The floodplain, with the adjoining coast of Boucaut Bay, has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it has supported over 1% of the world populations of Pied Herons, Brolgas and Great Knots.
Composer Tamara Friebel’s "I love you" is a mini loudspeaker and video installation which stages the dance of the Brolga (Australian cranes).
Other species of which the lake is recorded as holding regionally high numbers are Magpie Geese, Glossy Ibis, Brolga, Australian Spotted Crake, Black-tailed Godwit, Marsh Sandpiper, Black-winged Stilt, Red-kneed Dotterel and White-winged Black Tern.
Originally used for farming and other purposes, it was purchased in 1959 by the state government of Victoria for wildlife research and the captive management and breeding of species threatened in Victoria, such as the Brolga, Magpie Goose, Australian Bustard, and Bush Stone-curlew.
Brolga |
Currawong (voiced by Michael Carman) - A chattering and observant bird, and Brolga's official spy.