Good Harv. There were certainly more waders about at 0730. The Wood Sandpiper drew my attention by the constant nervous bobbing of the tail. I first thought Common, then Marsh and it took me a while to work it out. When it flies it has a slower wingbeat than the sharpies and the legs trail fairly obviously
For the record here are 2 stints, with friend –
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Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] at Fyshwick Sewage Ponds [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]
The Wood Sandpiper drew me out to Fyshwick at lunch time; took about 30 minutes to locate and I, Roger W, Alastair S and Milburn got good views of it. It tends to be by itself rather than with the sharpies (of which I saw only 5); and I only located 1 Red-necked Stint.
Harvey
Dr Harvey Perkins
Cooperative Research Centres Branch | AusIndustry
Department of Industry
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Yes, I’d say so - here’s some more ..
Geoff – that’s starting to look more like a Wood Sandpiper (although the front-on angle makes it difficult to see the wing patterning, and the bill looks fairly long).
Harvey
No takers?? Here is the same shot with the 4th bird enlarged and edited up –
Yes - a closer look today showed about a dozen sharpies and 2 stints - and can you identify the 4 birds in this cropped but unedited snap ….
One Red-necked Stint seen at Fyshwick Sewage Ponds this afternoon along with 8 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers.
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