Sunday 22 September 2024 Bermagui River and Nutleys Creek

 As a gusty wind change was forecast for 1.00pm we planned to be up at the confluence to sit it out while we lunched. 

Setting off at 10.10am we headed upstream and took various routes through the mangroves before crossing the river to sneak up behind the oyster leases.

Once past the campground we had the river to ourselves as we cruised up to the confluence.  There we had a quick leg stretch before heading up Nutleys Creek.

No kingfishers today however we spotted two immature Sea Eagles flying down the creek and landing in a tree not far ahead. Fish spotting was the go today - as we disturbed heaps of schools on our journey up and down the creek.

 A 1.8m high tide allowed us to venture far up the enchanting Nutleys Creek.

A bit of chaos as we made the turn to head back down the creek.

During lunch back at the confluence, we had the rare privilege of seeing a Pardalote fly in and out of its nest several times. Each time it flew in like a rocket, would stall at the last second, tuck it wings in tight and dive into the hole without landing.  

Nest entrance

We set off back down river as the gusty winds of the change slackened off, being ably assisted by the now outgoing tide.

Back down river various routes were once again taken, some less hazardous than others. Regrouping, we paddled the last couple of kilometres, ending the outing at 3.25pm 

Trip Notes:

High Tide at entrance: 11.15am 1.8ms

Put In/Take Out: Slipway Beach

18.4kms

5hrs 15mins

Trail Camera 28 to 31 August 2024

Another Trail Cam session with a few firsts.

Spot the White-browed Scrubwren,

at last we have decent footage of one. Usually it visits along with a flock of  Red-browed Finches and other small birds, all of them flitting about, which makes it too hard to single out.

Bandicoot having a drink. In all the footage of bandicoots this is the first time one has been captured drinking.

A Wonga Pigeon showing us its behind

Not our garden visitor, another Lyrebird trips the camera

Bower Bird (f) and a better look at the White-browed Scrubwren and wait, it comes back again.

Spotted Pardalote,

I haven't seen a Spotted Pardalote since the late 2000's, so this is a special treat  Here it is along with some Red-browed Finches, a Thornbill (can't tell which one) and a couple of White Naped Honeyeaters.

Noisy Friarbird, another first and

one that is unlikely to win any beauty contests

One of my favourites, a Yellow Robin

The bandicoot again

A kangaroo joey on an adventure out of the pouch

An Australian Raven bathing - me thinks we need a bigger pond.

Hope you are enjoying these glimpses of our local wildlife.

Trail Camera: 7 - 26 August 2024

 First up we have a vid of the appropriately named Yellow Rumped Thornbill

Kanga with pouch joey

Eastern Whipbird

Eastern Grey Kangaroo with pouch joey.

Fox - a prolific killer of Australian wildlife :( :(

E.G. Kangaroo joey having a foray out of the pouch

And another

This is exciting - a bandicoot and her two babies.

Bandicoots are easy prey for feral foxes and cats so it especially heartening to see some babies

Lewins Honeyeater and Superb Lyrebird

More of the Lyrebird. This particular Lyrebird has been wreaking havoc in the neighbour's garden beds. It has been estimated that a single Lyrebird will displace and turn over approx. 330 tonnes of leaf litter and soil each year. And while waiting for the kettle to boil for the first cup of tea, we've often had the pleasure of watching him work along the edge of the lawn where the leaf litter builds up, raking away in search of worms, centipedes and other invertebrates.

Kanga and pouch joey

That's all folks :)

Trail Camera: 14 July to 6 August 2024

Wow, this is baby time in the world of macropods, there are little heads popping out of pouches all over the place as you will see.

So let's get started.

Unusual, two Swamp Wallabies, solitary except when mating, visit the pond at the same time.

Two Swampies video

First glimpse of a Red Neck Wallaby's joey 

A Swampie and joey

Little birds bathing: Yellow Robin, Brown Headed Honeyeaters and Red Browed Finches

Scarlet Robin

Another joey, this an Eastern Grey Kangaroo

The bandicoot finds a tasty morsel

Two Red Necks at the pond

The dratted rat - where is an owl when you want one!

It really is a rabbit :(

 Two Choughs, part of a large family group of a dozen or more.

Swamp Wallaby Joey performing pouch gymnastics with a bandicoot lurking in the background

And here comes the bandicoot

Male Superb Blue Wren.  I think I've mentioned it already; prior to the bushfire in October last year we had at least three extended wren families living in the garden. Since the fire we have only seen 2 jennies on their own and this lone male. Hope they meet up soon.

Here he is again along with some Silver Eyes. Silver Eyes are seasonal visitors and by the date this is published most have moved on and only the odd loner has been caught on the trail cam.

That's it. You Tube has changed its policy and will only let me upload 10 vids a day.