Lake Tuggeranong sitings

[Beverley Richards <>]

Today at Tuggeranong Lake I spotted a pair of black swans with one cygnet and 
then a pair of Australian Wood Ducks with about 4 ducklings. One of the parents 
gave me a warning as they crossed the path next to me. Is this normal to 
continue breeding this late? The lake is mostly covered with blue/green algae, 
how do the water birds survive?
Last Monday I spotted two Black-faced Cuckoo Shrikes on the fire trail down to 
Strangers Pond Bonython. There was a black cormorant in the pond, not sure if 
it was the Little Black Cormorant but kept flying above coming down to the 
water and back up again.
Beverley​