The number of Western Cattle Egrets
around the camp seems to have stabilized for the winter around the 100 bird
mark. Good views can be had of the birds as they feed along the roadside grass
verges finding insects in the soft ground after the grass has been watered.
Many people in the camp have mentioned to me about the Western Cattle Egrets
here and they are a popular bird with the residents who are interested in
nature. The birds spend the evening roosting in the pharagmites reed-beds of
the percolation pond where they arrive just before dark and leave just after
first light. Good numbers of birds were first seen in the early 2000’s and have
increased to toady’s numbers slowly over the last ten years. The below photo
was taken along the walking track by the golf course a very good place to see
the species feeding on the grass of the fairways or the green areas along the
walking track.
