First week of November - Nesting waterbirds

Well, its been a couple of weeks since my last post, and Herdsman Lake is starting to show signs of a potentially exciting summer. The water is receding, and large, tantalising mosaics of mud and grass are forming on the edges of the lake.

Two White-winged Trillers called from the flooded gums this afternoon, my first since the early arrival in September.

Black-fronted Dotterel. Two were in the grass on the western side,
replacing the Red-capped Plovers that nested last month.

A Black-winged Stilt squatting suspiciously on an island of bricks.

Two pairs of Great Crested Grebes are nesting among the Typha
near the wildlife centre.

A colourful Glossy Ibis foraging in the mud.