Pelican banding project expands across inland NSW, as waterbird thrives following wet years

A project that tracks pelican movements has been expanded across inland New South Wales, as the waterbird thrives off the back of multiple wet years. 

This year, more than 1,200 birds have been fitted with brightly coloured leg bands, which indicate where the pelican hatched. 

Hatched pelicans have been banded since 2017, but in the past it only happened at Lake Brewster in the state's south-west.