201104_Seaspray and environs

John, Marg, Michele and Jack had a great day, birding a farm near Seaspray, the beach at Seaspray and Lake Reeve at the Honeysuckles. Although overcast and a bit humid, the day remained dry. Our farm total was 32 including the absolute undisputed standout of 12 Banded Lapwings including a couple of juveniles. These birds have been at this site for at least 6-8 weeks. Magic to see. The farm owner has been doing revegetation work for quite a few years now and the result is plain to see with most birds being seen in reveg areas or areas left to nature. Pigface and samphire abounded. We were disappointed to not spot an OBP!

We sojourned to Seaspray CBD (Merriman's Creek) for lunch then a look at the beach (Crested and Caspian Tern and Pacific Gulls) and then a look at Lake Reeve at the Honeysuckles where the standout were a pair of White-bellied Sea-eagles. All in all 46 species for the day. This did not include Scarlet Honeyeater which could be heard in the roadside vegetation from south of Longford.

The Christmas Outing will be at Peach Flat. Marg Gwyther will co-ordinate the catering. Please contact her if coming. An email will be sent in a couple of weeks.

Images from John Gwyther and Jack Winterbottom. The grainy ones are Jack's! The WBSE were at a distance of 500 metres +!

Black Swan
Australian Shelduck
Australian Wood Duck
Grey Teal
Chestnut Teal
Spotted Dove
Common Bronzewing
Crested Pigeon

Pied Stilt
Banded Lapwing
Masked Lapwing
Red-capped Plover

Silver Gull
Pacific Gull

Crested Tern

Caspian Tern

Great Cormorant

Australian Pelican

White-faced Heron

Straw-necked Ibis

Black-shouldered Kite

Swamp Harrier
Whistling Kite

White-bellied Sea-eagle
Galah
Superb Fairywren
Little Wattlebird
Red Wattlebird
White-fronted Chat

White-browed Scrubwren

Brown Thornbill
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Grey Butcherbird
Australian Magpie (White-backed)
Willie Wagtail
Grey Fantail
Magpie-lark
Little Raven
Eurasian Skylark
Golden-headed Cisticola

Welcome Swallow
Common Starling

Common Myna
Australasian Pipit

Scarlet Honeyeater (image John Gwyther)

Australasian Pipit (Rob Clay Syndrome)

Banded Lapwing, adult

Banded Lapwing, juvenile

Red-capped Plover, male

Superb Fairywren, male

White-bellied Sea-eagles and Black Swans