On Friday 19 December, Andrew Silcocks & I spent 5.75
hours doing the regular monthly census of birds of the Edithvale Wetlands, SE of
Melbourne. Water levels are dropping so the area is about to be at it’s most
productive. We recorded 36 species of wetland dependant birds and raptors and 25
non-wetland species. Among the more interesting were 1 Magpie Goose, 11
Blue-billed Ducks, 1 FRECKLED DUCK, 2 Royal Spoonbills, 2 Yellow-billed
Spoonbills, 18 Latham’s Snipe, 2 Common Greenshank, 1 WOOD SANDPIPER, 850
Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, 155 Black-winged Stilts, 3 Red-kneed Dotterels & 7
Whiskered Terns.
Mike Carter
30 Canadian Bay Road
Mt
Eliza VIC 3930
Ph: (03) 9787
7136
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