Sunday 28 August

 On my mid afternoon walk with Yori the, as yet unidentified, Black Swan was seen sitting tight on the nest. I presume this is the Pen, or female, but I have not yet had any chance to check for leg bands. The accompanying (presumed male, or Cob), was absent from anywhere nearby. This I have seen once before recently with no sign of 'him' in the JCMP or northwards up to the bridge on Ginninderra Drive. The swan's nest seemed even higher above the waterline but this might be because the water level has fallen a little on the lake after recent flooding. Eventually, I saw a Black Swan in the far distance, foraging along the eastern shore just beyond the Ginninderra Driveway bridge. Surely this is the Cob.

The brood of Australian Wood Duck at the largest pond (the one with a small island and often covered in Azolla) is now down to 4 ducklings that look to me more like sh- than s-sized ducklings. No Australasian Grebes were seen. Nothing else remarkable to report.