Evening all,
Not been too bad a week around these parts. The Mrs found a dead
Striated Pardalote on the edge of the Parklands early in the week and
we've seen and heard a few more since (thankfully live). The Musk
Lorikeets appear to be looking in every nest hole going in the parks and
a few more Sulphur-crested Cockatoos have been around. The Red-rumped
Parrots that could be found in the plane trees up and down Pulteney
Street appear to have mostly cleared off again, leaving the remaining
seeds to the many Eastern Rosellas. As ever, there's a good mix of
Welcome Swallows and Tree Martins along Glen Osmond Road.
Best local bird of the week was a juvenile Hobby in the park across the
road with every Noisy Miner in a half-mile radius alerting us to its
presence as it came in and perched in a pine.
Laughing Kookaburras have moved in near the Chemistry Department up at
the university, making some of the students stand and watch while they
cackle. Lots of Wood Ducks calling from roof tops on the campus at the
moment too.
Over at Greenfields Wetlands, we saw a group of at least six Nankeen
Night-herons, of which a few were juveniles and lovely views of a
Black-winged Kite hovering over us, both of which were lifers for the
Mrs and kids. A small group of Grey Shrike-thrushes were also about.
Between there and Mawson Lakes station, there were a few Black-fronted
Dotterels and a single Fairy Martin.
Cheers,
Tony
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