Greetings,
Had to go to Cairns this morning and while Maria was busy went to the
Esplanade as one does! The tide was just right and the waders were in
abundance.
3 Golden Plovers with varying amounts of black.
4 lesser Sand Plovers
2 Greater " "
20 Sharptailed Sandpipers
2 Terek "
9 Black-tailed Godwits
13 Bar-t "
~ 100 Great Knot
Many Red-necked Stints including birds in remnant breeding plumage and young
birds
~ 40 Tattlers
also present on the mudflats were Royal Spoonbill
Aus. White Ibis
Pelican
Gull-billed terns
Caspian Terns
Curlew
Whimbrel
3 sp Egret
White faced Heron
Silver Gull
In the trees behind were most of the usual suspects. In haste,
Regards,
Alan Gillanders
Alan's Wildlife Tours
2 Mather Road
Yungaburra 4884
www.alanswildlifetours.com.au
Phone 07 4095 3784
Int. + 61 7 4095 3784
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