After the Greenway Bird Survey, I joined fellow Greenway Birders, Michael and Lennis, and headed to Barton Park. We spent the rest of the day there and observed a good range of bird species.
When we arrived, we headed to the Landing Lights Wetland. A Brown Goshawk flew past, being harassed by Magpies.
It was the Brown Goshawk with the bad talon. It flew off.
White-faced Heron
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Wasp
Chestnut Teal chick
White-faced Herons
Little Black Cormorant
We then walked around some of the periphery and up near the old stadium.
Red-browed Finch
Brown Goshawk
The Goshawk shot past at high speed. I was lucky to get a few photos. It was a different one to the one we had seen earlier.
Grey Fantail – hunting for insects –
Back at the wetlands – a family of Chestnut Teals –
Back on top, a Laughing Kookaburra –
White-plumed Honeyeater
Golden-headed Cisticola
A Striated Heron was hunting a long way up the Spring Street Canal –
WE then headed to the old sporting fields. A Nankeen Kestrel was hunting –
We stayed to watch the Kestrel.
Its always amazing to watch these raptors hover.
Then a Brown Goshawk appeared. It was a fair way off.
The Nankeen Kestrel flew off to attack the much larger Brown Goshawk –
The Brown Goshawk left the area. The Kestrel resumed its hunting.
It suddenly dived down out of sight and reappeared with a mouse.
I think it may have stored the mouse somewhere, as it flew off without it.
This time it has caught a small insect.
We then headed to the Cooks River to see if we could spot the Osprey. We had no luck. Here are a pair of Pied Cormorants –
Back at the Wetlands, a Great Egret was hunting.
This time it did better!
The we saw a Double-barred Finch.
And some Silvereyes –
Here is a pair of Chestnut Teals –
A White-faced Heron flew down and started hunting.
A New Holland Honeyeater had also caught something, an insect –
We decided to walk over and see if the Kestrel was still around. On the way as saw a Yellow Thornbill –
The Nankeen Kestrel was still there, and still hunting.
It reappeared with the mouse (or was it a new one?)
Back at the Wetlands – some White-faced Herons –
And a last photo of some New Holland Honeyeaters –
Thanks to Michael and Lennis for great company on the day, and to Michael for driving us there.