Some birdy snaps

 On our walk this morning Frances peered hard into the edge of the Broome St Lagoon.  She thought there was something interesting - probably not a baby duck.  On borrowing he binoculars it was clearly a Common Sandpiper, which is not at all common here.  There are a handful of records here from October -November last year (and the species is better recorded on either side of us).  Here is my phone photograph, with helpful arrows.

I went back with a camera about an hour later but the bird had gone.  So I took some other photos, using a bit of digital zoom, so a bit fuzzy.  First up Chestnut Teal.

Then both expected Teal species.

A Royal Spoonbill on a bad hair day.

More tonsorial issues.

Going to the jetties in the end of Coulls Inlet, I was pleased with the eye colour of this Little Black Cormorant.

And this Silver Gull.