General News
13 March, 2023
Day out with birds
BIRD expert and bird-watching tour guide Simon Starr led more than 20 local enthusiasts on tours through Loddon bush. Simon was the key speaker at Loddon Plains Birds Day Out held by the Loddon Plains Landcare Network with a grant from the State...
BIRD expert and bird-watching tour guide Simon Starr led more than 20 local enthusiasts on tours through Loddon bush.
Simon was the key speaker at Loddon Plains Birds Day Out held by the Loddon Plains Landcare Network with a grant from the State Government’s volunteer innovation fund.
The day started with a presentation at the Inglewood Goodshed (LPLN headquarters) on birds of the Loddon region ranging from the flood plains of Durham Ox to the gold country of Wedderburn, with stories relating to revegetation, better farming practices, and the impacts on bird communities and bird behaviour.
Simon also talked about technology and the way it has helped bird watchers and monitoring.
He spoke on the importance of citizen science and how volunteers are able to engage with recording data and identifying bird species and their locations.
This brought up discussions about local volunteers with their trials and tribulations on ways to improve research, citizen science and bird volunteering.
After lunch participants spent the afternoon being guided to key hotspots throughout the Inglewood and Wedderburn area in particular the Mt Korong Nature Conservation Reserve.
“The day was a great success for the region, it was a very enjoyable day with Simon and a great feature for the bird-watching community,” said Landcare facilitator Will Sanson.