Further to Chris Sanderson's posting of waders seen in the Manly/Wynnum area of
Brisbane this week, I thought it might be useful for anyone venturing out this
weekend if I pitched in with details of the waders and terns that I saw at the
Toorbul roost (about 60km north of Brisbane, QLD) on 25/8/09.
Black-tailed Godwit 3
Bar-tailed Godwit 480
Whimbrel 86
Eastern Curlew 410
Common Greenshank 1
Grey-tailed Tattler 190
Great Knot 85
Red Knot 7
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 10
Curlew Sandpiper 2
Pied Oystercatcher 18
White-headed Stilt 104
Red-capped Plover 5
Masked Lapwing 9
Gull-billed Tern 26
Caspian Tern 36
So things are beginning to happen. I went to Caloundra later in the day but was
distracted from wader-watching by two female Great Frigatebirds that were
cruising over the northern tip of Bribie Island.
The Beach Stone-curlews that were attempting to nest on Bribie Island were
disturbed and left the area.
Cheers - Trevor.
Trevor Ford
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