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BirdLife Castlemaine District eNews November 2019

Tuesday, 29 October 2019

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Welcome to Castlemaine District eNews!

Dear Supporter,

Here is our November eNews – we hope you find it useful and informative.

November Bird Walk

Saturday 2 November – Muckleford Forest

We begin our walk in a beautiful gully full of woodland birds. This is a Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) site where Eastern Yellow Robin, Little Lorikeet, Diamond Firetail, Rose Robin and Brown Treecreeper are all nesting in this area, along with many parrots and honeyeaters.

We will walk beside a creek, then uphill to a drier ridge where we should also see a variety of native plants. Later we will travel 1.5km by car along the South German Track to a dam where we are likely to hear Crested Bellbird, see White-browed Babbler and many cuckoos. We may have time for a morning tea at the cars before travelling to the dam.

All ages and levels of experience welcome. This is an easy walk with gentle slopes with mine shafts and a creek nearby, covering approx 4kms, finishing around midday. Leaders are Sue and Peter Boekel. Please note that there are no toilets available.

Location and directions: Travel west from Castlemaine for about 15kms along Pyrenees Hwy B180, towards Newstead. Turn right down the unsealed Mia Mia Road. After 1.5kms, turn left into Mia Mia Track. Travel slowly for 1.5km and pass South German Track on your right, then in 50m turn next left up Sullivan’s Track where we will park on the verge. If required, copy these GPS coordinates into Google Maps search field -37.0806347,144.0753035.

Time: Meet at Sullivan’s Track, Muckleford Forest at 9:00am, or to carpool from Castlemaine meet at 8:30am outside Castlemaine Community House (formerly Continuing Ed), Templeton Street.

Important information about walks: Bring water, snacks, binoculars, hat, sunscreen, sturdy shoes, long pants during snake season, and other weather-appropriate gear.

Walks will be cancelled if the temperature is forecast to be 35 degrees or more during the walk period, severe weather warnings are forecast, and/or if the day has been declared a Total Fire Ban.

Questions? If you have questions about our walks program, you can email us at castlemaine@birdlife.org.au, or call Judy Hopley (0425 768 559) or Asha Bannon (0418 428 721).

 

Photo: Eastern Yellow Robin by Ash Vigus

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Kind regards,

The BirdLife Castlemaine Committee

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Bird Walk Calendar

  • Saturday 2 November – Muckleford Forest Newstead: Mia Mia Track /South German Track. Walk leaders – Sue and Peter Boekel.
  • Saturday 7 December – Mount Alexander – Leanganook Camping Ground, followed by end-of-year lunch. Walk leader – Jane Rusden.
BirdLife Australia, BirdLife Victoria Group, 60 Leicester Street, Carlton, VIC 3053  | castlemaine@birdlife.org.au