Weed reduction in I Cell is still working with more water birds than before. Black-fronted Dotterels, Comb-crested Jacanas, and Pied Stilts are back. There was a single Latham’s Snipe on H Cell on the 5th March, the only one I have seen in the past two weeks and perhaps it may be the last to leave for its flight to Japan.

The restored Sandhills Wetlands recently opened close to the Byron Bay town centre. The area was heavily mined for sand in the 1960s and this destroyed the original wetlands. Across the 1.8 hectare site are three ponds, a network of shared paths and seating. The new wetlands aim to improve water quality of the outflow onto the beach and to provide environment for wildlife. Th...