In this late winter walk we didn’t see a great variety of birds but enjoyed visiting a new and attractive area with three different habitats … paddocks, light woodland, and a large dam.

In the paddocks a number of Wood Ducks were enjoying the winter wetness. I also enjoyed my best sighting of the day, which was two Jacky Winters, as I do not remember ever seeing them in our district.

At the dam we spent some time studying two parrots who conveniently stayed in one spot, before deciding that they were Blue-winged Parrots.

We also closely looked at some Mistletoe hoping to see a Mistletoe bird, but were unable to identify a small bird flittering around in it.

After enjoying the pleasant walk we sat in comfort for morning tea and were delighted to see two raptors...a possible Little Eagle, and a Wedge-tailed Eagle.

Below are all the birds identified on this walk:

1. Australian Wood Duck

2. Wedge-tailed Eagle

3. Little Eagle?

4. Galah

5. Little Corella

6. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

7. Crimson Rosella

8. Eastern Corella

9. Blue-winged Parrot

10. Laughing Kookaburra

11. Superb Fairy-wren

12.Yellow-rumped Thornbill

13. Eastern Spinebill

14. White-eared Honeyeater

15. Red Wattlebird

16. New Holland Honeyeater

17. Grey Shrike-thrush

18. Australian Magpie

19. Willy Wagtail

20. Little Raven

21. Magpie-lark

22. Jacky Winter

23. Welcome Swallow

24. Common Starling

Ellinor Campbell