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Common not White-fronted Terns at Altona, Port Phillip Bay

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Subject: Common not White-fronted Terns at Altona, Port Phillip Bay
From: "Mike Carter" <>
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 12:57:18 -0000
 
Birdline Victoria Update for the week ending 23 March 2003 contained the surprising report, for the date, of 47 White-fronted Terns at Altona, a Bayside suburb SW of Melbourne. On 5 April, David Stickney and I, and later Chris Tzaros, checked the site and as expected, found up to 36 COMMON TERNS but no White-fronted. The ID of 'commic' terns is easily resolved by reference to HANZAB.
 
We did observe what I thought was a much rarer bird for this site; a SOOTY OYSTERCATCHER. This is not a common bird in Port Phillip away from Mud Islands especially at the head of the bay just 5 km from Port Melbourne. 
 
Mike Carter
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Mt Eliza    VIC     3930
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