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Whats happened at Lake Galletly, Gatton?

To: 'Tom Wilson' <>, "" <>
Subject: Whats happened at Lake Galletly, Gatton?
From: "Carl Weber " <>
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 23:46:11 +0000
Lake Cargelligo STW is the same. On Saturday last, there were 6 black swans, a 
duck and a moorhen - not even a swamphen or black duck. The flooded paddocks 
around the perimeter were also devoid of birds.

Carl Weber

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Wilson
Sent: Wednesday, 26 October 2016 8:42 PM
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Subject: Whats happened at Lake Galletly, Gatton?

Hi all
Sydney is the same – and Penny is probably right. They’ve all gone out 
west...way west – I was at Lake Wallace a bit west of Lithgow in late September 
– there were a few ducks but only about a dozen Coots whereas I would expect 
100s. Lithgow STW was similarly devoid of birds (about 20 ducks and a couple of 
grebes and certainly nothing “interesting”).
Cheers
Tom Wilson

From: Penny Brockman 
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 6:45 PM
To:  
Subject: Whats happened at Lake Galletly, Gatton?

One thought - all the rain out west has attracted them to "better pastures"


On 26/10/16 6:08 PM, David Taylor wrote:
> 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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