BIRDS of KILMORE, AUSTRALIA: December 2020

KILMORE

Kilmore is thought to be the oldest inland town in Victoria, established in 1837. The small settlement is thought to have been named Kilmore by William Rutledge, who probably desired to remember his family connections inn County Cavan Melbourne.

In 1841, William Rutledge obtained from the Government of NSW, 5120 acres of land in the now named area of Kilmore.

Kilmore is now predominately a commuter town of Melbourne. Indeed it is in danger of becoming an outlying suburb of Melbourne.

Kilmore does however retain its rural feel. It is still surrounded by farmland. There are still a number of larger family run farms as well as many smaller allotments being run as small or hobby farms.

On the eastern side of the Northern Highway, which runs through the centre of the town, is a large area of land, put aside by our early settlers for public use. This land now contains a golf course, a race track, showgrounds and a cricket ground. Adjacent to these facilities is a large area of native forest, running up to a hill, overlooking the town. Atop this hill is a blue-stone tower, built in 1924, of stones from the Kilmore Goal, to commemorate the 1924 journey of Hume and Hovell, as they mapped a route from Sydney to Port Phillip.

This is a beautiful area of eucalyptus and wattle trees, with an under-story of shrubs, grasses and in Spring, many flowers. Many native animals and birds live in the area giving the many walkers a glimpse of Kilmore as it used to be.

In the middle of the Kilmore Golf Course, is a large lake, the old Kilmore Hospital Reservoir. The lake and its surrounding trees and reeds, are always filled with large numbers of water loving birds.

Kilmore is very blessed to have been left this legacy of such beauty.

BIRD LIST

July 2016 to just now.....
Click to see each entry.

Australian Darter 7-04-2020 04-05-2021

Blackbird Common

Brolga 17-04-2019

Butcher Bird 14-06-2016 01-09-2017 24-08-2018 30-08-2019
Chat White-fronted 23-12-2017
Choughs White Winged 11-06-2017 12-04-2020
Cisticola Golden-headed 08-05-2018

Cockatoo Gang Gang 13-03-2018 17-05-2018 26-09-2018 11-03-2019 31-03-2020

Cockatoo Sulphur Crested 03-04-2017 08-08-2017 05-05-2018 06-05-2018

Coot Eurasian

Corella Little 28-01-2017 20-04-2017 24-12-2019 20-01-20

Corella Long Billed 20-04-2017

Cormorant Great 03-08-2020

Cormorant Little Black 17-09-2016

Cormorant Pied 09-05-2017 23-05-2017 19-08-2018

Cuckoo Black Faced 07-01-2021

Cuckoo Pallid 28-08-2018 03-09-2020

Cuckoo Fan-tailed 04-09-2020

Currawong Pied 19-12-2019

Duck Grey Teal 14-09-2020

Duck Pacific Black

Duck Shelduck

Duck Musk 25-09-2019

Duck, Wood 24-09-16 25-07-2016

Dusky Woodswallow 10-01-2021

Eagle Wedge Tailed
Fantail Grey 29-04-2017
Finch, Red-browed 08-10-2016 21-08-2017 23-02-2019
Finch Zebra
Flycatcher Satin 10-01-2017
Foxes 01-07-2017 09-07-2017
Galah 08-01-2017
Garden Of Eden 22-11-2016
Golden Whistler 13-05-2018
Gorse Mite 18-08-2016
Goshawk Brown

Hawk Sparrow Collared 10-03-2019 24-09-2019

Heron Nankeen Night / Rufous 24-01-2020

Heron White-Faced 27-01-2017 23-10-2018
Honeyeater Black chinned

Honeyeater Bluefaced 08-02-2017 26-01-2020 10-06-2020

Honeyeater Brownheaded 15-11-2019 01-07-2020

Honeyeater New Holland 10-03-20

Honeyeater White eared 08-11-2017

Honeyeater White-napped
Honeyeater White plumed 24-11-2017 08-09-2018
09-11-2017 07-03-2020
Honeyeater Yellow tufted
Ibis Australian White 11-02-2018 05-05-2018

