Early in the morning, I joined the Mudlarks, surveying the birdlife along the Cooks River. The group met on the Lang Street Bridge at 7:30, and then we proceeded upstream.
Here are some of the birds we saw –
Great Cormorant
Little Corella
Grey Butcherbird
Magpie Lark
Pelican
Little Black Cormorant
From the footbridge near the Boat Harbour, we watched a Pelican take off and fly upstream.
It had been attracted by a Great Cormorant that was struggling to get down its prey. A Little Black Cormorant was also hoping for some spoils.
I am not sure what the Great Cormorant had caught. Perhaps an eel? Whatever it had, it was very hard of the Cormorant to swallow.
Eventually, the Cormorant seemed to get the eel down.
Or did it?
Yes.
We saw a Caspian Tern being harassed by a Masked Lapwing.
At the Cup and Saucer Creek Wetlands we noticed some of the Australian Swamphens on a window awning –
Pacific Black Duck
Dusky Moorhen with juvenile –
Noisy Miner
Willie Wagtail
As usual, the group finished off with morning tea.
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