It was nice to join the Mudlarks once again for their monthly bird survey along the Cooks River. This month the group were surveying upstream from the Lang St Bridge – to the Boat Harbour and then to Cup and Saucer Creek Wetlands and back on the far side.
Notable on this survey were the number of nesting birds that were observed.
Here are the photos –
Little Black Cormorant
Chestnut Teals
Grey Butcherbird
The Tawny Frogmouth was still sitting on its nest in Ewen Park –
Here is a Grey Butcherbird nest –
Red Wattlebirds
Magpie Lark at nest –
Olive-backed Oriole nest and bird –
Another Magpie Lark, on nest –
The Boat Harbour Tawny Frogmouth family –
Masked Lapwings
Now at Cup and Saucer Creek Wetlands.
Dusky Moorhen
Grey Teal
Dusky Moorhen chick and parent –
Pacific Black Duck
Back on the river, we spotted about six Dusky Moorhen nests. This one had bird on it –
We then had morning tea back at Ewen Park.
After that, a few of us went to see the Tawny Frogmouth family near the Cricket Nets. It appears they are nesting again.
