Thomson’s Nature Reserve is
walking distance from where I am staying but the gate at the Branch Circus side
of the reserve to access the main lake has been damaged not allowing access
inside the fenced area. The red tar track around Kogolup Lake is accessible and
is where I have spent the last couple of days.
The lake is lined with reed-beds
and muddy margins providing a feeding ground for shorebirds. Ducks rest on the
shelves of mud and Black Swan feed in the swampy areas covered with weed. A group
of Yellow-billed Spoonbill has been roosting on the lake.
Whistling Kite has been a
regular feature over the lake with an Australian Hobby joining the wheeling
Kites this afternoon.
A Greenshank and Marsh Sandpiper
have been seen feeding in the margins. Pied (White-headed) Stilt are the most
common wading bird on the lake.
Parrots were represented by
Rainbow Lorikeet with their high pitched metallic calls as they moved through
the trees. A couple of Australian Ringneck was also see in flight.
In the scrub female/juvenile Fairywrens
were calling and hopping between the low bush stems. New Holland Honeyeaters,
Western and Red Wattlebird were also present.
A pair of Laughing Dove took to
a nearby tree as I was walking back through the developing estate.
I am certain I missed species
but it was interesting to gauge how much I had remembered from my first spell
in the area!
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