Spent a lovely late afternoon at the ASWSP with my youngest son. I think he enjoyed himself for the most part as he hardly took breath for the 2 hours we meandered around, bird watching. He did nearly succumb to the fumes on the northern side though, but even this didn't dampen his enthusiasm. He saw a few firsts, orange chats, black-tailed native hens and he got to meet Chris Watson (see his website here) who was also wandering around. The birds weren't as plentiful as earlier in the year, but there was still enough to keep us both amused and enthralled. The fairy martins and some whiskered and gull-billed terns were fairly prolific, and the masked lapwings kept us on our toes. There were quite a few ducks and grebes, swans and dotterels. Below is a sample of some of the sights and birds:
Little Corella
Pacific Black Duck
Reflections 1
Orange Chats
Black-winged Stilt and Red-kneed Dotterel
Reflections 2
Reflections 3
Masked Lapwing
Willie Wagtail
Guessing these are all Torresian Crows, this was the second major massing we saw in the afternoon
White-faced Heron
Black Swan
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