Birds at Warriewood Wetlands – 14 May 2019

I travelled up to the Northern Beaches to visit Warriewood Wetlands and the adjoining Irrawong Reserve to look for and photograph birds. I didn’t have too much success spotting unusual birds on this visit.

I got off the B-line us at Warriewood and walked the short way past the shopping centre to the wetlands. There were lots of noisy Rainbow Lorikeets near the entrance.

I walked slowly through the wetlands and then entered Irrawong Reserve and continued to the waterfall without seeing or hearing too many birds. I climbed the track up the hill on the far side of the creek, and then returned. On the way back, I had more success.

I spotted a Lewin’s Honeyeater very close to the track –

Then I saw a nice Eastern Yellow Robin. I stayed around for a while in variety of poses allowing for some reasonable photos. The only problem was that it was in a very dark area.

Back in Warriweood Wetlands I next photographed a Grey Fantail doing a variety of poses.

In one of the pools a pair of Pacific Black Ducks were getting close and personal.

And a few of the other birds –

I then walked further down Mullet Creek near a sports field. I was on the lookout for a Bittern that was reportedly in the area. I had no success finding it. I did see a Darter however –

Then I walked back through the Wetlands on the track to the settling ponds – without finding any more interesting birds.