In this late winter walk we didn’t see a great variety of birds but enjoyed visiting a new and attractive area with three different habitats … paddocks, light woodland, and a large dam.
In the paddocks a number of Wood Ducks were enjoying the winter wetness. I also enjoyed my best sighting of the day, which was two Jacky Winters, as I do not remember ever seeing them in our district.
At the dam we spent some time studying two parrots who conveniently stayed in one spot, before deciding that they were Blue-winged Parrots.
We also closely looked at some Mistletoe hoping to see a Mistletoe bird, but were unable to identify a small bird flittering around in it.
After enjoying the pleasant walk we sat in comfort for morning tea and were delighted to see two raptors…a possible Little Eagle, and a Wedge-tailed Eagle.
Below are all the birds identified on this walk:
1. Australian Wood Duck
2. Wedge-tailed Eagle
3. Little Eagle?
4. Galah
5. Little Corella
6. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
7. Crimson Rosella
8. Eastern Corella
9. Blue-winged Parrot
10. Laughing Kookaburra
11. Superb Fairy-wren
12.Yellow-rumped Thornbill
13. Eastern Spinebill
14. White-eared Honeyeater
15. Red Wattlebird
16. New Holland Honeyeater
17. Grey Shrike-thrush
18. Australian Magpie
19. Willy Wagtail
20. Little Raven
21. Magpie-lark
22. Jacky Winter
23. Welcome Swallow
24. Common Starling
Ellinor Campbell