Excellent news John :)
Seems like a morning visit is in order for the weekend.
I take it the Millar Rd West entrance is the go?
Cheers,
Ross
On Friday, January 3, 2014 11:50:26 AM UTC+8, John Graff wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Wader season is on in full swing near Perth. I checked Lake Cooloongup
> again this morning which is doing a very passable impression of a Lake
> McLarty-lite. Highlights included:
> Banded Stilt (1,000+, last seen flying south towards Walyungup about 30min
> before I left)
> Red-necked Avocet (60)
> Black-tailed Godwit (2)
> Common Greenshank (36)
> Marsh Sandpiper (5)
> Great Knot (3)
> Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (200+)
> Pectoral Sandpiper (1)
> Curlew Sandpiper (12)
> Red-necked Stint (350+)
> Long-toed Stint (6)
> Red-capped Plover (300+)
> Red-kneed Dotterel (32)
> White-winged Black Tern (1)
> Spotted Harrier (1)
>
> The real thing (Lake McLarty) was also looking good, a good variety of
> birds seen on New Year's Day by Mark Newman, Alan Collins, Nick Brown and
> myself. However, a lot of the waders were still in the grass on the east
> side so it's a little frustrating. Highlights included:
> Chestnut Teal (1)
> Eastern Cattle Egret (21, all but 1 were overflying)
> Black-tailed Native-hen (6)
> Australian Spotted Crake (6+)
> Spotless Crake (2)
> Red-necked Avocet (200+)
> Banded Stilt (30)
> Common Greenshank (26)
> Marsh Sandpiper (6)
> Wood Sandpiper (1)
> Common Sandpiper (1)
> Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (2,000+)
> Pectoral Sandpiper (8+)
> Curlew Sandpiper (7)
> Red-necked Stint (250+)
> Red-kneed Dotterel (1)
> Whiskered Tern (40)
> White-winged Black-Tern (7)
>
> Thomsons Lake still has all three crake species showing well, with a few
> sporadic reports of waders too. Lake Claremont has also been good, with
> both Freckled Duck and Chestnut Teal in residence, along with crakes,
> Red-kneed Dotterels, and the odd other wader
>
> Freckled Ducks also at Herdsman still (near the Wildlife Centre), and
> Kogolup Swamp. North Lake had little of interest a week ago, but the water
> level should be getting tasty about now
>
> Cheers,
> John
>
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