In search of Freckled Duck

After hearing about the rare Freckled Duck at Lake MacDonald, Cooroy, on the Sunshine Coast, we decided to try and find them. After our first unsuccessful attempt last month, we thought we would try again. This time we were lucky enough to see four Freckled Duck, and as an added bonus, a Comb-crested Jacana appeared right in front of us. 
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 Australasian Darter (Anhinga melanogaster)(Male)

 Comb-crested Jacana (Metopidius gallinacea)

(Juvenile)

Comb-crested Jacana (Adult)

 Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa)

 Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra), Purple Swamphen,

 Australasian Darter, Freckled Duck.

Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio), Australasian Darter.

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Mary Glen cont.

These are some of the birds recorded on our second visit to Mary Glen during the Winter survey for Bird Trails.

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 Australasian Pipit (Anthus australis)

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea alba) 

 Golden Whistler (Male) (Pachycephala pectoralis)

Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) 

Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta)

Part of the creek that runs through the property.

One of the waterholes on Mary Glen.

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