Canberra Birdwatching - Mt Ainslie Reserve (east side)

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Stu had already been out here to see the painted honeyeaters, so with excess flex to burn we headed out one Wednesday morning so I could see them as well.

Noisy miner
Noisy miner

Eastern rosellas! Eastern rosellas!

Eastern rosella

Eastern rosella

Galah
Galah

Buff-rumped thornbills

Buff-rumped thornbill

Buff-rumped thornbill

Weebill
Weebill

White-winged triller
White-winged triller

Grey fantail
Grey fantail

Black-faced cuckooshrike
Black-faced cuckooshrike

Superb fairy wren
Superb fairy wren

We think this is a female rufous whistler
Female rufous whistler

Grey shrike-thrush (we think)
Grey shrike-thrush (we think)

There were a pair of wedgies flying over, and nearby was a huge next with at least two "baby" wedgies

Wedge-tailed eagle

Baby wedgies

Baby wedgies

There were several new birds for me.

Apparently this is a Horsfields bronze-cuckoo
Horsfields bronze-cuckoo

Dusky wood swallows

Dusky wood swallows

Dusky wood swallows

Oriental dollar bird
Oriental dollar bird

And of course, the painted honeyeaters!!

Painted honeyeater

Painted honeyeater

Painted honeyeater

Painted honeyeater

Painted honeyeater