Melton Reservoir picnic area Vic

Survey PointMelton Reservoir picnic area Vic
Latitude-37.7427800 (37° 44′ 34″ S)
Longitude144.5675000 (144° 34′ 3″ E)

About 10km south of Melton the entrance to the picnic area is off Exford Rd. The picnic area is closed overnight and has toilets. There is no access to the water but it can be viewed. There’s some quite good habitat in and around he picnic area.

No camping allowed

Surveys done 3

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Western Victoria 2020

  • Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata 2 (66.67%)
  • Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera 1 (33.33%)
  • Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes 2 (66.67%)
  • Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 1 (33.33%)
  • Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus 1 (33.33%)
  • White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae 1 (33.33%)
  • Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris 1 (33.33%)
  • Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae 2 (66.67%)
  • Black Kite Milvus migrans 1 (33.33%)
  • Australian Hobby Falco longipennis 1 (33.33%)
  • Galah Eolophus roseicapilla 1 (33.33%)
  • Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris 1 (33.33%)
  • Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus 1 (33.33%)
  • Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius 2 (66.67%)
  • Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus 2 (66.67%)
  • New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae 1 (33.33%)
  • White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata 3 (100.00%)
  • Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae 1 (33.33%)
  • Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen 3 (100.00%)
  • Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus 2 (66.67%)
  • Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys 3 (100.00%)
  • House Sparrow Passer domesticus 1 (33.33%)
  • Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena 2 (66.67%)
  • Silvereye Zosterops lateralis 1 (33.33%)
  • Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 3 (100.00%)
  • Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 1 (33.33%)
  • Common Blackbird Turdus merula 1 (33.33%)