David Mitford called me
yesterday to say that he saw the 2 Radjah Shelducks at the Mungo Brush
Campsite in Myall Lakes NP (only 2.5 hours drive
north of Sydney CBD) yesterday on Melbourne Cup Day (Tuesday 1st November).
David said that hew saw the ducks within 10 minutes of arriving as they swam to
the shore but after a little stay disappeared again (they just come and go!) The
pair of ducks apparently took bread offered by the campers. It’s interesting
how these birds have become tame while they have been at this location for
several weeks (or even months?). Both ducks are un-banded. I wonder if these 2
birds will eventually breed and establish a population in NSW!
It reminds me of seeing a female Cotton Pygmy Goose in the
Lane Cove NP in Sydney where that
bird gradually became tame during its stay.
Edwin
