AUSTRALIA - HOLIDAY/RECCE TOUR - DAY 4 - SEPT 30TH - SYDNEY AREA

AM    -   WALK TO JUBILEE PARK, SYDNEY         PM      -  FLIGHT TO WAGGA WAGGA

We had a leisurely morning today, no birding, we took a walk to a local park called Jubilee where tree lined tracks and open grassy areas prevailed. A few Noisy Miners, Common Mynas, Australian Magpies and Rainbow Lorikeets flew around but not a lot else was seen.

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

At 11:30 we returned to our accommodation and packed our cases in preparation for our flight to Wagga (pronounced Wogga).

Galah

We arrived in Wagga at 4:30pm and quickly picked up a hire car before driving the short distance to Lake Albert where our friends Andrew and Jane lived and were hosting us for the next two nights.

Australasian Pelican

Their house is fantastic and sits on a rise overlooking Lake Albert, we sat on the terrace in the late afternoon sunlight watching the water and the bird activity. Several Australasian Pelicans sat on a dead tree as did a number of Galah, my first sighting of these pink and grey beauties. We also saw Friarbirds also a new species as well as many common birds such as Magpies, Great Cormorants, Eurasian Coots and Black Swans.