Lake Murphy

Lake Murphy maintained water from the spring 2014 Watering event until January 2016. The wetland continued to support a diverse range of waterbirds throughout spring and early summer 2015 including at least 25 species and more than 1,000 individuals.

Species of particular interest include Australian shoveler, hardhead, intermediate egret, royal spoonbill, sharp-tailed sandpiper and whiskered tern. In addition a brolga pair was observed at the wetland in February 2015 with a juvenile spotted in October 2015.