Counting birds

One early weekend morning we went to count birds. It was a monthly bird survey of Elster Creek. That day we recorded 50 species of birds, which is really not bad, as the record is 52, if I am not mistaken. Here’s what I managed to capture.

Willie Wagtail
Willie Wagtail

Black Swan
Black Swan

Great Egret
Great Egret

Australasian Shoveler
Australasian Shoveler – recorded for the first time in the area

Grey Teal

Grey Teal female

Chestnut Teal
Chestnut Teal female (I hope, I identified those right)

Chestnut Teal
Chestnut Teal male

Pacific Black Duck
Pacific black Duck

Little Black Cormorant
Little Black Cormorant

Magpie-lark
Magpie-lark

Masked Lapwing
Masked Lapwing

Noisy Miner
Noisy Miner

Purple Swamphen
Purple Swamphen

Rainbow Lorikeet Rainbow Lorikeet
Rainbow Lorikeet

Nankeen Night Heronrufous_night_heron_08Nankeen Night Heron

Nankeen Night Heron (3D)

Welcome Swallow

Welcome Swallow

Welcome Swallow

White-faced Heron

White-faced Heron

Naracoorte again

We are pretty unlucky with camping. Of course I should say, we are just not ready. But it is no fun camping in the rain, no fun, so we stayed in a hotel above bar and pokies room in Naracoorte. When we were traveling with Reda, we stopped in the same bar for some coffee.

Bool lagoon.Wonderful place for birdwatching and nice when it is still cool and no mosquitoes.

Birds and other creatures were making a big but cozy noise there.

Yellow!

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It is very popular to call every black and white bird a magpie something. Magpie goose, magpie lark…
Geese in the trees barking like a dog.

Welcome to SA – you can get everything you need for making beer in Coles.