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Observation Pt. Phillip Is. Vic

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Subject: Observation Pt. Phillip Is. Vic
From: (John Boyce)
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 09:17:13 +1100
Hi everyone,
   I was down at Phillip  Island in Westernport Bay in Victoria over the
last week and got a few hours to watch birds.  I checked out the waders at
observation pt. and their were good numbers with lots in spectacular
breeding plumage.  At least 400 Bar-tailed Godwits (many a beautifly orange
hue), 50+ Red Knot (also a few showing orange), 5+ Great Knot, Curlew
Sanpiper (also a few showing orange), Red-necked Stint, Eastern Curlew.
Also at least 200+ Pacific Gulls, 20 Caspian Tern, 20+ Pied Oystercatcher,
Royal and Yellow-billed Spoonbill.  Also had Shining Bronze-cuckoo and
Fan-tailed Cuckoo regularly in our garden while at Swan Lake (near the
penguin parade) there were about 25 Cape Barren Geese and 30+ White-faced
Heron (unusual to see such congregations of WFHerons?).
   I noticed that there were signs about breeding seabirds at Observation
Pt. (so I had to stay right at the waterline at the northern edge of the
Pt.) does anyone have any idea what species were breeding there. I could
see no breeding activity but didn't look around on the sand much.
Best Wishes
John Boyce

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Monash University
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