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Visited: summer
Recommendation: This is a very pleasant forest with several trails crossing it. I don't think I got the best out of it when I visited but I am sure it is definitely worth revisiting.
Bannockburn is about 20 minutes north west of Geelong but I didn't stop in the town, driving straight through to the reserve. I had decided that I wanted to find more bush birds and this seemed like a nice spot. I started on the southside of the main road and walked through some beautiful bush and trees. There was a lot of noise but the birds were all high up. Patience.
Honeyeaters abounded with white-eared, white-naped, new holland, and white-plumed. They were all too busy to chat with me and I only got one. Still very nice to see them all.
White-naped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus)
Rufous Whistlers and White-throated Treecreepers were calling loudly and almost as a duet. I didn't catch the treecreeper but I found a female whistler who was busy catching bugs for her young.
Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris)
On the north side of the road I saw several groups of White-winged Chough. They have the most delicious wailing call and I love seeing them, although they are most often skulking around in the shadows.
White-winged Chough (Corcorax melanorhamphos)
My best find was a family of Jacky Winter. These birds are actually robin and are so named because it reflects their call. I have never spotted that but I will listen out next time I see any.
Jacky Winter (Microeca fascinans)
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