Serendip Sanctuary is a 250 ha protected space that’s close to the You Yangs and the small city of Lara, Victoria. You may simply get there through public transport by taking the practice to Lara from both Geelong or Melbourne should you would not have entry to a automobile. Lara is about 20 kilometres from Geelong or 60 kilometres south-west of Melbourne.
It’s free to enter Serendip Sanctuary and as you drive or stroll up the street into the parking space there are alternatives to see kangaroos and wallabies as you’ll be able to see above. There are rest room services within the car-park and a picnic space. I’d advise permitting as a lot time as doable should you hope to stroll all the trails and to have the ability to discover the totally different environments and the various species of birds. Many guests seem to do the quick walks, so you’ll be able to benefit from the space principally alone apart from the wildlife. The sanctuary is open from 8am-4pm day by day.
Map of the stroll trails
There have been quite a lot of White-winged Choughs once I was there and I wrote about them right here. On the stroll in I additionally noticed Emus and Gray Fantails after which within the car-park I observed a pair of Tawny Frogmouths. Though Tawny Frogmouths are effectively camouflaged I did discover the form of the tree was not fairly proper and there they have been. Hiding in plain sight identical to they’re all throughout Australia.
Emus
Gray Fantail-constantly on the transfer catching bugs
Tawny Frogmouths
I made a decision to stroll all the trails by combining them into an extended stroll to final just a few hours. You’re then capable of respect the birds of the woodlands and wetlands. Virtually 200 hen species have been recorded at Serendip Sanctuary and I used to be not dissatisfied with my time out. The hen species noticed at any time will range, however most individuals that go to which can be making lists recording round fifty hen species.
The Cape Barren Geese had goslings once I visited. Chestnut Teal and Hardheads have been the predominant geese and there have been a number of Masked Lapwings amongst them. There have been additionally Dusky Moorhens and each Australasian and Hoary-headed Grebes. The Black-fronted Dotterels may nearly be neglected till they confronted you and their fronts gave them away.
Cape Barren Geese
Chestnut Teal and Masked Lapwings
Hardheads
Dusky Moorhen
Hoary-headed Grebe
Black-fronted Dotterels
Within the woodland areas you’ll be able to stroll quietly alongside the paths and be careful for small birds that seem at your toes as they feed alongside the path. There may be additionally seed made out there close to the tutorial centre, so the Pink-browed Finch benefit from that.
Pink-browed Finch
Excellent Fairy-wren
Noticed Pardalote
With so many hen species within the space you are feeling like you’re continuously trying from the paths to the timber and past. Typically you discover a color or a form and cease and transfer barely and discover extra hen species. You may transfer fastidiously and get some sky behind the birds after which they turn out to be clearer!
Dusky Woodswallows
Nevertheless, typically you’ll be able to solely get rear pictures of some species and as quickly as you progress they take off!
Pink-rumped Parrot
Purple-crowned Lorikeet
There have been loads of New Holland Honeyeaters feeding within the timber, however after all the closest one acquired to me was on a wire fence!
New Holland Honeyeater
Even in case you are not capable of commit quite a lot of time to visiting the Serendip Sanctuary you’ll be able to all the time go to and do a brief path and have a picnic. Preserve a watch out for the Tawny Frogmouths within the car-park!
