Brisbane to Gatton

The morning slipped into cold, grey conditions as we headed west from Brisbane at 6am. We stopped in at the Gatton UQ campus to check out the lake famous for its resident, breeding Blue-billed ducks. Didn't disappoint 3 adult males in full colour, 4 females/immature birds. One male repeatedly displaying for a disinterested female, in between foraging dives. Others on/at the lake included:
Pink-eared ducks c 400+
Grey teal c 20
Plumed Whistling ducks c 10
Pacific black ducks c 20
Australasian grebes c 100
Australian white Ibis
Royal spoonbill 4
Australasian swamp-hen
Dusky moorhen
Variegated fairy-wren
Restless flycatcher
Brown goshawk
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