Xavier's Bird Lists

Big weekend with Kerry.

Joined Birdlife Warrnambool in Timboon Saturday morning and checked out Power reserve and two sections of the rail trail. Lot of small birds in tall trees I struggled to ID, but had no trouble whatsoever with the King Parrots! Got a decent snap of a female Golden Whistler. Saw a White-throated Treecreeper creep up a tree - classic (and a lifer), and a beautiful view of a Gray Shrikethrush.

Stopped in quickly at Tower Hill on the way back to Portland, was pretty dead until we found a lake with over a hundred Pink-eared Duck! Also a number of Australasian Shoveler, which I hadn't seen elsewhere yet.

Tried the Gannet colony past Portland as the sun was setting but missed them by a week, they'd all moved offshore - still just visible through the camera.

Birding local spots around Kerry's Sunday morning, some lovely swamps and small water holes. The one in Cobboboonee National Park was a stand out: lot of small birds coming close for a drink or a swim.

Nabbed a few Whistling Kite over the highway on the way home for the final spot. Had seen one earlier but I hadn't been able to ID it myself.

8 new small bird lifers! Took a while to make sense of all the honeyeaters but feeling somewhat confident now.