Sunday 9th February 2020. 0810 – 0915

2.5 mm of rain in gauge. Bright sun. Little cloud. Light southerly breeze. Track damp.

Bright sunny morning and pleased to see Chocolate, the Common Brushtail Possum back in the mistletoe clump at Allumbah Pocket. Unable to spot joey but usual in this roost.
A solitary Eastern Water Dragon was on the rocks opposite the Memorial Bench.
In the tree nearby White Spot the Green Ringtail Possum was in her high level roost with Joey revealed only by glimpses of his tail.
At Snodgrass’s Pool two Pacific Black Ducks were good enough to pose for me.
The Cicadas were very noisy this morning and numerous Red Roarers were decorating the Grey Gums on the West side of the Walk from Snodgrass’s pool onward.
Nothing was seen at the Log Jam but in the Evodia tree at the base of the Peninsula the crown was crowded with Christmas Beetles while half a dozen Ulysses Swallowtails flew around. A bit hit and miss but managed to get photographs of both although not unfortunately the brilliant blue of the butterfly’s upperside.
No Platypus around today.
Saw a Keelback Snake emerge from the water at Stringers Stretch but no photos.
Bumped in to Allan Gillanders who showed me the Long Eared Bats roosting in the gaps between the concrete beams of Highway Bridge.
The Rufous Shrike-thrushes were not at home today.
On the other side of the Car Park one of the Bush Stone-curlews was looking rather lonely while in the paddock a group were holding a Council Meeting