Saturday 6 August 2016

Go South 06 -- Tyto Wetlands, Ingham

This is a great spot just to the south of Ingham township. Saw about 40 species of birds here on a walk around most of the wetlands freshly overfull after a LOT of rain in the previous two days. Tyto Tony blogs about this place; always well worth a read. John Young [of Night Parrot fame] had a major role in the design.

 Here is a selection of birds seen.

Rainbow Bee-eaters Merops ornatus
These birds were fresh in from southern climes
on their northward migration
Yellow Honeyeater
Lichenostomus flavus
Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila albogularis
White-browed Robin
Poecilodryas superciliosa
Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leugophrys with a LARGE meal
White-Breasted Woodswallows Artamus leucorynchus
Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
Lonchura castaneothorax

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