find accom. That also includes sites at the caravan parks.
The area has a number of different types of habit but the main reason for this area is it being close by wet forest, in particular the Mount Buffalo National Park. The wet forest birds that we may find are Superb Lyrebird, Pilotbird, Satin Bowerbird, Red-browed Treecreeper, Rufous Fantail, Olive Whistler, Eastern Whipbird plus various Honeyeaters and Robins. In fact, it is possible to see 8 species of Robin in the area including Pink and Rose.
For accommodation there are three caravan or camping parks in Myrtleford itself plus hotels and motels in the town and a number of B&Bs etc in the general area. If you intend on going, I suggest you book as soon as possible to ensure on securing a place.
As usual we suggest driving up on the Friday to get settled in if you can. There will be walks organised for Friday afternoon, Saturday morning and afternoon and Sunday morning. If enough people are interested, we may look at doing a night walk on Saturday night. A communal dinner will also be arranged for the Friday night at a hotel or restaurant in Myrtleford.
For more information regarding the area, click here:
https://www.victoriashighcountry.com.au/destinations/myrtleford/
https://www.alltrails.com/australia/victoria/myrtleford–2/birding
https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/mount-buffalo-national-park
For those interested in the camp, please advise Bob Dawson, by email bobadawson@hotmail.com, so that you can be notified of the details as they become available.
