Hello Peter and birding-ausers,
Yep, I think the soft ground caused by flooding or lots of rain is the
the key factor. We have had a bit of rain here in Tassie of late
(whereas before it had been quite dry) and the grass lawns are all soft.
I saw some more Oystercatchers up on the lawns along the Derwent River
about 10 km north of Hobart this afternoon.
No-one has mentioned having seen Sooty Oystercatchers feeding in the
same way though. Was this as unusual as I thought?
Cheers
Mick
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wrote:
Hi All,
A few years back i saw a Peid Oystercatcher feeding on earthworms. It was
probing deep into the ground with its bill, and it attracted a few
scavenging silvergulls to its activities.
This was down at St Leonards on the Bellerine Peninsula, Victoria, and was
after flash flooding. It was on a coastal strip of land, but the water had
obviosuly softened the ground enough for the oystercatcher to find it good
feeding grounds.
Perhaps this is not noted on mainland Australia much because of the
usually unsoaked and hardened ground.
Peter
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