Monday 20th January 2020. 0745 – 0845

Thunder storm with heavy rain and strong wind 5pm -6pm yesterday with intermittent rumbling through the night. 34 mm of rain in the gauge this morning. Light overcast, clearing with sunny periods. No wind. Track soggy underfoot with the odd puddle but not much mud. Creek water level up about 300 mm

Everything wet this morning and even the Treefrogs have been taking cover.
A pair of Bush Stone-curlews wee seen at the bottom of a garden along Bunya Street and the pair were still hanging out at the Car Park.
A male Eastern Water Dragon was on the usual rocks opposite the Memorial Bench and Miss Longtail was a few metres on.
No Possums or Platypus today. Mammals were in fact conspicuous by their absence.
Cicadas were very noisy but invisible to the naked eye and the Scarab Beetles were also missing.
At the Log Jam 2 adult and one juvenile Saw-shelled Turtle were gracing the logs.
At Platys Pool a Varied Triller was busy in tree overhanging the water and an Orange-footed Scrubfowl preceded us along under the Overhanging Bushes to Picnic Peninsula where it flew to the far side of the creek.
At the base of the Peninsula a juvenile Australasian Figbird was chasing it’s parent while raucously demanding food which attracted the attention of a Barred Cuckooshrike.
A group of Pale-yellow Robins were busy foraging along The Narrows.
A juvenile Eastern Water Dragon could be seen on the rocks under the Highway Bridge and a pair of Pacific Black Ducks swam around the far bend of the Platypus Viewing Pool.
The Figbird Commune seems to be coming to life again with numerous birds squabbling in the tree and at least one nest being attended.