Some rarer birds have been seen in the first days of November. A Pale-vented Bush-hen was seen during a nature walk and very unusually a Diamond Dove seen in Cell E. The Radjah Shelduck is still here, looking a bit lost at this stage. The Brush Cuckoo and the Pheasant Coucal are constantly calling. And there are a number of birds still on their nests, including the White-winged Trillers and the Mistletoe birds.
A lost Radjah Shelduck was walking in circles making a rather sad hoarse whistling sound.
Another wetland inhabitant busy making its nest, the Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike.
This Buff-banded Rail seems to be getter bolder by the day and is regularly seen on the Cell E pond.
Finches tend to congregate where the wetlands adjoin a neighbouring large sports field. This Double-barred Finch was flying down to the sports ground’s grass.
A Black-shouldererd Kite surveys Cells D and E from this central tree.
A lot of Tawny Grassbirds flapping around and calling, presumably nesting?
Always present, often feeding in and around the wetland ponds, Magpie Larks make their presence known by their call, the famous “Peewee…”which became a common name for this bird.
The female Red-backed Fairy-wren is feeding just before dusk in grasses close to a pond.
Close by, the male Red-backed Fairy-wren is also feeding
Majestic Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos circle the outskirts of the wetland.
It is half and hour after sunset. These Royal Spoonbills and Black-winged Stilts seek a safe roost in the middle of the Cell E pond.