Caloundra Sandbanks 9/11/00

[Jill Dening <>]

Hi All,

Report on the Caloundra sandbanks (SEQld) for yesterday, 9/11/00.

Of interest were the following:

• 2 Common Terns with ORANGE leg flags
• Low numbers of Crested Tern, now off breeding
• Wide variety of plumage stages amongst Little Terns
• No marked Little Terns - sorry, down south!

Cheers,

Jill

Tern, Caspian           3

Tern, Common            120     2 orange leg flags

Tern, Crested           20
Tern, Gull-billed             1
Tern, Little           631     only 1 seen in br pl
Tern, White-winged          102     incl 7 juvs
Tern spp                     25

Gull, Silver            63

Curlew, Eastern         11
Whimbrel                      12

Godwit, Bar-tailed              105

Sandpiper, Curlew               59

Greenshank              2

Sandpiper, Marsh                1
Sandpiper, Terek               5

Stint, Red-necked               5

Plover, Greater Sand    41

Plover, Lesser Sand             55

Plover, Red-capped              5

Plover, Pacific Golden  103    

Oystercatcher, Pied     2

Pelican, Australian             1

Cormorant, Pied         18

Cormorant, Little Black 3

Brahminy Kite           1       put up tern flock once

Osprey                  1       fishing successfully

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Jill Dening
Sunshine Coast, Qld
26º 51'        152º 56'

Ph (07) 5494 0994