Hi All,
Had a nice morning in the bay today, there was some strong wind so
unfortunately I didn't see as much as I had hoped too, but I managed to get
a nice list of birds for a couple of hours.
First stop was Arkarra Lagoons where I got:
Pacific Black Duck, White Browed Scrubwrens, Lewins Honeyeater, Brown
Honeyeater, Rufus Whistler, Grey Fantail, Golden Whistler, Purple swamphen,
Coot, Dusky Moorhen, Royal Spoonbill, Figbird, Spangled Drongo, Azure
Kingfisher, Nankeen Night Heron, Plumed Whistling Duck, Little Black
Cormorant, Little Pied Cormorant, Darter, White Breasted Woodswallow,
Rainbow Bee-eater, Magpie, Magpie Geese, Welcome Swallow, Hardhead, Rainbow
Lorikeet, Sulpher Crested Cockatoo, Magpie Lark, Dusky Honeyeater, Little
Wattlebird, Spotted Turtle Dove, Little Friar Bird, Crow, Black Swan, Masked
Lapwing, Little Shrike Thrush, Aust Grebe, Brush Turkey, Straw Necked Ibis,
Leaden Flycatcher, White Throated Honeyeater, Wood Duck, Red Back
Fairy-wren, Kookaburra, White Throated Gerygone, Eastern Yellow Robin and.
Saving the best for last, I had my first sighting of an Australian Owlet
Nightjar, Woohoo! - Its been sighted a few times by the bird club but it
hasn't been out of its log when I get there on weekends.
A quick stop at the Vine Forest for a walk to the beach, and I added,
Osprey
Noisy Miner
Blue Faced Honeyeater
Eastern Curlew
White Faced Heron
Pied Butcherbird
After that a drive around the lakes at Eli Waters got me,
Nankeen Kestrel (trying to get a Magpie)
Great Egret
Feral Geese
Crested Pigeon
Yellow Spoonbill
Pelican
My final stop of the day was the rocks/mangroves at Point Vernon where I
added
Little Egret
Black Wing Stilt
Brahminy Kite
Australian Hobby
Silver Gull
Gull Billed Tern
Square Tailed Kite
66 for the morning with one new bird to add to my list.
Happy Birding
Lee
Hervey Bay - QLD
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