Friday 18th March 2022. 1250 – 1400

Weather

16 mm or rain in the gauge. Drizzling more or less constantly from daybreak to about midday. Slightly brighter as I left home but when I realized at Allumbah Pocket that I had forgotten my brolly I walked fast for the rest of the way. Water level remains very high with a strong current. Track wetter than on my last visit but several ephemeral streams across the track and plenty of standing water. Light variable breeze. Full Moon.
It was spitting with rain as I walked up the drive on my way home!

Wildlife Report

Nothing was seen along Bunya Street or at Allumbah Pocket.
A few Fruit Bats were still in the camp downstream of the suspension Bridge.
A solitary Eastern Water Dragon was seen at Horseshoe Rocks and I glimpsed another at the lower end of Middle Rocks.
A pair of Australian Figbirds then flew into a near by tree and I managed to catch both of them before they flew away again.
In Snodgrass’s Pool a Tiny Turtle was perched on a log with a larger specimen showing it’s head alongside.
I saw nothing more until The Log Jam where another tiny Turtle was on top of the Concrete Slab and a large Water Dragon was on the foliage near by.
As I reached Highway Bridge I spotted a Platypus in the Viewing Pool moving towards to riffle where the pool drains but it changed direction and moved off upstream.
I then turned my attention to the Large-footed Fishing Bats of which there were far more than have seen previously. I estimate that my published images show about 50 animals and there were at least as many again out of range of my camera.
As I crossed the Bridge I photographed another half grown Dragon on the rocks below.
The Platypus was still foraging in the viewing Pool where it remained for some minutes and a young couple from Victoria arrived in time to be introduced.
I checked out and photographed the Bush Stone-curlews at Nick’s Camping Area before crossing the Highway to the East Bank.
There I caught up with the Golden Orb-weaver Spider who is still repairing her web and the Chocolate Brushtail Possum in the tree on the bank.
There were no residents in the Fig Tree today but I spotted a Green Ringtail Possum in the oft used tree by the footpath to Bunya Street.