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SUMMARY:Birdlife Ovens and Murray: Spring outing to The Rock Nature Reserve
DESCRIPTION:Our second outing for Spring is to the Rock Nature Reserve near Wagga Wagga. \n\nDate:    Sunday 19th October\nMeet:   Kengal Picnic Area at The Rock Nature Reserve ( https://maps.app.goo.gl/VTQDzxnEh7Z67fh99 )   \nTime:   9am – 2pm\nLeader:  Darcy Creece\n\n  \nThere are toilets at the picnic area\n\n\n\nBring/wear\n\n\nbinoculars\nsturdy walking shoes\nsun protection\nclothing suitable for the conditions\nmorning tea/lunch\nwater\nchair\n\n  \n\n\nFor more information please contact Fiona at ovensmurray@birdlife.org.au \n  \nPhoto source: https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/picnic-areas/the-rock-picnic-area
URL:https://ecoportal.net.au/event/birdlife-ovens-and-murray-spring-outing-to-the-rock-nature-reserve/
LOCATION:The Rock Nature Reserve\, Kengal Picnic area: Lockhart-the Rock Rd\, NSW 2655
CATEGORIES:Nature
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SUMMARY:Birdlife Ovens and Murray: Spring outing: Sandy Creek Reservoir & Allans Flat
DESCRIPTION:Please come and join us for our regular monthly walk\, this time to Sandy Creek\, Victoria. \nDate:                            Sunday 7th September\nLocation:                    Sandy Creek Reservoir \nMeet:                            corner of Lockharts Gap Road and Sandy Creek Road.\nTime:                           9am\nOuting duration:    9am – 2.30pm\nLeader:                       Bernie Datson\n\nProgram\nPart 1\n\n\n\nArrive at Sandy Creek Reservoir about 9.15am and have optional morning tea on Lake’s edge.\nExamine nests of the Fairy Martins.\nReturn walk will be about 1 km and be completed within 2hrs.\n\n\nGood chance of seeing less common ducks and grebes and a good variety of honeyeaters including Eastern Spinebill and White-naped Honeyeater. (Platypuses too!)\n\nPart 2\nWe will drive to an and Je’s place at Allans Flat  about 11.30 ish and pause at their gate area for possible views of the Golden-headed Cisticola.\nWe will have lunch on their verandah about noon followed by a walk through nearby birding areas  for about  an hour and a half.\n A diverse group of birds will be encountered and will possibly include Speckled Warbler\, Diamond Dove and Quail.\n\nEveryone is welcome. \nRemember to bring\n\n\nsuitable footwear\nbinoculars\nwater\nappropriate clothing and headwear for the weather\na chair\nmorning tea\nlunch\n\n\nNB: There is no obligation to stay for the duration of the event. However\, if you leave early\, please let the leader for the day know.\n\nFor more information or queries please contact Fiona at  ovensmurray@birdlife.org.au
URL:https://ecoportal.net.au/event/birdlife-ovens-and-murray-spring-outing-to-sandy-creek/
LOCATION:Sandy Creek\, Victoria
CATEGORIES:Nature
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250802T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250802T120000
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SUMMARY:Birdlife Ovens and Murray/Birds on Farms SNSW August Outing
DESCRIPTION:This month’s outing is a collaboration with the Birds on Farms SNSW team \nEveryone is welcome to this August outing (and any other Ovens and Murray outing)  which is a free guided birdwatching workshop on a bird-friendly farm in the Ovens and Murray  region\, led by our wonderful Birds on Farm team.  This workshop will \n\nintroduce you to new birders and  landholders\nprovide you simple ways you can help Save Birds. Save Life.\n\n  \nYou will also be able to \n\nShare your bird knowledge in a friendly relaxed environment.\nLearn Bird ID skills\, and how to make your place more bird-friendly\nExplore  exclusive Birds on Farms monitoring sites with experienced local birders\n\n  \nIf you’d like to learn more about creating bird-friendly habitats\, to visit new birding sites\, or just love birds please come along. \n\nWhen: Saturday 2 August 2025\, 9am to 12 noon. Morning tea will be provided.\nWhere: Brimin\, Victoria (directions will be provided on RSVP).\nWhat to bring: Sturdy footwear\, binoculars (if you have them)\, a water bottle and a\nbirding friend!\nThis experience includes walking ~3km around the farm.\n\n  \nTo attend this event you will need to RSVP to Darcy Creece  darcy.creece@birdlife.org.au
