Euston Weir
This morning I went out to the Euston Weir which is about 2 kilometres up river from Robinvale. It is Lock and Weir #15 on the Murray River system and is 1100 kilometres from the river mouth, 47.6 meters above sea level and constructed in 1937. I was hoping to see the raptor that had been nesting up there. I still haven’t received word from the experts whether it is a Brown Goshawk or a Collared Sparrowhawk. Notice that it has got something in its right talon. I cannot really make out what it is, but it looks fluffy. 
Thanks to Paul and James for help with the ID. It was a Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus).
Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus)
I am taking lots of shots of Yellow Rosellas, still trying to get a better and better shot. I still have not got a great shot but this one is interesting because she has just taken off from the branch on which she was resting.
Yellow Rosella (Platycercus elegans flaveolus)
And again, another shot of a Great Cormorant. This photograph is a little sharper and more detailed than yesterday. I am reasonably happy with it, although there is not much action going on. I am not quite sure if the yellow under the chin is breeding plumage or not. Do you know?
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
I liked this shot of this very common bird. There are heaps of them flying across the Murray River, so I wanted to get one that shows off the nice yellow plumage under the wings.
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
This shot is an educational photo. The Magpie-lark on the left is a female with the white face and upper throat. The male on the right has the black face and throat with no white. This makes them relatively easy to spot the male and female of this species.
female and male Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca)
Euston Weir bird list 2/2/10
Grey Teal
Galah
Welcome Swallow
Yellow Rosella
Brown Treecreeper
White-plumed Honeyeater
Australian Reed-warbler
Red-rumped Parrot
Little Black Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Australian Pelican
Australian Magpie
Magpie-lark
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Australian Wood Duck
Crested Pigeon