LITTLE BLACK CORMORANTS, WESTERN TREATMENT PLANT, WERRIBEE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

GREAT EGRET IN BEAUTIFUL BREEDING PLUMAGE, WESTERN TREATMENT PLANT, WERRIBEE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIAN PELICANS, WESTERN TREATMENT PLANT, WERRIBEE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

BREEDING MALE GOLDEN-HEADED CISTICOLA, WESTERN TREATMENT PLANT, WERRIBEE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this bird as a breeding male Golden-headed Cisticola by its golden-orange head, paler chin and throat, golden underparts, black streaked upperparts and black tail with paler tips.

   The Golden-headed Cisticola is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 665.

NONBREEDING RED-NECKED STINT, WESTERN TREATMENT PLANT, WERRIBEE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this sandpiper as a nonbreeding Red-necked Stint by its short straight black bill, dark legs, pale grey-brown above, off-white below and dorsal feathers with dark shafts and pale fringes.  The Red-necked Stilton in the first photo still has some of the rufous color towards the rear of the breeding bird.

   The Red-necked Stilt is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 664.

NONBREEDING CURLEW SANDPIPER, WESTERN TREATMENT PLANT, WERRIBEE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this sandpiper as a nonbreeding Curlew Sandpiper by its long black downcurved bill, black legs, white underparts, pale gray above  and white eyebrow. 

   The Curlew Sandpiper is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 663.

WHISKERED TERNS, WESTERN TREATMENT PLANT, WERRIBEE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA