Field trips
Morning walks and excursions
See below details for our half and full day options, as well as a multi-day trip to Margaret River.
Morning walks
18-20 November
6:30am – 8:30am
These early morning walks will be scheduled before the conference day starts and are open to all delegates (no booking required). Please wear appropriate footwear and sun-safe clothing, and bring water and snacks for yourself. More information, including transport options, will be available closer to the conference dates.
Details to come.
Excursions – full and half day options
Friday 21 November
- Wadejmup (Rottnest Island) full-day trip
- Departing from B Shed in Fremantle, get on board for a jam-packed island adventure to see seabirds, shorebirds, and bushbirds at the home of the world’s happiest animal – the Quokka!
- Find out more and register here.
- Victoria Dam half-day walk
- Let expert guides from the BirdLife WA branch show you around one of Perth’s best local birding spots – Victoria Dam in the Perth Hills – one of the best locations to see many of WA’s endemic birds all in one spot.
- Find out more and register here.
- Peel-Harvey Estuary half-day cruise
- Join expert guides for a three-hour afternoon cruise on the Ramsar-listed Peel-Harvey Estuary, with Mandurah Cruises. See seabirds, shorebirds and local dolphins.
- Find out more and register here.
- Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre Tour
- Head to the Perth Hills for an afternoon tour of Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre to learn about the rescue and rehabilitation of Western Australia’s special black-cockatoos.
- Find out more and register here.
- Boola Bardip (Western Australian Museum) Bird Collections Tour
- Head behind-the-scenes and into the stacks to get an expert-guided rarely-seen view into the extensive bird collection at Boola Bardip (WA Museum).
- Find out more and register here.
Saturday 22 November
- Wadejmup (Rottnest Island) full-day trip
- Departing from B Shed in Fremantle, get on board for a jam-packed island adventure to see seabirds, shorebirds, and bushbirds at the home of the world’s happiest animal – the Quokka!
- Find out more and register here.
- Collins Road half-day walk
- Let expert bird guides from the BirdLife WA branch introduce you to this delightful patch of Wandoo woodland and some of the feathery residents of WA’s drier woodlands.
- Find out more and register here.
Long-range excursion
Saturday 22- Monday 24 November
- Glenbrook Country Retreat, Margaret River
Coordinator: Boyd Wykes and members of Owl Friendly Margaret River
Note attendees will need to register via the link below, but will need to book accommodation directly with Glenbrook Country Retreat. Please contact Cheri to book accommodation directly (Phone 0408 931 785/ Email cheri.glenbrook@gmail.com)
The excursion will be based at Glenbrook Country Retreat, a 78ha environmentally focused chalet and camping property 5km South of the Margaret River town. Our host Cherie Hindle is an avid wildlife enthusiast. Many of the south-west endemic birds, including iconic white-tailed and red-tailed cockatoos, are regularly present in the large reservation of forest on the property. There is also abundant marsupial and bird life at night including Masked Owls.
Attendees will need to plan to make your way to Glenbrook (approximately 3 hours drive from Perth) by after lunch on Saturday and, with the exception of a barbecue on Saturday evening, to self-cater for the weekend. During the trip, your hosts will showcase some of the delightful birdwatching hotspots of the region, with weather-dependent trips to wide-variety of coastal and forest sites, including local raptor centre Eagles Heritage.
Please sign up to attend the excursion here (but don’t forget accommodation will need to be booked separately).
Accommodation options available:
- 2 rooms with a queen bed
- 2 rooms with a queen bed plus a single bed
- 1 room with a queen bed and 2 single beds
- 1 room with a queen bed to which a single bed can be added
- 1 room with 2 single beds and a set of bunks
- 1 room with a king bed and a set of bunks
Fees: Room fees are $55 per night singles, $77 double/twins, $88 triple.
There is an extensive camping ground, best suited to self-contained outfits, supported by toilets and showers but there is a small camp kitchen and capacity to join in with others at the retreat facilities.
Camping is $20 per night singles; $25 couples.
Delegates can also book accommodation elsewhere in the vicinity and meet up at Glenbrook for activities. Tanya Mann of the Margaret River Busselton Tourism Association is standing by to assist. Email:Tanya.mann@mrbya.com
Transport: Own