Another early morning bird survey. This time along the Greenway between Taverners Hill and Hawthorne Light Rail Stations.
King Parrot
I was quieter than usual when we met at Taverners Hill Light Rail Station with the light rail being out of action for a long time.
We spotted a pair of King Parrots at the station, and saw some other birds –
Red Wattlebird
Little Corella
The path below was quieter. Here is a Australasian Figbird –
Past Marion Street, we saw an adult White-faced Heron –
On the previous Greenway surveys we had seen this Heron’s chicks in or nest their nest. Now they had left the nest and we saw them along the canal –
David Hair spotted a small flock of Topknot Pigeons fly high overhead –
And near Hawthorne we saw a tree with quite a few Australasian Figbirds –
Amongst them was a Red-rumped Parrot –
And we saw this Grey Butcherbird feeding its young –
After the survey, I was intending to head out to Malabar Headland once more, but turned back due to heavy rain.