Kelly's cf Fivebough Swamp Leeton

["Philip Veerman" <>]

Mark is certainly correct about the airport issue and its importance about not having too many birds there. Actually, I'm a bit surprised by Peter's comments and I have not thought along those lines at all and didn't realise anyone did. I would have thought the JW area is a very good bird spot, given how close it is to the city, that it has other requirements to fill and could never hope to be anything to compare with Werribee, which is huge and close to the coast. Also I'd suggest Mark's comments are as much a personal comment and age related as other things. If someone now waded and swam across many of the channels they would likely encounter more good birds than we do taking it easy walking on the formed paths. I used to do that sort of crazy thing too (in other places) but don't feel inclined any more. JW regularly has as many native species of ducks in a situation easier (as in closer) viewable than just about any other site in inland SE Aust. I went on a COG trip to Fivebough Swamp Leeton in September 2000 (I expect it was written up in GG). From memory it was pretty good, well worth seeing. Like many similar spots and I don't know that it was particularly superior to Gum Swamp at Forbes or the sewage works at Hay or many other places I've been to.

 

Philip