Year Birds at WTP

In June I had a couple of days off and decided to spend a morning at the WTP catching up with some birds I hadn't seen for a while.  Australasian Bittern, Glossy Ibis, Black-tailed Native-hen, Lewin's Rail and White-bellied Sea-eagle had all been reported in the week or so before. So the plan was to rock up early and cruise around seeing all of them. Because that's how birding works.

Early morning at Paradise Rd.

The Bittern and Ibis had been seen along Paradise Road so I started there.  OK so I hadn't really been that optimistic about the Bittern but I couldn't find the Ibis either and they had apparently been quite reliable at that spot...

Ponds on Paradise Rd.

First Post: Flying Foxes

So I'm kicking off my birding blog with a post about non-birds.  But they have wings and can fly so it's kinda on the right track.

Grey-headed Flying-foxes.

Way back in May I went to visit the Grey-headed Flying-fox colony at Yarra Bend Park.  The plan was to try some phonescoping and watch them fly out at dusk.

A small selection.

And a few more.