5/5 BunyipS 1 year ago on Google
Awesome
bird
watching
spot!
Only
a
short
walk
(400m
return)
from
the
carpark
yet
far
enough
away
to
be
removed
from
road
noise.
The
area
leading
up
to
the
wetlands
is
in
the
midst
of
some
regeneration
work;
so
given
some
time,
the
young
plants
will
grow
&
flesh
out
what
currently
feels
a
little
bare.
There
are
picnic
benches
at
both
carparks
(either
side
of
the
road)
&
a
toilet
(fabled
drop
dunny)
for
those
desperate
-
just
cross
the
road
to
the
north
side
carpark
&
follow
the
signs.
There's
a
great
information
station
at
the
start
of
the
walks
(birdhide
&
possum
loop),
&
the
first
100m
or
so
before
the
boardwalk
is
through
the
amazing
tuarts.
The
board
walk
is
well
built;
however,
a
few
of
the
bolts
were
starting
to
lift
(if
i
had
a
hex
driver
with
me
they
would've
been
easy
to
drive
back
down).
The
bird
hide
is
excellent;
with
a
long
wall
on
the
approach
to
hide
your
presence
&
a
well-built
wooden
hide
with
numerous
viewing
panels
&
seats.
It
is
dark
when
you
first
enter
(all
the
viewing
panels
should
be
closed
when
people
leave)
so
you
may
want
to
let
your
eyes
adjust.
It
can
also
get
quite
hot
&
stuffy
in
there
on
warmer
days,
so
opening
a
few
of
the
panels
can
allow
some
air
flow
while
you're
in
there.
There's
a
good
30-odd
viewing
panels
at
different
heights
&
viewing
directions;
some
with
seats
&/or
platform
to
rest
&
steady
your
camera.
Walk
gently
&
move
carefully
even
inside
the
hide
to
avoid
spooking
the
birds.
When
I
clumsily
opened
the
first
panel,
I
spooked
a
white
faced
heron
only
2m
in
front,
but
another
had
taken
its
place
within
minutes.
I'll
definitely
return,
hopefully
with
a
better
lens
for
those
birds
that
refused
to
come
closer!