I went out to the Airport this morning looking for a Flame Robin, having seen at least 2 out there yesterday and them being gazumped by Brown Quail. As expected, Scarlet Robins of both sexes were easily found. Ladies first!
The anals of Crap Bird Photography bring you a male Scarlet Robin. I blame the mucky windscreen for this fuzzy shot.
Then a Jacky Winter (also an AP Robin). Ibid re fuzzy.
And at last (for the Airport) a male Flame Robin.
I called in at Betka and was pleased to find an Eastern Yellow Robin in attendance. A couple of photographs taken from outside the car get the average artistic quality of image up to about poor (although they are all quite positive in proving the identity of the species so rate as GOOD birding records).
The Flame Robin was looking forward to a few seconds of fame as my Bird of the Day (BAD) but then a Collared Sparrowhawk - from size I'd guess a male - hurtled overhead. They are far from common so the grabberaptor rule was invoked and that got the BAD rating. But no photo: it was really hurtling.
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