I happened to be over Oakleigh way which gave me a great opportunity to have a walk around Karkarook Park. It's a name that I'd seen many times on Eremaea Birds as a birding hotspot. The park has a 15 hectare lake as well as numerous wetland ponds easily accessible with walking trails.
There were plenty of the usual suspects; Coots, Dusky Moorhens, Purple Swamphens, Silver Gulls, and Teals. I also noticed a Black Swan and a Blue-billed duck. But my first photographic shot was of a small greeny/yellowy bird which was a new tick off my list. It was a small flock of European Greenfinches feasting on seeds amongst the tall grass.
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| European Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris |
Superb Fairy Wrens covered the lawns and were being very photogenic!
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| Superb Fairy-wren (male, moulting into breeding plumage), Malurus cyaneus |
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| Red-browed Finch, Neochmia temporalis |
A flock of Straw-necked Ibis and a Nankeen Kestrel circled above the wetlands.
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| Straw-necked Ibis, Threskiornis spinicollis |
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| Nankeen Kestrel, Falco cenchroides |
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| White-plumed Honeyeater, Lichenostomus penicillatus |
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| Grey Teal, Anas gracilis |
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| Australasian Darter, Anhinga novaehollandiae |
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| Little Pied Cormorant, Phalacrocorax melanoleucos |
Overall, it was a lovely spot for a walk with plenty of birdlife and I've increased my tally to 201.
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