Check my birding map for specific location.
Wonga Wetlands are just west of Albury and as I can never pass up a visit to the dwindling number of wetlands, I headed there after staying in what has just been voted the best town in Australia.
It was a gloomy day and there had been rain but undaunted, I headed onto the walk around the wetlands. It seemed quiet and subdued as I walked through the huge trees and round the waterways.
I first spotted a White-faced Heron sitting out on a log. I love these little herons, they are very elegant and restrained not like the noisy and boisterous White-necked Heron.
Next up were some Welcome Swallow darting along the river. I caught up with a few resting on logs over the water.
The denser trees gave way to more open land and a larger body of water that was thick with reeds around the edges. In the middle was a huge dead tree and Great Egrets and Royal Spoonbill were chattering and jostling for position.
On my way back to the van, I heard the delicious trill that I recognised as the Yellow-rumped Thornbill. They always sound so happy.
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