On Lord Howe Island, spring and summer rainfall for 2011/2012 has been well above average. The wet area at the end of the airstrip, known as Moseley Park Swamp, has been full almost continuously since July 2011. This has meant we have had a larger number of vagrant bird sightings over this period. These include Little Curlew, Lesser sandplover, Hardhead, Australasian grebe, Australian Wood duck, Greenshank, Oriental pratincole; and today the Island ranger spotted a pair of Plumed Whistling ducks at the site. This is a first record for Lord Howe Island, and with plenty of water in the swamp these birds may stay around a while.
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When you are on Lord Howe Island, it is worth a look every day at the Mosely park Swamp for any vagrant species that may turn up - dawn and dusk are usually best, before traffic along the adjacent road makes the birds shy.
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