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Hi Birders,
There is a small brackish wetland at Toronto, south
west of Newcastle, mainly a Casuarina glauca swamp and reedbed that is
a nesting place for waterbirds. On 8 January 2001 I visited the site with Craig
Arms and found the nests of the following species: 40+ Great Egret nests, 200+
Cattle Egret, 100+ White Ibis, 50+ Little Pied Cormorant & 1+ Little Black
Cormorant nests. Young of the first four species had already left the nest, most
of the Egret nests had young about ready to leave, but some birds were still
incubating eggs or had very small chicks. This is a significant coastal colony
for Great Egrets and I wonder if anyone else has been monitoring the
site?
Alan Morris
NSWFOC Records Officer
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