https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/royal-national-park daily 0.75 2018-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496966835941-931F60LLAIALEYUC8RJD/1D3A0663-1-Edit.jpg Royal National Park Sydney Birds - Azure Kingfisher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496966835941-931F60LLAIALEYUC8RJD/1D3A0663-1-Edit.jpg Royal National Park Sydney Birds - Azure Kingfisher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496966927168-HMRUOX6ES12BNPV6XJ2F/1D3A0689-1.jpg Royal National Park Sydney Birds - Black-faced Monarch (female) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496967058479-X75ZB66HQIP4XKT2VIL5/1D3A0769-1.jpg Royal National Park Sydney Birds - Golden Whistler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496967134265-9ZS44ZKD950890Q4YM4F/1D3A0775-1.jpg Royal National Park Sydney Birds - Sulphur-crested Cockatoo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1528690997092-COVQ19QI98XSHSCGNN85/1D3D1992.jpg Royal National Park Sydney Birds - Eastern Whipbird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1528691074075-4EWR9OX99Q1MMGARHQ1O/1D3D1506.jpg Royal National Park Sydney Birds - Satin Bowerbird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1528691174029-5UW01QM5UZ2KPX633S9V/1D3D1642.jpg Royal National Park Sydney Birds - Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1528691452627-A32URYYK97WDETNX5YAJ/1D3D1598.jpg Royal National Park Sydney Birds - Varied Sittella https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1528691335220-ZHF3FAIJK0A1LW1KB3YB/1D3D1822.jpg Royal National Park Sydney Birds - White-naped Honeyeater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1528691562867-PG34RZ1Y1JVH01QXEJYS/1D3D1921.jpg Royal National Park Sydney Birds - White-browed Scrubwren https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1528691746260-UZSKY9QG6G123JARF21P/1D3D1663.jpg Royal National Park Sydney Birds - Yellow-faced Honeyeater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1528691643542-HJ6AUCHDU1Y2PZEISP8X/1D3D1830.jpg Royal National Park Sydney Birds - Beautiful Firetail https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/new-zealand-neighbours daily 0.75 2017-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496972116420-YINV6TX2RMN20DYIN8A4/1D3A4839-1.jpg New Zealand birds - Tui https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496972116420-YINV6TX2RMN20DYIN8A4/1D3A4839-1.jpg New Zealand birds - Tui https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496972192300-836N3EUKPBUSMA1CZC2R/1D3A4584-1.jpg New Zealand birds - White-fronted Tern https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496972319022-QIS003HBRV3RM0WYDQZO/1D3A4891-1.jpg New Zealand birds - Takahe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496972476665-8Z7PF81HXUIRF5Z3ST1Y/1D3A4961-1.jpg New Zealand birds - Kaka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496972629956-COQY0OEKW1L7463G3A3B/1D3A4599-1.jpg New Zealand birds - Red-billed Gull https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496972760326-NJR841VENGTEX85PRK3J/1D3A4926-1.jpg New Zealand birds - New Zealand Bellbird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496972849633-NBBDA4A1K9RGNZCTUDWS/1D3A4680-1.jpg New Zealand birds - New Zealand Pigeon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496972930445-48ET1999ITO66CSOHROI/1D3A4544-1.jpg New Zealand birds - Southern Black-backed Gull https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/centennial-park-sydney daily 0.75 2018-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1498550075256-C7SIHSDBMDCDFGBDBPYX/1D3A1509-1.jpg Centennial Park Birds Sydney - Black-fronted Dotterel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1498550075256-C7SIHSDBMDCDFGBDBPYX/1D3A1509-1.jpg Centennial Park Birds Sydney - Black-fronted Dotterel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1498550159284-7XLXV9HXNNFU2WJILIZS/1D3A0419-1.jpg Centennial Park Birds Sydney - Black Swan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1498633640948-GTIO15A83WCXQFVSKAGP/1D3A1655-1-2.jpg Centennial Park Birds Sydney - Superb Fairy-wren https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1498550281102-2KV6JQ7MLAR57M4V7OI8/1D3A1543-1.jpg Centennial Park Birds Sydney - White-faced Heron https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1498550382633-H4E52EJ101BJU8HDQ7AX/1D3A1560-1.jpg Centennial Park Birds Sydney - Crested Pigeon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1498550502630-30JLU4OA0YHE5A02VU42/1D3A1517-1.jpg Centennial Park Birds Sydney - Dusky Moorhen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1498633736162-KX934PBXMWNNGE0ZE117/1D3A1108-1.jpg Centennial Park Birds Sydney - Australian White Ibis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1498635320474-4QVK3SBTLFJ4O6L1L8Z8/1D3A6948-1.jpg Centennial Park Birds Sydney - Grey Goshawk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1498635667158-FZDB9O5KI7XMCCVI33OY/1D3A7129.jpg Centennial Park Birds Sydney - Sulphur-crested Cockatoo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1498637517034-V2JSLGY7JERCIOIFXO7M/1D3A1717-1.jpg Centennial Park Birds Sydney - Long-billed Corella https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1498637668045-M4L736V5FA3BJZ0JERIG/1D3A1509.jpg Centennial Park Birds Sydney - Intermediate Egret https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1514007604331-YDVXDDGMFPR663SS2JNG/1D3C3723.jpg Centennial Park Birds Sydney - Powerful Owl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1514007717186-FTTE3GST9B7JKRLV1ZGW/1D3C3776.jpg Centennial Park Birds Sydney - Tawny Frogmouth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1524552580860-PQA6EQ2AV4GFD9Q823UN/1D3C8273.jpg Centennial Park Birds Sydney - Intermediate Egret https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1524552683964-4RD2PM0ILUWU77GZ08MX/1D3D8929.jpg Centennial Park Birds Sydney - Little Cormorant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1533441929745-ULUWJ9325O8BVFY0RJ54/1D3D3496.jpg Centennial Park Birds Sydney - Barn Owl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1524552917400-NENBOHDL8DWVNN6DMOL5/1D3B9097.jpg Centennial Park Birds Sydney - Australasian Grebe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1524553021536-2G1DIQCCGIXTC6B6MUHA/1D3B8383.jpg Centennial Park Birds Sydney - Eurasian Coot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1533442260332-TGWC69UVC8IZNBRE29ZC/1D3D4582.jpg Centennial Park Birds Sydney - Australian Wood Duck https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/botany-bay daily 0.75 2018-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1499566980626-4PD5TPVF1OQ09QFH9PI3/1D3B6647.jpg Botany Bay Sydney Birds - Black-winged Stilt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1499566980626-4PD5TPVF1OQ09QFH9PI3/1D3B6647.jpg Botany Bay Sydney Birds - Black-winged Stilt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1499668670036-HSDYNAX978RSUY192PS0/1D3B6845.jpg Botany Bay Sydney Birds - Eastern Osprey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1499668719247-ONL6ZF2898S8TWTXQV6W/1D3B6707.jpg Botany Bay Sydney Birds - White-fronted Tern https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1499668293043-GCTQBWBK74V0K5PHEO7D/1D3B6647.jpg Botany Bay Sydney Birds - Black-winged Stilt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1524718671022-2PP0228LHC0QKA1ADFLB/1D3B6670.jpg Botany Bay Sydney Birds - White-faced Heron https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1499668427832-DG0N2IFSTTB1Q8L6IRID/1D3B6744.jpg Botany Bay Sydney Birds - Little Egret https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1499668515182-UKA3Z9J58W6OPGLNDLDO/1D3B7075.jpg Botany Bay Sydney Birds - Laughing Kookaburra https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/sri-lankan-neighbours daily 0.75 2018-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1518497333223-85AHV074IDKSLQY5BBUM/1D3C5675.jpg Sri Lanka Birds - Crested Hawke-eagle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1518497333223-85AHV074IDKSLQY5BBUM/1D3C5675.jpg Sri Lanka Birds - Crested Hawke-eagle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1518586443319-M1N2NLDTQH2DW56O4DW0/1D3C6585-2.jpg Sri Lanka Birds - Malabar Pied Hornbill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1518586403710-I8H6N3QT1DJ6SCF74U9O/1D3C6156-2.jpg Sri Lanka Birds - Painted Stork https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1518586484262-1B65NMKAMG6198IHFABA/1D3C6543-2.jpg Sri Lanka Birds - Indian Pond Heron https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1518586521827-U9IMNTJTLHSXTMME3UVT/1D3C4657.jpg Sri Lanka Birds - White-throated Kingfisher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1518586620987-V8KURBCJ5GA68LC59ECR/1D3C6666-2.jpg Sri Lanka Birds - Orange-breasted Green-pigeon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1518497630206-SCCR2IRUSZF8PBQRN2LS/1D3C6308-2.jpg Sri Lanka Birds - Little Green Bee-eater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1518497676561-TBZ6P1DRI1J0KMHX5FBT/1D3C4741.jpg Sri Lanka Birds - Purple-rumped Sunbird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1518497719863-2WN9BATVOVB8XYKQVBCN/1D3C5252.jpg Sri Lanka Birds - Purple Sunbird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1518497791679-XT4ZX0M8LTC51M5SWF03/1D3C5553.jpg Sri Lanka Birds - Ceylon Junglefowl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1518497844308-ZPN80F10ABOGEZIMHECP/1D3C6570.jpg Sri Lanka Birds - Indian Peafowl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1518498117753-I7FJO5GAZ6QD2W1VLIJ7/1D3C7779.jpg Sri Lanka Birds - Indian Paradise Flycatcher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1518586870942-IEH8I1YQED6DYDS0H52V/1D3C7474-2.jpg Sri Lanka Birds - Black-crowned Night-heron https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1518586668428-XP92XBWV0U6OGFT1NI2W/1D3C7509-2.jpg Sri Lanka Birds - Asian Openbill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1518498072263-E1Q8FQ0M3NDUYKBRZYAJ/1D3C6274-2.jpg Sri Lanka Birds - Yellow Bittern https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog daily 0.75 2026-03-12 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2026/3/12/byron-bay-wetlands-in-march monthly 0.5 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9f2dbfb1-0b0c-4cae-8665-b74b17228a89/1D3O0291.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in March - Make it stand out The were two White-bellied Sea-Eagles near the car park last week, and not surprisingly no sign of the Forest Kingfisher family that had been seen there the week before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a1332f7e-d898-410c-91b1-eda785f7b5b0/1D3O0387.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in March - Make it stand out There were six Comb-crested Jacanas on the newly cleared I Cell, the most seen together for a while. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9545aa23-808a-4580-b433-7f0b39d1b5f1/1D3O0465.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in March - Make it stand out This Dusky Moorhen ventured out on H pond, normally the Moorhens prefer well secluded spots in the melaleuca wetlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/428ceb7a-6cf5-4556-97e5-7490fa4ba8e8/1D3O0446.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in March - Make it stand out A happy Willie Wagtail eating breakfast. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2026/2/28/flat-rock-ballina-heads-to-autumn monthly 0.5 2026-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/fa5992d6-b1f5-401a-9885-13fa4f3a1774/1D3N9945.jpg Blog - Flat Rock Ballina heads to Autumn - Make it stand out Red-necked Stints travel to Siberia to breed. The characteristic red neck develops through March before departure in April. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2cbae72e-fd43-463c-aad7-8e01dd809c0b/1D3N9886.jpg Blog - Flat Rock Ballina heads to Autumn - Make it stand out The Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, another species that breeds in Siberia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8eb1b60e-61c4-406e-a42c-166c512f41d7/1D3N9899.jpg Blog - Flat Rock Ballina heads to Autumn - Make it stand out Red-necked Stints feeding while a Curlew Sandpiper probes for worms in a rock-pool. The Curlew is showing a hint of colour as departure looms. Nearby, Ruddy Turnstones were feeding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/fb923675-143b-4843-80c3-e8500062aef0/1D3N9930.jpg Blog - Flat Rock Ballina heads to Autumn - Make it stand out The Greater Sand Plover has a large, somewhat cumbersome bill. Altogether it is a bulky unit. They head to the deserts of central Asia to breed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/393a917a-ce4c-4e3f-9214-9e9bfe1f7068/1D3N9851.jpg Blog - Flat Rock Ballina heads to Autumn - Make it stand out This Great Cormorant uses the Flat Rock as a base, it is usually seen in waves alongside the rocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b4c26c53-21aa-45ad-b64f-3f0c393eaff0/1D3N0084.jpg Blog - Flat Rock Ballina heads to Autumn - Make it stand out Flat Rock is a favourite spot for Crested Terns. Other terns seen were Common Terns and Little Terns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/33a263a9-6c24-47a7-8d3f-a9549cd45acb/1D3N0125.jpg Blog - Flat Rock Ballina heads to Autumn - Make it stand out As the sun started to set this Beach-stone Curlew arrived, searching for its favourite food, crabs! https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2026/2/9/byron-bay-wetlands-in-february monthly 0.5 2026-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/042979df-57b2-45fa-99ef-96120fe4697f/1D3N9452.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in February - Make it stand out A Grey Teal in Cell I, with a Masked Lapwing and Latham’s Snipe behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/55b0f5a9-20ed-4403-bb95-74a31c3b9693/1D3N9307.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in February - Make it stand out This Black-fronted Dotterel was on Cell H, which is still heavily infested with Salvinia weed. It looks as though the weevils introduced to control the weed are fighting a loosing battle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d2895cb4-8ebe-4ec4-8c62-18056f0d258a/1D3N9361.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in February - Make it stand out A Red-browed Finch feeding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/bbd4422b-9c8b-43dd-9584-842dd2084117/1D3N9275.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in February - Make it stand out This Pheasant Coucal was waiting in the car park when I arrived. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/381b4264-502a-4d82-8dd2-63049b9f6b6b/1D3N9548.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in February - Make it stand out One of the Brush Cuckoos calling in the melaleuca wetlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/153f1f4a-4e1d-434c-8edf-0359512acfd6/1D3N9469.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in February - Make it stand out Three Latham’s Snipes and a Masked Lapwing on Cell I. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2026/2/7/mount-jerusalem monthly 0.5 2026-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e3121aab-0fdc-482c-992c-eaf154c0fbce/1D3N9589.jpg Blog - Mount Jerusalem - Make it stand out A Pacific Baza, still in juvenile plumage, seen on Middle Ridge Road in Mount Jerusalem National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/01acff8b-392a-49db-88d6-cf954c77ae69/1D3N9676.jpg Blog - Mount Jerusalem - Make it stand out The two juvenile Pacific Bazas together. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2026/1/29/sandhills-wetland-in-byron-bay-completed monthly 0.5 2026-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/945704e2-53db-4fce-97c4-e7d7ce281a07/1D3N9146.jpg Blog - Sandhills Wetland opened in Byron Bay - Make it stand out Welcome Swallow have moved into the new wetlands along with Australian Ibis, Masked Lapwings, with visits from herons, Royal Spoonbills and a Little Egret. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4ef78272-83f1-4d71-a326-19422e958c8a/IMG_6122+Sandhills+Wetland.jpg Blog - Sandhills Wetland opened in Byron Bay - Make it stand out A view across the largest pond of the new Sandhills Wetland. Good numbers of Figbirds, Noisy Friarbirds, Little Wattlebirds as well as Noisy Miners and Common Mynas were counted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/476fd5c4-8f05-4e55-bc2f-48f821e6e418/1D3N9200.jpg Blog - Sandhills Wetland opened in Byron Bay - Make it stand out It was encouraging to see some small birds including White-browed Scrubwrens and Superb Fairy-wrens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/57822394-13e8-434f-aa97-7f00464e78ac/1D3N9238.jpg Blog - Sandhills Wetland opened in Byron Bay - Make it stand out The wetlands will clean up waterways used by some regular visitors to the Byron beaches including the Beach Stone-curlews. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2026/1/25/red-kneed-dotterel-at-byron-bay-wetlands monthly 0.5 2026-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ac570c13-a35c-442b-a2bd-252b1477f667/1D3N9094.jpg Blog - Red-Kneed Dotterel at Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A pair of Red-kneed Dotterels return to the Byron Bay Wetlands after several years absence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/fed1b8a0-30c5-43aa-a827-623773737b17/IMG_6118+Cell+I+Byron+Bay+Wetlands.jpeg Blog - Red-Kneed Dotterel at Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The view across Cell I after spraying to control the Savlinia weed that had totally covered it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/85583e2c-9828-4dcd-8424-aecc6164a941/1D3N9019.jpg Blog - Red-Kneed Dotterel at Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A Comb-crested Jacana comes out of the Melaleuca swamp to feed on top of the remaining Salvinia water week on Cell I. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2026/1/25/scarlet-jezebel monthly 0.5 2026-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/fff70d92-ab62-4e91-969e-27bc76784ea8/1D3N8918.jpg Blog - Scarlet Jezebel - Make it stand out A Scarlet Jezebel Butterfly, photographed in Byron Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9eebf9e4-6e47-453b-89bf-5bbd24ff97e0/1D3N8936.jpg Blog - Scarlet Jezebel - Make it stand out This Scarlet Jezebel is laying its eggs below a patch of mistletoe. Hopefully the caterpillas will climb to the mistletoe to feed. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2026/1/7/byron-bay-birds monthly 0.5 2026-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/cb4d64d7-c786-4eaa-adc7-e1e9b1a36428/1D3N8380.jpg Blog - Byron Bay birds - Make it stand out Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove photographed on the “old”" New Brighton Road pathway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/99327a14-9644-42fc-8e74-0864f70c44b0/1D3N8359.jpg Blog - Byron Bay birds - Make it stand out A Red-backed Fairy-wren taken at the "old” New Brighton road pathway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9969184d-0dd9-46c0-a245-ba752a611e82/1D3N8015.jpg Blog - Byron Bay birds - Make it stand out Golden-headed Cisticola singing loudly from a tree top in the Byron Bay Wetlands. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/12/18/summer-arrives-at-byron-bay-wetlands monthly 0.5 2026-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3205927a-c69c-4842-8528-2789128c8234/1D3N8177.jpg Blog - Summer arrives at Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out This White-bellied Sea-Eagle regularly scows the wetlands creating havoc amongst the inhabitants. Here it is watching from a perch in the rainforest section adjacent to H cell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/df9e89bc-fbd9-40da-829b-9989faf2c512/1D3N7660.jpg Blog - Summer arrives at Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out We counted 12 Latham’s Snipe in the wetland during the national Snipe survey in November and at last week’s survey the count was still10 birds, 9 of them in the reedy end of E Cell and one in H Cell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3045f930-a690-4d0b-8662-422fe2a61589/1D3N8585.jpg Blog - Summer arrives at Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Seven Nankeen Night Herons graced the wetlands last year. So it was exciting to count seven again this week, including one immature bird. After flushing from the pond the Nankeen Night-Heron shown retreated to the line of trees behind E Cell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a892366a-5671-4b52-bcda-46bb76161c26/IMG_6081.jpg Blog - Summer arrives at Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Salvinia molesta is a Brazilian water fern introduced to enhance goldfish bowls and now a scourge for Australian waterways. The photo shows the brown weed completely covering what is normally the largest area of open water, H Cell, a feat it achieved in a few weeks. The infestation is being treated with a weevil but progress has been slow. Frogbit has covered areas within the Melaleuca swamps and these are currently being sprayed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/253f5170-abca-453b-880e-65165cbfaab3/1D3N8060.jpg Blog - Summer arrives at Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out ‍ ‍There have been a lot of Brush Cuckoos calling across the wetlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7a9f8f79-b5d1-4937-8c85-d9a88498b022/1D3N8335.jpg Blog - Summer arrives at Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out But they are not always welcome, as this Leaden Flycatcher sends the intruder on its way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a3121736-a4f6-4add-a54a-f8b6840cf597/1D3N8108.jpg Blog - Summer arrives at Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Laughing Kookaburras are getting the same treatment. There were at least three pairs of Leaden Flycatchers in breeding mode within the melaleuca swamps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/72660f4a-390b-4642-8caa-987270249470/1D3N8648.jpg Blog - Summer arrives at Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out This Black-winged Kite was very possessive about its perch overlooking E Cell, seeing off a second Kite who tried to muscle in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e6254832-a76b-45c2-a5ef-af6b82fdec0f/1D3N8691.jpg Blog - Summer arrives at Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A young Australian Magpie making a lot of noise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4a7fc54f-473f-4941-81a6-0c485e305b3c/1D3N8706.jpg Blog - Summer arrives at Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out One of the many Lewin’s Honeyeaters that inhabit the wetlands, feeding in the carpark. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/11/16/lake-wivenhoe monthly 0.5 2026-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/987a368e-28d0-4107-98fd-2f5b5da28c86/1D3N6725.jpg Blog - Lake Wivenhoe - Make it stand out Water birds seen included Great Crested Grebes, Hardheads, Pacific Black Ducks, Darters, Little Pied and Little Black Cormorants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d86abd55-def4-48aa-9d8c-35ead6bf60ae/1D3N6892.jpg Blog - Lake Wivenhoe - Make it stand out Yellow-rumped Thornbills were active in the car park, along with Masked Lapwings, Magpies, Little Friarbirds, Noisy Friarbirds and Striped Honeyeaters. Red-backed Fairy-wren, Superb Fairy-wren and Tawny Grassbirds were plentiful in surrounding areas of long grass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/dad25a46-7145-46e3-a7d9-2e17872bc4a7/1D3N6985.jpg Blog - Lake Wivenhoe - Make it stand out A Little Friarbird feeding in the car park at Hamon Cove Recreation Cove on Lake Wivenhoe. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/11/22/evening-at-tallow-beach monthly 0.5 2026-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/80596ab8-cc09-4c26-a89c-519f2f73f901/1D3N7985.jpg Blog - Evening at Tallow Beach - Make it stand out Pied Oyster Catchers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/784b47c2-931d-4393-b283-a594e69bf61e/1D3N7755.jpg Blog - Evening at Tallow Beach - Make it stand out Brahminy Kite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f155aadf-29c5-4e59-aa66-a7dfc3ed6060/1D3N7920.jpg Blog - Evening at Tallow Beach - Make it stand out Little Egret https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5e00316e-5ce1-45fc-96da-d486e5a45478/1D3N7894.jpg Blog - Evening at Tallow Beach - Make it stand out Beach Stone-curlews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/48c488e0-7dd5-4cab-8a58-89e872e854ba/1D3N7733.jpg Blog - Evening at Tallow Beach - Make it stand out Royal Spoonbill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2b8c8ae8-5b12-4382-9c6d-eb4328307446/1D3N7830.jpg Blog - Evening at Tallow Beach - Make it stand out Varied Triller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2c769acb-f86f-4905-a50d-42be776c1456/1D3N7872.jpg Blog - Evening at Tallow Beach - Make it stand out A young Varied Triller waits for a feed. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/11/16/ravensbourne monthly 0.5 2025-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6ab4ed94-a9f4-4535-a0ad-c5f7d5e5536a/1D3N7492.jpg Blog - Ravensbourne - Make it stand out Several families of Rufous Fantail were busy close to our accommodation, but it took the full three days before this bird posed for its photograph. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7fde15a9-9a8c-49c9-a0f0-24636d4e81ba/1D3N7400.jpg Blog - Ravensbourne - Make it stand out Eastern Yellow Robins added to a dawn chorus that included Golden Whistlers, Grey Shrike-thrush and the rainforest birds mentioned above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8004e875-0b14-4643-af7c-245b37388f9b/1D3N7217.jpg Blog - Ravensbourne - Make it stand out A constant companion, the Black-faced Monarch could be heard making its scratchy call. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/dbff68ca-7765-40d6-9a8e-8e77636a7ace/1D3N7411.jpg Blog - Ravensbourne - Make it stand out Two mean looking critters, a pair of Spangled Drongos. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/11/12/western-downs-in-queensland monthly 0.5 2025-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a2526735-d099-4f86-8174-1b213a9dba04/1D3N6445.jpg Blog - Western Downs in Queensland - Make it stand out Round Water Hole is a small pond close to the town of Chinchilla on the Warrego Highway through the Western Downs. The pond is surrounded by eucalypts which a number of birds, including this Sacred Kingfisher, were feeding from. A Restless Flycatcher was busy in an adjacent tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d78d1fe9-c0e8-49fe-b6d0-6fadd74dde79/1D3N6474.jpg Blog - Western Downs in Queensland - Make it stand out Three Greylag Geese added to a number of waterbirds at the Round Water Hole at Chinchilla; Little Black Cormorants, Grey Teal and Pacific Black Ducks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ec503f47-af1c-4d40-bb51-d21fe78663d7/1D3N6482.jpg Blog - Western Downs in Queensland - Make it stand out Above them a Whistling Kite watched on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/37136a9e-a0c9-4364-af10-39b685f95fac/1D3N6313.jpg Blog - Western Downs in Queensland - Make it stand out Back down the road this Apostlebird was doing very well feeding in the chicken coup behind the town’s general store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/fdbcce76-176b-4aed-8a2e-2792b5038d63/1D3N6283.jpg Blog - Western Downs in Queensland - Make it stand out The dominant roadside bird by a long way across the whole region was sadly the introduced Common Myna, challenged in a few places by Magpie Larks. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/11/10/black-bittern-at-byron-bay-wetlands monthly 0.5 2025-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/95423216-7c04-4031-a20b-7f0fcdfbfb97/1D3E6967.jpg Blog - Black Bittern at Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Black Bittern photographed on the bank at Yellow Waters, Kakadu in the Northern Territory, August 2018. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/11/7/bunya-mountains monthly 0.5 2025-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/81f5a7c4-d5c2-41af-9906-7ec6ff7c9433/1D3N6124.jpg Blog - Bunya Mountains - Make it stand out A Crested Shrike-tit, exploring a rather large curled vine in the car park at Russell Park Picnic Area in the Bunya Mountain rainforest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2de2d68b-0654-4da0-8356-47489bff21c0/1D3N6096.jpg Blog - Bunya Mountains - Make it stand out One of many Eastern Whipbirds calling and feeding in the car park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9fe0a77a-0914-4a84-9a98-d2ef49e084d7/1D3N6278.jpg Blog - Bunya Mountains - Make it stand out While listening to a Shining Bronze-Cuckoo calling, this Fan-tailed Cuckoo suddenly appeared. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/dee255c0-37ae-466c-ae50-9eae209baedb/1D3N6070.jpg Blog - Bunya Mountains - Make it stand out A Brown Cuckoo-Dove feeding of the ground, again in the car park! https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/11/1/magpie-attack-on-brisbane-rail-trail monthly 0.5 2025-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/93f82760-6d03-414d-b985-420289daff88/1D3N7059.jpg Blog - Magpie attack on Brisbane Rail Trail - Make it stand out A permanent sign warning of magpie attack! The danger zone is only metres ahead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3bf04b65-a8d4-4fa3-81d5-4b3b8c6ffc94/1D3N7427.jpg Blog - Magpie attack on Brisbane Rail Trail - Make it stand out The protagonist Australian Magpie feared by all cyclists! https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/9/14/spring monthly 0.5 2025-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/31164b99-b7b1-4c54-aacd-0aee6db0333e/1D3N2713.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands September 2025 - Make it stand out The Forest Kingfishers have been very active across all the wetland ponds over past weeks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a077f245-a64f-41dd-923d-c3e3696fb935/1D3N2858.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands September 2025 - Make it stand out An early arrival was the Fan-tailed Cuckoo; their calls were heard throughout the wetlands at the start of September. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2bb676a0-6485-4926-9320-3d26d6e57d82/1D3N4783.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands September 2025 - Make it stand out Two or more Pheasant Coucals have made the wetlands home. This one photographed on the track between I and J Cells. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7838d81f-889f-4b1f-a9e1-710d6cd4f740/1D3N3320.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands September 2025 - Make it stand out Also very active, patrolling the banks of the large H Cell pond, was this Azure Kingfisher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/07c87612-ebc0-4abe-9694-678fcf5f6a31/1D3N2809.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands September 2025 - Make it stand out Up to thirty Welcome Swallows flitting across H Cell. Sometimes joined by a smaller number of Fairy Martins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f08a6cea-54c3-4ce7-ba9a-f9b75b90d2b6/1D3N3919.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands September 2025 - Make it stand out Only three Latham’s Snipes have arrived on the wetland so far, with five counted at the adjoining Byron TAFE pond and eight on Belongil pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/813f3ab0-df2b-4f44-b35d-37f725951ee5/1D3N2944.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands September 2025 - Make it stand out Two or three Spangled Drongos were making their presence known. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c6131353-6de7-454c-bfda-f7e34ddfee52/1D3N3030.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands September 2025 - Make it stand out By far the most common honeyeater of the last few weeks, the Brown Honeyeater. There are also some White-cheeked Honeyeaters, Scarlet and Blue-faced. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2d58f009-f7ca-40ce-8332-577679278078/1D3N3381.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands September 2025 - Make it stand out The Brown Cuckoo-Dove a regular but occasional visitor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f899b35c-ce12-4ba4-81be-23ae45bb8b45/1D3N3562.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands September 2025 - Make it stand out White-necked Herons can be seen most days, on D and E Cell ponds or at the back of H Cell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/212529af-d155-49c0-8a92-dd9dc7cd4044/1D3N3993.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands September 2025 - Make it stand out The Black-fronted Dotterels had not been seen since Autumn, but have moved back in the past weeks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/70aa5c43-0381-419f-870b-88066a663045/1D3N4022.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands September 2025 - Make it stand out A Figbird showing some spring colour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1fb718a0-77ce-4c96-ae46-edb22d612062/1D3N4491.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands September 2025 - Make it stand out A Plumed Egret (old name Intermediate Egret) on E Cell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/da0741e1-7860-4fa5-958e-0f398b55f11a/1D3N4504.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands September 2025 - Make it stand out Magpie-larks are also finding something to eat on the exposed mudflats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f3cc2efd-e85d-4f0b-be42-b06d5f5dc789/1D3N4638.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands September 2025 - Make it stand out Many Australian Reed- Warblers across all the ponds this spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e34a1501-3c69-4b7b-b917-b00589af1e07/1D3N4702.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands September 2025 - Make it stand out Last week it was dozens of Golden-headed Cisticola making their presence known. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7b9a0eb8-8d35-42fb-b3f5-3dddd5269a1f/1D3N4746.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands September 2025 - Make it stand out And of course noisy Tawny Grass birds, here enjoying a beautiful spring morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/586ce509-97c0-44ba-84de-ef5bbc77f284/1D3N4757.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands September 2025 - Make it stand out The gang has arrived. Thirty five Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos descend on the eastern treeline of the wetland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/15ba884f-5583-439b-bc9f-c356344fa08a/1D3N4803.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands September 2025 - Make it stand out The always present call of the Bar-shouldered Dove, a very attractive bird if caught in the right light. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/9/28/more-bird-surveys-in-the-byron-hinterland monthly 0.5 2025-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1f2ec082-e2f3-4c85-9511-52885062b3bd/1D3N4820.jpg Blog - Another Bird Survey in the Byron Hinterland - Make it stand out Photographs of this Shining Bronze-Cuckoo taken by other surveyors showed it had a green crown, indicative of the New Zealand sub-species. Closer examination showed other features that also pointed to this bird being the New Zealand Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites lucidis lucidis) which winters in the Solomon Islands and New Britain then migrates south to breed in the New Zealand summer. Some of these birds take a route down the Australian east coast during August to November and the bird photographed appears to be one of them. The Australian subspecies does not show this migratory behaviour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/65bb1073-1d8f-4c50-a1c0-9f485420f254/1D3N4893.jpg Blog - Another Bird Survey in the Byron Hinterland - Make it stand out Always an impressive sight, the Wedge-tailed Eagle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c3b6bb2a-fee3-4372-aef3-6aee66adfd6c/1D3N4949.jpg Blog - Another Bird Survey in the Byron Hinterland - Make it stand out The Grey Goshawk. It looks like this is a young bird although it could possibly be the white version of the Grey Goshawk (the White Morph)? Both Grey and White morphs of this bird are seen in this area. It is believed that the white version has developed so that the Goshawks can hunt undetected within a flock of white cockatoos. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/9/14/hinterland monthly 0.5 2025-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a3a19b97-df98-43ae-820c-279f0262a7f2/1D3N3693.jpg Blog - Bush Regeneration in the Byron Hinterland - Make it stand out The site includes several grassy hillsides with an active raptor population. Seven diurnal raptor species were sighted including the Collared Sparrowhawk seen here. The interaction of owls breeding on the property with these raptors to achieve rodent control is one of the areas under study. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/495d5560-3df9-4e97-8f24-11ca57ae3784/1D3N3820.jpg Blog - Bush Regeneration in the Byron Hinterland - Make it stand out The same Collared Sparrowhawk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f4401bd4-2bed-45f1-9865-4bbd59552165/1D3N3732.jpg Blog - Bush Regeneration in the Byron Hinterland - Make it stand out This nest box has been commandeered by a pair of Galahs. This bird was patiently “sweeping, disinfecting and making fragrant” inside the box with a sprig of eucalypt leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/71a0b4ca-aa84-4af6-9060-fe754d1bcc4b/1D3N3847.jpg Blog - Bush Regeneration in the Byron Hinterland - Make it stand out A pretty bird in a rural scene, hopefully not the next pest to be dealt with. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/9/6/tallow-creek monthly 0.5 2025-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/af16efe4-bcd9-4609-916a-8f40a05159ad/1D3N3296.jpg Blog - Tallow Creek near Byron Bay - Make it stand out An unusual sight here, this female Regent Bowerbird was quite a surprise as I walked back to the car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/24c90cef-549a-4a9f-9e80-e13052bb9889/1D3N3195.jpg Blog - Tallow Creek near Byron Bay - Make it stand out Inquisitive Lewin’s Honeyeater poses on a handy branch near the old sewage ponds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ab3f8e7c-814d-4ceb-a1b6-e387c9c54cc7/1D3N3095.jpg Blog - Tallow Creek near Byron Bay - Make it stand out The Australian Reed-Warbler. The reed beds are busy with reed-warblers, grassbirds and fairy-wren. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6c718a6e-6844-414a-80a1-8c46158c46ef/1D3N3212.jpg Blog - Tallow Creek near Byron Bay - Make it stand out A Red-backed Fairy-wren photographed in the reeds near the sewerage ponds - in an exposed position with good lighting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/caa53696-fbde-4643-9e8a-c17e24ff896f/1D3N3233.jpg Blog - Tallow Creek near Byron Bay - Make it stand out The female Red-backed Fairy-wren was nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/be59cd65-0455-486e-85e9-15379efe202c/1D3N3132.jpg Blog - Tallow Creek near Byron Bay - Make it stand out There were Superb Fairy-wrens feeding nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/99bc1b02-7252-4507-8870-c6a0e4d82ca7/1D3N3274.jpg Blog - Tallow Creek near Byron Bay - Make it stand out Rainbow Bee-eater with fly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/41477fa6-0163-4c7c-af5c-247307ef385e/1D3N3176.jpg Blog - Tallow Creek near Byron Bay - Make it stand out Little Wattlebirds are regulars in this area. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/9/6/whales-and-dolphins monthly 0.5 2025-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3d6c3dff-06fd-44dd-8db9-5b0b9110ad2e/1D3N3461.jpg Blog - Whales and Dolphins at Cape Byron - Make it stand out Thirty or forty whales were visible from the Byron Lighthouse last week, their presence confirmed by widespread spouts and breaches across the bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ece935d1-9a63-44aa-8a05-7f3c996f6da2/1D3N3492.jpg Blog - Whales and Dolphins at Cape Byron - Make it stand out A pod of dolphins came in close to the cliffs below the lighthouse, a spectacular sight in the sunlight. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/9/13/first-lathams-snipes-of-spring monthly 0.5 2025-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7d19d412-d351-429e-b2a8-092f5bc03b3a/1D3L8622-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - First Latham's Snipes of Spring - Make it stand out A Latham’s Snipe circles the Byron Bay TAFE pond after being flushed from the grasses along the fenceline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b1cf9e52-5ad2-47db-bf4a-b9b6c7ba8f0d/1D3N3908.jpg Blog - First Latham's Snipes of Spring - Make it stand out Two Purple Swamphens in the Byron bay TAFE pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6765305f-c83c-4b07-b215-59108abf0bb3/1D3N3937.jpg Blog - First Latham's Snipes of Spring - Make it stand out Other birds using the pond include Egrets, Welcome Swallows, Ducks and the Royal Spoonbill and White Ibis seen here. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/8/27/afternoon-survey-at-vallances-road monthly 0.5 2025-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d1779163-62c1-4411-b7f6-a40227d28188/1D3N2666.jpg Blog - Afternoon Survey at Vallances Road - Make it stand out Spotted on the other side of the valley just as it was getting dark, two Black-necked Storks at the top of adjacent trees. While we were watching this bird flew towards us, landing in a creek and dissapearing from view in the reed beds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/292f8ae5-3ea7-4cdf-ac79-f0d2aec9b244/1D3N2578.jpg Blog - Afternoon Survey at Vallances Road - Make it stand out Along a heavily wooded fenceline in the eastern paddock, three species of Fairy-wren were feeding in a small area. This Variegated Fairy-wren and its family, Superb Fairy-wrens and Red-backed Fairy-wrens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/57ca02c1-79a6-47a6-b131-0476f05db0cb/1D3N2589.jpg Blog - Afternoon Survey at Vallances Road - Make it stand out This Spectacled Monarch was calling close by the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/20de6cae-167b-4497-82db-bf9da9f7201d/1D3N2558.jpg Blog - Afternoon Survey at Vallances Road - Make it stand out The White-throated Gerygones were out in force, with their shrill descending trills. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/8/25/byron-bay-wetlands-in-august monthly 0.5 2025-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/59ab737f-5e31-4caa-aa12-38937cc1fdd3/1D3N2104.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in August - Make it stand out On the wire at the wetland entrance were the White-breasted Woodswallows, some dozen in total back on patrol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/97b1fd39-d250-4b9d-9f65-06beb3ed3dc3/1D3N2037.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in August - Make it stand out The Tawny Grassbirds seem to be more active, their clumsy buzzy flight and busy songs and trills a give away of their presence in the reeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3be4d230-4ca5-467d-bb41-655ce2e2df57/1D3N2429.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in August - Make it stand out This Fan-tailed Cuckoo had a lot to say but not to anyone in particular. The arrival of the Pheasant Coucal and a busy Shining Bronze-Cuckoo were adding to the spring flavour of the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ba2898b0-dd33-43d4-9a0b-b40908fb6f94/1D3N2280.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in August - Make it stand out This Restless Flycatcher was putting on a spectacular show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/274e5f3d-e64d-498b-9673-97ab7d0ee41c/1D3N2481.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in August - Make it stand out Another spring arrival, this Black-faced Monarch was also making its presence known. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e29f6cf4-664a-4409-91cd-f589c2fe2a67/1D3N2166.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in August - Make it stand out Sadly the largest pond in the wetland - H Cell - has been partly taken over by this invasive weed - Salvinia. This and other weeds are a major challenge for the wetland. The Dusky Moorhen does not seem to mind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b5c15d65-66f9-49bb-9892-f8a264aa8c8f/1D3N1952.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in August - Make it stand out Happily a big positive on H Cell was the visit of a pair of Australasian Shovelers, the male seen here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/375015c2-47f9-427b-8c7a-5be329b3a4a1/1D3N2234.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in August - Make it stand out A busy Brown Thornbill. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/8/11/parrots monthly 0.5 2025-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/659d5506-1387-4538-81cd-fdf77e7e0ef2/1D3N1110.jpg Blog - Parrots of New South Wales - Make it stand out Crimson Rosella on the Cowra Common, Cowra New South Wales https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/59cce231-d69d-46dd-a57c-d3e5c3198757/1D3N0961.jpg Blog - Parrots of New South Wales - Make it stand out Red-rumped Parrot photographed on the Cowra Common. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d8c90207-7c2d-41dc-a26c-cbfc1beb6df7/1D3N1160.jpg Blog - Parrots of New South Wales - Make it stand out Also at the Cowra Common, this Eastern Rosella was inspecting hollows as suitable nest sites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3e706310-7a5a-498e-ba69-79801760ade2/1D3N1827.jpg Blog - Parrots of New South Wales - Make it stand out A Rainbow Lorikeet photographed on the New South Wales south coast near Ulladulla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9b620d34-9ac3-4fea-a24d-4cbf19d05ab4/1D3N1860.jpg Blog - Parrots of New South Wales - Make it stand out A King Parrot also on the south coast. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/8/11/clover-leigh-golf-club monthly 0.5 2025-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5404aae2-f628-4524-95ee-8b0f0f7c82db/1D3N1607.jpg Blog - Clover Leigh Golf Club - Make it stand out This Flame Robin was feeding around the 18th hole at the Clover Leigh Golf Club. As were Red-rumped Parrots, Superb Fairy-wrens, Yellow-rumped Thornbills and the Whiteface and Babbler below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/56516d91-336a-44fa-8854-2ea4c500a7c4/1D3N1658.jpg Blog - Clover Leigh Golf Club - Make it stand out About half a dozen Southern Whiteface were feeding close the clubhouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/780fd514-ad4c-4b0f-911d-cf2dcee61a03/1D3N1739.jpg Blog - Clover Leigh Golf Club - Make it stand out A party of eight White-browed Babblers were very busy around the clubhouse and on the greens. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/8/11/morongla-cemetery monthly 0.5 2025-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ad1516b8-82c6-4a1b-9f3a-8519fa2d4ebe/1D3N1388.jpg Blog - Morongla Cemetery - Make it stand out Grey-crowned Babblers are regularly seen at the Morongla Cemetery. The site is visited by a good variety of woodland and open country birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/74ab63bb-3a95-4b19-aac9-d75329ec7499/1D3N1330.jpg Blog - Morongla Cemetery - Make it stand out This "serpent” from the underworld looks to have made one of the oldest graves in the cemetery its home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8947bd4e-2e9e-4289-a6ae-501a3d725f61/1D3N1329.jpg Blog - Morongla Cemetery - Make it stand out A close up. It looks like an Eastern Brown Snake to me? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1f8cfca5-ec6f-42f0-a40b-79d631b7096d/1D3N1362.jpg Blog - Morongla Cemetery - Make it stand out There were lots of Kangaroos around Cowra, after successive years of good rains their numbers have grown. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/8/11/cowra monthly 0.5 2025-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/641aaf47-5704-4b20-839e-0eaa2b8187bf/1D3N0737.jpg Blog - Cowra Winter Survey 2025 - Make it stand out The communal family groups of Apostlebirds, Choughs, and Babblers are always favorites in the woodlands travelling together and cooperating to build nests and look after the young. Apostlebirds form groups based around a breeding male, two or three breeding females plus their offspring (often making groups around 12 birds and hence Apostlebirds). This Apostlebird was in a small group of five, seen on Back Creek Road near the Seed Orchard, near Cowra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0383d313-be04-4854-992f-208137a2c8a0/1D3N0800.jpg Blog - Cowra Winter Survey 2025 - Make it stand out Closeby was this Dusky Woodswallow. Later, during the survey, we saw eight Dusky Woodswallows in the same place. Very pleasing as I had not seen this species at Cowra for a number of years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a8251c38-bf0a-4bd5-9d81-31fbb3f9881b/1D3N1281.jpg Blog - Cowra Winter Survey 2025 - Make it stand out This Brown Treecreeper was sighted on a TSR (Travelling Stock Reserve) on the Lachlan Valley Highway. Other than a White-throated Treecreeper heard nearby, the rest of the birds were Noisy Miners and Magpies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/40c400cb-8ad9-4021-ae47-4c7a7655e776/1D3N0867.jpg Blog - Cowra Winter Survey 2025 - Make it stand out The dominant Honeyeater during the weekend was the White-plumed Honeyeater seen here. Yellow-faced Honeyeaters were quite common; others seen over the weekend included a Yellow-tufted Honeyeater, a White-eared Honeyeater and a White-naped Honeyeater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/777952a9-b374-4a27-b690-0109e9ba1bb9/1D3N1027.jpg Blog - Cowra Winter Survey 2025 - Make it stand out Red Wattlebird photographed on the Cowra Common. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/03e43ef8-65a9-4add-865f-bee2e53a2106/1D3N0916.jpg Blog - Cowra Winter Survey 2025 - Make it stand out Pardalotes were present on a number of sites, both this Striated Pardalote and the Spotted Pardlote below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ce4838cb-ab5b-4ab8-8c87-1cb9805720ca/1D3N1047.jpg Blog - Cowra Winter Survey 2025 - Make it stand out Spotted Pardalote feeding on the Cowra Common. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c21ed603-33b5-4530-aee4-c8e25205a792/1D3N1316.jpg Blog - Cowra Winter Survey 2025 - Make it stand out This Brown Falcon was feeding on the roadside just out of Cowra and flew into the tree as we approached. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/8/6/lake-wallace-en-route-to-cowra-woodlands-bird-program monthly 0.5 2025-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d3e92e72-8e86-48d7-a6b8-cb7cd51f8bfc/1D3N0691.jpg Blog - Lake Wallace en route to Cowra Woodlands Bird Program - Make it stand out The Purple Swamphens I normally see are very scatty, rushing off the moment they see me coming, frightening all the other birds at the same time. But here at Lake Wallace instead the Purple Swamphens run towards you, no doubt hoping you will offer them some food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0ab5e731-f27f-448f-8465-458b6def9bdb/1D3N0654.jpg Blog - Lake Wallace en route to Cowra Woodlands Bird Program - Make it stand out A solitary Musk Duck was representing the Duck family, supported by a few Pacific Black Ducks in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ee661000-160f-407c-8547-2f61a33e8377/1D3N0638.jpg Blog - Lake Wallace en route to Cowra Woodlands Bird Program - Make it stand out A slightly different story for the Eurasian Coots, which have disappeared where I go birding close to the eastern coast. There were scores of Coots around, more than I have seen for quite a while. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/7/14/vallances-road-near-mullimbimby monthly 0.5 2025-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9fb19bf6-49fd-4a1f-8f89-fa90f153ff6c/1D3N0233.jpg Blog - Vallances Road near Mullimbimby - Make it stand out On arrival we were greeted by a flock of six King Parrots feeding on the roadside. The numbers increased to about a dozen with a small flock of Eastern Rosellas feeding nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0a00d97e-bd52-49bf-9ade-f3836e31eba7/1D3N0272.jpg Blog - Vallances Road near Mullimbimby - Make it stand out A solitary Olive-backed Oriole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6d09cbad-bf09-405f-aee6-3609a853c97a/1D3N0436.jpg Blog - Vallances Road near Mullimbimby - Make it stand out As always the identification of this bird as a Collared Sparrowhawk as opposed to Brown Goshawk was the subject of spirited discussion. The verdict of Collared Sparrowhawk was based on the long tail, square at the end with slight indentation and the bulging secondary feathers. Also perhaps a rounded head but difficult to tell from this photo. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/7/7/winter-in-the-byron-bay-wetlands monthly 0.5 2025-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6cb33887-e953-4961-bf9b-2781a6e891f8/1D3N0026.jpg Blog - Winter in the Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out On cold, windless days the birds are moving slowly and make good targets for photographers. This Grey Shrike-thrush was unsually cooperative. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/287f0636-9f18-42e8-a42b-489db0007763/1D3A6627.jpg Blog - Winter in the Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A single pair of Black Swans is seen most days at the Byron Bay Wetlands, checking out the various ponds; presumably the same two birds? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/66f7683f-ac03-4d26-a736-dcf6140a2b21/1D3A6608.jpg Blog - Winter in the Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out This Straw-necked Ibis was a flyover. The Straw-necked Ibis rarely use the wetlands but are often present in the surrounding farm lands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ce3ea8ae-18e9-4925-8188-44e748084e4f/1D3N0142.jpg Blog - Winter in the Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The Comb-crested Jacanas are hiding in the Malaleuca tree swamp, over the last year not often seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/698a8073-b845-4fab-b782-ff45dc3f11db/1D3N0045.jpg Blog - Winter in the Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The Plumed Egret, a less frequent visitor than the larger Great Egret normally in residence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c6b4b677-dc46-4a15-93a8-39a2820ecc1f/1D3N0043.jpg Blog - Winter in the Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out This White-necked Heron, the Egret above and a White-faced Heron were feeding in D cell. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/6/29/winter-colours-at-byron-bay monthly 0.5 2025-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/93cc36ff-da85-43cc-ac25-02b19635491c/1D3A7048.jpg Blog - Winter colours at Byron Bay - Make it stand out At Arakwal National Park on the south side of Byron Bay the banksias are in full flower. Scaly-breasted Lorikeets, Rainbow Lorikeets , Brown Honeyeaters and Little Wattlebirds squabble over banksias dripping with nectar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1da362d5-2db9-43a9-bce4-da3009d78e60/1D3A6720.jpg Blog - Winter colours at Byron Bay - Make it stand out A Brown Honeyeater at Arakwal National Park in Byron Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8f24dfe0-2812-4dcd-a78e-11134e2ad5e2/1D3A6704.jpg Blog - Winter colours at Byron Bay - Make it stand out At nearby Tallow Creek, at the old waste treatment plant, this Azure Kingfisher was patrolling around the disused ponds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a6304b4c-b56b-4a9b-99d4-3f2ffc62c2f6/1D3A7168-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Winter colours at Byron Bay - Make it stand out On the north side of Byron Bay, at the Belongil Wetland, Grey Teals join the other ducks to be seen on this pond; Australian Wood Ducks and Pacific Black Ducks. The Wandering Whistling Ducks and the Radjah Shelduck have left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/52695604-9628-49ce-bf49-a850c9a9f0a8/1D3A7182.jpg Blog - Winter colours at Byron Bay - Make it stand out This Rainbow Bee-eater has its back to the wind on Belongil Beach north of Byron Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/83130a38-96ef-49e8-9277-71c6fb7fb13c/1D3A7228.jpg Blog - Winter colours at Byron Bay - Make it stand out Close by this Sacred Kingfisher was feeding at the edge where the sandhills meet the beach, an area much changed by the recent cyclone. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/5/22/where-are-the-water-birds monthly 0.5 2025-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c1a9f80a-3e39-4294-88ab-73c59a87eaac/1D3M1635-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Where are the Water Birds? - Make it stand out Wandering Whistling-Ducks at nearby Byron Wetlands. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/5/16/honeyeaters-at-little-forest-plateau monthly 0.5 2025-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/542e4273-168b-454e-a917-19ffe7519239/1D3I1240.jpg Blog - Honeyeaters at Little Forest Plateau - Make it stand out Yellow-faced Honeyeater photographed on New South Wales south coast in 2021. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/4/7/autumn-in-the-byron-bay-wetlands monthly 0.5 2025-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/91d3aab7-4fa2-46b8-94fa-eb2d1ff7392a/1D3M6057-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Autumn in the Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The Forest Kingfisher is always a photogenic treat, here it was with two others feeding around a pond rejuvinated by the successful treatment of the Salvinia weed that had been choking it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e5406242-8625-437c-a174-a089410a0633/1D3M5996-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Autumn in the Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out This Grey Goshwawk was particularly active this week in the Melaleuka woodlands of F Cell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/bf94e6e7-4adc-4457-bf45-1a54c01ed690/1D3M6200.jpg Blog - Autumn in the Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A young Superb Fairy-wren with adult colour just starting to appear forages for insects in the bark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/85fab731-6bcb-4e78-9fde-a7b5fb6e5375/1D3M6155-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Autumn in the Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Many Scarlet and Brown Honeyeaters in the white flowers of the Melaleuka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f9cce4aa-685b-4186-8d76-d03e0b164db8/1D3M6207.jpg Blog - Autumn in the Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Lots of Willie Wagtails, all as busy as usual. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9ae8b2ac-9d84-4d65-9ebd-6dc093733e6b/1D3M6422-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Autumn in the Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Numbers of Grey Fantails have increase dramatically as April draws to a close. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6814634f-12bd-48a3-b6c1-50e35a93dffb/1D3M6108-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Autumn in the Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The Blue-faced Honeyeater is an occaisional visitor to the wetlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0637e2a6-a528-49c0-bc1f-535e68a2bacc/1D3M6250.jpg Blog - Autumn in the Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Three Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos make a timely visit to check out some tasty Swamp Banksia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0534fe6f-117e-414e-95cf-52f936608134/1D3M6361-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Autumn in the Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A Mistletoebird visits a Mistletoe plant growing on a Melaleuca in the F Cell ponds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6e1112cc-76f6-48a8-ab8e-0bd9143be72c/1D3M5837-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Autumn in the Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out One of the few water birds present at the moment, the White-faced Heron. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/3/26/barred-cuckoo-shrikes monthly 0.5 2025-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/878ef7af-d5cf-4d1f-a365-5e4dfbab5a82/1D3M5421-Enhanced-NR-1-2.jpg Blog - Barred Cuckoo-shrikes - Make it stand out An immature Barred Cuckoo-shrike at Tyagarah, in Northern New South Wales. All but two of the other birds in the photos taken of the cuckoo-shrikes showed immature birds like this one, with several photos showing seven or eight cuckoo-shrikes in the same shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/bcf96acb-bc65-4915-82f5-44e9965592da/1D3M5488-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Barred Cuckoo-shrikes - Make it stand out Bird in flight. These unfamiliar birds caused a lot of head scratching with their rapid movement through a stand of large eucalyptus trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/eabe2d59-fcf0-46e2-ac9b-71c36fbf98ec/1D3M5456-Enhanced-NR-1.jpg Blog - Barred Cuckoo-shrikes - Make it stand out The bird on the right looked different to the other, it could possibly be a Barred Cuckoo-shrike in juvenile plumage? The CSIRO Australian Bird Guide says that juvenile plumage is only worn briefly and not much is known about it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e75a4541-1c8f-4da2-8280-9800f6aab642/1D3M5421-Enhanced-NR-1.jpg Blog - Barred Cuckoo-shrikes - Make it stand out This was the only adult seen in all the photos and unfortunately this was the best photo I had of it. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/3/22/flat-rock-ballina-after-the-cyclone monthly 0.5 2025-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4f33e1df-e9fb-4181-8460-0391e3fb130d/1D3M4891.jpg Blog - Flat Rock Ballina after the Cyclone - Make it stand out In March the Greater Sand Plover is donning its breeding colours before making its departure to Siberia. An unusual bird to see here; just this single bird present on Flat Rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/701076e6-809c-4545-ba96-080ad72e0e3b/1D3M4646-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Flat Rock Ballina after the Cyclone - Make it stand out There were about fifty Pacific Golden Plovers mixing it with the terns, here seen with Common Terns and Little Terns, and Crested Terns which made up the largest group of the terns present. