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 Shy Albatross |
 Crimson Rosella |
 Bell`s Minor |
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 Hooded plover |
 Beautiful firetial |
 Rainbow lorekeet |
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This was my first trip to Oz, certainly it was a different world, not just new species of bird but many new families that I had to get to grips with. It was a family holiday to see my daughter who is travelling Australasia.
We flew with Emirates and it was £665 return each from Newcastle. The exchange rate was 1.88 AusD to the UK Pound. We found the food everywhere of high quality and very reasonable .The Petrol was half price to UK prices which had just come down before leaving .Hiring Apartments via `Stayz` was the answer making sure they provided linen rather than using an hotel as they were far more spacious and economic. MYKI bus card are purchased in various shops and post offices in Victoria district and are a great way to get around. Weather was about 24c during the day occ cloudy days .While in Apollo bay the sea was a sea state 5 most days so we had to select the best day to go out to see the seabirds. Australian TV is still in the 70`s.
27th March 2015
Thursday, Left Newcastle at 1315 for Dubai 7hr flight arriving 1230 had 2,5 hrs there before taking off 6.5 hrs to Kuala Lumpar. 1,5 hours there before final flight of 7 hours to Melbourne getting there early hours 0200 then got taxi to hotel.
28th March 2015
Having arrived at our hotel at 0300 am we slept in till midday. In the hotel complex we bought our MYKI bus card which used to travel around the city to see the sights (driving is not recommended due to the tram system). It took 2 trams from Bell city hotel, Preston across Melbourne down to our flat at Middle beach some 300m from the beach and seafront. A relaxing afternoon at the small shopping centre in Middle beach, which is in a very nice quiet residential area. The commoner birds we became acquainted with Australasian Magpie, Australian Raven, Silver gull, Common Mynah, Magpie Lark. An evening walk back to the Flat and we saw the Common Bushtail Possum illuminated by the street lights in those avenues with short trees.
29th March 2015
At dawn from the flat a 10min walk back to Middle beach shops I crossed over the road next to tram stop to visit Albert park. It was still covered in stands etc from the Grand prix but the trees along south especially good around the bowling club with Yellow-throated Miner, Red Wattlebird, Brush Wattlebird, Crested pigeon, Rainbow Lorikeet & Eastern Rosella. The lake is immense with a good variety of wildfowl. Black Swan, Chestnut Teal, Pacific Black Duck, Purple Swamphen, Common Coot.
30th March 2015
Early am walk from Middle beach to St Kilda and back along the beach. At St Kilda as well as the pier there is a slight inlet with a few rocky promontories. As well as Cormorants and Wattle birds there were my first Galahs.
During the day we travelled to the city centre to bump into the Australian cricket team but the highlight was the Royal Botanical gardens where we saw Willie-wagtail, White-browed Scrub wren, Brown Thornbill, Bell Miner, Noisy Miner, Yellow-throated Miner, Fairy martin. In the evening we got the tram to St Kilda for the Little penguin show on the pier. Well worth it at Sunset watching them come in close with a Hoary grebe watching over us.
1st April 2015
Left Middle beach at 1000 on tram 12 to Southern cross station where walked through paying 18 dollars to take the `Skybus` to the airport where picked up our hire car from Hertz, rather than negotiate inner city travel. Set off at 1130 along M79 then onto M80 west , M1, C134 ,B100 Great ocean road to Torquay. There was a surfing festival at our first stop by the beach which was good for birds. Then we continued to Aireys inlet. Lorne various superb views and stops to Apollo Bay. Near Lorne an Echidna crossed the road. Birds en route were Brown Goshawk, Spotted harrier and various egrets and herons.
2nd April 2015
We stayed at the `Captains quarters apartment` at Apollo bay where birds were abundant and tame Superb Fairywren, Yellow-rumped Thornbill, Silver-eye, New Holland Honeyeater Brush Wattlebird, Satin Bowerbird, Common Starling, European Goldfinch.
During the day we travelled to the heritage site of Cape Otoway, a pleasant place good cafe full of history and aborigine folk law. There was a visible distant seabird passage with 2 sp of Albatross and 4 sp Shearwater. We managed to see 8 Koalas by the road as well as Kangaroo and wallaby.
