On a quick walk along the vehicle boundary track in Campbell Park this afternoon, both small dams were dry.
But at the small “triangular dam”* , in the narrow gully uphill side of the track, there was still a little water with short mud flats on each side, and a minute crake scurried
rapidly out of sight as we walked past at c. 2.30pm.
At a distance of c 15 m or so, and in shaded light, it was difficult to get a proper look but my guess would be a Baillon’s Crake. It was glimpsed very briefly again when
we walked back c. 15 mins later.
I’ve never seen crakes there before. No recent record in eBird of any sighting there.
Robin Hide
*https://canberrabirds.org.au/publications/maps-forms-and-lists/campbell-park-map/
