From casual observing to something a bit more hard-core, The Melbourne Birder is a guided bird watching service available to anyone who wishes to see any of the wide array of bird species available on
Melbourne's doorstep.
We offer a variety of bird watching tours encompassing the broad range of habitats found in south-central
Victoria. Birdlife in this region is prolific, varied and exciting, and coupled with some of southern
Australia's most magnificent scenery only a short distance away from the Melbourne CBD, a visually stimulating and satisfying nature-based experience can be expected.
A recent testimonal:
Ed Champness, UK January, 2010 - "Being in Australia for the first time and with only a few days spare I decided that a bit of help might be a great way to get started. I'd never hired a guide before and wasn't really sure what to expect. However, Steve picked us up at 6 a.m. and I think I can sum up Steve's enthusiasm and dedication with an example, because it was only at 7.00 p.m. that evening when he turned to me and said "If you're tired we can call it a day but we could go and try to find a few more? (Thirty minutes later and five more species seen we did then decide to head home). It was a phenomenal day's birding. I had said to Steve that being new to the area it would be great to see a wide variety, so we visited forests, dry bush areas, coastal wetlands and also stopped in-between whenever we saw, or Steve thought he heard, something interesting. What was particularly impressive was Steve's local knowledge of what might be around and where to go and look for it. Many times he stopped the car saying "There have been a few of these just around here recently and we might also see a few X, Y and Zs too". More often than not we got back into the car a few minutes later having seen (or at least heard) what Steve had suggested might be around. They may not seem so exciting for locals but my particularly fond memories are of excellent views of a scarlet honeyeater, mistletoebird, southern emu-wren and cape barren geese. However, we identified over 140 species (seeing most of them) and as testament to Steve's advice I even found myself identifying birds by their calls during the following days. Steve was excellent company, only stopped when we said we needed something to eat or drink and I would recommend his fantastic services to anyone looking for a local expert to help them have a great day's birdwatching."
