Bird Walk and Talk

Hi All,

I didn't include the "sweetener" to help build numbers for our maintenance activity.

We are fortunate to have a walk and talk activity with Stuart who will no doubt astound with his bird knowledge.

I'm twitching with anticipation - sorry for the bad pun but just had to do it!

See you Sunday I hope; maintenance activities after the walk/talk.

Regards,

David. 

Bird Walk and Talk with Stuart Dashper

12-1pm, Sunday 15th October

Join us for an informative walk and talk with Stuart Dashper, committee member of Victorian Birdlife Australia. Meet at the Gooseneck at Midday on 15th October with your camera and binoculars where we will then walk to the Sheoak Woodland area.

Expect to see Pardalotes, New Holland Honeyeaters, Robins, Red-Brow Finches, Black Shouldered Kites, Tawny Frog Mouths, Blue Wrens, Thornbills, Eastern Spinebills, White-faced Herons, just to name few.

Stuart has always been interested in wildlife, obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree with Honours from La Trobe University in 1981. He has been an active member of Birdlife Australia and its predecessor Birds Australia for over a quarter of a century and was the convenor of the Victorian regional group of Birds Australia for five years.

He lived near the Merri Creek in Brunswick East for 15 years where he was a leader for the Merri Creek bird surveys. Stuart has birded extensively in Australia and Asia and has had the pleasure of seeing such iconic Australian Summer birds as Rainbow Bee-eater, Dollarbird and Channel-billed Cuckoo in their wintering grounds of Indonesia. He is still looking forward to finding a really rare bird along the Merri Creek or its tributaries.