3rd April 2015
Otaway Tree Top Walk, winding drive hr from Apollo bay. Feeders with King parrot, Blue-winged Parrot next to the cafe .They were cutting the grass near the car park that attracted Superb fairy wrens in full plumage and very tame. A noisy walk through canopy with local kids didn`t deter birds.2hrs to walk around very impressive rainforest seeing Grey Fantail, Rose Robin, Yellow Robin Grey Shrike-thrush, Striated Thornbill, White-throated Treecreeper. We then had a forest walk at Triple falls Laughing Kookaburra, Bassian Thrush,Pink Robin, Hooded Robin, Brown Treecreeper, Eastern Spinebill, Satin Bowerbird.
4th April 2015
Moonshine Fishing trip, Apollo bay was a chance to get up close to seabirds but in a 3m swell. 3 species of Albatross close sitting on the sea while fishing passing shearwaters even a passing Pomarine skua. In the harbour Little penguin and Great crested terns.
5th April 2015
Erskine falls, Cora Lynn cascades were visited with the more of commoner woodland birds seen.
6th April 2015
Got up at dawn to drive the road that takes you to Otaway point to see the Marsupials feeding there. Over 100 kangaroo, 3 wallabies & 2 Koalas. We took the road off to the east mile short of the Park this lead to the beach where we had Shy Albatross, Australasian Gannet, Sooty Oystercatcher, Hooded Plover, Great Crested Tern, Gang-gang Cockatoo, Galah, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Crimson Rosella, Beautiful Firetail.
By 0930 we were at the Twelve apostles region including Lochard gorge. Birds of note here were Singing Honeyeater & Long-billed Corella. In the afternoon we visited the forest trails of Melba gully near lavers hill finding Gang-gang Cockatoo, Crimson Rosella, Pink Robin, Yellow Robin, Olive Whistler.
8th April 2015
We left Apollo bay along Ocean road to Inverloch (east of Melbourne) where we had hired a house 800m from the beach. Stopping at Bells beach, Torquay to see the World surfing competition & have a brunch. The highlights while driving were the birds of prey, Black Kite,Wedge-tailed Eagle , Little Eagle & Australian Kestrel.
9th April 2015
In Inverloch there is an information centre in the middle of the small town where Bird reserves leaflets can be sought. I took the Thompson estate walk early am and on the beach pm finishing at Screw creek trail and back to Thompson Estate trail in the evening. Yellow Robin, Crested Shrike-tit, Striated Pardalote, Silver-eye, Yellow-faced Honeyeater, White-plumed Honeyeater, White-naped Honeyeater, Eastern Spinebill.
10th April 2015
Philip island - we set off from Inverloch at 0900 on a sunny day. After stopping at the local Information centre we drove to the Woolami peninsula. A spectacular long beach we walked for a km along it then up cliff to go to tip watching Albatross` flying past. White fronted chats and 2 Australian pipits were on the heath land. However my daughter was inches away from standing on a 1.2m copperhead snake (highly venomous). Back to the car we drove to Newhaven, on the landside of bridge, to see the `feeding of the pelicans, spectacular, but highlights were to 2 giant 2m stingrays swimming in the shallows by us. Next to the Rhyll inlet. A lovely walk along low lying mangrove swamp to mouth of the inlet where there were distant Waders Herons, Pelicans and Egrets. After an hour walk we came back to car park and then my daughter took us to 2 more Koalas she had found on another trail. We then drove the quieter upper road, west to ` Nobbies`. An amazing treeless area with an offshore rocky island, at the tip, supporting a Fur seal colony. Distant albatross, shearwater and Gannets were passing. We saw a very tame Wallaby here and an Australian Kestrel .We left via the cliff top road back to the penguin parade getting close to many Cape barren geese and many Wallabies. The parade area was a big grandstand with centre to accommodate 3,800 people looking seawards to watch the penguins arrive.
11th April 2015
Wilson`s promontory is a large national park south east of Inverloch. We left 0900 via the agents office as heating wasn`t working. The promontory took an hour to get to. Normally you have to pay 15 dollars to get in but there was nobody at the entrance. We then drove through the park mountainous, heavily wooded an area still recovering from a severe fire 10 years ago getting close views of Wedge tailed eagle. At the Tidal creek campsite I performed my first Australian BBQ on a communal gas facility. The Crimson rosellas were everywhere and again very tame Red necked wallaby wandering amongst us. Down to the beach where terns and gulls held residence. Later in the afternoon we walked a trail 2 km up the road which was slightly disappointing just seeing the more commoner state birds. However we slowly started leaving the park at 1630 and as we drove back nearing dusk we stopped off at an open entrance to a wildlife walk on the right side of the road. There were 2 tame Wombats, up close,3 Emus and 20 Kangaroos.
