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Birding Specific Accommodation
The Little Desert Lodge
offers a range of stop over facilities as well as accommodation for the traveller.
It has a camping ground, powered caravan and motorhome sites, and sheltered outdoor
BBQ facilities. There are 24
ensuite units, and 16 bunk rooms,
each sleeping 4 people. The
Little Desert Nature Lodge is located 16km from Nhill, a town which is half way along
the interstate highway between Melbourne and Adelaide.
Little Desert Nature Lodge Phone: 03 53 915232 (International +61 3 915232)
At Frog Gully Cottages in Longford, Victoria, there are two self-contained cottages specially designed to take advantage of superb wetland views. The contemporary colourbond cottages each have 2 bedrooms with their own bathrooms, a fully equipped kitchen with microwave and cooktop, and a spacious lounge/dining area. The wetlands are home to an abundance of birdlife ñ water birds include pelicans, black swans, egrets, herons, coots, moorhens, ibis and spoonbills. Birds of prey include Wedge-tailed Eagles, White-bellied Sea-Eagles, Swamp Harriers, kites, hawks and kestrels. There is a local bird list in the cottages, and bird books and binoculars are supplied. There is a very healthy frog population which springs into life when the wetland floods in winter. In a natural cycle the area dries out in summer, enabling visitors to walk through to the river where yet another environment can be enjoyed. Longford is in the heart of Gippsland, being only 24 kms from the famous Ninety Mile Beach, and around 40 kms from the mountains. The Holey Plain Park is over the road from the cottages, and features coastal vegetation including banksias and heathland scrub. The Tarra Bulga Park is about an hour away, with a totally different environment, of tree fern gullies and tall eucalypts. Gippsland is a truly magnificent part of Australia and has a wide variety of natural and cultural features for the visitor to enjoy. Visit our web-site to hear the frogs and see photos of our beautiful wetland. Website: www.froggully.com.au Email: ann@froggully.com.au Frog Gully
Cottages PO Box 441,
Sale Ph: (03) 51497242
Located on a 257 ha Trust for Nature covenanted property near Nagambie, in the heart of Victoria’s Box-Ironbark country, this property is just 2 hours drive north of Melbourne. The property is adjacent to the Heathcote-Graytown National Park and is managed for wildlife conservation purposes. It features:
Indulge yourself in the wonderful variety of birds in this unique ecosystem. Manfred’s extensive knowledge of the birds and natural history will reward you with an unforgettable experience. For accommodation and personalized tour enquiries, please contact the owner Manfred
Ruff - Mob. +61 (0) 408 548 840
Birdwatching Clubs and Other Interesting Sites Birds Australia http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au
Birdline
Victoria
The Bird Observers Club of Australia http://www.birdobservers.org.au For overseas birders touring
Australia, a three month special membership $AUD 25.00 provides birdwatching
contacts within Australia and includes three issues of 'The Bird Observer'.
The Field
Naturalists Club of Victoria (FNCV)
Bayside Branch of Bird Observers
Club
VORG
(Victorian Ornithological Research Group) VORG has approximately 60 members with a wide range of backgrounds including professional ornithologists, students, computer programmers, botanists, statisticians, etc. The objectives of the group are: To promote and encourage the study of all aspects of bird life by any means, including: field studies; participation in the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme; co-operation with the National Parks and Wildlife Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or its equivalent for the time being. To encourage and assist in the publication of the results of such work. To provide a meeting place for discussion groups, the reading of papers and social activities. To make provision for the retention of field records, diaries and other relevant documents. To co-ordinate the activities of groups engaged in work consistent with the above objects. To co-operate with persons or organisations having interests similar to those of VORG. Meetings and Journal: Monthly Meetings are held on the 1st Wednesday of each month, starting 8pm at Arthur Rylah Institute, 123 Brown Street, Heidelberg. Visitors welcome. Journal, VORG Notes, published twice a year. To Join: Membership details are available from the: Secretary and Treasurer:
Editor and Webmaster:
Birds Australia (Victoria Group)
Birdline Victoria
Birding
in the Echuca District
Local Guides, Day Tours and Charters
The Little Desert Lodge offers a range of
stop over facilities as well as accommodation for the traveller. It has
a camping ground, powered caravan and motorhome sites, and sheltered outdoor
BBQ facilities. There are 24 ensuite units, and 16 bunk rooms,
each sleeping 4 people. The Little Desert Nature Lodge is located
16km from Nhill, a town which is half way along the interstate highway
between Melbourne and Adelaide.
