A Winter Afternoon in East Gippsland
Lately I have been unable to get out birding, so I haven't had any new blog posts coming out. However, I was able to do a bit of birding on Saturday, 22 July, so I headed down to Eagle Point for a look.
The first place I headed for was Eagle Point Reserve. The reserve is located off Rivermouth Rd, which comes off Forge Creek Rd.
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| Eagle Point Reserve - Google Maps |
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| Eagle Point Reserve - Google Maps |
I arrived at the Eagle Point Reserve around lunch time, and started at Gate 4. The bird-life was quite prolific, with Grey Fantail, Golden Whistler, Eastern Yellow Robin, Black-Faced Cuckoo Shrike and Silvereye. (
eBird Checklist )
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| A nest |
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| Male Golden Whistler |
After walking though the Reserve, I headed to The Cut.
The Cut is one of my favorite birding places, and as usual, it did not disappoint. There were a number of Red Kneed Dotterals, Australasian Shoveler, thousands of Coots and hundreds of Black Swans.
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| Great Egret |
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| Red Kneed Dotteral |
Eagle Point Reserve and The Cut are both great places for birding. They are less than 25 minutes apart and cover a good range of species.
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