Today, Warren Thompson and I visited the Lawrence area. In addition to 12
Pink-eared Ducks at the egret colony swamp, two of which were on nests, there
were a number of returned migrants. These were two White-winged Trillers and
three White-breasted Woodswallows at the colony swamp and a White-winged
Triller at the Little Broadwater Swamp. On our way through South Grafton we
saw our first Dollarbird for the season. Of interest, one of the Pink-eared
Duck nests was in the top of a paperbark. It was an old egret, ibis or
spoonbill nest. The other was in a regularly used hollow in the trunk of a
large paperbark. There was a noticeable absence of Latham's Snipe, Red-kneed
Dotterels, Marsh Sandpipers and Sharp-tailed Sandpipers which were present this
time last year. Presumably the vast amount of water in the local swamps at
present means that they have dispersed widely making them harder to observe.
We saw only one Black-fronted Dotterel, a species that was more common last
spring.
Greg Clancy
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