Hi Everyone,
Trevor Ford and I did a Pumicestone Passage (SEQld, far north of
Moreton Bay Marine Park) shorebird roost run on Friday, and Trevor
spotted 8 Bar-tailed Godwits roosting in mangroves at a roost where
there is no ground space ever on the high tide. Fortunately I did get
photographs for any doubters.
Whilst I had always known that all shorebirds are physically capable of
roosting in trees, this is the first time in 20 years of birding that I
have ever witnessed this. It happened at the Thooloora Island
North-west roost in Tripcony Bight, where we normally get good numbers
of Whimbrel, Grey-tailed Tattler and Terek Sandpiper.
I'd love to know if others have seen examples of species other than the
usual four (Whimbrel, Terek Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper and Grey-tailed
Tattler) roosting in trees at high tide. I do recall once seeing a
Ruddy Turnstone in a mangrove.
Cheers,
Jill
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Jill Dening
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
26° 51' 41"S 152° 56' 00"E
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