Hi Stephen,
I'm pretty familiar with Metromix (not megamix - I assume autocorrect?) Swamp,
and about the only birds of any sort of rarity that nest there are Pied
Oystercatcher. It's popular with fisherpeople, rubbish dumpers, sleeping
truckies, and local teenagers looking for a place to have a sneaky drink and/or
smoke, etc. There's rarely loads of birds there anyway, but it can be worth a
look. There are Little Terns but they are much further out on the spit in Towra
Point NR - about 3-4 km from Metromix as the tern flies. I'm not aware of any
nesting penguins in the immediate area.
As others have said, I'd be putting it down to bait collecting. You'll
occasionally see fisherpeople down at Quibray Bay, out on the sand after having
walked past National Parks' signs saying "don't go here" collecting molluscs as
well. I can only assume that when the Greenhills development across the road is
finished, that this wetland will become largely useless for birding due to
increased disturbance.
Cheers
Troy
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