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e4bac42f-ff32-463b-b589-bbc0a3b9935c/1D3M4939-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Flat Rock Ballina after the Cyclone - Make it stand out In amongst the terns was this solitary White-winged Black Tern, also an uncommon visitor to Flat Rock Ballina despite its wide range across eastern and northern Australia. This immature bird is sporting the famous “head-phones” quoted to identify this bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b1c9acef-4515-4d9c-a95e-fd22c46180d7/1D3M4658.jpg Blog - Flat Rock Ballina after the Cyclone - Make it stand out A group of about twenty of the Pacific Golden Plovers takes flight; a novel sight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e3c84c47-042e-4c6e-bb2e-f604eadc17d1/1D3M4903-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Flat Rock Ballina after the Cyclone - Make it stand out I saw only three Ruddy Turnstones, this one looking decidedly worse for wear, perhaps having a rough time in the recent cyclone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b56451ff-260e-45a4-92df-776695e4c9c0/1D3M4707-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Flat Rock Ballina after the Cyclone - Make it stand out There seemed to be plenty to eat, but only a few birds fishing at the time of my visit (just before low tide). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f8e01cfb-69bf-4cb6-baec-40665f56d7a6/1D3M4835-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Flat Rock Ballina after the Cyclone - Make it stand out Flat Rock is a good place to find a Wandering Tattler, its Alaskan/north Russian origin a reminder of the vast distances travelled by some visitors to rocky outcrops like Flat Rock https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/3/21/byron-wetlands-after-the-cyclone monthly 0.5 2025-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9bfbfc5c-fe09-49d5-813c-396ebfdb1cfc/1D3M5233.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands after the Cyclone - Make it stand out These two Black-necked Storks seemed very happy with the extra water in I Cell at the Byron Bay Wetlands. Their colours sparkling in the newly arrived autumn sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/82f8a766-f056-4009-a208-e736061ac844/1D3M5329.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands after the Cyclone - Make it stand out The Little Shrike-thrush (now called the Arafura Shrikethrush), a less often seen bird in the wetlands but reasonably common in the Byron area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/904f535a-8cd5-4478-9978-f216cd3e1130/1D3M5364.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands after the Cyclone - Make it stand out Still some cukoos around the area as demonstrated by this Shining Bronze-Cuckoo seen in F Cell. But the Pheasant Coucals seem to have disappeared at this time. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/2/22/more-from-byron-wetlands-in-february monthly 0.5 2025-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9c04295b-8892-4094-9ec7-c0a3706a0f81/1D3M3846.jpg Blog - More from Byron Wetlands in February - Make it stand out This female Black-necked Stork was directly in front of the birdhide and was startled by my arrival. It took off towards the south, slowly circling and gaining altitude before it finally headed off in a northerly direction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9645ab04-8db6-4019-84ed-fb57c393aaf8/1D3M3808.jpg Blog - More from Byron Wetlands in February - Make it stand out The Black-necked Stork at the Byron Bay Wetlands, close to the H Cell birdhide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1886af01-bc9b-4deb-aec0-84cb57d5f6ee/1D3M4016-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - More from Byron Wetlands in February - Make it stand out A more common majestic sight in the wetlands, the elegant Black Swan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/208508e1-3591-4831-bed8-e5da8525b6af/1D3M3921.jpg Blog - More from Byron Wetlands in February - Make it stand out This juvenile Black-faced Monarch has still to develop the distinctive black face of the adult bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b6d7018e-b1fa-4379-a2cf-045a3d2cfb62/1D3M4129.jpg Blog - More from Byron Wetlands in February - Make it stand out Scores of Silvereyes were feeding on insects in the trees bordering I Cell. And there were numerous parents attending to the needs of their offspring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/de7e9f07-a5e3-49c1-8d92-fed4c0621915/1D3M4042.jpg Blog - More from Byron Wetlands in February - Make it stand out This female Rufous Whistler and male companion below were also making the most of the insects feeding on the I Cell trees. Caterpillars seemed to be a popular snack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/445c58d0-9840-4089-924f-ce949b6a654b/1D3M4084.jpg Blog - More from Byron Wetlands in February - Make it stand out The male Rufous Whistler was there too, keeping its distance in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e63f98de-807b-4cff-a90d-48f3a229a882/1D3M3554.jpg Blog - More from Byron Wetlands in February - Make it stand out Later on, as the sun was setting, some fifteen White-breasted Woodswallows were gathering on the wires above the wetland carpark, using it as a base to pursue the flying insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/eedd26af-d371-4c2c-a001-c345762f9c68/1D3M3627.jpg Blog - More from Byron Wetlands in February - Make it stand out Both Pied and Grey Butcherbirds are seen in the wetlands, with this Pied Butcherbird a less frequent visitor. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/2/13/mullumbimby-survey monthly 0.5 2025-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/96b80291-7481-4ab2-9d36-d1f18c2bee2e/1D3M3338-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Mullumbimby Survey - Make it stand out An aged but healthy looking Koala resting in a road side tree. The tree it was in was planted by the Byron council as part of a conservation corridor suitable for Koalas! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e5adfa9d-91d1-4fc3-8d9f-4e51a1398c4d/1D3M3355.jpg Blog - Mullumbimby Survey - Make it stand out Let’s move - a little. Our Koala readjusts in its resting place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/cb90fba5-456f-4b4e-8b83-d53a773992a0/1D3M3380-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Mullumbimby Survey - Make it stand out The White-eared Monarch, a bird seen the length of the Queensland coast and as far south as Taree. Not a common bird but can be found around the Byron area in several locations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f0b7b65c-fe67-4a4c-a75e-db1161e5e655/1D3M3302-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Mullumbimby Survey - Make it stand out Two White-throated Honeyeaters, another bird towards the southern end of its distribution. I had previously only seen this species in Darwin. Again not common but an occaisional passer by. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/2/8/byron-bay-wetlands-in-february monthly 0.5 2025-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e53adbf8-ce50-4cc2-b6f1-1e24ba56c194/1D3M3098-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in February - Make it stand out There are often Fairy Martins at the north end of D and E Cells. This is the first time I have observed young feeding here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/70a133ce-ce45-4b5c-9e61-1ab46c1515ac/1D3M2723.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in February - Make it stand out This young Brush Cuckoo was calling loudly waiting for its food. The juvenile colours are quite different to the adult grey and buff with black and white cuckoo markings on the tail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/13c3ef70-9a70-4905-8c3e-2a1e761dd5e0/1D3M2740.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in February - Make it stand out I lined up my camera with the juvenile and waited. Soon the surrogate mother arrived, a tiny Superb Fairy-wren. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/58f2ee14-9855-4111-8684-84a9f6937c65/1D3M2744.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in February - Make it stand out It appears this Superb Fairy-wren has some very strong feelings about its oversized charge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d33d86fd-a73e-4dba-b29f-8ce213792274/1D3M3206-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in February - Make it stand out Little Bronze-Cuckoos are one of the less frequently seen species in the wetland but the presence of this juvenile could mean they are breeding here or closeby? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a418976d-af7c-4338-bcd8-8061a7a8469e/1D3M3178.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in February - Make it stand out The female Cicadabird, very different to her grey coloured male counterpart. Cicadabirds have been calling most days over the past month. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a5b54cd1-b8e6-4fca-8b36-88afe959d119/1D3M2680-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in February - Make it stand out Good to see a Sacred Kingfisher, the first seen for several months. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7ff70932-1944-49d6-b237-defc24a2fcad/1D3M2990.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in February - Make it stand out There are still good numbers of Latham’s Snipes to be seen, now scattered around the wetland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0d71d27a-917f-4569-b68c-c58f7b50e59e/1D3M2805.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in February - Make it stand out An early start resulting in photos of each of the three White-necked Herons in Cell E enjoying an early morning feed. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/2/6/beach-stone-curlew-crab-hunting-action monthly 0.5 2025-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/afb272f3-356a-4525-a4df-2167dd9015ae/1D3M2435-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Beach Stone-curlew Crab Hunting Action - Make it stand out First corner the crab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/769d56bc-1297-4bc4-95d5-b0d5093585ee/1D3M2436-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Beach Stone-curlew Crab Hunting Action - Make it stand out Make sure it doesn’t run for its hole! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6a6ef81b-e527-4d9b-9513-a41157b9acec/1D3M2440-1-2-1-Enhanced-NR-2.jpg Blog - Beach Stone-curlew Crab Hunting Action - Make it stand out A cunning trick to let the crab think it has the curlew by the beak! But the curlew quickly begins disarming the crab by removing its legs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a274acc7-1441-46d4-8fc0-d387fe11ddba/1D3M2449.jpg Blog - Beach Stone-curlew Crab Hunting Action - Make it stand out The Beach Stone-curlew is now in control. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/28744baf-9d2c-490f-860e-b15861ff107f/1D3M2468.jpg Blog - Beach Stone-curlew Crab Hunting Action - Make it stand out But not home and dry yet. Some further evasion is needed to secure the crab from other hungry beachgoers. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/2/6/belongil-beach-action monthly 0.5 2025-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a136f249-ee16-4496-af86-6486af87e11b/1D3M2525-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Belongil Beach Action - Make it stand out A regular at Belongil Creek, this very photogenic Eastern Osprey makes a low pass over the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/baaccc9a-125a-4d76-a507-7d8ed2f2ce57/1D3M2598.jpg Blog - Belongil Beach Action - Make it stand out Little Terns really are little, when seen here next to two Common Terns and in the background three Crested Terns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1ac4f81d-abd7-4363-a9e3-546ead66721b/1D3M2440-1-2-1-Enhanced-NR-2.jpg Blog - Belongil Beach Action - Make it stand out This Beach Stone-curlew looks to be in a bit of a muddle but is in fact a very accomplished crab hunter https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/1/23/byron-bay-wetlands-in-january monthly 0.5 2025-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/16ae58c1-45ee-4dc0-912b-07bb93b9dbfb/1D3M2323.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in January - Make it stand out A pretty picture in the greenery, the colourful White-cheeked Honeyeater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3fb6ea7d-cf81-4f2f-bf47-881ad92fd9c3/1D3M2258.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in January - Make it stand out This Latham’s Snipe was resting close to one of the drains that move water through the wetlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/eddbe3ab-e945-4c16-835b-63eb1769c6f2/1D3M2290.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in January - Make it stand out This male Cicadabird chose the highest branch of the highest tree to broadcast his cicada like song. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6de21453-c4dc-457c-aedf-e91419018adf/1D3M2377.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in January - Make it stand out There were two Nankeen NIght Herons in the wetlands yesterdy, in the same area that a flock of six had been previously seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7a3ed79c-c4c8-4258-97e6-81372015690b/1D3M2261.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in January - Make it stand out Another pretty setting for this Red-browed Finch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c00b98d9-66ba-49aa-8747-ed6ebd5beba9/1D3M2340.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in January - Make it stand out An unusual display by a Bar-shouldered Dove, tail splayed to show its full colours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9e97430b-e2b2-4e55-b6be-c8f4b3557838/1D3M2317.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in January - Make it stand out Little Wattlebirds have moved into the woodlands during January, presumably in response to fruition of a new food source. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/1/20/bush-regeneration-in-the-byron-hinterland monthly 0.5 2025-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7dcbf6e1-bc02-4a31-aa1e-51a48080b159/1D3M2176-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Bush Regeneration in the Byron Hinterland - Make it stand out An Azure Kingfisher watches over a small pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1ef24041-f6c2-458b-96a7-54f7275dfb37/1D3M2207.jpg Blog - Bush Regeneration in the Byron Hinterland - Make it stand out These Chestnut-breasted Mannikins are feeding on reeds planted at the pond’s side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/59a152e4-200c-4c12-bf4e-3e408773ec74/1D3M2192.jpg Blog - Bush Regeneration in the Byron Hinterland - Make it stand out And Chestnut-breasted Mannikins feeding in the grasses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8a0d56a3-f6e9-4dd7-b412-4b556b00a433/1D3M2224.jpg Blog - Bush Regeneration in the Byron Hinterland - Make it stand out Plumed Whistling Ducks have moved into the estate. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2025/1/18/sydney-bird-sites monthly 0.5 2025-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f65916c3-d5f9-41ce-afb8-59183c534f5c/1D3M2029.jpg Blog - Sydney bird sites - Make it stand out The city Australian White Ibis shows a very different demeanour to its country cousins, here lording it over the parkland, master of the rubbish bins and trash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f56e6bae-456d-46e2-bc27-3b8039ddd6f2/1D3M2047.jpg Blog - Sydney bird sites - Make it stand out Little Corellas are a constant presence in Centennial Park, often present in large flocks. I was surprised not to see any of the Long-billed Corellas that a usually found together with the Little Corellas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c950e245-a19b-469b-b23b-8c2fed7bbf6a/1D3M2033.jpg Blog - Sydney bird sites - Make it stand out A distant flock of Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos made their presence known by their mournful calls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8ef0eb19-58c2-4311-a453-28bdde5b05c6/1D3M2094.jpg Blog - Sydney bird sites - Make it stand out At the Landing Lights Wetland, Red-whiskered Bulbuls were a new bird for me to see on this site. There were four Bulbuls in total. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5c7cc313-aa28-4e4a-b906-4c3548d52a6b/1D3M2154.jpg Blog - Sydney bird sites - Make it stand out Chestnut Teals, to be seen in the Landing Lights ponds and waterways. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/12/29/byron-bay-wetlands-at-christmas monthly 0.5 2024-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0f22b153-456a-41c1-9835-15342afbb784/1D3M1871.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands at Christmas - Make it stand out These Leaden Flycatchers have been calling at this spot in Cell F for several weeks, but this was the first time I saw them together. Here is the female Leaden Flycatcher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7f568bc6-e96a-4699-9d31-0623917284c2/1D3M1873.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands at Christmas - Make it stand out The male Leaden Flycatcher was close by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/77424925-4ddd-420b-adb1-e27503adaf97/1D3M1971-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands at Christmas - Make it stand out And not too far away this Restless Flycatcher near its nest directly above the track. One chick, transitioning from juvenile colours, was close to the nest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2782b07d-ec1b-4af2-866f-f2e84403b366/1D3M1778.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands at Christmas - Make it stand out Swamp Wallably, often be seen around the wetland entrance. Here keeping an eye on proceedings for some 60 seconds before turning and rushing away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/471ebd9d-5dbc-4c12-8669-9339b59414bb/1D3M1953.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands at Christmas - Make it stand out Eastern Yellow Robins keep to the “rainforest’" patch of the wetlands, preferring the heavier shade and coolness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/61b63f31-9883-4d73-a8ed-3ca3b8bdebfa/1D3M1840.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands at Christmas - Make it stand out Yellow Thornbills are not that often seen here, they have been visiting the last two weeks. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/12/8/byron-bay-wetlands-in-december monthly 0.5 2024-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4d20baf2-e2a7-4582-8fbb-bcf16b318653/1D3M1262-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in December - Make it stand out This Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo was busy in the E Cell reedbeds, first calling and then appearing on this small shrub for a photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e067a5bd-275b-42d1-817c-fbdd076df5f0/1D3M1278.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in December - Make it stand out White-cheeked Honeyeaters come and go but are here in numbers right now feeding on the Swamp Banksias in flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/680c38d0-e104-4099-bb2b-5ebf5fa740a4/1D3M1400.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in December - Make it stand out A large group of young Red-browed Finches were very enthusiatic at feeding time, at times getting in quite a tangle when the parents arrive with food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1af778f9-d040-453c-a0f6-0576fda2e87d/1D3M1442.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in December - Make it stand out A Varied Triller, responsible for a unique call often heard in the wetlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b6abf5f1-4612-4b58-a1a6-6977431f4ee4/1D3M1225-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in December - Make it stand out There are a least two Nankeen Night Herons in the area, this one is feeling exposed in a burnt patch of marshland bush. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/31df79d3-8156-4657-ab64-331760b459a1/1D3M1527.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in December - Make it stand out Another regular but not always easy to see, this White-browed Scubwren happily exposed and posed, nicely lit in the early morning light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d299da96-8dfe-4c38-8d6b-a20c19f4b161/1D3M1612.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in December - Make it stand out Not sure if this material is only for the Silvereye’s nest, or there is a tasty treat wrapped up in this cocoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/44939857-f59d-43c8-9a4d-b1e9505b64c9/1D3M1676.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in December - Make it stand out A cloud of Fairy Martins patrol the northern end of Cell E. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b40fecbd-9484-4d48-b8be-2308424e5d04/1D3M1642.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in December - Make it stand out Two Wandering Whistling-Ducks have graced the Cell E pond for the last week. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/11/25/back-to-booyong-flora-reserve monthly 0.5 2024-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1e2c9006-6353-4970-aa27-ad096043bad2/1D3M1190-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Back to the Booyong Flora Reserve - Make it stand out A Large-billed Scrubwren, photographed in gloomy undergrowth at 1/50 sec and ISO 12,800. The quality of this photo has been helped greatly by Lightroom’s AI powered denoise. Photography was difficult with thick bush and low light, and birds more often heard than seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7195dc56-b228-4d74-92b5-73364e418d4d/1D3M1145.jpg Blog - Back to the Booyong Flora Reserve - Make it stand out A Fan-tailed Cuckoo, an unexpected sighting. There was a full range of pigeons calling - Brown Cuckoo-Doves, Wonga Pigeons, Brown-capped Emerald-Doves, Rose-crowned Fruit-Doves, and Topknot Pigeons. The sounds of the reserve confirm the richness of species with pigeons, wailing Green Catbirds and Eastern Whipbirds forming the chorus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/98e9d83b-f157-4db1-8552-01cee6fca30b/1D3M1137.jpg Blog - Back to the Booyong Flora Reserve - Make it stand out This Grey Shrike-thrush was adding its song. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f69a870f-ffff-404f-bd9f-9dfe2f7c59c8/IMG_5372.jpg Blog - Back to the Booyong Flora Reserve - Make it stand out The iconic Red Cedar, a valuable timber for building and furniture, propelled land clearing and the forest industry the length of the New South Wales coastal regions during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In the Northern Rivers Region this species is more often represented by a six foot high, rotting stump. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/11/25/snipe-count-at-belongil-ponds monthly 0.5 2024-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/28918fe0-165d-4cb8-b9b9-0aafcfeff2ce/1D3M1099.jpg Blog - Snipe count at Belongil Ponds - Make it stand out No snipe in this particular pond but this Dusky Moorhen has chosen it to build an island nest. There were also two Wandering Whistling-Ducks making their distinctive call on the pond’s bank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d8bc814e-fcb2-4397-8af0-1854cd8327bc/1D3M1106.jpg Blog - Snipe count at Belongil Ponds - Make it stand out This White-breasted Woodswallow was busy with nest building. A pair of Magpie-larks were also nesting nearby. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/11/19/mullumbimby monthly 0.5 2025-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/29027fbd-3889-4a9f-820f-1d28e28a3fc7/1D3M0811-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Mullumbimby - Make it stand out A Spectacled Monarch seen close to the Brunswick river near Mullumbimby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8021b99f-fdc2-4669-904a-41bab066b234/1D3M0835.jpg Blog - Mullumbimby - Make it stand out This venerable gentleman watched the bird watching activities with only mild interest. An old boy close to 6 feet in length. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/63ffa822-6b7f-4342-9b38-68fdde25f9f0/1D3M0860-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Mullumbimby - Make it stand out Also close to the river, it looked as though a pair of Nankeen Night-herons were nest building. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/11/19/tyagarah-nature-reserve monthly 0.5 2024-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/560f5c39-971a-4a93-9238-b52b506645ff/1D3M0683-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Tyagarah Nature Reserve - Make it stand out A female Leaden Flycatcher seen near the large pond on the left as you enter the reserve area on the entrance road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3e31fde5-0944-4749-9fbb-e99b063c65df/1D3M0617.jpg Blog - Tyagarah Nature Reserve - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/68c19f14-3374-40e5-b1e5-882b643c8e7f/1D3M0642.jpg Blog - Tyagarah Nature Reserve - Make it stand out A Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo - not so common in Byron Bay with the Shining Bronze-Cuckoo seen more often here. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/11/6/byron-bay-wetlands-in-november monthly 0.5 2024-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/bdda1c72-23e5-4def-b45f-5d6e58ed1d87/1D3M0470.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in November - Make it stand out A lost Radjah Shelduck was walking in circles making a rather sad hoarse whistling sound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/53de1483-adb8-4047-9425-27c5b0db7036/1D3M0415.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in November - Make it stand out Another wetland inhabitant busy making its nest, the Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4ec52c70-ab8d-4df0-8987-b689464d0d33/1D3M0453.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in November - Make it stand out This Buff-banded Rail seems to be getter bolder by the day and is regularly seen on the Cell E pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ee09c2f5-ddc3-49db-abfd-9dab66284907/1D3L8945-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in November - Make it stand out Finches tend to congregate where the wetlands adjoin a neighbouring large sports field. This Double-barred Finch was flying down to the sports ground’s grass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e81e3429-fbe0-4748-9076-0168982e6212/1D3M0519-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in November - Make it stand out A Black-shouldererd Kite surveys Cells D and E from this central tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ff224b78-64ce-4861-b623-bb065a476b90/1D3M0530-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in November - Make it stand out A lot of Tawny Grassbirds flapping around and calling, presumably nesting? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0fbdab2c-308a-4db9-8fed-c8b81316d778/1D3M1236-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in November - Make it stand out Always present, often feeding in and around the wetland ponds, Magpie Larks make their presence known by their call, the famous “Peewee…”which became a common name for this bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e76b2895-62ef-438c-b717-3b97e2b4f4f0/1D3M1048-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in November - Make it stand out The female Red-backed Fairy-wren is feeding just before dusk in grasses close to a pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1bcd1e51-d9bb-47f8-87f6-f7487b7738f9/1D3M0962-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in November - Make it stand out Close by, the male Red-backed Fairy-wren is also feeding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3f719e70-8ccb-4a53-aea1-fac5bebd4910/1D3M1296.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in November - Make it stand out Majestic Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos circle the outskirts of the wetland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2e6d972e-c37a-440b-ba1c-6b98cf927224/1D3M1078-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in November - Make it stand out It is half and hour after sunset. These Royal Spoonbills and Black-winged Stilts seek a safe roost in the middle of the Cell E pond. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/10/20/fernvale monthly 0.5 2024-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d44ecfb7-5830-484e-9cdd-0306e36324ff/1D3L9527.jpg Blog - Fernvale - Make it stand out 130 Plume Whistling-Ducks were counted in total on this farm dam. A lot of Whistling-Ducks. A few months ago there were 70 Wandering Whistling-Ducks at nearby Pottsville. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ef7c4431-ebcf-4856-ae46-cf705feaa171/1D3L9458.jpg Blog - Fernvale - Make it stand out This adult Black-shouldered Kite was attending to its fledgling hiding at the top of a nearby Hoop Pine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6b8dac1d-32c6-4e78-98bc-bd639cfcac05/1D3L9387-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Fernvale - Make it stand out The Collared Sparrowhawk can be hard to distinguish from the larger Brown Gowhawk. This bird shows the distinctive square tail, bulging wing secondaries and rounded head of the Collared Sparrowhawk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/10b3b0d5-3bbc-4a19-8d5f-85552eb6bef1/1D3L9374.jpg Blog - Fernvale - Make it stand out Three Laughing Kookaburras made good use of some solid fence posts to patrol across the valley flats. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/10/19/byron-bay-wetlands-in-october monthly 0.5 2024-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f9279b0a-2dad-4b46-8e41-cbfa4b9562d7/1D3L9039.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in October - Make it stand out My one pair of Mistletoe birds at the wetland gates has been increased by numerous Mistletoe birds across the wetlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c9c17b8b-cc8c-4d2a-85b2-6024c108eba6/1D3L9330-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in October - Make it stand out This Brush Cuckoo made its haunting call a number of times, but was finally spotted in the later evening near the bird-hide. This picture was taken at ISO 5000 and its graininess cleaned up using Lightroom AI based Denoise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/582d80d6-1bf3-4edd-9c58-e2c8da42bb11/1D3L9185.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in October - Make it stand out Another regular songster the Shining Bronze-Cuckoo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5a058dac-a70a-4ea2-8803-a256860ef182/1D3L9052-Enhanced-NR-2.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in October - Make it stand out Over a dozen Latham’s Snipes were seen in the pool at Cell E in the wetlands. This picture was taken from the “mobile bird hide” , i.e. the driver’s window of the car, as opening the car door would have sent the Snipes into rapid flight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/834d4b40-f701-4fbb-95b7-f9ce729be5f6/1D3M9671.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in October - Make it stand out White-throated Needletails flying high arrive with an incoming storm, the original storm birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d63cd81b-aecd-4d90-ac96-25dabb0c3073/1D3M9892-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in October - Make it stand out The White-winged Triller is a rare visitor to the wetland. This bird is one of a pair nesting in a tree recovering from fire. This tree has its feet in water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/211c8d29-98ff-48b2-a370-18b9a718a76b/1D3M9992-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in October - Make it stand out One of a pair of Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, migrants arriving from the northern hemisphere after their long flight. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/9/26/belongil-creek monthly 0.5 2024-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0e0d93fc-fd5d-4855-9b2b-3974fc6df230/1D3L8720.jpg Blog - Belongil Creek Estuary - Make it stand out Royal Spoonbills roam the large mown grass areas behind the beach, an unecessary tidiness that gives holiday patrons a sense of security. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/57058072-f259-43a5-b87b-5f5efba9bac7/1D3L8756.jpg Blog - Belongil Creek Estuary - Make it stand out Though the presence of this Purple Swamphen chick is a positive sign of the area’s environmental health. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/69620978-3baa-4768-9059-a175432027fc/1D3L8816.jpg Blog - Belongil Creek Estuary - Make it stand out Individual birds like this egret move from spot to spot, this time chased by one of the younger beachgoers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/40517183-765f-483c-bc96-a225500bd272/1D3L8873.jpg Blog - Belongil Creek Estuary - Make it stand out An Eastern Rosella feeding on nuts in a Casaurina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/06f55fd8-efdc-424f-a26a-4798d516ee11/1D3L8852.jpg Blog - Belongil Creek Estuary - Make it stand out Rainbow Bee-eaters perch on small beachside trees, feeding along the beach. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/9/25/byron-bay-wetlands monthly 0.5 2024-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/99785d77-80b6-414f-b37a-47ba82e773f9/1D3L8499.jpg Blog - Spring in the Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out For the last month at the wetland’s front gate a pair of Tawny Grassbirds have been busy while making a lot of buzzing and trilling sounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2403983b-22a5-429a-b98c-030e6e561e03/1D3L8622-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Spring in the Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Lathams Snipes fly fast and low after they have been disturbed from the wetland reeds. Even a quiet approach some 50 metres distant is enough to set these birds on the move. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4cff945e-3d37-489a-8af4-82e3cff6a60d/1D3L8669-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Spring in the Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Three Latham's Snipes in D Cell of the wetland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/664dc176-fea8-45bf-8d39-17bde79e35f5/1D3L8601-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Spring in the Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Another busy spring arrival, this Buff-banded Rail (or friend of) has been seen all over the place the last two weeks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c9e27c8d-0d42-4b45-b184-2b057fee878e/1D3L8702.jpg Blog - Spring in the Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out This Mistletoebird has been calling in the same area at the wetland gates almost every day for weeks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0f6f716b-b2d6-465c-90ec-2c71d0fcf0fb/1D3L8389.jpg Blog - Spring in the Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Mr Fox, here splashing after ducks - who all departed rapidly. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/9/14/bush-regeneration-with-flowers monthly 0.5 2024-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d15a6572-d814-4079-8e06-67851aa8902a/1D3L8175.jpg Blog - Bush Regeneration with Flowers - Make it stand out We saw nine different species of Honeyeater over the morning: this Scarlet Honeyeater, Brown Honeyeaters, Lewins Honeyeaters, White-cheeked Honeyeaters, three White-thoated Honeyeaters, Yellow-faced Honeyeaters, Noisy Friarbirds, Little Wattlebirds and Blue-faced Honeyeaters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b59fa3c7-8291-432a-83bb-03891df4c767/1D3L8124.jpg Blog - Bush Regeneration with Flowers - Make it stand out A Brown Honeyeater. Many of the honeyeaters were seen on this domestic species of Grevillea. Domestic Grevilleas and other flowering natives dominated large parts of the planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/621b2203-f8fd-4800-923c-e50922a585fe/1D3L8163.jpg Blog - Bush Regeneration with Flowers - Make it stand out The smaller birds were well represented, as per this Chestnut-breasted Mannikin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5ab69597-e6ad-431d-a8d9-bd0d0add4204/1D3L8092.jpg Blog - Bush Regeneration with Flowers - Make it stand out A Golden-heaed Cisticola watches from a fence. Other birds seen included Brown Quail, Red-browed Finches, Red-backed Fairy-wren, Tawny Grassbirds, Common Cicadabird and Varied Trillers. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/9/9/byron-bay-birds monthly 0.5 2024-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ef1f27b2-99c0-4bcd-8cff-1ab10dbd27bd/1D3L7712.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Birds on the day of the Glossy Count - Make it stand out The Sacred Kingfisher, one of three kingfisher species living in the Byron shire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c9c241c4-2fc7-4afd-b697-703c7725b965/1D3L8075-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Birds on the day of the Glossy Count - Make it stand out A Red-capped Plover has a difficult life, feeding on the local beaches. Unfortunately numbers have decreased as the number of swimmers, surfers, dogs, cyclists and vehicles has increased. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d388d280-1ee9-46bb-bc5a-4e0d4b686b5c/1D3L8012.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Birds on the day of the Glossy Count - Make it stand out Rainbow Bee-eaters are busy at this time of the year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4e819fb7-fc01-4f49-bc20-7bbcf2a15a00/1D3L7778-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Birds on the day of the Glossy Count - Make it stand out A Noisy Friarbird chases an Eastern Osprey; perhaps it is protecting a nest nearby? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d67d43ed-1f33-4151-8399-9fd4cfd5550c/1D3L7934.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Birds on the day of the Glossy Count - Make it stand out The Beach Stone-curlew, hidden away, is a rare sight on New South Wales beaches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9b6ffe1a-2301-4c03-b39c-09d7d9e63c94/1D3L7860.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Birds on the day of the Glossy Count - Make it stand out A single Pacific Golden Plover seen at a river mouth, the only migrant bird seen all day. You could surmise that there would have to been many more of these arrivals from northern Asia, once upon a time. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/9/9/tallow-creek monthly 0.5 2024-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8459b336-c42e-46e6-8440-d1b24b458392/1D3L7593.jpg Blog - Tallow Creek - Make it stand out A Golden-headed Cisticola in the reeds at Tallow Creek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/be4da642-2568-449e-9fe7-71850dcaa459/1D3L7620.jpg Blog - Tallow Creek - Make it stand out A White-breasted Woodswallow poses at the water’s edge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/bbadd9d3-2ce3-40bf-a4fe-bbb98a8aeac6/1D3L7986-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Tallow Creek - Make it stand out This Pied Oystercatcher is a regular at Tallow Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/21fcc1fd-4bc5-40dd-ba3b-61220a689c25/1D3L7643.jpg Blog - Tallow Creek - Make it stand out An unusual sight, 250 Little Black Cormorants gather at Tallow Creek. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/9/6/visit-to-booyong-flora-reserve monthly 0.5 2024-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f00f2e91-991a-47f6-af8a-2654518a6b46/1D3L7232-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Visit to Booyong Flora Reserve - Make it stand out Large-billed Scrubwren at Booyong Flora Reserve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3575406a-500f-407f-bd7e-888417f0dd15/1D3L7255-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Visit to Booyong Flora Reserve - Make it stand out Large-billed Srcubwren https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/9/6/byron-bay-wetlands-in-september monthly 0.5 2024-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e37bf8db-7b53-4dca-9d33-2954bfb62870/1D3L7555.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in September - Make it stand out A rare visit from a Radjah Shelduck, more commonly found in the tropical north of Australia or the coastal rivers of north Queensland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c2b7efe0-f76a-4297-bce0-ac52e0031755/1D3L7583.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in September - Make it stand out This Super Fairy-wren looks to be building a nest in the car park! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/37d68974-d1cb-4ec4-9877-a65adca31c03/1D3L7527.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in September - Make it stand out Identification of the sub-species of Silvereye can be difficult, with many overlaps of territory. This specimen appears to be the eastern sub-species Zosterops lateralis cornwalli. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/83952aff-e45f-43b3-aa21-459003a02c18/1D3L7558.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in September - Make it stand out Bar-shouldered Doves are often to be seen and more often heard around the wetlands. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/8/20/south-coast-birds monthly 0.5 2024-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0e298870-6890-4d5c-8217-9de93e392646/1D3L7013-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - South Coast Birds - Make it stand out This Southern Boobook was a welcome companion while in the garden directly below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/fc0be6ab-6ff7-4a96-9382-636a9fd35631/1D3L6938.jpg Blog - South Coast Birds - Make it stand out Eastern Spoonbills are expert a exploiting the nectar from introduced Salvia and a Plumbago in the back garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5db45da1-d2bc-48a0-b0a9-ca48b813a614/1D3L7200.jpg Blog - South Coast Birds - Make it stand out The Satin Bowerbird has moved its bower to another spot, but still frequents the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8cbd8a7d-6dcf-4420-b2b8-414405d8783d/1D3L6927.jpg Blog - South Coast Birds - Make it stand out A visiting Golden Whistler, resting in a Coastal Banksia that has succumbed to too much rain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8c9bc28e-1925-400c-90f6-34a2dcd394fb/1D3L7097-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - South Coast Birds - Make it stand out Rainbow Lorikeets werer back in force. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0441738c-0875-4110-bcf5-add909c319eb/IMG_5165.jpg Blog - South Coast Birds - Make it stand out This tangle of Banksias on the walk to Mount Bushwalker is a stark reminder of the damage caused by the Currowan bush fire back in January 2000. Many species are still absent especially the honeyeaters. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/8/20/cowra-woodland-birds monthly 0.5 2024-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/84fed86c-652e-4332-b706-f6624510d24d/1D3L6083.jpg Blog - Cowra Woodland Birds - Make it stand out An Eastern Rosella takes its time to get moving on a misty morning in Cowra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1405eaad-0d9e-4fbe-913f-42c669c4c7a8/1D3L6456.jpg Blog - Cowra Woodland Birds - Make it stand out This Sulphur-crested Cockatoo has found refuge in the middle a fast moving creek, still at flood levels from the previous week's heavy rains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/58323223-1d60-4d14-b71c-e3ce103df58e/1D3L6328.jpg Blog - Cowra Woodland Birds - Make it stand out A Mistletoebird in a rather dormant looking tree, perhaps looking for insects to accompany its fruit and seed diet? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/607e3f1d-0eca-48a4-a545-3e15b5eaadcc/1D3L6480.jpg Blog - Cowra Woodland Birds - Make it stand out These two characters seem to have left their White-winged Chough family group and made the Cowra Holiday Park their home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3ee8f98c-dcf7-4d49-acbc-6a443a11f649/1D3L6431.jpg Blog - Cowra Woodland Birds - Make it stand out White-naped Honeyeaters were out in force this winter, at times seen in flocks of ten to twenty birds and challenging the normally dominant White-plumed Honeyeaters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/47520e70-032e-4866-9330-b6aac14fa8f7/1D3L6579.jpg Blog - Cowra Woodland Birds - Make it stand out A regular around the camping ground, the introduced Blackbird. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/8/20/flame-robins monthly 0.5 2024-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/bd39bf87-f409-4e0a-83cc-e5b95d6c68ac/1D3L6762-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Moths around the Flame Robins at Cowra - Make it stand out A spectacular Flame Robin photographed at Cowra New South Wales. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8febb5af-a505-41be-b5b2-1119df9be8a1/1D3L6881.jpg Blog - Moths around the Flame Robins at Cowra - Make it stand out A number of smartly plumaged female Flame Robins formed part of this large flock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/fb94d481-8379-4b86-a34e-ee5634f10f16/1D3L6770-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Moths around the Flame Robins at Cowra - Make it stand out The Double-barred Finches would wait in the fence before descending en-masse on the paddock below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/da592720-d86d-4f07-b11f-df14d6dc7fd0/1D3L6747.jpg Blog - Moths around the Flame Robins at Cowra - Make it stand out A younger male Flame Robin still showing its juvenile plumage. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/8/29/wallum-development-in-august monthly 0.5 2024-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0a649e17-f692-472d-8d29-d1394d729f09/1D3L7435-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Wallum Development in August - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ca536243-6774-4ec1-b24b-82e064f58e82/1D3L7420.jpg Blog - Wallum Development in August - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/60b6fd48-63d1-4b40-9518-e59809af38ea/1D3L7410.jpg Blog - Wallum Development in August - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/959a5ff6-1f0a-4888-b205-48735c41d431/1D3L7423.jpg Blog - Wallum Development in August - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/8/20/woodland-raptors monthly 0.5 2024-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f7c42e61-0d57-45de-ab7f-068b0f9a6a7b/1D3L6250-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Raptors return at Cowra - Make it stand out A low pass from this Brown Goshawk, at the Cowra Common, Cowra, New South Wales. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c8df3dc7-ef9d-4263-99bf-f9205bd4adb6/1D3L6361-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Raptors return at Cowra - Make it stand out Brown Falcon at the Cowra water treatment plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1a114491-3786-41b3-a14f-0cafde2ac9eb/1D3L6779.jpg Blog - Raptors return at Cowra - Make it stand out This Black-shouldered Kite is helping the land-owner keep the mice population at bay. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/8/20/via-lake-wallace-1 monthly 0.5 2024-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/69880403-094c-49c3-b919-837f37872b3f/1D3L5990.jpg Blog - Via Lake Wallace - Make it stand out The spectacular Great-crested Grebes are usually present at Lake Wallace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d4298fe8-740a-4a2f-9c99-f152eb1f582d/1D3L6014.jpg Blog - Via Lake Wallace - Make it stand out As are Australian Wood Ducks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5edffa1c-2c18-4d1d-9613-0bc315157baf/1D3L6034.jpg Blog - Via Lake Wallace - Make it stand out And Purple Swamphens, in the reeds at Lake Wallace. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/7/11/wandering-whistling-ducks monthly 0.5 2024-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ba4466d4-2ed8-4208-84cf-537f5e4c74d6/1D3L5854.jpg Blog - Wandering Whistling-Ducks - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/575fe5b8-434f-4298-a8d5-ce43b2f0bf0b/1D3L5872.jpg Blog - Wandering Whistling-Ducks - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2b6e3dfb-ff45-48c6-9945-968766dc8c90/1D3L5881.jpg Blog - Wandering Whistling-Ducks - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/7/11/strange-lodgings-bush-stone-curlew monthly 0.5 2024-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ab93c068-118c-4f9a-a5e8-8154358bfabf/1D3L5484-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Strange lodgings - Bush Stone-curlew - Make it stand out The two Bush Stone-curlews have chosen an open storage shed as their winter quarters. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/6/30/coraki-lagoons monthly 0.5 2024-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/34e3b22e-5b7c-4dd4-8abd-e4489f051039/1D3L4242-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Coraki Lagoons - Make it stand out Black Falcon photographed near Coraki in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, the large, easily visible feet, confirming its identity. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/6/23/wallum-development-in-june monthly 0.5 2024-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b3b9875f-41cd-4860-bcd9-c35ebde0e98e/1D3L5343-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Wallum Development in June - Make it stand out Often seen in the highest branches of flowering gum trees, the Striated Pardalote is only 10 cm long but bats above its weight with spectacular coloring and a clear and loud call. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/6/15/another-byron-hinterland-estate monthly 0.5 2024-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6425ac01-33d3-4fb5-8c88-37dabc0e8132/1D3L3882.jpg Blog - Another Byron Hinterland estate - Make it stand out Very difficult to spot, these two Tawny Frogmouths adopt a branch-like pose that enhances their camouflaged coats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2c6be3bf-80a7-480c-bf61-08bb0d7149ca/1D3L3890.jpg Blog - Another Byron Hinterland estate - Make it stand out A shaft of sunlight shines on this meticulously crafted spider web. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/96a15d19-dad0-48e7-9869-a8734c12772b/1D3L3945-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Another Byron Hinterland estate - Make it stand out The sun was also shining on this beautiful Rufous Fantail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5eb73baf-7d7c-4db5-87cd-b925bd7601b4/1D3L3988-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Another Byron Hinterland estate - Make it stand out The Brown Cuckoo-Dove is often heard adding to the background serenade of the rainforest with its characteristic ‘oo-wupp” call. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/5/22/byrons-rural-estates monthly 0.5 2024-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/eb419fbe-8531-4a3f-b81f-43a65410afc7/1D3L3109-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Hinterland rural estates - Make it stand out The highlight from a survey conducted this week was the sight of this Noisy Pita in a very successful replanted rainforest. In 1942 this land was a treeless dairy farm, as shown on surveillance photos taken during the Second World War. There are still enormous tree stumps within the regenerated forest, a reminder of the relentless clearing that took place long ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e1d80e24-5f1d-40a3-a30b-1fd5a982a928/1D3L3135-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Hinterland rural estates - Make it stand out In the estate’s garden a group of six female Regent Bowerbirds were feeding, further proof of the quality of the bush nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5bb42af5-6b4f-4154-8fd9-058aff3caf2a/1D3L3118-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Hinterland rural estates - Make it stand out Red-browed Finches are regularly seen along the road-sides and clearings in the bush, more usually in the grasses than in this tree on the edge of the replanted area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3a212175-fd9b-4621-96d6-a8c2ff1236b5/1D3L3125.jpg Blog - Byron Hinterland rural estates - Make it stand out Approximately 150 Topknot Pigeons were counted, in large flocks too-ing and fro-ing across the sky, then roosting in the taller trees. Topknot Pigeons feed on the seed of the introduced Camphor Laurel trees; a species that filled the void that followed as dairy farming became uneconomic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/69d7be51-a817-4003-9711-dc3757b1d3d9/1D3L3156-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Hinterland rural estates - Make it stand out A Brown Thornbill, seen in many different habitats in the Byron and Northern Rivers NSW region. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/5/18/byron-wetlands-in-may monthly 0.5 2024-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/155673c2-ed94-4055-971c-cee622386cd6/1D3L2682.jpg Blog - Byron Wetlands in May - Make it stand out White-headed Pigeon numbers are increasing in the Byron Shire, along with the Topknot pigeon, as their favourite food source, the introduced Camphor Laurel continues to thrive here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6cc6a53e-8883-4451-b9ea-a62471fb49c7/1D3L2713.jpg Blog - Byron Wetlands in May - Make it stand out One of many White-browed Scrubwrens in the wetlands. The northern Scrubwren has a more yellow belly than those further south. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c487d41b-e1db-4bf8-9dc8-6d4652340bd0/1D3L2672.jpg Blog - Byron Wetlands in May - Make it stand out A Yellow Thornbill, a less common visitor here. This bird has taken up residence close to the Wetland meeting rooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/59f4ca1c-ba1d-4bcd-998e-f487e2de65b5/1D3L2930-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Wetlands in May - Make it stand out This young White-bellied Sea-eagle, still sporting its juvenile livery, has been seen several times on K Pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4914e22a-a11c-49c1-bb5b-82a0b97c6d53/1D3L2536.jpg Blog - Byron Wetlands in May - Make it stand out Grey Fantails were everywhere across the wetland park; some thirty plus counted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/00569a2a-41ee-464e-94d5-14c9fd53b6af/1D3L2434.jpg Blog - Byron Wetlands in May - Make it stand out A young Superb Fairy-wren showing a very fluffy mantle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/46dd634c-ac13-4281-a61f-94424967849f/1D3L2360.jpg Blog - Byron Wetlands in May - Make it stand out A Forest Kingfisher watching for insects in a section burnt out by the recent fire. These burnt trees are still surrounded by shallow black water ponds which have grown in the recent rain. In the fires they burnt despite having their feet in water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b116e391-4521-4623-912d-20e93e419daf/1D3L3062.jpg Blog - Byron Wetlands in May - Make it stand out Underneath, the presence of a Little Pied Cormorant shows there is life in these jet black waters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/df8f6caf-283a-40de-b6fa-fe512a985c7f/1D3L2566.jpg Blog - Byron Wetlands in May - Make it stand out Still lots of Golden-headed Cisticolas to be seen in the reed beds; with many opportunities for close up photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e209d24a-e8fe-4573-b7f9-793017504e3d/1D3L2500.jpg Blog - Byron Wetlands in May - Make it stand out Two Black-shouldered Kites were patrolling the large pond, labelled K Pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1f975306-84b6-46ef-b510-4ad9dbd45975/1D3L3047.jpg Blog - Byron Wetlands in May - Make it stand out This Shining Bronze-Cuckoo shows how the species got its name, shining brightly in the late Autumn light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2bdb01c0-499b-4090-b99e-245e329903ae/1D3L2912.jpg Blog - Byron Wetlands in May - Make it stand out One of four Eastern Whip-birds, evidently involved in some sort of romantic tangle, had the air cracking with raucous calls and defiant displays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/78962dca-54bf-4ec5-9f1b-47a6cef56f41/1D3L2863.jpg Blog - Byron Wetlands in May - Make it stand out Spangled Drongo, quietly watches the whipbirds go by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/91c35e75-d8d5-4ac7-b35b-467363bd4667/1D3L2251.jpg Blog - Byron Wetlands in May - Make it stand out A rainbow blesses the Byron Wetland, hopefully to be followed with some dry weather! https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/5/2/bush-stone-curlew-monitoring-program monthly 0.5 2024-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9be30198-af4e-48e9-9f44-fed366d15b17/IMG_4798.jpg Blog - Bush Stone-curlew Monitoring Program - Make it stand out This Bush Stone-curlew was photographed at 2:00 in the afternoon outside a corner shop in the Arts - Industrial Precinct in Byron Bay, New South Wales. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/4/22/byron-bay-wetlands-in-april monthly 0.5 2024-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ea88142b-7efd-4235-9614-2b4110899679/1D3L1544.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in April - Make it stand out A very vocal Tawny Grassbird in one of the extensive reed beds of the wetland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/95eee087-f073-4573-a6df-3cf3a0666657/1D3L0924.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in April - Make it stand out Grey Teals add a calming touch to proceedings, photographed from the bird-hide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6be3a2d5-d3dd-4573-bc1e-20b03951c0d8/1D3L1827.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in April - Make it stand out The Eastern Great Egret is easily disturbed and takes off, identified by the crook in the neck while flying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/651658f6-8188-4a55-982b-5517352d4c86/1D3L1799.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in April - Make it stand out Two Superb Fairy-wrens, part of a large family moving through the undergrowth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4c7450e9-7add-460a-9b95-6a25a5f77a7e/1D3L2012.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in April - Make it stand out A Striped Honeyeater preening itself, singing its unusual call. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7999a3d1-209e-453d-9637-2ecb1988adb7/1D3L0887.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in April - Make it stand out The Pheasant Coucal, looking like an ancient aircraft on take-off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f2fdcbd2-7e5d-4a4a-932a-a0c2a9846c85/1D3L2126.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in April - Make it stand out A Shining Bronze-Cuckoo, another Cuckoo still present in Byron Bay late in April, or perhaps and early arrival? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3ef76ed5-414b-4b26-b1ef-5d7e744d96e0/1D3L1517.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in April - Make it stand out Rainbow Bee-eaters add a splash of colour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/16213f86-8b4d-4d07-bb4c-b30bdd0b8be6/1D3L1634.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in April - Make it stand out This Restless Flycatcher is a regular near the carpark at the wetland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0e2834d9-9ff9-4110-8e41-bb250eac0d09/1D3L1861.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands in April - Make it stand out Fan-tailed Cuckoo, the third cuckoo seen on the day’s survey. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/4/5/chestnut-breasted-mannikin monthly 0.5 2024-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/98d3678d-a467-4a81-a88b-58a294a54585/1D3L0999.jpg Blog - Chestnut-breasted Mannikin - Make it stand out The adult Chestnut-breasted Mannikin sports a very distinctive plumage with a chestnut bib underlined in black. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1d02fa9d-9565-4f00-bac6-3303a43bfde8/1D3L1061.jpg Blog - Chestnut-breasted Mannikin - Make it stand out Younger birds are plainer although the bird on the right is showing the black line that will underline its chestnut breast. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/3/31/march-visit-to-flat-rock-ballina monthly 0.5 2024-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/07eca3ed-f2ae-4e00-8c16-460893601e18/1D3L0732.jpg Blog - March visit to Flat Rock Ballina - Make it stand out This adult Red-necked Stint has started to gain the red coloration of its breeding plumage. By June-July the red coloration will have extended across its neck and face and upper parts of its back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ec86e591-4299-4927-8044-666d1fd3db41/1D3L0548.jpg Blog - March visit to Flat Rock Ballina - Make it stand out A group of Little Terns are dwarfed by the larger birds of the colony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a6c11bc9-8f3d-41ae-b005-094c543e874b/1D3L0553.jpg Blog - March visit to Flat Rock Ballina - Make it stand out There were a dozen Little Terns on the rocks at Flat Rock, mingling with a large number of Crested Terns and a few Common Terns. This bird sports its adult breeding plumage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9240b616-76ec-4555-96fb-99d693d03bdd/1D3L0452.jpg Blog - March visit to Flat Rock Ballina - Make it stand out The chase was on and this Crested Tern with fish in mouth takes evasive action to avoid a further group of five terns wanting to share in the catch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f61900d4-ace3-4bb2-b224-46a8f19960ca/1D3L0545.jpg Blog - March visit to Flat Rock Ballina - Make it stand out About twenty Ruddy Turnstones were seen. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/3/29/byron-bay-wetlands-snapshots monthly 0.5 2024-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7fe390bd-076c-44af-bde7-4db6cb8f15e5/1D3L9851.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands Snapshots - Make it stand out This Golden-headed Cisticola flew into a nearby bush then onto the reeds below for a close up photo session. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/54d17f8c-4ba4-4610-bf7b-025bc85b346a/1D3L0118.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands Snapshots - Make it stand out A Restless Flycatcher was in a group of trees adjacent to the wetland’s “Interpretive Centre”. The centre consists of a meeting room with facilities and is used by the Byron Bird Buddies for community presentations about the region’s bird life and guided tours of the wetlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/006ef591-07b1-4589-9a76-353e808112bf/1D3L0295.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands Snapshots - Make it stand out It was a very busy group of trees with this female Rufous Whistler, plus the birds in the next four photos plus Yellow Thornbills, Willie Wagtails, Brown Honeyeaters, Olive-backed Orioles, Rainbow Bee-eaters, Lewin’s Honeyeaters and Silvereyes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c66cd9e3-a556-4a05-be27-7dd53776d078/1D3L0355.