Hi all,
Mark Newman reports that a female Northern Pintail was present today at Erskine Lakes (presumably the same bird as was seen last year). It was on the second, smaller lake in the park. See below…
Note that there was a good deal of confusion after the last sightings of the pintail because of a pale domestic duck (which was still a week or so ago) which a number of people thought may have been the pintail.
Cheers, John
“Alot of cormormants & waterfowl there today & as i walked around the 1st larger lake i got the Glossy Ibis, Common Sandpiper, Juv White Bellied Sea Eagle & two Male Chestnut Teals,a new one has arrived & hasn’t started its moult at all. Thought i would try my luck at the smaller 2nd lake to see if i could get any crakes with the water being lower. Walked across the park & popped out after the reeds on that patch that has the grass all the way to the water. Bizarrely the ducks there were all huddled around a dead black swan being picked to bits by Ravens. A Duck on the outer swam into the shallows & i noticed how different it was. It did a quick U turn & came back to shore waking along the edge back to the huddle. It was the Female Northern Pintail. It was as flighty & was more social. Watched it for a good 15 mins sitting on the edge between the lawn & the water. Still there when i left at 2.” ===============================
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Hi again,
The pintail was showing well early this morning (c. 7am) when Nigel Jackett, Nathan Waugh and I had a look. It was still on the second, smaller lake just south of the main lake, initially swimming and feeding, then resting on the shore. Also present were the long-staying Glossy Ibis and a male Chestnut Teal.
Directions for Erskine Lakes: Travelling along the Mandurah Bypass away from Mandurah and cross the new traffic bridge over Peel Inlet. Take the first left turn after the traffic bridge (Sticks Boulevard) and then the first left again (Abbotswood Park Way) and follow this to the main lake edge. The smaller lake is a short walk to the south
For those interested, some of Nigel’s good photos and some of my not-so-good photos and video from this morning can be seen at http://wabirdingblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/northern-pintail-at-erskine-lakes.html
Cheers, John
Hi all,
Mark Newman reports that a female Northern Pintail was present today at Erskine Lakes (presumably the same bird as was seen last year). It was on the second, smaller lake in the park. See below…
Note that there was a good deal of confusion after the last sightings of the pintail because of a pale domestic duck (which was still a week or so ago) which a number of people thought may have been the pintail.
Cheers, John
“Alot of cormormants & waterfowl there today & as i walked around the 1st larger lake i got the Glossy Ibis, Common Sandpiper, Juv White Bellied Sea Eagle & two Male Chestnut Teals,a new one has arrived & hasn’t started its moult at all. Thought i would try my luck at the smaller 2nd lake to see if i could get any crakes with the water being lower. Walked across the park & popped out after the reeds on that patch that has the grass all the way to the water. Bizarrely the ducks there were all huddled around a dead black swan being picked to bits by Ravens. A Duck on the outer swam into the shallows & i noticed how different it was. It did a quick U turn & came back to shore waking along the edge back to the huddle. It was the Female Northern Pintail. It was as flighty & was more social. Watched it for a good 15 mins sitting on the edge between the lawn & the water. Still there when i left at 2.”
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