Other native species present at Blackman’s are the jollytail, another galaxia – Gallaxiella maculates, the pygmy perch – Nannoperca aus-tralis, and the short and long finned eel.

The water bird list includes: Ducks: Mountain duck, Black duck, Grey teal, Chestnut teal, Hard head [200 at a time], Pink eared and Musk duck. There are also White-faced heron, Great egret, Grebes—probably Hoary headed, sometimes 300 at a time], Little pied cormo-rant, Great cormorant, Black Swan, Eurasian coot, and of course the White bellied sea eagle.