Sunday 10th April 2022. 1040 – 1150 hrs

2.5 mm of rain in the gauge. Cloudy with occasional drizzle interspersed with short sunny periods. Moderate Easterly breeze. Track slightly damp. Water level low, steady. Moon – First Quarter +1

Wildlife Report

A mid morning start after some heavy gardening.
Approaching Allumbah Pocket I spied a Kingfisher on a power line and the subsequent image confirmed that it was as I thought a Forest Kingfisher. A good start to the Patrol.
There was no sign of Green Ringtail Possums in the usual spots but I managed to track down one, suspected to be “Nosey”, in deep cover in the tree near the Old Boiler Shed.
The Spectacled Flying-foxes were in contrast easy to see in their camp downstream.
A large Eastern Water Dragon was on a rock next to the Upper Level track near Snodgrass’s Pool.
As I returned to the main track I spotted “Whitespot” in the Syzygium tree on the Creek bank. She was sitting with her joey beside her on a branch rather higher than usual and it was with considerable difficulty that I found a view of her face.
At Platypus Bend the resident dog came down to the Creek to see me off and in the process startled a pair of Orange-footed Scrubfowl which were unfortunately moving too fast for a photo.
At The Log Jam I found nothing apart from a couple of Saw-shelled Turtles taking a breath from the surface of the water.
I was accosted for information by the leader of a tourist group but unusually I had nothing to show him or his clients.
In fact I saw nothing more until I photographed the Large-footed Myotis roosting under the Highway Bridge.
While crossing the bridge I saw as usual a couple of immature Water Dragons on the rocks below.
The Bush Stone-curlews had returned today to more comfortable surroundings in the Beer Garden.
The East Bank had nothing to offer except a Possums Bum and “Tatty” the Coppery Brushtail was hiding behind her tail in the Overhanging Fig Tree.
On my way home I could not resist taking photos of a Bat Plant in my neighbour’s garden.