Hi all,
With not much to do this weekend, I put in two small (1 1/2 hour) bird
watches in what was either wet, windy, or wet and windy weather.
On Saturday afternoon, I paid my first visit to Yarra Flats Park in
Heidelberg, and got rained on. I also saw a good variety of birds - 33 spp.
in total. Highlights were male Rose Robin, Crested Shrike-tit, Striated
Thornbill (not a bird I see too often in inner-suburbia) and Golden
Whistler.
On Sunday, after looking at the Melways in an idle moment, I decided to have
a look at the Altona Nature Reserve, just off Racecourse Rd. Well, it
wasn't quite what I expected, but I saw a good number of birds considering
the windy conditions - 37 spp. The best birds were Skylark, Little Egret,
Horsefield's Bronze-Cuckoo, male Musk Duck, both species of Spoonbill, and
Little Eagle. I also tried out my new, ultra-cheap telescope, which only
magnifies 20x, but fits in my budget and shows the birds well enough. With
it I managed to ID Common Greenshank, Red-necked Stint, and Curlew
Sandpiper.
Mike
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