Hi all,
I went to Altona Coastal Park today (part of the Jawbone Reserve between
Seaholme and Williamstown) to have a poke around and try and photograph a
Striated Fieldwren (which I failed to do). I saw some great birds while
there, including 5 raptors. The first was a juvenile Brown Goshawk cruising
over the salt marsh looking very uncomfortable in the strong winds. He
eventually high-tailed to back to the treeline. Shortly after I saw a
Whistling Kite over the bay, not unsurprising but still my first for the
area. The next one did surprise me - a Black Falcon came whistling over the
saltmarsh at high speed. Having seen a Black Falcon a few weeks earlier at
the nearby Cherry Lake, I wonder if this one is sticking around for a
while? As the Black Falcon got to the edge of the saltmarsh another raptor
let out an almighty cry and launched at it. The new bird was a Peregrine
Falcon, probably a male as it looked tiny compared to the Black Falcon. The
two went off with the Peregrine chasing the Black til they were out of
sight. Shortly after I spied another raptor, a dark morph Little Eagle,
just as it was about to be attacked by the returning Peregrine Falcon.
As well as the great raptor action going on, I saw a Spiny-cheeked and a
Singing Honeyeater in the bushes along the beach next to the saltmarsh. I
did see a couple of Striated Fieldwrens but they didn't pose today.
Regards,
Chris
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