12th April 2015
This was a family day trip to Yarragon trip to see relatives. En route we stopped at a promontory lookout, seeing Black yellow tailed cockatoo & a flock of White winged triller.
13th April 2015
R&R at the beach Inverloch
14th April 2015
Travelled to Melbourne Airport for our pm flight seeing Australian darter and Black faced cuckoo shrike on the way. The flight was via Perth airport, we had a 3 hr wait, then onto Dubai and back to Newcastle UK for midday the following day.
Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
11/04/2015 Wilsons promentary 3
Little Penguin [sp] (Eudyptula minor)
30/03/2015 St Kilda, Melbourne 8
04/04/2015 Apollo bay harbour 1
04/04/2015 Moonshine Fishing trip 20
Australasian Grebe [sp] (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)
06/04/2015 Princeton swamp 2
Hoary-headed Grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus)
30/03/2015 18:00 St Kilda, Melbourne
1 very close performed as waited for penguins
Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris)
02/04/2015 Cape Otaway 10
04/04/2015 Moonshine Fishing trip 6
10/04/2015 10 Phillip Island off nobbies
Shy Albatross [sp] (Thalassarche cauta)
02/04/2015 Cape Otaway 6
04/04/2015 Moonshine Fishing trip 12
06/04/2015 lighthouse road 1
Salvin's Albatross (Thalassarche salvini)
04/04/2015 Moonshine Fishing trip 1
Black Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni)
02/04/2015 Cape Otaway 6 white chinned form
Flesh-footed Shearwater (Puffinus carneipes)
02/04/2015 Cape Otaway 40 paler brown
04/04/2015 Moonshine Fishing trip 1
Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
02/04/2015 Cape Otaway 30 def prob 100
Hutton's Shearwater (Puffinus huttoni)
02/04/2015 Cape Otaway 10 all dark underwing
04/04/2015 Moonshine Fishing trip 6
Fluttering Shearwater (Puffinus gavia)
02/04/2015 Cape Otaway small fluttery
04/04/2015 Moonshine Fishing trip 50
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 6 of these past nobbies but many distant.
Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
08/04/2015 drive Apollo bay to Inverloch 2 (30 mins sw of Melbourne)
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 40 at san remo by bridge and 30 Rhyll inlet
Australasian Gannet (Sula serrator)
01/04/2015 Drive great ocean road Melbourne to Apollo bay 1 from cliffs airey inlet
02/04/2015 Cape Otaway 4
04/04/2015 Moonshine Fishing trip 6
06/04/2015 lighthouse road 12
08/04/2015 drive Apollo bay to Inverloch 4, 20 bells beach
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 12 Past nobbies
Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne 8
30/03/2015 Royal botanical gardens,Melbourne 6
04/04/2015 Apollo bay region 2
09/04/2015 Inverloch
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 1
Great Cormorant [sp] (Phalacrocorax carbo)
29/03/2015 Albert park ,Melbourne 1
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 1
06/04/2015 Twelve apostles region inc Loch ard gorge 1
09/04/2015 Inverloch 1
Black-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens)
01/04/2015 Drive great ocean road Melbourne to Apollo bay 1 torquay
08/04/2015 drive Apollo bay to Inverloch Airey inlet
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 1
Little Pied Cormorant [sp] (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos)
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne 4
30/03/2015 Middle beach, Melbourne 20
30/03/2015 Royal botanical gardens, Melbourne 6
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 4
06/04/2015 Twelve apostles region inc Loch ard gorge 1
09/04/2015 Inverloch 1
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 1
Australian Darter (Anhinga melanogaster novaehollandiae)
14/04/2015 Inverloch to Melbourne 1
White-necked Heron (Ardea pacifica)
06/04/2015 Glenaig marsh from ocean road 1
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 1
Great Egret [sp] (Ardea alba)
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 1
04/04/2015 Apollo bay region 1
Intermediate Egret [sp] (Egretta intermedia)
