Thanks for reporting it, John. It’s a tick for me. It was in pond 5 when Dave Richardson and I arrived about 7pm, but apparently it’s been seen in ponds 1 and 7, so we were lucky to get straight onto it (just went where all the cars were). It couldn’t have been more different to the AGP twitch, when we had access problems, non birders milling around, fighter jets passing overhead, and I doubt I could have identified it even if I had found it.
Glad you got it Peter.
Last time I was biridng with you, we were looking for an American Golden Plover…
For those not on Facebook, I posted to Birdline Victoria about lunch today, having just seen the bird at the T Section Lagoons of the Werribee Treatment Plant (Pond 5). I was not there bird watching but undertaking water testing for frog surveys that I am involved with and only had my bins in hand for about 5 minutes.
Not a bad pick up for 5 minutes, if I must say so myself.
Hope many of you can enjoy the bird also. Please remember to stay out of the ponds as the birdwatching permit doesn’t allow us to enter the ponds. I was there with a colleague today doing water testing for frog surveys and we have to go through lengthy inductions and other paperwork including getting work permits before we can work on the WTP. Anybody seen entering the ponds should have their rego taken and reported to MW. The ponds are not pleasant and pose serious health risks, including botulism at the moment!!!!!
On 20 January 2016 at 19:17, Peter Shute <pshute@nuw.org.au<mailto:pshute@nuw.org.au>> wrote:
Please see the attached screenshot of the location details. I’m watching it now.
Glad you got it Peter.
Last time I was biridng with you, we were looking for an American Golden
Plover…
For those not on Facebook, I posted to Birdline Victoria about lunch today,
having just seen the bird at the T Section Lagoons of the Werribee
Treatment Plant (Pond 5). I was not there bird watching but undertaking
water testing for frog surveys that I am involved with and only had my bins
in hand for about 5 minutes.
Not a bad pick up for 5 minutes, if I must say so myself.
Hope many of you can enjoy the bird also. Please remember to stay out of
the ponds as the birdwatching permit doesn’t allow us to enter the ponds. I
was there with a colleague today doing water testing for frog surveys and
we have to go through lengthy inductions and other paperwork including
getting work permits before we can work on the WTP. Anybody seen entering
the ponds should have their rego taken and reported to MW. The ponds are
not pleasant and pose serious health risks, including botulism at the
moment!!!!!
Thanks for reporting it, John. It’s a tick for me. It was in pond 5 when Dave Richardson and I arrived about 7pm, but apparently it’s been seen in ponds 1 and 7, so we were lucky to get straight onto it (just went where all the cars were). It couldn’t have been more different to the AGP twitch, when we had access problems, non birders milling around, fighter jets passing overhead, and I doubt I could have identified it even if I had found it.
Peter Shute
Sent from my iPad
On 20 Jan 2016, at 9:09 PM, John Harris <wildlifeexperiences@gmail.com<mailto:wildlifeexperiences@gmail.com>> wrote:
Glad you got it Peter.
Last time I was biridng with you, we were looking for an American Golden Plover…
For those not on Facebook, I posted to Birdline Victoria about lunch today, having just seen the bird at the T Section Lagoons of the Werribee Treatment Plant (Pond 5). I was not there bird watching but undertaking water testing for frog surveys that I am involved with and only had my bins in hand for about 5 minutes.
Not a bad pick up for 5 minutes, if I must say so myself.
Hope many of you can enjoy the bird also. Please remember to stay out of the ponds as the birdwatching permit doesn’t allow us to enter the ponds. I was there with a colleague today doing water testing for frog surveys and we have to go through lengthy inductions and other paperwork including getting work permits before we can work on the WTP. Anybody seen entering the ponds should have their rego taken and reported to MW. The ponds are not pleasant and pose serious health risks, including botulism at the moment!!!!!
Regards
John Harris
Yours in all things “GREEN”
John Harris BASc, GDipEd
Croydon, Vic
Director – Wildlife Experiences Pty Ltd
Principal Zoologist/Ecologist
Nature Photographer
Wildlife Guide
http://www.wildlifeexperiences.com.au
wildlifeexperiences@gmail.com<mailto:wildlifeexperiences@gmail.com>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildlifeexperiences
0409090955
Past President, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria
(http://www.fncv.org.au)
On 20 January 2016 at 19:17, Peter Shute <pshute@nuw.org.au<mailto:pshute@nuw.org.au>> wrote:
Please see the attached screenshot of the location details. I’m watching it now.
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Glad you got it Peter.
Last time I was biridng with you, we were looking for an American Golden
Plover…
For those not on Facebook, I posted to Birdline Victoria about lunch today,
having just seen the bird at the T Section Lagoons of the Werribee
Treatment Plant (Pond 5). I was not there bird watching but undertaking
water testing for frog surveys that I am involved with and only had my bins
in hand for about 5 minutes.
Not a bad pick up for 5 minutes, if I must say so myself.
Hope many of you can enjoy the bird also. Please remember to stay out of
the ponds as the birdwatching permit doesn’t allow us to enter the ponds. I
was there with a colleague today doing water testing for frog surveys and
we have to go through lengthy inductions and other paperwork including
getting work permits before we can work on the WTP. Anybody seen entering
the ponds should have their rego taken and reported to MW. The ponds are
not pleasant and pose serious health risks, including botulism at the
moment!!!!!
Regards
John Harris
*Yours in all things* “*GREEN”*
*John Harris BASc, GDipEd*
*Croydon, Vic*
*Director – Wildlife Experiences Pty Ltd*
*Principal **Zoologist/**Ecologist*
*Nature Photographer*
*Wildlife Guide*
*www.wildlifeexperiences.com.au *
*wildlifeexperiences@gmail.com <wildlifeexperiences@gmail.com>*
*www.flickr.com/photos/wildlifeexperiences
*
*0409090955*
*Past President, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria*
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On 20 January 2016 at 19:17, Peter Shute <pshute@nuw.org.au> wrote:
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