Birds at Barton Park – 18 March 2025

I spent an interesting morning at Barton Park photographing birds. Most of the birds I saw were at The Landing Lights Wetland and its hinterland.

Walking up to Landing Light Wetland, I could see a White-faced Heron on top of the sawer vent –

There were plenty of the usual Pied Stilts –

And two Royal Spoonbills –

I saw briefly a Striated Heron –

More Pied Stilts –

Here is a Little Pied Cormorant and a Great Egret –

Royal Spoonbill

Pied Stilt

Royal Spoonbill

Pied Stilts

I heard the call of a Golden-headed Cisticola, and soon spotted it –

There were two Black-fronted Dotterels on the mudflats –

This Tree Martin is about to grab an insect –

And then a Black-fronted Dotterel flew past – 

More Golden-headed Cisticola –

And then a Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike flew past –

Back to the Golden-headed Cisticola – 

One of the Great Egrets flew up into a tree 0

The Little Pied Cormorant was perched nearby –

New Holland Honeyeater –

Chestnut Teal

Two mating cicadas –

Before leaving, I photographed some Welcome Swallows in Riverine Park –

I then heard some alarm calls, and looked up and spotted a Grey Goshawk –

And a few last photos of Welcome Swallows  –