30/03/2015 Royal botanical gardens,Melbourne 1
White-faced Heron [sp] (Egretta novaehollandiae)
01/04/2015 Drive great ocean road Melbourne to Apollo bay 1 on rocks torquay
05/04/2015 lorne to Apollo bay 1
08/04/2015 drive Apollo bay to Inverloch 1
09/04/2015 Inverloch 1
Little Egret [sp] (Egretta garzetta)
04/04/2015 07:45 Apollo bay region 1
Australian White Ibis [sp] (Threskiornis molucca)
01/04/2015 Drive great ocean road Melbourne to Apollo bay 1 lorne
04/04/2015 Apollo bay region 8
06/04/2015 Princeton swamp 40
08/04/2015 drive Apollo bay to Inverloch 2
09/04/2015 Inverloch 12
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 30
Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis)
01/04/2015 Drive great ocean road Melbourne to Apollo bay fields north torquay
06/04/2015 Princeton swamp 50
08/04/2015 drive Apollo bay to Inverloch 20
10/04//15 Phillip Island 12
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne 20
30/03/2015 Royal botanical gardens, Melbourne 30
30/03/2015 St Kilda, Melbourne 2
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 1
06/04/2015 Princeton swamp 8
08/04/2015 drive Apollo bay to Inverloch 2
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 60
Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 20 in pairs around island
Australian Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides)
09/04/2015 Inverloch 20 over lower tarwin
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 12
11/04/2015 Wilsons promentary 12
Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata)
30/03/2015 Royal botanical gardens, Melbourne 60
01/04/2015 Drive great ocean road Melbourne to Apollo bay 2
05/04/2015 lorne to Apollo bay 30
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 60
12/04/2015 Drive to Yarragon and back 12
Grey Teal (Anas gracilis)
30/03/2015 Middle beach, Melbourne 20
12/04/2015 Drive to Yarragon and back 12
Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea)
29/03/2015 Albert park,Melbourne 1
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 60
Pacific Black Duck [sp] (Anas superciliosa)
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne 4
30/03/2015 Middle beach, Melbourne 4
30/03/2015 Royal botanical gardens, Melbourne 20
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 20
05/04/2015 lorne to Apollo bay 20
06/04/2015 Princeton swamp 4
08/04/2015 drive Apollo bay to Inverloch 12
11/04/2015 Wisons promentary 6
12/04/2015 Drive to Yarragon and back 4
Square-tailed Kite (Lophoictinia isura)
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 1 inlet
11/04/2015 Wilsons promentary 2
12/04/2015 Drive to Yarragon and back 1
Australian Kite (Elanus axillaris)
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 1 hunting north of caravan park
09/04/2015 Inverloch 1
Black Kite [sp] (Milvus migrans)
08/04/2015 drive Apollo bay to Inverloch 7
11/04/2015 Wilsons promentary
Spotted Harrier (Circus assimilis)
01/04/2015 Drive great ocean road Melbourne to Apollo bay torquay fields
Brown Goshawk [sp] (Accipiter fasciatus)
01/04/2015 Drive great ocean road Melbourne to Apollo bay 2 around torquay
Wedge-tailed Eagle [sp] (Aquila audax)
08/04/2015 drive Apollo bay to Inverloch 1
11/04/2015 Wisons promentary 2
Little Eagle [sp] (Aquila morphnoides)
08/04/2015 drive Apollo bay to Inverloch 2
Australian Kestrel [sp] (Falco cenchroides)
08/04/2015 drive Apollo bay to Inverloch 1 bella beach
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 5
Purple Swamphen [sp] (Porphyrio porphyrio)
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne 20
30/03/2015 Royal botanical gardens, Melbourne 10
01/04/2015 Drive great ocean road Melbourne to Apollo bay 1 swamp behind beach
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 1
04/04/2015 Apollo bay region 20
06/04/2015 Princeton swamp 40
08/04/2015 drive Apollo bay to Inverloch 6
09/04/2015 Inverloch 12
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 30
Dusky Moorhen [sp] (Gallinula tenebrosa)
30/03/2015 Royal botanical gardens, Melbourne 15
