darter nests

["Rod's Gardening" <>]

I could only spot 3 Darter nests (1 with 2 DY, the others with birds ON) as 
I paddled my kayak along Black Mtn Peninsula on new years day, along with 3 
Little Pied Cormorant nests.  The big winner was 30+ Little Black Cormorant 
nests, either with DY or birds sitting.  There may well be more, but as I 
did my count without binoculars and was more concerned with staying upright 
in the sometimes windy conditions I could have missed a few.
Martin, I finally got to check out the area between Tadorna and Fulica 
hides, no sign of any Spoonbill nesting activity.  However in that area a 
couple of months ago I saw Currawongs  severely harassing a Nankeen Night 
Heron, behaviour similar to that reported recently for Ravens vs Night 
Herons.
Cheers

Rod