Thanks all for the info that this is a well-settled breeding
population. My lot were actually about 100m west of Sullivans
Ck when I saw them. I was looking for nests of any type as I was
riding (not a great technique) but didn't see any. Might try by
kayak if the weather suits next Friday. Like Martin, I also looked
for Bitterns etc briefly at Acacia Inlet and found only a Dollarbird, a
HB-cuckoo feeding on insects and lots of gentlemen materialising in cars
apparently keen on checking out my very ordinary bicycle. It was
extremely offputting.
Julian
At 08:16 PM 9/11/2008, Jack and Andrea Holland wrote:
Julian, this is the
recent hot spot for LBC. The COG boat trip I organised for 29 March
this year saw about 150 of them on the E side of Black Mountain (see May
Gang-gang), with about 75% and over 30 nests only a few 100 metres W of
Sullivans Creek.
They could be nesting here again, though much earlier this
year. Is anyone with a canoe able to check? They are
notoriously difficult to see from the adjacent bike path.
Jack Holland
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