Murray Goulburn BOCA

Birdwatching Outings

 

General Information on Outings

BirdLife Australia Murray Goulburn Branch runs monthly day trips from February to December each year.

Outings are held on Saturday or Sunday, visiting bushland, wetlands or private property to birdwatch; BYO lunch and a chair.

If you are a member of BOCA, or if you would like to just come along and enjoy a days birdwatching, you are welcome.  Just turn up!

If you require transport, please contact MGBOCA

We usually have one weekend camp per year.

Outings are cancelled on days of Total Fire Ban.

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Current Programme

Programme for 2012
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Day & Date

Details

Meeting Place & Time

Leader

VicRoads

1- 5 ed. Map Ref

February

Saturday 18

Murchison river walk

Murchison PO
9:00am

Anne Finlay

270 H10

March

Sunday 18

Winton Wetlands

Ex yacht club rooms
9:00am

Michael Ramsey?

34 D5

April

Saturday 21

Wenhams/Killawarra

(In conjunction with BCFN camp? TBA)

 

Wenhams   10:00am.
Camp will be 20th – 22nd. MUST BOOK CAMP WITH SECRETARY.

BCFN rep?

34 E7

May

Sunday 20

Rushworth/Bailieston

(Swift Parrot survey)

 

Rushworth Rotunda 270 H10

& other if 2 teams.
10.:00am

Don Roberts

TBA

June

Saturday 16

AGM at “Girral” + pm walk at Earlston

 

“Girral”, 300 Sloans Rd, Upotipotpon
10:00am

Mike Kerr

47 E2

July

Sunday 15

Seymour Light Horse Park & Bushland Park

 

Light Horse Park

Or Info Centre: 292 C8

10:00am

Val La May

61 D2

August

Saturday 4

Greta/Lurg

(Regent Honeyeater survey)

 

TBA 
10:00am

TBA

 

September

Sunday 9

Heathcote area: Mt Ida, forest

 

Heathcote  Info Centre

10.00am

Don Roberts

276 E6

October

Friday 12 –

Monday 15

Camp – location to be determined

Regular Saturday outing at 10:00am as part of camp. MUST BOOK CAMP WITH SECRETARY.

TBA

TBA

November

Saturday 10

Alexandra incl

Mackenzie Floral Reserve

 

Rotary Park
9:00am

Bob Tate

331 O9

December

Saturday 1

Shepparton area incl

Goulburn River, Gemmills & Reedy Swamps

 

‘All Abilities’ playground behind Aquamoves
9:00am

Graham Boast

272 K10

January 2013

No outing

 

 

 

Feb 2013

Sunday 17

Benalla Lake + possible extension to Reef Hills park

 

Benalla Rose Garden
9:00am

Kathy Costello

309 P6

 


         
         

** NOTE:  VicRoads references to town maps apply to editions 1-5.
               
Numbering has changed in later editions.


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Record of Sightings

All our outings are recorded on the the Eremaea website.  To view listings for Murray-Goulburn BOCA, click here.

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