FW: [canberrabirds] Where have all the ducks gone?

[Mark Clayton <>]

Oops, meant to send this to the whole group, not just Bill.

Mark

 

From: Mark Clayton [
Sent: Friday, 8 December 2017 1:21 PM
To: 'B&RGraham'
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Where have all the ducks gone?

 

I have seen this sort of thing before after heavy rainfall a long way away. Many birds are probably now in the flooded area of Victoria. I hope that there are still pink-ears and shovelers on kelly’s Swamp as I am taking a visiting Canadian birder there on Sunday and they are two species he is after.

 

Does anyone have a reliable hotspot for Superb Parrots locally at the moment?

 

Thanks,

Mark

 

From: B&RGraham
Sent: Friday, 8 December 2017 1:16 PM
To:
Subject: [canberrabirds] Where have all the ducks gone?

 

Surveys in Bonner, Forde and Yerrabi Pond in the last two days has shown a sharp drop in the numbers of ducks. Yerrabi this morning has only 2 female Hardheads and 2 Pacific Black Ducks. The flock of Hardheads at the back of Forde shops had gone. Has this pattern occurred in other places?

 

Bill Graham