I have just come back from there. I again walked around the pond. The 1 pied stilt & 1 great egret are still there. Plus all the others as before. I did not
find the Common Sandpiper but that does not mean it isn’t there. I saw one adult black duck with 9 small ducklings, twice, on opposite sides of the pond. I am confused, is that two different families or did the family swim all the way across, past all the
other ducks and I did not see that. I did go out of view for 15 minutes or so to walk across the bridge. The dead wombat is now smelly and decomposing.
Philip
From: Kevin Windle [
Sent: Sunday, 13 October, 2019 11:58 AM
To: Canberrabirds
Subject: [canberrabirds] Common sandpiper
Common sandpiper still at Isabella Pond, 10.00 this morning.
Also present: 1 pied stilt, 1 great egret, at least 3 white-winged trillers in song to north of pond, magpie larks nesting, 35+ grey teal, 3 hardheads, pair of black duck with
10 ducklings.
