Wednesday 3rd November 2021. 2330 – 1445

Weather

5.5 mm of rain in the gauge. Cloudy with occasional light showers. SE breeze to 15 knots. Track damp. Water level remains low. New Moon 05/11

Wildlife Report

Nothing seen today along Bunya Street or at the entrance to Allumbah Pocket.
The same male Green Ringtail Possum was however in the tree immediately to the right of the Suspension Bridge. He looked rather wet and sorry for himself and took no notice when introduced to a couple of lady visitors who happened to be passing.
As I crossed the bridge a Saw-shelled Turtle was taking a breath in mid stream and as I thought the day might be too cold for many Turtles I took his photo.
At the Upper Level a medium sized Eastern Water Dragon was nicely displayed on a rock.
At Platypus Bend I saw a large brown bird skulking along the edge of the track and stop with its head visible through the grass around the base of a tree. It was then startled by two visitors approaching from the opposite direction and as it flew into the tree I identified it as a Coucal Pheasant. I thought I had probably seen the last of it but when they had cleared the area I found that it had perched in the topmost branches and managed to capture a few excellent shots.
At Log Jam Peninsula I saw a White-headed Pigeon in the larch Camphor Laurel tree but I was unable to get a good view.
At The Log Jam a slightly smaller collection of turtles were present doing what Turtles do and an Eastern Water Dragon was very artistically posed on a sloping log.
Nothing was seen again until Dowling’s Corridor where another male Green Ringtail Possum was in a large bush overhanging the fence. The branches were particularly dense but I obtained a restricted but unusual view of his face.
While crossing the Highway Bridge I again photographed a juvenile Water Dragon on the rocks below.