Birds at Barton Park – 6 September 2022

This was another productive day spent at Barton Park photographing the resident birds. I arrived a little after 9 am and stayed till around 3 pm.

During my visit, I was able to photograph a good range of birds.

When I arrived, as usual, I went to the Landing Lights Wetland. It was very quiet in the pond, I could see no birds in the water, and a single Egret foraging on the far bank. But closer, in the scrub were a pair of Double-barred Finches. Here is one –

Nearby was a male Superb fairy-wren –

I then moved on to the old sporting fields. There I photographed some Yellow-rumped Thornbills.

And another Superb Fairy-wren.

I then went to the ned of the Spring St Canal, and photographed a Great Egret.

And a Royal Spoonbill was also feeding.

The Striated Heron was around, but hiding in the mangroves. I saw it when it flew off.

I then headed up to the higher area near the old stadium, but not many birds were around. But a bit later I spotted a juvenile Black-shouldered Kite perched on one of the lights.

It took off and then flew around a bit.

Then a second Black-shouldered Kite arrived.

It was hard to watch both of them, as the flew off in different directions. I did not see either of them again during y visit.

In the grass were a large flock of Red-browed Finches.

And here is a Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike –

And there was a he flock of Starlings –

Back in the Spring St Canal, there was a Little Black Cormorant –

And there were quite a few honeyeaters in the Lantana. Here is a New Holland Honeyeater –

And a pair of Brown Honeyeaters –

They were being chased off by a White-plumed Honeyeater.

And another New Holland Honeyeater.

Then the Brown Honeyeaters came back.

Here is another Superb Fairy-wren –

I had been hearing Australian Reed Warblers in the wetland areas near the cycleway, but now one emerged from the reeds and perched closer to call out loudly marking its territory.