Hello Damien,
Actually, I think I mentioned it in the original email. However, I think
it's a slightly different situation in NZ (although others may no more
about the NZ situation than me). THe SI Pied Oystercatcher is
behaviourally different to our Pied Oystercatcher because they breed in
highland braided stream habitats and thus occur a long way inland. Also
greater rainfalls result in a lot more soft ground which feeds in to
Peter Fuller's comments on the soft ground situation.
Cheers
Mick
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Damien Farine wrote:
I am surprised no one has mentioned the South Island of New Zealand,
where one can find flocks of Oystercatchers (SI Pied and Variable)
well away from the sea, feeding on the grass sometimes even at quite
high elevation. When I was there in December 05 there certainly
wasn't a lack of them.
Damien
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Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Oystercatchers on grass
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 18:16:17 +1000
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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