There is a adult male Baer's Pochard at the WTP Werribee. It was found
Saturday 3 July by Fred Smith and seen again today by Tom Fletcher & Gordon
McCarthy in exactly the same place. It is on Lake Borrie with 10,000
Pink-eared Ducks but keeps to itself. Best viewed from the track which
skirts the western side of the lake about 50m from where that track takes
off from Paradise Road, just beyond the gate. There is a row of old fence
posts (tern roosts) which project above the water. Beyond those is a row of
rocks which just emerge. When not feeding (diving) it likes to sit on one of
these rocks.
Not previously reported in the southern hemisphere, the species breeds in NE
Asia migrating to southern China in the boreal winter. It is a scarce
visitor to parts of SE Asia and a vagrant to S Thailand.
Entry to the WTP is by permit only and intended visitors must advise by
telephone in advance.
Mike Carter
30 Canadian Bay Road
Mt Eliza VIC 3930
Ph: (03) 9787 7136
Email:
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