ANNOUNCEMENTS
We are delighted to report that Daryl and Cath are getting married!
Eldest son of my friends at Parley Court and his long time Lady.
All the Best to you both. Will that do?
Having spent most of the day in the air, punctuated by touching down in 5 separate countries, we finally landed in Perth, Western Australia with a few hours of daylight still remaining. Leaving Vientiane, Laos early morning it was 2 short hops first to Phenom Penn, Cambodia, then Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam and a little longer to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Perth was then 5 hours away where it became immediately apparent that things had very much changed since my last visit. The change involves the Aus$, which is particularly strong at present, which was to show itself immediately I'd cleared Customs and Immigration. Just a little short of 'a grand' to hire a car for 3 weeks (including an insurance waiver) and £140 for a hotel room have already convinced me that the stay is going to be a lot shorter than imagined.
Anyway,
we can think about that at a later date, as for now those few hours of
daylight would be precious so off to the location where I had my very
first experience of Australian 'birding' back in 2007.
TOMATO
LAKE, just a short drive from the airport, would be the location
recommended to anyone bird watching here for the first time. Easy to get
to and full of fairly easily identifiable birds and pleasant
surroundings outside of the city of Perth.
There has only been time to select a few photos today, starting with BROWN HONEYEATER
but it is hoped to produce more and better quality as the days go on.
Like our very own Robin, I doubt there are many Australians who could not identify WILLIE WAGTAIL.
PACIFIC BLACK DUCK
BLACK-FRONTED PLOVER
adult AUSTRALIAN GREBE
juvenile AUSTRALIAN GREBE
A
most unexpected and early addition to the list, as MUSK DUCK is one of
the less easy to find Wildfowl in the country, but here it was in a City
Park.
Finally, a good find as RUFOUS NIGHT HERON is ever present but difficult to find or see.
Hoping the luck continues tomorrow - All for now!
