Latham's snipe et al.

[Tom Rayner <>]

Hi all,

There's a pair of Latham's Snipes in the dirty leechate water next to the 
Soldiers Point Recycling Plant, near Nelson Bay, NSW. Seeing as this is a newly 
formed piece of man-made habitat, I cassume this is the first record of this 
species for this locality - although they are relatively common in the Hunter 
valley.

Here are some Snipe photos:
http://tomandzoe.com/photos/cache/640/general/2006/12/DSC_2408.jpg
http://tomandzoe.com/photos/cache/640/general/2006/12/DSC_2409.jpg

And one of a Musk Duck:
http://tomandzoe.com/photos/cache/640/general/2006/12/DSC_2275.jpg

In other news, male Musk Ducks are doing their thing on Grahamstown Dam, along 
with Great Crested Grebes etc. Also hundreds of White-throated Needletails over 
Whoota Lookout in Wallingat National Park.

Some other recent pics can be seen here:
http://tomandzoe.com/log/?p=521

Enjoy,
Tom.
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