Some birds found while exercising
This morning I took myself to the back of the WWTP for an exercise walk on which I would note the birds I saw. To give added aerobic benefit I schlepped a couple of kgs of scope and tripod. Initially I thought there were few fowl around, but it turned out they were all on the rocky banks hiding from the wind.
I was particularly pleased to see a pair of Musk Ducks on the Big Pond.
A Jacky Winter - one of at least 8 in the area - posed nicely.The total list of species seen is https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S89171254.
The highest count we got to here was 33, which is an exceptionally large flock for this species. As we got to the mouth - which was very wide - there were another 6.
Last Winter there were a flock of about a dozen Australian Pied Oystercatchers at Quarry Beach for most of Winter. This afternoon (29 May about 1515 hrs) when we returned to the steps there was a flock of 25 Oystercatchers feeding on the fresh(ish) washed up seaweed.
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