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands Snapshots - Make it stand out The male Rufous Whistler. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b040463b-0b3e-469c-a4a8-98ef1a479807/1D3L0188.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands Snapshots - Make it stand out A White-throated Gerygone, a bird that is more often heard than seen, with its tinkly descending trills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/710d0f37-1bb7-45c8-b4af-af08c47c39ae/1D3L0382.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands Snapshots - Make it stand out This Eastern Yellow Robin was making its “fire alarm” call. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/dbf4562e-be25-46d6-9e39-1105cd677c44/1D3L0393.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands Snapshots - Make it stand out A flock of Red-browed Finch moved through the trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/149cb248-f2e9-4f9b-8db4-7feea23fa6ee/1D3L9936.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands Snapshots - Make it stand out This Black Swan photographed against some angry clouds signalled a return to the rain that has persisted in the Northern Rivers area for the last four months. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/2/26/goonengerry-survey monthly 0.5 2024-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0b4a24a8-d329-4d60-a4cf-351423605d23/1D3L9636.jpg Blog - Goonengerry Survey - Make it stand out Surveyors deftly avoided contact with this local resident coiled in the middle of an overgrown bush track. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/62a74e79-e585-48ec-9ef8-c43b523087e2/1D3L9589-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Goonengerry Survey - Make it stand out This Brown-headed Emerald Dove, glowing in the early morning light on the road at the park entrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9fae215b-f2e6-4f12-8413-65f90fe5bd2e/1D3L9643-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Goonengerry Survey - Make it stand out Hiding in the foliage were two Eastern Crested Shrike-tits, an uncommon visitor to this national park. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/2/17/wallum-development-trumps-natures-prime-real-estate monthly 0.5 2024-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b12f0bdc-db81-4130-8940-24df918e03da/1D3K9366-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Wallum Development threatens nature's "Prime real estate" - Make it stand out Many species of honeyeaters were feeding, incuding the Noisy Friarbird, Little Wattlebird, Noisy Miner, Brown Honeyeater, Blue-faced Honeyeater, Lewin’s Honeyeater and the White-cheeked Honeyeater seen here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/62a00508-636c-44eb-a7d6-605b06a4b10a/1D3K9498-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Wallum Development threatens nature's "Prime real estate" - Make it stand out Four Grey Fantails were seen in total. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d235ce36-6116-4129-8b68-c3077afa4d9f/1D3K9526.jpg Blog - Wallum Development threatens nature's "Prime real estate" - Make it stand out “Platelets” are the circular feeding marks left by the Painted Button-quail. As the forage for seeds and insects amongst the leaves they spin on alternate legs, leaving this very characteristic pattern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/cc7862f4-89c9-46f1-b28f-5c8ee8af216f/1D3K9405-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Wallum Development threatens nature's "Prime real estate" - Make it stand out Some 25 Little Wattlebirds were seen feeding on nearby banksias. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/58421682-b183-4153-82b9-8df0b8366383/1D3K9389-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Wallum Development threatens nature's "Prime real estate" - Make it stand out A Rainbow Lorrikeet, always around when the pickings are good! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/975cbb41-0724-4463-bfd0-cb1d1eb5414e/IMG_4779.jpg Blog - Wallum Development threatens nature's "Prime real estate" - Make it stand out Locals protest in hope the Wallum Sand Heath can still be saved. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/1/28/little-black-cormorants-arrive-at-broken-head monthly 0.5 2024-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/707e415a-5352-4120-82b2-f8721a85356e/1D3K8780.jpg Blog - Little Black Cormorants at Broken Head - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e3a5fd58-c9bb-4b5c-acbe-8e4ddee55b1e/1D3K8791.jpg Blog - Little Black Cormorants at Broken Head - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4505fbf0-7271-41f5-a962-b68d6ea572be/1D3K8799.jpg Blog - Little Black Cormorants at Broken Head - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9afe26cb-b5db-4952-9c0d-d5da7680ed5b/1D3K8820.jpg Blog - Little Black Cormorants at Broken Head - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a811747b-f398-4f8e-aaf3-f2505dc3fe3e/1D3K8826.jpg Blog - Little Black Cormorants at Broken Head - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/23f4ead7-cb4b-4221-91f9-833236939d0d/1D3K8829.jpg Blog - Little Black Cormorants at Broken Head - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/834db114-be87-48eb-9b8f-f02fc7b447f6/1D3K8849.jpg Blog - Little Black Cormorants at Broken Head - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2024/1/10/small-birds-at-tallow-creek monthly 0.5 2024-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e1130593-4ecb-4ecf-859e-0c416b410182/1D3K8070.jpg Blog - Small birds at Tallow Creek - Make it stand out Male Red-backed Fairy-wren at Tallow Creek, Byron Bay in New South Wales. There were several large families, some fifteen birds seen, of Red-backed Fairy-wrens moving through the area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7c661b62-2be6-413a-bad6-011640604a1d/1D3K8139.jpg Blog - Small birds at Tallow Creek - Make it stand out The female Red-backed Fairy-wren lacks any colours of the male and in fact with its brown tail is the plainest of the Fairy-wrens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0d36480c-808d-4266-9aac-0534b4a63146/1D3K8148.jpg Blog - Small birds at Tallow Creek - Make it stand out A non-breeding male on its way to adulthood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b254d6b8-4cc4-4768-8665-601759991e1c/1D3K8115.jpg Blog - Small birds at Tallow Creek - Make it stand out Numerous Red-browed Finches were present. Two Double-banded Finches moved too quickly for a photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0f8a9acb-05c0-4cad-bc99-57198c699f50/1D3K8327.jpg Blog - Small birds at Tallow Creek - Make it stand out The Superb Fairy-wren is always a popular subject for a photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/98ae765c-a624-466d-8dae-476a7a75d0c2/1D3K8272.jpg Blog - Small birds at Tallow Creek - Make it stand out A small flock of White-browed Scrubwren was feeding in the lower tree branches.. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/12/13/byron-bay-wetlands-and-the-october-bushfire monthly 0.5 2023-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8fb6743a-e273-4d13-9462-955b0f6e073b/IMG_4705.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands and the October bush-fire - Make it stand out Close to the wetlands, the fire did not crown and was a relatively cool burn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e6b25d31-6f53-4783-8c81-7be01c311ef8/1D3K7606-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands and the October bush-fire - Make it stand out Bird and species numbers do not seem to be affected as shown by post-fire bird surveys on Birdata. This male Varied Triller was close to the fire area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ed22961d-3322-453f-a364-09f97376aad9/1D3K7383.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands and the October bush-fire - Make it stand out The fire skirted the eastern fringe but did not affect the eastern ponds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f0e41895-38dd-4e02-9dbb-27e1ef2ffbc9/1D3K7295-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands and the October bush-fire - Make it stand out Several Cicadabirds were calling including this female in the Malaleuca swamps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8d858b9f-cfd4-447f-8106-ff8d3e7e8d82/1D3K7211.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands and the October bush-fire - Make it stand out This male Cicadabird was photographed at Brunswick Heads, close to the northern extreme of the fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/da076113-1a72-4e8a-b77b-9f9db180b6bc/IMG_4645.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands and the October bush-fire - Make it stand out Half way on its journey to Brunswick Heads the fire passed through this wetland at Tyagara, burning right down to the waterline. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/11/24/wallum-development monthly 0.5 2024-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5ad96f1b-d245-4a02-a016-2e8249f4d638/IMG_4661.jpg Blog - Wallum Development - Make it stand out The Wallum Development is a housing subdivision to be built within a patch of Wallum Sand Heath, one of the last remaining in northern New South Wales. It would be adjacent to endangered Coastal Swamp Oak forest and the Sclerophyll forests that line nearby Simpson’s Creek, shown above. The whole development area and surrounds is categorised as “High Environmental Value Vegetation (2023)” on the Byron Bay Council Web Map. The development area itself is Flood Prone, as designated by the Byron Bay Council and as shown on the web map. The category of Flood Prone is a zone based on the hypothetical “Probable Maximum Flood”, calculated from historic Bureau of Meterology data; data that does not take climate change into account! Future floods could well exceed this level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4df1a815-1651-4295-91a1-2fe79bc564fa/IMG_4676.jpg Blog - Wallum Development - Make it stand out The published plans state that many mature trees are to be removed and that the Wallum Sand Heath will be built on. Wallum Sand Heaths form on acid sandy soil with a high water table. The signature plant is the Wallum Banksia and it is home to several specialised Wallum frogs that have adapted to acid waters and soils. Unfortunately as can be seen above the heath has been slashed to a low level, a sad act of destruction. Given the chance though, this important heathland could eventually recover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c8212682-adb8-41aa-bf81-89d182dff0c0/1D3K6920-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Wallum Development - Make it stand out In the fenced-off area at the end of Omega Cresent, many different types of birds were seen in a very old and large gum tree. These included Rainbow Bee-eaters, Magpie Larks, Willie Wagtails and four White-winged Trillers, with a female and male shown here, high up in the canopy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/966d0fb1-85eb-4e37-bfde-6b2f3941b332/IMG_4673.jpg Blog - Wallum Development - Make it stand out The tree referred to above is the one on the right. It must be hoped that this tree is not one of the trees listed for removal in the development plans. Ancient trees of this size provide priceless habitat for wildlife and cannot be replaced by new plantings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9edfb867-149c-46fb-b663-e936aa5f267c/1D3K6989.jpg Blog - Wallum Development - Make it stand out The whole area is teaming with life; rich in plants, animals and bird population. This Varied Triller was photographed at the cul de sac at the end of Omega Cresent. A pair of Leaden Flycatchers were nesting nearby. Cicadabirds were calling. Swamp Oaks in the area provide food for endangered Glossy Black-Cockatoos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/cc8ddde2-8661-430d-98f3-ac72fa808f01/1D3K6813.jpg Blog - Wallum Development - Make it stand out The vegetation is of high quality but also beauty. The destruction of coastal habitat the length of Australia’s east coast of Australia makes remaining patches just so valuable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4902fcdb-8284-4823-8874-792ccefb61a3/1D3K6868.jpg Blog - Wallum Development - Make it stand out The are a large number of hollows and nesting sites for birds and animals. The hollow shown could be suitable for a small bird; maybe for the Sacred Kingfisher that was calling nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5ca8d03c-80c5-40a7-be89-53fb33081b90/1D3K6677.jpg Blog - Wallum Development - Make it stand out This young Lewin’s Honeyeater was being attended to by two watchful parents. There were many signs of birds breeding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/bf0d674f-213b-4829-947e-e7e67cfe74de/1D3K6869.jpg Blog - Wallum Development - Make it stand out The beauty of this coastal bush is seen in the taller trees and the undergrowth. Even more important is the need to protect outstanding areas of biodiversity at a time when Australia must reverse its trajectory of habitat destruction. The Wallum Development should be stopped immediately; the area is an obvious candidate for a managed program of restoration and protection. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/12/4/magpie-lark-parenting monthly 0.5 2023-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/15043de6-b96d-465b-8d9e-7e5590271bc1/1D3K7105-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Magpie Lark parenting - Make it stand out Magpie Larks build a large mud nest and lay three to five eggs. Both parents sit on the nest during the 18 days of incubation and both parents feed the chick with worms, insects and caterpillars for a further three weeks. But parenting doesn’t stop when the chicks leave home as seen in the picture above. After several days both parents are still very active, feeding the surviving fledgling. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/11/24/why-do-masked-lapwings-cross-the-creek monthly 0.5 2023-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/64f30ec6-9f2e-408c-963e-094d439d2f78/1D3K6196.jpg Blog - Why do Masked Lapwings cross the creek? - Make it stand out This Masked Lapwing family has three chicks having lost the fourth the previous day. The parents crisscrossed the creek some dozen times before allowing the chicks to cross, check for danger on each side. Eels, foxes, lizards, rats and birds of prey are some of the challenges of Lapwing child rearing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/779be485-6a09-4428-a014-ffc601b73c16/1D3K6185.jpg Blog - Why do Masked Lapwings cross the creek? - Make it stand out Before proceeding with the crossing, this lizard, sitting on a garden ornament, was sent on its way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/10985e9c-a6d7-496f-b1b6-26d230e57f3c/1D3K6219.jpg Blog - Why do Masked Lapwings cross the creek? - Make it stand out A safe crossing this time for all three chicks. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/11/21/birds-cooperating-at-tallow-creek monthly 0.5 2023-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/df92836d-383f-4691-857d-c35774527b5c/1D3K6125.jpg Blog - Birds cooperating at Tallow Creek - Make it stand out A regular visitor after the lagoon empties; the Royal Spoonbill systematically works its way up and down the banks of the lagoon feeding on newly exposed prey: fish, insects, invertebrates, crustacean. On this journey photographed it was accompanied by two Little Black Cormorants, no doubt benefiting from food exposed by the energetic searching of the Spoonbill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/66e6c081-04f8-4ecb-ab61-de8e813b2fb4/1D3K6136.jpg Blog - Birds cooperating at Tallow Creek - Make it stand out Not in the picture here was a Dusky Moorhen which was following along on the bank. At one stage a Water Dragon lizard joined the birds in the water and the whole party made its way together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/905cf373-e29a-47fa-a472-d33e8e9746ed/1D3K5895.jpg Blog - Birds cooperating at Tallow Creek - Make it stand out The next day it was a Little Pied Cormorant working with the Royal Spoonbill. On a previous emptying of the lagoon, unfortunately also not photographed, an Azure Kingfisher was seen shadowing an Australasian Grebe along the river bank. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/11/6/leaden-flycatchers-nest-washed-away monthly 0.5 2023-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/12cb593a-1191-455c-b4e7-b281bc5ef7a7/1D3K5656.jpg Blog - Leaden Flycatcher's nest washed away - Make it stand out Male Leaden Flycatchers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c8d89707-d31a-4eff-ac68-0603b800c909/1D3K5555.jpg Blog - Leaden Flycatcher's nest washed away - Make it stand out Female Leaden Flycatcher https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/11/4/gilberts-whistler monthly 0.5 2023-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/39f54ea0-1b9e-4654-b406-f4dfba66f934/1D3K5208.jpg Blog - Gilbert's Whistler - Make it stand out The male Gilbert’s Whistler with its orange-rufous chin and throat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3cb7dc1e-09b0-4b08-8e0f-92cfc7cc58f2/1D3K5179.jpg Blog - Gilbert's Whistler - Make it stand out The female Gilbert’s Whistlers plumage is a very uniform drab brown. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/11/2/treasures-of-the-woodlands monthly 0.5 2023-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/47c5adda-286a-4002-b565-c468d02d688b/1D3K5173.jpg Blog - Treasures of the woodlands - Make it stand out The Eastern Yellow Robin, often seen along bush paths in the eastern Australian bush. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c53588c6-dc32-4fc2-8f4d-285928541b60/1D3K4836.jpg Blog - Treasures of the woodlands - Make it stand out The Red-rumped Parrot shows its iridescent greens and blues, the parrot’s red rump out of sight. Surprisingly this common parrot is becoming less common in the woodland regions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ecfe97d7-7bf8-4ca6-8b31-62d926c2d133/1D3K4810-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Treasures of the woodlands - Make it stand out The Little Raven inhabits the farmlands of south-eastern Australia. Often seen in large flocks across the woodlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/112dfeff-8eaa-4210-a607-a04a76e32ae9/1D3K5263.jpg Blog - Treasures of the woodlands - Make it stand out These exquisite orchids hide among sparse grasses and herbs in less fertile areas. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/9/26/more-migratory-birds monthly 0.5 2023-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8ea74270-af67-4219-9f47-7e3c9e765993/1D3K4207-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - More migratory birds at Ballina - Make it stand out A group of around thirty shore birds was seen at Lake Chickiba in Ballina; a well known gathering spot. This Pacific Golden Plover was one of a dozen of these colourful birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/33538e61-ba31-4bb3-968d-9c307123d4dd/1D3K4245.jpg Blog - More migratory birds at Ballina - Make it stand out One of a group of Curlew Sandpipers at Lake Chickiba. The third migratory species seen there were Sharp-Tailed Sandpipers. Also present was a Royal Spoonbill, a Little Egret, Australian White Ibis, and a Mangrove Gerygone was calling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3693fc71-cd5a-4f26-9624-25de7058cc3a/1D3K4605.jpg Blog - More migratory birds at Ballina - Make it stand out At Flat Rock, Ballina the numbers of all species had increased, with 20 or so Red-necked Stints milling around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/bf7f638f-c18c-4393-bd0e-7968a8f7806a/1D3K4346-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - More migratory birds at Ballina - Make it stand out There were more Ruddy Turnstones at Flat Rock, Ballina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e9f7540f-882f-40b1-b334-e1aa3d29f5d6/1D3K4570.jpg Blog - More migratory birds at Ballina - Make it stand out Two Tattlers keeping company at Flat Rock, Ballina. Again, distinguishing between the Grey-tailed and Wandering Tattler is difficult. The one on the right appears to be the rarer Wandering Tattler while the jury is still out for the bird on the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/55bb195b-f94f-484b-a492-9de3560e86dd/1D3K4401.jpg Blog - More migratory birds at Ballina - Make it stand out Hidden amongst 200 plus Crested Terns was this Common Tern (highlighted), the first of this species I had seen. The first Common Terns from northern Asia arrive in Ballina in September, with numbers swelling to a peak in December/January. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4cf53df3-da6e-4414-b9fb-e40a150367a8/1D3K4423.jpg Blog - More migratory birds at Ballina - Make it stand out The Common Tern, visitor from the northern hemisphere, arrives in Ballina. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/9/1/migratory-birds-return monthly 0.5 2023-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/06cc43c2-04fb-48b0-bf5b-5967ba0441e2/1D3K3724.jpg Blog - Migratory birds return - Make it stand out This Ruddy Turnstone has just returned from its migration north to Siberia, flying great distances without a stop. It was photographed at Flat Rock at Ballina, feeding to regain weight and condition after a long and exhausting trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5f1b4b08-6718-4af0-8fb4-1ee0e29764e1/1D3K3791.jpg Blog - Migratory birds return - Make it stand out Weighing between 25 to 40 grams, the tiny Red-necked Stint has also just returned from Siberia. Stints move rapidly across the rocks, feeding on molluscs and crustaceans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/78ad5b9e-6b2b-4838-b542-592518a49961/1D3K4556.jpg Blog - Migratory birds return - Make it stand out The Curlew Sandpiper is recognised by its curved bill. Another long distance traveller refuelling at Flat Rock Ballina. Numbers of Curlew Sandpipers have declined sharply since the 1980s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e4bd2fbe-1192-47b9-a16c-f72a9f18c44f/1D3K2730.jpg Blog - Migratory birds return - Make it stand out These Sharp-tailed Sandpipers were feeding at the Byron Bay Wetlands. Sharp-tailed Sandpipers are the most numerous of the migrants found in both freshwater and saline wetlands. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/8/23/big-scrub-loop monthly 0.5 2023-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/36d1f1a9-1afd-4c0f-bf38-a6b1b96cd099/1D3K3194-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Big Scrub Loop - Make it stand out Four of the six key IBA species were recorded during this weeks survey by the Byron Bird Buddies; the Green Catbird, Logrunner, Paradise Riflebird and this Pale-yellow Robin.The three hour survey recorded thirty plus plus species, many heard rather than seen.The Pale-yellow Robin is a true rainforest inhabitant feeding on insects close the ground, amongst the lawyer vines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f33d79e8-3b1f-4264-a785-cb3081cacf44/IMG_4524.jpg Blog - Big Scrub Loop - Make it stand out Nightcap National Park on the Big Scrub Loop wallking track. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5f3a4d85-95ec-408e-b5c4-8c2aad2d091b/1D3K3102-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Big Scrub Loop - Make it stand out A dozen Logrunners made their presence known with a loud and distinctive “be-kweek-kweek-kweek”. The white bib identifies this bird as a male. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d0e6bba2-4951-483c-9f63-b586ae614545/1D3K3142-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Big Scrub Loop - Make it stand out The tortured cat wail of the Green Catbird provides a disconcerting backdrop to the continual chorus of bird calls in this prolific rainforest. There were only glimpses of this species which likes to remain high in the forest canopy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/984dccfd-ffbf-4d1c-bb3b-006eb9b2f636/1D3K3122-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Big Scrub Loop - Make it stand out This Large-billed Scrubwren was one of the small birds feeding at lower levels of the forest together with Brown Gerygone and Brown Thornbills. Up in the canopy Scarlet Honeyeaters and Lewin’s Honeyeaters were calling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e19a2918-ad70-4403-a960-7482a8d5989b/1D3K2994-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Big Scrub Loop - Make it stand out The northern ranges of New South Wales are home to a wide variety of pigeon species. The call of the Brown Cuckoo-Dove seen here was heard a number of times. Other pigeons recorded were the Wompoo Fruit-Dove, White-headed Pigeon, Pacific Emerald Dove, Wonga Pigeon, Topknot Pigeon and Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/09a946bb-83da-403d-9c08-403dde882544/1D3K3130-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Big Scrub Loop - Make it stand out Beautiful fungi grace the undergrowth. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/8/19/do-beach-stone-curlew-eat-shellfish monthly 0.5 2023-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3a7b3baa-033b-424a-9d68-1c7c30fe85c0/1D3K2457.jpg Blog - Do Beach Stone-curlew eat shellfish? - Make it stand out Having navigated its way past two dogs illegally on the beach,this Beach Stone-curlew wandered down to the surf to forage, emerging with this shellfish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/36614aff-8399-4e77-95ef-7023a54c0257/2301.jpg Blog - Do Beach Stone-curlew eat shellfish? - Make it stand out The Beach Stone-curlew then left the surf and headed back to the lagoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/450543df-2e10-4aa7-bde8-cf9e5721c962/1D3K2491-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Do Beach Stone-curlew eat shellfish? - Make it stand out At the lagoon the Bush Stone-curlew washed this bivalve shellfish several times and seemed to make a half-hearted attempt to crack the shell on a rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c3d04f2b-a489-4a7c-aecd-1cacf8980415/1D3K2527.jpg Blog - Do Beach Stone-curlew eat shellfish? - Make it stand out Not having made any progress on opening the shell, this Beach Stone-curlew headed back to surf some 50 metres away where it abandoned its catch on the beach. This sort of behaviour has been described as stress related. Certainly this bird has chosen a busy spot to live with people, bicycles, swimmers and illegal dogs to contend with. The whole episode took twelve minutes, the bird looked purposeful in every step, and it successfully navigated around dogs and people on the way. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/7/12/zuk1ph61vdasj3yutustoi4twewkrh monthly 0.5 2023-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/fb8662a0-9aef-49ae-b6ca-aecd691b5cfc/1D3K0873-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Peregrine Falcon makes unexpected visit - Make it stand out A Peregrine Falcon lands on the shore of Tallow Creek Lagoon near Byron Bay in New South Wales Northern Rivers region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/33596e4a-ede5-4eea-96ae-2cd7a3231f3c/1D3K0942-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Peregrine Falcon makes unexpected visit - Make it stand out After a wary five minutes checking for any danger the falcon enters the water to drink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7786e2c7-b803-4179-adb0-2c3f97092be3/1D3K0975-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Peregrine Falcon makes unexpected visit - Make it stand out After a quick drink it is off again, then perching on top of a log “teepee” built at the high tide mark on Tallow Beach. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/6/21/mount-nardi monthly 0.5 2023-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/14565d1c-21a1-4964-bec7-8566e3814ebe/1D3K9737-1.jpg Blog - Logrunners at Mount Nardi - Make it stand out The Logrunner, a fascinating thrush sized bird that forages in the leaves and debris of the rainforest floor for invertebrate prey, much in the fashion of the lyrebird. The female, shown here, is unusual being more colourful than the male who sports a white chest in place of the female’s rufus colours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/33cdf7ad-89fa-4a52-bfa6-d19cfca4d112/1D3K9743-1.jpg Blog - Logrunners at Mount Nardi - Make it stand out The low light meant a slow shutter speed and extremely high ISO was needed to capture the Logrunner on the dark forest floor. These pictures where taken at 1/100 seconds, f/5.6 at ISO 8000 using a EF Canon 100-400 f /4.5 - 5.6L IS II USM lens. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/6/19/birds-on-the-back-fence monthly 0.5 2023-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/70dea11b-7b27-47e0-afa6-ba724c5d89df/1D3J7566-1.jpg Blog - Birds on the Back Fence - Make it stand out An early morning visitor, the Fan-tailed Cuckoo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ddad0bb9-e6fe-4a3e-9750-4835b6b3ccbc/1D3K9493.jpg Blog - Birds on the Back Fence - Make it stand out A more frequent visitor, the Australian Brush-turkey. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/6/12/byron-bay-wetlands-survey monthly 0.5 2023-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/36b285ad-be1f-47cd-9da5-791db8bab5a9/1D3J8693.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands Survey - Make it stand out I went back to the wetland two days later to photograph the Spotless Crake seen on the survey. This time there were two more crakes in the reeds nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/15a90cef-298d-4af0-a2f6-11bd0a5d1f82/1D3J9194.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands Survey - Make it stand out This Sacred Kingfisher was in the same place two days after the survey on one of the grassy walkways through the melaleuca lined ponds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/cfc01553-f72f-4647-9eab-ae7c6c89b731/1D3J9061.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands Survey - Make it stand out There were many Little Grassbirds to be seen on the edges of the larger ponds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/16fd528c-c9f0-44ed-9a0d-2af2fecf85fa/1D3J8804.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands Survey - Make it stand out Around a dozen Black-fronted Dotterels were feeding on the mudflats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d430c5db-8186-4b3e-a6af-44138e7106af/1D3J9313.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands Survey - Make it stand out This Great Egret lifts for a better view from the top of the tree at the right. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/6/5/jikzlqp95o8wr8qqabbbmrgwhnq1l4 monthly 0.5 2023-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2a50cc46-29cc-4179-aace-5777331c6aa6/IMG_4424.jpg Blog - Goonengerry National Park - Make it stand out Goonengerry Falls plunge into an enormous gorge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9a4b8a7c-0015-4b25-802d-1a3d3ff99a33/1D3K0391-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Goonengerry National Park - Make it stand out The Varied Sittella is an infrequent visitor to the park which falls on the boundary of the ranges of the Orange-winged and White-headed sub-species. As the name Varied Sittella suggests there are many variations in the appearance of this species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/42c4646b-ab68-425f-979f-ca96d11fb72a/1D3J8417-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Goonengerry National Park - Make it stand out Two sociable park inhabitants; the Eastern Yellow Robin and Grey Fantail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3e83275f-9205-42f5-b5c8-a77d228e6390/1D3J8408-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Goonengerry National Park - Make it stand out Grey Fantail feeding from ground on one of the parks well maintained trails. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/5/25/booyong-flora-reserve monthly 0.5 2023-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a8e46ba6-8cff-4834-82d4-ae7559c7516a/1D3J7530-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Booyong Flora Reserve - Make it stand out There were many birds calling but few showing themselves in the dark understory of the Booyong Flora Reserve. This Brown Gerygone was one of a small flock seen near a giant fig tree in the reserve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/36f4acbd-7198-4610-9c27-684d4010e323/1D3J7542-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Blog - Booyong Flora Reserve - Make it stand out This Lewin’s Honeyeater was calling along with Brown Cuckoo-Doves, Wonga Pigeons, Torresian Crows, Eastern Yellow Robins, Whipbirds and Figbirds. There were a number of calls I did not recognise. The reserve is home to a rich selection of rainforest species including Fruit and Emerald Doves, Logrunners, Catbirds, and Cicadabirds. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/5/11/breakfast-at-flat-rock-ballina monthly 0.5 2023-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/31c19b31-29b7-4b68-9421-b705861621a0/1D3J6663.jpg Blog - Breakfast at Flat Rock, Ballina - Make it stand out Crested Terns and Pied Cormorants on Flat Rock shelter from wind and the large surf nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/260cbdbb-13a2-480c-8902-f519cdefdbbd/1D3J6546.jpg Blog - Breakfast at Flat Rock, Ballina - Make it stand out A Silver Gull feeds on fresh crab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f5db2e39-d62b-4b75-b2b8-9832e24521fb/1D3J6568.jpg Blog - Breakfast at Flat Rock, Ballina - Make it stand out Surfing the wild waves has rewarded this Pied Cormorant with a hearty breakfast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/66cb470b-40a5-46dd-9723-1594e7d305dd/1D3J6587.jpg Blog - Breakfast at Flat Rock, Ballina - Make it stand out A not so fresh fish provides a large feed for this Silver Gull. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/5/3/byron-bay-wetlands monthly 0.5 2023-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/925995d6-1673-4599-b488-924dbb85d07a/1D3J5898.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out This Azure Kingfisher was waiting by a roadside ditch on my arrival at the Byron Bay Wetlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/09e2b4f9-ec35-4987-b849-5cb017abcedb/1D3J6098.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out There are a large number of ponds providing a range of wetland types, some with large areas of water, some with mudflats, and others with extensive reed beds. In this pond are Australian White Ibis, Great Egrets, a Glossy Isis, Purple Swamphens, and Eurasian Coots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/189797a4-9aa5-4245-b547-b357a5369769/1D3J5947.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Smaller birds were well represented including this Willie Wagtail, Thornbills, Striated Pardalotes, Grey Fantails as well as Golden-headed Cisticola and other reed dwellers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/85511cb3-9d0a-442b-8162-447768d24495/1D3J6129.jpg Blog - Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A Scarlet Honeyeater feeds on malaleuca blossom in one of the extensive planted malaleuca groves. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/4/28/wandering-tattler monthly 0.5 2023-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5fcbc87e-1a4b-4fb3-a0ee-4fec655e9345/1D3J5837.jpg Blog - Wandering Tattler - Make it stand out Wandering Tattler on the rocks at Broken Head, Northern Rivers NSW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2ea59672-6fea-4362-af22-85433037800b/1D3J5781.jpg Blog - Wandering Tattler - Make it stand out This picture clearly shows the shorter brow line but it is hard to make out how far the nasal groove extends down the bill. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/3/18/back-to-tallow-creek monthly 0.5 2023-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ca790542-37d4-49dc-916b-475c45b6ce9d/1D3J5221.jpg Blog - Back to Tallow Creek - Make it stand out The Beach Stone-curlew is seen in New South Wales from the Manning River northwards. However sightings are rare and the species is now regarded as critically endangered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/72d5444d-c4d5-42bb-979e-30085d05bb04/1D3J4827.jpg Blog - Back to Tallow Creek - Make it stand out Photographed from the Tallow Creek bridge, a Little Pied Cormorant attests to the food available in the “Intermittently Closed and Open Lagoon” that the creek flows into. The category “Intermittently Closed and Open Lagoon” refers to the outlet to the sea which at times is closed for months. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8d44848f-4f27-4de3-b1d0-dcad27698433/1D3J4618.jpg Blog - Back to Tallow Creek - Make it stand out Welcome Swallows and Tree Martins flutter constantly across the water of the lagoon. They often rest in a small tree at the end of the bridge; this provides a convenient place to photograph them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/98e1be68-ed5d-4c47-815e-22145f9e846c/1D3J4961.jpg Blog - Back to Tallow Creek - Make it stand out A Tree Martin, possible a younger bird? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8ca3e47d-0a90-4094-bd48-7a7d430c032d/1D3J4708.jpg Blog - Back to Tallow Creek - Make it stand out A small bird in another tree turned out to be a Striated Pardalote, another bird seen regularly at the lagoon. The heavy black marking across the eye and red spot on the wing indicates it could be of the northern Striated Pardalote race, the so called Black-headed Pardalote. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/327e6e0a-a8d0-471a-ba2f-543ecaa274ae/1D3J5124.jpg Blog - Back to Tallow Creek - Make it stand out It was a surprise to see this young Mistletoebird, evidently another bird frequently seen at this site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/cc25a8f8-5385-44e4-8fe5-5ae84d732822/1D3J5052.jpg Blog - Back to Tallow Creek - Make it stand out This Brown Thornbill was feeding in the middle branches of a medium sized tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d55f53dd-80ec-4659-b5e2-88dfb0b08559/1D3J4655.jpg Blog - Back to Tallow Creek - Make it stand out I was pleased to see that the White-breasted Woodswallows sighted on the previous visit were still around. I counted fifteen birds present in total, similar to previous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4558248d-770d-41ff-8b59-1b5350ef9a7b/1D3J4875.jpg Blog - Back to Tallow Creek - Make it stand out This Golden-headed Cisticola chose a helpful tree branch to pose for this photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7f3c2d32-818e-4409-9a7a-7ed9e685d74c/1D3J4885.jpg Blog - Back to Tallow Creek - Make it stand out The White-cheeked Honeyeater is common in the area, supplanting the New Holland Honeyeaters seen further south. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f01df8a5-b4e4-4330-b5d9-9647fc675d16/1D3J5102.jpg Blog - Back to Tallow Creek - Make it stand out A Darter stretches out over a re-habilitated sewerage treatment pond close to Tallow Creek. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/2/12/south-coast-birds-last-week monthly 0.5 2023-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/13ae31d5-3393-4eb0-a320-05c28cce97d8/1D3J4460.jpg Blog - South Coast Birds Last Week - Make it stand out Spotted Turtle-Dove https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/93727216-cb67-43e6-a3a1-1f40ff9c450c/1D3J4440.jpg Blog - South Coast Birds Last Week - Make it stand out Nankeen Kestrel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e34a6a27-dafa-4e55-9de3-0a14d56a1f77/1D3J4466.jpg Blog - South Coast Birds Last Week - Make it stand out Satin Bowerbird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9a024cf1-baef-4f93-9cf0-d0b2525946df/1D3J4493.jpg Blog - South Coast Birds Last Week - Make it stand out Grey Butcherbird https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/1/21/grey-teal-family-at-centennial-park monthly 0.5 2023-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0594c158-88ef-4937-b2ed-774a257076cb/1D3J4403.jpg Blog - Grey Teal family at Centennial Park - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ec9df338-05fb-4e24-966e-dc95285eede7/1D3J4420.jpg Blog - Grey Teal family at Centennial Park - Make it stand out Grey Teal family feed at the Duck Pond, Centennial Park, Sydney. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2023/1/14/centennial-park-summer-surveys monthly 0.5 2023-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a3c41601-032c-423c-9491-03f1742d6593/1D3J4294.jpg Blog - Centennial Park Summer Surveys - Make it stand out Male Common Koel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b832ccad-9eb2-4db8-8199-9ea3d328e1f8/1D3J4300.jpg Blog - Centennial Park Summer Surveys - Make it stand out Female Common Koel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3f7578cd-eaf0-4dfc-badb-f7f9469ac7f1/1D3J4358.jpg Blog - Centennial Park Summer Surveys - Make it stand out The male Tawny Frogmouth sits on the nest while the female stands guard nearby and provides food. One of the two chicks can just be seen at the bottom of the male’s front on the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/94d22d0a-9dc1-48d9-ab7e-50d55e0313c9/1D3J4359.jpg Blog - Centennial Park Summer Surveys - Make it stand out A moment later the chick has opened its mouth in hope of food. It is an impressive size for such a small bird! https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/12/27/daguilar-national-park-bordering-north-west-brisbane monthly 0.5 2023-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5de6d9aa-3818-43dc-9823-da9c8316d217/1D3J3662.jpg Blog - D'Aguilar National Park on the North-West of Brisbane - Make it stand out This Bush Stone-curlew was part of a family of three feeding in the car park at Bellbird Grove in D’Aguilar National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/93ea37f2-dac4-4fdc-9ca9-ddcc61f507ab/1D3J3718.jpg Blog - D'Aguilar National Park on the North-West of Brisbane - Make it stand out Not far from the parklands of Bellbird Grove were a selection of bush birds, including this Lewin’s Honeyeater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e1f339a8-e02a-48fb-aa61-3c14a37a1011/1D3J3750.jpg Blog - D'Aguilar National Park on the North-West of Brisbane - Make it stand out This Brown Thornbill was seen near to the Bellbird Grove carpark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9f605bba-050e-4295-8455-0841bdc8feef/1D3J3880.jpg Blog - D'Aguilar National Park on the North-West of Brisbane - Make it stand out About a kilometer along the Araucaria Walk at Enoggera Resevoir, a large group of Bell Miners were calling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b8458d42-908a-4b58-98c6-9110659fdc22/1D3J3985.jpg Blog - D'Aguilar National Park on the North-West of Brisbane - Make it stand out In the same area there was a pair of Olive-backed Orioles and also Lewin’s Honeyeaters.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/13f80327-2d48-41e3-885c-1c507fc231f5/1D3J4009.jpg Blog - D'Aguilar National Park on the North-West of Brisbane - Make it stand out And this Noisy Friarbird was feeding nearby in a patch of Lantana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/267fb4ea-dd25-4d85-8e1b-97c700f322a7/1D3J4100.jpg Blog - D'Aguilar National Park on the North-West of Brisbane - Make it stand out There were several Eastern Yellow Robins feeding on the walking track at various stages along the Auracaria Trail. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/12/16/minnippi-parklands-in-brisbane monthly 0.5 2022-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d3aeaea3-43f1-4d55-af0f-d5c11c7f1aad/1D3J4154.jpg Blog - Minnippi Parklands in Brisbane - Make it stand out The Minnippi Parklands are home to many species of water birds and woodland birds. This Sacred Kingfisher was active on Bulimba Creek near the the head of the lagoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/761a4643-1ff4-49fa-9618-7176933103e8/1D3J3361.jpg Blog - Minnippi Parklands in Brisbane - Make it stand out Among the waterbirds was this Cattle Egret, evidently regular visitors to the Minnippi Parklands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/28b297e3-d7af-4194-b7c7-f833f85c150b/IMG_4117.jpg Blog - Minnippi Parklands in Brisbane - Make it stand out Bulimba Creek is tidal shown here with the tide coming in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/13a6ae6e-5584-4dec-a8a3-1ba44f5a90ef/1D3J3320.jpg Blog - Minnippi Parklands in Brisbane - Make it stand out An Australian Hobby was patrolling the creek line, hawking then using this high tree as a vantage point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1b793cbe-ab18-47f7-9053-23cdb226e211/1D3J4218.jpg Blog - Minnippi Parklands in Brisbane - Make it stand out A family of Australian Hobbys were using the high-tension power pylons as their super-high lookout. I spotted three birds at one time, working from the pylons. This bird was feeding on a captured bird judging by the shower of feathers beneath it. They may be using the crude nest to the left, Hobbys usually use the old nest of other raptors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0b5ac007-3c33-466f-ab4f-2eb7e15dea7a/1D3J3413.jpg Blog - Minnippi Parklands in Brisbane - Make it stand out A wide range of bush-birds were around, this Spangled Drongo was chasing insects in the woodland bush. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/86519a9e-ff37-4cdc-8daa-5d4f180d50fc/1D3J3478.jpg Blog - Minnippi Parklands in Brisbane - Make it stand out A female Rufous Whistler photographed close to Bulimba Creek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c0ca96fd-8997-4963-90dc-60cb0ca4e2dd/1D3J4226.jpg Blog - Minnippi Parklands in Brisbane - Make it stand out This Common Tree Snake, about one metre long, was crossing one of the concrete paths in the Parkland. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/12/7/tallow-creek-at-suffolk-park monthly 0.5 2022-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/83cb7b9f-a949-452c-a390-939249994704/1D3J3073-Edit.jpg Blog - Tallow Creek at Suffolk Park - Make it stand out The Chestnut-breasted Mannikin is rarely seen in Sydney but becomes more common as you head northwards to northern NSW. This single bird was feeding, snipping away at seed-heads in the reeds that line Tallow Creek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f19daf8f-bdad-43a3-bb4f-ab6c8f9964e2/1D3J2957-Edit.jpg Blog - Tallow Creek at Suffolk Park - Make it stand out A Golden-headed Cisticola, lit up by the last rays of sunlight for the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e079e458-da77-49ea-8701-8e03d26b7b78/1D3J2923.jpg Blog - Tallow Creek at Suffolk Park - Make it stand out The were some twenty White-breasted Woodswallows on the western side of the creek; some solitary like this bird, and others were gathering along tree branches in close packed groups of three or four. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c513d23e-2014-45a3-95e7-18091c84d2d6/1D3J3161.jpg Blog - Tallow Creek at Suffolk Park - Make it stand out The Red-backed Fairy-wren is Birdlife’s current bird of the month; another species that can be seen more often as you travel north along the NSW coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4c62f76c-38b2-4b3c-a0de-6161d3f7cec4/1D3J2830.jpg Blog - Tallow Creek at Suffolk Park - Make it stand out It is a pleasure to see many Australasian Figbirds, along with a surprising number of Olive-backed Orioles - controlling territory that might more often belong to Noisy Miners further south? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/27d61da7-840e-4ba7-86e8-482763423dec/IMG_4039.jpg Blog - Tallow Creek at Suffolk Park - Make it stand out The sun sets over Tallow Creek, this photo taken from the bridge on the walking path and cycle-way that runs through the reserve. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/11/30/seals-and-their-habits monthly 0.5 2022-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b4bbfd20-ae7e-4543-a70c-e9ec0a0f61bc/1D3J2627.jpg Blog - Seals and their habits - Make it stand out The seals at Red Head have previously been identified as Australian Fur Seals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6460f52f-1509-4ff7-a0c0-456408bd7489/1D3J2494.jpg Blog - Seals and their habits - Make it stand out This is the rock on which the following photographs were taken, all within a few metres of each other at the flat ridge near the top of the rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/528f97d5-646d-4ab8-abee-23f910b33620/1D3J2579.jpg Blog - Seals and their habits - Make it stand out Remains of a seabird, its body largely eaten. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f413464c-bbf6-4b97-bec5-73b8e1969ac6/1D3J2578.jpg Blog - Seals and their habits - Make it stand out A hollow about 75 cm diameter forming a ‘‘nest” lined with feathers. A nice size for a resting seal? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e9d5448c-cb8f-41aa-b91d-049166a1bf73/1D3J2606.jpg Blog - Seals and their habits - Make it stand out Deposits - regurgitated or scats? with a high content of feathers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/eb666abb-1f79-4f61-be99-1f69985e9e08/1D3J2567.jpg Blog - Seals and their habits - Make it stand out Another seal resting. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/10/26/goulburn-and-rose-lagoon monthly 0.5 2022-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f1b9da2c-dd97-477e-bf2e-2883976cc3aa/1D3J0470.jpg Blog - Rose Lagoon - Make it stand out A solitary Black Swan in the extensive reed beds a Rose Lagoon. Other than some Musk Ducks, a couple of Coots and a handful of Purple Swamphens the waters were desserted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/56973159-9543-41db-9637-bec0258b8a8e/1D3J0499-Edit.jpg Blog - Rose Lagoon - Make it stand out Mother and young Musk Ducks travelling in tandem at Rose Lagoon, not far from the John Edmondson VC rest area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6a1164a8-4aea-488a-9f4c-700f8292a615/1D3J0541.jpg Blog - Rose Lagoon - Make it stand out A Brown Thornbill photographed close to the rest area.. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/10/25/cowra-woodland-birds-program-spring-2022 monthly 0.5 2022-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5818aeac-2766-47cd-83cf-0f417e9f6726/1D3J1123-Edit+Tiff.jpg Blog - Cowra Woodland Birds Program Spring 2022 - Make it stand out A highlight was the numbers of Superb Parrots present. On one site we saw a flock of eight and four of the eight sites surveyed had Superb Parrots. The numbers have definitely rebounded and there was talk as to whether they would retain their status as vulnerable in New South Wales given their success. This bird was photographed feeding at the Seed Orchard at Back Creek Reserve Road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7e5fa0fc-bddb-4614-a67d-77cad93cb74d/1D3J0632.jpg Blog - Cowra Woodland Birds Program Spring 2022 - Make it stand out This Grey Shrike-thrush was calling early in the morning at the Cowra Holiday Park and seen later in the day on the old railway line behind the camp. Species seen at this site included Grey and Rufous Fantails, Rufous Whistlers, Noisy Friarbirds, Peaceful Doves, Double-barred and Red-browed Finches, Yellow-rumped Thornbills, a Dollarbird, a Black-shouldered Kite as well as introduced sparrows, blackbirds and starlings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b9921449-21e1-4b71-a81f-bc61cf1c4912/1D3J0979.jpg Blog - Cowra Woodland Birds Program Spring 2022 - Make it stand out This Rufous Whistler offered some good opportunities for a photo, staying in the one tree for about fifteen minutes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1bf73ec0-9a3b-4140-b143-13c66806d2b6/1D3J0845.jpg Blog - Cowra Woodland Birds Program Spring 2022 - Make it stand out We saw several Black-shouldered Kites over the weekend. There was one ranging over the Common, in the centre of Cowra just to the north of the Japanese Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a6d1713f-91c4-49f0-9405-05398a1b821a/1D3J0700.jpg Blog - Cowra Woodland Birds Program Spring 2022 - Make it stand out These Peaceful Doves were enjoying the early morning sun on the old Cowra rail line. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d449a6f0-252b-49fd-a6ef-d17a5dbfcdb4/1D3J1035.jpg Blog - Cowra Woodland Birds Program Spring 2022 - Make it stand out Dollarbirds had just arrived from the north and were seen on two sites over the weekend. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/10/6/back-to-the-landing-lights-wetland monthly 0.5 2022-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b1b919fe-8745-4df1-8de4-cada99c63b83/1D3I0103.jpg Blog - Back to the Landing Lights Wetland - Make it stand out There were a number of Golden-headed Cisticolas calling and it looked like some nest building was underway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2af29aec-292d-4a1d-a707-b5bedff7e02d/1D3I0212.jpg Blog - Back to the Landing Lights Wetland - Make it stand out Also calling was this Australian Reed-Warbler. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/92fc9eb5-2dbd-44c0-b815-34a618745bb9/1D3I0273.jpg Blog - Back to the Landing Lights Wetland - Make it stand out A feature of the site is the number of small birds including this Yellow-rumped Thornbill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3f4ac066-0f6e-4301-924b-299b74d7e9dc/1D3I0077.jpg Blog - Back to the Landing Lights Wetland - Make it stand out The honeyeaters were represented by a number of Brown Honeyeaters and there were also White-plumed Honeyeaters around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d51ad95e-6219-4477-a1ac-faec87cb3439/1D3I9905.jpg Blog - Back to the Landing Lights Wetland - Make it stand out A Yellow Thornbill, difficult to photograph as they prefer to frequent the tops of trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e4066251-d166-4f1d-a225-b71a7e71ba86/1D3I9652.jpg Blog - Back to the Landing Lights Wetland - Make it stand out Also calling and making the briefest of appearances, the Buff-banded Rail. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/9/29/the-cuckoos-arrive monthly 0.5 2022-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d0d75812-488e-426b-9799-989421b0b1b0/1D3I9364.jpg Blog - The Cuckoos Arrive - Make it stand out What appears to be a Shining Bronze-Cuckoo sighted at Bendalong on the NSW South Coast. It was one of a group of six squabbling and calling together. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/9/15/lathams-snipe-arrives-at-centennial-park monthly 0.5 2022-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/868c3323-0f85-4e0a-abee-afd083c47481/1D3I9270.jpg Blog - Latham's Snipe arrives at Centennial Park - Make it stand out This Latham’s Snipe was the first sighted back in Sydney’s Centennial Park after returning from the northern hemisphere breeding season. It was seen in the park’s “Duck Pond” which as expected from the name usually supports large numbers of ducks: Pacific Black Ducks, Hardheads and Grey Teal as well as regular visits from Pink-eared and Freckled ducks. This year nearly all the ducks have gone, presumably to the flooded areas in the west of NSW. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/9/4/landing-lights-wetland-near-sydney-airport monthly 0.5 2022-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/79b9100b-c13f-4cdb-b3ce-b4921ac01e9c/1D3I9148.jpg Blog - Landing Lights Wetland near Sydney Airport - Make it stand out The later afternoon light casts impressionistic hews over these Chestnut Teal at Landing Lights Wetland near Sydney Airport. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/8/20/after-the-floods-at-shoalhaven-heads monthly 0.5 2022-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5d16d863-1af9-4fbb-a977-157a2a431dea/1D3I9009.jpg Blog - After the Floods at Shoalhaven Heads - Make it stand out This Superb Fairy-wren was making the most of the prolific insect life amongst the debris washed up from the river during recent floods https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/90f4ee0f-5c0d-4055-add2-26ca31373027/1D3I8992.jpg Blog - After the Floods at Shoalhaven Heads - Make it stand out While I was watching this large log travelled down the river at considerable speed, then slowed as it met the waters of the incoming tide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6d5cfc63-fd4a-4f31-a914-2cd4e5eac5ea/1D3I8917.jpg Blog - After the Floods at Shoalhaven Heads - Make it stand out Another of the many Superb Fairy-wrens feeding amongst the washed up logs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0a3dbad6-f885-48e5-a5df-b54295b8ae48/1D3I8997.jpg Blog - After the Floods at Shoalhaven Heads - Make it stand out This Red-capped Plover skips quickly away to be safely out of the reach of this photographer. It was feeding on a small sand-bar, shared with a number of fishermen taking advantage of the changed conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7a432b9d-2656-4c8e-a62b-5087ef988899/1D3I8977.jpg Blog - After the Floods at Shoalhaven Heads - Make it stand out Another Red-capped Plover on the sand-bar.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e6d31d20-b999-448a-803b-9e8789fe14d9/1D3I9018.jpg Blog - After the Floods at Shoalhaven Heads - Make it stand out A Little Pied Cormorant dries his wings on another large log washed down the river during the floods. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/8/11/cowra-winter-survey monthly 0.5 2022-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2dd1046d-244a-4b49-bf41-d6e91d370d64/1D3I8701.jpg Blog - Cowra Winter Survey - Make it stand out Despite the good conditions there were not a lot of raptors to be seen. This Nankeen Kestrel was hunting at the Europa rest area on Cowra’s outskirts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5f0fb1c5-6025-4c6b-9f13-b8fef7d0f9aa/1D3I8540.jpg Blog - Cowra Winter Survey - Make it stand out Black-shouldered Kites made up the balance of our raptor sightings for the weekend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a2880095-f465-4537-9953-b52411fe9e1c/1D3I8767.jpg Blog - Cowra Winter Survey - Make it stand out This White-necked Heron was landing in a farm dam across from the Morongla Cemetery, one of a number of this species seen over the weekend. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/8/2/water-birds-at-lake-wallace monthly 0.5 2022-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/eeddf949-5c09-497a-97b5-d4785a31e584/1D3I8453.jpg Blog - Water Birds at Lake Wallace - Make it stand out Large numbers of Australian Wood Ducks were at Lake Wallace last week as well as on many farm dams, streams and rivers in the farmlands west of the Blue Mountains. Female on the left, male on the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/748b4768-39e5-4638-8cae-5e183deadcf2/1D3I8499.jpg Blog - Water Birds at Lake Wallace - Make it stand out The ungainly male Musk Duck. Musk ducks are often seen at Lake Wallace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/20ff8a26-33ff-4133-9d51-ac86fbe0f5e0/1D3I8465.jpg Blog - Water Birds at Lake Wallace - Make it stand out Blue-billed Duck feeding among the reeds at Lake Wallace. In this photo the blue of the bill gives a surreal look to this unusual duck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/fbc260cf-c63f-4171-9bea-22ac32e663d3/1D3I8535.jpg Blog - Water Birds at Lake Wallace - Make it stand out A Darter, showing off a very floppy looking foot. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/7/29/parrots-eating-clay monthly 0.5 2022-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e21f26ee-4189-4756-b61b-2a6331855770/1D3I8402.jpg Blog - Parrots eating clay - Make it stand out Sulphur-crested Cockatoos enjoying a meal of clay at Bull’s Camp Reserve, Blue Mountains, NSW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5487bf48-baa3-4d34-a84d-e9c5c91242b3/1D3I8421.jpg Blog - Parrots eating clay - Make it stand out Ahhh! That’s good! https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/7/2/black-kite-in-the-east monthly 0.5 2022-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8e680e52-05d9-44aa-afa3-b267c9403b04/1D3I8263.jpg Blog - Black Kite in the East - Make it stand out Black Kite photographed at Yatte Yatta near the Lake Conjola turn off on the Princes Highway, South Coast NSW. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/5/21/mud-birders-visit-conjola-creek monthly 0.5 2022-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/29feb204-17a2-4667-896d-2950b7805b18/1D3I7633.jpg Blog - MUD Birders visit Conjola Creek - Make it stand out The Eucalypt forests of Conjola National Park surround Conjola Creek farmlands and littoral Casuarinas line the waterways. The picture shows Sulphur-crested Cockatoos and Australian Ravens roosting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/339b0284-8fc0-43e2-83a1-1043399ff393/1D3I7698.jpg Blog - MUD Birders visit Conjola Creek - Make it stand out A Laughing Kookaburra. Both waterbirds and bushbirds are seen in this area with 36 species counted at last week’s visit. Highlights included a White-necked Heron, numerous Chestnut Teal, Wood Ducks and Pacific Black Ducks, Cattle Egrets, a White-bellied Sea-Eagle, and Red-browed Finches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/308bda9a-30d1-4e08-8235-1d952d78042b/1D3I7740.jpg Blog - MUD Birders visit Conjola Creek - Make it stand out The locals got involved in proceedings as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/18f4884e-a222-4d67-91e5-9818ea3e872e/1D3I7706.jpg Blog - MUD Birders visit Conjola Creek - Make it stand out A group of Chestnut Teals. This wonderful swamp and pond is fenced and protected by the land-owner. Unfortunately we did not see the Lewin’s Rail recently reported here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b82eaba4-26b0-4274-b960-809a57594da8/1D3I7714.jpg Blog - MUD Birders visit Conjola Creek - Make it stand out Superb Fairy-wren. Much of this area was under water in recent floods and the land is still water-logged but looking good and green. Recent months have seen small birds return in numbers, especially large flocks of Red-browed finches which completely vanished after the 2019/2020 bushfires. Groups of Superb Fairy-wrens have also reappeared. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0f7e9fed-1b99-4162-b902-2fe026ca214a/1D3I7718.jpg Blog - MUD Birders visit Conjola Creek - Make it stand out The creek broadens as it get closer to the lake. At the other end the lake sporadically opens to the sea at its mouth. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/4/30/colourful-south-coast-parrots monthly 0.5 2022-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7cd17075-0dcc-48c3-9cd2-5221d870d954/1D3I7503.jpg Blog - Colourful South Coast Parrots - Make it stand out King Parrots are not backward when it comes to asking for food and their approach indicates that they are used to being fed around the village. