The Spoonbill comes closer!

After a very blustery night the morning dawned bright but a lot cooler than of late.  Highlight of the morning was a much closer view of the Spoonbill feeding near the sluice gate in Whites Creek.

Preening.

A fascinating bird and interesting to watch as it sweeps its bill from side to side sifting the water in search of small fish, snails and molluscs.

There were few other unusual birds and many of the waders were hunkered down out of the wind.

A Lapwing in Breech Pool.

The Cormorant on its usual perch at the back of the sluice.

 Grey Plovers sheltering in Whites Creek

A Curlew in the shallows.

Earlier in the week I had looked for the Cattle Egrets but could only locate this one in the company of a grey Heron and with a few cattle south of Halsey farm.

An overnight arrival of ten Little Grebe in the lagoon.