Save Black Swan Lake in Bundall, Gold Coast. Queensland.
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Black Swan Lake in Bundall on the Gold Coast (Queensland) is a wonderful green space lake that harbors a wonderful mixture of bird and other animal wildlife.
Go to our Facebook page for Residents & Friends to help save this lake from being filled in for an unnecessary car park so the animals & plants & our children can enjoy this lovely wildlife ecosystem for the years to come.
4. Save Black Swan Lake
June 2014
• Concerned local residents initiated Wildlife Preservation Society’s
support. Residents doorknocked the area and encountered
widespread support for the lake, used by many, as a recreation,
relaxation and children’s wildlife education.
• Residents & Friends of Black Swan Lake was formed.
• Many neighbourhood gardens display Save Black Swan Lake signs.
• Televised footage of the initial controversial efforts to fill this
thriving habitat engaged the attention of a large number of Gold
Coasters.
• The support base and the awareness of this water-bird sanctuary
has only increased. The public want to save this publicly-owned
precious habitat – now becoming rare in the urbanised Gold Coast.
• It has important remnant vegetation needed by birds to nest.
12. Wildlife Preservation Society of Qld (Gold Coast & Hinterland
Branch) President gains overwhelming support, through signatures
gained at the Gold Coast Show 2014, to preserve this publicly-owned
lake. The society dedicates itself to the survival of plant & animal
species. Preservation of these visually beautiful places is also vital
for local residents, our children and grandchildren.
16. Members of Birds
Qld (Ornithological
Society of Qld) and
Birdlife Australia
beneath arching
eucalypts &
paperbarks where a
bird count recorded
400 in one hour at
the lake.
17. Late in 2014 the lake began to dry out – these Dusky
Moorhens nested & they feed in shallows with their chick
18. Various migratory birds visit the lake – groups of
Black-winged Stilts fed in the shallows with resident birds
33. In 2015 our Swans reinforced their bonding rituals & tried to nest
again. As the old nest was inundated & new one this side was also
they nested somewhere over the other side of the lake & have a
new family.
35. 22nd March 2015 – Children's Day Swans with new cygnets
– great photo by Nina of new cygnets, one on Mums back
– what a final downpour- we even got wet under the tent
36. 21March 2015 Royal Spoonbill on top of lookout tree - it
usually filters small organisms on the edge of our Lake
37. Underneath remnant Paperbark Swamp vegetation Dave Warth
(maker of the award winning “Tarkine” documentary) films Lin
Sutherland making our Save Black Swan Lake documentary