Friday 30th April 2021. 1020 – 1140

Weather

5 mm of rain in the gauge. Overcast with occasional brief sunny periods.
No breeze. Track wet. Several ephemeral streams across track. Very muddy in parts, particularly at the base of Log Jam Peninsula. Water level high, steady. Strong flow.

Wildlife Report

Went across Lloyd’s Bridge immediately on arrival to have a chat with the volunteers at The Other Side.
Returned after to photograph “Piratical Pete” the Green Ringtail Possum who was in the trees to the left of Allumbah Pocket entrance.
While waiting to return across the Bridge got a nice shot of a Barred Cuckooshrike.
The Flying foxes are still visible in the trees downstream.
A very small Saw-shelled Turtle was on a rock under the bridge and continued to be the most common species noted today with others being seen at Snodgrass’s Pool, Platypus Bend, The Log Jam and Stringers Stretch. The better images are shown.
A Spectacled Monarch enjoying smoko and a Willie Wagtail were photographed at Platys Pool.
In No 3 of the Overhanging Bushes I spotted a very well concealed female Green Ringtail Possum with a half grown joey by her side. It was impossible to get a good view of the baby.
No Platypus were seen today.
While crossing the Highway Bridge the Chocolate Brushtail Possum was in it’s favourite bush and a juvenile Eastern Water Dragon was snapped on the rocks below.
The Bunya Street Bush Stone-curlew was in one of his regular pitches in a nearby garden.