The six who turned up for this outing scored a mild and sunny winter morning and there was an encouraging level of water in Kelly's Swamp. Both sides of Dairy Flat Road were well covered and our list included four raptors, Little Grassbird, Golden-headed Cisticola, Australasian Shoveler, Double-barred Finch and Blue-billed Duck (5), with Grey Teal, Eurasian Coot, Pink-eared Duck, Hardhead and Australasian Grebe in large numbers.
With the help of some top twitchers 53 species were recorded for the morning. I'm sure if the Freckled Duck and Spotted Harriers had been around they would have found them too!
These Wednesday outings are pleasantly casual and work quite satisfactorily without a leader. There are usually old hands in attendance to help any beginners, so why not give it a go.
Phyl Goddard