Jerrabomberra Wetlands 30 Sep 09

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early this morning there were 2 black-winged stilts, close to the 4 native
hens.  also 14 whiskered terns lined up on the log in the middle of
Kellys.  A couple of black-fronted dotterels,  and a single
chestnut teal with the grey teal. A little eagle, a black-shouldered kite
and what I think was a black falcon (very dark, and lacking the facial
markings of a brown falcon) were making everything a little nervous.
 the single royal spoonbill I saw last week  seems to have
left.
Sandra Henderson

On Wed, September 30, 2009 13:33,
Rob Geraghty wrote: 
> I finally got to see four of the Black
Tailed Native Hens which others 
> have been reporting at Kelly's
Swamp. They were actually present between 
> 1230 and 1300. Lots
of Purple Swamphens and Eurasian Coot. I only saw 
> one Black
Winged Stilt but the other may have been around. 
> 
>
Also Dusky Moorhen, Hoary headed Grebe, Black Swan, Pacific Black Duck,
> Little Grassbird, Grey teal, Australian Magpie, Blackbird,
Sparrow, Super 
> Fairy Wren, New Holland Honeyeater, Grey
Fantail. 
> 
> The swarms of finches were absent today.
> 
> The frogs I was talking about are calling very close
to the Cygnus hide. 
> Their call is a quite loud and rapid
"Tock-tock-tock-tock" (yes, I counted 
> :) with a long
gap before calling again. The call starts louder and gets 
> a
little softer toward the end, with a small variation in pitch. There 
> was also an Australian Reed Warbler in a bush at the water's edge
just to 
> the left of the hide. 
> 
> Very few
birds on the Sewerage ponds close to Dairy Rd; the coot seemed to 
> have moved to Kelly's swamp today. 
> 
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> Rob Geraghty 
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