Birds at Minhamite. Victoria. Australia. (South-West Victoria)
Seen/heard during the months of Feb. & March 2006:
Little Raven
Australian Magpie
Australian Magpie Lark (Mudlark)
Richard's Pipit
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Brown Thornbill
New Holland Honeyeater
Red Wattle Bird
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Galah
Little Corella
Crimson Rosella
White Ibis
Straw-necked Ibis
Masked Plover
Nankeen Kestrel
Brown Falcon
White-faced Heron
Willy Wagtail
Grey fantail
Restless Flycatcher
Silvereye
Barn Owl
Mountain Duck
Black Swan
Welcome Swallow

Introduced birds:
Blackbird
House Sparrow
Goldfinch

Many of our birds are residents but there's a slight seasonal difference when the water birds arrive in the Autumn.
I have a beautiful Male Mountain Duck (well he's a drake of course) in my care at the moment. Big fellow, coloured rather like a Mallard. He's rather on the dim side like most ducks and someone just walked over to him and picked him up. Can't find a thing wrong and neither can the animal doctor. They do have a period of moult when they become flightless (ducks that is, not animal doctors) but that's not likely just now. Anyway he's safe with us for a bit. I'll return him to his chosen lake soon. His wife might be worried.


Cheers, Joy