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The Guides are produced using Adobe Acrobat Reader (.pdf) format and you will require a copy of this software on your computer in order to view them.
This software is free and may be downloaded from www.adobe.com/acrobat
To view a Guide, simply click on the underlined location name below. Once opened, the guided may be printed. |
East Gippsland is a diverse area. With mountains to the north, the extensive Gippsland Lakes Ramsar sites and the sea to the south, with long sandy beaches and kilometers of wild unspoilt coastline making it a magic place to be.
It is a rural cattle and sheep farming area but also has commercial vegetable growing and processing concerns. Forestry and fishing also represent a large portion of the industrial picture of East Gippsland.
Our many National Parks and Nature Reserves and great climate make many outdoor activities possible.
The East Gippsland area is one of the best birdwatching places in Victoria with regions of forests and woodlands, heaths, mighty rivers, lakes and wetlands of international significance, and remnant pockets of temperate rainforest providing a diverse range of habitats for our wonderful birds.
Use our guides to direct your day's activity or to plan a longer holiday. Work from a base or plan a tour - there is plenty of accommodation.
Each of our guides represents one of 14 areas within our region, each with its own 'mud' map. More detailed maps and information on accommodation are available at the our local Tourist Information Centres.
Enjoy our fantastic region and leave it looking just as lovely for others to enjoy.
Many places do not have rubbish bins - so please be prepared to take your rubbish with you. |
These guides cover only the main birding areas visited by the East Gippsland Bird Observers Club. Other areas such as Wingan Inlet, Thurra River, Bemm River, Suggan Buggan, Bentley's Plain, Dargo, Native Dog Flat and the Alpine regions which we visit as club camp sites are left for you to discover for yourself.
Take care to check road conditions - some roads are used by logging trucks and some are suitable for 4WD vehicles only.
Information within the guides will take you to some lovely little gems of places that we wish to share with you. We hope you enjoy them and the birds that inhabit them as much as we do.
Should you wish to purchase our printed East Gippsland Birding Guide, it will be available in december from:
- Bairnsdale Tourist Information Centre
- Lakes Entrance Tourist Information Centre
- Bird Observers Club of Australia
183-185 Springvale Road, Nunawading, Victoria, Australia
Phone: 1300 305 342 (within Australia)
Fax: 613 3 9894 4048
Email: information@birdobservers.org.au
- or direct from EGBOC for $5 including postage and handling)
EGBOC
The Editor
c/o Post Office
LINDENOW Vic 3865
East Gippsland Bird Guides are produced by the East Gippsland Bird Observers Club
Compilation, text and layout by Nancy Taylor
Photographs: David Hollands, Ron Mackenzie, Ken Sherring, J. Marshall
Sketches: Margaret Alexander |
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This project received financial support from the Australian Bird Environment Foundation - the conservation trust of the Bird Observers Club of Australia .
ABEF supports projects:
- Which maintain, improve or extend habitat for birds and other associated native animals and plants.
- Involve the study of the needs of birds in their habitat.
- Educate the public to become more aware of birds and their habitat requirements.
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