Wednesday 4th May 2022. 1345-1515 hrs

Weather

7 mm of rain in the gauge. Overcast with frequent brief showers. Variable breeze associated with showers. Track wet. Water level falling slowly. New Moon + 3 days.

Wildlife Report

Frequent showers which were insufficient to show up on the BOM radar made planning difficult so set out for an early afternoon Patrol accompanied by my faithful umbrella.
Along Bunya Street I spotted the pair of Bush Stone-curlews which are seen regularly in one of the Creek Side gardens.
There was not much on offer at Allumbah Pocket except for very poor views of what I think is “Nosey” one of the Green Ringtail Possums.
As I crossed the Suspension Bridge it started to rain and was heavy enough to make me take cover in the Picnic shelter at The Other Side. While waiting for the rain to ease I photographed a Golden Orb-weaver Spider which had woven her web above the table.
Continuing on a saw a glimpse of an Eastern Water Dragon next to the path to the Upper Level but it was too fast to photograph.
At the base of Log Jam Peninsula I spotted a Platypus which was very busy feeding within a small area so I remained for some minutes taking a series of pics.
At the Log Jam I saw nothing apart from a couple of Saw-shelled Turtles swimming just below the surface.
At Platys Pool I spotted another Platypus heading downstream towards me but after circling the Pool a couple of times at speed she continued on her way.
Under the Highway Bridge I got some surprisingly good images of the Fishing Bats despite the absence of my spotlight which I had left at home.
While crossing the Bridge I saw a juvenile Dragon on the rocks below but it moved into concealment as I was trying to find a reasonable view point.
From the Car Park I could again see the Bush Stone-curlews at Nicks Camping Area so I wandered over for a couple of photos.
At the overhanging Fig Tree I obtained another antisocial image of “Tatty” the Brushtail Possum with the torn ear.
I finished the Patrol by photographing a Rainbow Bee-eater sitting in a tree above my beehive.