banyule flats, melbourne

["Mules, Michael" <>]

I went for a quick watch this morning in the northern section of Banyule Flats, for about an hour.  In spite of the smoke there was a good variety of birds about.  The most interesting were Latham's Snipe, which were actively foraging, preening and giving most un-snipelike views.  All up, 41 species (in approximate taxonomic order):

 

Black Duck

Chestnut Teal

White-faced Heron

Yellow-billed Spoonbill

Straw-necked Ibis

Buff-banded Rail

Coot

Dusky Moorhen

Purple Swamphen

Latham's Snipe

Black-winged Stilt

Black-fronted Dotterel

Masked Lapwing

Spotted Turtledove

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Galah

Rainbow Lorikeet

Red-rumped Parrot

Tawny Frogmouth

Kookaburra

Superb Fairy-wren

Brown Thornbill

White-browed Scrubwren

Noisy Miner

Bell Miner (heard)

Little Wattlebird

Grey Fantail

Willie Wagtail

Magpie-Lark

Magpie

Grey Butcherbird

Little Raven (heard)

Clamorous Reed-warbler

Welcome Swallow

Fairy Martin

Greenfinch

Goldfinch

Red-browed Finch

Blackbird

Starling

Regards,
Michael Mules

Carey Baptist Grammar School
Kew Campus
349 Barkers Road Kew Victoria Australia 3101
Telephone: +61 3 9816 1325
Facsimile: +61 3 9816 1263

www.carey.com.au

 

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