Day 2 - Saturday 13th October 2012 

I woke this morning to the raucous shrieks of three Yellow tailed black cockatoos - they were in our back yard in Charlestown, NSW feeding on parrot mix at bird feeder !  Wow ! ! !  What a brilliant way to start the day.

Other observations
Eastern koel x 2
Australian ravens x 2

Noisy miners x 10+

Pied currawongs x 2

Kookaburra x 1

Eastern rosellas x 6+ (probably ~10 to 15 individuals visit the feeder during the day)

Rainbow lorrikeets x 8

Welcome swallows x 20+ foraging and riding high in the sky overhead

Spotted turtle dove* x 1 (introduced)

Crested pigeon x 1  

Weather was just beautiful today; nearly perfect spring day with hardly a cloud in the sky and 10 - 12kt winds around midday, gentling late in the afternoon.