This month we had a wonderful time at Rhonda Bunbury’s property and identified 43 species of birds.
Grey Fantail
Rhonda was delighted that we found a bird she had not seen there before, a very handsome Sacred Kingfisher.
Sacred Kingfisher
A few days later I saw two at Moggs Creek.
White-naped Honeyeater
We enjoyed walking though a range of habitats, and hearing the glorious songs of a number of Cuckoo species, Rufous Whistlers, Grey Shrike-thrush and English Sklylark.
Unknown nest
Blue-winged parrots and Striated Pardalotes were in abundance and we saw several raptors, as well as two species gathering nest material.
Grey Fantail gathering nest material
White-naped Honeyeater doing the same
Lunchtime in her most attractive garden was a perfect finish, with various birds entertaining us as they frolicked in her birdbath.
Rhonda’s garden
Lunch in gorgeous garden
Below are all the birds identified on this day:
1. Little Pied Cormorant
2. White-necked Heron
3. White-faced Heron
4. Whistling Kite
5. Swamp Harrier
6. Wedge-tailed Eagle
7. Nankeen Kestrel
8. Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
9. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
10. Crimson Rosella
11. Eastern Rosella
12. Blue-winged parrot
13. Horsefield’s Bronze-Cuckoo
14. Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
15. Laughing Kookaburra
16. Sacred Kingfisher
17. Superb Fairy-wren
18. Brown Thornbill
19. Spotted Pardalote
20. Striated pardalote
21. Yellow-faced Honeyeater
22. White-eared Honeyeater
23. White-plumed Honeyeater
24. Red Wattlebird
25. New Holland Honeyeater
26. White-naped Honeyeater
27. Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
28. Crested Shrike-tit
29. Rufous Whistler
30. Grey Shrike-thrush
31. Australian Magpie
32. Grey Currawong
33. Grey Fantail
34. Willie Wagtail
35. Little Raven
36. Magpie-lark
37. Eurasian Skylark
38. Welcome Swallow
39. Common Blackbird
40. Common Starling
41. Red-browed finch
42. House Sparrow
43. Red-browed Finch
Ellinor Campbell