It had been a while since I had been to these Wetlands at the old Pioneer Dairy at Wyong. I had been meaning to make another visit for a while, but had not got around to it for one reason or another. This visit turned out to be relatively quiet. I saw some nice birds – but nothing special.
I walked to the wetlands from Wyong Station, and this has one advantage – about half of the walk is around two sides of the wetlands and you can spot birds that you may not see at the usual spots.
As I walked in, I saw a group of Laughing Kookaburras –
And I also spotted this Tawny Grassbird –
And I saw a few White-breasted Woodswallows –
arriving at the pavilion, I scanned the wetlands through binoculars but could not see any unusual birds. In the far distance I could see a Whistling Kite perched on top of a nest. Is it a chick’s head I can see?
Some closer birds. A Pied Cormorant –
Australasian Darter
White-faced Heron
Pied Butcherbird
Straw-necked Ibis
And now for some of the birds in the forest. A Golden Whistler –
Grey Fantail
Brown Gerygone
Golden Whistler
Back at the wetlands. Australasian Darters –
Chestnut Teals
Red-rumped Parrot
Rainbow Lorikeet
Galah
Great Egret
Superb Fairy-wren
Laughing Kookaburra with frog
And some more of there distant Whistling Kite –