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ffbca8c2-cd08-4925-a764-3dffaa41c08a/1D3I7498.jpg Blog - Colourful South Coast Parrots - Make it stand out But is not long before the Galahs arrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a3d77f6b-de5e-4ba8-a2a6-23ad3ded713f/1D3I7524.jpg Blog - Colourful South Coast Parrots - Make it stand out And Crimson Rosellas, this bird showing a beautiful mix of colours as it gains its adult colouring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/03c3926b-83e7-41ac-8b35-366ef260aad7/1D3I7587.jpg Blog - Colourful South Coast Parrots - Make it stand out The Galahs take over and the other birds leave! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b5513fb6-6589-4f26-96d4-9d2d6e61e0c6/1D3I7468.jpg Blog - Colourful South Coast Parrots - Make it stand out Another variation on the Crimson Rosella ‘transition to adult” colouring. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/4/29/the-birds-of-maleny monthly 0.5 2022-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f9c1e667-85f7-4b01-a641-400cfac30583/1D3I7157.jpg Blog - The Birds of Maleny - Make it stand out This Wonga Pigeon reflects the peaceful vibe of the garden, designed in memory of the Australian landscape designer – Edna Walling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ea6c58c7-365e-48c0-9851-53a24e07b38a/1D3I7346.jpg Blog - The Birds of Maleny - Make it stand out The garden was home to many bird species but parts were dominated by the unholy trio of Noisy Miners, Rainbow Lorikeets and the Grey Butcherbird (above). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c8ad8575-a175-4d7b-a61f-f35037fbe928/1D3I7204.jpg Blog - The Birds of Maleny - Make it stand out Parrot species included the Blue-chinned Rosella (pictured), King Parrots, Galahs and Scaly-breasted Lorikeets as well as Rainbow Lorikeets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/39ae6ac3-2135-45b3-8711-af7f51b43464/1D3I7399.jpg Blog - The Birds of Maleny - Make it stand out Magpie-lark parents were regularly changing over nest duties, the nest was close to a large farm dam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b61eac7b-f2f8-4a85-8d58-b6f4dd58d2bd/1D3I7170.jpg Blog - The Birds of Maleny - Make it stand out The swampy paddock at the bottom of the garden is grazed by cattle, accompanied by numbers of Cattle Egrets. Welcome Swallows swooped across the wet areas and a Lathams Snipe flushed and crossed the paddock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a5c3fd3e-2f33-4a1a-8fdd-7c8cab7e07b2/1D3I7424.jpg Blog - The Birds of Maleny - Make it stand out After making numerous calls during the morning this Buff-banded Rail finally put it’s head up above the vegetation.. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/3/17/the-mobile-silvereye monthly 0.5 2022-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/08b3f27a-a4c8-4025-a292-f144972c34ba/1D3I6976.jpg Blog - Silvereye families identified - Make it stand out This Silvereye was photographed at Sydney’s Centennial Park last week. After considerable discussion it was concluded that this bird was from the resident Sydney population, the South-eastern Silvereye belonging to the Zosterops lateralis westernensis sub-family. The key identification criteria were its tawny flanks and its yellow chin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a5ca6cef-c30a-4ac9-9663-158c168aa1d0/1D3F6958.jpg Blog - Silvereye families identified - Make it stand out Also photographed in Sydney’s eastern suburbs last May, this bird was identified as the Tasmanian Silvereye, Zosterops lateralis lateralis. This was based on its rufous brown flanks and its grey chin. Many Tasmanian Silvereyes migrate north in the late summer and can be seen as far north as Queensland. They “island hop” across Bass Strait and join flocks of other Tasmanian and local birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8d40c13a-e2a9-4ee2-b06f-b249d77d2664/1D3F4979.jpg Blog - Silvereye families identified - Make it stand out This Western Silvereye was photographed in Albany on the southern coast of Western Australia. It has a distinctive olive-green back compared to the grey back seen on other sub-species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d2676834-5d39-4f63-8b9f-c1e8337ea59c/1D3G7440.jpg Blog - Silvereye families identified - Make it stand out Related to the Silvereye is the Yellow White-eye, Zosterops luteus, a mangrove dweller seen across the north of Australia. This Yellow White-eye was photographed from the famous Streeter’s Jetty in Broome, WA. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/3/4/east-coast-low-rains-fill-the-pond-at-randwick-environment-park-sydney monthly 0.5 2022-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8af4c977-4851-443d-aa29-594070d05d3a/IMG_3277.jpg Blog - East Coast Low fills pond at Randwick Environment Park, Sydney - Make it stand out This view from the western viewing platform shows the water level well above normal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0e62bc12-14d9-4da6-8cf6-7d84b29bb64b/1D3I6846.jpg Blog - East Coast Low fills pond at Randwick Environment Park, Sydney - Make it stand out A handfull of water birds have already arrived and yesterday’s survey included Pacific Black Ducks, Australian White Ibis, two Chestnut Teals, a Purple Swamphen and an Australasian Grebe, seen here. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/3/1/more-bush-birds-in-south-coast-nsw-township monthly 0.5 2022-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a2343ab4-726c-4373-9b82-ac589de8fb10/1D3I6664-Edit.jpg Blog - More "Bush Birds" in South Coast, NSW township - Make it stand out The Brown Thornbill (10 cm) is the most common of the “Small Brown Birds” that frequent the Shoalhaven area and is currently visiting the garden more often than before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/edac0304-a6b2-48c6-9ea8-009c1e71c3ea/1D3I6359.jpg Blog - More "Bush Birds" in South Coast, NSW township - Make it stand out Figbirds are reasonably common near the coast during summer but this female and her mate were the first I had recorded. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/56f51774-5680-4c64-b7aa-e1b7e8455335/1D3I6143.jpg Blog - More "Bush Birds" in South Coast, NSW township - Make it stand out The Eastern Spinebill is a regular visitor but it has been having a tough time recently due to a build up in numbers of Little Wattlebirds, who compete for the nectar from these Salvia flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1f221eb0-4e43-425a-9dd0-53d97579ca29/1D3I6254-Edit.jpg Blog - More "Bush Birds" in South Coast, NSW township - Make it stand out The Eastern Koel is a regular over the summer. This rather ragged young male is losing the last of his (brown) juvenile colours. Together with the Figbirds the Koels should be making their way north at this time of the year. Koels, being a cuckoo, are often raised by Red Wattlebirds in this area but this is a species that has almost disappeared locally losing out to the Little Wattlebirds after the bushfires. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/1/30/how-to-land-a-pelican monthly 0.5 2022-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d0dcb96c-427a-49b8-bf92-4697b8e83356/1D3I5961.jpg Blog - How to land a Pelican - Make it stand out Pelican on its “Final Approach” for landing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e9cc1a3c-036e-404d-9f59-c004d7b4f5d2/1D3I5964.jpg Blog - How to land a Pelican - Make it stand out “Flaps and Landing Gear” down https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/36143332-9413-41ff-949a-4b2e68c97da7/1D3I5966.jpg Blog - How to land a Pelican - Make it stand out “Touch Down” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ad2393a1-48a6-439d-b12a-d178f06bb3e1/1D3I5969.jpg Blog - How to land a Pelican - Make it stand out “Brakes On” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1157105a-0b2b-4fc7-8387-66c74c000166/1D3I5970.jpg Blog - How to land a Pelican - Make it stand out “Reverse Thrust” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/eb8bc600-de9b-4c74-9ecd-0af44de060ea/1D3I5972.jpg Blog - How to land a Pelican - Make it stand out A successful “Landing” https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/1/26/black-faced-cuckoo-shrike monthly 0.5 2022-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3ce119ac-935e-425f-a81c-8a71e527715c/1D3I5527.jpg Blog - Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike - Make it stand out Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike arrives with family in this South Coast NSW garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5d19ec82-375e-4b46-befe-e5010cc40de2/1D3I5576.jpg Blog - Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike - Make it stand out A juvenile-immature stage Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2022/1/1/brisbane-holiday-time-bird-watching monthly 0.5 2022-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/357b4149-cd06-4ac6-b6d6-34a7fc4b14ca/1D3I5347-2.jpg Blog - Brisbane bird-watching - Make it stand out A lot of chatter down a side fence revealed these beautiful Rosellas, the Blue-cheeked race of the Pale-headed Rosella species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/61c8732c-05e7-4854-befc-cdc77fd8cb71/1D3I5088.jpg Blog - Brisbane bird-watching - Make it stand out There were lots of Lorikeets feeding on this ornamental palm in the back garden. The Rainbow Lorikeets (one seen in this photo) seem to be in equal numbers to the Scaly-breasted Lorikeets (next photo) and take turns feeding in the palms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/25289d4f-f2d5-4f98-b45b-0b3e9e8f21a4/1D3I4805.jpg Blog - Brisbane bird-watching - Make it stand out Scaly-breasted Lorikeet feeding in an ornamental palm. It was sending a continual shower of the fruit onto the path below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ac4349aa-a739-4ea4-962f-7b0164111245/1D3I5040-Edit.jpg Blog - Brisbane bird-watching - Make it stand out The Blue-faced Honeyeater was the only Honeyeater seen other than the ever present Noisy Miners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/29139536-92bd-4094-8f25-870fe085900a/1D3I5329-2.jpg Blog - Brisbane bird-watching - Make it stand out A trip to Fig Tree Pocket on the Brisbane riverbank was rewarded with views of this male Red-backed Fairy-wren. The photo of the male a pleasing addition after only finding females on a previous excursion. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/12/18/new-holland-honeyeater monthly 0.5 2021-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/66054f82-0241-46eb-bbd2-5542ea0c0d53/1D3I4213.jpg Blog - New Holland Honeyeater - Make it stand out The New Holland Honeyeater makes a handsome sight feeding in this flowering gum at Sydney’s Randwick Environment Park. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/12/18/bush-birds-come-to-town monthly 0.5 2021-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/788e4b37-e9fa-4f1a-8923-9ef203e51711/1D3I4409.jpg Blog - Bush birds come to town - Make it stand out This Grey Shrike-thrush was a visitor to this Pittosporum tree most mornings last week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/66cd5fd9-a63f-463d-a37a-164ac2e02b7f/1D3I4479.jpg Blog - Bush birds come to town - Make it stand out The Dollarbird is an infrequent visitor in the town. Here it perches in a tree that was scorched during the Currowan Bushfire two years ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/bc01eaca-f23d-48fc-b0b1-f6047d1b945d/1D3I4532.jpg Blog - Bush birds come to town - Make it stand out The Pittosporum is host to a host of bird species. An Olive-backed Oriole pays a visit. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/11/29/bushfire-devastation-made-much-worse monthly 0.5 2021-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8b34bc47-15de-4509-ae3a-e81855228491/IMG_3209.jpg Blog - Bushfire devastation made worse - Make it stand out The Bendalong Mountain Road Birdata survey site extends from this point close to the Bendalong Road corner to the far corner 200 metres down the road. On the left hand side of the road a shelterbelt of mature eucalypt trees has been totally removed and replaced by the barbed-wire fence. On the right hand side of the road the treeline has been cut back ten to twenty metres from the power lines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/83144261-c32b-470f-b57f-a7f04fd8b539/Bendalong+Mountain+Road+Survey+Site.jpg Blog - Bushfire devastation made worse - Make it stand out The Bendalong Mountain survey site is a standard Birdata two hectare site for conducting 20 minute surveys. This older map of the site was prepared on Google Maps. It shows the shelter belt at the road side and the bush on the left hand side, part of Conjola National Park. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/11/24/purple-swamphen-feeding-chick monthly 0.5 2021-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/be4c1004-bb35-4325-9c72-54c06d23dc7b/1D3I4139.jpg Blog - Purple Swamphen feeding chick - Make it stand out Purple Swamphen feeding its chick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c205f788-38ba-4c00-99d9-e536da556f8c/1D3I4140.jpg Blog - Purple Swamphen feeding chick - Make it stand out The adult keeps the food in its claw, taking a mouthful sized portion in its beak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f86ce140-da13-43fb-989f-cfad7e03c65f/1D3I4141.jpg Blog - Purple Swamphen feeding chick - Make it stand out The chick sized portion is presented to the chick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/fe98e210-c747-43b2-9aa0-0926ec0f862e/1D3I4148.jpg Blog - Purple Swamphen feeding chick - Make it stand out And gratefully received! https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/11/20/walk-around-centennial-park monthly 0.5 2021-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8ee92d53-7c21-4af4-ad3c-ad1abf33aec8/1D3I3944.jpg Blog - Walk around Centennial Park - Make it stand out Male Superb Fairy-wren in the reeds at the Willow Pond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/254e0370-ed9c-4525-8cb1-2e638015750c/1D3I3986.jpg Blog - Walk around Centennial Park - Make it stand out Female Superb Fairy-wren at the Willow Pond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/589501bf-3cfa-46e8-a2d1-69c05025404e/1D3I3999.jpg Blog - Walk around Centennial Park - Make it stand out Pacific Black Ducklings at Musgrave Pond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b15bae41-9dda-4920-a85f-a2577bdf981e/1D3I4024.jpg Blog - Walk around Centennial Park - Make it stand out Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo near the new Kensington Bridge that connects the park to the light rail station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d4831cd3-b6cd-47a4-b9a8-0d1811558b4e/1D3I3982.jpg Blog - Walk around Centennial Park - Make it stand out Dragonfly at the Willow Pond https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/11/13/t7yzc1qefargvpat8wam3rmkkr69j6 monthly 0.5 2021-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5321ed6c-9ef3-492e-a598-faaa73f400ef/IMG_3190.jpg Blog - Bird recovery after the Currowan fire - Make it stand out This area near Lake Conjola entrance was badly burnt in the Currawon fire. Despite good rain and plenty of water around recovery of the bird population has been slow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/026527d2-7bdd-4849-b073-81ed9f7fa392/1D3I3873.jpg Blog - Bird recovery after the Currowan fire - Make it stand out A Chestnut Teal duck takes advantage of this pond’s food offerings; a pond that was often dry in previous years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8f8bbfac-773c-4881-884d-66e03a9fa99e/1D3I3883.jpg Blog - Bird recovery after the Currowan fire - Make it stand out A young Grey Fantail feeds on insects attracted to the pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/141e320f-ef9d-492b-aaea-6d79bc9a98ba/1D3I3870.jpg Blog - Bird recovery after the Currowan fire - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/11/12/rainstorm monthly 0.5 2021-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/bfe99e7b-67bd-4640-8321-3f7caba2d755/1D3I3742-2.jpg Blog - Rainstorm - Make it stand out A Rainbow Lorikeet completing it’s toilet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f72dd306-4f90-4edf-8dff-3dff0dffb928/1D3I3774.jpg Blog - Rainstorm - Make it stand out A young Little Wattlebird (right) gets some tutoring on good hygiene from a parent (on the left). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9d0185c0-d9f0-4ce7-a093-69c34f8ef0a1/1D3I3703-2.jpg Blog - Rainstorm - Make it stand out In addition to this Satin Bowerbird the bathers included Lewin’s Honeyeaters and a Common Koel. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/10/30/tawny-frogmouths monthly 0.5 2021-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1635558441449-SHB93SA9FN0PR8EMGZFK/1D3I3422.jpg Blog - Tawny Frogmouths - Make it stand out This female Tawny Frogmouth is roosting close to the nest where her partner sits with two young chicks, not far from Sydney’s busy Oxford street in Centennial Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1635558545922-N7R1WOEH7K5MB92TFDJD/1D3I3437.jpg Blog - Tawny Frogmouths - Make it stand out The male bird supervises the two restless chicks. Tawny Frogmouth nests are flimsy and look quite precarious as the chicks get larger. This pair have chosen a medium sized Malaleuca tree for their nest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1635558601894-RMXL733Y7II8N7KUWD2X/1D3I3154.jpg Blog - Tawny Frogmouths - Make it stand out Another family of Tawny Frogmouths in Sydney’s Centennial Park. The chicks are older and have left their nest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1635558658124-I7WHLMEFQYWY4AW8OPTL/1D3I3224.jpg Blog - Tawny Frogmouths - Make it stand out This Tawny Frogmouth nest is anchored by a single pine cone, wedged between two branches of a pine tree. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/10/25/ot59cod680i9pvce2lzekerqgxmkq4 monthly 0.5 2021-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b8f5306f-6098-42a2-b46b-8d9cd03bacd0/1D3I2878.jpg Blog - More Sydney Olympic Park Photos - Make it stand out This juvenile male Superb Fairy-wren sports an unusual and beautiful livery, soon to change to the spectacular blue coat of the adult male Fairy-wren. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c2668046-4244-475a-a4b8-eb5f570c2fd2/1D3I2595.jpg Blog - More Sydney Olympic Park Photos - Make it stand out Red-rumped Parrots are often associated with the open farmlands of the west, but are here quite at home in the fields of Sydney Olympic Park. The dozen or so nest boxes provided for them at the Archery Centre are well used. Last week I counted eight birds in just a few minutes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/130245d3-cb2e-44ee-a2e4-d1fd6e8f891c/1D3I2697-Edit.jpg Blog - More Sydney Olympic Park Photos - Make it stand out This Olive-backed Oriole was singing for quite a while before being spotted and photographed in the mangroves on the shores of Homebush Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/be3bcea3-4493-4455-93d4-c040efbcac6b/1D3I3123.jpg Blog - More Sydney Olympic Park Photos - Make it stand out At the Waterbird Refuge this young Common Koel was calling for its foster parent, a Red Wattlebird waiting nearby. Unfortunate Red Wattlebirds are often selected by Koels to host their offspring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/af2eabfe-d697-47dd-86f1-480734061c62/1D3I2983.jpg Blog - More Sydney Olympic Park Photos - Make it stand out An Australian Raven feeding down on the salt marsh of the Badu Mangroves, on the eastern side of Sydney Olympic Park. There appeared more than adequate food available for the group of five feeding. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/10/23/a4ou6l8kn4y7ae2cspv3hxao8grnwk monthly 0.5 2021-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4e43033b-9b92-4933-84b9-bab68c59d54e/1D3I2701.jpg Blog - The Waterbird Refuge at Sydney Olympic Park - Make it stand out There were over 100 Red-necked Avocet on the Wildlife Refuge last week. But numbers of ducks of all species were lower than normal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c7202b42-dc9b-4656-b6ee-4afd235e2b1a/1D3I2643-Edit.jpg Blog - The Waterbird Refuge at Sydney Olympic Park - Make it stand out Striated Heron are often seen in the Homebush Bay mangroves, just outside of the Waterbird Refuge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5967fd78-1003-429c-ae38-675c55225fbd/1D3I3082.jpg Blog - The Waterbird Refuge at Sydney Olympic Park - Make it stand out There were a number of Black-winged Stilts nesting and chicks feeding at the water’s edge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8431d21f-e631-410c-ab33-564df808080c/1D3I3093-Edit+Opacity+50.jpg Blog - The Waterbird Refuge at Sydney Olympic Park - Make it stand out This Black-winged Stilt was keeping close to its chick seen in the photo above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9f4aa3fd-846f-461f-933f-8aa60d3bccb8/1D3I2630.jpg Blog - The Waterbird Refuge at Sydney Olympic Park - Make it stand out There were about twenty Chestnut Teal in the Wildlife Refuge but this pair was seen from the bridge across Haslams creek. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/10/2/more-centennial-park-photos monthly 0.5 2021-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1633146214020-G8XAKN3L680I5QSYAFPK/1D3I2543.jpg Blog - More Centennial Park Photos - Make it stand out Grey Teal Ducks seem attracted to the Musgrave Pond, a relatively small pond at the Queen’s Park end of Centennial Park. There are often Chestnut Teals here as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1633146355279-HYFN8HLF3LLFA9OC87LY/1D3I2467.jpg Blog - More Centennial Park Photos - Make it stand out A group of Crested Pigeons was congregating close to the Ian Potter Children’s Wild Play Garden, currently closed down because of Covid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1633146271732-AA1T6JKDCJJ9LQYUHR30/1D3I2551-Edit-2.jpg Blog - More Centennial Park Photos - Make it stand out A Dusky Moorhen, also on the Musgrave Pond in Centennial Park. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/9/18/new-arrivals-at-centennial-park monthly 0.5 2021-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1631922629840-7IMMXPBGEL3SRCLQEPPZ/1D3I2264-1-2-Edit.jpg Blog - New arrivals at Centennial Park - Make it stand out At the Willow Pond Black Swans have successfully raised a family of five, three of whom are seen here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1632093501780-BEYB5ZIPCEYXVDCZQJPF/1D3I2268.jpg Blog - New arrivals at Centennial Park - Make it stand out This photo illustrates the attentive parenting that has ensured the survival of all five chicks against predation by foxes, cats and ravens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1631922837917-NEWC10SSE9XBI4NKKGHU/1D3I2312.jpg Blog - New arrivals at Centennial Park - Make it stand out In the Lachlan Swamp Malaleuca Forest the resident Tawny Frogmouths are nesting again. A single chick has been sighted to date. The female pictured here rests close to where the male is sitting on the nest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1631922881809-ERS9WDQ9CCDE0I2B0JMC/1D3I2215.jpg Blog - New arrivals at Centennial Park - Make it stand out A Powerful Owl family has successfully raised two chicks, the four family members still roosting close to the nest during the day. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/8/12/sydney-lockdown-birds monthly 0.5 2021-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1628814628854-V41U26UF4LZYK9OZPUIV/1D3I2091.jpg Blog - Sydney lockdown birds - Make it stand out Spotted Turtle-dove graces a Paddington, Sydney rooftop. Lightroom’s new colour wheels helped capture the unusual sunset lighting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1628757087355-UDZFP5MD95EPEHEP2HJC/1D3I2192.jpg Blog - Sydney lockdown birds - Make it stand out A Pied Currawong eyes off the possibilities of the garden from the back gate. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/7/10/south-coast-nsw-pictures monthly 0.5 2021-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1625787463772-3Y536FMMKFB6FY3T70RC/1D3I1368.jpg Blog - South Coast NSW pictures - Make it stand out Laughing Kookaburra perches on a stump burnt out in the New Year 2019/2020 fires. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1625787587761-XV54PQJ70T0T1KKD1RUP/1D3I1772.jpg Blog - South Coast NSW pictures - Make it stand out Quite a few Galahs around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1625787654096-56O0D6KOYUUYFRF74T2A/1D3I1234.jpg Blog - South Coast NSW pictures - Make it stand out And there have been more Spotted Pardalotes around this year, sometimes in flocks of over a dozen. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/7/3/rainbow-lorikeet-disease monthly 0.5 2021-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1624606121367-88NWI87CBYLIJ9ZGEY78/1D3I2024.jpg Blog - Rainbow Lorikeet disease - Make it stand out This Rainbow Lorikeet was behaving strangely, staying put as I approached. Sadly I had already found two dead lorikeets on the block where this photo was taken. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1624606172925-PEES4VJV33L83XNC4LDX/1D3I2057.jpg Blog - Rainbow Lorikeet disease - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/6/24/beach-side-survey-sites monthly 0.5 2022-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1624509632710-VTQ5UXG5Y55GEXONPN9F/1D3I1912.jpg Blog - Beach-side survey sites - Make it stand out At first glance it looked like seaweed dancing in the waves - but it was a group of twelve or more seals - close to the rocks on this South Coast NSW beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1624508700839-IS1H2Q9NCDIETADIYN3A/1D3I1887.jpg Blog - Beach-side survey sites - Make it stand out The Australian Museum identified the photos as Australian Fur Seals and said that they were actually cooling off by raising their fins in the air - their fins have blood vessels close to the surface forming useful heat-exchangers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1624508267664-9XWMV0OOSBDM0VXN55WY/1D3I1800.jpg Blog - Beach-side survey sites - Make it stand out Two (or more) Humpback Whales pass close to the beach on their way north to warmer waters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1624508232180-FYSWASK4DOQDDOFNXASP/1D3I1847.jpg Blog - Beach-side survey sites - Make it stand out This young Australasian Gannet flew over while I was taking the seal photos. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/6/7/how-the-butcherbird-got-its-name monthly 0.5 2021-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1623050219936-O6CO9MDLC7I6TIMG410Y/1D3I1611.jpg Blog - How the Butcherbird got its name - Make it stand out This Grey Butcherbird is looking for somewhere to hang a part consumed lizard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1623050274349-W9RE28V16U1U3O2P4F7M/1D3I1610.jpg Blog - How the Butcherbird got its name - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1623050346866-OK5178MLNLY9DA0XFABI/1D3I1625.jpg Blog - How the Butcherbird got its name - Make it stand out It has another snack already safely stored nearby, hanging from the fork of a tree. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/6/5/shoalhaven-bushfire-research-report monthly 0.5 2021-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1622605142091-8GRBD9GW2OII5VVOE2T8/1D3I1203.jpg Blog - Birdlife Shoalhaven Bushfire Research Report - Make it stand out A typical scene as the bush recovers from the fire seventeen months earlier. This White-throated Treecreeper reaches the truncated top of the fire affected tree it has been feeding on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1622611391223-4DTEBWYPOYO8OXP07CQA/IMG_2450.jpg Blog - Birdlife Shoalhaven Bushfire Research Report - Make it stand out The small peninsular at Dee Beach near Bendalong on the New South Wales south coast was heavily burnt and the soil was barren after the fire. This photo was taken last April 2020, four months after the fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1622605230613-PWFY4U5N3BR8FVX5QMLR/IMG_3074.jpg Blog - Birdlife Shoalhaven Bushfire Research Report - Make it stand out The same area in May 2021, another year and one month later. A head high swathe of acacia and eucalypts now forms an impenetrable cover, a happy hunting ground for insect eating birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1622605283491-F5Q1ZOLOZQHCT5IO7LSF/IMG_3093.jpg Blog - Birdlife Shoalhaven Bushfire Research Report - Make it stand out The recovery is very different at the Walter Hood Beach survey site. Other than a handful of Banksias at the beach edge, the trees are all dead and the green cover beneath them is less than a metre high. There were no birds on this site when it was last surveyed. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/5/22/winter-visitors-the-new-south-wales-south-coast monthly 0.5 2021-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1621671684663-ILU9E4LCDCNILQ011219/1D3I1251.jpg Blog - Winter visitors to the New South Wales South Coast - Make it stand out This winter visitor from the mountains, the Rose Robin, was only 10 metres from the beach on the NSW South Coast. It was taking advantage of insects in the acacias and eucalypts now flourishing in some burnt out areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1622191750908-CKFS1KO0QV9SRDUK9ZYF/1D3I1074.jpg Blog - Winter visitors to the New South Wales South Coast - Make it stand out Also visiting for the winter, the Tasmanian Silvereye (race Zosterops lateralis lateralis) can be distinguished from the local Silvereye race by its cinnamon flanks and it mid blue-grey back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1622191672883-VHJIY4KJOG7UUK73P0OB/1D3I1240.jpg Blog - Winter visitors to the New South Wales South Coast - Make it stand out Not all the honeyeaters fly north as this Yellow-faced Honeyeater can attest. But this usually very common bird becomes quite scarce as most of its kind have left the south coast during June and July. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/5/15/sydney-parks monthly 0.5 2021-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1620946166984-OJHLKNRCEPGO8TB2A9VV/1D3I0814.jpg Blog - Sydney parks - Make it stand out Brown Quail at Centennial Park, Sydney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1620946242019-VQ41D5V4XCXEL779GMG0/1D3I0562.jpg Blog - Sydney parks - Make it stand out Spangled Drongo photographed at Randwick Environment Park, Sydney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1620946301649-D7PTBDBL30ZL7XO477WB/1D3I0632.jpg Blog - Sydney parks - Make it stand out Superb Fairy-wren at Sydney Park in Sydney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1620946367126-K6VAIZA73FGODC9YS9JO/1D3I0690.jpg Blog - Sydney parks - Make it stand out Little Pied Cormorant at the Duck Pond in Centennial Park, Sydney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1620946446818-4CS7FVR1WVL10NF3T610/1D3I0608.jpg Blog - Sydney parks - Make it stand out Powerful Owl with possum at Centennial Park, Sydney https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/5/10/raptors-in-the-city monthly 0.5 2021-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1620631299875-LSNKIS2S3XILV3WLIG0S/1D3I0731.jpg Blog - Raptors in the city A Brown Goshawk is on the chase at Sydney’s Centennial Park. Brown Goshawks are seen quite often in the city’s Eastern Suburbs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1620631359403-NVURSEAHF8ZF33EVFJ8V/1D3I0739.jpg Blog - Raptors in the city It is a good question as to who is chasing who. Currawongs and Ravens were protesting the Goshawk’s presence while these Rainbow Lorikeets pass quickly by. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/4/24/taronga-zoo monthly 0.5 2021-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1618704290204-F9SGZJCZE30J505XFTF1/1D3I0358.jpg Blog - Taronga Zoo in Sydney This Superb Fruit-Dove was in the Rainforest Trail aviary, together with Wompoo Fruit-Doves, Double-eyed Fig-Parrots and a number of birds from other lands. Picture taken at 1/125 second, f /5.0, ISO 2000 at 240 mm with the Canon EF 100-400 IS II USM lens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1618700994263-JZ8EF495PJS0JTG45EKC/1D3I0500.jpg Blog - Taronga Zoo in Sydney Sydney Harbour provides the backdrop for the wonderful Free-Flight Bird Show and this Barn Owl poses against the city buildings across the harbour. A highlight of the show is the flight of the Andean Condor, soaring close above the heads of the audience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1618701052529-I8MAXILJM5UAXGCWO130/1D3I0495.jpg Blog - Taronga Zoo in Sydney Another Bird Show participant, the Black-breasted Buzzard, demonstrates how to break an egg with a stone - a technique used by Buzzards in the wild. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1618701101181-ZA6T4D5XSKZGH74W061Q/1D3I0479.jpg Blog - Taronga Zoo in Sydney The zoo has a small group of Fiordland Penguins consisting of injured birds that have been brought to the zoo. These regular visitors to Australia breed in Fiordland, New Zealand. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/4/11/musk-lorikeets monthly 0.5 2021-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1618126396764-TPPLRK5YOIISMRBL0K29/1D3I9912.jpg Blog - Musk Lorikeets These Musk Lorrikeets were photographed at Frog Hollow in Centennial Park, Sydney last week, feeding on flowering eucaplyts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1618126457015-G0UK33PI1VUDJ15SSAJN/1D3I9894.jpg Blog - Musk Lorikeets The Musk Lorikeets stay high at the very top of the canopy, perhaps thus avoiding competition with the more aggressive Rainbow Lorikeets feeding lower on the same trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1618126499363-02E7B5Q2AM36HRMEGKAN/1D3I9847.jpg Blog - Musk Lorikeets Musk Lorikeet at Frog Hollow in Centennial Park, captured in a rare moment of repose. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/4/10/australian-birds-and-climate-change monthly 0.5 2021-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1617776318907-0I5YG0RRKUYF9BJ2NW9R/1D3A0777.jpg Blog - Australian birds and climate change This Jacky Winter, enjoying a cool 25 degrees Celsius. As temperatures rise they fluff their feathers to make the most of the breeze, then raise their wings to cool beneath. They will start to pant at over 40 degrees. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/4/3/wingham-brush-nature-reserve monthly 0.5 2021-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1615847539934-HBJWDPLKI74QYFJD92WE/IMG_3027.jpg Blog - Wingham Brush Nature Reserve This small patch of bush, dominated by giant Moreton Bay figs, is looking healthy despite the recent years of drought, perhaps benefiting from its proximity to the Manning River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1615847622828-5BU71FI7Y5LG7KDM855Q/1D3H9319.jpg Blog - Wingham Brush Nature Reserve Thousands of bats roost in the reserve; predominantly the Grey-headed Flying Fox (pictured) but also the rarer Little Red and Black Flying Fox. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1615847463523-Q15LU2RFPPWDVA4HI2Z8/1D3H9314.jpg Blog - Wingham Brush Nature Reserve The Russet-tailed Thrush is found in wet eucalypt forest and rainforest of eastern Australia. It is distinguished from its cousin, the Bassian Thrush by the larger white tip on its outermost tail feathers (not really visible here), its shorter tail and the more coppery colouration of its back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1615847674963-PB9J2JVZ3G57NTIZV3HN/1D3H9333.jpg Blog - Wingham Brush Nature Reserve Persons unknown evidently introduced the Australian Brush-turkey to this site and it has flourished in the healthy bush environment. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/3/27/manning-valley-birds monthly 0.5 2021-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1616825437123-EAZACH2GLNMM92JBTX5F/1D3H8970.jpg Blog - Manning Valley Birds This Spangled Drongo was seen each day at our bungalow at “Mansefield on Manning”, Tinonee, NSW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1616825494014-R1Z6OUQONZCVV0RNATSP/1D3H8977.jpg Blog - Manning Valley Birds And this Brown Quail was seen from the deck in long grass under a nearby tree. There was a group of four Quails that were later seen crossing the road into the site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1615877954571-BKYLD7JW5RHP2EZC9Z32/1D3H9135.jpg Blog - Manning Valley Birds One of a family group of Australian King-Parrots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1615878024977-IND3WMIPHL5EIU5UJTZU/1D3H9233.jpg Blog - Manning Valley Birds This Black-fronted Dotterel was keeping very clean in the mud in a roadside pond near Coopernook in the Manning Valley, NSW. A week later this same area was under water, blocking the highway for three days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1615941235683-XHA69I5BY91XNTNQV83J/1D3H9553.jpg Blog - Manning Valley Birds Female Regent Bowerbird at Saltwater National Park near the mouth of the Manning River, NSW. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/3/11/osullivans-gap-in-myall-lakes-national-park monthly 0.5 2021-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1615437543086-7TZ281DXAOFS7NH70US6/1D3H8912.jpg Blog - O’Sullivans Gap in Myall Lakes National Park The dense forest provides little light for photography, this photo of a Rufous Fantail taken at 1/160 seconds, f/5.6 at ISO 2000! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1615437937664-0FY4L4JHL73DZ8O4CZPG/IMG_3017.jpg Blog - O’Sullivans Gap in Myall Lakes National Park The beautiful Eucalpytus Grandis provide a majestic setting with the dense undergrowth that surrounds O’Sullivan’s Gap Picnic Ground in Myall Lakes National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1615438048099-97RH1ZVMOW1RH7KJ75KE/1D3H8827.jpg Blog - O’Sullivans Gap in Myall Lakes National Park This Sacred Kingfisher was high in a Eucalpytus Grandis. Other canopy birds included Topknot Pigeons and White-headed Pigeons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1615437625140-3I2QF4S1JZPNQWC3GS5T/1D3H8415.jpg Blog - O’Sullivans Gap in Myall Lakes National Park Rainbow and Scaly-breasted Lorikeets (pictured) raced through the canopy. There were also small groups of Glossy Black-Cockatoos and Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1615437694152-J5E3HCGQGXB6PQAGL9KV/1D3H8449.jpg Blog - O’Sullivans Gap in Myall Lakes National Park This Spectacled Monarch was my bird of the day, feeding in Lantana at the fringe of the picnic ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1615437739103-QGZZYGSQHGMDCWNFZ26Q/1D3H8503.jpg Blog - O’Sullivans Gap in Myall Lakes National Park I was not sure what this bird in the dark understory was until the photo was developed on the computer. One of a pair of Yellow-throated Scrubwrens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1615437808211-0PR1CLM4AP6CE4CGWR0F/1D3H8527.jpg Blog - O’Sullivans Gap in Myall Lakes National Park Numbers of Brown Gerygones (pictured) as well as Red-browed Finches, Superb Fairy-wren, and Silvereyes buzzed through the Lantana that grows around the picnic area and on the roadside. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/3/11/myall-lakes-national-park monthly 0.5 2021-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1615436434774-QXUUAM0EOSWGQF1FHI7L/1D3H8687.jpg Blog - Myall Lakes National Park Several Brown Cuckoo-Doves were regular visitors to the pond side trees opposite our Tiny House on Bombah Point Road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1615436547723-FALRPC3P58R0X45KAPFI/1D3H8566.jpg Blog - Myall Lakes National Park One of the Grey Butcherbirds feeding on prey exposed by what was a very wet lawn (gumboots recommended). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1615436642587-3Y7FCQOSZ6M1247XH7FF/1D3H8786.jpg Blog - Myall Lakes National Park At Mungo Beach were groups of Crested Terns, two Pied Oystercatchers and the usual Silver Gulls. There was a White-cheeked Honeyeater calling in the car park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1615436694896-3JPD6L2V0S91E44LIO2U/1D3H8691.jpg Blog - Myall Lakes National Park Noisy Friarbirds commanded the taller trees, competing with a small group of Noisy Miners. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/3/6/cowra-woodland-birds monthly 0.5 2021-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1613871689677-4O5L6P72PTLXMQIXOZ22/1D3H7815.jpg Blog - Cowra woodland birds Eastern Rosellas were everywhere, thriving after last years drought breaking rains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1613874907533-YMMLFLIW2ALY80CMAH5B/1D3H8177.jpg Blog - Cowra woodland birds This bee-eater was “working the air currents” around the Cowra lookout. Was it coincidence that someone was keeping bee hives at the base of the hill? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1613871751846-NZUZ4YYO4T844V97W3VH/1D3H7913.jpg Blog - Cowra woodland birds The locals were noting the increase in Sulphur-crested Cockatoos and blaming rain on the coast for their presence. Another explanation for the high numbers could be the good rains around Cowra? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1613871799930-R15YY33DK7N6U8MHPXI8/1D3H7792.jpg Blog - Cowra woodland birds Flocks of Silvereyes were feeding in the hedges around the camping ground in which I was staying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1613871844378-WI8DM2VO2PTO0XKCP8LM/1D3H8338.jpg Blog - Cowra woodland birds Present as always and adding a splash of colour were the Red-rumped Parrots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1613871889240-GCDODLZASHOUMD3U0V75/1D3H8373.jpg Blog - Cowra woodland birds A group of Tree Martins land in the tree by a farm gate. A few hours before the same tree was full of Dusky Woodswallows. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/2/21/restoring-the-woodlands monthly 0.5 2021-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1613867780925-V2YZNUUR9AM2OU1UCY47/IMG_2957.jpg Blog - Restoring the woodlands The extent of land-clearing can be seen from the Cowra lookout in the city’s centre. This small tree’d hill is in fact a good place to see many bird species, including Eastern Rosellas, Rainbow Bee-eaters, White-plumed Honeyeaters, Rufous Songlarks, woodswallows and raptors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1613867864628-YVKQ92ZJ0OPPXC3KJJMJ/IMG_2968.jpg Blog - Restoring the woodlands The Golden Valley Travelling Stock Reserve is one of 6,500 across New South Wales. The TSRs are common land owned by the government to aid movement of livestock across the state. They are too often the only local remnants of original bush and their old trees often provide nesting places for parrots including the vulnerable Superb Parrot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1613868580724-SR6MVJST07VZU4YM5ERC/IMG_2750.jpg Blog - Restoring the woodlands This dry patch of callitris (cypress pines), ironbarks and other eucalypts is typical of residual hill top bush of the Cowra region. It remains home to many rare and vulnerable species of plants and birds. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/2/20/conimbla-national-park monthly 0.5 2021-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1613776693419-NFMP6AEBN75Y6O39RAQ9/1D3H8121.jpg Blog - Conimbla National Park White-throated Treecreepers were calling at all the sites visited in Conimbla National Park last week, this bird feeding on an Ironbark coloured by lichen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1613776780449-A7L5PAIMD7WPD5TNR3JH/IMG_2948.jpg Blog - Conimbla National Park This view of the Wallaby Walking Track shows the Ironbarks, other eucalypts and callitris typical of the park’s vegetation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1613800125712-L8MI78J3EEOJKT9TGSHD/1D3H8140.jpg Blog - Conimbla National Park Red-browed Finches were nesting in a low shrub in the picnic ground at the foot of the Wallaby Walking Track. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1613778198633-LGWHHX0JPFT6CR4V5H0N/1D3H8093.jpg Blog - Conimbla National Park This White-eared Honeyeater was looking for company and stayed near the track for several minutes before flying off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1613776925374-L653WH9A9WH6T2U3BUAF/1D3H8061.jpg Blog - Conimbla National Park A highlight was the sudden appearance of a group of six Varied Sittellas in a flock that included treecreepers and fantails. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/2/16/summer-in-lake-wallace monthly 0.5 2021-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1613457374033-X1SN5TOOHT3RR18N1O74/1D3H7705.jpg Blog - Summer at Lake Wallace There were numerous Great Crested Grebes on the lake, most of them like this one were accompanied by one or more juvenile chicks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1613457477558-ZHI0IW2WSI35DSSJLR3C/1D3H7699.jpg Blog - Summer at Lake Wallace This Great Crested Grebe chick is well camouflaged against the lake in its juvenile colours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1613457544239-15ERE4K0N1L3BQQM9GKK/1D3H7558.jpg Blog - Summer at Lake Wallace There were two Blue-billed Ducks lurking in dense vegetation at the lake shore and emerging every now and then for a photo. In a particular light, these blue bills show almost fluorescent light blue colour, highly visible through the reeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1613775726875-GIZ9016LQURYT7UY3URO/1D3H7767.jpg Blog - Summer at Lake Wallace The reeds were also alive with Australian Reed-Warblers flying back and forth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1613457653538-PKLUC2L0WT0563NYP5EQ/IMG_2943.jpg Blog - Summer at Lake Wallace Lake Wallace is popular inland holiday spot with campers and caravanners who can park close to the lake. A beautiful place on a crisp summer’s day like that of last week. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/2/5/one-year-and-one-month-after-the-bushfires monthly 0.5 2021-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1612502575065-CNOAED7FUJDHTXWRFCHH/1D3H6352.jpg Blog - One year and one month after the NSW bushfires This Rufous Whistler is feeding in the epicormic growth on medium sized eucalypts, in an area that is recovering well from the fires. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1612848200488-3EJCIHL0DXET1P89PCWD/IMG_2931.jpg Blog - One year and one month after the NSW bushfires The shrubs in this coastal scrub are dead. The thick mat of regrowth is now over a metre high and looking very healthy. The weeds that grew earlier have now been overgrown. A few birds hawk for insects in the regrowth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1612502673830-69EK01MJNMF90KBY18AO/IMG_2942.jpg Blog - One year and one month after the NSW bushfires In this patch of burnt medium sized eucalypts the regrowth is a mixture of acacias and eucalypt. In places it forms a thick mat that is now up to two metres high. The mix of species seems to be encouraging a wider range of birds. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/1/23/summer-surveys-in-sydneys-east monthly 0.5 2021-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1611358519543-0AQ3499XPQK9YKFZLR2J/1D3H7210.jpg Blog - Summer surveys in Sydney’s east Although I associate Yellow-rumped Thornbills more with the open fields of the country they are seen quite regularly at Randwick Environment Park. Here two birds were foraging amongst the litter in the parks well maintained gardens for insects and the occasional seed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1611358593147-2QROU7ROQGHJ7LD1J1OZ/IMG_2911.jpg Blog - Summer surveys in Sydney’s east Randwick Environment Park is a surprising oasis of green in Sydney’s east. The flat area pictured was a well populated lake and water bird refuge before the drought. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/1/16/more-everyday-birds-in-the-city monthly 0.5 2021-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1610783379266-3QPQHV4PEF4HIHG66IPM/1D3H6933.jpg Blog - More “everyday” birds in the city Magpie-larks, also called Peewees after their distinctive call, are seen throughout country Australia, on the ground at the road-side searching for insects. They are just as at home in the city parks and gardens, this Magpie-lark is resting on a park bench. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1610783429677-NO4ZMP385TD2J89G4W45/1D3H6987.jpg Blog - More “everyday” birds in the city The Long-billed Corella is a native of South Australia but in Sydney released cage-birds have joined with flocks of Little Corellas. They are easily distinguished from the Little Corellas by their distinctive coloured throats and of course their long bills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1610783721867-EF67F9SAPGMIVF68ZCDU/1D3H7138.jpg Blog - More “everyday” birds in the city This Powerful Owl is avoiding attention, a world removed from the dog-walkers and dogs on the path directly below the tree it is roosting in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1610783769398-YLBGC9EOHP5AF1FVL0SD/1D3H7148.jpg Blog - More “everyday” birds in the city Even when you know which trees the Tawny Frogmouths are roosting in they are extremely hard to see, well camouflaged to hide in their favourite Melaleuca trees. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2021/1/3/brown-quail-return-to-centennial-park monthly 0.5 2021-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609633352488-C33LO6DKEZW1DMJS6AUG/1D3H7029.jpg Blog - Brown Quail return to Centennial Park It was 5pm, raining and the camera was safely in its waterproof bag when these two Brown Quail appeared for their photograph. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/12/25/christmas-parrots-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1608853691418-GYC0TN12ZQPSAA4R2FL8/1D3A2538-1.jpg Blog - Christmas parrots 2020 Galah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1608853747983-BN3I4R657764Y5Y270AB/1D3A0550-1.jpg Blog - Christmas parrots 2020 Australian King-Parrot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1608853843758-8GO92GXOG2YKGU3GTYAP/1D3H2334.jpg Blog - Christmas parrots 2020 Crimson Rosella https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/12/20/everyday-birds monthly 0.5 2020-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1608428195809-UEX05MMITS85AM9PIU6C/1D3H6915.jpg Blog - "Everyday" birds This odd gathering of birds was seen in Sydney’s Centennial Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1608428352980-NO0A6TXPPRRGVY9NINDV/1D3H6844.jpg Blog - "Everyday" birds Even the much maligned Noisy Miner can look quite handsome in a certain light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1608428466772-R3CZ2E4SB2TI192U62IJ/1D3H6878.jpg Blog - "Everyday" birds This close up view gives a new perspective on a young Superb Fairy-wren. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/12/12/conjola-national-park-beaches-and-lagoons monthly 0.5 2021-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1607386772896-KA5T4V7JLM6HO83N3X5V/1D3H5278.jpg Blog - Conjola National Park – beaches and lagoons Kingfishers frequent the park’s streams and lagoons. This Sacred Kingfisher patrols a small pond that has formed during recent rains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1607387581371-MEPSJDAQNCZE16OJ7H69/1D3H4910.jpg Blog - Conjola National Park – beaches and lagoons Pied Oystercatchers are an endangered species in New South Wales. A number of pairs were breeding within the park this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1607387657909-T4WU81MEQLVFL559PBTF/1D3H3294.jpg Blog - Conjola National Park – beaches and lagoons Hooded Plovers are closely monitored and nest sites are protected to prevent beach goers inadvertently destroying the nest. Hooded Plovers are highly endangered in New South Wales with the population estimated at only 50 birds in total. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/12/7/conjola-national-park-the-woodland-and-forest-birds monthly 0.5 2020-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1607381928777-94XGM1221ALYD06UCA83/1D3H6535.jpg Blog - Conjola National Park – woodland and forest birds A Black-faced Monarch photographed at Red-Head. The Monarch is one of the birds listed by the Australian Government as at risk after the recent bush fires decimated Conjola National Park.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1607379344426-N7Q8U3666IRCFSZC5ANA/1D3H5164.jpg Blog - Conjola National Park – woodland and forest birds At the Davies Road bridge water is flowing again in this often dry tributary of Nerindilla Creek, producing a verdant setting for this Spotted Pardalote and other woodland birds including; White-cheeked Honeyeaters, Eastern Whipbirds, Rufous Fantails, Large-billed Scrubwren, Brown Cuckoo-Doves, Olive-backed Orioles and Black-faced Monarchs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1607314462046-NISR8IZJ4UY0F8FKE7E0/1D3H5726.jpg Blog - Conjola National Park – woodland and forest birds This White-naped Honeyeater was nesting close to Nerindilla Lagoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1607314536405-8GVZIQQR81XR3DK1B14D/1D3H6578.jpg Blog - Conjola National Park – woodland and forest birds Variegated Fairy-wren still outnumber their Superb Fairy-wren cousins, a reversal of the situation before the bush fires. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/12/3/feeding-birds-after-the-bush-fires monthly 0.5 2020-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1606971629112-TB4VEGPAM1RT5Q0BTXAY/1D3H6783.jpg Blog - Feeding birds after the bush fires This Australian King-Parrot was happy with a small plate of seed after sitting on the gutter calling for service. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/11/26/spring-at-booderee-national-park monthly 0.5 2020-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1606361661967-UI5HRIFA2J8YU1JUNCEP/1D3H6176.jpg Blog - Spring at Booderee National Park Family of Tawny Frogmouths at Booderee Botanical Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1606361822444-DKXD0RSRDHDTJ9MCUTDP/1D3H6072.jpg Blog - Spring at Booderee National Park This young Dusky Woodswallow, waiting to be fed by one of its parents, was seen at Hyams Heath Walk bordering Booderee National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1606362179425-9RNI7DZWSE9IDCHWQ99O/1D3H6122.jpg Blog - Spring at Booderee National Park Another youngster, a Rufous Fantail at Hyams Heath Walk. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/11/17/eastern-bristlebird monthly 0.5 2020-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1605575159962-4AKL31I7YORGTLSHPM0F/1D3H5992.jpg Blog - Eastern Bristlebird Usually very shy and hidden within the low heath around Jervis Bay, this Eastern Bristlebird helpfully took to the path to provide this excellent photo opportunity. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/10/30/update-on-snowy monthly 0.5 2020-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1604037297711-T25IFCDFFQVRO6KJAC46/1D3G9024-1.jpg Blog - Update on Snowy Snowy photographed back in March. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1604030956402-RVH9Q9T01U1TKQPO8YAF/1D3H5085.jpg Blog - Update on Snowy A more mottled Snowy, photographed this week. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/10/27/this-weeks-visitors monthly 0.5 2021-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1603776630562-7O202BSY1C82JCZJLDYY/1D3H4222.jpg Blog - This week's visitors Superb Fairy-wrens were scarce after the bushfires but are now making a slow return. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1603776680778-XG7UYSXHJU0IMG6A969U/1D3H4205.jpg Blog - This week's visitors The Yellow-faced Honeyeater is the predominant honeyeater at the moment, enjoying the absence of larger Wattlebirds who have yet to find good food sources in this area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1603776770202-SSKGGHRGO2UUN9QPSB6Z/1D3H4748.jpg Blog - This week's visitors A solitary Australian Raven paints a stark picture against the burnt bush. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/10/14/one-thousand-cuts monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1602659462362-OXXRJL5VZPALHUQF79TA/1D3H4504.jpg Blog - One thousand cuts The electricity company makes good on a promise to better protect infrastructure from bushfires by chopping another 5-10 metre swathe of bush on each side to protect the wires. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1602659550411-FAVMZWGD0W6FHJ4GNIES/1D3H4510.jpg Blog - One thousand cuts At some point in the past it had been decided to chop two paths through the bush. One for the road and one for the wires, thereby already doubling the bush destroyed. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/10/8/brown-capped-emerald-dove monthly 0.5 2020-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1602138834851-H02BCMLQCB7IIEFW9B3M/1D3H4159.jpg Blog - Brown-capped Emerald-Dove There are two sub-species of Brown-capped Emerald Dove, one seen across Northern Australia and the other down the Eastern Coast as far as the Victorian border. These rather grainy photos were taken in low light at 100th of a second, f/5.6 and ISO 2000. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1602139060250-1ATP97892CFJH1LN8S2D/1D3H4175.jpg Blog - Brown-capped Emerald-Dove The Brown-capped Emerald-Dove feeds largely on fruit and seeds fallen to the forest floor. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/10/4/more-signs-of-spring monthly 0.5 2020-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1601794925759-XKTTJ2SPIERWSTG0RDM9/1D3H4014.jpg Blog - More signs of spring This female Satin Bowerbird gathers material for the nest she will build by herself, in a landscape burnt out by the Currowan Bushfire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1601795122158-I44NKYMS68ED0Y3JCI4K/1D3H3993.jpg Blog - More signs of spring Last week it was Golden Whistlers and this week several pairs of the Rufous version are making their presence known. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1601796278386-5JJF7X2U8CDTMOXH8YHS/1D3H3843.jpg Blog - More signs of spring The female Rufous Whistler in her more subdued garb compared to the male. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1601796399266-P9YR89LJRFFQ1V5OMKZN/1D3H3957.jpg Blog - More signs of spring There are many Brown Thornbills, enjoying the new growth after the fires. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/9/25/spring-has-arrived monthly 0.5 2021-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1601018312430-IP8IKXQTBJCIB6R6TDGE/1D3H3964.jpg Blog - Spring has arrived This Golden Whistler makes his protest clear from a nearby tree after two Eastern Spinebills came too close to the nest the Whistlers are building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1601018395621-EC5TW9U3KGMU5S0Z85EG/1D3H3534.jpg Blog - Spring has arrived High in a Eucalypt tree across the water from a boat ramp, this Eastern Osprey returns to the nest and its young. This photo was taken with a 600mm equivalent telescopic lens from the boat ramp at a distance of about 100 metres. It is so important not to disturb breeding birds as they recover from the bushfires. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/9/21/hooded-plovers monthly 0.5 2020-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1600652981136-PN4ZUCX8D4N3GZONBFNI/1D3H3325.jpg Blog - Hooded Plovers Hooded Plover K9 looking for a partner? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1600653088297-IJO9O55AZZFSYZVBM3KV/1D3F3778.jpg Blog - Hooded Plovers K9 has previously nested (with D3) on a beach about two kilometres to the south. This photo of K9 was taken in December 2018. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/9/12/backyard-birds monthly 0.5 2020-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1599860121335-NORK5Q55PJTK3EWPU4S5/1D3H2855.jpg Blog - Backyard Birds This large Pittosporum in flower is swarming with life. A count of 60 Rainbow Lorikeets, countless bees, Little Wattlebirds, Lewin’s Honeyeaters and Eastern Spinebills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1599860167423-LQSR74NE4M9W6N1FCE4O/1D3H2981.jpg Blog - Backyard Birds The Olive-backed Oreole is an occasional visitor to the block, currently this bird is joining the dawn chorus with its distinctive call. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1599860234064-LJHY6GGN7MH7VJWTNYN7/1D3H2662.jpg Blog - Backyard Birds Another occasional visitor present at this time, two White-browed Scrubwrens have taken up residence. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/9/8/birds-and-the-epbc-act-1999 monthly 0.5 2021-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1599551685623-76ZC3IBMI363ZAWKB5K1/1D3H2334.jpg Blog - Birds and the EPBC Act 1999 The post-fire explosion of herbs and weeds is providing ample food for Crimson Rosellas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1599551778740-5TM0T7D8RHSJG1HCHM5D/1D3H2269.jpg Blog - Birds and the EPBC Act 1999 Likewise the small birds are flourishing; like this Variegated Fairy-wren. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1599551866654-W604FV49ECYV0L2YNBEX/1D3H2217.jpg Blog - Birds and the EPBC Act 1999 Eastern Whipbird looking for a meal. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/9/3/square-tailed-kite monthly 0.5 2020-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1599090308592-SHPAZYPGMTT8B4EVGYOW/1D3H2551.jpg Blog - Square-tailed Kite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1599090392167-CT3PKXXDZ3OXYF4P5IUS/1D3H2554.jpg Blog - Square-tailed Kite https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/8/21/south-coast-bird-survey-update monthly 0.5 2021-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1599551476080-H99NEZTS2OQ4Y7KF2W5D/1D3H2347.jpg Blog - South Coast bird survey update Three Dusky Woodswallows were unexpected visitors to the survey site, swooping above the treetops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1597988507223-RNKL6O4D4VSKN0GGT1KE/1D3H2155.jpg Blog - South Coast bird survey update There are plenty of small birds around; Fairy-Wrens, Thornbills, White-browed and a few Large-billed Scrubwrens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1597988681229-NIQ44OKE6C7KHSND5286/IMG_2759.jpg Blog - South Coast bird survey update Some areas with smaller scrub show no sign of recovery, the increased light after burning allows a thick mat of grass and weeds to flourish below the charred remains. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/8/15/storms-and-rain monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1597466629538-FQPI9F0MWCP7VPMWG91N/1D3H2002.jpg Blog - Storms and rain These two Australian Wood Ducks moved into town, nibbling grass and herbs on wet lawns and in running drains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1597466704571-YCL3YO5GTST0S48XMITU/1D3H1997.jpg Blog - Storms and rain This Little Wattlebird perches on the branch of a fallen tree that is now awaiting the chain saw and the mulcher. