Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences Centre for Ecosystem Science

Day 15, Mildura to Sydney

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Aerial photo of lake and floodplain. Lake has brown water and is covered in lines of white water peaks across the surface of the lake caused by wind turbulence. The sky has low grey clouds covering most of it.

Date: Friday October 28th 2022

Project: Eastern Australian Waterbird Survey

Observers: John Porter & Heath Dunstan

Pilot: Alex Katopodis

Leaving Mildura we make for the Kerang Lakes system south of Swan Hill. As expected flood water is widespread and the Lakes are spilling over their banks.

Surveying Lake Tutchewop.

Surveying Middle Lake.

Surveying Duck Lake.

Surveying Duck salt Lake 

The usual ibis colony in Reedy Lake is in full swing with more than 5,000 pairs nesting, along with hundreds of white ibis and even a few pelicans.

Surveying Reedy Lake.

From Kerang we refuelled at Albury before travelling back to Sydney.