Thursday 30th January 2020. 1020-1125

24 mm of rain in gauge. Overcast with few small patches of blue, decreasing. Fitful breeze from south. Track still wet bu dryer than yesterday. Water level falling slowly. Still discolored red but able to see submerged logs so definitely clearing.

Nothing to see at Allumbah Pocket and no sign of Eastern Water Dragons.
White Spot the Green Ringtail Possum was in her favorite tree but looking wet and rather disheveled. Joey not immediately obvious but a change in position revealed a tail and in the 3rd image he is looking at us although the branch unfortunately obscures most of his features!
At Snodgrass’s Pool a pair of White-headed Pigeons flew into a nearby tree and I snatched a photograph.
A few Turtles were seen breathing at the surface but at the Log Jam, although more of the logs are visible there was not much real estate to permit sunbathing.
No Platypus seen.
At the Overhanging bushes a small group of yellowish birds were noted hunting for insects in the foliage and hopping from twig to twig with considerable rapidity. Fired off about 10 shots of which one was half decent and my identification is a juvenile White-throated Gerygone.
At the Viewing Platform the one of the Rufous Shrike-thrushes was on the nest and I was lucky enough to observe another change over!
A small flock of Magpie Geese were in the Paddock but strewn along the fence line.
The Bush Stone-curlews were clearly exhausted, both lying in the grass at Nick’s Camping area, the larger bird having eyes closed as well.