Fyshwick Ducks

["Philip Veerman" <>]

Well done Marnix,

I like your stated intention. Beyond that, a large number of COGites have been collecting waterbird data from there for 30+ years. Which is a really good thing as well as enjoying one of the easiest waterbird watching spots in inland SE Australia. There must be a vast number of notebook records available. It has never been compiled though. There have been many ad hoc publications about it in CBN & Gang gang, and bits and pieces have appeared in the ABR over the years. I wonder if there are any trends (monthly abundance and long term trends and details on breeding) on any of these species. Does anyone know? I wish someone would collect all those data, build a database, spend many years full-time work analysing it all and write it up and pay all the production costs and self-publish a report about the birds of the Jerrabomberra Wetlands. I promise I would buy at least one copy. They might even make a couple of dollars on each book sold and thereby achieve some cost recovery of expenses incurred, as well as achieving some publicity for the impressive stable of COG related books and that would be just great.

 

Philip