04 July 2021

Beaulieu Bird Sanctuary

05 April 2021 - Beaulieu Bird Sanctuary

As the defacto Uber driver, again I needed to drop off my son - so instead of driving home, explored the nearby Bird Sanctuary for an hour.

I was more focused on creating a Bird Lasser list than photography, but did manage to photograph a few birds seen. These juvenile Common Waxbill's had me scratching my head for awhile, before I finally confirmed the ID.

Juvenile Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild)


There were a couple of vocal Yellow-fronted Canary's in the tree tops

Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica)


And I spent some time trying to get onto this Willow Warbler

Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)


On the way back to the car, found this Banded Groundling

Banded Groundling (Brachythemis leucosticta)


After which it was time to pick up my son



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