--- On Fri, 10/9/09, Anthony Overs <> wrote:
> My favourite personal example was seeing a Sooty
> Oystercatcher on Fraser Island. A rocky shore bird standing
> on the largest sand island in the world. The bird looked
> more puzzled than I did...
Is the habit of the Sooty Oystercatcher different from the Pied? I remember
the first time I went to Fraser back in about 1984 there was a pair of
Oystercatchers every 200m along the whole of the main beach (and Cooloola) -
mostly Pied, but some Sooty as well I think. There's not present anymore and I
suspect that fishermen eliminating the pippies are the main reason, aside from
the sheer quantity of vehicles on the beach. So at least in Qld I've seen
Oystercatchers on beaches more often than on rocks.
Rob
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