Wednesday 4th December 2019. 1050 – 1200

No rain. Hot sun with intermittent shade from fair weather cumulus clouds. Wind gusting from the West and cloud increasing later

The Family of Bush Stone-curlews could again be seen in one of the Bunya Street gardens going down to the Creek. Managed to find the female Green Ringtail Possum with her joey in their discreet high level boudoir at Allumbah Pocket but I’m afraid you will have to take my word that this is what is represented by the brown blob surrounded by leaves! Thomas and I strode out after that but found nothing until a solitary Saw-shelled Turtle awaited at the Log Jam. Even he stayed only a minute or so before slipping back into the water. Another Rufous Shrike Thrush accompanied us on our way to the Highway Bridge where we took a further record of the Golden Orb-weaver. An Eastern Water Skink was lurking under the bridge but it took considerable ingenuity to photograph him. Several Curlews were present in the paddock but while watching them a Platypus appeared at the Northern end of the Viewing Pool and headed off towards the bridge. He was followed by myself and a couple of tourists to see him emerge under the bridge and proceed downstream where I got some reasonable shots. Returned to check that the Figbird colony was all in order and also photographed one of a family of Bush Stone-curlews who are sharing Nick’s Camping Area with a couple from Italy.

My gimlet eyed wife (assisted by her iPad) has just advised me that the Figbird has at least one raucous chick in it’s nest!