Australian Ornithological Services
Pty Ltd

Tours
2025

Tour leaders
Philip Maher
Patricia Maher

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Australian Ornithological Services no longer has a landline number.
Please phone or text
Patricia on mobile number
041 731 0200

Birders are looking for companions for personal tours on:


Contact Patricia for details
patriciammaher@bigpond.com


Report on the 2020/2021 waterbird breeding event at Wanganella wetlands

 

2022 Plains-wanderer Report

 

All birders wishing to take part in an AOS tour must be up-to-date with their Covid 19 vaccinations and wear a mask when directed to do so by a tour leader.





In 2020 we celebrated 40 years of plains-wanderers. 
 

The plains-wanderer story



 




The tours where good food and birding meet.

 

2025 Birding Tours

In 2025 we will run small, private and semi-private tours.
Currently we have semi-private tours, i.e., tours that clients have asked us to run but that can take a couple more birders.


January 2025 Wet Season Iron Range bird and mammal tour FULL Completed

15 to 25 August 2025 Central Australia (cancelled)

October 2025 SW Western Australia. FULL

5 to 25 September 2025 Nullarbor Plain (we can take a couple more)

Wet Season Iron Range January 2026 (we can take more)

As always, we will continue run personal tours in the Deniliquin, Victorian mallee, northeast Victoria , Gippsland and Healesville areas.


2025 Plains-wanderer Weekends

25 & 26 October 2025 (limited to 8 participants)

8 & 9 November 2025 (limited to 6 participants) FULL

22 & 23 November 2025 (limited to 6 participants) one place left

6 & 7 December 2025 (limited to 8 participants)

 

2024 birding tours

2024 Wet Season Kutini-Payamu — Iron Range NP birding tour. COMPLETED
The 4 to 10 January 2024 January Wet Season .
Limited to six participants. Two 4WDs.
FULL


2024 May/June Atherton Tablelands and/or Kutini - Payamu (Iron Range NP ) In two parts.
Limited to eight participants on part 1 and 6 participants on part 2. Two 4WDs.
COMPLETED


2024 Top End birdng tour 20 June to 4 July COMPLETED
 
Part 1 Darwin, Kakadu NP, Pine Creek, Katherine. 20 June to 28 June 2024
Part 2 Katherine, Victoria River, Timber Creek, Kunnunurra. 28 June to 3 July 2024
Part 3 Black grasswren charter to Mitchell Plateau 3 July 2024

2024 Strzelecki Track Outback Tour 1 to 20 September  FULL COMPLETED

Plains-wanderer Weekends 2024 FULL COMPLETED

28 & 29 September 2024  Full COMPLETED

02 & 03 November 2024 Full COMPLETED

16 & 17 November 2024 Full COMPLETED

30 November & 01 December 2024 Full COMPLETED

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Personal tours in the Deniliquin region as well as Chiltern/Beechworth, Gippsland and the Victorian mallee

Individual and small group private tours are fitted in
around advertised tours

contact

enquiries@philipmaher.com