Friday,
12 September 2025
Rufous Whistler – arrival of a summer songbird

With spring starting, our region welcomes the arrival of migrating birds to NE Victoria including the Rufous Whistler.

Over the next couple of weeks they will arrive and start looking for ideal sites to breed over the coming months.

Known as one of Australia’s finest songbirds, their rich, musical song can be heard from a distance and their song is sometimes triggered by a loud noise, such as a cl...

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