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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
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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