Great Ocean Road Wildlife Bonanza

As a birder, you have no doubt felt the crushing disappointment of a ‘dip’: you read consecutive reports of sightings in the area, you psyched yourself up, you left home at an ungodly hour with a full tank of petrol, you drove 200km in terrible weather conditions, and not only were your target species elusive,…

The Western Treatment Plant for Beginners

With more than 280 recorded species of birds, no Victorian birding trip is complete without a visit to the Western Treatment Plant (WTP). When we started birding in earnest, there wasn’t much basic information online about the WTP (like where the toilets are located!). Hopefully this blog post will assist newbies in making the most of…