Great photos!!
Hmm, I don't think the one I saw looked like that. For one thing, it was
several times the size of the surrounding dotterels. Also, it was much more
brown than grey - maybe it was just the light about the colour, but it was
definitely larger.....
Julian Teh
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On 09/09/2012, at 6:28 PM, Robin Hide <> wrote:
> Lindell,
> great photos- thank you! Same pond as this morning (#7 according to the map
> at
> http://www.canberrabirds.org.au/MapsFormsLists/FyshwickSewagePondsMap.htm),
> but I could only see one at the far side, and when I began to circle to get
> closer it had disappeared.
> I was also out looking for a W. Tern but with no luck.
> Robin
>
>
> On 9/09/2012 5:59 PM, Lindell wrote:
>>
>> Hope this will answer your questions on ID. There were 2 of these at the
>> FSPonds (4pm) in the poo pond on the left with the least amount of water in
>> it. I was able to get quite close with neither of them minding - too busy
>> feeding. There were 2 Black-fronted Dotterels in the first pond on the right
>> so they were a good comparison for size. These two were slightly
>> finer/smaller.
>> So no doubt they are the Red-necked Stints. I did go out to see the
>> Whiskered Tern but it was elsewhere.
>>
>> Lindell
>>
>>
>>
>
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