Hi Birders,
Today (14/08/05) at Chittaway Bay, Tuggerah Lakes on the Central Coast, I
saw my first two Sharp-tailed Sandpipers for the spring.
In 2004, the first ones seen on the Central Coast were at Picnic Point
5/9/04 but the first ones for Newcastle-Sydney-Wollongong were at Homebush
Bay on 14/8/04! Same day last year as thuis year!
The past 10 years the arrivals have been as follows:
1995 Sep?
1996 17/9
1997 3/9
1998 14/9
1999 12/9
2000 7/9
2001 18/9
2002 7/8
2003 22/8
2004 5/9
2005 14/8
Om Thursday 11/8/05 I heard and saw my first singing Rufous Whistler for the
spring at the Ash Island Rainforest Revegetation site and my first Central
Coast Fairy Martin on 12/8/05 at Tuggerah.
Alan Morris
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