I took part in the monthly bird survey along the Cooks River with the Mudlarks. This month, the group surveyed the downstream loop – from the Ewan Park footbridge, through Beaman Park, then across to the Golf Course and back on the northern bank to Ewan Park, to finish with morning tea.
There were a number of highlights on this survey – two being a Brush Bronzewing and a Peregrine Falcon.
From the footbridge at the start, we could see this Little Pied Cormorant –
Little Corella
The Welcome Swallows were catching insects in Beaman Park –
Masked Lapwings
Australian Ravens
Eastern Rosella, one of a pair we observed.
Great Cormorant
White Faced Heron
Magpie Lark
We enjoyed the wattle in bloom at the 18th Tee in the Golf Course.
And nearby, we spotted a Brush Bronzewing –
I think this is the first time I have seen this native species of Pigeon.
More Welcome Swallows –
And further on, we were alerted to the alarm calls of Noisy Miners and observed lot of Corellas and Cockatoos in the air. We looked up and spotted a predator, a Peregrine Falcon –
It appears to be a juvenile.
And one more bird, a Tawny Frogmouth –
