Sunday 8th March 2020. 0810 – 0920

No rain. Overcast with a few small areas of blue sky. Light southerly breeze increasing. Track drying.

Thomas and I found nothing at Allumbah Pocket but at The Other Side we spotted a small group of Spangled Drongos and a Fairy Gerygone both of which were photographed.
On finding that White Spot was absent and there were no Water Dragons on the rocks beneath however we became quite despondent.
Things looked up when we arrived at the trees opposite Snodgrass’s Pool and found White Spot the Green Ringtail Possum and her Joey sitting side by side on a branch. The view was improved from the other direction where Mum surveyed us with her usual mildly interested expression while Joey was having a Sunday morning lie-in.
We were joined by a delightful couple from Edmonton who were up for the WE and had a long chat about wildlife and cameras while Thomas enjoyed the company of their girl dog!
At the Log Jam the only inhabitant was a juvenile Saw-shelled Turtle carrying a good crop of algae on his carapace.
No Platypus seen today .
Passing under the Highway Bridge a Freshwater (Keelback) Snake slid into the water from the mudbank below the wall and swam rapidly against the current up to the Viewing Pond. My photo is rubbish but gives some idea of the speed.
A handsome Australasian Swamphen was strutting his stuff in the paddock and caught him flicking his tail!
The Bush Stone-curlews were in there regular possie at the Car Park and looking somewhat more relaxed.