There is a wide grassy reserve beside the Boulevard in Ivanhoe (Melbourne), planted with cypresses and other trees. I often see Spotted Doves and Crested Pigeons feeding there, but today at midday I was surprised to notice four Common Bronzewings on the grass – looking absolutely enormous compared to a Spotted Dove. This was by … Read more
Hi all, Marlene and I went down to the WTP at Werribee yesterday and the waders have started to return. There were many more Red-necked Stints than a week ago and some are still in breeding plumage. A single Sharp-tailed Sandpiper with some breeding plumage was on Summer Lagoon 1 along with 5 Greenshanks, all … Read more
My wife and I are staying in Cohuna for two nights. A 60 km drive to Lashbrook Rd off the Barham – Moama Rd gave me close ups of four Ostriches close to the fence next to the road. On one side were two males and on the other side a male and female. Some … Read more