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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MKinHK" data-source="post: 3418748" data-attributes="member: 21760">Tuesday 19th AprilPlugging Seaworld into Google Maps revealed that a bus ran from just outside the hotel all the way to Seaworld starting at 0555. This was ideal because exactly opposite the bus stop was the Federation Park car park, where I immediately found three splendid Bush Stone Curlews standing calmly in one of the borders. Common though they are I’d never previously connected in four previous trips to Australia, so it was a great pleasure to enjoy them at point blank range. Looking across the road I realized that had I looked back down the road I would have seen three more without ever having left the bus stop! Seaworld and Federation Park are on a Spit that runs north to enclose large estuary. A wonderful pair of Australian Pelicans looked stunning in the aryl morning light, and looking back towards to sunlight an Australian Ibis on a lamppost made for a nicely iconic image.The carpark was full of birds – bands of Rainbow and Scaly-breasted Lorikeets rushed madly about and fed on the blooming trees, a juvenile Pheasant Coucal sunned itself next to the exercise equipment. A couple of Little Wattlebirds that looked like they were heading north landed in the top of a tree, and a walk down to the sea produced a grey-headed red-throated flycatcher that Barry subsequently confirmed from my description as a female Leaden Flycatcher.  There were lots of Brown Honeyeaters feeding on the flowering trees, as well as Noisy Miners and Noisy Friarbirds.</blockquote>

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