Birding near Kurnell.

["Marc Anderson" <>]

Hi All,

          I spent a few hours today birding around the Kurnell area, Sydney. I am not sure what the wetland is called (is it Lake Francis??) but it is opposite the golf driving range at Kurnell & has recently had a lot of work put into it to attract migratory waders. Last time I visited this site around 2 years ago it was almost devoid of birdlife as the water level was very high. Now that the water level is being controlled, there are a lot more birds to see.

Of particular note were Musk Duck (1 female) & Rufous Night Heron (1 imm.). Other birds seen were:

Aust. Pelican (6)

Aust. White Ibis (70+)

Striated Heron (2)

Chestnut Teal (18)

Pacific Black Duck (8)

Maned Duck (1)

Little Pied Cormorant (3)

Little Black Cormorant (5)

Pied Cormorant (3)

White-faced Heron (12)

Silver Gull (60+)

Masked Lapwing (2)

Spotted Turtle Dove

Galah

Welcome Swallow

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Grey Fantail

Black-faced Cuckoo Shrike

Superb Fairy-wren

Yellow Thornbill

Red Wattlebird

New Holland Honeyeater

Silvereye

Common Starling

Aust. Magpie Lark

Aust. Magpie

Pied Currawong

Aust. Raven

 

Total of 30 species. A big improvement on what it was 2 years ago.

 

Cheers

Marc Anderson
57 Parklands Ave
Heathcote. NSW.2233
ph: 02 9548 0448
e-mail:

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