Hi Dave,
I have just sent a second email to BA. I am not against banding per se but I
do sometimes wonder how many sharpies and stints we need to keep banding.
cheers
Jen
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 7:44 PM, jenny spry <> wrote:
> Hi again,
>
> I have just been told of a second bird at Werribee in the same condition. I
> guess this years crop of falcon, kite and other local predators are not too
> skilled yet. I do hope they get better and not too many other waders are
> left injured.
>
> Jen
>
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 6:02 PM, jenny spry <>wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> It was a very pleasant day at Werribee with all the usual suspects
>> eventually being found around the various ponds, including close on 40 Cape
>> Barren Geese.
>>
>> Notable was a Sharpie down at the T section ponds. I noticed it as it
>> thrashed around in shallow water in some distress. It was close to the edge
>> and as it thrashed, head often under water, birds collected on the bank to
>> watch. They were flying in from some distance and finally included a stilt,
>> stints, sharpies, curlew sandpipers and a marsh sandpiper. The total count
>> was forty-seven birds. They all stood just staring as the sharpie finally
>> struggled ashore, then they gathered around it in a circle. Very interesting
>> to watch the way birds of various species were drawn in to the drama.
>>
>> I initially suspected a broken wing but the bird eventually hobbled
>> upright and flew off, all in one lurching flapping movement. Photos taken as
>> the bird took off suggest a broken leg was the cause and I suspect a fairly
>> recent break as the bird was still alive and otherwise well and yet had not
>> learnt to live using one leg. When the bird left, the watching crowd of
>> birds, and me, drifted away like spectators after an accident. I do wonder
>> what its fate will be? Not good I guess.
>>
>> Still, all in all, it was a beautiful day to be out and about birding.
>> Happy new year everyone
>>
>> Jen
>>
>
>
===============================
www.birding-aus.org
birding-aus.blogspot.com
To unsubscribe from this mailing list,
send the message:
unsubscribe
(in the body of the message, with no Subject line)
to:
===============================
|
