Birding at the Poonga from greenways road
eBird Checklist - 26 Sept 2026 - Poonga from greenways road - 27 species I had a good Saturday morning, watching the pelicans and the Little egrets fish and feed. I saw a Darter up close after a long time. I was here - on Greenways Road, opposite Quibble island. The backwaters were "aromatic", the traffic sped by, but the water birds were busy. A grey heron waited patiently, As did this Painted Stork. The Darter swam, fished and then came and sunned itself. See those feet! Lapwings walked jauntily on the exposed mud flats - see the mangrove prop roots, and little baby mangrove seedlings, all set to grow. This one Pelican preened - on a tiny rock, if you please. the rest of the flock were swimming and fishing. This large healthy stilt mangrove was nice to see. Little Grebes swam by. The skies above were filled with feral pigeons and house crows - we feed them too much - and the occasional screech of Parakeets. A few barn swallows also swooped ar...
