Craigieburn Grasslands Vic

Entry to the grasslands is from the Hume Hwy side of O’Hearn’s Rd, a ford of Merri Ck should only be attempted if the water is not flowing over the causeway. There is a lot of problems with Gorse and other weeds, but it still affords an oasis for the birds on the edge of suburbia. As well as the main Merri Ck, there is Curly Sedge Ck to the east though it dries up in the summertime.

No camping is advised here

Surveys done 11

Blogs:

NE and East Victoria 2017

• Hardhead
  Aythya australis
  1 (9.09%)
• Pacific Black Duck
  Anas superciliosa
  7 (63.64%)
• Chestnut Teal
  Anas castanea
  5 (45.45%)
• Stubble Quail
  Coturnix pectoralis
  2 (18.18%)
• Brown Quail
  Synoicus ypsilophora
  8 (72.73%)
• Rock Dove
  Columba livia
  3 (27.27%)
• Spotted Dove
  Streptopelia chinensis
  6 (54.55%)
• Crested Pigeon
  Ocyphaps lophotes
  6 (54.55%)
• Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo
  Chalcites basalis
  4 (36.36%)
• Purple Swamphen
  Porphyrio porphyrio
  1 (9.09%)
• Dusky Moorhen
  Gallinula tenebrosa
  3 (27.27%)
• Silver Gull
  Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
  1 (9.09%)
• White-necked Heron
  Ardea pacifica
  1 (9.09%)
• White-faced Heron
  Egretta novaehollandiae
  5 (45.45%)
• Little Pied Cormorant
  Microcarbo melanoleucos
  3 (27.27%)
• Great Cormorant
  Phalacrocorax carbo
  2 (18.18%)
• Australasian Darter
  Anhinga novaehollandiae
  1 (9.09%)
• Black-shouldered Kite
  Elanus axillaris
  4 (36.36%)
• Wedge-tailed Eagle
  Aquila audax
  2 (18.18%)
• Brown Goshawk
  Accipiter fasciatus
  1 (9.09%)
• Whistling Kite
  Haliastur sphenurus
  4 (36.36%)
• Nankeen Kestrel
  Falco cenchroides
  3 (27.27%)
• Brown Falcon
  Falco berigora
  6 (54.55%)
• Peregrine Falcon
  Falco peregrinus
  1 (9.09%)
• Galah
  Eolophus roseicapilla
  3 (27.27%)
• Long-billed Corella
  Cacatua tenuirostris
  3 (27.27%)
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
  Cacatua galerita
  1 (9.09%)
• Red-rumped Parrot
  Psephotus haematonotus
  2 (18.18%)
• Eastern Rosella
  Platycercus eximius
  2 (18.18%)
• Blue-winged Parrot
  Neophema chrysostoma
  1 (9.09%)
• Musk Lorikeet
  Glossopsitta concinna
  1 (9.09%)
• Rainbow Lorikeet
  Trichoglossus moluccanus
  1 (9.09%)
• Superb Fairy-wren
  Malurus cyaneus
  11 (100.00%)
• New Holland Honeyeater
  Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
  10 (90.91%)
• White-fronted Chat
  Epthianura albifrons
  5 (45.45%)
• Red Wattlebird
  Anthochaera carunculata
  6 (54.55%)
• White-plumed Honeyeater
  Ptilotula penicillata
  5 (45.45%)
• White-browed Scrubwren
  Sericornis frontalis
  10 (90.91%)
• Southern Whiteface
  Aphelocephala leucopsis
  1 (9.09%)
• Yellow-rumped Thornbill
  Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
  8 (72.73%)
• Yellow Thornbill
  Acanthiza nana
  1 (9.09%)
• Brown Thornbill
  Acanthiza pusilla
  6 (54.55%)
• Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
  Coracina novaehollandiae
  1 (9.09%)
• White-winged Triller
  Lalage tricolor
  1 (9.09%)
• Rufous Whistler
  Pachycephala rufiventris
  2 (18.18%)
• Australian Magpie
  Gymnorhina tibicen
  11 (100.00%)
• Willie Wagtail
  Rhipidura leucophrys
  2 (18.18%)
• Grey Fantail
  Rhipidura fuliginosa
  4 (36.36%)
• Little Raven
  Corvus mellori
  10 (90.91%)
• Magpie-lark
  Grallina cyanoleuca
  5 (45.45%)
• Flame Robin
  Petroica phoenicea
  2 (18.18%)
• Red-browed Finch
  Neochmia temporalis
  8 (72.73%)
• Zebra Finch
  Taeniopygia guttata
  1 (9.09%)
• House Sparrow
  Passer domesticus
  9 (81.82%)
• Australasian Pipit
  Anthus novaeseelandiae
  8 (72.73%)
• Common Greenfinch
  Chloris chloris
  10 (90.91%)
• European Goldfinch
  Carduelis carduelis
  10 (90.91%)
• Horsfield’s Bushlark
  Mirafra javanica
  1 (9.09%)
• Eurasian Skylark
  Alauda arvensis
  11 (100.00%)
• Golden-headed Cisticola
  Cisticola exilis
  9 (81.82%)
• Brown Songlark
  Cincloramphus cruralis
  4 (36.36%)
• Little Grassbird
  Poodytes gramineus
  1 (9.09%)
• Australian Reed-Warbler
  Acrocephalus australis
  3 (27.27%)
• Tree Martin
  Petrochelidon nigricans
  2 (18.18%)
• Welcome Swallow
  Hirundo neoxena
  5 (45.45%)
• Silvereye
  Zosterops lateralis
  6 (54.55%)
• Common Starling
  Sturnus vulgaris
  9 (81.82%)
• Common Myna
  Acridotheres tristis
  9 (81.82%)
• Common Blackbird
  Turdus merula
  11 (100.00%)