Bird the Grampians and Surrounds
One and half day tours of the Grampians region - Tour GR1 & GR3
Tour cost: One Day Tour $160pp (GR1) Half Day Tour $100 (GR3) - minimum 4 passengers. If less than 4 passengers please contact Neil for price
Includes: pick up/drop off from Grampians accommodation, morning tea and lunch
Accommodation: Additional to cost of tour. BBWT has arranged special rates available upon request.
The majestic Grampians one of Victoria’s outstanding natural wonders. Early colonial explorer Major Sir Thomas Livingston Mitchell described them in his journals as “A noble range of mountains rising in the south to astupendous height and presenting as bold and picturesque an outline as a painter ever imagined”.
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Laid down between 400 and 500 million years ago, the Grampians originally a seabed, consist of up thrust sandstone brought about by movement of lava under the earth’s surface. Upheavals and movement of the earth’s surface have formed the steep cliffs on one side and the gentle slopes on the other that we see today. With over 900 native plant species (20+ are endemic) there is always something in flower. The area is rich in fauna, with over 210 species of birds, 11 amphibians, 28 different reptiles, 6 freshwater fish and 35 mammal species. Making this area well worth a visit as lots of different wildlife can be observed within the many different habitats that occur close to Halls Gap, the main village of the Grampians.
Accommodation can be arranged on these tours or you make your own arrangements and join us for the tour.
One Day Tour -GR1
On this tour we will visit a number of habitats in the Grampians region and also a local wetland. Morning tea and lunch provided.
Half Day Tour – GR3
On the half a day we explore bushland including a wonderful wetland. Morning/Afternoon tea provided.
Potential less common birds
| Black Kite | Black Falcon | Peregrine Falcon |
| Grey Goshawk | Square Tailed Kite | Rose Robin |
| Freckled Duck | Chestnut Breasted Shelduck | Blue-billed Duck |
| Australian Shoveler | Pink-eared Duck | Southern Emu-wren |
| Little Lorikeet | Gang Gang | Rainbow Bee-eater |
| Red-capped Robin | Hooded Robin | Speckled Warbler |
| Painted Button-quail | Brown Quail | Spotted-quail Thrush |
| Australian Crake | Buff-banded Rail | Red-kneed Dotterel |
| Peaceful Dove | Brush Bronzewing | Forest Raven |
| Painted Honeyeater | Blue-faced Honeyeater | Black Honeyeater |
| Zebra Finch | Diamond Firetail | Southern Whiteface |
| White-throated Nightjar | Owlet Nightjar | |
| Masked Owl | Powerful Owl |
Potential wildlife
| Eastern Grey Kangaroo | Western Grey Kangaroo | Black Wallaby |
| Red Necked Wallaby | Sugar Glider | Common Brush Tailed Possum |
| Red Deer (introduced) | Common Ring Tailed Possum | Lace Monitor Lizard |
| Common Bearded Dragon | Central Bearded Dragon | Shingle Back Lizard |
| Little Whip Snake | Cunningham’s Skink | Eastern Snake Neck Turtle |