Yes various waterbirds fall
foul of fishing lines. Pelicans, cormorants and spoonbills have been noted
with the problem in the past. There are quite a few juvenile LPCs there, eg:
From: Margaret Leggoe
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Sent: Saturday, 8 January 2011 12:55 PM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Visit to Lake Cormorant
AKA Kelly’s Swamp. A dozen (roughly) little black
cormorants and eight or more little pieds. This one gave me some cause
for concern because it looks very much as though it has a fishing line coming
from its mouth. In the third shot it is blown over the back of its neck.
Is this a common problem with cormorants?
Margaret Leggoe
