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It was a good day for bird watching weather-wise – sunny and light winds. There was a good turn-up of 16 people to visit Lot 2, which is a property on the Bambra Road (Aireys Inlet) that has been revegetated over the past 7 years. The Painkalac Creek runs along one side of the property, and this provides for some water birds, in addition to the bush birds.

Birdwatchers at Lot2

Birdwatchers at Lot 2

We walked around the path on Lot 2, and then down along the creek for 300 metres. There were some good bird sightings, and at the boundary between Lot 2 and the creek there were lots of honeyeaters flashing around including Brown-headed, New Holland, White-eared, White-naped, White-plumed and Yellow-faced Honeyeaters.

White-plumed Honeyeater

White-plumed Honeyeater

It was a big day for Yellow-faced Honeyeaters, and we estimated 150 birds seen during the morning on their autumn northward movement. Other highlights were Bassian Thrush, Whistling Kite and female Flame Robin. Full bird list included below.

We moved to Distillery Creek picnic area for morning tea. We also did a bird list for Distillery Creek, where the Red Wattlebirds were in full cry, and again plenty of honeyeaters in attendance. Highlights included a Dusky Woodswallow and Golden Whistler. Full bird list below.

Eastern Yellow Robin

Eastern Yellow Robin

Everyone had a good time, and some photos included this month since several keen photographers in attendance.

James Orton

Photos

[Birdwatchers at Lot2] – Nevenka Elvin

[White-plumed Honeyeater] – Paul Wright

[Eastern Yellow Robin] – Lousie Price 

 

 

Lot 2 – Bird List

The table below shows the names and count of birds seen on the walk at Lot 2. Note this list has been recorded in eBird, and shared with the Angair eBird account.

Species Count
Australian Wood Duck 2
Pacific Black Duck 1
Grey Teal 1
Whistling Kite 1
Laughing Kookaburra 1
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo 2
Galah 2
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo 10
Crimson Rosella 3
Superb Fairywren 10
Eastern Spinebill 2
Yellow-faced Honeyeater 150
Little Wattlebird 1
Red Wattlebird 30
White-plumed Honeyeater 5
New Holland Honeyeater 20
White-eared Honeyeater 3
White-naped Honeyeater 2
Brown-headed Honeyeater 1
Spotted Pardalote 2
Australian Magpie 4
Pied Currawong 2
Grey Currawong 1
Willie Wagtail 2
Magpie-lark 4
Little Raven 2
Flame Robin 1
Silvereye 3
Bassian Thrush 1

 

 

 

Distillery Creek – Bird List

The table below shows the names and count of birds seen on the walk at Distillery Creek picnic area. Note this list has also been recorded in eBird.

Species Count
Laughing Kookaburra 1
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo 3
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo 26
White-throated Treecreeper 5
Superb Fairywren 10
Eastern Spinebill 5
Yellow-faced Honeyeater 2
Red Wattlebird 20
New Holland Honeyeater 25
White-eared Honeyeater 4
White-naped Honeyeater 10
Spotted Pardalote 7
White-browed Scrubwren 2
Brown Thornbill 2
Grey Shrikethrush 1
Golden Whistler 1
Dusky Woodswallow 1
Pied Currawong 1
Grey Fantail 2
Eastern Yellow Robin 2