01/04/2015 Drive great ocean road Melbourne to Apollo bay 4
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 3
04/04/2015 Apollo bay region 4
06/04/2015 Princeton swamp 6
Common Coot [sp] (Fulica atra)
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne 100
30/03/2015 Royal botanical gardens, Melbourne 60
01/04/2015 Drive great ocean road Melbourne to Apollo bay 4 swamp torquay
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 4
06/04/2015 Princeton swamp 40
08/04/2015 drive Apollo bay to Inverloch 6
12/04/2015 Drive to Yarragon and back 12
Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris)
09/04/2015 Inverloch 2
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 50 inlet
Sooty Oystercatcher [sp] (Haematopus fuliginosus)
06/04/2015 lighthouse road 30
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 2
Masked Lapwing [sp] (Vanellus miles)
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne 1
01/04/2015 Drive great ocean road Melbourne to Apollo bay 4 swamp torquay
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 4
09/04/2015 Inverloch 20
10/04/2015 Phillip Island Common
12/04/2015 Drive to Yarragon and back 20
Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis)
06/04/2015 lighthouse road 6
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 20 inlet
Bar-tailed Godwit [sp] (Limosa lapponica)
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 30
Whimbrel [sp] (Numenius phaeopus)
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 2
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
10/04/2015 10:30 Phillip Island 12
Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)
04/04/2015 Moonshine Fishing trip 3
Pacific Gull [sp] (Larus pacificus)
28/03/2015 Preston to Middle beach,Melbourne 1 on beach
30/03/2015 Middle beach,Melbourne 3
30/03/2015 St Kilda, Melbourne 1
01/04/2015 Drive great ocean road Melbourne to Apollo bay 1
04/04/2015 Apollo bay harbour 1
04/04/2015 Moonshine Fishing trip 2
09/04/2015 Inverloch 6
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 20
11/04/2015 Wisons promentary 6
Kelp Gull [sp] (Larus dominicanus)
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 2
Silver Gull [sp] (Larus novaehollandiae)
28/03/2015 Preston to Middle beach,Melbourne Common
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne 500
30/03/2015 Middle beach, Melbourne 200
30/03/2015 Royal botanical gardens, Melbourne Common
30/03/2015 St Kilda,Melbourne Common
01/04/2015 Drive great ocean road Melbourne to Apollo bay Common
04/04/2015 Apollo bay harbour 100
06/04/2015 lighthouse road 6
08/04/2015 drive Apollo bay to Inverloch Common
09/04/2015 Inverloch Common
10/04/2015 Phillip Island Very Common
11/04/2015 Wisons promentary Common
Great Crested Tern [sp] (Sterna bergii)
01/04/2015 Drive great ocean road Melbourne to Apollo bay 2 rocks torquay
02/04/2015 Cape Otaway 2
04/04/2015 Apollo bay harbour 40
04/04/2015 Moonshine Fishing trip 50
06/04/2015 lighthouse road 30
08/04/2015 drive Apollo bay to Inverloch 6
09/04/2015 Inverloch 20
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 30
White-fronted Tern [sp] (Sterna striata)
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 4 inlet
Common Tern [sp] (Sterna hirundo)
02/04/2015 Cape Otaway 20
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia 'feral')
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne
Spotted Dove [sp] (Streptopelia chinensis)
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne 12
30/03/2015 Royal botanical gardens, Melbourne 20
08/04/2015 drive Apollo bay to Inverloch 6
09/04/2015 Inverloch 6
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 6
11/04/2015 Wisons promentary 6
Crested Pigeon [sp] (Geophaps lophotes)
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne 6
30/03/2015 Royal botanical gardens, Melbourne 3
01/04/2015 Drive great ocean road Melbourne to Apollo bay 3 torquay
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo [sp] (Calyptorhynchus funereus)
12/04/2015 Drive to Yarragon and back 4
Gang-gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum)
