Its springtime again. The karo trees are full of flower and hum with many bees attracted to them. Many flowers have started to fall into our pond which adds some colour to the rather muddy coloured water after all our recent rainfall.
Spoonbill, sometimes as many as seven have been feeding in the local estuary and also see roosting (resting) on branches at the small pond near the local golf course which has been a much easier place for local people to enjoy them.
Our small share of bar-tailed godwit have started to arrive in our local estuaries following their long nearly twelve thousand kilometre flight from Alaska after breeding.
The first two arrived then 5 and now 26. Numbers should build to over 200. They will stay with us until March 2024 when they will set off again for Alaska via China.
