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Dropped in for an hour at Long Reef late this
afternoon (about 15km north of Sydney) with a few waders still around,
including some very smart looking Ruddy Turnstones (about half
of the 30 present were in brilliant breeding plumage). Also present were atleast
10 Grey-tailed Tattlers (all in breeding plumage) and atleast
12 Red-necked Stints (all in juv. or non-breeding plumage and
are most likely going to overwinter here as they usually do) and 7
Double-banded Plovers (in juv/non-breeding plumage). Also an
impressive sight were 16 Sooty Oystercatchers which I usually
encounter in much smaller numbers. No signs of any Common Noddies that were
roosting on the rocks last week and a brief sea watch only produced a single
Wedge-tailed Shearwater but atleast 15 Australasian
Gannets.
Edwin
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