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Outings

Outing to Olivers Creek, Tyabb

  • Date Wednesday, 6 November 2024
  • Time 9:30 am
  • Locations Oliver’s Creek, Tyabb

Overview

Join BirdLife Mornington Peninsula and outing leader Sue Brabender (0488-230-006) for a Wednesday outing to Olivers Creek, Tyabb

Conditions

Easy walking on formed tracks

Red Wattlebird

Scientific nameAnthochaera carunculata

Bird group – Large bush birds

Large, gray-brown, streaked honeyeater with small pink flaps of facial skin (wattles) and a bright yellow lower belly. Adult has black crown, red eye with white patch below, yellow belly, and streaking across neck, back, and breast. Juvenile is more uniformly brown, with less defined facial wattles. This species is found in a wide variety of habitats across southern mainland Australia. It can be quite aggressive and typically chases smaller species away from flowering trees. Has a wide variety of loud, harsh vocalizations, many of which are familiar noises across southern Australia. (eBird)

Getting There

Meet at 9:30am, enter via access gate at 190 Mornington-Tyabb Road, Tyabb.  The reserve is on the north side of the road, to the west of Tyabb Primary School.

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