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semipalmated plover Broome

To: "'Gary Wright'" <>, "'Chris Sanderson'" <>, "'birding aus'" <>
Subject: semipalmated plover Broome
From: "Tony Russell" <>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:11:11 +1030
Er yes, well I don't think I ever suggested it might be a dotterel either. I
only queried the ID.

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 On Behalf Of Gary Wright
Sent: Sunday, 24 January 2010 12:32 PM
To: Chris Sanderson; birding aus
Subject: semipalmated plover Broome

Hi Chris and Tony

The little stint was reported by Frank O'Connor in his report about
semipalmated plover.  Tony, it is certainly not a black fronted dotterel!  I
am not questioning the ID.   It was not possible to see the feet of this
bird, when I have seen it, as it was either running very fast or sitting,
but the other features fit as described previously on birding-aus

Gary


2010/1/23 Chris Sanderson <>

> Hi Gary,
>
> What is this about a Little Stint?  Has this bird been
confirmed/announced?
>
> Regards,
> Chris
>
> On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 10:59 PM, Gary Wright <
> > wrote:
>
>> When I saw this bird, I saw the behaviour that others have described as
>> the
>> plover chasing the black fronted dotterel around.  I didn't see it like
>> that.   As I arrived, I saw the plover appearing to chase one dotterel
>> away.
>>  The remaining dotterel and the plover then commenced to play.   Running
>> very quickly in circles, the plover occasionally sitting on ground.
>>  Neither
>> was chasing the other, they ran in unison.  One time the plover stopped
>> behind a  sitting pelican and the dotterel ran back seemingly to see
where
>> it had got to-they both  then appeared out the other side of pelican
>> running
>> together.   They also went for a flight together.  It look all of the
>> world
>> like mating behaviour.   If they were the same species, I think that
would
>> be the most likely conclusion to come to.
>>
>> No sign of the little stint, although I did see a small brown wader in
>> another pond but before I could get my scope onto it, it disappeared.
>>
>> Gary
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