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There is still a Pectoral Sandpiper on Ash Island
near Newcastle. I found it at 7.30 last night, near the NE corner of the
westernmost pond (Creek 4 pond) of the main pond system. After I had
watched it for about a minute, it walked into some long grass and I didn't see
it again in another 30 minutes or so of searching. So it's not surprising
that some people are finding it and some are not. There are many
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper in the same area, by the way.
Out at Cedar Hill Drive, most people are finding a
male painted Snipe but I have received several reports where a female bird has
also been seen, and sometimes the two birds being out in the open
together.
Alan Stuart
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