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At Strathnairn (off Stockdill Drive, Holt) from
noon to 13.30 Friday 11th November:
Grey fantail nest in the iconic lemon tree...
plenty of movement of and calls from the birds in lawn area sometimes
going into the tree. (I found the nest afterwards)..very pale so possibly mostly
cobweb.)
Family of A. Wood duck with 7 ducklings (down from
8 prior to "the thunder storm" I was told)
Australasian grebe on dam near carpark. One was
taking pond-weed 'stalks' to what appeared to be an embryonic platform near
over-hanging branches. However as I left 2-3 horses had resumed their feeding on
pond-weed in the dam so the fate of the platform might be precarious. Two Grebes
were on the dam on 28th Oct. in spite of the horses feeding on the pond weed
then.
W-T Gerygone calling from Eucalypts nearby for some
10-15 minutes.
Juvenile Night-heron disturbed as I moved towards
the dam. It flew over to the other side. Brilliant camouflage. "It flew in last
night" I was told.
Rosemary
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