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Congratulations Andrew, it does feel good doesn't it!! However
it is showing-off just a little to see TWO of the blighters when one should have
been more than enough!!
I can't top that but I did get my second Little Bittern
on Sat. during the Qld. Twitch. And no, not at Sherwood,not at Minnippii, but at
Ewan Maddock Dam near Landsborough on the Sunshine Coast. There I was scanning
the far bank looking for anything to get the numbers up (this was only 3 hours
into the twitch day, at our fourth site) and there it is, skulking back into the
reed bed.Hmmn, this looks familiar, didn't I see one of these a few days
ago.Calms down the pulse rate, says nothing to teamates,waits for bird to
reappear.There it is,poking out of the reeds, good light, yes it is.Excitedly
tell teamates, who equally excitedly peer through scope as we tick-off
identification characteristics.Excitment somewhat muted by arrival of rival team
bemoaning that "there's never anything exciting at Ewan Maddock".
After that the Night Heron and Glossy Ibis seemed commonplace.
We couldn't however convince our adjudicator that the bittern was worth at least
10 ordinary species.
Jill Chamberlain, long-term keeper of
records for Ewan Maddock, later stated she thinks it may be the first record for
the dam.
Andrew, I challenge you to find one
at yet another site in SEQ!!!
Russ Lamb,Maleny,
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