Weekends are preferable, although weekdays may also be possible. Firetail Tours offer birding trips right across the state of Victoria, from the semi-arid mallee woodlands in the north-west to the temperate rainforests and wet sclerophyll forests of the southern mountainous areas. Plains Wanderer spotlighting tours are a speciality. We cater for the serious birder wanting to see the rarest species through to casual or beginner birdwatchers. Each tour is custom designed to your requirements and current conditions. We focus on you so that you can focus on the birds. Check out our website
for lots of info on the birds and habitats of the region, plus potential
itineraries and tour costs, at or email Simon at: Phone: 0438 520780
Located on a 257 ha Trust for Nature covenanted property near Nagambie, in the heart of Victoria’s Box-Ironbark country, this property is just 2 hours drive north of Melbourne. The property is adjacent to the Heathcote-Graytown National Park and is managed for wildlife conservation purposes. It features:
Indulge yourself in the wonderful variety of birds in this unique ecosystem. Manfred’s extensive knowledge of the birds and natural history will reward you with an unforgettable experience. For accommodation and personalized tour enquiries, please contact the owner Manfred
Ruff - Mob. +61 (0) 408 548 840
Experience one of the best birding areas in Victoria on a Go Birding Tour. Join us to uncover the magical sights of the Geelong Otway Region on an ecotour that focuses on the diverse and remarkable birdlife of the area. More than 300 different bird species have been recorded in this region, just a one hour's drive south west of Melbourne. Key bird watching areas include the wet forests of the Otways Ranges and Great Ocean Road, the coastal floral heathlands of the Surf Coast, the dry forests of the Brisbane Ranges plus the Ramsar listed wetlands of the Bellarine Peninsula Go Birding Tours offers a variety of day tours, catering for individuals or small groups of up to six people. Tour guide Barry Lingham has lived on the Bellarine Peninsula for 20 years and has a wide knowledge of the fauna and flora of southern Victoria. Web page: www.gobirding.com.au Barry
Lingham Phone:
03 5255 4291 (International +61 3 52554291)
Steve Davidson, The Melbourne Birder, has an extensive knowledge of the birds that can be found in the Greater Melbourne region which he has gained over a thirty year period. Steve would like to offer this experience to other birders visiting the area. Offering tours and guiding to all of the various habitats and special locations that can be found around the southern part of Victoria, Steve is regularly able to find upwards of 130-140 species in a day. We visit wet forest, dry forest, heathlands, wetlands, coastal and marine habitats, and regularly see species such as White-throated Nightjar, Pilotbird, Beautiful Firetail, Chestnut-rumped Heathwren, Purple-gaped Honeyeater, Lewin's Rail, Southern Emu-wren, Rainbow Bee-eater, Pink Robin, Rufous Bristlebird and Cape Barren Goose to name a few. At The Melbourne Birder we also travel further afield and can organise trips to other parts of Victoria if required. Contact Steve for a day's birding you won't forget... PO Box 442 Mobile phone: 0431
530 631
Australian
Pelagic Home Page Pelagic trips from Port Fairy, Victoria Contact Mike Carter: Rohan Clarke (at: rohan@wildlifeimages.com.au)
Simon
Starr's Firetail Birdwatching Tours Firetail Tours offer birding trips right across the state of Victoria, from the semi-arid mallee woodlands in the north-west to the temperate rainforests and wet sclerophyll forests of the southern mountainous areas. Plains Wanderer spotlighting tours are a speciality. We cater for the serious birder wanting to see the rarest species through to casual or beginner birdwatchers. Each tour is custom designed to your requirements and current conditions. We focus on you so that you can focus on the birds. Check
out our website for lots of info on the birds and habitats of the region,
plus potential itineraries and tour costs, at or email
Simon at:
Steve Davidson, aka
The Melbourne Birder, has gained an extensive knowledge of birds in the
Melbourne region for over 30 years now, and would like to offer his experience
to other birders visiting the area. Steve offers tours and guiding to
all of the various habitats and special locations that can be found around
the southern part of Victoria, and is more than happy to tailor a trip
to suit your needs. Mobile phone: 0431
530 631
Interstate Tour Operators visiting Victoria
Australasian
Ornithological Services Pty Ltd Tour leader, Philip
Maher, is interested in all aspects of natural history. Patricia Maher Australian
Ornithological Services P/L
Birdwatching
Aficionados -
Jonny Schoenjahn All tours are accommodated in personally selected, quality accommodation. The exception being tours such as through the Great Sandy Desert in search of the rare Princess Parrot, where we will camp. My vehicle is a very comfortable, spacy and well equipped Toyota Landcruiser 4WD. With most tours you have the option to 'fly and drive', the choice is yours. The areas I visit include:
I conduct special trips into the remote Outback, particularly the many deserts, or criss-cross through Australia in search of the ten endemic Grasswren species. If there are particular birds you want to see just let me know. I would be pleased to work out a unique tour for you. For further details please check my listing under Interstate Tour Operators. 1 Elimatta Way
Sicklebill Safaris arranges bird and wildlife orientated tours throughout Australia. We specialise in customised private tours for individuals and small groups either with our experienced guides or will help you set up your own self guided tours through our tour arranging service. We regularly visit most of the major birding areas in Australia including the Eastern Seaboard, The Northern Territory, Tasmania, Western Australia, and the desert and mallee regions of the south. Please
visit our website at www.sicklebillsafaris.com for
further information and feel free to contact us if you have any queries.
