I've been speaking to local birder, Mike Crowley....Double-banded Plovers leave
in September to breed in NZ; Hooded Plovers have been very scarce in
Eurobodalla shire for at least 10 years and were never common as close to the
edge of their range in that area (Pizzey says they get as far as Jervis Bay).
Apparently there is a banded Bar-tailed Godwit present that was only banded 6
weeks ago in Alaska! I'm going down again tomorrow with Sue L and others, and
we'll report back on what we see :)
Regards
Frank
-----Original message-----
From: "Lindsay Hansch"
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:25:51 +1000
To: "'martin butterfield'" "'Dimitris Bertzeletos'"
Subject: Tuross Lake
> Just back from Tuross. No sign of either Hooded or Double-banded Plovers.
> Missed the Broad-billed Sandpiper too. It has not been seen for a few days
> apparently. Plenty of Little Terns but no Fairy Terns
>
>
>
> Lindsay Hansch
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: martin butterfield
> Sent: Thursday, 26 November 2009 2:11 PM
> To: Dimitris Bertzeletos
> Cc: canberra birds
> Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Tuross Lake
>
>
>
> None of the postings about the birds of Tuross have mentioned Hooded or
> Double-banded Plovers. When we used to visit the area regularly in the
> 1980s both these species were usual.
>
> Martin
>
> 2009/11/26 Dimitris Bertzeletos <>
>
> Visited the lake on the 25th. The Broad-billed Sanpiper was still there and
> I found two Great Knot in additions to what Bob mentions. No sign of Fairy
> Terns though. I also have shots of a well marked stint, with greenish
> legs...There are 100ds of waders perhaps a thousand or more...it's great!
> I'll be visiting again on the 29th. Coila Lake may also be worth a visit. I
> had 3 Golden Plovers, 50 Bar-tailed Godwits, 5 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers and
> 100ds of ducks (mainly Wood and Chestnut Teal)
>
> Cheers!
>
> Dimitris
>
>
> _____
>
> From:
> To:
> Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:31:08 +1100
> Subject: [canberrabirds] Tuross Lake
>
> Hi !
>
>
>
> I would highly recommended a trip to Tuross Lake as soon as poss if you like
> waders. There are hundreds there at the moment with R Turnstones, R Neck
> stints, Redcaps, Red Knots, Sanderlings, Bar T Godwits, curlews, A
> Broad-Billed Sandpiper and some tattlers with Little Terns nesting also.
> The lake is at its best ever as it has been blocked for 2 yrs and the water
> level has dropped making it a wader paradise. Drive down the road into
> Tuross Head until you come to the T junction. Turn right and drive down the
> hill app 1.5 klm, turn left into Tuross Blv and park in the small car park
> there. Take your shoes off ,go paddle and look until your heart's content
> as I doubt if you'll see these conditions any where on the south coast for a
> long while.
>
>
>
> Bob
>
> Ps - take a drink and something to eat with you as it's a guarantee you'll
> be there for a while
>
>
>
> _____
>
> Windows Live: Friends get your Flickr, Yelp, and Digg updates when they
> <http://www.microsoft.com/middleeast/windows/windowslive/see-it-in-action/so
> cial-network-basics.aspx?ocid=PID23461::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-xm:SI_SB_3:092010
> > e-mail you.
>
>
>
>
>
*******************************************************************************************************
This is the email announcement and discussion list of the Canberra
Ornithologists Group.
Please ensure that emails posted to the list are less than 100 kb in size.
List-Post: <>
List-Help: <>
List-Unsubscribe: <>
List-Subscribe: <>
List archive: <http://bioacoustics.cse.unsw.edu.au/archives/html/canberrabirds>
List manager: David McDonald, email
<>
|