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/7/31/sydneys-centennial-park monthly 0.5 2020-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1596161727839-QP230APNMEVTLTZ3BXEY/1D3H1927.jpg Blog - Sydney's Centennial Park Few ducks but the park’s other waterbirds still abound - including this Australasian Grebe captured in the last of the day’s sunlight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1596161809875-52Q07MD9BIC48SA30TX4/1D3H1947.jpg Blog - Sydney's Centennial Park After drought, bushfires and rain, birds are breeding at unusual times. There was a family of Black Swans with three young on the Duck Pond, under the very close supervision of both parents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1596161646396-Z6JLHU0FVYA08YQGRMXN/1D3H1889.jpg Blog - Sydney's Centennial Park Powerful Owl in Centennial Park, Sydney last week. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/7/26/apostlebirds monthly 0.5 2020-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1595745149992-A54KJ7YL4A7VXGA2EAQH/1D3H1196.jpg Blog - Apostlebirds Two Apostlebirds at the Seed Orchard Reserve near Cowra, NSW last week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1595745247438-CU5C6JX42HHH6JTLPPA3/1D3H1212.jpg Blog - Apostlebirds More of the family arrives! This family group had the regulation twelve members in total. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1595745352172-0KGBAMEG0YKYVC32TNVC/1D3A3881.jpg Blog - Apostlebirds This family member supplies air conditioning for the female sitting below. (Photographed two years ago at the Seed Orchard Reserve. The photograph was taken from the car window on Back Creek Road, with telescopic lens to avoid disturbing the birds.) https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/7/21/cowra-woodland-bird-program-winter-survey monthly 0.5 2020-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1595303732814-OCXTABFDG4D1F197X1O9/1D3H1781.jpg Blog - Cowra Woodland Bird Program winter survey Crested Shrike-tit near Spring Forest east of Cowra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1595303814374-RD3YRK10NCY04A3OBQ3N/1D3H1821.jpg Blog - Cowra Woodland Bird Program winter survey White-eared Honeyeater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1595303917769-A90LTR38KK0YI5PQC4BA/1D3H1320.jpg Blog - Cowra Woodland Bird Program winter survey Blue-faced Honeyeater at Europa park on the road into Cowra. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/7/18/lake-wallace monthly 0.5 2020-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1595031561186-5L0BMT71CUUXGVELTIGA/1D3H0940.jpg Blog - Lake Wallace Musk Duck feediing on Lake Wallace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1595031657890-1STKQUQV4FVN7X9LWMU8/1D3H1020.jpg Blog - Lake Wallace There were more White-browed Scrubwrens around than normal last week, at Lake Wallace and at Cowra. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/6/27/six-months-after-the-fires monthly 0.5 2021-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1593242182829-IYC7ZQZEJTHEX8WAYM6B/IMG_2459.jpg Blog - Six months after the fires This headland suffered severe heat but the ground layer is regenerating, mainly from sprouting lignotubers in a sea of weeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1593242420810-9PJIQQCFXTP99YJ3PTNQ/1D3H0337.jpg Blog - Six months after the fires There are many Grey Fantails feeding on insects above the new foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1593242901528-IFNLA8FH5VGVFY0XVAMC/1D3H0675.jpg Blog - Six months after the fires This Golden Whistler is an occasional visitor in township gardens, but has been frequently seen since the bushfires. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1593242046678-35VYCNO4F7MGHQRKRTF9/1D3G9765.jpg Blog - Six months after the fires The Brown Cuckoo-Dove, another unusual visitor seen here in a township garden. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/5/20/pied-oystercatchers monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1589961895000-DWYONFOLN9SR7OCIAUBM/1D3G9934.jpg Blog - Pied Oystercatchers As the tide goes out Pied Oystercatchers arrive to feed on the exposed sandbanks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1589962196794-SL0S4NZ0GWLPBTIO46HY/1D3G9920.jpg Blog - Pied Oystercatchers This Pied Oystercatcher has found a tasty worm but unfortunately it is too sandy for the bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1589962390012-6CRZS9WSINVEOIF5ZP3Q/1D3G9922.jpg Blog - Pied Oystercatchers A quick wash in a small puddle to remove the sand and down it goes. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/5/15/developers-to-clear-last-un-burnt-bush-at-manyana monthly 0.5 2021-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1589519823556-ASCRZNQLFSTV2GPKXLAN/IMG_2530.jpg Blog - Developers to clear last unburnt bush at Manyana The New Year 2020 fire burnt all the way to Cunjurong Point Road but firefighters saved the bush block on the right and the Manyana Village. This is the block that developers are now preparing to clear for housing. The bush on the left was burnt by the Currowan Fire that destroyed over 490,000 hectares of bushland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1589849402405-A2UR5D9IMZ1LKPMGCMI3/IMG_2569.jpg Blog - Developers to clear last unburnt bush at Manyana Protestors have defaced this sign on the fence enclosing rare Bangalay Paperbark Woodland that will be saved under the subdivision plan to form an isolated and inadequate reserve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1589520044215-79WORNZ39RCJEF2OY5PD/1D3G9562.jpg Blog - Developers to clear last unburnt bush at Manyana This Yellow-faced Honey-eater feeds on Turpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera) on the Manyana bush block under imminent threat of clearance for a new housing subdivision. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/4/18/butterflies-in-the-backyard monthly 0.5 2020-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1587198968787-20KNGFISYPOUMO0M3PEO/1D3G9184.jpg Blog - Butterflies in the backyard Painted Lady on the yellow Buddleia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1587198757649-3Q6Y2BGABX0F8ZTGX1IG/1D3G9076.jpg Blog - Butterflies in the backyard Orchard Swallowtail on the Plumbago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1587199129621-N5SI8ISYS0QIJ9MMELK5/1D3G9188.jpg Blog - Butterflies in the backyard Macleay’s Swallowtail. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/3/28/self-isolating-with-the-birds monthly 0.5 2020-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1585357972760-V4LYH5ML3AS0A1G6WTZ8/1D3G9032.jpg Blog - Self-isolating with the birds Eastern Spinebill on the garden path. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/3/18/leucistic-or-albino monthly 0.5 2020-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1584511445327-Q8KOVRHV6T7P7ME33MA8/1D3G9007.jpg Blog - Leucistic or Albino? https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/3/13/nsw-south-coast-bush-shows-green-shoots monthly 0.5 2021-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1584069103147-UGHWI24662JZ9NE0XCAH/IMG_2409.jpg Blog - NSW South Coast Bush Shows Green Shoots The “Path” site photographed in my January 28 blog showing the magic effect of time and rain. Unfortunately there were very few birds to match its green appearance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1584067662164-771ZJ7S1BK8D0EMSGL0R/1D3G8744.jpg Blog - NSW South Coast Bush Shows Green Shoots This Wonga Pigeon has taken up residence in the vegetable garden, here seen exploring the compost heap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1584070130553-MBWFDECPEE7PMG0EUSM0/1D3G8750.jpg Blog - NSW South Coast Bush Shows Green Shoots Another pigeon, the White-headed Pigeon has turned up, not often seen in these coastal towns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1584070261254-2DKR4AEA2CQ9CZONNYSR/1D3G8862.jpg Blog - NSW South Coast Bush Shows Green Shoots This Glossy Black-Cockatoo was at Garrad Reserve, Narawallee. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/2/18/rain-fills-eastern-suburbs-ponds monthly 0.5 2020-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1581989648163-GU2IX9AGJPYRAAZXDKQS/1D3G8097.jpg Blog - Rain fills Sydney Eastern Suburb ponds Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo at Kensington Pond, Centennial Park, Sydney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1581989768056-HHTW80N2P6G70AN2OHA7/1D3G8270.jpg Blog - Rain fills Sydney Eastern Suburb ponds Freckled Duck at Fly Casting Pond at Centennial Park, Sydney https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/1/28/south-coast-birds-after-the-bush-fires monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1580196586730-QQGOSMQT4K893130MLPR/IMG_7969.jpg Blog - NSW South Coast Birds after the Bush Fires Bendalong road, January 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1580196841749-XRV40D8Z48I1JIL10QU7/1D3G7982.jpg Blog - NSW South Coast Birds after the Bush Fires The “Path” Birdata bird survey site, 95% burnt out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1580191158681-9KJULR9G45JLKETTWFMI/1D3G7971.jpg Blog - NSW South Coast Birds after the Bush Fires Eastern Yellow Robin on the “Bush Track” site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1580192153496-T8S8SNF5LMKSIASSUC9Y/Maple+Street+Bird+Survey.JPG Blog - NSW South Coast Birds after the Bush Fires Birdata Bird Survey results for Maple Street sites 2017-2020. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2020/1/11/centennial-park-still-in-drought monthly 0.5 2020-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1578731173682-5WLDDYMT1U2UL8MORMIQ/1D3G7710.jpg Blog - Centennial Park – Still in Drought Royal Spoonbill at depleted Fly Casting Pond, Centennial Park, Sydney https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2019/12/22/broome-bird-observatory monthly 0.5 2019-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1576998211913-0F1HZTQ42LG1RK9KUNUM/1D3G4882.jpg Blog - Broome Bird Observatory At high tide shorebirds congregate on the beaches of Roebuck Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1576998282992-KWWPLLL1PTLGHP8R05UJ/1D3G4917.jpg Blog - Broome Bird Observatory The red soil meets the blue waters of Roebuck Bay, a surreal background for this visiting Black-necked Stork. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1576998376540-GOCDPV72V4BRZ4X9ETOV/1D3G5049.jpg Blog - Broome Bird Observatory A passing Brahminy Kite raises a cloud of birds: Godwits, Curlew Sandpipers, Greenshanks and Great Knots. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2019/11/28/red-winged-parrots-enjoying-mangoes-in-broome monthly 0.5 2019-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1574900014990-5EF9ZUESUIAPZK1Z0F20/1D3G4723.jpg Blog - Red-winged Parrots enjoying Mangoes in Broome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1574900078613-GN2IUL1LCOHJP7291CYF/1D3G4727.jpg Blog - Red-winged Parrots enjoying Mangoes in Broome https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2019/11/3/elaborate-bower-of-the-satin-bowerbird monthly 0.5 2019-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1572755557978-BVEG5V4PARE8XK691G64/1D3G3921.jpg Blog - Elaborate bower of the Satin Bowerbird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1572755608469-4TGV38RPE1977D0VKAGX/1D3G3959.jpg Blog - Elaborate bower of the Satin Bowerbird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1572755687264-5SE4P88SYUKEDIU7CWA4/1D3G3979.jpg Blog - Elaborate bower of the Satin Bowerbird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1572755743144-PNFJN6O95W29FP1NHYH0/1D3G4119.jpg Blog - Elaborate bower of the Satin Bowerbird https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2019/10/21/cuckoo-time monthly 0.5 2019-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1571616205178-IST749NHTQZHO8ETTM4K/1D3G3460.jpg Blog - Cuckoo Time Fan-tailed Cuckoo at Barren Grounds on 18 October https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1572741401979-OYHBOJ2S49AMSW7Z842R/1D3G3905.jpg Blog - Cuckoo Time Common Koel waiting for Red Wattlebird foster parent - South Coast NSW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1574728896242-KT0IL9LA7B1LJXTY22YC/1D3G4393.jpg Blog - Cuckoo Time Young Black-eared Cuckoo photographed in Broome, Western Australia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1574728991749-PXU6L98B0UT5GDFNHU91/1D3G6886.jpg Blog - Cuckoo Time Brush Cuckoo,Broome WA https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2019/10/10/narawang-wetland-at-sydney-olympic-park monthly 0.5 2019-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1570688029079-41U1DRODYD7AWT7FPL3F/1D3G2778.jpg Blog - Narawang Wetland at Sydney Olympic Park Australian Reed-Warbler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1570688100746-POOLZS8VNHXVKB2Z9YBB/1D3G2904.jpg Blog - Narawang Wetland at Sydney Olympic Park Brown Honeyeater https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2019/10/2/brisbane-city-birds monthly 0.5 2019-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1569972929106-9L5CF650RRAYLL2GNHA4/1D3G2695.jpg Blog - Brisbane city birds Scaly-breasted Lorikeet https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2019/9/23/the-biggest-loser-the-red-goshawk monthly 0.5 2019-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1569212850128-5V51SDQ8RY7PGK8AQCZK/1D3E7283-1.jpg Blog - The Biggest Loser – the Red Goshawk Red Goshawk, Kakadu National Park https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2019/9/18/wildflowers-at-barren-grounds-nature-reserve monthly 0.5 2019-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1568794581933-144KDV1HU58L50TBIRY7/1D3G2371.jpg Blog - Wildflowers at Barren Grounds Nature Reserve Yellow pea flowers at Barren Grounds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1568794646100-EMRPWSWT8H1V29RFVOQT/1D3G2518.jpg Blog - Wildflowers at Barren Grounds Nature Reserve Southern Emu-wren https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2019/8/29/swift-parrots-at-mount-annan monthly 0.5 2019-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1567063796403-Q686F7F9UBU0WW62QWYD/1D3G1491.jpg Blog - Swift Parrots at Mount Annan Swift Parrot at the Banksia Garden, Mount Annan, 16 August 2019 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2019/8/13/australian-export-new-zealands-iconic-takah monthly 0.5 2019-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1565683074770-E8R3X7UUR5798XYMOODE/1D3A4891-1.jpg Blog - An Australian export - New Zealand's iconic Takahē One of two Takahēs at the wonderful Zealandia Sanctuary in Wellington. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2019/8/10/barn-owl-back-at-centennial-park monthly 0.5 2019-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1565424007393-Y2CQHAQH4E1D80VE38RH/1D3G1034.jpg Blog - Barn Owl back at Centennial Park Eastern Barn Owl roosting under crown of a Canary Island Date Palm https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2019/7/21/low-bird-numbers-at-cowra-survey monthly 0.5 2019-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1564200394784-KQ4L8WUJX8WNNPG7Q9WX/1D3F0236x-1-2+Flat.jpg Blog - Low bird numbers at Cowra Survey Grey-crowned Babbler at Morongla cemetery near Cowra https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2019/7/10/going-going-gone monthly 0.5 2019-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1562742061238-U8XU075X3IEGHBJPWJMA/1D3F9771-1.jpg Blog - Going, going, gone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1562742263751-C71SUT703JOLDAUN87S0/1D3F9775-1.jpg Blog - Going, going, gone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1562742334412-NE75LB2AS0RL0S562IS9/1D3F9778-1.jpg Blog - Going, going, gone https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2019/7/8/the-lake-wollumboola-key-diversity-area monthly 0.5 2019-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1562572705841-COCO7M29XYVFDC38G78U/1D3F8931.jpg Blog - The Lake Wollumboola Key Biodiversity Area Caspian Tern at Lake Wollumboola https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2019/6/25/superb-lyrebird-at-granite-falls-in-morton-national-park monthly 0.5 2019-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1561443496958-I94NL1RT9CGNTF8X4VEW/1D3F8555.jpg Blog - Superb Lyrebirds at Granite Falls in Morton National Park Superb Lyrebird at Morton National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1561443557215-7ZB0I7AFMX81EJDO8KOX/IMG_2166-1.jpg Blog - Superb Lyrebirds at Granite Falls in Morton National Park The Viewing Platform at Granite Falls https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2019/5/28/shoalhaven-heads monthly 0.5 2019-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559031778438-RP8TZMG32FUFF9JGECMX/1D3F8223-1.jpg Blog - Visit to Shoalhaven Heads and Comerong Island White-bellied Sea-Eagle with Australian Raven at Shoalhaven Heads https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2019/5/16/randwick-environment-park-productive-despite-dry-conditions monthly 0.5 2019-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1557993720726-9VJ0RO5XH0U82OMA4EYQ/1D3F6791-1.jpg Blog - Randwick Environment Park productive despite dry conditions Restless Flycatcher at Randwick Environment Park https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2019/4/17/cowra-woodland-bird-survey-four-years-on monthly 0.5 2019-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1555487280212-76QV7B58X29NGGO43MQE/1D3F6228-1.jpg Blog - Cowra Woodland Birds Survey four years on. Speckled Warbler at Conimbla National Park. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2019/3/20/nt-bird-specialists monthly 0.5 2019-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1553148883650-5EVW60BLA69Q3IW5JIJJ/1D3E6722.jpg Blog - NT Five Day Bird Tour Cattle Egrets and Water Buffalo on the Yellow Water, NT boat cruise. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2019/2/23/lake-seppings-in-albany-western-australia monthly 0.5 2019-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1550908963260-F1QAENS4DN9X4XHLF41M/1D3F5168.jpg Blog - Lake Seppings in Albany, Western Australia https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2019/2/13/herdsman-lake-in-perth-west-australia monthly 0.5 2021-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1550020456643-CI9Z7232U7BL2OZRL4UD/1D3F4348.jpg Blog - Herdsman Lake in Perth, Western Australia https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2019/1/24/centennial-park-sydney-nsw-bird-survey monthly 0.5 2019-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1548294073737-9BDULPGNTYX0CY4L11F1/1D3F3865.jpg Blog - Centennial Park Sydney NSW Bird Survey Young Powerful Owl in Centennial Park https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2018/12/29/how-long-is-a-rainbow-bee-eaters-burrow monthly 0.5 2019-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1546051722788-SMODMUTDC5U8G3WO9PPH/Rainbow+Bee-eater+nest.png Blog - How long is a Rainbow Bee-eater’s burrow? https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2018/12/15/critically-endangered-eastern-curlew-at-lake-conjola-entrance monthly 0.5 2019-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1544831458463-03O80XJQIIPQOO1KST7U/1D3F2314.jpg Blog - Critically Endangered Eastern Curlew at Lake Conjola https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1544831554011-ZJT3CR1G5UQ7M19SBXDG/1D3F2331.jpg Blog - Critically Endangered Eastern Curlew at Lake Conjola https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2018/11/22/garrad-reserve-at-narawallee-south-coast-nsw monthly 0.5 2019-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1542864245598-7J6D8SS7UKCDX5JMLTAJ/1D3F1914.jpg Blog - Garrad Reserve at Narrawallee, South Coast NSW https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2018/11/13/eastern-suburbs-sydney monthly 0.5 2019-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1542084029709-EAF9SSTW20JJ209Q9C2D/1D3F1432.jpg Blog - Eastern Suburbs Sydney https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2018/10/30/sydney-olympic-park-spring-survey monthly 0.5 2019-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540871325597-VLLEB1NLD31KPPG0AG9M/1D3F1272.jpg Blog - Sydney Olympic Park Spring Survey https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/2018/10/26/cowra-woodland-birds-program-spring-survey monthly 0.5 2019-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540517087469-GJ75FF4DK08VY7R4S6YZ/1D3F1121.jpg Blog - Cowra Woodland Birds Program Spring Survey https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Ravensbourne monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Centennial+Park+Survey monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Bower monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Rose+Lagoon monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Cape+Byron+Lighthouse monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Byron+Hinterland monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Morton+National+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Wingham+Brush monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Gilbert%27s+Whistler monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Wetlands monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Shore+Birds monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Herdsman+Lake monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Albino monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Rose+Robin monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Brunswick+Heads monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Drought monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Albany monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Waterbird+Refuge monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/New+Holland+Honeyeater monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Silvereye monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Booderee+National+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Brisbane+Rail+Trail monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Big+Scrub monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Restless+Flycatcher monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Bendalong monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Byron+Bay+TAFE+pond monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Bird+Survey monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Tyagarah monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Comerong+Island monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Sydney monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Endangered monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Western+Australia monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Bird+of+Prey monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Australian+Fur+Seals monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Woodland+Birds monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Flame+Robin monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Australian+Magpie monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Black-necked+Stork monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/White-browed+Scrubwren monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Black+KIte monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Maleny monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Barren+Grounds monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Australian+Wood+Duck monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Booderee+Botanical+Gardens monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Blue-billed+Duck monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Lake+Wivenhoe monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/North+Coast+NSW monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Barred+Cuckoo-shrike monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Manning+River monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Wandering+Tattler monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Peregrine+Falcon monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Key+Biodiversity+Area monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Chestnut-breasted+Mannikin monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Latham%27s+Snipe monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Eastern+Barn+Owl monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Fire monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/EPBC+Act monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Granite+Falls monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Morongla+Cemetery monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Tallow+Creek monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Shoalhaven+Heads monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Parrots monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Taronga+Zoo monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Grey+Butcherbird monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Butterflies monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Juvenile+Red-eared+Firetail monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Brisbane monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Landing+Lights+Wetland monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Bunya+Mountains monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Glossy+Black-Cockatoo monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Nightcap+National+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/NT+Bird+Specialists monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Breeding monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Enoggera+Reservoir monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Perth monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Land+Clearing monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Bush+fires monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Little+Black+Cormorants monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Seven+Mile+Beach monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Australian+Fur+Seal monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Sil monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Beach+Stone-curlew monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Musk+Duck monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Rainbow+Lorikeet monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/New+South+Wales monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Centennial+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Powerful+Owl monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/East+Coast+Low monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Epicormic+growth monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Crab+hunting monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Rainforest monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Mount+Nardi monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Raptor monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Randwick+Environment+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Fires monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Whales monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Manning+Valley monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Square-tailed+Kite monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Birdlife+Australia monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Sydney+Airport monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Pelican+landing monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Goulburn monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Milton-Ulladulla+Birdwatchers monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Brown+Goshawk monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Byro monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Belongil+Creek monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Broome monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Broome+Bird+Observatory monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Parrots+eating+clay monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Hooded+Plover monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Fan-tailed+Cuckoo monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Byron+Bay+Wetlands monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Coraki monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Mount+Jerusalem monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Mid+North+Coast+NSW monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Birdwatching monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Scaly-breasted+Lorikeet monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Fairy-wrens monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Little+Wattlebird monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Leaden+Flycatcher monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Mooball+National+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Myall+Lakes+National+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Development monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Northern+Territory monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Pied+Oystercatcher monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Great+Crested+Grebe monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Black+Falcon monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Northern+Rivers+NSW monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Auchenflower monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Red+Head monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Apostlebird monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Arid monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Australian+Reed-warbler monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Seals monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Mallee monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Eastern+Spinebill monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Cowra monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Eastern+Suburbs monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Conservation monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Lake+Conjola monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Northern+River monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Kakadu monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Red-winged+Parrot monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Esk monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/O%27Sullivans+Gap monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Duck+Pond monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Brown+Honeyeater monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Musk+Lorikeet monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Freckled+Duck monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Birds monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Mount+Coot-tha+Botanic+Gardens monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Conimbla+National+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Water+birds monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Satin+Bowerbird monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Byron+Bird+Buddies monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Leutistic monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Queensland monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Nightcap+Range+Important+Bird+Area monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Disease monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Brown-capped+Emerald-Dove monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Cowra+Woodland+Birds+Program monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Biodiversity+Conservation monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Logrunner monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Wallum+Development monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Birding+NSW monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/ADOBE+Denoise monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Vallances+Road+Mullimbimby monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Myall+Lakes monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Bush+Stone-curlew monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Sydney+Olympic+Park+Spring+Survey monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Broken+Head monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Eastern+Curlew monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Tawny+Frogmouth monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Minnippi+Parklands monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Superb+Lyrebird monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Lake+Seppings monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Biobanking monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Garrad+Reserve monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Bushfires monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Pottsville monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Environment monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Wallum+Banksia monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/NSW+Birds monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Koala monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Lake+Wallace monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Darwin monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Purple+Swamphen monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Leucistic monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/D%27Aguilar+National+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Flat+Rock+Ballina monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Booyong+Flora+Reserve monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Migratory+Birds monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Western+Downs monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/South+Coast+NSW monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Honeyeater monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Goonengerry+National+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Conjola+National+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Climate+change monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Wallum+frogs monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Byron+Bay monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Kimberly monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Sydney+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Sulphur-crested+Cockatoo monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Manyana monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Sydney+Olympic+Park monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Lake+Wollumboola monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Black-faced+Monarch monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Wallum monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/blog/tag/Eastern+Bristlebird monthly 0.5 https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/lake-conjola daily 0.75 2019-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1546067077195-BYCDQKXL7BB6CZ3LFGVD/1D3F3604.jpg Lake Conjola - Crested Tern https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1546067077195-BYCDQKXL7BB6CZ3LFGVD/1D3F3604.jpg Lake Conjola - Crested Tern https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1546066396382-W3FDBLV30V6NVD6MGFJB/1D3F3604.jpg Lake Conjola https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1546066594055-K3T1FNTFVE86PXGKNKJ2/1D3F2425.jpg Lake Conjola - Sharp-tailed Sandpiper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1546066647924-VQ4HQT9OU8OQNKPOI9ME/1D3F3736.jpg Lake Conjola - Hooded Plover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1546066704268-R7ICVJAK6167SHQTQTN2/1D3F3382.jpg Lake Conjola - Pied Oystercatcher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1546066752081-V9AO8VCELYDRK4YMLH71/1D3F2331.jpg Lake Conjola - Eastern Curlew https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1546066529037-A061UPT75A47MFS04OJN/1D3F3581.jpg Lake Conjola - Crested Tern https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1546066818784-X7GKRZVY4CRBVYY3DSOD/1D3F2662.jpg Lake Conjola - Bar-tailed Godwits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1546067014906-Y384D9DFGJXRMUM47LEA/1D3F2355.jpg Lake Conjola - Red-necked Stint https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1546067151998-5D9J2EUG2LYI78OJDPXQ/1D3A1331.jpg Lake Conjola - Tern https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1546067260571-1PU3SKNJ9U7HPJ0T366G/1D3F2487.jpg Lake Conjola - Little Tern https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1546066888702-5EC15UFRRP39SQ6KOS27/1D3F2675.jpg Lake Conjola - White-faced Heron https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/lake-wollumboola daily 0.75 2019-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1562569656507-V8OOTZ6AOSCUI2KZ17K4/1D3F8759.jpg Lake Wollumboola NSW - Black-winged Stilt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1562569656507-V8OOTZ6AOSCUI2KZ17K4/1D3F8759.jpg Lake Wollumboola NSW - Black-winged Stilt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1562570015625-J271H5HIOVEA9E8CX3RL/1D3F8893.jpg Lake Wollumboola NSW - Bar-tailed Godwit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1562570133683-K3GHJ2NT1AEGPBVALB0Y/1D3F8704.jpg Lake Wollumboola NSW - Superb Fairy-wren https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1562570329266-HWQWF377T3W1Z2OQSMYR/1D3F8671.jpg Lake Wollumboola NSW - White-faced Heron https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1562570387510-VLPRYNVMF889AW2GJTON/1D3F8821.jpg Lake Wollumboola NSW - Little Egret https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1562570482570-ZNT2USL322T6AH3YN2LW/1D3F9111.jpg Lake Wollumboola NSW - Red-necked Stint https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1562570526380-YWE26UVG96PDO31ALVCR/1D3F8776.jpg Lake Wollumboola NSW - Chestnut Teal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1562570573363-HYI75HBPLVR70VD1ZROB/1D3F8980.jpg Lake Wollumboola NSW - Caspian Tern https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/in-the-city daily 0.75 2025-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1539154977938-MOG8I9BUCZZ9AY3FOGSD/1D3D3701.jpg Australian Birds In The City - In the City In the City birds use ingenuity to make the most of the new environment, an important refuge as their original habitat disappears. Parks, trees and suburban gardens with shrubs are now important retreats for many birds. Once a year citizen scientists across Australia count the birds in their backyard in The Aussie Backyard Bird Count, a Birdlife Australia initiative to highlight the importance of city and town birds. Link to “Birds in Backyards” Photo: The Rainbow Lorikeet was again the number one bird seen across Australia in the Aussie Backyard Bird Count in 2024, the same as the four previous years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1511072030586-NJU0F92HTPEJ37LHLE5Q/1D3C2764.jpg Australian Birds In The City Second most common bird was the Noisy Miner, the most aggressive of the Honeyeater family; known for chasing other birds and taking prime nesting sites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1539905528217-OM63RLQENX18VL9JAKEA/1D3D9991.jpg Australian Birds In The City In third place was the Australian Magpie, common in cities and the bush. Magpies prefer open spaces with large trees (city parks) feeding mainly on grubs and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1539906241005-Q9V9KE77B5H4P1NACM49/1D3F1009.jpg Australian Birds In The City At number four the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo is a large noisy parrot with a strong beak suitable for its diet of berries, seeds, nuts and roots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496731860802-XVMZ090LGBQ4RVWIUWJC/1D3A5094.jpg Australian Birds In The City In fifth place, Welcome Swallows swoop for insects over parks, playgrounds and ponds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496732931179-VXHIBPJIP3ZYX1S46WN7/image-asset.jpeg Australian Birds In The City Number six was the Galah, a beautiful parrot seen in most Australian cities. The Galah is a seed eater that also raids farmer’s fields for grain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1539909531801-WQ9HEQ1A84AMIBZZVXZ9/1D3A0650.jpg Australian Birds In The City At seventh the Silver Gull, a scavenger from the beach, finds that city streets and parks are plentiful sources of food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1574660594512-39XOH621HBSMXBKSE17N/1D3A1108-1.jpg Australian Birds In The City At eighth place is the Australian White Ibis. Still widespread across Australia this bird is moving to the city where it becomes a scavenger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1539909461379-7XGP0NXLEJS7LM4EQEN9/1D3F1055.jpg Australian Birds In The City Down at ninth introduced House Sparrow numbers are decreasing in many cities but are still common in Tasmania, along with Blackbirds and Starlings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6ec735ef-40a6-468b-afb8-b255e68d6aa3/1D3B7418.jpg Australian Birds In The City The Little Corella took tenth place this year, displacing the Red Wattlebird. Seen in city parks and sometimes in huge flocks across open farmland and woodlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1539910796678-OC5SUQX1X2LX6S3LGJLY/1D3B9641.jpg Australian Birds In The City The introduced Common Myna again could not make the top ten after falling from ninth place in 2020. Often regarded as a pest, the Common Myna is losing out to its Australian counterpart, the Noisy Miner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1511073595508-R8V2BE4ZLTKWZRD2K39R/1D3C2339.jpg Australian Birds In The City Pied Currawongs are another successful city bird, competing with and displacing smaller birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1539155172489-4B01EXUQH9K8NUYYLKJU/1D3A0235.jpg Australian Birds In The City Another common bird in city and bush, these Magpie-larks successfully raise a family in this unusual nesting spot! Numbers were up in 2020 as a result of the wet weather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1511073550698-19LWKEI2096W47BJL5RS/1D3C2242.jpg Australian Birds In The City Pacific Black Ducks have adapted well to city life making the most of parks, ponds and picnic left overs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1539908029157-F9VNMTSJYDXGZXX1KPSR/1D3A2095C2.jpg Australian Birds In The City This Cuckoo, the Common Koel, heralds the arrival of spring after spending winter north of Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1587708597537-1ZFOX4KDEP1H2Q2OUBPK/1D3A6296.jpg Australian Birds In The City The song of the Laughing Kookaburra is an Australian icon, heard daily in the city as well as the bush. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496795216137-JVOIW6SPB4DW9UEEAEKU/1D3A2828.jpg Australian Birds In The City Expect the unexpected. If you go to Sydney's Olympic Park you might see this Royal Spoonbill feeding! https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/in-the-bush daily 0.75 2024-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a07c0648-9962-4da5-8b49-e34ccc197703/1D3D9991.jpg Australian Birds Of The Bush - In the bush The Australian “bush” consists of large deserts, arid scrub, open woodlands and rainforests that range from alpine to temperate to tropical. Land clearing and habitat loss has reduced bird numbers, especially in the woodlands. The long distances between remaining patches of bush hinders the spread of small birds and honeyeaters. Today the story of the bush is often drought, fire, and sometimes restoring rain. But habitat loss and climate change must be addressed for the survival of our farmlands and wildlife. Picture: The Australian Magpie is an Australia wide symbol of the bush. As the land was cleared, larger birds like the magpie have thrived in the open farmlands, at the expense of the smaller birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a0e8615a-f44a-42e5-9505-78ac4387d02c/1D3A3936-1.jpg Australian Birds Of The Bush - Make it stand out Eastern Rosellas add a splash of colour in the woodlands. Often seen on the ground, feeding on seeds. Australia’s six Rosella species span most of the continent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/bb9befb1-492d-43d1-a93d-030ab5ef1bce/1D3A1560-1.jpg Australian Birds Of The Bush - Make it stand out The Crested Pigeon occurs Australia wide and is often seen on the ground beside the road, feeding on seeds and fruits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5bcb7f2d-b574-4a71-92d5-f3730d4f1454/1D3C2496-1.jpg Australian Birds Of The Bush - Make it stand out The Nankeen Kestrel prefers open grasslands and farmlands. It is seen watching from its perch or hovering above its prey to dive on mice, small birds or lizards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/bc8a83fa-c438-4851-967d-d13bdcbc3368/1D3A7363-1.jpg Australian Birds Of The Bush - Make it stand out Magpie-larks are found across Australia, always close to the water needed to construct their mud nest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4d9dfbba-5302-4b3d-963e-bf0219e4006c/1D3A7445-1.jpg Australian Birds Of The Bush - Make it stand out Noisy Miners are the most agressive of Australian honeyeaters, dominating an ever increasing area of east Australia, as bush is cleared to create the open country they prefer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/654bfa3a-2402-48a4-aa71-d082b78c44b4/1D3F6434.jpg Australian Birds Of The Bush - Make it stand out Galahs are thriving in the wheat-belt, often feeding on an easy meal of spilt grain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1610059997412-0EEDRSW8C64T6K7ZA037/1D3D9196.jpg Australian Birds Of The Bush Further west these Straw-necked Ibis feed in open paddocks, clearing up pests such as grasshoppers and locusts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1610060326188-4S5O6ZYYG9F3EM9I1HM3/1D3H1212.jpg Australian Birds Of The Bush Heading towards the arid country you will see Apostlebirds on the roadside in their family groups, along with other community minded birds, the babblers and the choughs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1610060885176-U0CMGIMG4ELBMU2PDOWZ/1D3C1443.jpg Australian Birds Of The Bush Smaller birds have suffered particularly from the loss of dense and shrubby bush. Nevertheless the Red-capped Robin is occasionally seen for a spectacular splash of red! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496799427768-3DX2887OD4N18U18OKCA/image-asset.jpeg Australian Birds Of The Bush The Brown Thornbill uses dense bush to provide food, shelter and safety. Numbers of the smaller species are still declining. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1610059855927-5U48ZOLTTQZ0TO4K52SR/1D3A2681-1.jpg Australian Birds Of The Bush Also endangered by habitat loss, these Glossy Black-Cockatoos drink at a farm dam, descending last minute in the safety of the evenings fading light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540265729256-H31OOIFP9EWOP4RJA297/1D3C1264-1.jpg Australian Birds Of The Bush The Emu is common across Australia’s dry grasslands. At 1.5 to 1.9 metres tall it is Australia’s largest bird.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540262739029-U5P78Z0KIN6R1U9JLAOM/1D3E6082.jpg Australian Birds Of The Bush In the tropical swamps of north and along the east coast, Comb-crested Jacanas trip lightly across lily-pads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1610061098536-QRUV3VAYZBTDM87E1QZY/1D3G5788.jpg Australian Birds Of The Bush In the Northern Territory, a group of Brolgas make use of one of the Territory’s relatively few rivers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1610061184255-ZLH5WCT5CEZK3GYJUKNL/1D3G4572.jpg Australian Birds Of The Bush Grey-crowned Babblers are seen widely across Australia, often travelling in family groups of 10 or more, but this russet tinted version is only seen in the tropical north. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540263323072-A6XBSGT1O456ZCDQTW5G/1D3E7350.jpg Australian Birds Of The Bush The Hooded Parrot is unique to the savannas of the Northern Territory. To nest they dig a 50 to 80 cm tunnel into a termite mound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496899386565-GN3M87HQN3GTJ2MS8S6H/1D3A0582.jpg Australian Birds Of The Bush This beautiful male Australian King-Parrot lives in the woodlands and rainforests of Australia’s east coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1610060224329-PDM2B5WNKM5A2TBJD6KS/1D3H2334.jpg Australian Birds Of The Bush Large areas of the New South Wales east coast forests were decimated by recent fires. The trees shown are dead, but a green carpet is growing below, providing seeds for this Crimson Rosella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1610060389106-5SGJ80LXFBO4ZDF561CQ/1D3H6578.jpg Australian Birds Of The Bush After the fires some species are recovering well, these two Variegated Fairy-wrens raised a family of three chicks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496898957801-NAWKMOYNKQ9Z64ORC7KG/1D3A1996.jpg Australian Birds Of The Bush The friendly Eastern Yellow Robin lives in woodlands and rainforest but venture into farm clearings, feeding on insects and spiders. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/at-the-beach daily 0.75 2024-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510375816745-P7ONOE459ZKHE4MB4W04/1D3A0687-1.jpg Australian Birds At The Beach - At the Beach At the Beach human development puts stress on the spaces shore birds have to live and breed. Their lives are threatened by people, dogs and vehicles. The thousands of migrant birds that make the journey from the northern hemisphere each year are endangered by development of the mudflats and swamps they rely on for food; both in Australia and in Asia. Picture: This Little Tern has made a fine catch to share with its partner on their beach-side nest. Little Terns live and breed along Australia’s eastern, south-east and northern coastlines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496817593690-BEUXK7F1V3Z1BW25QJT8/1D3A1331.jpg Australian Birds At The Beach The Silver Gull, the most common Australian gull, is a familiar scavenger looking for food scraps at most beaches and around the city too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496811901278-RVQLUNDWUQ8Z3TE74D06/image-asset.jpeg Australian Birds At The Beach Between sea and dunes small birds like this Red-capped Plover dodge beach goers to feed at waters edge. Red-capped are the most common of the plovers and seen on most Australian sandy beaches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609981754040-J1V1DC1QLEAB0ND289JT/1D3F3382.jpg Australian Birds At The Beach Pied Oystercatchers live up to their name eating shellfish and oysters. They probe in the mud with with their long bills for food. Numbers have been decreasing on NSW beaches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609980643014-1GPH9F0ZNZYWDQ3Q96P6/1D3G4865.jpg Australian Birds At The Beach Pelicans are seen at the beaches, lagoons and estuaries and sometimes on ponds and lakes a long way inland. They feed by scooping fish with their oversize bills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609982603623-AJ5B3QEIBL1F619USHF3/1D3F3581.jpg Australian Birds At The Beach This Crested Tern is returning with its catch of a small fish to a seaside lagoon, settling on an exposed sandbar for a quiet meal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609996044979-KOR1F7VDO8BNDKUCOCXZ/1D3G9882.jpg Australian Birds At The Beach White-faced Herons freeze watching for movement on this rocky platform, then lunge to catch their prey. They eat fish, crustaceans, and also lizards and frogs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609982201141-BSP8EQDBBU94AYRNJONZ/1D3G5122.jpg Australian Birds At The Beach This beach in Broome at the north of Western Australia is the arrival place for thousands of shorebirds returning from their North Asian and Alaskan breeding grounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609981919969-0PTFUV0KDRJPR5GXXPEE/1D3F2662.jpg Australian Birds At The Beach The Bar-tailed Godwit has the record for the longest non-stop flight of any bird; 11,000 km from Alaska to New Zealand in eight days. “Australia’s” Godwits nest in Scandinavia, North Asia and Alaska! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540189648993-6959A57EYAYOWG02LFOU/1D3A0854-1.jpg Australian Birds At The Beach The critically endangered Eastern Curlew migrates from Russia each summer. Numbers of these birds are decreasing rapidly as the Asian stop-over and refuelling mudflats are reclaimed and then developed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496814123612-EGYXYW1PBQ75EATT2PQV/1D3A1359.jpg Australian Birds At The Beach White-bellied Sea-Eagles are often seen perching in high trees by the beach before soaring effortlessly high above the water. They are found around Australia’s coast but also on inland waterways and lakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609981994290-20V50IC2JFI328QUU68O/1D3H3294.jpg Australian Birds At The Beach This Hooded Plover, with his name tag, is one of 50 survivors still left on NSW beaches. Hooded Plovers nest precariously between the sandhills and high-water mark, often on popular surf beaches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609995827365-ISSEMQED33OGOWCMHL35/1D3H0526-1-2.jpg Australian Birds At The Beach As the tide goes out on this South Coast New South Wales beach, two Sooty Oystercatchers arrive searching for food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609996353272-AK83Y3GY7PYEVKN2W07A/1D3F6685.jpg Australian Birds At The Beach Pied Cormorants are seen at beaches and lagoons as well as inland ponds and lakes. They feeds on fish, crustaceans and molluscs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609982716237-XUSMM5D0ESGZKLP1J175/1D3F3604.jpg Australian Birds At The Beach These Crested Terns are restless as a storm approaches the beach, wheeling in the strengthening winds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540192191924-7CE7T59COWCW9CHLCG8E/1D3D2881.jpg Australian Birds At The Beach The Australasian Gannet is seen along Australia’s eastern and southern coastline. They are usually seen hundreds of metres offshore, flying then diving vertically to catch fish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609982529933-V2FRW7YS5OI88SM55MVF/1D3E9784.jpg Australian Birds At The Beach Further offshore the ocean birds (Pelagics) can sometimes be seen. If you are lucky you might see an Albatross like this Shy Albatross. Albatrosses are the masters of flight , some may circle the globe as they search for food. Link to “Sydney Pelagic Birds” https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/about-1 daily 0.75 2025-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1699484464688-VPDTLZFYR5MN9Q541GEB/IMG_2300.jpg About https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/ducks daily 0.75 2025-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1508992590844-0XL624JRBWQS21DO4P97/GeoffBall01_DSLRBeginnersT3.jpg Australian Ducks - Australian Ducks The Anatidae family includes swans, geese and ducks. There are 20 species in the wild in Australia plus a number of occasional visitors. Escaped domestic ducks add to the variety seen. They are all birds of the wetlands with waterproof plumage, webbed feet and flattened bills. Duck types include diving ducks, filter-feeders and dabblers. The Magpie Goose is in its separate family group, the Anseranatidae. Photo: The Hardhead duck (60 cm) is Australia’s only true diving duck, able to feed in deep water, taking plant material and shellfish. It is found across most of Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510361356223-JA754RCD9XWRZU1EZ46E/1D3A4050-1.jpg Australian Ducks Australia has two whistling ducks. The Plumed Whistling-Duck (60 cm) is seen on grasslands and wetlands in the northern and eastern states. They pluck and eat tropical grasses in the same fashion as geese. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540421978667-YDDRINH96M1NAAG1QC1Z/1D3E6177-1.jpg Australian Ducks The Wandering Whistling-Duck (61 cm) is usually seen in the north, swimming and diving for aquatic plants in tropical wetlands. They have a similar whistling call to the Plumed Whistling-Duck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1533286321753-NDT48VM9T2VZVOSLSF3N/Freckled-Duck Australian Ducks The Freckled Duck (59 cm) is seen in the swamps and creeks of mid-Victoria, mid-New South Wales and south western Australia, feeding on vegetation, algae and seeds. A uniquely Australian species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496647229888-ZFV40BX3T0Z2U7MFWTIJ/image-asset.jpeg Australian Ducks The Pink-eared Duck (45 cm) is found across most of Australia on inland wetlands. Pink-eared Ducks feed on plant and animal matter filtered through their specially adapted bill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1616282997823-SRARKNRVM4T76GK2B4ZK/1D3H7558.jpg Australian Ducks Blue-billed Ducks (44 cm) are stiff-tailed ducks found in Australia’s south east and south west Australia. They feed on insects and plant material. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1533286118884-XNQ93X4FWCURR0VSUNUI/Musk-Duck Australian Ducks Musk Ducks (65 cm) are another stiff-tailed duck found across southern Australia. The male Musk Duck has a characteristic lobe, seen here. They dive for small animals and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496645451201-3OY4CSVMY9MTGASX22X1/image-asset.jpeg Australian Ducks Australian Wood Ducks (60 cm) are goose-like ducks, found widely across Australia. Feed on grasses and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1533348426427-F0QO6FA8DXLUNXLES0N1/Black-Swan Australian Ducks Black Swans (1.4 m) cover most of Australia, in most wetland types. They feed on aquatic vegetation in shallow water. They gained iconic status when early explorers discovered not all swans were white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540422029934-WAM7GWQFADD68QCRTVKP/1D3E6323.jpg Australian Ducks The Green Pygmy-Goose (36 cm) inhabits southern New Guinea and northern Australia. Found in fresh water lagoons with lots of vegetation especially water lilies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540422942013-BI0YQPVTU89GLXQX02TD/1D3E6775.jpg Australian Ducks The Magpie Goose (90 cm), abundant in tropical north wetlands, feeds on vegetable matter. Was once common across the country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1556771097519-ETD89BIRNX9ZZPMSP3SP/1D3F4101.jpg Australian Ducks The Australian Shelduck (73 cm) feeds on pasture and wetlands across southern Australia. They eat grass and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/412325b2-96a6-4ed8-823f-c78f427930b0/1D3M0470.jpg Australian Ducks Radjah Shelducks (61 cm) are found in the tropical north. Their diet includes molluscs and insects and algae. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1533348139869-812MOGUEFZHEA6SK2KPR/Grey-Teal Australian Ducks The Teals, Black Ducks, Mallards and Shovelers are all dabbling ducks. The Grey Teal Duck (45 cm) is found across Australia, it travels long distances to reach water and has a varied diet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496643033579-JO42GVXBCBP5AUX88DMD/1D3A7991-1.jpg Australian Ducks Chestnut Teals (48 cm) are dabbling ducks, up-ending to feed on vegetation and molluscs. They are more common in the southern regions, more usually close to the coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e41d988f-c349-43e8-b7e2-113568355406/1D3N1952-2.jpg Australian Ducks Australasian Shovelers (54 cm) inhabit Australia’s east and south-west. They use their bill to filter insect and plant material. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1496644640891-S0V62M24QA0AUAKA9S5F/1D3A7013-1.jpg Australian Ducks The common Pacific Black Duck (60 cm) is found at most Australian wetlands. They consume a mainly vegetarian diet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540424634143-VRRF0DZYLBJEH165RDRQ/1D3B6477.jpg Australian Ducks The Mallard (70 cm) is an introduced duck that has inhabited the south-east corner of Australia. Mainly vegetarian diet. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/leeton-and-griffith daily 0.75 2021-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1509935732852-NXKFGF8X1NC5VD2482WG/1D3C0961-1-2.jpg Leeton And Griffith NSW Birds - Leeton and Griffith NSW Leeton and Griffith in the NSW Riverina district are home to many water and migratory birds. They make use of the canals, ponds and swamps of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area that supplies this major agricultural area. Fivebough Wetlands at Leeton is a listed Ramsar site, of international importance. Campbells Swamp at Griffith is a very good site for waterbirds. Cocoparra National Park is refuge for many bush and dryland birds. Link to “Birds of the MIA” for bird-watching sites. Photo: Black-tailed Native Hens scatter at Fivebough Wetlands. They feed on plant material, seeds and insects at waters edge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510019123416-FAN7CB18OB0Z3JAQJRE4/1D3C0911-1.jpg Leeton And Griffith NSW Birds Sharp-tailed Sandpipers breed in Siberia then cross the Pacific to spend the summer at Australia's inland waterways. They feed on insects, molluscs and worms. Photographed at Fivebough Wetlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510020272723-MLKUB7BGQKAEXCXF6ER6/1D3C1916-1.jpg Leeton And Griffith NSW Birds Australian Spotted Crake at Fivebough Wetlands, one of Australia's Ramsar (Convention on Wetlands of International Importance) sites. The Australian Spotted Crake hides in the wetlands dense vegetation, searching for molluscs, insects and crustaceans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1556265617981-V4Y3IGAN0K4RYGAF5HGW/1D3C1497-1.jpg Leeton And Griffith NSW Birds Red-rumped Parrots take possession of valuable real estate for nesting, a vacant hollow in a dead tree. As land was cleared dead trees provided homes for parrots, but these trees have not been replaced for future generations. Red-rumped Parrots feed on seeds from the ground as well as seeds, fruits and flowers of trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510019636233-EH5U9C700EZ2BXR9LZQJ/1D3C0832-1.jpg Leeton And Griffith NSW Birds Waterbirds like this Yellow-billed Spoonbill go fishing in the roadside irrigation channels. The areas irrigation channels and dams are home to a wide variety of waterbirds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1509936088387-E6XVNYI9SKHHU0J1XUMQ/1D3C1273.jpg Leeton And Griffith NSW Birds Beautiful Mulga Parrots fly down to drink at a waterhole in Cocoparra National Park. They inhabit the arid scrublands and lightly timbered grasslands in this area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510020815410-WKR1SFZHJ87AR3LR5UVO/1D3C1624-1.jpg Leeton And Griffith NSW Birds Many species of honeyeater drink at these waterholes, including this Striped Honeyeater. Striped Honeyeaters inhabit the forests and woodlands of inland eastern Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1509937669572-ERHDVC96XPIHN1SAGBYJ/1D3C1443.jpg Leeton And Griffith NSW Birds Smaller bushbirds also gather around the waterhole. This Red-capped Robin is the most common of the Robin family here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1509940952326-9CHBTGF6SGD3DJDTIIA0/1D3C1302-1.jpg Leeton And Griffith NSW Birds Double-barred Finches prefer dry grassy woodland and scrubland, feeding on seeds, but are never far from water. Again photographed at a waterhole in Cocoparra National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510021298046-ZL4DSMW7XJ482EOPLPVA/1D3C1806-1.jpg Leeton And Griffith NSW Birds Painted Honeyeaters are listed as a vulnerable species. Their favourite food, fruit of the grey Mistletoe, is in short supply. This bird was photographed on the verge of a country road in remnant bush. