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Red-browed Finch and Eastern Spinebill - Photographs by Damian Kelly
The following sites are suggested as good birding sites within 50 km of Melbourne, divided into four zones, North East, South East, South West & North West of Melbourne.
More sites are listed on the Recent Outings Page. Checking the link to a particular site gives the Bird Lists by date for all recent BirdLife Melbourne & MELBOCA Outings to the site and therefore a good indication of what birds are present at the site.
North West |
North East |
Brimbank Park, Keilor East |
Badger Weir, Yarra Ranges N P, Badger Creek |
Long Forest Nature Conservation Reserve, Long Forest |
Banyule Flats Reserve, Viewbank |
Woodlands Historic Park, Greenvale |
Blackburn Lake Sanctaury, Blackburn |
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Jehosophat Gully & Everard Block, Kinglake N P, Kinglake |
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Lillydale Lake Park, Lilydale |
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Westerfolds Park, Templestowe |
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Yan Yean Reservoir Park, Yan Yean |
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Yarra Bend Park, Fairfield |
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South West |
South East |
Jawbone Flora & Fauna Reserve, Williamstown |
Braeside Park, Braeside |
Newport Lakes Park, Newport |
Birdsland Reserve, Belgrave Heights |
Point Cook Coastal Park, Point Cook |
Churchill National Park, Endeavour Hills |
Western Treatment Plant, Werribee |
Jells Park, Wheelers Hill |
Westgate Park, Port Melbourne |
Karkarook Park, Heatherton |
You Yangs Regional Park, Lara |
Lysterfield Park, Lysterfield |
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River Gum Creek Reserve, Hampton Park |
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne |
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne |
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Sherbrooke Forest, Dandenong Ranges N P, Sherbrooke |
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The Pines Flora & Fauna Reserve, Frankston North |
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Some other sites that are popular for BirdLife Melbourne Outings with links to their Bird Lists and location are listed below.
3 Chain Rd near Kilmore
Bailieston & Nagambie
Bellarine Peninsula
Bunyip State Park
Cape Schanck
Coolart Wetlands, Somers
Glen Nayook Nature Reserve, Nayook
Gobur Flora Reserve, near Yarck
Hallam Valley Road Wetland, Dandenong
Hawkstowe Park, South Morang
Heritage Wetlands, Wonga Park
Jumping Creek Reserve, Warrandyte State Park
Mill Park Lakes, Mill Park
Moorooduc Quarry Flora & Fauna Reserve, Mt Eliza
Phillip Island
Pipemakers Park, Maribrynong
Point Addis
Pound Bend, Warrandyte State Park
Serendip Sanctuary, Lara
Tarago State Forest near Neerim
Toolangi State Forest near Castella
Wilson Botanic Park, Berwick
Wilson Reserve & Chelsworth Park, Ivanhoe
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