Martin butterfield wrote:
Despite the somewhat inclement, but desperately needed, weather
I found myself wandering around Lake Gininderra this morning. Over 60
minutes I wrote down 30 species which wasn't too bad, given the
conditions. The most interesting sighting was 4 Brown Quail on the NW
corner of the Peninsula (basically where the bike path starts to cross
the dam wall). There seemed to be more Darters (6) around than I have
usually seen at this Lake - perhaps the willow clearance is causing
them to disperse from LBG?
Something has certainly
boosted the Darter numbers this year. I counted 13 settling down to
roost on the island with the weeping willows on the western shore
yesterday, and there have been similar numbers around the lake for
several weeks now. That's compared with maybe half a dozen birds
through the winter in previous years.
John Brannan
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