Save Black Swan Lake in Bundall, Gold Coast. Queensland. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/saveBlackSwanLakeBundall 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.

1. Save Black Swan Lake

2. Parent Swan sits on eggs

3. Parent swans change shifts on eggs – incubation from 35 to 40 days

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.

6. Interested visitors at Save Black Swan Lake rally
6th June 14

7. After swim swan family come up incline – one struggling lame cygnet

8. Tired cygnets rest on grass

9. The six cygnets feed on grass

10. Sunset Black Swan Lake

11. Swan family in the evening

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.

13. Ibis on Roost tree

14. Magpie Geese also use Roost tree

15. Magpie Geese on fence with mostly
She-oak in the background

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

19. This Black-
winged feeds
with a Dusky
Moore-hen
chick

20. Feeding in the weeds & mud

21. Magpie Geese leave tracks in the mud – much of the weed is
gone including island nests built by hopeful birds

22. Magpie Geese wading in shallow water

23. The Magpie-geese tried to nest here but it was inundated

24. A Black Cormorant dries its wings – they have little oil on
their feathers so they can swim underwater & fish

25. The Magpie-goose family share this log with
this tortoise on the far side of the Lake – they
swam off before I photographed them

26. Over December January the Magpie tried to nest just here but rising
waters drowned the nest & they finally nested across the lake.

27. The Magpie Goose family consists of the parents, our 2 new goslings &
probably a sibling from the last family on 21st March15

28. The rains stimulated many families of Black Ducks to hatch.

29. It is rare for Black Duck ducklings to survive to this age – these were
very game little birds

30. In still warm weather Welcome Swallows are busy flying over the lake
eating flies & mozzies. Their rest branch.

31. In March 2015 many Purple Swamp-hens nested.

32. Purple Swamp-hen feeds her chicks – picks up
food & tears it up into suitable size

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.

34. 2015 Swans mate for life - more courting rituals.

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

38. Linny & Dave making documentary

39. Please let our Lake not be THE END