Margaret Lacey led the October Bird Walk attended by 5 people.
The October Bird Walk welcomed some novice birders and the Rufous Whistlers provided an impressive soundtrack for our leisurely stroll along Distillery Creek road.
One of the Rufous Whistlers we watched for some time
We began north of Love’s Track and, as one of our group had seen a Sacred Kingfisher the day before, we went as far the Aireys Inlet sewage treatment ponds in search of it. We were lucky to find the kingfisher again perched high in the trees along the road beside the ponds.
The Sacred Kingfisher. Unfortunately when the group saw the bird it was silhouetted against the sun and the colour was not pronounced. Margaret Lacey returned later and found the bird again at a better angle.
We saw 25 species which isn’t bad for beginners!
Below are all the birds identified:
- Black Swan
- Australian Shelduck
- Grey Teal
- Hardhead
- Australasian Grebe
- Great Cormorant
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
- Crimson Rosella
- Laughing Kookaburra
- Sacred Kingfisher
- White-throated Treecreeper
- Superb Fairy-wren
- Brown Thornbill
- Eastern Spinebill
- White-eared Honeyeater
- Red Wattlebird
- New Holland Honeyeater
- Brown-header Honeyeater
- Grey Shrike-thrush
- Pied Currawong
- Grey Currawong
- Grey Fantail
- Willie Wagtail
- Silvereye
- Welcome Swallow