We accessed the reserve from Crofton Drive. The first birds we saw were welcome swallows, which were perching on a roof. We started our journey by looking at a large lake. In the lake we saw a black-winged stilt, lots of silver gulls and some Eurasian coots. On the land near the lake, purple swamphens and black-tailed native hens were feeding. I managed to get some good photos of the native hens.
We walked onwards. The other lakes were full of waterbirds, like black swans, chestnut teals, hoary-headed and australasian grebes, Pacific black ducks, little pied cormorants, Eurasian coots and even more purple swamphens. We walked onwards to see a few royal spoonbills, until we reached Maddox Road. In the distance, we could see Australian pelicans, silver gulls, great crested terns, Pacific gulls and millions of black swans swimming in what was either a gigantic lake or the ocean. At Maddox Road, we looked for the bird hide that was apparently at the end of Maddox Road, but as we couldn't find it, we headed back. On Maddox Road, we saw heaps of house sparrows, white-plumed honeyeaters and a little wattlebird. As we headed back, we went past Crofton Drive to look at the ibis rookeries.
The ibis rookery was full of both australian white ibises and great cormorants. A few nice birds were present near the rookery, like a pair of red-kneed dotterels. At the bird hide we observed a few black swans, two black-winged stilts, some chestnut teals and a ibis that flew right in front of my face. We headed back, took a few more photos of the native-hens and headed home. We had a great day at Jawbone Reserve.
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