Yes indeed. The famous Western Treatment Plant at Werribee is almost
deserted by waterfowl at the moment.
On 26 Oct 2016 7:19 PM, "Penny Brockman" <> wrote:
> One thought - all the rain out west has attracted them to "better pastures"
>
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> On 26/10/16 6:08 PM, David Taylor wrote:
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>> Ive been a regular visitor to Lake Galletly at the UQ Campus at Gatton,
>> Sth-east Queensland for many years and had some memorable birding
>> encounters there. At its peak there were hundreds of Pink-eared Ducks,
>> thousands of Plumed Whistling-ducks and similar numbers of Magpie Geese.
>> Mixed amongst that were the likes of Blue-billed Ducks, Grey, Pacific
>> Black, various Egrets, Herons, Cormorants, shorebirds, coots, swamphens etc
>> as well as occasional Native-hens, Bitterns, Crakes and other rarities that
>> have showed up there.
>>
>> Over recent visits every time I go there though there appear to be less
>> and less birds! Cattle Egrets have colonised the areas around both ponds
>> and appear to have breeding cycles a couple of times a year and then move
>> on.
>>
>> I was amazed yesterday on my way home from Durikai to visit and see so
>> few birds - not a Pink-eared in sight or a Magpie Goose - greatly reduced
>> Whistling-ducks and a tiny smattering of other birds - I noticed some
>> rather horrid green algae covering some of the lake and wondered if the
>> water is affected at some levell? There are numbers of Cattle Egret who
>> appear to be in the early stages of a breeding bout but not much else. I do
>> understand that wetland areas can change with climate/environmental issues
>> and this can see variances in numbers but it does seem this terrific spot
>> has lost its appeal for many of the local birds lately ….. any thoughts?
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> David Taylor
>>
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