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Drought-breaking rains not enough to boost wetland bird numbers We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Drought-breaking rains not enough to boost wetland bird numbers Normal text size Advertisement Wetland bird populations across eastern Australia have failed to respond to drought-breaking rains, as reservoirs and farm dams absorbed the bulk of of water flows. The 38th aerial survey, conducted by the University of NSW with four state governments, has found most bird species struggled to find enough water to spark large breeding events. Two grey teal ducks, among the species of waterbirds that have not seen a bounce in numbers despite better rains. ....