★ Top-ranked Experience!

Birdwatching For Beginners

Guided Walks & Workshops

Summary:

Have you ever wondered what kind of birds visit your garden? Or what the ducks are at your local lake? Maybe you’ve caught yourself gazing at the skies when you visit the beach or noticing the feathers of avian friends whilst on holidays? Maybe you’ve already started birdwatching, but aren’t sure how to identify what you see or what kind of binoculars to invest in? What are the best field guides? What kind of camera should you get and do I even need one? Where should I visit next? Where can I see a Brolga? Is a frogmouth really an owl? And how on earth do you pronounce gerygone?! It sounds like our Birdwatching for Beginners Guided Workshops just might be exactly what you’re looking for!

Join Treeswift Wildlife & Nature for a hands-on guided workshop with the pro’s! We’ll take you to some of our favourite, most accessible and stunning wild locations to help teach you the basics when it comes to everything birding, twitching, and feathered!

What to expect?
Our workshops will help you to understand the basics of birdwatching, answer any questions you might have, and provide you with the tools to go off and take your love of birds and nature to the next level! You are led by an experience guide and educator and will learn from practiced techniques in a real-world context with real-life avian subjects!

Breakdown:
8.00am – arrive and general chat/question time with the tour leader
8.20am – start of guided outing
11.15am – ‘bird call’ / gear & equipment demos / final questions / tea & coffee
11.30am – end of workshop

What's Involved?

How to recognise calls
Understanding bird behaviour
How to use binoculars/scopes (what models/brands are right for you!)
How to identify bird families and individual species
How to record your observations
What are the best field guides?
Online resources and list keeping
Should I invest in a camera? What model and lens? What settings?
The best places to visit!
Field techniques – psshing, wildlife watching ethics, approaching subjects, etc
And so, so much more!

How to sign up?
We are now running these exclusive events right across Victoria and occasionally in New South Wales, Tasmania and Queensland, so simply pick the date, state, and location that works best for you and complete our booking form! If you can’t make any of the dates/locations, feel free to get in touch by emailing us at info@treeswiftwildlife.com are we’ll let you know when the next dates/locations are available for you!

Upcoming Dates:

2023 is completely sold out! New dates coming soon