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510188380301-HG1HR2JZ9H6PIWN5204M/1D3C1934-1.jpg Leeton And Griffith NSW Birds The Variegated Fairy-wren lives across most of Australia. They move through the base of shrubs and grasses looking for insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1509937867805-991AY0Y2VUJ3J8Z41K9R/1D3C1264-1.jpg Leeton And Griffith NSW Birds An Emu looks on. A surprise visitor at the waterhole in Cocoparra National Park north of Leeton. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/south-coast-nsw daily 0.75 2021-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510199615970-3ITXODTZVMFE2N1WT8IJ/1D3A0550-1.jpg South Coast NSW Birds - South Coast NSW The South Coast river mouths and lagoons are havens for seabirds and waterbirds. Packs of honeyeaters migrate south in spring as the coastal eucalypts, banksias and acacias bloom. The Morton, Booderee and Murramarang National Parks provide heathland, bush and rainforest habitats. Shoalhaven Heads, Bomaderry Creek, Lake Wollumboola and Narrawallee Inlet are among many excellent bird viewing sites. Link to “Shoalhaven Bird Walks” for bird-watching sites. Photo: Male Australian King Parrots have an entirely red head while the head of the female, seen here, is green. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1509944114054-7C33U661VWDWJU7ETRPV/1D3A2567.jpg South Coast NSW Birds Galahs feed on seeds, usually on the ground, but here are supplementing their diet with blossom and nectar. South Coast parrots also include Rainbow Lorikeets, Crimson Rosellas, Gang Gang, Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos, and Glossy Black Cockatoos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1604102053535-0NRML01RA8F42XENWTAJ/1D3H0861-1.jpg South Coast NSW Birds Little Wattlebirds feeding on nectar in a huge Gymea Lily flowerhead. The Little Wattlebird supplements its high sugar diet with insects and berrys. A common bird on the New South Wales south coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1509949381745-ELGE4LYK34OF6F8GXC5Z/1D3A1998-1.jpg South Coast NSW Birds Crested Terns and Silver Gulls at Lake Conjola Entrance. They take off when danger threatens, perhaps a raptor is flying above? Pelicans; Little Terns; Pied and Sooty Oystercatchers; Red-capped, Double-banded and Hooded Plovers are seen on South Coast beaches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1509950463327-B4H2MMI3I7FA71ICYL2U/1D3A1350-1.jpg South Coast NSW Birds The Pied Oystercatcher is a threatened species on NSW's south coast, its breeding grounds reduced due to development. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1509947590783-IYVTP43ID9MN58DJ4YKG/1D3A1348-1.jpg South Coast NSW Birds A group of young Red-capped Plovers brace against the sand and surf. Red-capped Plovers nest and feed on the beach, searching for molluscs and small crustaceans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510005684105-B16LVHVT73TJN3WC06YE/1D3A2290-1.jpg South Coast NSW Birds This Superb Fairy-wren is on the beach today. More usually it will be feeding in low bush and grass, looking for insects. The Superb Fairy-wren is a common companion through the South Coast area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1525567077028-PATKHEGDW3G129GEH3XW/Beautiful+Firetail South Coast NSW Birds The Beautiful Firetail feeds on grass-seed and Melaleuca seed in the swampy grasslands in coastal forests.This Beautiful Firetail was seen in thick bush just behind the sand-hills on the coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1543291657432-ESARAP0Z317QYMIUR1AN/1D3F1914.jpg South Coast NSW Birds The Black-faced Monarch is found in South Coast forests and woodlands, feeding on insects it finds in the foliage or taking insects on the wing. It spends the winter in New Guinea and summers along the east coast of Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1509943789353-100MHKV692JT11CIPZO6/1D3A7967.jpg South Coast NSW Birds Spotted Pardalotes frequent the bush and the forests of Morton National Park. Some times, like this bird, Spotted Pardalotes are seen close to the beach. They feed on insects and manna. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1509942999222-XAF743RUBD77LMQJ9T9P/1D3A1636.jpg South Coast NSW Birds The friendly Eastern Yellow Robin feeds on insects and spiders. It is found on Australia's east and south-east coast and is common in the NSW South Coast region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1590483091133-0UTVN20DM11ECLO8BT6V/1D3G9294.jpg South Coast NSW Birds The Masked Lapwing used to be called the Spur-Winged Plover because each of its wings is armed with a spur at the elbow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1509944243648-4K7A6N5TQKSTQXQ0B8BS/1D3B8702.jpg South Coast NSW Birds Rainbow Lorikeets fly in large and noisy flocks up and down the coast looking for flowering plants and nectar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1543292212266-IWDLULU8D53BSFSHSZ3R/1D3F1976.jpg South Coast NSW Birds Golden Whistlers feed on insects, spiders and some seeds and berries. This male Golden Whistler is feeding from leaves and bark from low tree branches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1524552307520-WGWEYXZVVRABINVEU51X/1D3D8728.jpg South Coast NSW Birds The Female Golden Whistler wears a more subtle and refined colour scheme compared to the bright yellow, white and black garb of the male. This bird was photographed at Narrawallee Inlet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1564543267103-6MYC6NNEUMOY415I1ZDW/1D3F8223-1.jpg South Coast NSW Birds This White-bellied Sea-Eagle has taken an Australian Raven on the wing and is now taking it home while fending off the Raven’s companion. Photographed at Shoalhaven Heads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1509943589476-1WZY72M3II3NL05LXM8N/1D3A0777.jpg South Coast NSW Birds Jacky Winters prefer the open spaces of farmlands and parks. They are agile flyers and insect catchers. This bird was seen at the foot of the escarpment on the road to Porter Gap near Lake Conjola. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1543292318171-AY7B29OLHB725DSJ3KO6/1D3F1715.jpg South Coast NSW Birds The small Brown Gerygone (11cm) is a common visitor in South Coast forests. Often seen fluttering through dense foliage eating insects on the wing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1524551947470-BOLJ6R41A2SH55I88L93/1D3C8227.jpg South Coast NSW Birds The Grey Fantail is a curious bird, often approaching closely in its fluttering flight as it looks for insects amongst the foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1509951196352-LEJCJQTZGYT5ZV5LAUFA/1D3A0505.jpg South Coast NSW Birds The New Holland Honeyeater is one of the most common Honeyeaters, here seen feeding on nectar from flowering coastal shrub. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1528785648952-0XNP9KN09ELRX8GMRJ1I/sooty-oystercatcher South Coast NSW Birds The Sooty Oystercatcher prefers a rocky shoreline and is almost always found close to the sea. They eat molluscs and other small marine creatures, the long bill used to stab its prey or lever shells open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1528785878333-Y5INPN4F0BIWQCBZ03YO/chestnut-teal South Coast NSW Birds The Chestnut Teal Duck has a high tolerance for salt water and is seen in estuaries and tidal lagoons as well as inland ponds. They feed along the waters edge, dabbling - bottoms up, head in the water! - at seeds and insects, vegetation and molluscs on the bottom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1528786020922-K70U5XO7E2N25JMHKIZB/willie-wagtail South Coast NSW Birds Willie Wagtail feeds on insects in the air and on the ground. Its name comes from the characteristic “wag to the side” of its tail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1525566897292-ZFCMJH1AFVDZUA3F428R/Yellow-tailed+Black+Cockatoo South Coast NSW Birds Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos are often seen in small flocks. They announce their arrival with their wailing call. They feed on native tree seeds and pine cones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1524552407741-QCKTYWEE9EQCYZN6ZDLI/1D3C9970.jpg South Coast NSW Birds The Red Wattlebird is another common honeyeater along the South Coast. This younger bird is still to develop it's characteristic red throat wattles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1590482753413-TP7YMULQKNBJ89EYW09K/1D3G9882.jpg South Coast NSW Birds This White-faced Heron is searching for small fish and crustaceans left as the tide recedes. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/cowra daily 0.75 2025-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e483719f-9be2-4095-9e03-2b7dd260a060/1D3C2126-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Cowra NSW Birds - Cowra NSW Early settlers cleared ninety percent of NSW woodlands to farm crops, meat and wool. Now concerned landowners have initiated the Cowra Woodland Birds Program to replant bush, fence existing bush, and monitor bird numbers. Woodland birds are seen at Conimbla National Park, Koorawatha Nature Reserve and Wyangala Dam and the smaller well-treed bush remnants of the Lachlan river valley. Link to “Bird Routes of Cowra District” for bird-watching sites. Photo: The Eastern Rosella (33 cm), shown here at the Japanese Garden and Peace Precinct in Cowra; likes open woodlands and farmlands and feed on seeds, fruit, nectar and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1533440355364-7IUSMN9UCSYR196UGX7L/1D3D4465.jpg Cowra NSW Birds The Red-capped Robin, a small bird (12 cm length), is found across the drier areas of mid and southern Australia. It inhabits scrub and open woodlands feeding on spiders, beetles, ants and other insects. It often feeds on the ground, flying to low branches and fence-posts when disturbed. Here seen close to Conimbla National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/41b27fad-0a3b-4b61-9b1b-887f3b0e7b59/1D3N0737.jpg Cowra NSW Birds - Make it stand out Another bird that travels and lives in a family group, the Apostlebird. Often seen in groups of around 12 birds and hence its biblical name. The group will consist of one breeding male, several females plus younger birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1563687856761-TH7EQ721JFL7ZOEN7T1X/1D3F0180x.jpg Cowra NSW Birds The charming Grey-crowned Babbler (29 cm) is usually seen in a noisy family group of up to ten or more birds, chatting away in a soft nasal twitter. They feed on insects and occasionally seeds. This bird was seen at Morongla Cemetery near Cowra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5f85f2d5-bf10-40a8-aa7b-13b81c93d74d/1D3N1739.jpg Cowra NSW Birds - Make it stand out The White-browed Babbler (22 cm) is another of the birds seen in family groups in the Cowra region. Foraging on the ground or among shrubs accompanied by constant chattering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/68cfa040-0473-4513-8114-6f40d93f3986/1D3J1123.jpg Cowra NSW Birds The Superb Parrot (42 cm) is a charismatic but vulnerable resident of the woodlands. The “Saving our Superb Parrot” conservation program funded by the NSW government aims to plant paddock trees, plant wattles and hopbush - food for Superbs, and create nesting hollows in existing trees. It looks at ways to prevent roadkill of parrots feeding on grain on the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1613879192459-C17SUDMF8ZTFMZ0FOSXA/1D3H7913.jpg Cowra NSW Birds Sulphur-crested Cockatoos (50 cm) form large flocks and enjoyed the spoils that grain growers leave around. They make their presence known by their raucous calls, seen in the open fields and often on power lines in town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a0f50de0-7050-4615-8e5c-39718a73db7e/1D3N1110.jpg Cowra NSW Birds - Make it stand out Crimson Rosella (37 cm) photographed on the Cowra Common. Often seen in the eucalypts that line roads and fencelines across the Lachlan Valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1533440858558-W8UD1Y7J0F7M0HQLMJEL/White-winged-Chough Cowra NSW Birds White-winged Chough, a large bird (47cm), found across the south-east states of Australia. Usually seen in family groups of five to ten birds moving across the farm landscape and sheltering and nesting in adjacent trees. Choughs feed on beetles, termites and other insects as well as a variety of grass seeds. They make a mud nest, with all family members helping raise the young. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f91311ab-e50c-41af-bd3d-0c69c8e9e261/1D3J0979.jpg Cowra NSW Birds - Make it stand out This Rufous Whistler (17 cm) was seen along the old railway line to the east of Cowra. Rufous Whistlers are found over most of Australia living in forests, woodlands and farmland, known for their distinctive song. They feed on insects, seeds and fruits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3367204b-4e91-4575-a7e6-9780738263f8/1D3K5208.jpg Cowra NSW Birds - Make it stand out Gilbert’s Whistler (20 cm), a bird of the more open woodlands and only seen in a few more bushy patches around Cowra. A rarely seen bird with its own distinctive whistler call. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3768b4f9-6d8a-4952-9388-00693bfe34c0/1D3N0961.jpg Cowra NSW Birds A very common parrot around Cowra is the Red-rumped Parrot (28 cm). They are seen across the grassy and lightly timbered areas of the Lachlan Valley, feeding in flowering eucalypts and also often on the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1556004414084-UR2XJ0JBF1ALF1UG1KQE/1D3F6434.jpg Cowra NSW Birds Galahs (38 cm) at a farm south of Cowra, feeding on seeds from the ground. Galahs are found across most of Australia. They have benefited from land clearing and have exploited the new food sources as grain crops expand across the Woodland areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1524553817767-K5J0IGZ54NZJAWFSABR0/1D3D9196.jpg Cowra NSW Birds Straw-necked Ibis (70 cm) are grassland birds, feeding in large flocks on insects such as grasshoppers. They are seen across most Australian farming regions and fly long distances in response to seasonal conditions. Unlike their city cousin the Australian White Ibis they rarely scavenge for food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c9da0b6d-b2c6-46a0-9b3f-146b7af53884/1D3N1281.jpg Cowra NSW Birds - Make it stand out The Brown Treecreeper (18 cm) is one of the vulnerable species followed closely by the Cowra Woodland Bird Program. This Brown Treecreeper was photographed on a TSR (Travelling Stock Reserve) on the Lachlan Highway. Often seen climbing up tree trunks looking for insects or foraging in fallen branches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0a0eeeba-641a-4720-a8e8-b3508380da18/1D3L6747.jpg Cowra NSW Birds - Make it stand out The Flame Robin (13 cm), a spectacular sight, feeding on insects and grains in a recently harvested paddock. A winter visitor to the Cowra region, breeding in Victoria and Tasmania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0540d0c2-5306-47df-a23a-134b072d5f2a/1D3N1316.jpg Cowra NSW Birds Brown Falcons, a medium sized raptor ( 50 cm in length), frequent open woodlands and farmland, watching for prey from trees and from power poles. The Brown Falcon swoops on its prey, killing with a bite from its powerful bill. They feed on small mammals, insects and reptiles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ab1abf73-e39f-4654-aee0-ead1afa93d0c/1D3J0845.jpg Cowra NSW Birds - Make it stand out A Black-shouldered Kite (38 cm) “hovers” over grassland watching for its prey, small animals, lizards and mice. While more common on the coast they are often seen in the fields around Cowra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ed715357-fff1-4e94-a0b9-9d6fc6a9e4ee/1D3L6250-Enhanced-NR.jpg Cowra NSW Birds - Make it stand out Patrolling over the Cowra Common, the Brown Goshawk (50 cm) keeps a sharp eye out for its prey. A fast and agile predator it watches the ground below, swooping on rodents and small mammals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510025935601-4HWQXF2W40YPV4X03FCL/1D3B7791.jpg Cowra NSW Birds The Barking Owl (45 cm) is rarely seen but their distinctive "little dog" barking call may be heard at night.They frequent where forest meets farmland especially in river side trees. The two owls above are roosting close to a small stream that will provide their fare of small animals, birds, reptiles and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4c8bf339-4ed8-4cbb-b598-84ea72c74c7c/1D3H8177-2.jpg Cowra NSW Birds This Rainbow Bee-eater (27 cm) was feeding from a dead tree at the top of Cowra’s observatory hill. A spring and summer visitor to the Cowra area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1563687396668-IJPKBFLU51824JVSTIEI/1D3F9849.jpg Cowra NSW Birds This Double-barred Finch (11 cm) was feeding on the seeds of roadside grasses when disturbed. Cowra is towards the south of the range of this east coast and northern Australian bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ea91a3a0-aeac-4acc-a849-14891c1c4242/1D3N1047.jpg Cowra NSW Birds - Make it stand out The colourful Spotted Pardalote (10 cm). Often feeding in eucalypts at the very top of the tree. Usually heard rather than seen with a short and clear song the loudness of which belies the small size of the songster. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1539923053226-SN63HK3E2V8QHUEP6558/1D3F1060.jpg Cowra NSW Birds The Crested Shrike-tit is an insect eating bird but occasionally eats seeds and fruit. It uses its strong short bill to tear bark from trees and find insects. This bird was on a bush regeneration site planted by participants in the Cowra Woodland Birds Program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ecd1a5df-4594-41e0-b024-ffd334191556/1D3N0867.jpg Cowra NSW Birds - Make it stand out White-plumed Honeyeaters (17 cm) are one of the most commonly seen of the honeyeater family seen in the Cowra region. Other very common honeyeaters include the Yellow-faced Honeyeater and in some seasons the White-naped Honeyeater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9926c01a-65ed-484e-8d6a-3a1f330c6a68/1D3N1027.jpg Cowra NSW Birds - Make it stand out Amongst the larger honeyeaters, the Red Wattlebird (36 cm) is one of the most common. Also the Noisy and Little Friarbirds, all dominating other nectar feeding birds by their size. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1595233890581-MVU4ZE0NZUCNB1M7MC2M/1D3H1821.jpg Cowra NSW Birds The White-eared Honeyeater (22 cm) is found in southern and eastern Australia across dry eucalypt woodlands and inland scrub. They feed predominantly on insects. Here seen at Spring Forest east of Cowra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1595233304344-KTFTPUY3LXVW7TQWUCEG/1D3H1320.jpg Cowra NSW Birds This Blue-faced Honeyeater (31 cm) was feeding on a flowering gum on the outskirts of Cowra. In addition to nectar Blue-faced Honeyeaters feed on fruit and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/691014c9-e157-44d4-8fa3-785c135ee828/1D3N1658.jpg Cowra NSW Birds - Make it stand out This Southern Whiteface (12 cm) feeding on seeds and insects on a golf course near Cowra. Whiteface are dryland birds with a strong short bill that serves well for their diet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f3f8990f-6eff-4fdd-9aa6-809d12a8c537/1D3F6228-1-2.jpg Cowra NSW Birds Speckled Warbler (13 cm) at Conimbla National Park. Speckled Warblers forage through leaf litter and grass, feeding on insects and seeds. They are listed as a “vulnerable” species in NSW and Victoria and extend into southern Queensland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510196498704-WF7DWXM903SO1RMDAR0K/1D3B7694-1.jpg Cowra NSW Birds An immigrant from Europe, the Common Starling (21 cm) has thrived across the grasslands and farmlands of southeast Australia. Starlings feed on seeds and insects from the ground in flocks that vary from a few to many hundreds of birds. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/rankin-springs daily 0.75 2021-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510209822259-I18EH84GSHLGMDT36350/1D3A2681-1.jpg Rankin Springs NSW Birds - Rankin Springs NSW Coastal and dryland birds meet in abundance at Rankin Springs in mid-west New South Wales. The Lachlan Fold Wildlife Action Group monitor the Glossy Black Cockatoo population and provide nest boxes to support the area's unique wildlife. Dams and ponds in the forests north and south of Rankin Springs are excellent bird-watching venues. Photo: Glossy Black Cockatoos feed on Casuarina seeds and then fly down to drink in farm dams before roosting for the night. Surveyors are assigned to watch every waterhole in the district simultaneously to count these unique birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510269408381-U7XWNY0TC54FIP5AMUE2/1D3C0211-1.jpg Rankin Springs NSW Birds The Australian Hobby, a small member of the Falcon family. Swift in flight, it catches and eats its prey on the wing. This bird was seen hunting in an open space on the fringes of the Cocopara Nature Reserve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510269463760-RZDV5H7XY4CS13WG1TCX/1D3C0399-1.jpg Rankin Springs NSW Birds This young Wedge-tailed Eagle is nearly ready to leave the nest. This photograph was taken from a distance with telescopic lens to avoid disturbing the bird. Fully grown, its wingspan may reach 2.3 metres. Wedge-tailed Eagles are seen, often soaring high, across the farmlands around Rankin Springs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510269530386-8L99PPSWEW1H99LFSV00/1D3C0355-1.jpg Rankin Springs NSW Birds Rainbow Bee-eaters spread to southern Australia in spring. Bee-eaters catch insects then return to the perch to eat. Often seen in more open scrub-land and remnant vegetation on farms. Usually not too far from water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510268435160-ZJVI5N0VKURKQZV9SFNQ/1D3A2262-1.jpg Rankin Springs NSW Birds The Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater feeds on nectar and fruit, but also eats insects, reptiles and sometimes baby birds. In the arid woodland, mallee and scrub it fills a similar role to the Wattlebirds of the coast. They are widespread around Rankin Springs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510203504441-DADDQNKSACW65FWCA9NP/1D3A2775-1-2.jpg Rankin Springs NSW Birds The White-browed Woodswallow is a summer visitor to inland south-eastern Australia, returning north for the winter. It feeds on both insects and nectar and is seen in a wide range of habitats, sometimes in very large flocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510204002247-2T1T8FG9F1LBRHJ8UK81/1D3A2606.jpg Rankin Springs NSW Birds Apostlebirds make a bowl shaped nest out of mud. They are usually seen in co-operative family groups of up to 12 birds across farmlands, forests and woodland. They share building nests and raising their young. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510269801796-8AM1TD6VWE2SH1SVSEP4/1D3C0085-1.jpg Rankin Springs NSW Birds Hooded Robins sit on low branches in the forest, swooping to the ground to feed on insects. They are found in woodlands across most of Australia but numbers are diminishing in some places along with other woodland birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510202918114-DDD4661M2X9ZCQH55USZ/1D3C0606.jpg Rankin Springs NSW Birds Male Spotted Bowerbirds make bowers from grass. Unlike the coastal Satin Bowerbird, who decorate with blue objects, Spotted Bowerbirds decorate their bower with green and white objects to impress females. Photographed at the motel in Rankin Springs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510203287013-U76SERJZ3PFAEJXSBZ1B/1D3C0740.jpg Rankin Springs NSW Birds Chestnut-rumped Thornbills frequent semi-arid woodland, mulga and acacia scrubland, feed on insects. They feed from the low branches of small trees and shrubs, sometimes feeding on the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510267662033-S9DSEXUNJDF7BECIGVBI/1D3A3006-1.jpg Rankin Springs NSW Birds The Splendid Fairy-wren adds a splash of colour to the dryland shrubby undergrowth. Splendid Fairy-wrens are found in dense shrubland, acacia woodlands and mallee. They feed on insects on the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510210345411-RP94NHKF6DAVUMBGUW3F/1D3A2556-1.jpg Rankin Springs NSW Birds The Mallee version of the Australian Ringneck parrot is distinguished by its red frontal band and blue grey upper back. The waterholes around Rankin Springs are excellent places to see parrots, honeyeaters and water birds of the woodlands and the arid lands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1556265819661-5H5HQ9LNDONC03GJFE2F/1D3C0687-1.jpg Rankin Springs NSW Birds Small birds in particular disappear when land is cleared and undergrowth is removed. The remaining stands of bush become too isolated for safe travel between them. This Striated Pardalote is only 10cms long. It feeds in the high foliage of trees on insects and their larvae. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1556265966692-JCWW1RFLP7ZHS25Z5L8F/1D3C0545-1.jpg Rankin Springs NSW Birds White-plumed Honeyeaters and other honeyeaters take advantage of nectar from garden plants as well as their main food source, the nectar, pollen and manna from flowering eucalyptus trees. The White-plumed Honeyeater can be seen in open bush and road-side trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510210083959-JGNFNPV3LR85LGEGOQAQ/1D3A2656-1.jpg Rankin Springs NSW Birds Glossy Black-Cockatoos will watch the waterhole for up to 20 minutes before descending for a drink. Photographed in the Jimberoo State Forest just north of Rankin Springs. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/grenfell daily 0.75 2021-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510205693797-4NN1L6AVVJ1JMQ2K1ALV/1D3A3956-1.jpg Grenfell NSW Birds - Grenfell NSW Grenfell located in NSW's woodlands has been subjected to widespread clearing of the original vegetation. It is within the South West Slopes KBA (Key Biodiversity Area). KBAs are a global approach to identify and protect the world's nature hotspots to ensure that monitoring and implementation of conservation effort goes to the most important areas. The Company Dam in Grenfell and Weddin State Forest are good places to see birds. Link to “Bird Trails of the Weddin Shire” for bird-watching sites. Photo: Grey-crowned Babblers travel in family groups foraging amongst leaf litter and the bark of fallen trees for insects. They prefer open forests and woodlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510270191352-YJIXJZEF46VXBOU7604S/1D3A4050-1.jpg Grenfell NSW Birds The Plumed Whistling-Duck is at home in tropical grasslands but travels south to enjoy farm dams and pastures. It is named for its call, a high pitched whistle. During the day they graze on grasses close to water but a night venture further afield across farmlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510206118718-TY02FU09LN24NP2UEGEN/1D3A3936-1.jpg Grenfell NSW Birds Eastern Rosellas were once trapped for sale as pets and can cause damage in fruit orchards. Like all parrots they compete for an ever decreasing number of suitable nest hollows in dead trees. They are common in open woodlands around Grenfell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510206057273-Q42MPX3A5WOIMHB1ETIM/1D3A3839-1.jpg Grenfell NSW Birds Superb Parrots are listed as vulnerable and conservation efforts are underway including provision of nest boxes. They are often seen during the spring and summer in roadside trees and open woodlands, feeding on grass seeds, fruit, nectar, flowers and berries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510206194699-4VFL1EDTBRYW1ML2YQTU/1D3A3904-1.jpg Grenfell NSW Birds Sewage treatment plants provide refuge from duck hunters, a constant water supply and even food in the final treatment ponds. Grey Teal, Pink-eared Ducks and some times Plumed Whistling-Ducks are seen at the Grenfell Sewerage Treatment Plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510206262368-IAUHBSJCS1Q13A0SDRRZ/1D3A4106-1.jpg Grenfell NSW Birds Buff-rumped Thornbills (here seen at Company Dam) join other Thornbills, Weebills, Pardalotes and other small birds that control insects and pests of the woodlands. Buff-rumped Thornbills prefer the margins of forests, living and feeding in the lower branches of scrubs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1524551569114-TRUMFOQJKY0CJEAYKTW5/1D3D9451.jpg Grenfell NSW Birds Yellow-rumped Thornbills are ground feeders and prefer open habitats as long as there are low branches or a fence nearby to provide a safe perch. They feed on insects and sometimes seeds.Common in the farmlands around Grenfell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1524551623288-LQHSBAYDH8EBKJ1K1YCD/1D3D9457.jpg Grenfell NSW Birds The female Red-capped Robin has the red cap but not the bright red breast of the male. Perched on a fence, it is watching for insects on the ground to swoop down on. Often seen in open woodlands close to open farmland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1524551690604-86NZ78MHHER2GL73YFE8/1D3D9397.jpg Grenfell NSW Birds The Restless Flycatcher feeds in the trees, hovering over leaves and picking off insects. It is seen across open woodlands and forests and adjacent farmlands. The Restless Flycatcher can be see in Australia’s north, east and south-west corner. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/honeyeaters daily 0.75 2026-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510368280829-IFQIGS6ZJ21QFRSTNJ4W/1D3C1320.jpg Australian Honeyeaters - Australian Honeyeaters Australian Honeyeaters belong to the Meliphagidae family which has 187 species, 78 of which are found in Australia. These include: the Australian chats, myzomelas, spinebills, friarbirds, wattlebirds, and the miners. Many have a brush-tipped tongue to collect nectar from flowers. They also eat insects, pollen, berries and manna. Honeyeaters can be very aggressive in their quest for the rich sources of sugar provided by Eucalypts and other Australian trees. Photo: The Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (25 cm in length) is seen in dry woodlands; feeding on nectar, fruit and insects in the mallee and acacia across non-tropical inland Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510367521742-JR43VB2OZZ6NEPJHXTE0/1D3A7462-1.jpg Australian Honeyeaters The New Holland Honeyeater (18 cm) is one of the most common on Australia’s southern coasts. They are aggressive honey consumers, here enjoying nectar from a Banskia flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1533286677970-WC2BG0088J5OY9KJMJ11/Eastern-Spinebill Australian Honeyeaters The Eastern Spinebill (16 cm) hovers hummingbird-like to feed on nectar in a suburban garden. Common in Australia's south-east coast gardens, forests and heaths. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577591238974-PH30YTH68OJIZJZBYPRZ/1D3G6399.jpg Australian Honeyeaters The Red-headed Honeyeater (12 cm) lives in mangroves, swamps and forests of the tropical north. One of three Australian members of the Myzomela family, all small and acrobatic birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1595231633481-0L71S1T9DJZ8X8W31MA7/1D3H1402.jpg Australian Honeyeaters The Blue-faced Honeyeater (31 cm) ranges from the north and east to South Australia. In open woodlands to river edges and mangroves. An aggressive feeder of nectar, fruit and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510363508857-EF6D9ZR516CWNGQDOBNC/1D3A0318-1-2.jpg Australian Honeyeaters The Bell Miner (20 cm) is named for its beautiful bell-like call. But like the Noisy Miner it is an aggressive and territorial coloniser taking over from other species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4e30998e-20a2-4ef2-ae17-8e09cc8b9250/1D3C2764.jpg Australian Honeyeaters - Make it stand out The Noisy Miner (28 cm), one of the most aggressive of Australia’s birds, now dominates many park-like and farm habitats where the low scrub of the woodlands and forest have been cleared. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c8c382b0-142d-422e-aa13-dd1ff314e26d/1D3C1668.jpg Australian Honeyeaters - Make it stand out The Yellow-throated Miner (28 cm) of inland and western Australia; in the woodlands and grasslands, feeding more on insects than nectar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f92cfa59-4bd3-4b9a-9bad-0c2bb3c165f3/1D3K2061.jpg Australian Honeyeaters - Make it stand out The Scarlet Honeyeater (11 cm), another of the Myzomela family, is seen in the forests, swamps and heaths of east coast Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510363653089-RFU6FIAQADNG2MZOYUCL/1D3A3606-2.jpg Australian Honeyeaters The Little Wattlebird (35 cm) is one of the large honeyeaters that dominate south-eastern gardens that have shrubs with large native flowers such as grevilleas and bottle-brushes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540354680273-112V9R2P3CZUY4G1DA0R/1D3A9851.jpg Australian Honeyeaters The Noisy Friarbird (35 cm), one of four Australian Friarbirds, is loud and aggressive with its bare black head and casque. Feed on: nectar, lerps and manna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510365954887-CV5Y3KR1D2L96OHCGAAX/1D3A5464-1.jpg Australian Honeyeaters The elegant Regent Honeyeater (23 cm) was once common across south-east Australia but is now endangered with only a few hundred remaining, supplemented by conservation birds bred in captivity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1533444340568-I6JES32N0MCWIBIIFKFA/1D3C1624-1.jpg Australian Honeyeaters The Striped Honeyeater (25 cm) is a citizen of Australia's eastern inland arid forests and woodlands. Feeds on insects, seeds and fruit as well as nectar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/df2c9d2e-76e1-4960-87dd-28c1c10e749c/1D3G6809-1.jpg Australian Honeyeaters - Make it stand out Singing Honeyeaters (22 cm) are seen Australia wide. They inhabit the woodlands and scrublands feeding on berries, nectar and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1a7e385b-09e8-456d-922b-18f17b4b1c7e/1D3C1339-1.jpg Australian Honeyeaters - Make it stand out The Brown-headed Honeyeater (14 cm) inhabits the southern states extending to southern Queensland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/cf27eee7-ef1c-4b03-822a-669c68d03b02/1D3E6447-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Honeyeaters - Make it stand out The Silver-crowned Friarbird (32 cm) is found in the drier habitats of far north of Australia, an aggressive nectar eater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b26f836d-0cfc-4b0e-be08-5aa475ccdb6b/1D3F4413.jpg Australian Honeyeaters - Make it stand out A young Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (17 cm). Found in the heathlands of the southern fringes of Australia. Gathers nectar from wildflowers and eater of insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1537942386918-BQ3CIMLSYXKKU85DCP1P/banded-honeyeater Australian Honeyeaters The Banded Honeyeater (14 cm) lives in forests and woodlands of far north Australia, feeding in eucalypts and paperbarks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/94693a1e-fc0b-465e-b12d-ee9e103ff05f/1D3A2897-1.jpg Australian Honeyeaters The closely related Black Honeyeater (12 cm) is found in semi-arid regions, from Western Australia to NSW, feeding on insects and nectar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577591330626-PGFAOSGEH2ZKQ45AXA8M/1D3G5489.jpg Australian Honeyeaters The Little Friarbird (30 cm) sports greyish-blue facial skin. An aggressive and noisy feeder on nectar across northern and eastern Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/60253adb-2505-460c-919b-8b02cf93f7d1/1D3N1027-2.jpg Australian Honeyeaters - Make it stand out Red Wattlebirds (36 cm) are large honeyeaters capable of feeding on large flowers such as the Grevilleas. Seen across the southern states of Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1622271880428-73SDDRYDTQS82EH00E5Q/1D3I1240.jpg Australian Honeyeaters Large flocks of Yellow-faced Honeyeaters (18 cm) migrate north from Victoria and New South Wales each autumn to return in spring. Feed on nectar and insects in forests, woodlands, heath and mangroves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2e61bd2b-4783-44b4-a634-efb7978ff31e/1D3M3302-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Honeyeaters - Make it stand out White-throated Honeyeaters (14 cm) inhabit the forest and woodland margins across the north of Australia and into northern NSW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/684a7291-20e9-4d3c-aab8-a5ae47f4e537/1D3E5340-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Honeyeaters - Make it stand out White-gaped Honeyeaters (22 cm) live in the swamps and mangroves of the far north. They feed on insects, spiders and nectar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540364431936-655GF53MRB9WDJA03ABX/1D3F0877.jpg Australian Honeyeaters The White-plumed Honeyeater (17 cm) is widespread across Australia’s woodlands, mallees and inland rivers. Feed on nectars and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577592640578-3GCL9ZDLZAREE8LSHSVV/1D3G4489-1.jpg Australian Honeyeaters The Rufous-throated Honeyeater (14 cm) lives in the forests and woodlands of north Australia. They feed on nectar and insects which they take on the wing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577592703022-EU50O3NESW12H4L3P2G8/1D3G7201.jpg Australian Honeyeaters The Yellow-tinted Honeyeater (17 cm) prefers woodlands near water across the Kimberley and Northern Territory. They feed on insects and nectar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1595231897910-XMCT2NLW6U05BPKQG1YH/1D3H1821.jpg Australian Honeyeaters The White-eared Honeyeater (22 cm) is found in southern and eastern Australia across dry eucalypt woodlands and inland scrub. They feed predominantly on insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1533443059744-CHMCZFCS1THPXCNGPMKL/white-naped+honeyeater Australian Honeyeaters White-naped Honeyeaters (15 cm) live in the forests and woodlands of eastern and south-western Australia.They feed on nectar, insects, manna and honey-dew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1604106096788-5CZX81NW58Q1D8J292T8/1D3F4547-1.jpg Australian Honeyeaters The Brown Honeyeater (16 cm) is distributed across the west, north and north-east of Australia. Its territory extends to Bali, the only member of the honeyeater family that far west. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1604106404661-QFGHQFDCAA4SBOVDPHUG/1D3F4422.jpg Australian Honeyeaters The White-cheeked Honeyeater (19 cm) has two sub-species, one found in the south-west corner of Australia (the bird-pictured) and the other on the east coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1510368183639-H8LHL3OV6NZHXGR5LW4P/1D3A5529-1.jpg Australian Honeyeaters Lewin's Honeyeater (22 cm) frequents the wetter forests of Australia's eastern coast. They forage for insects in tree bark as well as nectar and fruits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/87adfc54-3188-476c-b37b-cea0d325f75d/1D3C1806-1.jpg Australian Honeyeaters - Make it stand out The beautiful and rare Painted Honeyeater (16 cm) ranges from inland Victoria to the Northern Territory. It depends on diminishing stocks of the Grey Mistletoe for its food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540367519902-U4VOWRDU8SISXIZY7H8A/1D3E6122.jpg Australian Honeyeaters This Rufous-banded Honeyeater (13 cm) is looking for insects in a tropical marshland. A resident of northern Australia and New Guinea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/88cbdd2d-ba2d-4b29-9fef-d8c0a8f63b20/1D3C0845-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Honeyeaters - Make it stand out The White-fronted Chat (13 cm) is found in the lakes, estuaries and marshes of southern states of Australia. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/pelagic-sydney daily 0.75 2021-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1538378784767-O15ATO812WACNFX5SFS7/1D3E9784.jpg Pelagic Birds Sydney - Pelagic Birds Sydney Over 200 of the world’s 350 species of seabird are seen in Australian waters. Pelagic launch trips to the continental shelf 30 km off Sydney are a good way to see these birds. From land, Magic Point and Mistral Point in Sydney are good viewing places for seabirds, especially during southerly storms. Photo: The Shy Albatross is often seen off Sydney but all Albatrosses are critically threatened by commercial fishing, climate change and invasive species at nesting sites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1538367696261-N6X11EK2LDRCWUR8ZQXD/gibsons-albatross Pelagic Birds Sydney The Wandering Albatross is one of the world’s largest birds with a wing-span that reaches 3.5 metres. Wandering Albatrosses may travel more than 100,000 km in one year, crossing the oceans many times over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1538367872481-0UVIABTACUBSRXT0XY7V/white-faced-storm-petrel Pelagic Birds Sydney The White-faced Storm-Petrel is only 20 cm in length but also frequents open ocean waters. It flutters above the water, feeding on plankton crustaceans it picks from the surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1538376988940-6CSYBT0CYE66CNSB6DUJ/wedge-tailed-shearwater Pelagic Birds Sydney The Wedge-tailed Shearwater (45 cm long) breeds on Australian islands including Heron Island and Lord Howe Island. It feeds on fish, squid and crustaceans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1538376646371-3QCT1NF9SYRWTI8EQUNM/shy-albatross-on-water Pelagic Birds Sydney The Shy Albatross only breeds in Australian waters.The largest colony of 7000 breeding pairs is on Mewstone Island, a 13 hectare “rock” off the south coast of Tasmania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1538377554623-YSJMS0QAXFN9DSWZE3OA/great-skua Pelagic Birds Sydney The Great Skua obtain fish by robbing other gulls and terns. They also feed on smaller seabirds, attacking them on the wing, using brute strength to pull them into the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1538375831175-EBPWJ1FGTE5RXJNZ4J0Y/fairy-prion Pelagic Birds Sydney The Fairy Prion is the smallest of the Prion group, 28 cm in length. It sports the characteristic Prion “M” pattern across its wings. Prions feed at night taking planktonic crustaceans from the water surface. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/darwin daily 0.75 2021-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540525411277-4BX96ZIG2INSW5RCYBW9/1D3E5461.jpg Darwin NT Birds - Darwin NT Darwin is home to many spectacular tropical birds.The best time to visit is the dry season between July and November. The George Brown Botanic Gardens and East Point Mangroves, and further away Fogg Dam, are all excellent places to see birds. Darwin is central for travel to Kakadu, Katherine and the Kimberley. Photo: This Rainbow Bee-eater was photographed at East Point in Darwin, hunting for insects (they do eat bees!) catching them in the air then returning to its perch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540525253250-ECSGQSVA4615EH3F7DMX/1D3E6049.jpg Darwin NT Birds This Comb-crested Jacana was photographed at Fogg Dam, walking across lily-pads feeding on insects and vegetable matter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540444108375-O4RBSNCVWISD1RXDP1YK/1D3E6165.jpg Darwin NT Birds Forest Kingfishers live across the north and north-east of Australia. They are found in open forest as well as around watercourses. They feed on beetles, bugs and spiders, larvae and small lizards and frogs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1538460295992-TXNIDLOHA3VK8RA3YQEV/1D3E5251.jpg Darwin NT Birds This Double-barred Finch was photographed on Darwin’s Esplanade, though normally they prefer grassy woodlands and farmlands. Double-barred Finches eat seeds from the ground and sometimes insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540444211296-2CC04GSTAITGW3ICT9YE/1D3E5756-1.jpg Darwin NT Birds Rose-crowned Fruit-Doves inhabit the north and east of Australia, in coastal tropical and sub-tropical forest. They feed on ripe fruit, figs and Camphor Laurel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1538460425307-O96WAPI8RXI8A6FEZABU/1D3E5402.jpg Darwin NT Birds The Red-headed Honeyeater is found in northern Australia, Indonesia and Papua-New Guinea. It feeds on nectar and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540447916309-ILYXIQGLWIDMXXRB09IQ/1D3E6177-1.jpg Darwin NT Birds The Wandering Whistling-Duck is a bird of the waterlands, this line up was photographed at Fogg Dam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1538461608433-R2Y4FKVWV8A24T3FQ6JG/1D3E5900.jpg Darwin NT Birds The Spangled Drongo is a common bird of the north. Here seen at George Brown Botanic Gardens in Darwin, it shows off its iridescent colouring. Spangled Drongos feed on insects and small vertebrates. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/kakadu daily 0.75 2021-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540446878165-4ZW4N0HZ81ZXXEG18BRZ/1D3E7095.jpg Kakadu NT Birds - Kakadu NT Kakadu National Park, 19,800 square kilometres in size, is an enormous wonderland with wetlands, rivers and sandstone escarpments. Home to 280 bird species plus 2,000 plants, saltwater crocodiles and other animals. Amazing prehistoric Aboriginal rock paintings can be viewed at several sites. Photo: The Black-necked Stork (“Jabiru”) (1.3 m) is Australia’s only stork. Seen across north and north-eastern Australia, it is at home in the waterways of Kakadu. The yellow eye identifies this bird as a female. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540445279857-23ITYNAYFM2Q6IKJS3G9/1D3E6924.jpg Kakadu NT Birds This Azure Kingfisher was perched on a waterside tree at Yellow Water, Kakadu. Sacred, Little, and Forest Kingfishers were also seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540446960754-YVPPI7IIXT5KOCZXVUGS/1D3E6769.jpg Kakadu NT Birds A Brolga (1.3 m) grazes in the marshes. Brolgas are found across the north of Australia but migrate as far south as Victoria in summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1542171215794-EQ8EGSI4B8BCV8TXZ5H1/1D3E7284-1.jpg Kakadu NT Birds The rare Red Goshawk. They feed on small birds and even large birds such as Brush-turkeys and Kookaburras. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540447601224-8AYR8ZN8MYZHDA8EJ1XS/1D3E7327.jpg Kakadu NT Birds These Grey-crowned Babblers are taking a “dust” bath in tree litter at Pine Creek to the west of Kakadu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540447524395-U0RBYG7W476VU8V5IVFG/1D3E7079.jpg Kakadu NT Birds A Nankeen Night-Heron on the bank of Yellow Water lagoon. Nankeen Night-Herons can be seen in most parts of Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540537237419-PSD6OV9DZE802AUH6GTA/1D3E6464.jpg Kakadu NT Birds The Sandstone Shrike-thrush is seen high on Kakadu’s rocky escarpments, probing the rocks for lizards, grasshoppers and spiders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1540447068105-BN8MDBCVFH8IB25CO4YY/1D3E7113.jpg Kakadu NT Birds Young Comb-crested Jacanas look awkward but this one is managing very well on the lily-pads of Yellow Water Lagoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1542171821444-G06YVA2DCFT9QNMZNDZP/1D3E6323-1.jpg Kakadu NT Birds Australia’s smallest duck, the Green Pygmy-Goose. Photographed at the Mamukala Wetlands birdhide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1542169700448-KF4IPG3PWWVYJ5H5Q315/1D3E6874-1-Edit-4.jpg Kakadu NT Birds The rare Little Kingfisher, well hidden on the bank of Yellow Water, Kakadu. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/finches daily 0.75 2023-12-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1550549301807-6YJHRDT7DZKC9B8AUPYP/1D3F5030.jpg Australian Finches - Australian Finches Australia’s 21 finches belong to the Estrildidae family. They are small birds (10-16 cm) with short, thick, pointed beaks suited for their primary diet of seeds. They are spread widely across Australia’s shrubby forests and grasslands. Australia’s finches are not closely related to the so called “true” finches seen across most of the world except in Australia. Finches are favourites with caged bird breeders and enthusiasts because of their size and colour. Photo: A resident of the far south-west corner of Australia, the Red-eared Firetail (13 cm) adds a splash of colour amongst lakeside reeds and forest streams. They feed on seeds and some small insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1548653213197-DTTYZYYS9ACVT6C06RAU/1D3A2040.jpg Australian Finches The rarest of the beautiful and endangered Gouldian Finches (14 cm) is the Golden-headed morph, making up one per cent of the Gouldian population, as seen here at Taronga Zoo in Sydney. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1550549104800-O6S941K4DTAODQZPU2WX/1D3E5251-1.jpg Australian Finches The Double-barred Finch (11 cm) is found across northern and eastern Australia in grassy woodlands and forests. This bird, photographed in Darwin with its black rump, is from the northern race. Double-barred Finches eat seeds and some insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4131e1e7-3154-4651-ac42-633d86e519b4/1D3G5270-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Finches Zebra Finches (10 cm) are widespread across Australia’s dry grasslands. They feed on fallen seeds on the ground and take some flying insects, especially when feeding their young. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/77bdb9e7-4052-467c-a3a4-eda198002481/1D3D0998-1-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Finches The Beautiful Firetail (13 cm) inhabits the south of Victoria and coastal New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania. It prefers damp heathlands and wooded areas; feeds on seeds and insects in low undergrowth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/50ebde5c-b44a-4958-bb44-85d627355a71/1D3E8066-2.jpg Australian Finches A Long-tailed Finch (16 cm) watches a waterhole before descending for a drink. Long-tailed Finches are found across the tropical northwest, feeding from the ground on grass seeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1548653448553-0ORXVFD9453VL4XCXOER/1D3D9805.jpg Australian Finches This Red-browed Finch (12 cm) feeds on a seed head but is more commonly seen feeding on the ground. Red-browed Finches are found along the east coast of Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f688e8f7-70b7-48cb-aced-9bf3c1e77d35/1D3G3054-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Finches The Diamond Firetail (13 cm) inhabits the South-east of Australia. Feeding exclusively on the ground; an endangered species in the woodlands of New South Wales. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c11961a1-09d9-43e9-a3d2-bd4d3776cbeb/1D3E7413-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Finches Across the grassy tropical woodlands of north Australia, Masked Finches (14 cm) are never too far from water. They feed from the ground on grass seeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6ba960c6-8202-4665-a2d9-79957f5fbdf1/1D3E7800-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Finches Red-headed and Black-headed Gouldian Finches perch above a waterhole near Katherine, Northern Territory. Gouldians feed on tall grasses across the tropical north, sometimes taking insects on the wing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1570950445424-6850Y6OC5NXPPW6HW3JP/1D3G3084.jpg Australian Finches In Australia the Blue-faced Parrot-Finch (12 cm) is found only at the rain-forest margins of Cape York’s east coast. This finch ranges from Japan to Micronesia. Feed on grass seeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e1382ff4-1697-4917-9aa8-6faa66eb42b2/1D3J3073-Edit.jpg Australian Finches Chestnut-breasted Mannikins (12 cm) feed on the seed heads of tall grasses around swamps and mangroves. They range across the north and the east of Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1e25fd8d-2ac2-40fd-89ba-e9e17fe28878/1D3E8121-1-Edit-2.jpg Australian Finches Crimson Finches (14 cm) are common across the northern tropical woodlands. They feed on seed heads of the taller grass types, and ocaisionally on insects. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/perth daily 0.75 2024-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551511032031-KSYB132L2V7I0U0JFUM6/1D3F4738-1-3.jpg Perth Western Australia Birds - Perth Western Australia Perth provides good introductions to Western Australia’s 500 bird species. There are many parrots including Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo, honeyeaters and an amazing five species of Fairy-wren to see. Two excellent city sites are Kings Park and Herdsman Lake with water birds, parrots and smaller birds on view. Link to “Birds of Kings Park” Photo: Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo (60 cm) is one of three endemic Black-Cockatoos in WA’s South-West. Land clearing has reduced their population by half, threatening these long lived birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1550634663467-55R8CMZETGIUYMH0PRA2/1D3F4259.jpg Perth Western Australia Birds These Grey Teals were at Herdsman Lake, along with: Australasian and Great Crested Grebes, Australian Shelducks, Cormorants, Pelicans, Laughing Turtle-Doves, White and Straw-necked Ibis, Black Swans, Western Gerygone and New Holland Honeyeaters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1550634539908-ZDIU6UB7AGHIADMSJR22/1D3F4547.jpg Perth Western Australia Birds The Brown Honeyeater (16 cm) is common in WA. This bird was feeding on Grevilleas at the Kings Park cafe, along with Red Wattlebirds, Western Spinebills, White-cheeked and Tawny-crowned Honeyeaters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1550634876937-CLEKJHV5NZ4FRRFTEIVH/1D3F4352.jpg Perth Western Australia Birds Herdsman Lake is a good place to view Great Crested Grebes (61 cm) and their families in action. Great Crested Grebes dive for fish and prefer diving to flying when disturbed. They are found in all Australian states. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1550634977324-O2N6K84WLQ53F837GXIY/1D3F4637.jpg Perth Western Australia Birds The South-Western race of Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo is also listed as threatened. The male (top) shows scarlet panels in the tail, the female (lower) shows her barred tail and white spots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1550635125638-KPF8BDWI6EW22JSMA8H7/1D3F4422.jpg Perth Western Australia Birds Like many Western Australian birds the Western Australian White-cheeked Honeyeater (19 cm) race varies from its eastern coast cousins. It has a narrower “white cheek”, longer bill and is thinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1550635069920-276X1K4EDNLPBER7TALV/1D3F4413.jpg Perth Western Australia Birds This young Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (17 cm) shows the immature plumage, lacking the adult’s dark mask that extends down to the breast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1550635197540-C0415LBYF6KK6CHWKC5Y/1D3F4211.jpg Perth Western Australia Birds Straw-necked Ibis (70 cm) are seen feeding on insects in the parks around Perth. Often in small to very large flocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1550635538200-76F7H4UE651CTOLINXER/1D3F4389.jpg Perth Western Australia Birds As in other parts of Australia, the Rainbow Lorikeet makes its noisy and aggressive presence in the city of Perth and its surrounds. The Rainbow Lorikeet is an unwelcome newcomer, recently introduced to the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1550635296350-V58XMHF2BJGY811AN13X/1D3F4101.jpg Perth Western Australia Birds Australian Shelducks (73 cm) are often seen feeding on pasture and here enjoy the park and creeks that surround Herdsman Lake. The female (left) shows her white eye ring and bill base.Both male (right) and female wear the same handsome white collar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1550635354925-HL1NE4QMSGG8FF47CNHB/1D3F4179.jpg Perth Western Australia Birds Welcome Swallows (15 cm) and Tree Martins can be seen across flying low across Perth’s parks and waterways. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1550635472210-HTPP1SBJJPB8IJQ5B0FX/1D3F4235.jpg Perth Western Australia Birds This Western Gerygone (11 cm) was seen on the Olive Seymour boardwalk at Herdsman Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1550635403341-9BL5L1RQRH27NKDLILKB/1D3F4116.jpg Perth Western Australia Birds The Laughing Turtle-Dove was introduced to Perth from Africa in the nineteenth century. It is now well established across the South-West of Australia. Its name comes from its characteristic call. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/albany daily 0.75 2021-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551598627054-809XUPE2NW522HZR4573/1D3F5023-1.jpg Albany Western Australia Birds - Albany Western Australia Albany on the south coast of Western Australia has views of sea-birds, the south-western endemic birds and is a departure point for Southern Ocean pelagic trips. Nearby viewing sites include the Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve where the Noisy Scrub-bird, believed extinct, was rediscovered in 1961. In the city Lake Seppings and Kaglan River are good locations. Link to “Birdwatching around Albany”. Photo: The Red-eared Firetail is confined to this far SW corner of Australia, feeding on seeds in low undergrowth or on ground. Link to “Blog: Lake Seppings” for photo of a juvenile Red-eared Firetail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551601099994-8W3HL0HXRJ5N4ECF7BI1/1D3F4748-1.jpg Albany Western Australia Birds Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo (60 cm) is also known as the Short-billed Black-Cockatoo. This distinguishes it from that other rare and endangered resident of the south-west, Baudin’s Black-Cockatoo, descriptively named the Long-billed Black-Cockatoo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551332678941-8N2HNILUMYOMUXNLUSYU/1D3F5403.jpg Albany Western Australia Birds The Western Golden Whistler is another Australian species which has diverged at the extremes of the continent. There is controversy as to this birds relationship with the Golden Whistler of other areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551332600188-07J1ZM7FNFLIFFMILNZ4/1D3F4938.jpg Albany Western Australia Birds The White-breasted Robin is endemic to the south west corner. This bird had just plucked an ant off the ground on the Ellen Cove Board Walk at Middleton Beach, Albany. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551598071590-SAIN0QUX64X1Q1HX5PGI/1D3F4828.jpg Albany Western Australia Birds The Western Rosella provides a beautiful variation of the Rosella’s colouration. This bird sports the coloration of the far-south-west region, with a blue-green back. The back colour grades into red towards the north-west. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551333597237-7MBODH3NZFL7YL4YSK4M/1D3F4979.jpg Albany Western Australia Birds The Western Silvereye varies from other Australian races of SIlvereye having a back coloured olive green rather than blue-grey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551333298933-6KXZ59B0CPWUB7EFDJ59/1D3F5376.jpg Albany Western Australia Birds The Common Bronzewing is indeed common around Albany, with its low booming ship’s foghorn call. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551333377505-5F85KKEED6VNNE72HHZN/1D3F5311.jpg Albany Western Australia Birds Western Magpie, a race of the Australian Magpie, male. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551333434005-EFCV14W8ICN4IX9CFVFD/1D3F5318.jpg Albany Western Australia Birds Western Magpie, a race of the Australian Magpie, female https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551333513375-QDN9CNNS6GBIOE1DO6EY/1D3F5150.jpg Albany Western Australia Birds The South-West race of Grey Fantail is known for the darker colouration of its back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551660886659-XYGXKDX23F984SKARO3M/1D3F4951-1.jpg Albany Western Australia Birds A Red-winged Fairy-wren (16 cm) perched by the path at Lake Seppings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551333903449-MVQSH9BDE08MII3G3W3G/1D3F4790.jpg Albany Western Australia Birds Yellow-rumped Thornbills are especially common in the open fields and farmlands to the north of Albany. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551663285449-JQ0WV7XPS9HDKK49TR74/1D3F5290-1.jpg Albany Western Australia Birds The eastern White-naped Honeyeater has a distinctive red eye crescent but in the Western White-naped Honeyeater the eye colour is light blue to almost white, as is apparent in this bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551334001061-YHGWQR7JTO5K4R3BEG8M/1D3F4908.jpg Albany Western Australia Birds The New Holland Honeyeater is common around the south-east, southern and south-west coastlines of Australia. Often seen close to the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551332887117-08Y5MH2H3EKGLU13Z5KI/1D3F5064.jpg Albany Western Australia Birds This Inland Thornbill (10 cm) was also by the path at Lake Seppings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551665255770-BIA1VDQ50W5H16REFIEM/1D3F5326-1.jpg Albany Western Australia Birds The “Twenty-eight Parrot”, named for its three note call, is one of the Australian Ringneck (38 cm) races found in the south-west area. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/south-west-wa daily 0.75 2023-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1552003536659-CDETXG95AZ64WVO6OKCT/IMG_2040-2.jpg South-West WA Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551918423565-0TO4JYKU9MDYTC3Y0KAA/1D3F4748-1.jpg South-West WA Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551915637482-XUG1B8X3BI0A5LVZLFC5/1D3F4846-1-2.jpg South-West WA Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/040d662b-bb8a-4c80-ab78-21eca718f7af/1D3F5030.jpg South-West WA Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551848990391-A671ZZ79UG28M1WYO6XK/1D3F4332.jpg South-West WA Birds Great Crested Grebe with young at Herdsman Lake in Perth WA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551836661893-MDFP3VYBDBBUVI7QEKD8/1D3F4970.jpg South-West WA Birds Western Silvereye feeding juvenile at Lake Seppings, Albany WA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551847996655-OZURBUVDP7VGTADZNIYG/1D3F4682-1.jpg South-West WA Birds Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoos on Albany Highway, south of Perth WA. