Hi All Norm Cramp, the manager of water operations, Power and Water, has asked me if I¹d work with them on their ³sick bird watch programme², and consequently wants a complete list of birds that visit Leanyer Sewage Ponds for their records. Would any birders who¹ve visited these ponds please email me their lists so that I can correlate them for Norm?
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Hi John Martin the caretaker whom I’ve known for decades often warned me about his dogs. They weren’t wild but would attack any one near his property. There are wild dogs as well, and they’re large. I often saw their footprints, and so only ever went with a companion. Wherever I think dogs might be a problem I carry a piece of chain. Swung around one’s head it keeps attacking dogs at bay. I’ve seen 3 m. crocodiles in that drain just outside the fence (on the southern side). And they weren’t the only dangers. Once we came upon a crocodile of that size that had been shot and partly skinned. Not that I’m suggesting this might happen to birders, but people do go shooting there and some aren’t particularly careful about aiming. But you’re right – it is a nice walk. Mangrove Golden Whistler can sometimes be seen in the Avicennia marina growing along the drains. One can sneak up on the males when they’re singing; however, birders need to be careful nothing else is stalking them. Zitting Cisticola inhabit the short grasslands plus occasionally buttonquail (Red-backed and Red-chested), and Swinhoe’s Snipe. I remember once a suspected Baikal Teal turning up in that area. One should also check out the orange-flowered Helicteres isora growing along the main track, for honeyeaters. Denise On 24/1/14 10:13 AM, “John Rawsthorne” < kim_john@bigpond.net.au> wrote: _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
Just watch out for the caretaker’s dogs! Denise On 23/1/14 4:35 PM, “Nick Leseberg” < nick_leseberg@hotmail.com> wrote: _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org