Alastair's description of Kelly's Swamp sounded so tempting that once
I had finished the day's chores I ventured over there. The
Sharp-tailed Sandpipers were very hard to locate but persistence paid
in the end. I saw two adults still with vestiges of alternate
plumage. As dusk was approaching I decided to check out crake alley
but without success. I then sat quietly on the bank between the
Bittern (why not Ixobrychus?)and Cygnus Hides. In spite of the fact
that a large dog (sorry I'm a birder not a dogger) was creating
mayhem by chasing rabbits, ducks and swamphens I was lucky enough to
observe 1 Baillon's Crake, 1 Lewin's Rail and 1 Spotless Crake (all
adults).
Milburn
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The Milburns
8 Miller Street
O'Connor
ACT 2602
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