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Black-fronted Dotterel flock

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Subject: Black-fronted Dotterel flock
From: Steve Read <>
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 09:04:07 +0000
I had a similar experience last Sunday, but settled after several counts on 22 
Black-fronted Dotterels, and zero Red-kneed Dotterels.
https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S53919542
Even through binoculars their camouflage on the drying mud was excellent.

Steve

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From: Philip Veerman <>
Sent: Thursday, 21 March 2019 3:36 PM
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Subject: Black-fronted Dotterel flock

I happened to be at JW at mid day today and watched very likely the same flock 
of Black-fronted Dotterels, I decided to do a random trial at counting them. 
Not that I was wanting to decide how many but was wanting to see how consistent 
my counts of the same bunch of birds would be. Even though most were in view 
and fairly close it was still hard. Each bird may stand still for a while then 
run or fly. Sometimes hard to see without binoculars but when using them only a 
small part of the mud are could be seen at one time. First count was 8 then I 
started again. I did that about 12 times. Several times I got to 18, sometimes 
20, highest count was 23. Still I don't know the real number. Then they mostly 
flew towards the collection of sticks in the middle of the pond (there is not 
much water) . Mostly in adult colours but at least 3 juveniles. Plus 2 
Red-kneed Dotterels.

Also I noticed two car carrying trucks that had rather roughly loaded up what 
might have been cars abandoned on Dairy Road. The cars looked mostly minimally 
damaged to start with but on one truck two of the cars were plonked on top of 3 
cars and held down with chains and the other truck 2 cars loaded on top of 
another 2 cars.

Philip

-----Original Message-----From: Con Boekel  Sent: 
Friday, 8 March, 2019 7:37 PM       To: canberrabirds chatline
Subject: Black-fronted Dotterel flock preening behaviour

Several COG members were attending the possible show of a Lewin's Rail in the 
Cygnus Hide. No such luck. So we turned out attention to other birds. We 
noticed a flock of Black-fronted Dotterels flying in just below the Cygnus 
Hide. They then dispersed and fed individually. They then stopped feeding and 
clustered closely together whereat they all began to preen. After doing this 
for about 20-30 minutes they dispersed into their feeding distribution.

regards

Con



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