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Missing coots

To: 'B&RGraham' <>, "" <>
Subject: Missing coots
From: Lindsay Hansch <>
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2016 22:46:34 +0000
It is much the same story at Lake Jerrabomberra.  Before we went awy in late June my average GBS count for Coots was about 100 birds.  When we returned home in late August there were only 7 Coots on the lake.  Last week's count was only 2.
 
Regards
 
Lindsay Hansch


From: B&RGraham [
Sent: Sunday, 2 October 2016 8:11 PM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Missing coots

In my walk round Yerrabi Pond this morning there were no Eurasian Coots of grebes. There was only a pair of Pacific Black Ducks in the duck family. The coots usually number  between 600 and 800. It is odd to see Yerrabi almost empty of waterbirds. Black Swans were breeding ,Dusky Moorhens  and Australian Swamphens were still present.The Eurasian Coots never breed there although breeding has been recorded in smaller suburban ponds.

Bill Graham


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