Bool Lagoon birdlife returns as rain revives Naracoorte wetland

After a decade of dry, the rains have finally come to Bool Lagoon bringing bird and animal life of all descriptions.

This week, the seasonal wetland near Naracoorte in South Australia's south-east, is bustling with birdlife, including ibis, hundreds of magpie geese and black swans.

Natural Resources south east district manager Ross Anderson said heavy rainfall across the weekend had filled the lagoon to its highest point for over a decade.

"It hasn't seen water like this since 2004. This is really significant flow for the Bool," he said.

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