Birds Australia's bird count at Melbourne Water's Eastern Treatment Plant
(38º04'S 145º10'E) by Mike Carter, Dawn Neylan, Andrew McCutcheon, David
Stabb, Johnny Loy, Wendy McWilliams & Debbie Lustig on 28 February, produced
79 species, (49 wetland dependant & raptors + 30 non-wetland). Some
highlights were Magpie Goose 1, Cape Barren Goose 1, Common Bronzewing 1,
Nankeen Night-Heron 1, Peregrine Falcon 1, Buff-banded Rail 1, Double-banded
Plover 2, Latham's Snipe 1, Common Sandpiper 2, Pectoral Sandpiper 2 &
Golden-headed Cisticola 55. That was within the highly secured operating
plant area to which there is no public access.
An additional 10 species (7 wetland dependant & raptors, Australian Wood
Duck, White-necked Heron, Australian Hobby, Baillon's Crake, Australian
Spotted Crake, Spotless Crake & Wood Sandpiper and 3 non-wetland, Little
Corella, Yellow-rumped Thornbill & Common Greenfinch were seen on external
wetlands one day during previous week. A total of 89 species counted on
those parts of the ETP covered by these surveys is a very pleasing result.
Photographs of some of these species including the Pectoral Sandpipers taken
by Andrew McCutcheon are posted on Birdline Victoria's Eremaea web site.
Mike Carter
30 Canadian Bay Road
Mount Eliza VIC 3930
Tel (03) 9787 7136
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