It was the morning of the Mudlarks Bird Survey along the Cooks River. This month, the group were surveying upstream from the Lang St Bridge to the Boat Harbour, then to Cup and Saucer Creek Wetlands and back down that side.
Here are some of the birds we saw –
Australasian Darter
White-faced Heron
Chestnut Teal
Little Black Cormorant
Striated Heron
Little Pied Cormorant
Australian Swamphen
White-headed Pigeons
Dusky Moorhen (juvenile)
Rainbow Lorikeet
Grey Butcherbird
King Parrot
On previous surveys we had seen this Brush-tailed Possum bulging out of a possum box –
Pacific Black Ducks
Rainbow Lorikeet
High up a tree was this large stick nest. Perhaps a Raven’s.
Royal Spoonbill
The survey finished back at Ewen Park with morning tea. I then headed off with my camera upstream again, walking to Canterbury Road. So, a few more birds –
Little Pied Cormorant
Striated Heron
Little Pied Cormorant
Eurasian Coot
