Saturday 30th November 2019. 1100 – 1200

No rain. Sunny with scattered clouds. Light SE breeze. Track dry.

Nothing to be seen at Allumbah Pocket this morning except a brief appearance by a Spotted Catbird who didn’t unfortunately stay long enough to be photographed. No Dragons on the rocks. Had just spotted a Green Ringtail Possum in the trees opposite Snodgrass’s Pool when a lady with two grandchildren arrived just in time to view it. I think that the granddaughter may have been more interested in Thomas who certainly enjoyed the experience. A Rufous Shrikethrush was also active in the same tree. The Log Jam was bereft of Turtles but I noticed a welling of bubbles almost at my feet which heralded the appearance of a Platypus. I was fortunate to remain in her company for some minutes while she worked her way downstream although spending much of the time under the grasses covering the bank. Bumped into a young couple from Brazil and directed them towards the Platypus and Possum. Hope that they were lucky. Nothing seen then until the Golden Orb-weaver at the Highway Bridge so tried a slightly different viewpoint. A couple of Bush Stone-curlews were seen distantly in the paddock behind the Car Park. Spotted yet another Figbird nest in the bamboo clumps with again the male sitting. That makes four Australasian Figbird nests that I am aware of in the immediate vicinity. It must be Figbird City.