Byron Bay Wetlands Snapshots
Byron Bay Wetlands in the Northern Rivers region New South Wales is part of the Byron Integrated Management Reserve, an advanced sewage treatment system that has created a natural habitat for both flora and fauna. This week’s visit resulted in sightings of 49 bird species and the photos below.
This Golden-headed Cisticola flew into a nearby bush then onto the reeds below for a close up photo session.
A Restless Flycatcher was in a group of trees adjacent to the wetland’s “Interpretive Centre”. The centre consists of a meeting room with facilities and is used by the Byron Bird Buddies for community presentations about the region’s bird life and guided tours of the wetlands.
It was a very busy group of trees with this female Rufous Whistler, plus the birds in the next four photos plus Yellow Thornbills, Willie Wagtails, Brown Honeyeaters, Olive-backed Orioles, Rainbow Bee-eaters, Lewin’s Honeyeaters and Silvereyes!
The male Rufous Whistler.
A White-throated Gerygone, a bird that is more often heard than seen, with its tinkly descending trills.
This Eastern Yellow Robin was making its “fire alarm” call.
A flock of Red-browed Finch moved through the trees.
This Black Swan photographed against some angry clouds signalled a return to the rain that has persisted in the Northern Rivers area for the last four months.