Outing to Werribee, Melbourne with Guy Gibbon.
Sally and I spent yesterday with Guy Gibbon birding the Werribee Sewerage plant just outside Melbourne.
Despite a late start we had a good morning observing 69 species. Probably the best being a Stubble Quail right beside the car.
Here are pictures of some of the species we saw.
Black-shouldered Kite, Werribee
White-headed Stilt, Werribee
Brolga, Werribee
Brown Falcon, Werribee
Cape Barren Geese, Werribee
Chestnut Teals, Werribee
Crested Pigeon, Werribee
Eurasian Skylark, Werribee
Glossy Ibis, Werribee
Great Crested Grebe, Werribee
Hoary-headed Grebe, Werribee
Horsefield’s Bushlark, Werribee
Greenfinch, Werribee
Little Grassbird, Werribee
Little Grassbird, Werribee
Mystery Sandpiper, Werribee
Pied Cormorant, Werribee
Pied Oystercatcher, Werribee – female
Pied Oystercatchers, Werribee
Pink-eared Duck, Grey and Chesnut Teal , Werribee
Red-browed Finch, Werribee
Red-capped Plover, Werribee
Red-kneed Dotterell, Werribee
Red-necked Avocet, Werribee
Sharp-tailed and Curlew Sandpipers, Werribee
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Werribee
Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, Werribee
Spotted Harrier, Werribee
Swamp Harrier, Werribee
Whiskered Tern, Werribee
White-fronted Chat, Werribee
Australasian Shoveler, Werribee
Australian Pelican, Werribee
Australian Pipit, Werribee
Australian Shelduck, Werribee
Black Swan, Werribee
Paul and Sally Bartho
Birds are our Story 