I had been too many fungi trips recently, and neglected the local birds, so this morning I set off along the Cooks River from Illawarra Road to see what birds were about. I then walked as far as the Princes Highway and caught a bus down to Barton Park. The day turned out to be relatively quiet.
First, on the Cooks River.
White-faced Heron
Striated Heron
Magpie Lark
Then down to Barton Park. A few Welcome Swallows were sizing around looking for insects.
Pied Stilts
Golden-headed Cisticola
Pied Stilt
Silvereye
Superb Fairy-wren
Australasian Pipit
There were 5 or 6 Pipits on the upper sporting fields.
New Holland Honeyeater
An Australian Raven flying off with an apple core –
