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BirdLife Castlemaine District eNews March 2019

Tuesday, 26 February 2019

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Welcome to Castlemaine District eNews!

Dear Supporter,

Here is our March eNews – we hope you find it useful.

Bird Walk – Saturday 2 March – Bald Hill Reserve, Kyneton

Our 2019 program continues next Saturday with a very special bird walk at Bald Hill Reserve, Kyneton, jointly led by Friends of Bald Hill Reserve and BirdLife Castlemaine District. The Reserve is a very beautiful and special place, with 3 distinct habitat types. The Friends group has achieved so much in helping the public appreciate its significance and, with Carolyn Robb from the Friends group bringing her incredible local knowledge, this is a walk not to be missed. All welcome!

Where: Bald Hill Reserve, Mount St Mary’s Lane, Kyneton, VIC. Approach Mount St Mary’s Lane from the south, off Pipers Creek Street – the Reserve is well signposted on your left.

When: Meet at Bald Hill Reserve at 8:30am, or to carpool from Castlemaine meet at 7:45am outside Castlemaine Community House (formerly Continuing Ed), Templeton Street.

Bring: Water, snacks, binoculars, sunscreen, hat, sturdy shoes. Long trousers are also advised during snake season.

More info: Jane Rusden, 0448 900 896. To discover more about Bald Hill Reserve click here.

Please note that walks will be cancelled if the temperature is forecast to be 35C or above during the walk period, and/or a Total Fire Ban has been declared.

February Walk Wrap-up

February’s walk took us to Warburtons Crossing for breakfast with the birds! Sightings included Diamond Firetails, Brown Treecreepers, Juvenile/immature Oriole, Superb Fairy Wren and Dusky Wood Swallow. Thanks to everyone who came along and to Jane Rusden for leading.

2019 Walks Program

We’ve now planned out our 2019 walks program – check out the calendar at the bottom of this eNews for a summary. We will provide details of each month’s walk in the preceding eNews.

To find out more about the walks program, you can email us, or call Judy Hopley on 0425 768 559, or Asha Bannon on 0418 428 721.

Act for Birds Campaign

Did you know that Australia has one of the highest rates of animal extinctions in the world? BirdLife Australia is pushing for stronger legislation and oversight to protect our unique birds and the habitats on which they depend. Check out the campaign here and tell your story.

Save the Date – Annual General Meeting

The Castlemaine District AGM will be held on Saturday 4 May after the bird walk. More details to follow in April.

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Become a Member

Membership of BirdLife Australia is a great way to support a bright future for Australia’s birds. You can find out more about membership or other ways to get involved here.

Kind regards,

The BirdLife Castlemaine Committee

Birdwalk Calendar

  • Saturday 6 April – Coliban Main Channel, Taradale. Walk leader – Damian Kelly.
  • Saturday 4 May – location TBC – Swift Parrot count followed by Castlemaine District AGM. Walk leader – Asha Bannon.
  • Sunday 26 May – Rise and Shine Bushland Reserve, Sandon (joint event with BirdLife Ballarat District). Walk leader – Jane Rusden.
  • Saturday 1 June – Barkers Creek Reservoir, Harcourt. Walk leader – Peter Turner.
  • Saturday 6 July – Wombat State Forest. Walk leader – Tanya Loos.
  • Saturday 3 August – Strangways (private property). Walk leader – Andrew Skeoch.
  • Saturday 7 September – Pilchers Bridge Nature Conservation Reserve. Walk leaders – Jenny Rolland and Euan Moore.
  • Saturday 5 October – Rise and Shine Bushland Reserve, Sandon (joint event with South East Australia Naturalists Association). Community led.
  • Saturday 2 November – Muckleford Forest Newstead. Walk leader – Sue Boekel.
  • Saturday 7 December – Mount Alexander – Leanganook Camping Ground, followed by end-of-year lunch. Walk leaders – Judy and Phillip Hopley.
Birdlife Australia, BirdLife Victoria Group, 60 Leicester Street, Carlton, VIC 3053  | castlemaine@birdlife.org.au