This was the week for bird surveys – with the Tempe Survey on Saturday, the Cooks River Survey on Tuesday, and now the Greenway Survey (Wednesday). The group met at 7:30 am at Taverners Hill Light Rail Station.
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
The highlight of this survey was spotting a Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike at Taverners Hill Station. These are common birds – but not along The Greenway.
Some more birds seen at Taverners Hill –
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Red Wattlebird
Australian Raven
Australasian Figbird
We spotted the Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike a few more times along the cycleway –
Brush Turkey
Near Marion, a Little Black Cormorant –
White-faced Heron
King Parrots
Little Corellas
Laughing Kookaburras
And looking up the canal from the footbridge we spotted a large bird near Marion Street. We thought it was the White-faced Heron we had seen in that spot earlier, but it turned out to be a Great Egret –
