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Hi all; Not much to report from here as we have
had over 400mm of rain in the last six days (thats over 15 1/2 inches in the old
money). However we have also had the highest tides of the year 3.2m, this pushed
the Bar-tailed Godwits up onto the parkland behind the Esplanade mudflats. This
morning (26/2) 157 BT Godwits were foraging in the grass, many coming into their
reddish breeding plumage. Also with them was 31 Masked Lapwings and 24 Great
Knots roosting on the grass. Many of the Lesser and Greater Sandplovers are also
in their breeding plumage. Birds Australia and BOCA will be waving the waders
goodbye March 15th on the Cairns Esplanade with speakers and identification
problems sorted out by experts. We hope the waders will continue to have a place
to return to, not a Luna Park entertainment centre as suggested by one of our
well informed residents, get rid of that stinking mud!
Keith & Lindsay Fisher
PO Box 2209,
Cairns QLD 4870
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