Durham Dam west of Georgetown (famed for honeymooners and rare birds) is
in the Gulf Country, not NE Queensland, but I'll overlook this gaff on
account of your State-of-Origin. I've asked Sandy Whyte to update the Gulf
website with this important sighting and to give birding-aus a plug at the
same time.
We saw the little ringed plover at Taboubil in PNG last year on a trip
with Andy Anderson - I'm not sure whether it was a sub-species - but
given the terrible drought conditions afflicting the area the L-R-P's
may be heading south in greater numbers.
Do you happen to know the 'mcbird' email address? I hope Alan calls in on
Miranda at Langlo Lakes, just up the road from Georgetown, on his travels.
Cheers
On Fri, 31 Oct 1997, Russell Woodford wrote:
> Some updates on the following birds would be nice:
>
> BLUE ROCK THRUSH Noosa, Qld
>
> LITTLE RINGED PLOVER NE Qld
>
> RUFF Hospital Swamps, Geelong, VIC
>
> LONG-TOED STINT Paradise Rd, Werribee Farms, VIC
>
> BROADBILLED SANDPIPER Werribee Farms, VIC
>
> Any takers? Or are the Queenslanders too busy scanning the horizon
> waiting for the next flock of exotics? :-)
>
> I'd be out looking for the local stuff if I wasn't at work and it wasn't
> raining buckets.
>
> Cheers
>
> Russell
>
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