URL:https://ecoportal.net.au/event/birdlife-ovens-and-murray-birds-on-farms-snsw-august-outing/
LOCATION:Brimin\, Victoria – directions provided on RSVP\, Brimin\, Victoria\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Nature
ORGANIZER;CN="Birdlife Birds on Farms SNSW":MAILTO:darcy.creece@birdlife.org.au
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SUMMARY:Birdlife Ovens and Murray July outing: Warbys-Ovens NP
DESCRIPTION:A birding adventure in the Killawarra section of the Warby-Ovens NP with the potential to head up onto the Warby Range section. Led by Darcy Creece from the Birdlife Southern NSW Birds on Farms team.  \n\nDate:                    Sunday 6th July\nTime:                    9am - to at least lunchtime between 1-2pm\nMeeting point:      The Forest Camp in the Killawarra section of the Warby-Ovens NP.\nBring:                    binoculars\, clothing suitable for the weather\, good walking shoes/boots\, morning tea and lunch\, \n                              a chair\n\nNB:                        There is no obligation to stay for the duration of the outing: you can stay as long as you like and \n                              leave when it suits you. Just let someone know you are leaving\n\nPlease contact  ovensmurray@birdlife.org.au
URL:https://ecoportal.net.au/event/birdlife-ovens-and-murray-july-outing-chiltern-warbys/
LOCATION:Warby Ranges
CATEGORIES:Nature
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SUMMARY:Birdlife Ovens and Murray October Outing: The Patch\, Ettamogah
DESCRIPTION:Come and enjoy a morning’s birding  around the  property of one of our highly experienced birders: you’re guaranteed to see a wide  range of birds. \nMeet at 101 Highlands Lane\, Ettamogah which is at the very end (about 5 kms) of Central Reserve Rd  (use this address in Google). Central Reserve Rd runs off Gerogery Rd at the northern end of Ettamogah Rise housing estate.  Veer left onto gravel at the quarry entrance\, proceed over the cattle grid past the cattle yards and continue for over a kilometre to the house where you’ll be able to park. \n  \n  \n  
URL:https://ecoportal.net.au/event/birdlife-ovens-and-murray-october-outing-the-patch-ettamogah/
LOCATION:The Patch\, Ettamogah (private property)
CATEGORIES:Nature
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240901T143000
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SUMMARY:Birdlife Ovens and Murray: Spring outing
DESCRIPTION:Details\nCSU\n\n\nwalk around CSU Thurgoona and the wetlands.\nOpportunities to see a wide range of birds\, especially parrots\, including Musk\, Little & Rainbow Lorikeets. Also the usual water birds and the possibility of a surprise or two.\n\n\nCorry’s Wood\n\n\nAfter morning tea a short drive up to Corry’s Wood\, where as the name suggests\, there is more of a focus on woodland birds.\nDouble-barred Finches and Speckled Warblers are a possibility. Also a range of honeyeaters and Golden Whistlers.\n\nLocation:      Charles Sturt University\, Thurgoona and Corry’s Wood\, Thurgoona\nMeet:            CSU: Northern end of the carpark on Shuter Avenue\, opposite Stringybark Court (Gardens Medical CSU) @ 9am
URL:https://ecoportal.net.au/event/birdlife-ovens-and-murray-spring-outing/
LOCATION:Check the event listing for venue details
CATEGORIES:Nature
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240803T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240803T150000
DTSTAMP:20260605T142855
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SUMMARY:Birds on Farms SNSW and Birdlife Ovens and Murray Winter training workshop
DESCRIPTION:BirdLifeAustralia’s Birds on Farms SNSW project team invite you to our FREE guided birdwatching workshop to learn more about your birds from the Ovens and Murray BirdLife Branch of local experts. \nThe Birds on Farms program aims to raise awareness about woodland birds and their habitats\, and share opportunities for you to getinvolved in helping save your birds. Join us and see how years of dedicated habitat restoration has created a bird friendly sanctuary for threatened and declining woodland birds. \nShare – your bird knowledge in a friendly relaxed environment. \nLearn – from local birders how to make your place more bird friendly. \nExplore – exclusive Birds on Farms monitoring sites with the volunteers who monitor them. \nIf you are a birdwatcher and would like support to build your bird identification skills and local bird knowledge this training workshop will help you learn more about our local bird species\, how to conduct bird surveys\, and simple ways you can help Save Birds. Save Life. \n  \nWhen: Saturday 3rd August\, 2024. 