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Nankeen Night-heron, Black-tailed Godwit,

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Subject: Nankeen Night-heron, Black-tailed Godwit,
From: "Anthony Molyneux" <>
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 17:53:36 +0930
I have seen NNH on several occasions in Alice, always juveniles though and in fact flushed one yesterday at Finke Gorge, again a juvenile.

Anthony Molyneux

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:19:54 +0930
From: bob gosford <>
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Nankeen Night-heron, Black-tailed Godwit,
Wood Sandpiper, Alice Springs
To: Christopher Watson <>
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Chris - as per our call earlier today I may have seen one of these birds
being harrassed by Cows and just abut everything else in the area on a wet
day a month or so ago at the small ponds on the southern side of the Will
Terrace causeway (literally 2 metres away from the traffic).
When i went back with a camera it was gone and I didn't get a positive ID
but thought is NNH-like...

Good spotting - and well out of range...did you get some pix?

Bob

On 30 July 2010 14:19, Christopher Watson <>wrote:

Interesting morning at the sewage ponds in Alice Springs this morning.

First up I came across two juvenile Nankeen Night-herons right out in the
open. They let me approach quite close. Both were still fairly young but
had
well developed plumage, but still missing the dark cap. I believe these are quite unusual in the centre but we've had some stormy weather so maybe they
are blow-ins. No sign of any adults around.

Also, three Black-tailed Godwits and four Wood Sandpipers foraging among
the
Black-winged Stilts.

All morning it has been alternating from steady drizzle to heavier rain.
It's only getting wetter out here in the desert.

Chris Watson
Alice Springs
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