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Werribee Treatment Plant (Victoria)

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Subject: Werribee Treatment Plant (Victoria)
From: "Russell Woodford" <>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:46:47 +1100 (EST)
Shirley's message just bounced - not sure why. Please note that a permit
is required to access this site.  Details on Melbourne Water's website:
http://www.melbournewater.com.au/content/sewerage/western_treatment_plant/bird_watching_and_fishing.asp?bhcp=1


Although  the wind makes birding on the Plant difficult there is still
plenty to see.
There is a diary in the box in the Bird Hide but few seem to record their
sightings.  Some of the  entries do not give the location of the birds,
there were a couple of reports of Sacred Kingfishers but no detail of the
area.

We found the most productive ponds today were the Borrow Pit with a
solitary Common Greenshank, lots of Red-kneed dotterel, Red,-neck Stints,
Sharpies and  Curlew Sandpipers, Black-tail Native Hens  +.

There are still a few Blue-bill Duck among the Hard-heads, Teal and Musk
Duck in the long duck ponds.
On the flaps of 15E drain there were a couple of Black-footed dotterel.
Further west in 85W were 15 Glossy Ibis, Both Bar-tailed and Black Tailed
Godwits among the Avocet, Swan ++
Walsh's Lagoon was where the Spoonbills, both Yellow & Royal were hanging
out.
Reed Warbler, Cisticolas, Chats, Scrubwrens, Swans with cygnets, etc abound.
Towards Kirk Point there were Richards Pipits, Brown Songlark, Skylark,
Ruddy Turnstone turning stones like mad, Oystercatcher, terns, cormorants
etc, etc, etc.

 Plenty to see in our 4 hours down there.



Shirley Cameron
Werribee
3030
03   9741 2997



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