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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald

Birds' return signals end of big wet

An Australian spotted crake at Ash Island. The photographer had never seen one before. Picture by James Bennett

Waterbirds have a sixth sense of knowing when it's raining inland.

When this sense kicks into gear, they high-tail it from the Hunter to wetlands our west.

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