December Sightings
What a wonderful place Lake McIntyre is! It doesn’t matter what time of the year or what time of the day you visit, there is always something interesting or unique
What a wonderful place Lake McIntyre is! It doesn’t matter what time of the year or what time of the day you visit, there is always something interesting or unique
On Sunday 1st December, the Lake McIntyre Committee hosted the Volunteers End Of Year BBQ, appropriately, at Lake McIntyre. The small but hard working group of volunteers, headed up by
October and November provide visitors to the lake with loads of opportunities to witmess the courting behaviour of ducks, nesting Black Swans and Royal Spoonbills, as well as breeding events
For the past few years, at the start of spring, the volunteers at the lake have been erecting a temporary fence around a patch of ground near the large viewing
The wattles around the lake are providing a glorious vista of green and gold. They are also providing great feeding places for small birds such as silvereyes and thornbills. Both
Masked Lapwings are a common species in the South East of Australia. They are found nearly all around Australia parts of Papua New Guinea and from around the 1930’s have
There is still plenty of water in the lake which is great for the visiting diving ducks, but not so great for the visiting snipe! The abundant water and food
With the weather warming up a little it is time to start watching out for nesting activity at the lake. We have several species of waterbird breed at the lake
Lake McIntyre is kept looking so good by a small but dedicated group of volunteers who undertake the day to day tasks required to maintain the lake surrounds. Twice a
The start of spring brings new arrivals to the lake, and so far we have welcomed a clutch of 5 baby Black Duck and more recently a cygnet. We have