The Great Crested Grebes were on Lake Clarendon, not Lake Manchester, sorry.
It’s interesting that there is clearly a big exodus of waterbirds from the inland hitting coastal and near-coastal areas. These numbers of Banded Lapwing and Great Crested Grebe are highly unusual in southeast Queensland. Solid numbers of Red-kneed Dotterel are a further indication of what’s going on. See here for more:
http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com/
Eyes out for Letter-winged Kite.
Greg Roberts
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