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Ninety seconds on Somerset Long Bay
Somerset Long Bay has none of Horseshoe Bay's cruise crowds, umbrellas or lifeguard. You get the sand to yourself on a ship day, and nobody is watching the water.
90 metres out the water is still shallow, which makes this a gentle first snorkel for a child. Behind the sand the park is grass, trees and a playground, crossed by a footpath.
On the western side a fenced pond of about 0.4 hectares holds mangrove islands. From the fence you can pick out common gallinules, American coots, pied-billed grebes and green herons, all of which have nested there.
The pond sits on the north-west corner of the island, so newly arrived migrants, rarities included, are often spotted here first. Bring binoculars in spring and autumn.
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