As you recharge and walk through the reserve, enjoy the opportunity to engage with the birds of the bush and the bay....how many have you seen or heard?
We have some very talented photographers in our community. Do you have some great images you would like to add?
Some of the local birds are challenging to photograph, so we've left some blanks in the list below.
So go on, show us your photos via emailing [email protected], and if you're happy to, we'll include them here.
Some of the local birds are challenging to photograph, so we've left some blanks in the list below.
So go on, show us your photos via emailing [email protected], and if you're happy to, we'll include them here.
Superb fairy wren (Malurus cyaneus)
All photos show males.
Males "in eclipse" retain their blue tail. They also keep their greyish legs and feet, but otherwise, they resemble females.
Male may lose their blue plumage in late summer, going into a moult of brown feathers.
Breeding males moult earlier and regain their plumage earlier than non-breeders.
Older male wrens (four years or more) do not lose their colour
Males "in eclipse" retain their blue tail. They also keep their greyish legs and feet, but otherwise, they resemble females.
Male may lose their blue plumage in late summer, going into a moult of brown feathers.
Breeding males moult earlier and regain their plumage earlier than non-breeders.
Older male wrens (four years or more) do not lose their colour
Silver gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollendiae)
Photo credit: Barbara Oates
Tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
Photo credit: Karin Rodger
Pied oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris)
Photo credit: Barbara Oates
Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
Kookaburra nesting starts in September and finishes in January. They nest in hollows found in trees with incubation beginning with the first egg laid, although they can lay up to four. Incubation and feeding of the chicks is carried out by all members of the family group.
Photo credits: Jim Moxham, Barbara Oates
I hear the familiar call of a family of kookaburra’s, first the low hiccupping chuckle then the raucous laughter, so contagious, happiness bubbles within me. I watch with awe this unique family and then awe turns to disgust as one of the kookaburra’s darts down and snatches a small native rat. That’s one less native rat I will see scurrying across the path in front of me. The kookaburra flies from tree to tree making sure his dinner is lifeless. It is then that I realise it is not disgusting but essential to their life.
- Kath McKean, August 2021
- Kath McKean, August 2021
Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla)
Photo credit: Barbara Oates
Pelican (Pelicanus)
Photo credits: Helen Marie Jordan, Troy Connell
Eastern yellow robin (Eopsaltria australis)
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Photo credit: Barbara Oates
White bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogasta)
Video credit: Jen Rutherford
Willie wagtail (Ripidura leucophrys)
The Willie Wagtail has a beautiful song that can be heard clearly in the still of the night. Their call is available in the link here: https://www.birdsinbackyards.net/spe.../Rhipidura-leucophrys
Photo credit: Barbara Oates
Black swan (Cygnus atratus)
Photo credit: Helen Marie Jordan
Great egret (Ardea modesta)
Photo credit: Alison Normanton
Pied currawong (Strepera graculina)
The Pied Currawong is a bird of opportunity, have you heard their call?
This link has their call and other info: https://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Strepera-graculina
Locally the Pied Currawong poses a threat to small bush birds and their young.
It is important to maintain mid-storey habitat for the smaller birds to continue their breeding and survival in the local environment.
This link has their call and other info: https://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Strepera-graculina
Locally the Pied Currawong poses a threat to small bush birds and their young.
It is important to maintain mid-storey habitat for the smaller birds to continue their breeding and survival in the local environment.
Photo credit: Barbara Oates
New holland honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae)
This beautiful bird always has plenty to say and is one of Australia’s most energetic birds.
Listen to its call through the link: https://www.birdsinbackyards.net/.../Phylidonyris...
Fuelled up on high-energy nectar from flowering trees & shrubs, they are always active and pugnacious.
Whether pursuing a flying insect or chasing other honeyeaters away, this bird is seldom still.
Listen to its call through the link: https://www.birdsinbackyards.net/.../Phylidonyris...
Fuelled up on high-energy nectar from flowering trees & shrubs, they are always active and pugnacious.
Whether pursuing a flying insect or chasing other honeyeaters away, this bird is seldom still.
Photo credit: Barbara Oates
Grey strike-thrush (Colluricincla harmonica)
Seen in the Settlement Point bushland.
Photo credit: Barbara Oates
Yellow tailed black cockatoo (Zanda funerea)
These large birds feed on the seeds in the cones of the pine trees which were planted in Corinella early last century.
Take care when walking beneath the pines if you can hear crunching and cracking noises above. Look up and you will see black tailed cockatoos. Watch that they don't drop a cone or two.
Take care when walking beneath the pines if you can hear crunching and cracking noises above. Look up and you will see black tailed cockatoos. Watch that they don't drop a cone or two.
Photo credit: David Ambry
I am alerted by a familiar, mournful, wailing call. I tilt my head just in time to see three magnificent yellow tailed black cockatoos flying just above me before coming the rest in a nearby banksia tree, they crackle, call and tear at the branches with their powerful beaks like no other bird I have seen.
- Kath McKean, August 2021
- Kath McKean, August 2021
Australian magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen)
Photo credit: Barbara Oates
White ibis (Threskiornis molucca)
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Grey butcher bird (Cracticus torquatus)
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Brown thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla)
Photo credit: Barbara Oates
Eastern spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)
Photo credit: Barbara Oates
Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)
Photo credit: Barbara Oates
Eastern rosella (Platycercus eximius)
These brightly coloured birds are often seen on the ground, feeding on the seeds of the indigenous grasses Kangaroo (Themeda triandra) and Wallaby (Rytidosperma caespitosum) grass which grow in remnant patches on the reserve.
They fly in pairs or small flocks, and are commonly heard around late afternoon to dusk.
They fly in pairs or small flocks, and are commonly heard around late afternoon to dusk.
Australian raven (Corvus coronoides)
Photo credit: Barbara Oates
Welcome swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
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Striated pardalote (Pardalotus striatus)
Photo credit: Barbara Oates
Brown goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus)
This beautiful bird of prey can be seen swooping from tall trees on the reserve around dusk.
Among it's targets are rabbits, so it helps to keep this invasive pest species in check.
Among it's targets are rabbits, so it helps to keep this invasive pest species in check.
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Little wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera)
Photo credit: Barbara Oates
Magpie lark (Grallina cyanoleuca)
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Pacific gull (Larus pacificus)
Photo credit: Barbara Oates
Little pied cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos)
Also known as the little shag, this shorebird can be seen standing in groups on the rocky outcrops around the Corinella Foreshore.
It feeds on fish, shrimps and other crustaceans which it catches by diving deeply under water.
It feeds on fish, shrimps and other crustaceans which it catches by diving deeply under water.
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Grey fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa)
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Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
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Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis)
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White-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
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