9am to 3pm.\nWhere: a Table Top property – details provided on RSVP.\nWhat to bring: Sun/rain protection\, sturdy footwear\, binoculars (if you have them)\, a water bottle\, chair and a birding friend!\nMorning tea and lunch provided.\nRSVP: to Darcy Creece – darcy.creece@birdlife.org.au
URL:https://ecoportal.net.au/event/birds-on-farms-snsw-and-birdlife-ovens-and-murray-winter-training-workshop/
LOCATION:Tabletop area: details available on registration\, Tabletop
CATEGORIES:Nature
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240707T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240707T153000
DTSTAMP:20260605T142855
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SUMMARY:Birdlife Ovens and Murray July outing: Livingstone National Park
DESCRIPTION:Date:  Sunday 7th July \nLocation:  Livingstone National Park\, NSW \nTime:  9.30am to 3pm (approx) \nMeet:  9:30am at the carpark at the northern end of the park\, via Wrigleys Rd\, off of O’Briens Creek \nRd: https://maps.app.goo.gl/rc4zxqKvZNdieTHr6 \nLeaders: Darcy Creece (Sthn NSW Birds on Farms on behalf of Birdlife Ovens and Murray) and Sarah Danckert (Murrumbidgee Field Nats) \nDetails \n\nIt’s about a 1hr 15min drive to the meeting point from central Albury. The best route is to turn off the Olympic Hwy at Gerogery\, and travel via Morven\, Cookardinia and Mangoplah.\n\n\nThe carpark at Livingston NP is accessible via 2WD\, but we plan to head further into the park\, which will require a 4WD\, so it is encouraged to bring one\, and we will try to organise carpooling on the day for those who only have a 2WD.\n\n\nThe national park is hilly\, so expect uneven terrain\, but nothing too steep for the parts we’ll be doing on foot.\n\nPlease note: there are no amenities at the park. \nHighlights \n\nwoodland birds such as robins\, speckled warbler\, white-browed babblers\, and details of the local vegetation courtesy of the field nats.\n\nBring  \n\nbinoculars\nnotebook and pen/app  if you wish to record birds and/or plants\ngood walking shoes or boots\nsuitable clothing for the weather conditions\nhat/beanie\nmorning tea\nlunch\nchair\nwater\n\nYou may also like to check out the Livingstone National Park webpage which provides more information about the park \nhttps://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/livingstone-national-park/visitor-info
URL:https://ecoportal.net.au/event/birdlife-ovens-and-murray-july-outing-livingstone-national-park/
LOCATION:Livingstone National Park\, NSW\, Livingstone National Park\, northern end of the park via Wrigleys Rd
CATEGORIES:Nature
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240601T150000
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SUMMARY:Birdlife Ovens and Murray: Mt Granya Outing
DESCRIPTION:Welcome Winter with our June outing  to the Mt Granya area led by expert birder\, John Shepherd.  Please meet at the Bellbridge toilet block for a 9am start (parking is available).  Note that there is some gravel road driving during the day so people with sedans may wish to share a ride with a 4WD owner. \nProgram\nPre-lunch (morning tea sometime during this period) \n\nStart at Granya campground and walk up to the Scout Hut area.\nDrive up the Tallangatta Road to a gully and the end of Firebrace track – a short but steep walk up this gully along the track.\nDrive to the watershed on this road to bird and have lunch\, plenty of parking on the gravel.\n\nPost-lunch \n\nDrive the steep track out to Mount Granya summit\, birding around the lookout and the communication towers.\nFinish around mid-afternoon.\n\nBring \n\nbinoculars\nboots or strong shoes\nhat/beanie\na chair(s) and\nmorning tea\nlunch\nwater\n\n 
URL:https://ecoportal.net.au/event/birdlife-ovens-and-murray-mt-granya-outing/
LOCATION:Check the event listing for venue details
CATEGORIES:Nature
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