Re: News from Murrumbidgee field nats

[sandra henderson <>]

And further to last message, Fivebough Swamp is again open for public access. The planned maintenance works are now scheduled for March.

The minutes of most recent meeting of Murrumbidgee Field Nats notes that there are a lot of snakes there, so if visiting take the usual care (I've at times seen MANY snakes there, so for it to be mentioned in the meeting minutes seems significant)

Sandra h

 

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Subject: [canberrabirds] News from Murrumbidgee field nats

 

In the past couple of weeks up to 34 Australasian Bitterns have been present at  Fivebough Wetlands, in addition to several thousand Glossy Ibis. Water levels are being maintained at optimal depth for the bittern breeding season, although some of the bitterns there at present will move out into rice fields when conditions are right. 

I'm told that there has been no water allocation for rice growing down at Deniliquin this year (and I noticed the unsown fields there last month) which may be one factor in the high numbers in the Leeton area.

 

Sandra h