Pardalote Holt

Pardalote Holt
The centre of it all

Monday, October 19, 2020

September, glorious September

 

Peak birding time and at last pressure at work begins to ease.

I commented early in the year on the absence of Silvereyes, well they still haven't arrived but nature 'abhors a vacuum' and we've noted that the bushes have been busy with Brown and Buff-rumped Thornbills.  These tiny little birds (about 9-10 cms long and weighing in at a heft 7-grammes) have  been flitting around in the Grevilleas in pursuit of bugs seemingly unconcerned by the chase games being played by the Honeyeaters (Brown, Scarlet and White-throated) who prefer the nectar provided by the flowers. Indeed, the Brown Thornbills are far more interested in inspecting the dead flowers where the juicy bugs are lurking.

Brown Thornbill

Buff-rumped Thornbill

Meanwhile, back on the gradually evaporating dam my Rainbows (fish) are being culled by an Intermediate Egret who seems to have set up home. 


Hunting from the long grass at the waters edge

Success, a fat, juice Rainbow fish.

It's a good job that the Rainbows are such prolific breeders.

Talking about Rainbows, the Rainbow Lorikeetts have been performing their usual acrobatics on the Bottlebrush tree which has flowered well this year.


I'm unsure as to why feeding upside down is so popular

but it's all the rage on the Bottlebrush

The fish are the only thing breeding as its Joey season... I've been very please to see we appear to be getting up to half a dozen Wallabies on the dam wall most morning and at least two of which are carrying joeys. This one looks as if its about time he got out on his own two legs, but perhaps he's the stroppy teenager type.


Red-necked Wallaby



The Richmond Birdwings continue to lead the glamour amongst the butterfly world....





But the new star of the show is Tilly, our 12-week old Cocker Spaniel.


Tilly
and whilst they're still here, some more Scarlet Honeyeater shots as who can resist them!




and back to the birds...

Regulars


Australian Magpie
Bar-shouldered Dove
Brown Honeyeater

Brown Thornbill


Buff-rumped Thornbill
Bush Turkey
Common Bronzewing
Eastern Spinebill
Forest Kingfisher
Galah
King Parrot

King Parrot


Laughing Kookaburra
Little Corella

Little Corella


Noisy Friarbird
Noisy Miner
Olive-backed Oriole

Olive-backed Oriole


Pacific Black Duck
Peaceful Dove
Pied Butcherbird
Pied Currawong
Plumed Whistling Duck
Rainbow Lorikeet
Scarlet Honeyeater

Scarlet Honeyeater


Striated Pardalote
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
Torresian Crow
White-throated Gerygone
White-throated Honeyeater
Yellow-faced Honeyeater


Common (Seen Weekly)

Brown Goshawk
Brown Thornbill
Eastern Yellow Robin
Golden Whistler
Grey Shrike-Thrush
Intermediate Egret

Gulp!


Spangled Drongo
Welcome Swallow
Willie Wagtail

Uncommon (Seen occasionally)

Black-faced Cuckoo Shrike
Crested Pigeon

Crested Pigeon


Eastern Boobook
Figbird
Leaden Flycatcher
Little Friarbird
Little Wattlebird
Magpie Lark
Masked Plover
Pale-headed Rosella
Rainbow Bee Eater
Rufous Whistler
White-throated Treecreeper

Rare (Seen once)

Australian Ibis
Dollarbird
Glossy Black Cockatoo
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

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