I spent an interesting day at Bicentennial Park at Homebush Bay – mainly photographing the birdlife. The afternoon before I had been at the Landing Lights Wetland and had seen some of the migratory birds had arrived. I thought there may be also some of these at Bicentennial Park. This turned out to be correct.
Sharp-tailed Sandpipers
Here are some of the birds I saw. First the usual residents –
White-headed Stilts
Red-necked Avocets
And two of the migratory birds –
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Bar-tailed Godwit
And some of the other birds in the park –
Superb Fairy-wren
Willie Wagtail
Australasian Grebe
Pied Cormorant
Red Wattlebird
There was also a pair of Ravens collecting nesting material. One of the birds was doing a reasonable job, the other was trying too hard. It was picking up sticks too large, only to then drop them.
I also spotted a Blue-tongued Lizard lurking in the boulders.-
