John Doubikin was pretty keen to see the Owlet-nightjar so we went down to the Swing-bridge around 7:30am to see if it was still there. It wasn't visible so we walked around the Sandy Creek Walk to see what else was around. A pair of Black Swans were seen on Sandy Creek. I saw them late last week near the Swing-bridge. We don't see Black Swans on the creeks all that often. They are more likely to be found on some of the semi-permanent ponds. There were two pairs that bred in one of the big ponds on Girls Walk a couple of years ago.
The Satin Bowerbirds appear to be using the bower in the private garden near the Swing-bridge. They have been in the area all along but this is the first time for a while that I have seen them actively placing blue items in the area.
There is a pair of Eastern Rosellas often feeding in the paddock near the Swing-bridge. They are usually pretty hard to get near, so any photo of them is always a bonus
John stayed on for a while as I had to take Carmel shopping at Tuggerah. He Test-messaged me to say that he had found the Owlet Nightjar in the hole where I had seen him
I came back in the mid afternoon and the Owlet-nightjar was sleeping in the sun in the hollow branch. the dead tree is under considerable pressure this year. Today I photographed Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, Long-billed Corellas, Rainbow Lorikeets, anc common Mynas, all sitting on holes in the tree with the sole purpose of defending them against all intruders.
At one stage a gang of Noisy Miners lined up outside the resting Owlet-nightjar. The Owlet-nightjar did not appear to be all that perturbed about the situation and moved out of the way when there were hassling them,
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