Yes, John, I saw Reed-warblers at Lake Ginninderra
at lunchtime yesterday, along the stretch between Townsend Place and Ginninderra Drive.
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From: John Brannan
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Sent: Tuesday, 6 September 2005
6:21 PM
To:
Subject: [canberrabirds] Lake Ginn.
Greetings all,
A delightful evening stroll up the western shore of Lake Ginninderra just now
yielded all the usual suspects -- much squabbling among the W-P honeyeaters and
some very belligerent swans -- plus a few noteworthy (to me, at least)
observations.
For the past few weeks, on every visit to the lake I've seen a darter perched
low down over the water in the same willow tree. Every time it's approached it
dives into the water and makes no attempt to fly (although I pause to wonder
now how it gets back up onto its branch). The markings on the head and neck are
very pale, suggesting a female, but the behaviour is more typical of a young
bird. It occurred to me tonight that it might possibly be an adult that is
injured and cannot fly, though I can't see any sign of injury...
Other highlights were my best view yet of one of the Little Grassbirds that
nest there every year, apparently gathering nesting materials (?), a proud pair
of Wood Ducks taking their newly hatched fluffballs out for a paddle, 35+ Sacred
Ibises settling in for a night on the island with all the willow trees. Others
have reported seeing Reed Warblers back in town, but I've yet to see one at Lake G.
On the way home 14 Y-T cockatoos were lumbering generally northwards after
having been knocked off course briefly by an aggressive (is there any other
kind?) magpie.
John Brannan
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