Werribee Western Treatment Plant

Victoria · Australia

Werribee Western Treatment Plant, Australia
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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September to March
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This sprawling sewage-treatment complex near Melbourne has become one of the country's premier birdwatching sites, ranking as a Ramsar wetland. Its lagoons attract huge numbers of ducks, waders, and rare vagrants, drawing birders with permits year-round.

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