Weather

No rain. Bright sunny morning without a cloud in the sky. No breeze. Track dry apart from areas where water is still draining from adjoining paddock. Water level high and still clouded by silt. Full Moon + 1 day.

Wildlife Report

I met up with the six participants at 0730 on the Viewing Platform Car Park having previously checked the East Bank for Tree Kangaroos which were unfortunately absent.
I did however photograph “Tatty” the Coppery Brushtail Possum in the overhanging Fig Tree and an Orange-footed Scrubfowl which was calling on the Creek Bank.
While chatting at the Car Park I also took photos of a Cattle Egret and an Australasian Swamphen in the Paddock.
Heading towards the Viewing Platform we were immediately rewarded by the appearance of Platypus which was regrettably anxious to continue upstream and gave only a cameo performance.
Under the Highway Bridge we checked out the Large-footed Fishing Bats which were today fewer in number.
In the nearby Lomandra Clump we saw two young Golden Orb-weaver Spiders although the light was poor and no photos were possible.
At Platys Pool another Platypus was seen at some distance and also heading in the wrong direction.
At the Log Jam another Platypus appeared and was seen several times between dives and in fact accompanied us down stream as far as Snodgrass’s Pool.
There we were able to visit “Whitespot” the Green Ringtail Possum with her Joey in the Syzygium Tree and I was fortunate to find a view of her face.
While crossing the Suspension Bridge we sighted the Fruit Bats in their camp downstream and also had a distant view of a Platypus, possibly the animal we had been following or perhaps was following us! This was the only one I managed to photograph.
In the tree near the Old Boiler Shed, “Nosey” another female Green Ringtail had decided to perch in the open where she was exposed for mobile phone photography and was enjoyed by all participants as well as a young female visitor who happened to be passing at the right time.
At Allumbah Pocket I parted company with the group who wanted to continue on to Frawley’s Pool.
I hope that they everyone enjoyed the Patrol. It was a pleasure to have accompanied them.

Coppery Brushtail Possum. Trichosurus vulpecula

Orange-footed Scrubfowl. Megapodius reinwardt

Eastern Cattle Egret. Bubulcus coromandus

Australasian Swamphen. Porphyrio melanotus

Large-footed Fishing Bat. Myotis macropus

Green Ringtail Possum. Pseudochirops archeri

Spectacled Flying-foxes. Pteropus conspicillatus

Platypus. Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Silvereye. Zosterops lateralis