Local Birds at Lake Alford.

After having the dreaded Flu for a couple of weeks, we felt we needed to get out in the fresh air. A short outing to the local duck ponds, (Lake Alford), was very refreshing.

Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)

Australian Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus australis)

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)

Intermediate Egret (Ardea intermedia)

Little Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos)

Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta)

For more on this area check out our good friend Mick over at Sandy Straits and Beyond
For more birds visit Wild Bird Wednesday.

Mary Glen cont.

These are some of the birds recorded on our second visit to Mary Glen during the Winter survey for Bird Trails.

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 Australasian Pipit (Anthus australis)

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea alba) 

 Golden Whistler (Male) (Pachycephala pectoralis)

Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) 

Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta)

Part of the creek that runs through the property.

One of the waterholes on Mary Glen.

For more birds from around the world visit Wild Bird Wednesday

Restless Flycatcher

A pleasant surprise today. A rare visitor to our garden, this Restless Flycatcher was first heard and then tracked down to the overhead power lines outside our house. The Restless Flycatcher is sometimes known as a Scissors Grinder due to its' call being like the sharpening of scissors on a glass bottle.

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Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta)