Water birds

[Michael Todd <>]

Hello Colin and Edwin,

Technically the Colliery Dam at Richmondvale is not accessible without 
permission either. I suspect that you are both talking about the same dam.
The Hunter Bird Observers Club used to have regular outings to this dam 
but were told that visiting rights had been rescinded a few years ago by 
the owner at the time. It was all to do with a planned housing 
development. We think that the current owners are different but 
permission to visit for the club has still not been granted. Having said 
that I am told that local residents walk through the land and around the 
dam all the time.
Cheers

Mick

Michael Todd 
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Colin Driscoll wrote:

> Edwin,
>
> No, wrong dam! This one is not accessible without permission. 
> The sun was against me from where I could see the birds however they
> definitely weren't Musk Duck as I could pick out the darker head and
> chestnut body on the male.
>
> Colin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 
>  On Behalf Of Edwin Vella
> Sent: Saturday, 5 November 2005 4:10 PM
> To: 'Colin Driscoll'; 'birding-aus'
> Subject: RE: [BIRDING-AUS] Water birds
>
> Presumably this is the Colliery Dam at Richmondvale judging by your
> directions provided. I've had Musk Ducks there before so could that have
> been what you may have seen! 
>
> On another note about the dam, it looks like the Comb-crested Jacana's have
> not returned there since the drought. Before the drought (which we are still
> in), they were a previously breeding residents (young chicks were frequently
> seen there) where about 12 birds (I have seen a maximum of 15 at one time)
> was not an unusual sight at this location.
>
> This drought has certainly affected many birds populations around southern
> Australia! 
>
> Edwin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 
>  On Behalf Of Colin Driscoll
> Sent: Saturday, 5 November 2005 8:31 AM
> To: 'birding-aus'
> Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Water birds
>
> Hi
>
> On Thursday at a large colliery dam in the Black Hill region about 5k west
> of the northern end of the F3 freeway:
> Hoary-headed Grebe
> Australian Grebe
> Black Swans with large family
> Hardheads
> Black-fronted Dotterel
> Black Duck
> And what might have been a pair of Blue-billed Ducks. These birds were
> perched on a log at the edge of the dam and at first I assumed they were
> Chestnut Teal. However they just didn't look right (a bit dark) and the male
> had a very distinct fan-shaped tail.
>
> Cheers
>
> Colin Driscoll
>
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