Cattle Egret - breeding plumage
Identified as Ardea ibis on Bowerbird by Graeme Cocks
Sighting and photos (c) penelope.
Field Notes - About half-a-dozen cattle egrets hanging around the cow herd at the Oxley Creek Common. Spotted late afternoon; overcast day.
Marram grass in dunes at Avalon beach ( removed after photo taken)
Black-fronted Dotterel
Black-fronted Dotterel
Black-fronted Dotterel
A group of three birds.
Sighting and photos (c) westozpathfinder.
Field Notes - Spotted the two.
Sighting and photos (c) cwpaine.
Sighting and photos (c) arisc.
Habitat - Parkland
How many? - 2
Additional comments? - Freely wandering the gorilla enclosure at an open range zoo, while its official occupants were taking a nap! These two birds seemed quite happy to join a nearby rabbit in browsing the grass.
Nest present - No
Behavior - Feeding