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/western-australia daily 0.75 2021-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551919256792-EKWPU70THN7876J7YXB7/IMG_6629-3.jpg Western Australia Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577584275546-NX32MQGPGZ8HAAB2S3Y0/1D3G4917.jpg Western Australia Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577584408699-KJJR18HEISI03PB1TEQN/1D3G4803.jpg Western Australia Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577584322515-0D4P0QWQL9Z5DNS0L68O/1D3G5822.jpg Western Australia Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551851241705-M2XRX1ZME0FUTN23G0ON/1D3F4547.jpg Western Australia Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551926609322-N6O5MKO2W737Z7HV8VBQ/1D3F4748-1.jpg Western Australia Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551850574294-UR9OOTK07V6OBNN56WE1/1D3F5168.jpg Western Australia Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551851520318-3P5B70385E7Z47BNK5J7/1D3F4846-1.jpg Western Australia Birds Western Rosella, at Albany WA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551851599486-GILKQC0XHD4H18ARANSC/1D3F4857.jpg Western Australia Birds Close up of Common Bronzewing’s wing, Albany WA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551851461522-5L9X8S9FT8HTPBYDBLWC/1D3F4332.jpg Western Australia Birds Great Crested Grebe and juveniles, at Herdsman Lake, Perth WA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551851657388-CXDTKMOLS8YET3QTATNK/1D3F4970.jpg Western Australia Birds Western Silvereye feeding young, Lake Seppings, Albany WA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1551851378460-BKQS7RXYWLJ23XE9IOZT/1D3F5403.jpg Western Australia Birds Western Golden Whistler, Albany WA. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/northern-territory daily 0.75 2024-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1553052413308-RB0KCOQ9L300IMUOZ07D/IMG_5817-1.jpg Northern Territory Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1553059849390-XH845OB09U0KOY1DES5D/1D3E6082.jpg Northern Territory Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1553060026589-5XJCGVOLU477UYWQ17CY/1D3E6734.jpg Northern Territory Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1553060554483-U5FVBXUNJN5ILVPQFDHP/1D3E6769.jpg Northern Territory Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1553061303296-W5C7JA6AGKQ4XVKMHYIA/1D3E5734.jpg Northern Territory Birds Sacred Kingfisher seen at Howard Springs Nature Park near Darwin, NT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c1499c47-20d4-4bd0-84ce-3230e7a3b448/1D3E7350-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Northern Territory Birds This Hooded Parrot was feeding in a park at Pine Creek, NT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1553061647605-ZF3FUIZ5NOUAFBKBQG0K/1D3E7714.jpg Northern Territory Birds Lemon-bellied Flycatcher at Edith Falls near Katherine, NT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1553061771283-1OT5IJTR8N90UA0CNLIA/1D3E6177-1.jpg Northern Territory Birds Wandering Whistling-ducks at Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve near Darwin, NT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1553061555936-IP7RT4QYWXJDZ2ZEEEJO/1D3E6695.jpg Northern Territory Birds Little Friarbird at Mary River Ranger Station, NT. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/new-south-wales daily 0.75 2024-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1553216039189-VSG3H9A1JDGQLKNH3LTF/IMG_2471-1.jpg New South Wales Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1553210570251-VQRGMOF3HRAM0OQE6V6O/1D3F3581.jpg New South Wales Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e93603f1-5166-4e9c-811e-343459b25c2f/1D3C2126-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg New South Wales Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609914022701-537ZFKDR25EF6M6PIN8W/1D3D3701.jpg New South Wales Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1553228969528-F8XN9H97UX4UQT6QMYFX/1D3E9784.jpg New South Wales Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609914163827-7XKGW7912FVJZ9B6UG7I/1D3C0961-1-2.jpg New South Wales Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609910550430-B9MFYLB2LRXULGRUJ6PY/1D3F2662.jpg New South Wales Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609912683150-0384PQWSJ7PMT4TBSKUH/1D3F8759.jpg New South Wales Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609912741528-P4XV23A8DMEILNR6L2N8/1D3C0211-1.jpg New South Wales Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609912585018-5K8KGMK59U7457UJ3ODU/1D3A4050-1.jpg New South Wales Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/964e5470-d604-40f9-8d40-75c6718ac021/1D3J5221.jpg New South Wales Birds - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2682fda3-a465-4e4a-aa25-eea40ee29e09/1D3H9545.jpg New South Wales Birds - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3c8ff6a6-6aca-46a2-a57c-5d27e11452bf/1D3A1543-1.jpg New South Wales Birds - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/sydney daily 0.75 2019-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1554272746465-UOKS734XF9B8XP7SHGEJ/1D3F1272.jpg Sydney NSW Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1554272426184-Y21KRSQYYBGLXMO4SXDF/1D3A0419-1.jpg Sydney NSW Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1555719714399-U3NFP5T3K3GU5Y7E97B3/1D3A0663-1-Edit.jpg Sydney NSW Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1554273254130-LFETNI3X9UO7MZNGSS1W/1D3E9784.jpg Sydney NSW Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1554274426149-9SNURL2AHNS6R7PXVIDA/1D3B6670.jpg Sydney NSW Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1554274570727-9C5AUSSL6CZ5LXP4FF5S/1D3A2791.jpg Sydney NSW Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1555720494408-7IS8TV51CL5CHZEKKENQ/1D3A0223.jpg Sydney NSW Birds https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/western-nsw daily 0.75 2019-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1555713300864-4ARV8Y77D0H672WPTARA/1D3F6317-2.jpg Western New South Wales Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1555657488776-87SXZTL2A3L8QS1ZUZOE/1D3C2126.jpg Western New South Wales Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1555657743596-AWOV4RSC5QTDW9I4LAVV/1D3C0911-1.jpg Western New South Wales Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1555714335332-BCPHG7T6C2PGND3T21RP/1D3A4106-1-1.jpg Western New South Wales Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1555658427938-7WEIE0O961W216DQ61QQ/1D3C0575.jpg Western New South Wales Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1555660603834-K1KJGPPD7FHC81SNYORX/1D3B7749-1.jpg Western New South Wales Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1555660745561-EASA4KUYVQVBF3HELQ3D/1D3F1116.jpg Western New South Wales Birds https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/bird-families daily 0.75 2026-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1555802511584-PRMJVC9LFOVYWQQBVCN2/1D3E6177-1.jpg Australian Bird Families https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1555798847769-PEQ8A02T5RX4FI4KITYG/Hardhead+01.jpg Australian Bird Families https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1555798967777-4R9TBN4JZGXMDFU9C4TI/1D3A2040.jpg Australian Bird Families https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1555799002977-A6K5J7J484RQXQMQKK27/1D3D5018.jpg Australian Bird Families https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559372637824-G1B0A1T4JN6S2QB1CXEP/1D3F1580.jpg Australian Bird Families https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1566294475270-J0OT6ZB3CO8B5YHEB51U/1D3D4465.jpg Australian Bird Families https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1566985301971-9ZG7DXM1GVOXRM524AMX/1D3E5777.jpg Australian Bird Families https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609816774712-9FNJBS4TP6OK2T8BXN0F/1D3F3865.jpg Australian Bird Families https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609816896407-DJKLUTSHSIZYF4JNBSTS/1D3F4352.jpg Australian Bird Families https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4ffb3d22-db5f-420f-8c51-d08114d7ac8c/1D3F0726.jpg Australian Bird Families - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d6d022db-7658-470a-8baa-c4713d30a8c3/1D3L9185-2.jpg Australian Bird Families - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/15dcee2e-6cc3-432e-a7df-20ab035426b9/1D3N1815.jpg Australian Bird Families - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/75929e84-0188-4eb9-b1ed-6fb6680b5d94/1D3A5771.jpg Australian Bird Families - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c85546a6-c624-42a8-96ef-4326cc287b2b/1D3D9991.jpg Australian Bird Families - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/aaf504d1-46d2-4712-8d35-f90eaed0c6cb/1D3F8556-Enhanced-NR-Edit2.jpg Australian Bird Families - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e7cffab6-eb2d-4003-9584-de36bd98a825/1D3E9784.jpg Australian Bird Families - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/parrots daily 0.75 2024-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1558250811458-UG2M1YB0LBYG6BJD4P2T/1D3F1580.jpg Australian Parrots - Australian Parrots Australia is the land of parrots, home to 56 species. Parrots are members of order Psittaciformes and Australia has two familys of parrots: 42 members of the Psittacidae or true parrot family (including Rosellas and Lorikeets) and 14 members of the Cacatuidae or Cockatoo family (Cockatoos, Cockatiels, Galahs and Corellas). Parrots are large colourful birds with powerful bills for cracking seeds and nuts, they also feed on fruit, nectar and sometimes insects. Many parrots depend on hollows in mature trees to nest. Photo: The Crimson Rosella (37 cm) has seven sub-species of varying colour ranging from bright crimson to orange and yellow. They inhabit woodlands and forests across eastern Australia. They feed on eucalypt and grass seeds as well as insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5d285788-6ffe-4450-80ac-60c27e45efc9/1D3G5668-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Parrots The Red-winged Parrot (32 cm) lives in open woodlands and shrubby grassland. Their range extends from Papua New Guinea across the north, Queensland and central north New South Wales. They feed in the trees on fruit, seeds, nectar and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1555809596166-NJKXR1A9JLFB5IBFT7Q2/1D3A0043-1.jpg Australian Parrots Australia’s largest true parrot is the King-Parrot (44 cm), found in the forests of Australia’s east coast. Australian King-Parrots feed in the trees on seeds and fruit. The male is recognised by its scarlet head while the female’s head is green. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1555809242226-GTWXHN94NLUOU3ZZSXUS/1D3A3936-1.jpg Australian Parrots The Eastern Rosella (33 cm) is found in the open woodlands of Tasmania and the south-east of Australia. They feed mainly from the ground on seeds, but also eat fruit, nectar and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/08571dfe-8c59-44fa-8dd5-2d3976f76a51/1D3F4846-1-2-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Parrots The Western Rosella (28 cm) sports a more subtle livery, inhabiting the woodlands of the south-west corner of Australia. Western Rosellas feed on grass seeds and in trees on nectar and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/52ccf4c0-2992-4cef-9a12-4536fdd88318/1D3I5347.jpg Australian Parrots - Make it stand out The Blue-cheeked race of the Pale-headed Rosella (32 cm) is found in south-east Queensland. They feed on grass seeds, fruits of various plants and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1616193073333-KW0HCKJJKM8KDN6C89TS/20210317_171725.jpg Australian Parrots The Superb Parrot (42 cm) is a vulnerable resident of NSW and north Victoria woodlands. The “Saving our Superb Parrot” conservation program plants food trees for Superbs, and creates nesting hollows in existing trees. Painting by Jane Nafti. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/20dd0160-f39d-4e7a-b215-f08f8967086d/1D3C1273-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Parrots Mulga Parrots (30 cm) inhabit the inland semi-dry areas; the mallees, mulgas and saltbushes of the southern half of Australia. Mulga Parrots eat the seeds of grasses and trees, flowers, fruit and insect larvae. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a0f2be0d-874a-4fa3-a767-04ffde0c1b7a/1D3E7350-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Parrots The spectacular Hooded Parrot (26 cm) lives in the dry savannah woodlands of the Northern Territory. It feeds on seeds, berries and vegetables. They are famous for tunnelling into giant termite mounds to nest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1555809525165-E1G59JSG3OVP8YJ4TBK0/1D3B7458.jpg Australian Parrots The Australian Cockatoo family includes these Little Corellas as well as the large Cockatoos. Little Corellas (39 cm) are found widely across Australia, sometimes in very big flocks, feeding mainly on grass-seeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1558250695091-4LJZV9KAU2HP0I2UO7WU/1D3F4748-1.jpg Australian Parrots The endangered Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo (60 cm) is found in the woodlands of south-west Australia. It feeds on pine, grevillea and banksia seeds. Black-Cockatoos can live to over 40 years in the wild. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1555809433251-W89UY3Z4LEP52DJPMYZG/1D3F1659.jpg Australian Parrots Galahs (38 cm) are one of Australia’s most widespread birds, found in cities, on beaches and in the bush. They feed on seeds from the ground and take advantage of cultivated grain production supplemented by nectar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1555809792458-4V78PL9450PMCD5M7TFU/1D3F0999.jpg Australian Parrots The raucous Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (50 cm) is also widely seen in Australia’s northern and eastern states. Their normal diet consists of berries, seeds, nuts and roots but they also chop the end of small branches and can attack wooden window panes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1555811118938-M0EFOYFJTQLF6TJYHKF4/1D3E7987.jpg Australian Parrots The Red-Tailed Black-Cockatoo (65 cm) is seen in the north, the west and some central areas of Australia. They eat eucalypt, casuarina and banksia seeds using their bill to extract seeds from hard seed pods. They tear holes in trees to find insect larvae. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ff52988d-e1d2-4268-be6a-8db707b4b98c/1D3A2681-1-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Parrots These Glossy Black-Cockatoos (50 cm) drink at dusk at a waterhole in a large casuarina woodland. They are found in south east Australia, extracting the seed from casuarina cones supplemented by occasional insect larvae. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/783eef24-1345-4844-9f61-df6addad4d28/1D3A1717-1.jpg Australian Parrots - Make it stand out The Long-billed Corella (41 cm) once lived in a relatively small area of South Australia but is appearing in a number of other places. This bird was photographed in Sydney where they are now well established. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/04068581-30eb-40ca-b610-c33a28ec5cdd/1D3C0578-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Parrots - Make it stand out This cockatoo has recently been renamed the Pink Cockatoo (40 cm). Found in the open country across central Australia, always close to water sources, they have a varied diet of seeds, fruit and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559354284822-5T1WYHP7DGPQVQATFDDJ/1D3F7520.jpg Australian Parrots The languid flight and wailing call of the Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo (65 cm) make it a favourite for many. Found in south-eastern states and Tasmania. Feed on seeds of trees and shrubs and sometimes insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559354432445-EERVYS1MXKU08R1GTIU9/1D3A4961-1.jpg Australian Parrots There is a third parrot family, the Strigopoidea, with only three surviving members, all found in New Zealand. The New Zealand Kaka (45 cm) above feeds on fruit, nectar and insects and is found in pockets on New Zealand’s main and offshore islands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1555812541917-R5E7C7VKVL1W9CMO5WH5/1D3E7817-1.jpg Australian Parrots Lorikeets are true parrots. The Red-collared Lorikeet (31 cm) is only found in the Northern Territory and the north of Western Australia. They feed on fruit, nectar, blossoms, seeds and berries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1555810548347-ICE9POE95Q72NFKKAUQI/1D3F2802.jpg Australian Parrots The Rainbow Lorikeet (31cm) is one of the most common birds found along Australia’s east coast, the south-east and in Perth. They are aggressive out competing others for nest sites and food. The King Parrot on the right waits her turn for food! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1571035589269-CL7EIJINZAH3VXW3358K/1D3G2695.jpg Australian Parrots Scaly-breasted Lorikeets (23 cm) live on the lowland east coast of Australia as far south as Woollongong. They feed on nectar and pollen in eucalypt forest, heathlands, woodlands and paperbarks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8282b9c1-b299-426c-a3ae-ddc0e7987fc3/1D3E7910-1-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Parrots The Varied Lorikeet (20 cm) is a bird of the north. They are found in tropical forest and woodlands, especially where trees are flowering close to water sources. They feed on nectar and pollen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1618128037080-SKZ9E584AX73CZTCU9K3/1D3I9912.jpg Australian Parrots The Musk Lorikeet (23 cm) is found across Australia’s south-east. Here it is seen feeding on pollen and nectar high in an eucalypt tree. Musk Lorikeets are nomadic, arriving in numbers at abundant sources of their food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b1d0f232-d8dd-4d53-b66b-65dcff5212e2/1D3A2556-1-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Parrots The “Mallee Ringneck” (38 cm) is one of the Australian Ringneck races found across Australia’s dry centre and west. The Mallee Ringneck inhabits southern inland Queensland to central New South Wales and South Australia. They feed on seeds, fruit, nectar, insects and grain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1555810247622-L3X59KBSH3WJTWKNPTJF/1D3C1497-1.jpg Australian Parrots Red-rumped Parrots (28 cm) inhabit the open grasslands and woodlands of south east Australia. They eat grass seeds and will also feed on seeds and fruit from trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1566892698256-QA8K8DA10HAC6Z4EBBPV/1D3G1491.jpg Australian Parrots The Swift Parrot (26 cm) is named for its swift flight.They feed on nectar and lerps high in the canopy of eucalypts. Swift parrots breed in Tasmania and migrate north to Australia’s south east region. Forest clearing has caused declines in numbers and they are now listed as an endangered species. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/raptors daily 0.75 2025-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1618716500563-DTD34YGS3XGGBH7SIQ8E/1D3G5156.jpg Australian Raptors - Raptors There are 36 Australian raptors (also known as Birds of Prey). They include 18 members of the Accipitridae family (Kites, Harriers, Goshawks, Eagles, Buzzard, Pacific Baza), and 7 members of the Falconidae family (Falcons, Kestrel). There are 11 owls, 5 are from the Tytonidae family (Masked Owls, Grass Owl, Barn Owl) and 6 from the Strigidae family (“True owls” - all Australian “True owls” are Hawk-owls from the genus Ninox). Photo: Birding handbooks say that the Brown Goshawk (50 cm) can be distinguished from the smaller Collared Sparrowhawk by its powerful beak and menacing glare. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1618715593966-0TUU69V4B8C1J0U2R5U9/1D3F3865.jpg Australian Raptors The Powerful Owl (65 cm) is a Hawk-owl found along Australia’s south-east coast. It is Australia’s largest owl and feeds on medium sized mammals, especially possums. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609803035183-TJH1ML3WG0OZPW3OPYDK/1D3E6603.jpg Australian Raptors Black Kites (55 cm) are seen over large parts of Australia and are especially common in the tropical north. Black Kites are common worldwide and range across Europe, Africa and Asia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5edd9802-fdec-456d-9944-82dae374d61c/1D3G6001-1-2-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Raptors A Black Kite soars above Broome looking for small mammals, lizards and insects. Black Kites feed near bush-fires and have been seen to carry burning embers to spread the fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/06747c8a-f2a5-42e3-a3c5-6db13c4d68b6/1D3G6038-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Raptors Here seen at the Broome wharf, Brahminy Kites (50 cm) are birds of the northern coasts.They scavenge on carrion and feed on small fish, reptiles and insects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9962d202-9eeb-4ef3-8929-056c9abc98d3/1D3N5158.jpg Australian Raptors Whistling Kites (60 cm) are common in the north but migrate south in summer. They can be identified by the characteristic “M” pattern underneath their wings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609646289745-MEB29TL27N31L6IK1E64/1D3E5713.jpg Australian Raptors Whistling Kites hunt rabbits, small mammals and birds but also scavenge as seen in this photo from Darwin. They are named for their characteristic whistling call. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b6408aa6-a417-44dc-8a6c-c029f1abe4de/1D3H2551-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Raptors The Square-tailed Kite (55 cm) is found across northern, west and eastern Australia but is quite rare. Here seen using its wide wings (1.3 - 1.5 m) for a gliding descent to pounce on a small bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/19df1f6c-9ccd-42ba-8625-c1065f50090f/1D3A2024-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Raptors Swamp Harriers (60 cm) are found widely across Australia’s wetlands. They glide close to the water and descend on birds, reptiles and rabbits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7264332a-f943-4847-a261-7521c6abce5e/1D3C0321-1-2-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Raptors The Spotted Harrier (60 cm) inhabits most of Australia preferring arid to semi-arid open country, flying low searching for ground birds like quail and also rodents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8f0935a5-bb00-4046-86cb-9bc630c026fc/1D3J0845-1-2-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Raptors Black-shouldered Kites (38 cm) are often seen hovering in open areas before dropping on prey; rodents and insects. Common across coastal Australia, sometimes they follow mice plagues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609723722554-9W3FF9PRUOWI4K371B1Y/1D3C0399-1.jpg Australian Raptors Australia’s largest raptor is the Wedge-tailed Eagle (0.9 -1.1 m). Common across rural and arid Australia, the Wedge-tailed Eagle’s main food sources are rabbits, hare, and carrion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1618715854015-ZI7E4EHWBB8UDBRXD0UW/1D3I0495.jpg Australian Raptors At Sydney’s Taronga Zoo, Bird Show participant, the Black-breasted Buzzard (55 cm), demonstrates how to break an egg with a stone - a technique used by Buzzards in the wild. Buzzards are found in the northern arid areas hunting for reptiles, small birds and carrion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1556344033327-BVSTNK5F6DVWFCGLL1S9/1D3A2358-1.jpg Australian Raptors Often seen soaring high at the beach all around Australia. The White-bellied Sea-Eagle (85 cm) feeds on fish, birds and mammals. Skilled hunters, they attack birds as large as a swan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609649272885-91NLCNWIW3832HKC2EX0/1D3B6845.jpg Australian Raptors The Eastern Osprey (65cm) also inhabits most Australian coastlines. Osprey feed on fish which they catch by dropping with talons foremost, sometimes submerging with their prey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b53b6295-ad1c-4419-8ef8-50eb587e41ec/1D3F8223-1.jpg Australian Raptors - Make it stand out A White-Bellied Sea-Eagle swoops low with its Australian Raven prey to evade attack from the raven’s companion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/aca33338-13b7-43eb-9306-aa7b4d79197b/1D3L6779.jpg Australian Raptors - Make it stand out This Black-shouldered Kite is helping the farmer keep mice numbers down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/cd21bce0-421f-427b-8ce0-87ccd61430a0/1D3K6560.jpg Australian Raptors The Pacific Baza (45 cm) with its yellow eye and crest is a very distinctive hawk seen across Australia’s north-east. It feeds on insects, lizards and small birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1f6ef36f-0744-497f-89a9-2f664770ad7a/1D3L7039-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Raptors - Make it stand out There area several varieties of Southern Boobook (35 cm); found widely across Australia. This Boobook was photographed in a south coast New South Wales garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609724309231-FKTL8LOKF9HMH6275PUL/1D3B7791.jpg Australian Raptors The Barking Owl (45 cm) spreads across the north and very south of Western Australia and most eastern states. They feed from clearings on medium size mammals, small birds, and insects. Named for their call which sounds much like a small dog barking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609724401954-TLU0GPGQKIT5T5EKYTZV/1D3G1034.jpg Australian Raptors Barn Owls (40 cm) are found worldwide and are seen across most of Australia. They glide silently from their perch to catch small mammals, birds and insects unaware of their presence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4642e6f6-42e9-4ed8-83e1-dd3aff30bfee/1D3K0975-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Raptors - Make it stand out The Peregrine Falcon (50 cm) dives on its prey, mainly other birds, at speeds up to 300 kph, the world’s fastest bird. It clubs its prey with its large feet. Found Australia wide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8c537ca6-66d1-4508-8e3e-f2b0e70ffd88/1D3K0942-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Raptors - Make it stand out Even the ultimate hunter feels vulnerable drinking water. This bird had a good look round before entering the water in this intermittent lagoon after dusk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609719980863-6RKSO0K5SVTHAM9A2A5X/1D3G5158.jpg Australian Raptors The Brown Goshawk (50 cm) is a fast and agile hunter, covering most of Australia. They dive from their perch to catch small mammals, birds, reptiles and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1556344240932-DXCV1ZH5319S44K0LHNS/1D3A6948-1.jpg Australian Raptors Grey Goshawks (55 cm) are heavily built but also agile hunters taking birds on the wing and rabbits on the run. They are seen across coastal regions of the east and north. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d4d83710-ad84-4ad1-9125-f0283f05f396/1D3L6250-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Raptors - Make it stand out A Brown Goshawk in flight in open bushland looking for prey. Showing its rounded tail and larger more angular head that distinguishes it from the smaller Collared Sparrowhawk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/203b2bb6-4310-49aa-91b9-d1edd4c0fb0d/1D3N3693.jpg Australian Raptors - Make it stand out A Collared Sparrowhawk (39 cm) in flight. Showing the straight square ended tail with the slight V shaped indentation that distinguishes it from the larger Brown Goshawk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609721729615-4RRG7KP7QBTFRX00FDDG/1D3E7283-1.jpg Australian Raptors The Red Goshawk (60 cm) is Australia’s largest and rarest goshawk, found across the north and seen less and less in the southern part of its range. Feeds on birds large and small. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1556344580362-VERHO1Q42Q1QZZ1D7785/1D3C0211-1.jpg Australian Raptors The Australian Hobby (35 cm) is a small falcon seen across most of Australia in lightly timbered or open country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609725149491-1A18UORMKWDEAGHDH739/1D3E6352.jpg Australian Raptors This Australian Hobby has retreated to a high perch to consume the small bird it caught on the wing. Sometimes Hobbys eat in the air. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1556344788977-SHY76XIH58XNGSZGVY7G/1D3C2496-1.jpg Australian Raptors The Nankeen Kestrel (35 cm) hovers skillfully over open country watching for small mammals (especially mice), small birds, lizards and insects. Present over most of Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/674c37b9-1315-480a-a5cc-0c2f7a416d7d/1D3N1316.jpg Australian Raptors The Brown Falcon (50 cm) is a common bird in country Australia.It feeds on the ground on reptiles, grasshoppers, beetles and mice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/075056bd-8404-4d11-bf43-b8f94f5810cf/1D3L4242-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Raptors - Make it stand out The rarely seen Black Falcon (55 cm) soars close to a Northern Rivers NSW riverine wetland, preying on smaller birds with its oversize claws. The Black Falcon ranges across most of Australia’s arid regions and occasionally closer to the coast. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/water-birds daily 0.75 2024-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609814114807-RCOPJIL6KD7GGSHIMJ91/1D3A5771.jpg Australian Water Birds - Australian Water Birds Water Birds are found at coastal lagoons, rivers, inland lakes, wetlands and farm dams. They are a large and varied group of birds coming from many bird families and species. Some live exclusively in fresh water habitats; others brackish lagoons where fresh and seawater mix. Some sea and shore birds live at and use fresh water wetlands as feeding places or stop-over points, especially the migratory birds. Photo: Australian Pelicans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559709006569-6HQLQWDLMBO8BZGKT36F/1D3A0419-1.jpg Australian Water Birds Black Swan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609814403637-CZQFZ6JRNP40Y678ZKA2/GeoffBall01_DSLRBeginnersT3.jpg Australian Water Birds Hardhead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609814532074-2UXW4ZB0OIRWBT4BBNHB/1D3F4348.jpg Australian Water Birds Great Crested Grebes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609815126805-AIZK0ZG3RWBVPQUKZPX7/1D3H1927.jpg Australian Water Birds Australasian Grebe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559378264681-6ZTFJS46MPWKKIKOXZEH/1D3A6728.jpg Australian Water Birds Darter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559379462789-5JN2KOJ3QN8USWGPJ7LD/1D3D8929.jpg Australian Water Birds Little Black Cormorant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559714534108-RNLN9MC2KLN751PTOQFV/1D3F6685.jpg Australian Water Birds Pied Cormorant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559714608304-761QKXK65J83LFGKGRDK/1D3F7507.jpg Australian Water Birds Great Cormorant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559379637554-QIX4Y7NERAPZCQ54OSD5/1D3E6722.jpg Australian Water Birds Cattle Egrets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559377090495-ZIO07TCQXSGWXD6BF9CI/1D3B6744.jpg Australian Water Birds Little Egret https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559378200779-1ZEQP5AZ2YZGO2Z43B3S/1D3A6505.jpg Australian Water Birds Intermediate Egret https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559377969442-R0FD9U00TBFF2PYWDHFJ/1D3A4056-2.jpg Australian Water Birds Great Egret https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559377030110-AST6YA8ABX2P72ECSLF0/1D3B6670.jpg Australian Water Birds White-faced Heron https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559378687901-8H5LSQSAVG6KZ5VGFFJX/1D3B8060.jpg Australian Water Birds White-necked Heron https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d5ec6fae-e1b1-458c-acd2-4a1cf26f84bf/1D3E7079-1.jpg Australian Water Birds Nankeen Night Heron https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559715604583-PP54M3585IISO7SFH3QQ/1D3A1599.jpg Australian Water Birds Striated Heron https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559379833721-YWTEVDM0IU3KOSVZ35ES/1D3E7095.jpg Australian Water Birds Black-necked Stork (Jabiru) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559379720541-INRQLU3LR7GO25T0FLQ7/1D3E6769.jpg Australian Water Birds Brolga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559716541167-ZHYD7D2AS4I5HK6PVWXL/1D3A1108-1.jpg Australian Water Birds Australian White Ibis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559716623163-5SUS9IKWDJVEVQK7EAUF/1D3F4211.jpg Australian Water Birds Straw-necked Ibis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559378994370-HQFJCRRF3MXXHRQL9XEU/1D3C0832-1.jpg Australian Water Birds Yellow-billed Spoonbill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559716816489-UNCF72C90W8RS25F2P99/1D3A2828-1.jpg Australian Water Birds Royal Spoonbill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559717521216-R7W9KZTWB1V7Q2MAI75G/1D3F8278.jpg Australian Water Birds Buff-banded Rail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559379063500-A4KLF0P4LSZJXYNH13HU/1D3C1916-1.jpg Australian Water Birds Australian Spotted Crake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559378892939-7O8BMLHOYZBLTK57HFLZ/1D3C0961-1-2.jpg Australian Water Birds Black-tailed Native-hens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559377335473-WEN365OHVEHUELIULZ7G/1D3A1517-1.jpg Australian Water Birds Dusky Moorhen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559378751794-OJ9A8TX0XUQEXDKU5725/1D3B8300.jpg Australian Water Birds European Coot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559377813879-U3P7ZYR9P47YAX1LZO1G/1D3A3644.jpg Australian Water Birds Purple Swamphen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559379126278-DASRFQT6GL2YEP1QBMJW/1D3C2710.jpg Australian Water Birds Black-winged Stilt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559718934809-K9FV6AB6UDAUS9XHYHOE/1D3A2872-1.jpg Australian Water Birds Red-necked Avocets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559379198218-D2RQ26V8472ZREZHK2R0/1D3C3513.jpg Australian Water Birds Masked Lapwing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ac1ce157-b7be-4be5-95b0-3e4b00d8dd55/1D3E8947.jpg Australian Water Birds - Make it stand out Red-kneed Dotterel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3e60f115-f748-4df4-a127-a3cf73f9be95/1D3F7769.jpg Australian Water Birds - Make it stand out Black-fronted Dotterel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1559379551549-2QX64311W166B5MHBZCG/1D3E6082.jpg Australian Water Birds Comb-crested Jacana https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/robins daily 0.75 2024-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609394042497-FEOPT1SZW14X076LQ9TU/1D3D4465-1.jpg Australian Robins - Australian Robins The Petroicidae family is an Australasian family with 22 Australian members, including Robins, Scrub-robins and Flycatchers. Another 30 of this family live in New Guinea, New Zealand and surrounding islands. The Petroicidae are only distantly related to European robins and to Asian flycatchers. Australian Robins are compact birds with a short straight bill and feed mainly on insects, occasionally supplemented with seeds. They are often seen perching on low branches and fence posts, feeding off the ground. Photo: The male Red-capped Robin (12 cm). Red-capped Robins inhabit most of the Australian continent south of the tropics, favouring dryer woodlands. Feeds on insects and small invertebrates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609549436909-BUYMCUGUOD10Q10E4ZCJ/1D3D9457.jpg Australian Robins This female Red-capped Robin shows its red cap and a hint of red chest colouring. She sits on a wheat-belt farm fence, watching for insects below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609550310350-GBX8T4PNVSW97Y4CN0JK/1D3C0092.jpg Australian Robins The male Hooded Robin (17 cm) wears a distinctive black hood, the female’s is brown-grey with more subdued colouring.The Hooded Robin can be seen across most of Australia. They forage from low perches for insects on the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4e87c0c6-b9f0-4651-9e50-c4e092b4fdb6/1D3K3194-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Robins - Make it stand out This Pale-yellow Robin (13 cm) is a bird of the rainforest, found in the New South Wales/Queensland border ranges and north Queensland. The northern Queensland race has rufous colouring above the bill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1609551132820-3RHTCQI2AK2AS349CFSD/1D3G1757.jpg Australian Robins The Rose Robin (13 cm) is found across south-east Australia. They feed on insects in the mid-canopy and occasionally on the ground. Again the female has more subdued colouration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5fd9ff4d-fcad-4247-96a8-68a1d31cf623/1D3L6762-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Robins - Make it stand out The spectacular male Flame Robin (13 cm). Found across Australia’s south-east, favouring open woodlands and grasslands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4b85f7ca-0960-4687-aa0e-1a811629fdab/1D3L6747.jpg Australian Robins - Make it stand out This Flame Robin is a younger bird, but still makes a very colourful sight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1566290726954-6SKC4STMTAIPSRKNJ8ID/1D3A0746.jpg Australian Robins Eastern Yellow Robins (16 cm) are friendly birds of Australia’s eastern states, often seen on walking tracks in the forest. The male and female have similar colouring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1566337617288-X65SO56BN1W3ERQ12CCX/1D3F4938.jpg Australian Robins The White-breasted Robin (16 cm) is related to the Yellow Robin. It is found in Australia’s far south-west corner, in the wetter forest and coastal scrublands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1566290888733-4KN1RS8EK1SH1IL8OYCV/1D3A0777.jpg Australian Robins The Jacky Winter (14 cm) is often seen on farm fences, ready to pounce on insects in the air or on the ground. Jacky Winters are found widely across Australia. No-one is sure as to how the Jacky Winter got its unusual name. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1566290995435-U28QV2R62CT49ITGMHZQ/1D3E7714.jpg Australian Robins The Lemon-bellied Flycatcher (or Flyrobin) (14 cm) is found in tropical woodlands across Australia’s far north. It is not a “true” flycatcher but does feed on insects in flight and down to ground level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/fd1be4c3-7b96-4774-bd90-2c2a2d7934b7/1D3L6881.jpg Australian Robins This female Flame Robin was of a group of 13 robins feeding in a paddock that had been recently harvested. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5b872754-6c78-4581-8a41-7c4b7049a5b5/1D3G7971-1-3-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Robins - Make it stand out This Eastern Yellow Robin cuts a lonely figure in the aftermath of the 2020 Currowan Bushfire that devastated New South Wales’ south coast. Fortunately Easter Yellow Robins have made a strong comeback, helped by heavy rains that followed the fire. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/pigeons daily 0.75 2024-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7011c940-7b6c-40a9-8acd-836a76567662/1D3E5756-1-2.jpg Australian Pigeons - Australian Pigeons Australasia is the global centre of pigeon diversity and Australia has 29 species of the pigeon family, the Columbidae. Of these four are introduced, including the ubiquitous Rock Pigeon. Pigeons are stout-bodied birds with short necks. They have short slender bills suited to their diet of seeds and fruit. Their flight is rapid with clipped wing beats. Photo: The Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove (24 cm) inhabits the rainforests and mangroves of northern and north-east Australia. The fruit diet of all the Fruit-Doves plays an important role in seed dispersal and the maintenance of diversity in tropical forests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1618709761846-Y5WSDE1XSMLBNDPLPSD5/1D3I0358.jpg Australian Pigeons The Superb Fruit-Dove (24 cm) can be seen along Australia’s east coast but is now endangered in the south. It is found high in the rainforest canopy feeding on fruit and seeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1618709805612-GW2L2PWUWZVM34I73JGG/1D3I0398.jpg Australian Pigeons Much larger is the Wompoo Fruit-Dove (48 cm), also inhabiting the east coast, feeding on rainforest fruit and seeds. This Wompoo was in the Rainforest aviary at Taronga Zoo in Sydney. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1590482032474-CPGPAXDTMVXYL6OHO82Q/1D3G8750.jpg Australian Pigeons The White-headed Pigeon (40 cm) is found at forest fringes east of Australia’s Great Dividing Range. They feed on rainforest fruit and seeds and have a special taste for the introduced Camphor Laurel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1590481982641-L1LKBKA860Q3NYV7OE2J/1D3G9765.jpg Australian Pigeons This Brown Cuckoo-Dove (45 cm) is also a bird of the forest’s edge, found along Australia’s east coast and as far north as the Philippines. They feed on fruit, berries and seeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1566955033999-5B9GM0FLE3BC3NOQN1ZU/1D3A5456.jpg Australian Pigeons The Emerald Dove (27 cm) is widespread across Southeast Asia and is found in the forests of northern and eastern Australia. They eat seeds and fruit, feeding on the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1566956113922-GZGI6ZOV2M116AHS0BZ5/1D3F4875.jpg Australian Pigeons Common Bronzewings (36 cm) are found across the Australian continent in a wide range of habitats. They feed on plants and seeds on the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/def6169f-68da-425c-9db3-3007b7977b23/1D3A1560-1.jpg Australian Pigeons Another widespread bird is the Crested Pigeon (35 cm) seen in woodlands, on farms and often in the city. They are seed eaters feeding on the ground, sometimes taking insects when available. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1566957578135-XO7UAUPTZS1KNUO1KZKC/1D3E6435.jpg Australian Pigeons This northern territory bird, the Partridge Pigeon (28 cm) was seen at Jabiru in Kakadu National Park. They eat grass and acacia seeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1566957915925-L14UGEGQY5LYU229R35U/1D3E8207.jpg Australian Pigeons The Peaceful Dove (24 cm) inhabits the open woodlands across the eastern half and and northern parts of Australia. They feed from the ground on seeds and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577591936041-26DWZDS3E2XTCC18CRBI/1D3G5216.jpg Australian Pigeons The Diamond Dove (24 cm) is named for the white spots on the wings of adult birds. They are found across most of Australia except Tasmania. They feed on the ground on grass seeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577591746716-DKJV52HY8E9VG3V7PXDT/1D3G5734.jpg Australian Pigeons Bar-shouldered Doves (30 cm) live across the woodlands of eastern and northern Australia. They eat seeds of grasses, herbs and and fruit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1590482183932-O7QIGV1VMESLTNLPYK0Z/1D3G8744.jpg Australian Pigeons The Wonga Pigeon (40 cm) is a forest and woodland bird found on Australia’s south east fringe. They are great walkers feeding on seeds, fallen fruit and some insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1566959632509-MZQXP5FSHYELOBDH4NI7/1D3A6248.jpg Australian Pigeons The Topknot Pigeon (45 cm) is easily recognised by its bizarre headgear. They fly fast and far along Australia’s eastern parts in search of ripening fruit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1566959290853-EVG9ST5MCSUMHY97U4TE/1D3E5925.jpg Australian Pigeons Pied Imperial Pigeons (42 cm) are distributed through Southeast Asia. They are found in Australia’s north, breeding during the spring and summer, many migrating to New Guinea for the winter. They feed in trees on fruit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1566963888174-4RJZHS22B61CXA29C2ME/1D3A2693.jpg Australian Pigeons The Spotted Turtle-Dove (32 cm) is an introduced bird seen in eastern cities and country towns. They feed on the ground on grains, seeds and food scraps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1566963988010-6HSQZF5VBBASNXM89JFM/1D3F4116.jpg Australian Pigeons This Laughing Turtle-Dove (26 cm) was seen in Perth where it was introduced in the 1890’s. They feed on grain and seeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1566964113785-PF3MWHTYH53MNYSO5E63/1D3B7429.jpg Australian Pigeons The Feral Pigeon or Rock Dove (35 cm), introduced from Europe, is seen widely across Australia, scavenging for food to supplement its diet of seeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1618711144357-MHQDZZY7N0DX0Z9HAE9S/1D3I0513.jpg Australian Pigeons The famous White Dove is in fact a white “Feral Pigeon” and is an introduced bird in Australia. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/broome daily 0.75 2019-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577085562402-7251P7YHPCHTL0RA8M13/1D3G4917.jpg Broome Western Australia - Broome Western Australia Broome is 2,200 km north of Perth by road. It faces Roebuck Bay, internationally recognised RAMSAR site which with Eighty Mile Beach to the south is Australia’s most important site for migratory shorebirds. “Birdwatching around Broome” lists birdwatching sites in the town, adjacent beaches and mangroves. Photo: This Black-necked Stork (Jabiru) was photographed at Roebuck Bay, close to the Broome Bird Observatory, 24 km out of Broome. The background colours occur when red soil-coloured surf contrasts with the blue of the bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577328809951-M8LQ67Y31GSA7YN29K63/1D3G4865.jpg Broome Western Australia Pelicans at Roebuck Bay where the ten metre tidal range exposes up to 175 square km of mudflat, the world’s most prolific supermarket for shorebirds, with 300 species of polychaete worms, crustaceans, shellfish, and echinoderm to feast on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577490352574-9K777108MMQ57WOQK7LK/1D3G5049.jpg Broome Western Australia Shorebirds roost at the high tide mark before being disturbed by a passing Brahminy Kite. This cloud of birds includes Godwits, Curlew Sandpipers, Greenshanks and Great Knots. Up to 800,000 birds congregate in the area including as many 600,000 shorebirds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577328973714-OVVKU60RWWM2XXJYB3LG/1D3G4803.jpg Broome Western Australia These Black-winged Stilts are among the permanent residents of Roebuck Bay. Farm run-off of fertiliser is increasing mangrove growth and decreasing the open mudflat used by the shorebirds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577491230107-NK5RU6LY0PK6DACHZUAP/1D3G5122.jpg Broome Western Australia This gathering of migratory birds includes: Bar-tailed and Black-tailed Godwits, Eastern Curlews, Curlew Sandpipers, Greater Sand Plover and Great Knots. These migrants leave in autumn for the North-Asia and Siberia summer to breed, returning in spring to make the most of the abundant food of Roebuck Bay and Eighty Mile Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577407625366-BLE89H5KF7Q8BDUTOBCE/1D3G5158.jpg Broome Western Australia A Brown Goshawk drinks at a Broome Bird Observatory birdbath, while Brown, Rufous-throated, Singing and Yellow-tinted Honeyeaters and Zebra finches look on warily, awaiting their turn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577407717646-7XU6C3NEE9QB4XA69OUU/1D3G5270.jpg Broome Western Australia Zebra Finch at the Broome Bird Observatory birdbath. The Observatory provides an educational and scientific facility, with accommodation for visitors and resident guides who facilitate regular tours, courses and manage the research facilities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577407840466-MCRSSG44PDKIK7CF2194/1D3G6373.jpg Broome Western Australia At a Broome shopping centre this overflow pipe provides fresh water to thirsty Red-Headed Honeyeaters. Mangrove loving species gather at this pipe and in the adjacent mangroves at Streeter’s Jetty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577490797135-62D18U8NJESNBCDV7NR6/1D3G6832.jpg Broome Western Australia Red-breasted Babblers seen at the Broome golf course. The Red-breasted race is the chestnut coloured counterpart of the southern Grey-Crowned Babbler. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577408433647-S217UGD6M61ZIO18E20E/1D3G5734.jpg Broome Western Australia The Bar-shouldered Dove, often seen and more often heard in the streets and suburbs of Broome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577408203339-5MSX7UO0DFAFE3N2I9RY/1D3G4489-1.jpg Broome Western Australia This north-Australian honeyeater, the Rufous-throated Honeyeater adorns one of Broome’s colourful Poinciana trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577409341322-DPD5Y7KNL72HA1N33MX7/1D3G6809.jpg Broome Western Australia The Singing Honeyeater (race forresti) is a very common visitor to Broome gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577408564279-UZTEE2V788C7I4W75Z7T/1D3G7201.jpg Broome Western Australia The Yellow-tinted Honeyeater is a bird of the northern open forests and woodlands.It is moderately common in Broome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577407996575-4XC8KVDHPA1RWQMLFBRI/1D3G4680.jpg Broome Western Australia The Brown Honeyeater, another very common bird in Broome gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577408718041-M55CU18RPODLA666RFE7/1D3G5668.jpg Broome Western Australia Red-winged Parrots are often seen enjoying ripe Mangoes, then diverting to the surrounding bush for more traditional fare, as seen in this photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577409399180-R1TBSK6GERX96HCOZ1P3/1D3G6038.jpg Broome Western Australia Darwin’s Port is a good site to view shorebirds and seabirds. It is a gathering place for raptors like this Brahminy Kite perching on a light on the Broome Port Jetty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577409715393-GT8XW1FHMPN4WR6NIQGM/1D3G6515.jpg Broome Western Australia Shorebirds gather on the mudflats under the Broome Port Jetty. This Common Sandpiper feeds on rocks exposed at low tide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577409781544-1QVW0RHZ2868TR9F6P9L/1D3G6646.jpg Broome Western Australia This Eastern Reef Egret’s sour look is due to an uncooperative octopus - that did not want to become the Egret’s dinner. After fifteen minutes the Egret gave up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577410096401-R8KLMOLQBJZK3W4YQM9O/1D3G6659.jpg Broome Western Australia A lack of tail feathers was not hindering this Little Friarbird’s activities outside the restaurant at Broome Port Jetty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577410204884-M3NK8IC958GG2UXUYOUQ/1D3G5587.jpg Broome Western Australia An unexpected flyover by two Brolgas. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/kimberley daily 0.75 2023-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1578119762546-CS30G0PC8D86JJBPFLT9/1D3G6399.jpg Kimberley Western Australia - Kimberley Western Australia The Kimberley region in the tropical north of Western Australia comprises 420,000 square kilometres of rugged ranges, savannas and pristine coastlines. It includes important shorebird sites on mainland beaches (link to Broome Birds) and offshore reefs and islands, and the north Australian birds of the bush and desert. Photo: Mangroves surround the bays and islands of the Kimberley. This Red-headed Honeyeater was photographed in mangroves at Broome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577488157092-KVA5QH9VXVX52XJ2MEI3/1D3G5788.jpg Kimberley Western Australia Water is key to life in the tropical Kimberley. Here Brolgas feed at Cockatoo Creek, a tributary of the Fitzroy river, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577426368082-YYLM6B5PX09MSGJK137P/1D3G6141.jpg Kimberley Western Australia Thousands of Plumed Whistling-Ducks fly in formations across Broome, searching for new feeding grounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1578119559035-N9FAS9M32I4R9I4EOZRG/1D3G6001.jpg Kimberley Western Australia Black Kites are a common sight in the Kimberley skies and 21 of Australia’s 24 raptor species can be seen in the region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577414338281-F7SLVQODCASHV4AE1BSQ/1D3G5902.jpg Kimberley Western Australia The graceful Australian Pratincole at a waterhole. These Pratincoles are often seen in open grasslands but never far from water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577414127339-MMA10XDA02Z76GRJ3ZHW/1D3G7440.jpg Kimberley Western Australia The northern coastal mangroves are home to a unique range of birds including this Yellow White-eye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577426902731-XJEDM1TZH50VJ7KEYU34/1D3G6348.jpg Kimberley Western Australia The Broad-billed Flycatcher is another northern mangrove specialist, seen here combing mangrove shoots for insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577414176145-B00MAB4DAOF9M60K6MOG/1D3G6333.jpg Kimberley Western Australia The Mangrove Golden Whistler is seen in mangroves across the northern parts of Australia. This female shows more subdued colouring than the male which looks more like the male Golden Whistler seen across most of Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577414741546-W7JLYI93KVA3VJZWUYYV/1D3G5260.jpg Kimberley Western Australia The open plains of the Kimberly are home to eleven of Australia’s finch species (link to Australian Finches). Above a flock of noisy Zebra Finches wait their turn for a drink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577487524461-KGOQGYQA6DQBA388S307/1D3G5638.jpg Kimberley Western Australia Red-winged Parrots are birds of the forests and woodlands, feeding on fruit, seeds, nectar and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577414264697-21IBVJ6WLFPLICEV7ZLW/1D3G5489.jpg Kimberley Western Australia The Little Friarbird is the most common of the larger honeyeaters in Broome gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577488643267-WSDPNVYZG63JTIGOKSHZ/1D3G4572.jpg Kimberley Western Australia A Red-breasted Babbler leads its family group of eight birds in their communal nest building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577414660195-I9E0R6PJHV7CCOQFZUAK/1D3G5296.jpg Kimberley Western Australia This Great Bowerbird takes a drink at the Broome Bird Observatory on the shores of Roebuck Bay, one of the world’s great shorebird feeding grounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577488932089-P5FQ26D3XHYUQVHE7SCP/1D3G5501.jpg Kimberley Western Australia The Red-collared Lorikeet is the Kimberly and Northern Territory representative of the Rainbow Lorikeet family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577414822020-YPZ1Q6B7ZTFSUVUJ78OT/1D3G6886.jpg Kimberley Western Australia This Brush Cuckoo is one of three species of Cuckoo photographed at Broome Golf Course on the same day. There were also Pallid Cuckoos and Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoos present. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1577489223396-9KDOCBUS1AY65WUUX4O0/1D3G6784.jpg Kimberley Western Australia The Blue-winged Kookaburra is smaller than the Laughing Kookaburra but it’s call is sometimes described as maniacal and demonic! https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/mid-north-coast-nsw daily 0.75 2023-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1618965540187-MNIUJJ53F080MVKT0BVJ/1D3C3157.jpg Mid North Coast NSW Birds - Mid North Coast NSW Extending from Kempsey, Port Macquarie and the Hastings River to the Manning Valley and Myall Lakes in the south, the Mid North Coast has towering forests, extensive wetlands and coastal bird watching sites, with over 32 per cent of the region set aside for conservation. Link to “Bird Watching guide to the Hastings Valley” for sites. Photo:This female Variegated Fairy-wren, although not as colourful as the male, has an elegance all of her own. Taken at the Perch Hole close to Lake Cathie village. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/455d0453-f62f-4630-a3c0-1fe25b2c8c95/1D3J2701.jpg Mid North Coast NSW Birds - Make it stand out This Blue-faced Honeyeater was seen in the main street of Buladelah. This bird can be identified as a juvenile from the yellowish, green facial colours, yet to develop the full blue of the adult bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1618732879133-A9WPE9YFK7IFKZ0C772F/1D3A3269.jpg Mid North Coast NSW Birds The coastal lagoons of the Mid North Coast have many water and seabirds. This Reef Egret was photographed at Lake Cathie. Reef Egrets come in two colours, the dark morph, seen above, and white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1618732805026-7JYF5BDFID27ISQTL1UH/1D3A3261.jpg Mid North Coast NSW Birds Pelicans at Lake Cathie south of Port Macquarie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1616822477007-KPUVDKQOFKHZAXM8LLV8/1D3H8970.jpg Mid North Coast NSW Birds This Spangled Drongo was at Tinonee, close to Taree. It was feeding on insects in a Malaleuca patch, taking them in the air after an erratic aerial pursuit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1618733337856-HEFTZWTKRNXQWDT96Y2O/1D3H8977.jpg Mid North Coast NSW Birds Also at Tinonee, this Brown Quail was one of a family of four in a semi-rural residential and farming area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1616807444354-RCBW8W6CDCNKM35W7ARN/1D3H9082.jpg Mid North Coast NSW Birds Lewins Honeyeaters are common in this area, seen here feeding on a Malaleuca nectar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1616824710102-AIXKDZWW55PQM1G5RLDR/1D3H9545.jpg Mid North Coast NSW Birds The Australian Brush-turkey is seen widely across the Mid North Coast. This bird was on its large nesting mound at Saltwater National Park, near the mouth of the Manning River. Brush-turkey nests can be 1-2 metres high and up to 4 metres wide, made of leaves and debris from the forest floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1618733154432-N0ZT0ZYDT0HB5K5HI27K/1D3A3448.jpg Mid North Coast NSW Birds This Brown Cuckoo-Dove was at the Burrawan State Forest picnic ground, an attractive bush area for bird watching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1618733010446-CP6PYQJ7SA4QODW2SCLD/1D3A3341.jpg Mid North Coast NSW Birds The Figbird, a common sight in the Mid North Coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1618733054396-B0IPDGTMFV2BLRCPVPBX/1D3A3376.jpg Mid North Coast NSW Birds The Seven Acres Rainforest Centre in Port Macquarie is well worth a visit. In addition to the Green Catbird shown here the reserve features Noisy Pittas, Wompoo Fruit-Doves, Wonga Pigeons, Regent and Satin Bowerbirds plus many more, large and small. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1616823747744-JY0FM656VRSX3YSLQ5KJ/1D3H9314.jpg Mid North Coast NSW Birds Wingham Brush Nature Reserve is a spectacular sample of the subtropical lowland forest that once covered much of the Manning River valley. It is home to a wide range of birds as well as Grey-headed Flying Foxes. Here a Russet-tailed Thrush enjoys the seclusion of the dense forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1616807541198-2P4NP9I69XPKHIAIWIBV/1D3H8415.jpg Mid North Coast NSW Birds O’SullivansGap Picnic Area in the Myall National Park is set amongst towering Eucalyptus Grandis with a rainforest understory. This Scaly-breasted Lorikeet was seen in the canopy, along with Glossy and Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1618732951373-1656O08Y0EDL0A64TGN8/1D3A3283.jpg Mid North Coast NSW Birds One of a family of Tawny Frogmouths at Kooloonbung Creek Park, close to the centre of Port Macquarie. A good place to see Flycatchers, Honeyeaters, Cuckoos and Kingfishers and Koala Bears! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1618733099594-M23PDHO9XSZ4WU7DNGKV/1D3A3381.jpg Mid North Coast NSW Birds Female Regent Bowerbird at Lighthouse Beach, Port Macquarie. Lighthouse Beach is close to the Seven Acres reserve and the cliff-side bush benefits from this proximity. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/brisbane daily 0.75 2023-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b00d3966-712b-4f9c-823a-ed2beffa2929/1D3I5329-2.jpg Brisbane Queensland - Brisbane Queensland Brisbane has a wide range of bird habitats, from the Moreton Bay RAMSAR recognised wetlands to the western rainforest of D’Aguilar National Park. Other sites include Oxley Creek Common in the south, and around Mt Coot-tha Botanic gardens, both places easily accessible from the city centre. Link to: “Bird Places of Brisbane” Photo: A treat to see is the male Red-backed Fairy-wren, here photographed on the banks of the Brisbane River at Fig Tree Pocket. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d79adb2e-944a-4a6d-b564-416a139a0b27/1D3I5347-3.jpg Brisbane Queensland - Make it stand out These beautiful Rosellas, belonging to the Blue-cheeked race of the Pale-headed Rosella species, are seen in the south-east of Queensland. This pair were photographed chattering away down the side path of a suburban Brisbane garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/72e53939-3080-4269-93bd-f67b358b2cd7/1D3J3662.jpg Brisbane Queensland - Make it stand out This Bush Stone-curlew was part of a family of three feeding in the car park at Bellbird Grove in D’Aguilar National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2fa41dc5-aea6-45ce-8f5a-d8cc63e53830/1D3I4991.jpg Brisbane Queensland - Make it stand out The Pied Butcherbird is famous for its flute like song, which varies from place to place across Australia. This individual has introduced a short rolling trill into its song, contrasting sweetly with its clear flute like notes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/55d89777-a3c4-4a15-861b-c15523a21671/1D3I4805-2.jpg Brisbane Queensland - Make it stand out Scaly-breasted Lorikeets are a common sight across Brisbane. Here seen feeding in the flowers of a Golden Cane Palm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a1ba38f4-c090-4ead-823c-b78a3a75d530/1D3I5040-Edit.jpg Brisbane Queensland - Make it stand out Blue-faced Honeyeaters (pictured) use their size to dominate city gardens. This one had just seen off the Butcherbird in the previous photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/47274b51-041b-406a-bf51-1b6321b323ef/1D3I5088.jpg Brisbane Queensland - Make it stand out Rainbow Lorikeets are ever present and tend to dominate feeding and nesting places wherever they go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/cc5406cc-8ed7-4752-8eeb-25a0a2d757fa/1D3I5230.jpg Brisbane Queensland - Make it stand out This Channel-billed Cuckoo was photographed at Brisbane’s Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens. At the top of the gardens are extensive plantings of various forest types including subtropical and tropical rainforest, Bunya, Brigalow, Acacia, and Melaleuca forests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/27ac145c-8791-4492-a5ce-cd3880b6c8cd/1D3G2702.jpg Brisbane Queensland - Make it stand out As is common across south-eastern Australia, Noisy Miners dominate Brisbane’s degraded bushlands and man-made environments, to exclude smaller bush birds and other honeyeaters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/fb10c87a-adb8-44b7-9ea8-effdab96ec97/1D3I5081.jpg Brisbane Queensland - Make it stand out The Torresian Crow ranges across the northern parts of Australia and is common around the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/af779350-434f-4695-9e09-def783be8496/1D3I5490.jpg Brisbane Queensland - Make it stand out Another common parrot seen in the city, the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, screeching and making its raucous call https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/45968753-31a7-4c26-a567-67c64dcffc97/1D3J3985.jpg Brisbane Queensland - Make it stand out This Olive-backed Oriole has found a tasty treat, seen on the the Araucaria Walk at Enoggera Resevoir. