70 Birds around Corella River

The Clem Walton Park, just below the Corella River is one place we really look forward to visiting. Once again we were lucky enough to get a spot for a stopover right on the river. Levels are a little lower but the duckweed is absent this time. I expect there was a good flush from the floods earlier in the year. Interestingly we have not yet sighted any ducks, as was the case two years ago.

There are large numbers of birds here with over 20 different Sightings in the first afternoon here. It will be interesting to see how many birds we spot while we are here.

List is in rough order of sightings.

***** Our Sightings List *****
Pied Cormorant
Australasian Darter
Magpie Lark
Red-winged Parrot
Great Egret
Torresian Crow
Whistling Kite
Galah
Sacred Kingfisher
White-plumed Honeyeater

Willie Wagtail
Varied Lorikeet
Double-barred Finch
Rainbow Bee-eater
Cloncurry Parrot
Australasian Grebe
Dusky Moorhen
Intermediate Egret
Grey-crowned Babbler
Bar-shouldered Dove

Spotted Bowerbird
Grey-fronted Honeyeater
Spiney-cheeked Honeyeater
Budgeriar
Black Kite
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Nankeen Night Herron
White-faced Herron
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Australian Raven

Australian Magpie
Sea Eagle
White-breasted Woodswallow
Peaceful Dove
Pelican
Striated Pardalote
White-necked Heron
Masked Lapwing
Apostle Birds
Zebra Finch

Caspian Tern
Restless Fly-catcher
Jackie Winter
Rufous-throated Honeyeater
Black-faced Cuckoo Shrike
Yellow-throated Miner
White-throated Herron
Little Friarbird
Variegated Fairywren
Rufous Whistler

Cockatiel
Australian Reed Warbler
Black-faced Woodswallow
White-browed Woodswallow
Grey-headed Honeyeater
Brown Goshawk
Spinifex Pigeon
Brown Honeyeater
Silver-crowned Friarbird
Crested Pigeon

Grey Shrikethrush (seen and heard)
Southern Boobook (heard in night)
Painted Finch
Black-necked Stork
Weebill
Mistletoe Bird
Grey-fronted Honeyeater
Black-chinnned Honeyeater
Squatter Pigeon
Coucal Pheasant

***** Seen by others (7)*****
Rail
Saris Crane
Tawny Frogmouth
Black Breasted Bustard
Thornbill
Masked Woodswallow

***** Mistaken Sightings *****
Bittern (actually Nankeen Night Herron, often confused apparently)Okumaya devam et