Maffra Golf Club

Went over to the Maffra Golf Club today to check out the King Parrots, these have been attracted by the Acorn Trees. Counted about 30, mostly juveniles or females and one adult male.

You can see the remnants of the nuts all over the ground.

Male King Parrot.

We then went over to the Knob at Stratford and walked up the hill to the lookout. First two birds we saw were Female Scarlet Robin and then it's mate. First sighting for the season.

Female Scarlet Robin.

Male Scarlet Robin.

Ross.

Nicholson Rocks.

Drove up to Nicholson Rocks mainly to see what was at the stock yards, looking for Scarlet Wens.
No wrens to be found only a lone Willy Wagtail.
Up at the rocks there were plenty of Yellow Tailed Cockatoos and a young Kookaburra that was sitting on a gate.

Young Kooka.

Yellow Tailed Cockatoo.

Yellow Tailed Cockatoo.

A few in a tree.

Baby Kooka.

This one from the Sale Common Great Cormorant.

Willy Wagtail at the stock yards.

Ross.

Heyfield Birdo's Bulga Park Outing.

Wednesday 2nd May saw 10 intrepid birdo's at Tarra Bulga National Park. The day was perfect and on arrival we saw 5 Bassian Thrush feeding at the visitors area. They stayed around for some time which is unusual for these birds. Some good photos were taken.
The species count was 26, including Wedge- Tailed Eagle, Superb Lyrebird, Crimson Rosellas, Eastern Spinebill, Lewin's Honeyeater, Olive Whistler and many more. Difficult to get photos in the dense undergrowth, but some follow.

Bassian Thrush, with ruffled chest.

Crimson Rosella.

Crimson Rosella. We had about four or five of these trying to eat  out of our hand at lunch time.

Olive Whistler.

Olive Whistler. This was a first for me.

Bassian Thrush.

Ross.