We are happy to make suggestions and work with you to set up the
best tour possible for your interests and budget.
WILD
WATCH AUSTRALIA with
experienced professional naturalist, Jonathan Munro. Alan has
been leading bird groups and individuals around Australia and the
region for over 30 years now. His experience in planning and organising
trips, finding the birds and other critters is well grounded. Alan
has led well over 100 trips all around this land. He founded the
now famous deep water pelagics off Wollongong and Sydney and has
been on at least 800 pelagic excursions - enough to not bother
with medication! From a birding perspective he has found a number
of firsts for the region too and has seen over 732 birds in Australia
alone.
Alan leads many trips of shorter duration too ranging from half days to 4 weeks plus. Whatever your length he will endeavour to work out a trip so that client wishes are fulfilled. Contact details:
e-mail: amcbride1@mac.com
Birding
Services Brisbane (Birding
Tours)
Outback Track Tours has operated tours throughout Australia for over 30 years. We specialise in Australian remote outback tours for special interest groups such as: Birdwatchers, Bushwalkers, Botanists, Photographers, Artists as well as remote 4WD expeditions. Our guides offer specialist knowledge in flora, fauna and geology on each tour. Each year we have different tours, so it is worth checking back to our website to see what is on offer. As well as a full
schedule of departures each year, we can organise a custom made itinerary
for groups. We can organise dates to suit you as we have access to many
4WD vehicles that can accommodate 2 50 people. Within our resources,
we have access to camping and accommodation in many areas. We can provide
local guides, and cooks along with our modern fleet of vehicles. We work closely with many other organisations to create unique itineraries every year. These include Birds Australia, Birding NSW, Australian Wildlife Conservancy, We understand their needs and can accommodate them to suit their members. Often they require different tours every year, so it keeps us researching new areas to visit. We have also managed
numerous other groups, family groups, clubs and overseas groups, customising
itineraries between 5 50 people. Those that choose to travel with
us, choose to travel Australia with us! For more information: Contact details:
68 Whiting Street PH:
+61 2 9439-3010
Endemic
Bird Tours Australia We are based in the Hunter Valley (on the east coast of New South Wales, 2 hours from Sydney International Airport) though are able to arrange extended tours that take in the many unique birding areas around Australia, including the Top End, South-west WA, Queensland Wet Tropics, the arid interior and Tasmania. These are just examples of places we can take you – please tell us what you wish to see and we will customise an itinerary to suit you at very competitive prices. With over 330 endemic species of birds, Australia is a country not be missed for seeing unique birds found nowhere else on Earth. Indeed, Australia is considered a world ‘hotspot’ of endemism, not only in terms of birds, but in biodiversity in general (for example Australia ranks as the country with the most endemic reptiles and mammals and second in terms of birds – only Indonesia ranks higher). Keep in mind that we are not restricted to just birdwatching tours - we are able to show you many unique facets of the Australian environment. Please take a look around our website and feel free to contact us if you have any queries. Contact:
New South Wales * Northern Territory * Queensland * South Australia * Tasmania * Victoria * Western Australia Australian Birdwatching please email info@ausbird.com Disclaimer: Although all care has been taken in compiling this directory, the publisher does not guarantee the standard of the products or the information supplied by any of the listings. This site is the property of Klaus Uhlenhut and has been produced for the benefit of all bird lovers. All photos in this site are copyright Klaus Uhlenhut 1998 Produced and maintained by Graphically Speaking. All content, layout & graphics in this site is copyright Graphically Speaking 1998, 1999 |
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