I went to Kelly's this morning and was very upset to see that the tree in the
lake where royal spoonbills had nested in 2008-09 had been removed. This tree
was historic. Many COG members observed at least some stage of this breeding
event. The birds were observed from the courting stage to final flight, of the
juveniles, from the tree. Geoffrey Dabb and I followed the whole sequence of
events, with Geoffrey taking many photographs. It was one of the highlights of
my birding career.
Martin Butterfield wrote two articles of this breeding. I believe that it is
the only known complete breeding event of royal spoonbills in the ACT
Why was the tree cut down? I thought that some time ago we discussed with
Michael that the tree should not be destroyed. Even as just a skeleton it
should have been left. It was an important part of the history of Kelly's.
Elizabeth Compston
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