Hi all
As noted, another observer went to look for the possible Pectoral Sandpiper
this morning and obtained better views than I got yesterday and photos.
Consensus on the Facebook page is that it is a Sharpie, albeit not quite out of
the field guide and (perhaps unusually) on its own. Thanks Max Breckenridge
for the follow up. And so a brief flurry of excitement dies down...
Cheers
Tom Wilson
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> Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 20:32:25 +1100
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Possible Pectoral Sandpip
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> Hi all
> I had a very ad hoc/unplanned trip to Sydney Olympic Park this morning (20
> Feb). At the waterbird refuge there was a single possible Pectoral Sandpiper
> that would be worth checking out. It was seen working in and out of the
> samphire near the water's edge about 50m to the right of the hide. Views from
> the hide were restricted to head only and it was best seen when looking back
> across the front of the hide (a long way) fr
> om the path. Distinctive feature was a very white belly with heavily marked
> breast and very distinct cut off between the two, which was what made me
> think Pectoral. Legs yellowish. A pale supercilium extended well beyond the
> eye and crown had no trace of chestnut. When it stood straight, it looked
> "tall". No Sharpies on site for a size comparison and no pics possible
> unfortunately (too far away and camera battery discovered to be flat - that's
> what happens with ad hoc trips...). I have also reported this in the NSW/ACT
> Birders Facebook site and I think there may be others heading out tomorrow to
> check it out (hoping it's still there).
>
> Also at the hide was a small covey of Brown Quail (saw 1, reckon 6 based on
> locations of calls) in the long grass/scrub just to the right when looking
> out of the hide. I didn't try to count the Red-necked Avocets but a good
> number of them and several busy groups of Black-fronted Dotterels too. There
> have been 3 Australasian Shovelers reported recently, but I could not find t
> hem.
>
> At nearby Mason Park, there were about 40 Sharpies (although they flew off
> and headed away before I could count properly). The flew off up the canal, so
> may have been heading for a site on Parramatta River or somewhere like that?
> There is a lone Pink-eared Duck at that site too.
>
> Cheers
> Tom Wilson
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