Australasian Bittern? Mt St Joseph pond, Altona, Vic

["Peter Shute" <>]

I was out walking with the kids about 2pm today when I heard a very low "goom" 
sound coming from the reeds by the pond. I've never seen or heard an 
Australasian Bittern before, but that's the best match I can find on the BOCA 
CDs.

Is there anything else that sounds like that that I should listen to?  Any tips 
on time of day to look for it, if that's what it is, and how it feeds? Do they 
hang around, or move on quickly?

If anyone's interested in trying to find it, I was on the south side of the 
pond, near the western end.

Peter Shute

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