06/04/2015 lighthouse road 6
06/04/2015 Melba gully near lavers hill 6
08/04/2015 drive Apollo bay to Inverloch 40
09/04/2015 Inverloch Common
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 100
Galah [sp] (Eolophus roseicapillus)
30/03/2015 Middle beach, Melbourne 2 at nest hole first tree west of stream at inlet by road competing with lorekeets
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 1
04/04/2015 lighthouse road 20
05/04/2015 lorne to Apollo bay 30
06/04/2015 lighthouse road 40
11/04/2015 Wisons promentary 30
12/04/2015 Drive to Yarragon and back 20
Long-billed Corella (Cacatua tenuirostris)
06/04/2015 Twelve apostles region inc Loch ard gorge 2 nesting on cliffs
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo [sp] (Cacatua galerita)
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne 12
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 12 above head in garden
05/04/2015 lorne to Apollo bay 40
06/04/2015 lighthouse road 40
08/04/2015 drive Apollo bay to Inverloch 30
Rainbow Lorikeet [sp] (Trichoglossus haematodus)
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne 30
30/03/2015 Middle beach, Melbourne 30
30/03/2015 Royal botanical gardens, Melbourne 30
08/04/2015 drive Apollo bay to Inverloch 2 torquay
Crimson Rosella [sp] (Platycercus elegans)
01/04/2015 Drive great ocean road Melbourne to Apollo bay 12 over road
02/04/2015 Maits rest and Otaway drive down to point 8
03/04/2015 Otaway Tree top Walk 40
04/04/2015 lighthouse road 20
05/04/2015 Cora Lynn cascades 12
06/04/2015 lighthouse road 12
06/04/2015 Melba gully near lavers hill 12
11/04/2015 Wisons promentary 20 very tame in car park
12/04/2015 Drive to Yarragon and back 12
Eastern Rosella [sp] (Platycercus eximius)
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne 2
09/04/2015 Inverloch 3
Blue-winged Parrot (Neophema chrysostoma)
03/04/2015 Otaway Tree top Walk 2
Australian King Parrot [sp] (Alisterus scapularis)
03/04/2015 Otaway Tree top Walk 2
Laughing Kookaburra [sp] (Dacelo novaeguineae)
01/04/2015 Drive great ocean road Melbourne to Apollo bay 2 by road lorne
02/04/2015 Maits rest and Otaway drive down to point 1
03/04/2015 Triple falls 2
06/04/2015 lighthouse road 2
06/04/2015 Glenaig marsh from ocean road 1
12/04/2015 0Drive to Yarragon and back 1
Welcome Swallow [sp] (Hirundo neoxena)
30/03/2015 Middle beach, Melbourne 1
30/03/2015 Royal botanical gardens, Melbourne 2
30/03/2015 St Kilda, Melbourne 4
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 100
06/04/2015 lighthouse road 12
06/04/2015 Twelve apostles region inc Loch ard gorge 50
06/04/2015 Princeton swamp 30
09/04/2015 Inverloch Common
11/04/2015 Wisons promentary Common
Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel)
30/03/2015 Royal botanical gardens, Melbourne 2 by swallow street bridge
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 1
Tree Martin [sp] (Petrochelidon nigricans)
06/04/2015 Princeton swamp 1
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike [sp] (Coracina novaehollandiae)
14/04/2015 Inverloch to Melbourne 1
White-winged Triller (Lalage tricolor)
12/04/2015 Drive to Yarragon and back 12
Common Blackbird [sp] (Turdus merula)
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 10 feeding in orchard
03/04/2015 Otaway Tree top Walk 12
09/04/2015 Inverloch Common
11/04/2015 Wisons promentary Common
Bassian Thrush [sp] (Zoothera lunulata)
03/04/2015 Triple falls 1 very much like a scaly thrush on forest floor
Grey Fantail [sp] (Rhipidura albiscapa)
30/03/2015 Royal botanical gardens, Melbourne 20
01/04/2015 Drive great ocean road Melbourne to Apollo bay 4
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 2
02/04/2015 Maits rest and Otaway drive down to point 12
03/04/2015 Otaway Tree top Walk 6
03/04/2015 Triple falls 12
05/04/2015 Erskine falls 2
05/04/2015 Cora Lynn cascades 8
06/04/2015 lighthouse road 2
09/04/20 Inverloch Common
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 12
11/04/2015 Wisons promentary Common
Willie-wagtail [sp] (Rhipidura leucophrys)
