This morning I drove to Wet Lagoon. A few waterbirds there, nothing all that interesting. This short report is for anyone who might want to get their bearings, so to speak, on this so-described lagoon, which is just
within the northern boundary of the COG area of interest. The attached graphic might need a word of explanation. The top picture is a view across the lagoon from Breadalbane Road. The line of trees indicated by red arrow are alongside the Hume Highway. Evidently
a decision was made to ornament the very obvious home-made slow-down signs with images of the Australasian Swamphen. While this might be the waterbird most in danger from the speeding motorist it is surely not the one of most concern. I have offered a draft
redesigned sign in which one Australasian Swamphen has been replaced by an Australasian Bittern, the latter threatened species being of relevance by reason of its recorded appearance at this site. My bittern image shows an actual bird that was observed some
years ago at Rose Lagoon, which I hope will not create unnecessary confusion. The lower image shows the relationship between the two waterbodies, which are about the same size, and separated by about 10km. To fit in the picture, the axis of the Google-Earth
image has been turned from NW-SE to W-E.
