Today I went out to Bertha’s Beach with my family for a look around the ponds and have a walk along the beach. When we got to the car park there was a pair of Southern Caracara on the grass.

Adult Southern Caracara 

On the main pond there were Black Necked Swan, Speckled Teal, Yellow Billed Pintail, Chiloe Wigeon & White Tufted Grebe. At the edge of the pond there was a pair of Rufous Chested Dotterel in amongst the Two Banded Plovers. Also in amongst the Diddle Dee we saw White Bridled Finch, Falkland Pipit, Dark Faced Ground Tyrant & Long Tailed Meadowlark

Rufous Chested Dotterel 

Down at the beach we saw a small pod of Commerson’s Dolphins just offshore. On the beach there was Magellanic & Blackish Oystercatcher, Snowy Sheathbill, lots of Dolphin Gulls & Kelp Gulls with a single Brown Hooded Gull in amongst them.

Adult winter & 3rd winter Kelp Gulls                

Adult Brown Hooded Gull                     

In the brackish pond at the back of the beach we saw Speckled Teal, Crested Ducks and large numbers of Rudy Headed Geese & Upland Geese.

Crested Duck