Yesterday morning, my friend Steve and I went to have a look at the dam on
Trucking Yard Lane at Bungendore.
The moment we got out of the car, there were a couple of hundred ducks, galahs
and corellas wheeling about in a panic. We looked up and scanned the sky, but
could not see any raptors.
After quickly setting up the scope, we could see a large raptor just 20 metres
past the far side of the dam. It was a very large female Peregrine Falcon. She
was standing on and devouring a Grey Teal. It took her about 15 minutes to have
her fill before she disappeared (while we were momentarily not watching). A
pair of Australian Ravens then wandered over and helped themselves to the
leftovers.
After the birds had settled we counted loads of ducks, including 38 Australian
Shelducks. There were no whistling ducks. There were hundreds of Little
Corellas and about 75 Galahs.
At the large dam over on Lake Rd, there were plenty of coots, wood ducks and
Australasian Grebes. The highlights were four Pink-eared Ducks, a pair of
Red-kneed Dotterels and two pairs of Black-fronted Dotterels.
A great morning’s birding!
Anthony
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