Australian Spotted Crake

Provided flooding rains don't spoil the party again, only slackness will prevent us nailing 230+ species this year.

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Bill Jolly
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Location: Lockyer Valley

Australian Spotted Crake

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During a mid-morning break from planting lomandras on the creekbank, Michael Wood spotted an Australian Spotted Crake in the waterside grasses on the opposite side of the creek, today, Friday 17 August.

I missed the first sighting, but we both saw it again shortly after, and again an hour or so later after some lengthy scoping and scouring of the opposite bank. First Australian Spotted Crake here for many years.

We kept up the watch as much as we could throughout an afternoon of planting, but didn't see the crake again. When Michael left around 4pm-ish we'd seen 69 spp in the garden, including an Eastrn Osprey carrying a sizeable fish past the house headinf upstream.

I had to choose between hanging out to make 70 for the day, or a late siesta - and I chose the siesta. There's always tomorrow....

Bill Jolly
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