Musk Duck - another lifer

This morning I went to Hart Road Wetland at Aldinga, my first visit to this site. I counted a total of 24 species in around 30 - 40 minutes, including a new species for me - A Musk Duck! There were some other people there feeding the Pacific Black ducks and Grey Teals, but this guy wasn't interested, and was just floating around by himself. 

This is a rather strange looking duck, the males - like the one pictured - have a lobe of skin hanging down under their bill, which can be inflated to impress the ladies during mating season. They also have stiff tail feathers that can be fanned out, also used in the mating display. The male Musk Duck is the largest of Australia's ducks. 

Musk Ducks are endemic to Australia. Their conservation status is considered to be "secure" nationally, but they are rare in South Australia (where this one is). 

At the wetland I also found several White-faced Herons, Black-winged Stilts (my first for the year!), Neophema Parrots (didn't get close enough to determine which species!), and other usual wetland/urban birds.

Also went for a short walk in the adjacent Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park, but didn't see a whole lot except some red-browed finches, and another pair of Neophema Parrots that I couldn't get close enough to identify. 

Source: Birdlife Australia (2016), Musk Duck, accessed 17 March 2016, <www.birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/musk-duck>