My normal daily stroll from home, if I'm not away working is along the waterfront then a slight climb and along the top of the cliff that looks out on the Gulf St. Vincent in South Australia. I get a few land birds; New Holland Honeyeaters, Crested Pigeons, Willie Wagtails (which are a fantail in real life), Galahs, Australian Magpies and Magpie Larks; introduced birds are Blackbirds, Sparrows, Goldfinches, and Spotted Doves. On the coast I see lots of Silver Gulls, Crested Terns, and Pied Cormorants. Then there are Australian Pelicans, Australian Gannets out to sea, Caspian Terns, the occasional White-faced Heron, Darter, Black-faced Shag, Great and Little Black Cormorants, some Ibis, Welcome Swallows and Black-winged Stilts. Rarely I can see rafts of Shearwaters in their hundreds scooting along the surface.

Most days the birds are the same. It's always a pleasure to see something different.

In May I went on a bird survey to Lake Eyre. I have photos and some discussion on my blog at this link:

http://topbirdsandeveryfing.typepad....rds-everyfing/

Good birding