It was still there when I left at 4:50 pm. Seems settled.
Cheers,
D.
> Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:47:11 +0800
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] WHITE WAGTAIL at Lake Gwelup Perth
>
>
> Thanks to Andrew Hobbs, I went to Lake Gwelup with Rob Lambert. Park
> in Seagrave Street at the south of the lake (where it is cut off in
> the middle), and walk down the path to the boardwalk and the pergola
> type hide. Quite a few others turned up while we were there. The
> bird was very easy to find.
>
> The bird was on the mud to the right behind the ducks. It sheltered
> in the shade of a thin dead typha reed a few times, but it usually
> did not take too long for it to come out.
>
> It is sub species 'leucopsis'. Bright white forehead. White
> face. Black crown leading down the back of the neck grading into the
> grey of its back. Quite a bit of white on the wing at rest. The end
> of the wings at rest are brownish, maybe worn feathers? The black
> bib on the upper breast is quite washed out.
>
> We also saw of interest.
>
> Buff-banded Rail (2)
> Australian Spotted Crake (2)
> Baillon's Crake (1)
> Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (2) An introduced bird to a few lakes
> around Perth and maybe in decline.
>
> There should be a lot of photos, as it was found by the Birdlife WA
> photographic group!!
>
>
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