The Perfume Gardens & Moulting Bay

Well.... after the strong wind nearly stopped our monthly birding adventure, the sewage ponds came to the rescue and not only treated us to clean odourless air, we also bagged 23 species before we knew it. Then off to the sheltered Moulting Bay for another walk and some more birds.

Attached are some photos Annette took (thank you) and also a preliminary list . Thanks  to Des for recording the birds of the day. I am still having a look at the photos of the whistler? bird.....to be continued.......

Update 18/01/12: The mystery bird from our last walk is a juvenile Satin or Leaden Flycatcher. We will need to head back at some stage, or if anyone is interested in finding out which species I am sure the adult birds are around the same area. Thank you to Ian May for identifying and confirming  this species from the photos!

Next month WEDNESDAY 1ST FEBRUARY we will do the walk from this month, weather permitting. Meet at the Bayside at 8.30am to go to the trail between Ansons Bay road and The Gardens. The turn off is opposite Chaplins road.

Best birding wishes,

Liz

Windward of The Perfume Gardens

AUSTRALIAN PELICAN	Pelecanus conspicillatus
LITTLE PIED CORMORANT	Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
GREAT CORMORANT	Phalacrocorax carbo
LITTLE BLACK CORMORANT	Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
HOARY-HEADED GREBE	Poliocephalus poliocephalus
BLACK SWAN	Cygnus atratus
AUSTRALIAN SHELDUCK	Tadorna tadornoides
PACIFIC BLACK DUCK	Anas superciliosa
GREY TEAL	Anas gracilis
CHESTNUT TEAL	Anas castanea
HARDHEAD	Aythya australis
TASMANIAN NATIVE HEN	Tribonyx (Gallinula) mortierii
WHITE-FACED HERON	Egretta novaehollandiae
GREAT EGRET	Ardea modesta (alba)
PIED OYSTERCATCHER	Haematopus longirostris
MASKED LAPWING	Vanellus miles
SILVER GULL	Larus novaehollandiae
PACIFIC GULL	Larus pacificus
FAIRY TERN	Sterna nereis
CRESTED TERN	Thalasseus (Sterna) bergii
SWAMP HARRIER	Circus approximans
WHITE-FRONTED CHAT	Epthianura albifrons
WELCOME SWALLOW	Hirundo neoxena

Moulting Bay

WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE	Aquila audax
GREEN ROSELLA	Platycercus caledonicus
PALLID CUCKOO	Cacomantis (Cuculus) pallidus
LAUGHING KOOKABURRA	Dacelo novaeguineae
SUPERB FAIRY-WREN	Malurus cyaneus
BROWN THORNBILL	Acanthiza pusilla
YELLOW WATTLEBIRD	Anthochaera paradoxa
LITTLE WATTLEBIRD	Anthochaera chrysoptera
SCARLET ROBIN	Petroica boodang
GREY SHRIKE-THRUSH	Colluricincla harmonica
GREY FANTAIL	Rhipidura fuliginosa
BLACK-FACED CUCKOO-SHRIKE	Coracina novaehollandiae
FOREST RAVEN	Corvus tasmanicus
GREY CURRAWONG	Strepera versicolor