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne 1
30/03/2015 Royal botanical gardens, Melbourne 3
06/04/2015 lighthouse road 6
06/04/2015 Princeton swamp 6
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 2
Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis)
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 2
Flame Robin (Petroica phoenicea)
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 1
Rose Robin (Petroica rosea)
03/04/2015 Otaway Tree top Walk 2
Pink Robin (Petroica rodinogaster)
03/04/2015 Triple falls 1
06/04/2015 Melba gully near lavers hill 2
Hooded Robin [sp] (Melanodryas cucullata)
03/04/2015 Triple falls 1 female by road out
Yellow Robin [sp] (Eopsaltria australis)
03/04/2015 Otaway Tree top Walk 2
05/04/2015 Cora Lynn cascades 2
06/04/2015 Melba gully near lavers hill 6
09/04/2015 Inverloch 1
Crested Shrike-tit [sp] (Falcunculus frontatus)
09/04/2015 Inverloch 1 thompson estate walk
Olive Whistler [sp] (Pachycephala olivacea)
06/04/2015 Melba gully near lavers hill 6
Golden Whistler [sp] (Pachycephala pectoralis)
02/04/2015 13:00 Maits rest and Otaway drive down to point 1
Rufous Whistler [sp] (Pachycephala rufiventris)
02/04/2015 Maits rest and Otaway drive down to point 4
Grey Shrike-thrush [sp] (Colluricincla harmonica)
02/04/2015 Maits rest and Otaway drive down to point 2
03/04/2015 Otaway Tree top Walk 1
03/04/2015 Triple falls 1
06/04/2015 Melba gully near lavers hill 2
09/04/2015 Inverloch 6
11/04/2015 Wisons promentary 1
Superb Fairywren [sp] (Malurus cyaneus)
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 8
03/04/2015 Otaway Tree top Walk 15 inc 2 males! tame
04/04/2015 lighthouse road inc one aduly male
06/04/2015 lighthouse road 12
06/04/2015 Twelve apostles region inc Loch ard gorge 12
09/04/2015 Inverloch Common
11/04/2015 Wisons promentary 12
White-browed Scrubwren [sp] (Sericornis frontalis)
30/03/2015 Royal botanical gardens, Melbourne 1
06/04/2015 Melba gully near lavers hill 1
Brown Thornbill [sp] (Acanthiza pusilla)
30/03/2015 13:30 Royal botanical gardens, Melbourne 4
02/04/2015 13:00 Maits rest and Otaway drive down to point 6
09/04/2015 07:30 Inverloch Common
11/04/2015 09:30 Wisons promentary 4
Yellow-rumped Thornbill [sp] (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa)
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 1
Striated Thornbill [sp] (Acanthiza lineata)
03/04/2015 Otaway Tree top Walk 4
03/04/2015 Triple falls 4
05/04/2015 Cora Lynn cascades 1
06/04/2015 Melba gully near lavers hill 2
09/04/2015 Inverloch Common
Western Gerygone [sp] (Gerygone fusca)
02/04/2015 Maits rest and Otaway drive down to point 4
White-fronted Chat [sp] (Epthianura albifrons)
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 15 point woolami
White-throated Treecreeper [sp] (Cormobates leucophaeus)
02/04/2015 Maits rest and Otaway drive down to point 1
03/04/2015 Otaway Tree top Walk 1
04/04/2015 lighthouse road 1
Brown Treecreeper [sp] (Climacteris picumnus)
03/04/2015 Otaway Tree top Walk 1
03/04/2015 Triple falls 1
Striated Pardalote [sp] (Pardalotus striatus)
09/04/2015 07:30 Inverloch 6
Silver-eye [sp] (Zosterops lateralis)
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 20
03/04/2015 Otaway Tree top Walk 6
06/04/2015 Melba gully near lavers hill 12
09/04/2015 Inverloch Common
Yellow-faced Honeyeater [sp] (Lichenostomus chrysops)
05/04/2015 Cora Lynn cascades 6
09/04/2015 Inverloch 6
Singing Honeyeater [sp] (Lichenostomus virescens)
06/04/2015 Twelve apostles region inc Loch ard gorge 12 2 were very tame at main view point
White-plumed Honeyeater [sp](Lichenostomus penicillatus)
09/04/2015 Inverloch 4
White-naped Honeyeater [sp] (Melithreptus lunatus)
09/04/2015 Inverloch 6
New Holland Honeyeater [sp] (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae)
01/04/2015 Drive great ocean road Melbourne to Apollo bay 4 sea scrub aireys
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 20
06/04/2015 lighthouse road 6
06/04/2015 Twelve apostles region inc Loch ard gorge 6
