I made another trip to the Northern Beaches, with the main focus being the Ospreys at Long Reef, but I first visited Irrawong Reserve at Warriewood to look for a Noisy Pitta that had been seen there recently.
I had no luck spotting the Noisy Pitta. I knew I was in the right place, and there were some other bird photographers around, and had been seen there earlier in the morning. Here are a few other birds –
White-browed Scrubwren
Galah
Topknot Pigeons
Grey Fantail
Irrawong Falls
I then headed to Long Reef. When I walked down to the lower level, I saw an Osprey with a fish, not too far away on the beach –
Two pesky Silver Gulls arrived –
They annoyed the Osprey –
One of the Gulls grabbed a bit of the fish –
The Osprey decided to move.
I could see distant Humpback Whale –
Sooty Oystercatchers
The another Osprey flew past. It had a small fish.
And a but later, another Osprey, with a larger fish, landed in the island –
It ate fair bit of the fish, then suddenly took off –
There was a White-bellied Sea Eagle –
The Sea Eagle seems to have the tail of a fish –
It was time to head off, but when I reached the lookout, I spotted a Nankeen kestrel down on the golf course to the south. As I made my way down, I could not see it, but all of a sudden, tow Sulphur-crested Cockatoos noisy passed by and were swooped on bay a very fast Nankeen Kestrel –
Perhaps the Kestrel and the Cockatoos are competing for nesting sites on the cliffs?