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/14e05392-a522-416b-b73f-6a50a288d526/1D3I5152.jpg Brisbane Queensland - Make it stand out A Masked Lapwing feeds from a lawn at Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens. The old name Spurwing for this bird refers to the lethal spurs it carries in the crook of its wing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d8dbf1ea-6f80-4b51-bdb2-9ea61baf7823/1D3I5183.jpg Brisbane Queensland - Make it stand out In the undergrowth at the Botanical Gardens an Australian Brush-turkey is foraging among the leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b7717d8b-8775-4315-9faf-003fdb70b6ef/1D3I5500.jpg Brisbane Queensland - Make it stand out The Australian Magpie. Magpies are common in the city but as Birdlife Australia surveys show they are loosing out to other birds such as the Butcherbirds and Miners in the urban setting. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/kingfishers daily 0.75 2025-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a22bbe00-25fc-47d8-993f-9a5365adb90c/1D3A0663-1-1-2-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Kingfishers - Australian Kingfishers Australia has 10 Kingfisher species, members of the Alcedinidae family. The Australasian realm (Australia, New Guinea, and eastern Indonesia) is known as the centre of kingfisher diversity. Two species, the Azure Kingfisher and the Little Kingfisher are plunge-fishing “river kingfishers”, the remainder regarded as dry-land hunters. All have large heads, long pointed bills and are brightly coloured. Food ranges from fish, reptiles to small invertebrates. They nest in tree hollows, burrows in the ground and old termite nests. Photo: The vibrantly coloured Azure Kingfisher (19 cm) is found in Australia’s north, east and in Victoria, on the banks of creeks, swamps and lakes. Feeds on fish and other swimming prey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7620194b-35fe-4af1-9a8b-aa20dd38b40a/1D3F0726.jpg Australian Kingfishers - Make it stand out The Sacred Kingfisher (23 cm) inhabits most coastal and inland Australia except the dry deserts of the west, and migrates south to breed. Hunts on dry land for small reptiles and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a6e8ca2e-fe2e-4cd5-bb07-c552b9f5d168/1D3E6165.jpg Australian Kingfishers - Make it stand out Forest Kingfishers (23 cm) live on Australia’s eastern coast and in northern parts of the NT. They are seen in open forests, swamps, and near waterways. Nest in trees in old termite nests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3ef4aa5e-1274-4d91-9eda-f204e1b8fb29/1D3A6296.jpg Australian Kingfishers - Make it stand out Well known for its raucous call, the Laughing Kookaurra (47 cm) is the world’s heaviest kingfisher. They inhabit Australia’s east and southwest corner, favoring open spaces of forest, farmland, parks and gardens. They feed on small reptiles, mammals and birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/88d6b47a-c01d-4e03-8849-6e75c6160886/1D3E6676-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Kingfishers - Make it stand out The white eye of the Blue-winged Kookaburra (42 cm) gives this bird a somewhat unhinged appearance. They are found across Australia’s north. Found in the forests and woodlands, diet is similar to its Laughing cousin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f45e752c-3124-42a9-8171-f4163b41d392/1D3E6924.jpg Australian Kingfishers - Make it stand out This Azure Kingfisher was photographed on the banks of Yellow Water River, Kakadu. Kingfishers have excellent vision, capable of binocular vision with good colour vision. They can compensate for the refraction of water and reflection to catch underwater prey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/69934f0b-ff3a-4c1d-8334-c5a5305efbc0/1D3E6874-1-Edit.jpg Australian Kingfishers - Make it stand out This Little Kingfisher (13 cm) lives in the far north close to creeks, mangroves and rainforest streams. Like the Azure, the Little Kingfisher waits above water to pounce on its prey of fish, crustaceans and water beetles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/159b9a62-7921-48ff-ac03-158c18f29a52/1D3E5446-Enhanced-NR-2.jpg Australian Kingfishers - Make it stand out Collared Kingfishers (28 cm), recognised by their large bills, are found hunting on the mudflats and mangroves of the coastal north. They feed on crabs and small fish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b7034a22-84e1-451b-a27f-4afd3315d509/1D3H5278.jpg Australian Kingfishers - Make it stand out This Sacred Kingfisher was photographed in eucalyptus forest on New South Wales south coast. It was feeding on prey exposed by the recent bush fires. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/northern-rivers-nsw daily 0.75 2024-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e7e94259-63a4-4efb-b953-3c316aa46102/1D3J5221.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Northern Rivers NSW The north-east corner of New South Wales is defined by three large rivers, the Clarence, Richmond, and Tweed. They rise from volcanic mountain peaks, flow through fertile flood plains to coastal lagoons and swamps, and provide a wide variety of bird habitats. Link to map and birdlist “Birds of Byron Shire” Photo: The Beach Stone-curlew is more common on beaches and mudflats further north but a few individuals are seen in the Northern Rivers area; classified as Critically Endangered in NSW. Favourite food: Crabs! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7ffc6963-e5a2-4333-8ddb-c22cd7d66b1e/1D3J4885.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out The White-cheeked Honeyeater can be told from the similar New Holland Honeyeater by its fan-like white cheeks and the lack of a white ring around the eye. White-cheeked Honeyeaters prefer the denser coastal bush, sallying for insects from a prominent perch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/bb6b9fc2-13fe-40ed-ab59-7157525a8a81/1D3J4618.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out Welcome Swallows are numerous in Northern Rivers coastal lagoons, taking insects on the wing. They are seen throughout the region in a wide range of habitats including forests and grassland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/12bf783e-d19f-40b4-b5b8-d857d622bddc/1D3J2957-Edit.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out An inhabitant of waterside reed beds, this Golden Cisticola shines in the last rays of the sun at Tallow Creek Lagoon in Suffolk Park. An insect eating bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9d583f70-d8f7-4846-9414-ddde2150591b/1D3J3161.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out A male Red-backed Fairy-wren in its distinctive plumage. This contrasts with the brown/buff colour of the female, which has very similar to the attire of the other female Fairy-wren species. Found in tall grass across savanahs, woodlands, and adjoining wetlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4d6f6ea4-f00e-4ccb-ba8b-7085bff07f64/1D3K1839.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out The Brown Honeyeater is common in many habitats across northern Australia but avoids the taller eucalypt forests. Its long bill is well adapted for its diet of nectar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/29a6ca53-4f6a-4561-8792-94b739def51f/1D3L5854.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out A total of seventy five Wandering Whistling-Ducks invade a creek near Pottsville. The Northern Rivers is about as far south as these northerners travel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b6de9665-04ca-41ff-bfca-987cffb4446c/1D3J3073-Edit.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out The reed beds are home to a variety of finches: Red-browed Finches, Double-barred Finches and this Chestnut-breasted Mannikin. Like other finches the Chestnut-breasted Mannikin’s stout bill is well adapted for its diet of seeds, especially the grass seeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a1402f38-d8b9-4572-b9da-c882bc7fefe9/1D3J4655.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out White-breasted Woodswallows often locate to wooded habitats near water. They forage on the wing for insects but also take nectar. They are usually seen in groups up to 20 birds; sometimes up to 200. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/38895aaf-9eaf-4cd2-a3f8-c7bbbbadb6f0/1D3J9061.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out The mournful call of the Little Grassbird is common across the wetlands of the Northern Rivers. Usually heard and not seen, the Little Grassbird hides in long grasses and reed-beds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/f1ab4cac-6f84-4c07-acef-6cf8c23e2643/1D3L9039.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out The male Mistletoebird wearing its spectacular red, white and black livery. Mistletoebirds feed on fruit and nectar and play an important role in dispersal of mistletoe seeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/73a75827-4c82-423c-8e98-d28d4dc68114/1D3J5052.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out The Brown Thornbill, a stalwart of denser bush and thickets. Here gleaning for insects in the middle branches of a medium sized tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a92315ab-a2eb-41ff-b29d-7e8744b5c3d3/1D3L7778-Enhanced-NR.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out The Eastern Osprey doesn’t appear to like being tail-gated by an agitated Noisy Friarbird. But the Friarbird may well be protecting its young from the much larger Osprey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/39652b75-0060-4e07-b24d-b6929318208e/1D3J4961.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out Found alongside Welcome Swallows and Fairy Martins is the Tree Martin. The prefer to nest in larger trees and also crevices of bridges and man made constructions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/948e1fbe-0d1d-4acd-9f2c-cf411a7fee79/1D3J4827.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out A Little Pied Cormorant takes a break to dry out in the sun. Little Pied Cormorants are found in coastal and inland waterways, feeding on fish, and invertebrates, or reputedly their favourite food: Yabbies! (Yabbies are a small fresh water crayfish) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4b7861ba-349c-4e8a-b35c-0b5ddca2aeb7/1D3J5102.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out A Darter drys its wings. Darters can stay under water for an extended time allowing them to stalk and feed on fish. Darters prefer calmer waters, generally avoiding coastal lagoons and river mouths. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/54da83b9-3bc4-44ef-804a-d78037cc5aea/1D3K4570-2.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out The Wandering Tattler is so named because it makes land fall in far flung places across the Pacific Ocean during its annual migration from Alaska to South America. It makes occasional visits to the Northern Rivers, here seen on the rocks at Broken Head. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/03615fa8-d3ff-40e6-a634-2dd8fce92b7b/1D3J5492.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out The Figbird feeds on fruit and insects, preferring the tree’s higher reaches. They are found wherever there are fruiting trees. This female is feeding on the fruit of the Bangalow Palm, native tree to the Northern Rivers area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0fe914e7-83e0-42ab-9ec4-2108efe207c1/1D3J8693.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out A Spotless Crake shuttles past at the Byron Bay Wetlands. Another shy inhabitant of the wetlands, the Spotless Crake stays close the shelter of reed beds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/fa7c80c6-7db0-4e0f-bc04-b8a2d303fc68/1D3L3109-Enhanced-NR-2.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out The Noisy Pitta, photographed in the depths of a Byron Bay rainforest. Pittas are seen in tropical rainforests from Africa to China. Australia has four species of Pitta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d7408186-6a78-4191-9a82-8e36bc21e86b/1D3K3194-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out Another rainforest bird, the Pale-yellow Robin, at Nightcaps National Park on the Big Scrub Trail. The Big Scrub Trail is a tiny remnant of what was once Australia’s largest sub-tropical rainforest, extending from Casino and Lismore to Byron Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7b704f43-a95c-4898-99f7-a3a608685fef/1D3K2061.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out Large numbers of Scarlet Honeyeaters feed on blossom in a coastal Malaleuca forest. A colourful bird with a tinkling like song. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3a7f4140-e52e-47ec-94ff-948138843e62/1D3K0975-Enhanced-NR.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out A Peregrine Falcon takes pause long after dusk on a Byron Bay beach. The Peregrine Falcon is the ultimate hunter, capable of dive speed up to 300 km per hour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/40cddfd3-1da7-4545-a6c8-abdc6ba04db1/1D3K5656.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out Leaden Flycatchers make bowl shaped nests disguised with flakes of bark and lichens, bound together with spider webs. The nest this Leaden Flycatcher was building with its mate had just been washed away by torrential rain at Tallow Creek Lagoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7ac45d29-5b2f-4f3f-bf95-817180ea8cfd/1D3K1336.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out The Silvereye, another common bird in the Northern Rivers region, usually seen feeding in small flocks to six to ten birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8af25fb5-b264-4ebc-8f1b-4701f562ab03/1D3K0076.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out A juvenile Forest Kingfisher, distinguished by its “buff headlights” which will become white when an adult. Here sitting close to a waterway in the Byron Bay Wetlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5ed18672-14ca-464c-b114-6ef3d80dc981/1D3K2275-2.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out An Eastern Spinebill feeds in a Byron Bay hinterland garden. Spinebills “hover” hummingbird like in front of flowers, extracting nectar with their long bills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/576f906c-ee81-4ab1-bc47-665154d3ceb1/1D3K3102-Enhanced-NR.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out A Logrunner calls in the depths of the sub-tropical rainforest. Photographed a Mount Nardi in the Nightcap National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b251fbe4-2174-4aad-9fdf-4be205235366/1D3K4647.jpg Northern Rivers NSW - Make it stand out The Bar-shoiuldered Dove is often heard in Byron bay making its characteristic “cuckoo - oo cuckoo - oo” call. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/home daily 1.0 2026-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1717138446119-JF6DSZ33517PSFYGURIN/1D3A7921-1.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6dd210d5-beba-4564-b9b4-c37beb2df4d3/1D3F8556-Enhanced-NR-Edit2.jpg Home - Make it stand out Lyrebirds have inhabited Australia for over 15 million years. They are one of the largest of the songbirds, renowned for their mimicry of other birds and sounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/79e0fc52-7ede-4065-9949-ad7251c50d99/1D3K2061.jpg Home - Make it stand out In this tree the Scarlet Honeyeater competes with two other honeyeater family rivals for nectar; the Little Wattlebird and the Brown Honeyeater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/059c812d-adf5-4b09-9727-5f181cd0ee34/1D3D4800-1.jpg Home - Make it stand out Ducks, Swans and Geese (family Anatidae) Freckled Duck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/56a64de7-d0d9-4a3f-97cb-f8cfe8bbf32f/1D3F5030.jpg Home - Make it stand out Australian Finches (family Estrildidae) Red-eared Firetail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b334bc13-3de8-4855-991a-a277937b46ce/1D3D5018.jpg Home - Make it stand out Australian Honeyeaters (family Meliphagidae) Eastern Spinebill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/61289993-43c6-4de8-92d5-9c4ff7b508d8/1D3F1580.jpg Home - Make it stand out Australian Parrots (Order Psittaciformes) Crimson Rosella https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3fa508c5-ae7b-40f5-b795-b84771a49a58/1D3E5756-1-2.jpg Home - Make it stand out Australian Pigeons (family Columbidae) Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/49f10fa4-23c0-494a-8677-c712594d3997/1D3G5156.jpg Home - Make it stand out Australian Raptors (families Accipitridae, Falconidae, Tytonidae, and Strigidae) Brown Goshawk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/adb569a9-f030-45aa-a859-8f12308cd28e/1D3A0419-1.jpg Home - Make it stand out Water Birds Black Swan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/300edc11-a780-434c-84c6-98b65ba8fb47/1D3D4465-1.jpg Home - Make it stand out Australian Robins (family Petroicidae) Red-capped Robin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2e87b740-462f-4433-9d20-9bd2538be161/1D3L9185-2.jpg Home - Make it stand out Australian Cuckoos (family Cuculidae) Shining Bronze-Cuckoo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/cd61c0d5-3122-4934-a53d-c0b00c841525/1D3N6447.jpg Home - Make it stand out Australian Kingfishers (family Alcedinidae) Sacred Kingfisher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/52572dee-1aff-495f-acf6-65a34b19709a/1D3E9747-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Home - Make it stand out The White-faced Storm-Petrel is only 20 cm in length but has mastered the world’s oceans. It flutters above the water, feeding on plankton crustaceans it picks from the surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1b280c39-b72e-4080-b456-b2530323a9e1/1D3C2126-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Home - Make it stand out New South Wales Birds Eastern Rosella https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/01e13bbb-af1d-4777-b279-caa3e2787462/1D3E6049.jpg Home - Make it stand out Northern Territory Birds Comb-crested Jacana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/70aac54a-03b5-429d-b370-e94807cc8746/1D3G4917.jpg Home - Make it stand out Western Australia Birds Black-necked Stork (Jabiru) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/45d8450a-ed7b-43fa-8abc-3ee59308100b/1D3A4961-1.jpg Home - Make it stand out New Zealand Birds Kaka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0eaba388-c464-43ca-a5d1-fbc40b09ea9f/1D3A0663-1-Edit.jpg Home - Make it stand out Sydney Birds Azure Kingfisher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d132db19-b437-44e4-8e96-0f25510de20e/1D3C5553.jpg Home - Make it stand out Sri Lankan Birds Ceylon Junglefowl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/eba86ffb-05d6-4988-b3d3-a3f722477441/1D3A0777.jpg Home - Make it stand out This Jacky Winter, enjoys a cool 25 degrees Celsius. As temperatures rise they fluff feathers to make the most of any breeze, then raise wings to cool beneath. Over 40 degrees they pant to keep cool but when temperatures exceed 45 degrees both young and old birds start to fail. Link to “Australian Birds and Climate Change”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c4d6b145-e56e-40e1-9c51-717c633c7bd7/1D3F5673.jpg Home - Make it stand out Australia’s Wonderful Birds Blog Rainbow Lorrikeet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ab1c7e74-5397-46cf-ac74-c77910436749/1D3A6296.jpg Home - Make it stand out Birds in the City Laughing Kookaburra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1ea3acfa-913f-4438-9cef-b3f20edfcc84/1D3A5771.jpg Home - Make it stand out Birds at the Beach Australian Pelicans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/004b5de4-2cbc-4693-9853-3d15f208e51f/1D3D9991.jpg Home - Make it stand out Birds in the Bush Australian Magpie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5cac5eeb-2cf9-41d3-9d53-a5caa6b4d016/1D3F4748-1.jpg Home - Make it stand out Albany, Western Australia Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/83c573d4-faf6-463f-ac6e-e31647c96798/1D3I5347-3.jpg Home - Make it stand out Brisbane, Queensland Pale-headed Rosella https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/90f5f361-4951-42b7-931c-17a49e98ba33/1D3G5049.jpg Home - Make it stand out Broome, Western Australia Migrant shore-birds at Roebuck Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a0fbe076-9b94-46ed-9772-992e8b82094f/1D3J1123-Edit+Tiff.jpg Home - Make it stand out Cowra, New South Wales Superb Parrot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/94028e2c-1fb8-43ed-80d6-15e3b6267770/1D3E6165.jpg Home - Make it stand out Darwin, Northern Territory Forest Kingfisher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/40f0eef9-4993-4c91-8134-ce31f5f897aa/1D3A3956-Enhanced-NR.jpg Home - Make it stand out Grenfell, New South Wales Grey-crowned Babblers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/be271787-4909-43f3-82f3-0ce6be95b2df/1D3E6769.jpg Home - Make it stand out Kakadu, Northern Territory Brolga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4a91a618-e3ea-49f0-bb6c-d24b526d3003/1D3G5668-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Home - Make it stand out Kimberly, Western Australia Red-winged Parrot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/15227842-0fef-4bcb-9c09-6aa70ce93eb9/1D3C1916-1.jpg Home - Make it stand out Leeton and Griffith Australian Spotted Crake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/66ca374c-813e-45af-8490-531003662263/1D3H9545.jpg Home - Make it stand out Mid North Coast New South Wales Australian Brush-turkey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/369a258a-66a9-4983-bcfc-5e3e5a402b5e/2301.jpg Home - Make it stand out Northern Rivers, New South Wales Beach Stone-curlew https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/81bf4b75-7f68-450f-adf5-7a4a666f5b9a/1D3F4352.jpg Home - Make it stand out Perth, Western Australia Great Crested Grebe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8e3aded1-2c34-46d0-b90b-ecc6794067c9/1D3A2681-1-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Home - Make it stand out Rankin Springs, New South Wales Glossy Cockatoos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5e658a68-878e-498b-9f6a-ad33820be3e4/1D3I8917.jpg Home - Make it stand out South Coast, New South Wales Superb Fairy-wren https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e29d6c02-90a8-4a13-8e8b-d40a102cb5e6/1D3E9784.jpg Home - Make it stand out Sydney Pelagic, New South Wales Shy Albatross https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/dbe7283d-a95b-49a8-a876-d50018ef2897/1D3A1543-1.jpg Home - Make it stand out Blog: Centennial Park, Sydney, New South Wales White-faced Heron https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/byron-bay-wetlands daily 0.75 2026-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1727494122047-FA0AUMXYUAGHH50Q1O3T/1D3L7574.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/fd305dcf-100b-47fd-878a-cdea3e33d35c/1D3L2566.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Byron Bay Wetlands The Byron Bay Wetlands consist of reed beds and ponds in a restored melaleuca swampland, formed by the planting of more than half a million trees. The wetland was constructed to provide final treatment for the Byron Bay Sewage Treatment Plant outflow. The success of this restoration project is demonstrated by the over 200 bird species seen here to date. Link to map and birdlist “Birds of the Byron Wetlands” Photo: In the wetland’s reed beds, the Golden-headed Cisticola can be recognised by the large dark streaks on its back and distinctive buzzing song, sometimes followed by brief chirps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2e506d9a-3812-452c-994c-fbb693525a41/1D3L4911-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Black-winged Stilts add an elegant air to the wetland. Black-winged Stilts can swim but prefer to forage in shallow water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4b6f0ce4-3028-4dc9-a3d7-d321044fa892/1D3L4907.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The colours of the White-necked Heron are shown to advantage in the early morning sun, foraging in a shallow pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c1765363-4854-484e-bb32-78f92bb53d28/1D3M3846.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The iconic Black-necked Stork pays a visit to the wetlands. This bird is a female, as demonstrated by her yellow eye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6f56292a-d849-4baa-92ba-acda35f11fa1/1D3M2377.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Nankeen Night Herons are less frequent visitors and tend to hide amongst the Malaleuca trees. This heron is one of a group of seven seen many times over the summer months. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/35d88f61-5a32-43b3-b29b-6efa744e6361/1D3J9194.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Forest Kingfishers watch from the trees close to the wetland ponds and drains. This young bird showing some adolescent colouring with its buff coloured lorals (the patch in front of the eyes). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/179dcae8-4e23-493f-9c17-65e08f42d754/1D3L4018.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Here in the swamp’s dark waters, the Royal Spoonbill feeds amongst trees that burnt in a recent fire. Fortunately only a small area of the wetland was burnt but the sight of blackened trees in water gives the wetland an eerie look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2a21e024-2ea1-4cf1-a7c3-326fbc3394d2/1D3J8804.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A frequent visitor, feeding on the wetland’s mud-flats, the little Black-fronted Dotterel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5a979b61-2588-416c-8029-4822b21866ae/1D3J8693.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The Spotless Crake is rarely seen, here keeping close to thick cover at the pond’s edge, on an early morning forage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/fdcd5627-e267-4098-95a6-a72125549b78/1D3M0453.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A spring arrival at the wetlands, this Buff-banded Rail has been busy in the grass around one of the larger ponds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/36c9df65-4e56-4800-8778-2819cb885131/1D3K2807-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Baillon’s Crake is another shy water bird, hiding in the reed beds and at pond edges. Lewin’s Rails and the Australian Spotted Crakes are also heard or seen from time to time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9aded199-3fe9-441e-b078-4638b4a7c11a/1D3J8860.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out More frequently seen, Comb-crested Jacana, well adapted with its long toes to walking and feeding across the water lilies and weeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/16bfd6b4-3851-4895-923c-e804b9920da5/1D3L3062.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Trawling in a small pond, the presence of a Little Pied Cormorant attests that food is available in these dark waters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/475cd4db-45db-451e-96c0-2e02889f1242/1D3J9061.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Little Grassbirds usually make their presence known by their mournful whistle, often heard at distance across the reed beds. At some times of the year the Little Grassbirds come out in force, skipping across and feeding on their favourite water plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5f1d06f0-731c-47fc-b4eb-6b7b127d5ce7/1D3K1578.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The Australian Reed-Warbler, seen in the wetland reed beds, has long legs, a flat head and long bill. It also has a loud and jolly call. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/94f76a92-3ca0-490f-8d48-51cc54b59cfa/1D3L1544.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The Tawny Grassbird can be seen in reed beds and long grass. Its cheerful call is a mixture of songs, trills and buzzes that herald an often short and erratic flight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/329391b6-0c8a-4cde-99b3-b77410a3fcb8/1D3K1498-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out No Australian waterland would be complete without Pacific Black Ducks. A good view of the wetland’s ducks can be seen from Bird Hide on the largest and deepest pond, in Cell H. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7c2f3897-5751-4fb5-88a7-9fe5ec1fe678/1D3K8441.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Australasian Grebe are seen on the Cell H pond, diving for their food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/efbcdbd2-6639-4314-920b-cf30103fe736/1D3M0470.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out This fine duck is a Radjah Shelduck, a rare visitor a long way from its northern Australia home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/57781b70-e319-4a5c-8569-badecfba21cd/1D3L0924.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out These Gray Teals add a tranquil vibe to the large ponds. This photograph was taken from the bird hide on the Cell H pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7146bd8f-2add-47bf-a3d9-d4b6b8c983f8/1D3N1952.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out An Australasian Shoveler makes its appearance at the Byron Bay Wetlands after an absence of several years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6abef40a-ed3e-49e7-8c29-240bfe41883e/1D3M1642.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Two Wandering Whistling-Ducks grace the waters of E Cell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5e1c7ec3-6710-482b-8ea9-d737cfe5f35e/1D3M4016-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The magestic Black Swan, seen at many of the wetland pools. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/eea936c1-da11-4d66-8f16-36251910dbf9/1D3K4713-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out These Australian White Ibis fly out from the wetland’s ponds, illuminated by the last rays of the setting sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d2903ed2-5026-4131-84a4-985ee5c374dc/1D3J6474-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The Glossy Ibis is less commonly seen than the Australian White Ibis but call in from time to time. Straw-necked Ibis also make occaisional visits here but are most commonly seen flying over to nearby waterways. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/08a7ce20-9b67-44bd-aebf-28f6b275baeb/1D3L9052-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Latham’s Snipes normally appear at the wetland during the month of September, feeding after their long flight back from northern hemisphere breeding grounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/cf63ed7e-3b46-48ce-a5de-b0f6d88b71fd/1D3M9992-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The Sharp-tailed Sandpiper also makes occaisional visits, passing through on their spring return from Siberia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/dff61e08-eca8-4188-9577-1c0dd6ed29f9/1D3L4999.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A wetland regular, the Plumed Egret (previously known as the Intermediate Egret) feeds on insects, frogs and small fish close to the large ponds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2d3adce4-bae8-42be-9b4c-1a90ed54280f/1D3M0266.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Another regular visitor, the White-faced Heron. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0d1f1e5e-659d-4f65-9305-2822fcea54cc/1D3M5233.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Two Black-necked Storks on I Cell, making the most of heavy rain following a cyclone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/655cd67e-1d8f-415c-9def-ebc2a662dd7b/1D3L1983-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The Whistling Kite. Other raptors regularly seen include White-bellied Sea-Eagles, Black-shouldered Kites, Swamp Harriers and Grey Goshawks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3fa79199-3f76-41df-afd4-d0142220dbda/1D3M0519-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A Black-shouldered Kite surveys the ponds and reed beds from its central perch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5f645580-328b-4857-ba9e-7d24fbeea21f/1D3M5068-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A Swamp Harrier flys low over the wetlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/51113dd7-b77f-419a-9034-b7d861693f29/1D3M9961-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out This Australian Hobby occaisionally makes a visit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9e772030-5522-4886-8d4c-9b1a74846260/1D3M5996-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Grey Goshawks are regularly seen in the far reaches of the wetland area. This one was in the F Cell Melaleucas during their autumn flowering, no doubt attraced by all the honeyeater action amongst the blossoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/21f85c17-e4e4-493b-bed9-c2411667b064/1D3M6258-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A White-bellied Sea-Eagle sends ducks flying and swamphens scurrying as it passes over the open waters of H Cell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/bfd58f30-bacb-4f74-b473-b998a055ab33/1D3J5898-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out This spectacular Azure Kingfisher adds a flash of colour, perched above one of the wetland’s water channels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/568fcd6d-da9e-45ea-8515-ecf0d80e2628/1D3L2373-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The open space and good views that followed the fire are appreciated by this adult Forest Kingfisher. The adult has white lores (in front of the eyes), the two lores when seen from the front are often described as “traffic lights” that distinguish the Forest Kingfisher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0ca99d62-4107-4546-9d5c-b460f87ebb0b/1D3L3206.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Willie Wagtails are ever present, with their happy voices and friendly nature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/29959509-9c8a-4b32-993b-cf80aacf6400/1D3L1827.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out This time it is a Great Egret moving to a new spot to feed. The Great Egret can be distinguished from the smaller Egrets by its height and the kink in its neck when it flys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c01d9102-fc8e-4db7-9a1f-d6ed1d2eedd3/1D3M9671.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out White-throated Needletails are from the Swift family, a group of birds that fly swiftly and feed at great heights, rarely descending to rest. They follow storms across the country feeding on insects blown by the storm’s winds, here seen above the wetlands largest pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/15e49df5-a26d-4252-a323-483d80623f2e/1D3L5827.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A colourful Eastern Rosella. Other parrots seen from time to time include Glossy and Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos, Galahs, Little Corellas, Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, Lorikeets and Crimson Rosellas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/737625fa-7abe-4635-87a2-b6a2472f6d0b/1D3M6250.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out There are often Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos feeding at the fringes of the wetlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3aa718c5-32be-44f7-a6ed-90f1ccb470a8/1D3L0999.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The reed beds are home to a number of finches including this Chestnut-breasted Mannikin, Red-browed Finches and the Double-barred Finch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/d777bed4-7517-4162-9760-572c59edda98/1D3L8945-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A Double-barred Finch, feeding over the fence from the wetland in the adjoining sports fields. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/217224bb-4493-4a99-85cc-66a0bcf6e764/1D3M2261.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The Red-browed Finch, usually seen in the long grass and woodland edges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/77a21ae8-6cac-4553-b2fb-fa3f800738b6/1D3L3281-Enhanced-NR-2.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The White-throated Gerygone and its beautiful descending twinkling song often forms part of the wetland’s bird song chorus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/96d6377b-acdc-42d3-970f-7496b4254218/1D3M4042.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Whistlers, including this female Rufous Whistler, the Golden Whistler and the Grey Shrike-thrush are regulars in the Malaleuca woodlands of the wetland precinct. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9202f4a1-964e-457c-a889-e2f82d355788/1D3M4084.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The more colourful male Rufous Whistler. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/226e2101-53a2-4e53-bd44-8af519e486e7/1D3J9325.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out This Grey Shrike-thrush was photographed in a small patch of sub-tropical rainforest on the opposite side of Cell H from the wetland’s bird hide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/dee1781a-011a-4915-aade-b5c973df6251/1D3M5329.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A Little Shrike-thrush, photographed in F Cell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6cc2fa16-3d7f-4bee-9301-e787cc5192ae/1D3M0415.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, one of the many species that find a place to build their nest within the wetlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/18642915-8318-477e-b653-e630ba19b437/1D3M3921.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out This juvenile Black-faced Monarch, yet to develop its characteristic black face, is one of many species breeding in the wetland area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/afd7a333-671e-4f78-b519-a4abb1b4c897/1D3M2413-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A male Cicadabird finds a high perch to project its cicada-like call across the wetland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6e022a06-bd9a-4a96-9918-8022f2dfc665/1D3K7295-Enhanced-NR-2.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A female Cicadabird, a plainish bird from a distance, is recognised by its Cicada like call. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1df103d8-165e-4ad1-afb3-36cddb36111f/1D3L1634.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out This Restless Flycatcher is often seen and heard outside the wetlands Interpretive Centre and meeting room. Leaden Flycatchers are also often seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4e3c2b6a-d011-4a07-8606-47167678e791/1D3L2912-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out This Eastern Whipbird was one of four chasing and calling in an early season courtship ritual. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2e0edc79-9ab6-4394-97fd-ce478b9ad17c/1D3K7606-Enhanced-NR-2.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The Varied Triller is northern bird that comes as far south as the north New South Wales coast. It has a very distinctive short trilling sound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/435cd71a-6ade-4eb3-b39c-43debcb23b35/1D3M9892-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A rarer wetland visitor, the White-winged Triller, caused a surprise by nesting close to the wetland gate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/c5de5cb4-5335-40ad-82cf-fa0a8a7ba1da/1D3L9185.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Cuckoos are regularly present include this Shining Bronze Cuckoo, the Fan-tailed Cuckoo, the Brush Cuckoo, and Pheasant Coucal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/610c3c80-a53a-404a-b8d3-3a937a0467a7/1D3L9330-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The Brush Cuckoo has a distinctive call of clear and piercing descending notes. Despite this it can be hard to spot in the Malaleuca woods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/82b29579-c5fd-4330-bf3c-9f2c04a420b9/1D3M2740.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A young Brush Cuckoo gets its dinner from its diminutive foster parent, a Superb Fairy-wren. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a93e44b1-a106-4d0a-8a78-69d8be988f9e/1D3M1262-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoos are not as common here as the Shining Bronze-Cuckoo but sometimes turn up at the start of summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/606a7f42-d5a5-476c-9116-27d0a8bcb159/1D3J6013.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The Little Friarbird is normally a winter visitor to the wetlands, migrating from the south. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a5728838-106b-4025-a73d-df8816ced93a/1D3J6045-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A Noisy Friarbird feeding on nectar in the wetland’s Malaleuca forests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/66b56950-df95-4374-adb4-4285ca0ff079/1D3L0382.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The friendly Eastern Yellow Robin. Often first noticed by its “fire-alarm” like call and then seen flying low down from the ground on bush tracks into the neighbouring scrub. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b65d4ee6-4bbc-49cc-a8d4-194e431010f6/1D3L9039.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Mistletoebirds are small but spectacular with their red waistcoat and black belly stripe. This spring the wetlands were home to at least two nesting pairs and many more birds were seen indicating there could have been more nests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/458dae90-f3e0-4a71-818c-998cfba3002c/1D3L3758.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out This Spangled Drongo looks has had its beak in the mud but its plumage is glowing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/94d2d989-acee-4aac-b321-6ab07c9852b2/1D3M3640.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The “machine gun” like call of the Lewin’s Honeyeater is one of the most common heard across the wetlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/747eff4a-9106-4daa-9a3e-0b5fd1f4782c/1D3J6118-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The Scarlet Honeyeater seen above, together with Brown Honeyeaters, abound when the Malaleucas flower. Other common honeyeaters include the White-cheeked Honeyeater and Lewin’s Honeyeater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/654da35b-e0a0-44ca-a621-b172670a0981/1D3M6108-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out When the Melaleucas are at their peak flowering the Blue-faced Honeyeaters arrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2a1c3103-7102-4497-af20-1be2dd665442/1D3M2317.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The Little Wattlebird is one of the large honeyeaters, common on the coast in the Byron area. It has a very distinctive call. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/05f0a92a-2f97-44f4-ace2-a0375e09fbe3/1D3M4129.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The eastern sub-species of Silvereye, Zosterops lateralis cornwalli, is one of several races of Silvereye seen in the Byron area. Here a young Silvereye waiting for its dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b77e0fab-7a11-404a-a163-e3d33b8a4aee/1D3J9288.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The beautiful Rainbow Bee-eater finds plenty of insects and are regulars in the wetland area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a67b1ff9-f712-47a7-b52a-ed892a52df4b/1D3M2688.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A Pheasant Coucal preens its extensive gownlike coat, and makes its call, sounding like the glug,..glug..glug of a blocked drain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/009f6047-b2ae-4d00-8b67-d2be66cf9146/1D3K2608.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A less common visitor from the north, the Little Bronze Cuckoo. The Northern Rivers region attracts a lot of species like the Little Bronze Cuckoo that are at the southern end of the species’ range. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/27160031-6c13-4fdb-b0f8-16dbfa9df444/1D3K2887-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Striped Honeyeaters are often present, seen or heard with their distinctive call. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9d2353e4-b455-45aa-8eda-5ac19688b4da/1D3K1711.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Grey Fantails have a constant presence in the Malaleuca woodlands surrounding the wetlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/46f81e85-5225-4541-87b7-f42b754eaab0/1D3M1527.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A White-browed Scrubwren. These birds forage low in the scrub and debris below the Malaleuca trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/caeb9272-a947-4595-bd16-f551133349bb/1D3L5790.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The little Brown Thornbill is one of the “little brown birds” seen in the wetland, along with Large-billed Scrubwren. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/ce8c9b51-039c-4e8b-91c6-3fc696655a0e/1D3K7368-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A female Superb Fairy-wren. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6dc90e00-0502-4b2b-8017-0b5f0bdcacb9/1D3M1048-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out This female Red-backed Fairy-wren was chasing insects with its male companion in the pond-side reeds and grasses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/00748f34-36ca-489a-8ea5-590114582cd6/1D3M0962-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The male Red-backed Fairy-wren. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/eccb6527-0f4b-4629-9176-081c6e5216d7/1D3L2682-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The White-headed Pigeon, a common bird here due to the proliferation of a new source of food, the introduced Camphor Laurel tree, which grows lke a weed in the Byron shire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1f73dd67-cd5a-4ac3-9180-320897ed85df/1D3K4647.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The Bar-shouldered Dove. Other pigeons include the Spotted Turtle-Dove, Crested Pigeon, Topknot Pigeons and less commonly Rose-crowned Fruit-Doves and Peaceful Doves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/9672d508-aec8-4a46-a6d9-fcac1decb557/1D3M3098-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out A young Fairy Martin waiting for its insect dinner caught by its parents in the waters and reed beds of the wetland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a8bb35df-add5-4961-a03a-2e11ae919270/1D3M3554.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The White-breasted Woodswallow waits on wires above the wetland carpark for a tasty insect to fly by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a1128316-ff5e-4342-93c8-9cce182b9616/1D3M3627.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out The Pied Butcherbird, the master songster that brings elegant music to the wetland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/56eefb66-2677-4c99-b1dc-5bb8be50a494/1D3M1236-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Magpie Larks seem particularly fond of ponds overgrown with aquatic weeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a02d5418-6338-43f9-a26d-121509bb3c6f/1D3M1736.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Pied Currawongs seem to prefer the wetland perimeter, watching for reptiles and other prey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b83f81e2-0766-4911-bb25-c5acbab2824f/1D3K2904.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Council staff keep the grass paths and entrances to the wetland mowed, providing food for this Australian Pipit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/a1791fd2-c4c6-4121-a272-2e8b5f06484a/1D3L8389.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out Not so welcome in a wildlife reserve, this fox splashes after a group of ducks, who fortunately were able to make a rapid departure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/35b1affe-793f-4be0-9f24-f81316b715cd/1D3M1078-Enhanced-NR.jpg Byron Bay Wetlands - Make it stand out After the sunset, a group of wetland inhabitants, Royal Spoonbills and Black-winged Stilts, move to the centre of Cell E pond to roost together, a safe place to spend the night. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/in-the-rainforest daily 0.75 2025-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1721715743738-SDM5HZOJ4X0EQ9MBOZ6H/IMG_5078.jpg Australian Birds of the Rainforest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/73b6f7a0-588f-4407-ad33-a7d3f87d1266/1D3K1127-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Birds of the Rainforest - In the rainforest One hundred and eighty million years ago, Australia was covered by a rainforest of conifers, cycads and ferns. As the climate warmed, eucalypts became dominant across the now dryer lands. Today, rainforest covers less than one percent of the continent; of high importance for its biodiversity. Monsoon rainforests are found in the far north, tropical and subtropical rainforests in the north and east, warm-temperate rainforests in New South Wales and Victoria, and cool-temperate rainforests in Victoria and Tasmania. Picture: The secretive Russet-tailed Thrush, found in the dense rainforest and wet eucalpt forests of eastern Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0aa79a7c-6ced-49c7-8bea-57e991a803c4/1D3K3194-1-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Birds of the Rainforest - Make it stand out The Pale-yellow Robin favours the dense rainforest undergrowth of Australia’s east coast. This bird was photographed on the Big Scrub Trail, a small remnant of the sub-tropical rainforest that once covered the plains of the Byron Bay New South Wales hinterland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5bdf3546-c5c5-4e5c-af49-90dc2c7e90e8/1D3F8556-Enhanced-NR-Edit2.jpg Australian Birds of the Rainforest - Make it stand out The Superb Lyrebird, famous for its mimicry, found in the eastern rainforest, wet eucalypt forest and woodlands of eastern New South Wales. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3dbe546a-83ad-43b5-afe3-9d887a351ff6/1D3E5756-1-2.jpg Australian Birds of the Rainforest - Make it stand out A Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove, enjoying the fruits of a Northern Territory palm tree. Pigeons and in particular Fruit-Doves play an important role in spreading the seeds of rainforest trees. The Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove is seen in the monsoon forests, mangroves and swampy woodlands of northern Australia and the east coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e37d33cc-da9c-4c5a-9519-db5e9f0d6d98/1D3K3102-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Birds of the Rainforest - Make it stand out Logrunners are seen in the subtropical rainforests of east Australia’s high ranges. They puncuate the constant bird calls of the rainforest with their sharp, metallic call. Photographed at Mount Nardi in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2adf7595-7517-4d2b-8088-284fdf99b13b/1D3L3945-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Birds of the Rainforest - Make it stand out The Rufous Fantail prefers dense wet eucalypt and monsoon rainforests. This bird was seen in a revegetated forest in the Northern Rivers region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/b9b9c661-ef9a-477d-8565-829db1732341/1D3A3376.jpg Australian Birds of the Rainforest - Make it stand out The Green Catbird adds a sinister note to the rainforest chorus with its catlike call. Green Catbirds prefer subtropical and sub-temperate rainforest, foraging in the high canopy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/0af3cef9-b20b-4380-9c51-e66ecba5aa5d/1D3M1190-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Birds of the Rainforest - Make it stand out Amongst the “Small Brown Birds”of the rainforest is this Large-billed Scrubwren. Other Small Brown Birds seen include the Brown Gerygone and the Brown Thornbill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/68fec93d-e55a-40a4-8a01-dd0494ebb1ec/1D3H9135.jpg Australian Birds of the Rainforest - Make it stand out King Parrots add a splash of colour, high in the tall trees. King Parrots breed in the heavier coastal and mountain forests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/fc5f9dd8-12ba-4f45-b6ed-13e7d9525abe/1D3L3109-Enhanced-NR-2.jpg Australian Birds of the Rainforest - Make it stand out The Noisy Pitta, photographed in the depths of a Byron Bay rainforest. Pittas are seen in tropical rainforests from Africa to China. Australia has four species of Pitta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/5122f7b0-e9ad-434d-9288-bbe7174f44d9/1D3M0811-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Birds of the Rainforest - Make it stand out The Spectacled Monarch, another rainforest resident, seen feeding in dense and moist gullies, darting and hovering through the foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/02161f15-2858-44bd-a017-86ce494095cb/1D3H8121.jpg Australian Birds of the Rainforest - Make it stand out A White-throated Treecreeper feeds on insects hiding in the bark of this tree. The White-throated Treecreeper is at home in the woodlands and river margins as well as the rainforest, extending from South Australia to northern Queensland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/2e7ca35a-ee00-419e-890e-fd0725ce2401/1D3G3959.jpg Australian Birds of the Rainforest - Make it stand out This young male Satin Bowerbird is practising his courting dance. He has selected a yellow flower as his adornment while the bower itself is littered with blue items. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/7007dcbd-8a41-4165-a9b1-ab28e631c2b7/1D3D8393-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Birds of the Rainforest - Make it stand out The Brown Cuckoo-Dove is another contributor to the chorus of rainforest birds, with a distinctive loud repetitive rising call. It finds its home in the forests of Australia’s eastern coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/bcbb5869-0393-40c5-a261-ff686dd8db0a/1D3M5329.jpg Australian Birds of the Rainforest - Make it stand out The colourful Little Shrike-thrush is found from the coastal north of New South Wales to the northern reaches of Queensland and the Northern Territory. An inhabitant of monsoon forests and coastal woodlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/033c07da-0dfc-4a55-a97a-f9e5285b4798/1D3A5456.jpg Australian Birds of the Rainforest - Make it stand out The Brown-headed Emerald Dove, found down the east coast of Australia and in countries to the north. Another contributor to the strange sounds of the rainforest making a low purring followed by a series of rising calls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/fa9d354f-827b-4913-8f9c-821553676e76/1D3A6248.jpg Australian Birds of the Rainforest - Make it stand out Topknot Pigeons fly across the rainforest in large flocks, sometimes as many as one hundred birds. Easily recognisable by its strange hair-do! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/6b690a2b-b34a-4f29-869e-5a4d9419dd74/1D3I0358.jpg Australian Birds of the Rainforest - Make it stand out The Superb Fruit-Dove with its spectacular plumage. It is rarely seen along the New South Wales coast with numbers increasing to the top of Queensland’s Cape York. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/624d21b5-3d9b-40e4-90be-f7ffa25e9e70/1D3G7646.jpg Australian Birds of the Rainforest - Make it stand out The Wonga Pigeon is more often seen walking rather than in a tree. It contributes its call, repetitive constant note to the rainforest bird chorus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/99ae34d9-2a50-4418-ae19-8b24fcb2a1d9/1D3A3381.jpg Australian Birds of the Rainforest - Make it stand out The female Regent Bowerbird shows a relatively subdued plumage compared to the brightly coloured (black and yellow) male, a spectacular sight in the darkness of the rainforest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/de302fbf-b338-45f8-ab11-d3b5204ec5b8/1D3F1060.jpg Australian Birds of the Rainforest - Make it stand out The Crested Shrike-tit, a spectacular sight in the rainforest, but more usually seen on open forest and woodlands of southern Queensland south to Victoria and South Australia. https://www.australiaswonderfulbirds.com.au/cuckoos daily 0.75 2025-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/396b1683-dddf-4cfe-9a94-6e7b11bd723c/1D3L9185-2.jpg Australian Cuckoos - Australian Cuckoos There are 12 species of cuckoo in Australia, members of the Cuculidae family; 11 of them breed in Australia. All, except the Pheasant Coucal, are brood parasites, laying their eggs in the nests of other bird species, often evicting the eggs of the host. Cuckoos feed on insects, insect larvae, as well as fruit. Many Australian species are partial migrants within Australia, and to New Guinea and Indonesia after breeding. Most have distinctive calls, but none have the famous “Cuckoo” of the European Cuckoo. Photo: The Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (18 cm) inhabits forests and woodlands of east and south Australia, feeding predominantly on insects, especially caterpillars. There is also a New Zealand breeding sub-species that visits Australia on its journey north. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/20e260fa-8f60-4140-a734-ad2c65d567b1/1D3F6472-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Cuckoos - Make it stand out Pallid Cuckoos (34 cm) are seen Australia-wide in more open country, and feed on larger and otherwise less palatable insects. Their haunting, rising call can be heard across paddocks and valleys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/e9868ee3-1fb7-4b6e-8c34-6bf5c9ba4a03/1D3E5997.jpg Australian Cuckoos - Make it stand out The Pheasant Coucal (75 cm) is the only Australian cuckoo to make its own nest and rear its young. Found in woodlands of Australia’s east, north and west. A ground dwelling bird of grasslands and thickets. Its call is a series of “gurgling notes”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/fe084b05-83b8-41f7-b7ed-06327b91f512/1D3M1262-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Cuckoos - Make it stand out Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo (17 cm) is a common cuckoo seen Australia-wide, feeding on insects from trees in farmland and woodlands. Its call is a repeated sharp, descending whistle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/31237b9b-660b-4ea6-b0a0-16ef599a9f17/1D3C1182-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Cuckoos - Make it stand out The Black-eared Cuckoo (21 cm) is another of the Bronze-Cuckoo family, widely spread across drier areas, but rarely seen. They often make their presence known by their long, descending and mournful call. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/3d2500c3-1d54-47ad-ad44-c1f789c89671/1D3K2608-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Cuckoos - Make it stand out The Little Bronze-Cuckoo (15 cm) is Australia’s and the worlds smallest cuckoo. It is found across the far north and down the east coast of Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1c7802ca-314d-480f-89ef-ef0e3e8fe13d/1D3M3215-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Cuckoos - Make it stand out A young Little Bronze-Cuckoo, seen in the Byron Bay Wetlands. Little Bronze-Cuckoos keep close to water, feeding on insects taken in the air as well as on the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/1f6924d2-f3d0-438c-91b5-30f7fce9c50d/1D3A2095C2.jpg Australian Cuckoos - Make it stand out In many east coast towns and cities, the arrival of spring is heralded by the “Koo-el”call of the Eastern Koel (46 cm). Koels are fruit eaters found in gardens, across farmlands, woods and forests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/63707209-6f80-4a29-ab44-4574142933ab/1D3J4300-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Cuckoos - Make it stand out While the Asian Koel has black (crow like) offspring, the Eastern Koel juvenile and female has a brown and white plumage that will not spook their Noisy Miner, Magpie-lark or Figbird foster parents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/8546a29a-9efc-4f50-8564-dcbe1d76bfb3/1D3G3468.jpg Australian Cuckoos - Make it stand out Fan-tailed Cuckoos (27 cm) inhabit the south and east of Australia, favoring treed but more open territory to hunt for insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/199c8b05-bbc4-4b60-847c-5948e0c0371c/1D3L9330-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Cuckoos - Make it stand out The Brush Cuckoo (26 cm) has a similar plumage to the Fan-tailed Cuckoo. They are found in the north and along the east coast of Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/fa815466-7c60-4d10-827b-db256d0cf025/1D3M2723.jpg Australian Cuckoos - Make it stand out This juvenile Brush Cuckoo is waiting impatiently to be fed on the banks of a large pond. Already it is making the distinctive, descending whistles song of its species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4ab4bfd8-85bb-41ae-a296-ebb439d65ea0/1D3M2740-1.jpg Australian Cuckoos - Make it stand out Mother arrives in the form of a diminutive female Superb Fairy-wren, with bee in beak ready for her hungry Brush Cuckoo foster offsping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/4b62fd8e-33be-405c-8182-2b4f4fa40247/1D3I5230-Enhanced-NR.jpg Australian Cuckoos - Make it stand out A raucous “awrrk..awrrk…awrrk” call anounces the arrival of the Channel-billed Cuckoo (65 cm), the worlds largest cuckoo. Found in the north and east woodlands, it uses its oversize bill to feed on large grasshoppers and locusts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/587d6250d482e9eee8c47666/79d26414-aa04-49ee-b927-418f1a3c66d3/1D3G6886.jpg Australian Cuckoos - Make it stand out This Brush Cuckoo was photographed at the Broome golf course in northern West Australia. In the immediate vicinity were Pallid Cuckoos and Horsfields Cuckoos.