Barton Park – 5 May 2023

This was another morning visit to Barton Park to photograph birds.

Like my previous visit, I was hoping to photograph an Australian Spotted Crake. But this time, I had to be a lot more patient. I eventually spotted one, and only got some pretty average photos.

The other birds I saw were a bit different to what I had seen on my visit two days earlier.While waiting to see if the Crake would appear, I seemed to spot a lot of other small birds.

Red-browed Finch

New Holland Honeyeater

Spotted Pardalote

Great Egret

Silvereye

Superb Fairy-wren

Golden-headed Cisticola

Yellow Thornbill

White-faced Heron

Golden Whistler

Collared Sparowhawk

Superb Fairy-wren

Crested Tern

Yellow-rumped Thornbill

Pied Stilt

Willie Wagtail

White-faced Heron

Australian Spotted Crake

I had been watching a group of foraging Dusky Moorhens and suddenly noticed the Crake was foraging very close to them.

Yellow-faced Honeyeater

As I was leaving, I disturbed a group of Brown Quail foraging near the concrete bridge over the Spring St Canal. They all rapidly dispersed. I wanted to see if they would come back – but not while I was there.

And no sign of the Scarlet Robin.

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