Hi Anthea,
I too remember last year seeing Azure Kingfisher in the same area.
A few days ago whilst driving toward Heidelberg on Kingsbury drive (beside
the Uni),
i was very pleased to see a Common Bronzewing on the grassy hill along that
busy road-have not seen one there before although i drive through that area
quite often.
Cheers,
Mark Kliene.
Brian Fleming wrote:
> This morning I was walking on the Yarra bank at Wilson Reserve, Ivanhoe,
> about 9.20 am (Summer Time). I saw an Azure Kingfisher fly into a willow
> growing low down on the bank below the path at the Big Bend, sit for a
> few minutes bobbing its head up and down, then fly low across the water
> to some more willows a little downstream. A well-marked bird with large
> white marks on the nape - vivid Reckitts Blue above and tan beneath.
>
> Later, about 10 am, I also saw a male Common Bronzewing on the grass
> between the west end of the Oval and the Reedbed. It's great to see how
> they have returned to the suburbs now that the wattle plantings are
> maturing.
> Anthea Fleming in Ivanhoe (Vic.)
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