I was keen to have another look for the Black-backed Bittern at the Narawang Wetlands at Newington, part of Sydney Olympic Park. So I went back, but again I had no luck spotting the bird. Like the previous visit, I also walked down to the Parramatta River and back.
Here are some of the birds I saw –
Little Pied Cormorant
Little Black Cormorant
Little Pied Cormorant
Butterfly – perhaps Common Australian Crow – Euploea core
Australasian Grebe
Golden-headed Cisticola
The Cisticola was on Woo-la-ra
Pelican
White-bellied Sea Eagle – juvenile
White-bellied Sea Eagle – adult
White-bellied Sea Eagle – juvenile
Golden-headed Cisticola
Cisticolas often take off and fly straight up in the air, and then return back down. Often they fly as far as 30 m up. I took series of photos of one flying to see if they fly up to catch an insect. This one didn’t, so perhaps its more courtship display flying or territorial?
Australasian Darter
Little Pied Cormorant
