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For anyone who is interested, there are sizable
numbers of Double-banded Plover on Stockton Beach, north of Newcastle.
They are assembled near (just to the north of) an old shipwreck which is located
a few km along the beach. On the
weekend there were 35 birds present, most in full breeding plumage. Six
Pacific Golden Plover were also in this area - the first returns for this
species that we've had locally this season (and other wader species are starting
to re-appear in the Hunter River).
Alan Stuart
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