I spent a nice day visiting two local sites. I started at Sydney Park and then caught a bus down the road to Barton Park.
My main aim Sydney Park was to try and spot a Powerful Owl that had been roosting there recently. I did not manage to find the owl, but in he process of looking for it, I did spot a Tawny Frogmouth on its nest.
When I arrived, I saw the Black Swans and their cygnet in the Island Pond.
There were also quite a few Turtles.
And a Magpie Lark was sitting on a nest.
I spotted this Australasian Figbird eating a fig –
Here you can see a Australian Reed-Warbler amongst the reeds –
In the large pond was Australasian Grebe on its floating nest –
Then hear the depot, I spotted the Tawny Frogmouth on its nest.
The nest was in different place to where it had been last year. There seemed to be two chicks.
I then bumped into Harold, a regular visitor to the park who has an interest in birds, and he showed me the female, perched in a different tree nearby.
Then it was time to head to Barton Park. The fires bird I saw was a White-faced Heron flying over.
The Landing Lights Wetland was fairly quite with a few Chestnut Teals –
Walking up the path near the canal, I spotted a Golden-headed Cisticola –
Climbing up to the old stadium, I could see all the Lantana around one side had been cleared. I understand the stadium will soon me demolished.
And back down at the Spring St Canal, the new bridge is now in place.
In the old sporting fields, I saw an unfamiliar bird fly over. It was a Pacific Golden Plover.
Here is another White-faced Heron –
And I spotted two Double-barred Finches, Here is one –
I then went down to the Cooks River. Here is a Little Black Cormorant flying past –
And a New Holland Honeyeater –
I then met Michael and Fiona at the carpark. They had just arrived, so we then walked around together. Here’re a few more birds –
White-faced Heron
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Pacific Koel
And another Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
We looked into the Landing Lights Wetland. Here is a Brown Honeyeater –
Royal Spoonbill
Another good day out. Thanks to Michael and Fiona for a lift home.