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Great Egrets at Glebe Lagoon, Bega

Photo courtesy Max Sutcliffe

BIRD ROUTES

The Far South Coast Birdwatchers have developed three new birdwatching routes in the Bega Valley - Wallagoot Lane, Bemboka and Wyndham. Our Bird Route brochures provide a "step-by-step" guide to some of the best birdwatching routes in the shire.

Bird_Route_1.pdf

Click to open Bird Route 1 at Wallagoot Lane

Bird_Route_2.pdf

Click to open Bird Route 2 at Bemboka

Bird_Route_3.pdf

Click to open Bird Route 3 at Wyndham

Field Outings - usually held within the Bega Valley Shire, are held on the SECOND SATURDAY and FOURTH SUNDAY of each month and occasional weekdays

 Evening Functions - Featuring guest speakers, slides, sightings and discussions, are held in the Uniting Church, Cnr. Lakeview Ave and Henwood St, Merimbula at 7:30 pm on the SECOND THURSDAY of February, April, June, August, October and December

 General Information:
 Phone 6495 7390 or 6495 6592
or
PO Box 180 Pambula NSW 2549

Additional activities for you are...

 Surveys on an irregular and/or seasonal basis.

  • Hooded Plover counts.
  • Monitoring of Little Tern breeding colonies.
  • Swift Parrot and Regent Honeyeater surveys.  
  • Overnight trips and activities with other bird clubs within Australia.

 Membership is available to any interested person or organisation, experienced watchers or beginners. Email us here. 

 All members receive a bi-monthly newsletter with articles, sightings of interest, reports of previous activities and listing events for the following two months. Newsletters are available at each evening meeting or posted to those members not in attendance. 


COMING EVENTS

Sunday November 23, 2008 Blackfellows Lake, Kalaru. Meet at 8:30 in Blackfellows Lake Road. Visit private property. Contact us for more information.Thursday December 11, 2008. Evening Meeting. A short AGM followed by assorted presentations from members. Meet at the Uniting Church Hall, Henwood St, Merimbula at 7:30 pm. Visitors very welcome. For more details contact us. 

Saturday December 13, 2008  Long Point and Rotary Park, Merimbula. Meet at 9:00 am for a walk to Long Point then drive to end of year lunch in Rotary Park. Contact us for more information.



Invasion - Common Mynas

Stop this introduced pest now!

The Common Myna is invading the Bega Valley - Stop this introduced pest now!
These birds are around and some have been trapped and eliminated humanely from the population in Bega. There are more! Keep watch and notify Jim on 6495 0165 or Barbara 6495 7390 with the location if you see any.
thebegavalley.org.au/birdwatchers.html

Links

nationalparks.nsw.gov.au

sossa-international.org

cboc.org.au

birdsaustralia.com.au

canberrabirds.org.au

NEW BOOKLET COMING SOON

Birdwatching on the Far South Coast
New South Wales
Places to Go and Birds to See

will be relaeased in December.
For details of where to purchase or how to order please watch this site.

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