Ibis Straw-necked 12-08-2018

Jacky Winter 30-06-2016 14-06-2017

Kangaroos 22-06-2016
Kingfisher Sacred 18-10-2016 04-11-2017 02-01-2019

Kestrel Nankeen 19-08-2017

Kite Black-shouldered 17-05-2018 29-06-2018 08-07-2018

Kookaburra

Lorikeet Rainbow 01-12-2017 03-01-2018
22-09-2019

Magpie White-backed

Mistletoebird 10-06-2021

Moorhen Dusky
Monument Hill Kilmore 10-06-2017
Moth Flies 01-11-2016
Myna Indian 25-06-2017
Oriole Olive Backed 01-10-20
Owl Boobook 09-02-2019 17-02-2019 24-02-2020

Pardalote Spotted 18-06-2017

Pardalote Striated & Fairy Martins 17-11-2017

Pardalote Spotted 26-05-2020

Pardalote Striated 11-08-2017 06-08-2018 15-11-2019 06-07-2020

Parrots Australian King 10-06-2017

Parrot Red Rumped

Pigeon Bronzewing 15-11-2017

Pigeon Brush Bronzewing 30-10-2019

Pigeon, Crested 21-11-2016
Pipit, Australian (Richard's) 11-11-2017 21-12-2017
Plover Spurwinged 09-04-2017
Raven Little 12-07-2017 19-12-2019
Robin Flame 16-07-2017 06-05-2018
Robin Hooded

Robin Scarlet 25-07-2017 31-07-2019 13-04-2020

Robin Yellow 18-03-2017 16-05-2017 28-05-2018 15-06-2021

Rosella Crimson 14-04-2020

Rosella Eastern 03-10-2018

Rufous Whistler 10-01-2018 08-11-2018 28-09-2019

Silvereyes 18-05-2017 23-04-2019

Sitella, Orange Winged 12-06-2016 11-06-2017
Skylark
Snake Red Bellied Black Snake 12-03-2018
Sparrow Eurasian

Sparrows House 24-06-2018
03-10-2020

Sparrowhawk 07-03-2019 24-09-2019

Spiders 01-02-2017

Spinebill Eastern 28-01-2017 06-08-2017 27-06-2018

Spring Kilmore 25-08-2017

Swamp Hen, Porphyry 24-09-2017 10-05-2020

Swan Black 12-03-2020 31-12-20

Thornbill Brown 12-05-2020
Thornbills, Buff-rumped 02-09-2016 23-05-2018

Thornbill Striated 08-01-2017 22-06-2018

Thrush Grey Shrike-thrush 28-05-2017 09-03-2018 02-10-2018 30-04-2019

Tree Creeper, Brown 04-07-16

Tree Creeper, White Throated 04-07-2016 17-02-2019 03-08-2020

Wallaby Black 12-03-2018
Wattle Hedge 14-0702016

Wattle Bird, Red 06-08-2017 01-05-2019 06-08-2019

White-winged Triller 03-12-2019

Whistler Olive 31-05-2018

Willie Wagtail 28-05-2017
Wombats 04-04-2017

Wren Fairy 14-07-2016 14-03-2017 21-06-2018 30-04-2019 o2-08-2019

Wren White-face Scrubwren 30-10-2019 19-05-2020

SOME VALUABLE REFERENCES

Dark Emu. Bruce Pascoe's book challenges our understandings of the aboriginal people of Australia. He tells the stories of these people as farmers and carers of the land, caring for, planting, harvesting and storing plants,managing fish stocks and building permanent stone shelters. A book to change many of your long held ideas.

A wonderful book, so full of information and such a pleasure to read.

Gould League Of Victoria

Seven book series
BIRDS OF SOUTH EASTERN AUSTRALIA
1. Urban Areas
2. Ranges
3. Oceans, Bays and Beaches
4. Inland Waters
5. The Dry Country
6. Rare Species
7. Farmlands

BIRDS OF THE LOWER KING PARROT CREEK
Published by the Strath Creek Landcare Group

Something from Overseas

KIBRIS'IN KUSLARI Birds of Cyprus

by Niyazi Turkseven

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