Bird is the word!
Jun. 17th, 2004 02:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gemfyreNew bird!! - Chestnut Breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)
Seen today at Herdsman Lake. They are native up north but there are few escaped populations around lakes in Perth. I know there is one at Bibra Lake and today I spotted the small population at Herdsman - they were flitting among the reeds.
The rain held out until I got to the dredger where the cormorants nest then I had to make a mad dash back to the car when it started to rain. As it is now winter the water level has risen considerably and there are no waders around because all the wading areas are now covered in water. Ducks and coots are just as abundant as ever. Lots of grey teals today.
(In order of sighting)
Willie Wagtail
Pacific Black Duck
Eurasian Coot
Australian Raven
Dusky Moorhen
Red Wattlebird
Black Swan
Great Cormorant
Brown Honeyeater
Musk Duck
Blue-Billed Duck
Grey Teal
28 Parrot
Rainbow Lorikeet
Then I got out of the car. Yes, ALL of those birds were spotted while I was still in the car, I did poke my head out of the window with binoculars to ID some of the ducks.
Senegal Dove
Singing Honeyeater
Australasian Shoveller
Clamorous Reed Warbler
Glossy Ibis
Australiasian Grebe
Purple Swamphen
Great Egret
Magpie Lark
Magpie
Australiasian White Ibis
Welcome Swallow
Tree Martin
Mallard x Pacific Black Duck
Pink-Eared Duck
Hardhead (White-Eyed) Duck
Marsh Harrier
Striated Pardalote
Silver Gull
Western Gerygone
New Holland Honeyeater
Chestnut Breasted Mannikin
Yellow-Rumped Thornbill
Grey Fantail
Weebill
Grey Butcherbird
Silvereye
Rufous Whistler
Wood Duck
Little Black Cormorant
Darter
I'm glad I went to the area where the bush birds are abundant. I had gerygones and fantails flitting about right near me and this is where I spotted the mannikins.
Seen today at Herdsman Lake. They are native up north but there are few escaped populations around lakes in Perth. I know there is one at Bibra Lake and today I spotted the small population at Herdsman - they were flitting among the reeds.
The rain held out until I got to the dredger where the cormorants nest then I had to make a mad dash back to the car when it started to rain. As it is now winter the water level has risen considerably and there are no waders around because all the wading areas are now covered in water. Ducks and coots are just as abundant as ever. Lots of grey teals today.
(In order of sighting)
Willie Wagtail
Pacific Black Duck
Eurasian Coot
Australian Raven
Dusky Moorhen
Red Wattlebird
Black Swan
Great Cormorant
Brown Honeyeater
Musk Duck
Blue-Billed Duck
Grey Teal
28 Parrot
Rainbow Lorikeet
Then I got out of the car. Yes, ALL of those birds were spotted while I was still in the car, I did poke my head out of the window with binoculars to ID some of the ducks.
Senegal Dove
Singing Honeyeater
Australasian Shoveller
Clamorous Reed Warbler
Glossy Ibis
Australiasian Grebe
Purple Swamphen
Great Egret
Magpie Lark
Magpie
Australiasian White Ibis
Welcome Swallow
Tree Martin
Mallard x Pacific Black Duck
Pink-Eared Duck
Hardhead (White-Eyed) Duck
Marsh Harrier
Striated Pardalote
Silver Gull
Western Gerygone
New Holland Honeyeater
Chestnut Breasted Mannikin
Yellow-Rumped Thornbill
Grey Fantail
Weebill
Grey Butcherbird
Silvereye
Rufous Whistler
Wood Duck
Little Black Cormorant
Darter
I'm glad I went to the area where the bush birds are abundant. I had gerygones and fantails flitting about right near me and this is where I spotted the mannikins.
