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At the Chullora wetlands ( Sydney ) there is a
Swamphen with white primaries, when the bird is standing you can see the
white but it is most noticeable when the bird take flight. What is so strange is
that this is not the only white bird to be found at the wetlands, as
there are two white to buff coloured Chestnut Teal which hatched three
years ago at the wetlands. One is a female which is pale white and the
other a male which is more buff with a brown head. Around two years ago I also
observed a pure white young Zebra Finch with the flock of around 150 birds that
live near the wetlands, but I only saw it once. Also strange was a Spotted Marsh
Frog which had white blotches. This site was a contaminated site which
was cleaned up five years ago but now I am beginning to wonder about
how good a job they done.
Regards Terrill
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