Some recent bird sightings

 I have seen an image of a Black-shouldered Kite flying around with a twig in it's beak.  I am happy to record this as a breeding record.  Also the Silver Gulls have assumed the position on Seagull Island. 

The Masked Lapwings running a reign of terror on our neighbours' lawn have hatched the first chick. 

Three more to go!

That was then, this is now (about 0900 on 19 September)

By the early morning of 20 September the chicks were moving about.

This image shows that they are several metres from the nest, on which the other parent is sitting with ? underneath her!  On checking a little later it was a chick in the nest: all 4 eggs have hatched.

A pair of Whistling Kites have been hanging about in the big Angophoras near by for some time.  I haven't seen them adding to the nest yet, but they perch near it.

I also took a couple of snaps of Common Bronzewings because why not ?

I went for a drive round the airport at lunchtime.  Although the last 2 months have been average or less in rain some areas are still boggy so I cut my route a bit short.  Sill got some interesting birds.

A Fan-tailed Cuckoo on the fence.

2 - I am tempted to say a pair - of Black-shouldered Kites, a little further down the fence.  I am uncertain whether these are likely to be the same 2 birds seen by another observer in Martin St.

A close up of the nearer bird!

Coming home via Betka I found 2 Hooded Plovers on a shingle bank in front of the car loop.