A morning on the coast and an afternoon in the Mallee.
Australia, Day Sixty.
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Sunrise over towards Scott Point.
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We were up and around early as we wanted to move the swags into the sun to try and dry them off as quickly as possible, Ian went and tried a bit of early morning fishing whilst Deb and I checked out the scrub finding
Spotted Scrubwren (Sericornis maculatus),
White-fronted (Purnella albifrons) and
Singing Honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens), a good sized flock of
Purple-crowned Lorikeet (Parvipsitta porphyrocephala) and out in the bay
Silver (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) and
Pacific Gull (Larus pacificus),
Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) and along the cliffs several
Welcome Swallows (Hirundo neoxena).
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Scott Point off in the distance.
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Spotted Scrubwren (Sericornis maculatus). |
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Spotted Scrubwren (Sericornis maculatus). |
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Spotted Scrubwren (Sericornis maculatus). |
The swags dried out, we packed away the kit and then moved on back along Scotts bay and then around the back of the Dunes to Fowler's Bay where we had a coffee and a cake, on the way we picked up a single
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri) and
Brown Falcon (Falco berigora) and in Fowler's Bay
Silver and
Pacific Gull,
Great Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) and
Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris).
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Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri). |
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Brown Falcon (Falco berigora). |
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Fowler's Bay Jetty.
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We finished our Coffee and headed across country to a spot near Penong adding
Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax),
Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides),
Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla),
Yellow-throated Miner (Manorina flavigula) and a
Dugite Snake (Pseudonaja affinis) which quickly disappeared unto the vegetation. |
Oriental Plovers (Charadrius veredus) through the heat haze. |
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Oriental Plovers (Charadrius veredus). |
We arrived at the spot where we again looked for the
Oriental Plovers (Charadrius veredus) and we were pleased to find 34 birds this time but again the heat haze made photo's difficult.
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Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus). |
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Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis).
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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata). |
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Greenshank (Tringa nebularia). |
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Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea). |
We again moved on and returned to the Point Sinclair Pink Lakes and other pools where we picked up
Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus),
Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis),
Sharp-tailed (Calidris acuminata) and
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea),
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia),
Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus),
Silver and
Pacific Gull.
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Point Bell Beach. |
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Sanderlings (Calidris alba). |
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Sanderlings (Calidris alba). |
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Sanderlings (Calidris alba). |
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Deb photographing the Sanderlings (Calidris alba). |
Out on the near by Point Bell Beach Deb and I got some Photo's of the large number of
Sanderlings (Calidris alba) which were doing what they do best and chasing and dodging the waves whilst Ian went and checked a couple of spots further on.
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OK, It might be the last Shop for a 1000km but there are a couple of Roadhouses at least.
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At the beach we also saw
Caspian (Hydroprogne caspia) and
Great Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii),
Pied Oystercatcher,
Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius) and in the dunes
Small White (
Pieris rapae) and
White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons).
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The Mallee in Yumbarra Conservation Park.
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Mulga Parrot (Psephotus varius) male.
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Mulga Parrot (Psephotus varius) female. |
We headed back inland to Penong where we had a good lunch at the General Store before heading along the Highway passed the
Pantry and then into Yumbarra Conservation Park, on the way we saw
Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris),
Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla),
Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius ssp zonarius) Port Lincoln type and along the tracks in the park we added
Mulga Parrot (Psephotus varius),
Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus),
Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides),
Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen),
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis),
Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes),
Willie-wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys),
Dusky (Artamus cyanopterus) and
Masked Woodswallow (Artamus personatus),
Copperback Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma clarum),
Weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris),
Sandhill Grasswren (Amytornis striatus oweni),
Shy Heathwren (Hylacola cauta),
Grey Shrikethrush (Colluricincla harmonica),
White-browed Babbler (Pomatostomus superciliosus),
Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps), Crested Dragon (Ctenophorus cristatus), Sand Goanna (Varanus gouldii), Central Military Dragon (Ctenophorus isolepis isolepis) and Western Grey Kangaroo (
Macropus fuliginosus fuliginosus). |
Googs Lake, the view from my Swag.
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