09/04/2015 Inverloch 6
Eastern Spinebill [sp] (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)
03/04/2015 Triple falls 1
09/04/2015 Inverloch 12
Bell Miner (Manorina melanophrys)
30/03/2015 Royal botanical gardens, Melbourne 30
Noisy Miner [sp] (Manorina melanocephala)
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne 40
30/03/2015 Royal botanical gardens,Melbourne 10
Yellow-throated Miner [sp] (Manorina flavigula)
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne 30
30/03/2015 Royal botanical gardens, Melbourne 4
Red Wattlebird [sp] (Anthochaera carunculata)
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne 20
30/03/2015 Middle beach, Melbourne 4
09/04/2015 Inverloch Common
11/04/2015 Wisons promentary 6
Brush Wattlebird [sp] (Anthochaera chrysoptera)
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne 20
30/03/2015 Middle beach, Melbourne 30
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 3
03/04/2015 Otaway Tree top Walk 6
09/04/2015 Inverloch Common
11/04/2015 Wisons promentary Common
Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca)
28/03/2015 Preston to Middle beach, Melbourne 4
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne 4
30/03/2015 Middle beach, Melbourne 4
30/03/2015 Royal botanical gardens, Melbourne 12
01/04/2015 Drive great ocean road Melbourne to Apollo bay Common
06/04/2015 lighthouse road 20
09/04/2015 Inverloch Common
11/04/2015 Wisons promentary Common
Grey Butcherbird [sp] (Cracticus torquatus)
10/04/2015 Phillip Island 1 rhyll
Australasian Magpie [sp] (Gymnorhina tibicen)
28/03/2015 Preston to Middle beach, Melbourne 2
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne 4
30/03/2015 Royal botanical gardens, Melbourne 4
01/04/2015 Drive great ocean road Melbourne to Apollo bay Common
06/04/2015 lighthouse road 12
09/04/2015 Inverloch Common
Pied Currawong [sp] (Strepera graculina)
02/04/2015 Maits rest and Otaway drive down to point 1
04/04/2015 lighthouse road 1
06/04/2015 lighthouse road 1
06/04/2015 Melba gully near lavers hill 1
Grey Currawong [sp] (Strepera versicolor)
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne 3
Satin Bowerbird [sp] (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 1 next door fem in garden
03/04/2015 Triple falls 6
Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides)
28/03/2015 Preston to Middle beach, Melbourne
30/03/2015 Middle beach ,Melbourne 4
01/04/2015 Drive great ocean road Melbourne to Apollo bay Common
06/04/2015 Twelve apostles region inc Loch ard gorge 30
11/04/2015 Wisons promentary 6
Little Raven (Corvus mellori)
12/04/2015 Drive to Yarragon and back 1
Forest Raven [sp] (Corvus tasmanicus)
04/04/2015 lighthouse road 1
06/04/2015 lighthouse road 2
06/04/2015 Melba gully near lavers hill 2
Common Myna [sp] (Acridotheres tristis)
28/03/2015 Preston to Middle beach,Melbourne Common
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne Common
30/03/2015 Middle beach, Melbourne Common
Common Starling [sp] (Sturnus vulgaris)
28/03/2015 Preston to Middle beach, Melbourne Common
29/03/2015 Albert park, Melbourne Common
30/03/2015 Middle beach, Melbourne Common
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 100
06/04/2015 Twelve apostles region inc Loch ard gorge 200
11/04/2015 Wisons promentary Common
House Sparrow [sp] (Passer domesticus)
Common
Beautiful Firetail (Stagonopleura bella)
06/04/2015 lighthouse road 1
Red-browed Firetail [sp] (Neochmia temporalis)
09/04/2015 Inverloch 5
European Goldfinch [sp] (Carduelis carduelis)
02/04/2015 Apollo bay region 1
MAMMAL LIST
Common Bushtailed Possum - Common Middle beach
Eastern Grey Kangaroo - Very common in Cape Otaway region max count 100, 40 Wilsons promentary
Black Wallaby - Up to 5 in Cape Otaway region
Red necked Wallaby - Up to 6 see on cape otaway. Abundant Philips island
Koala - Up to 8 per day by dtive to cape Otaway, 2 Philips Island
Wombat 2 Wilsons promentary
Australian Fur seal - 200+ Nobbies
Short-beaked Echidna - 1 on road by Lorne
SNAKES
Copperhead snake Philips island