Phillip Island birding

[Chris Tzaros <>]

G,day all,

You may remember seeing, a little over a week ago, my posting of results
from a field outing to Phillip Island, Victoria.  During that visit,
the tide was low and the waders way out to glory, and the ole 8x30
Swarovski's were not much use on that occasion (no Dave, you are not
getting them!).  It was hopeless scopeless!  I still did manage
a fair list however, and I obtained a couple of species new to me.

Upon posting that initial report, I had some sound advice from John Boyce
to re-visit the same spot at high tide, as numerous birds of
several species roost at the end of the sandy point, which I now know to
be Observation Point (many thanks John).

I re-visited Observation Point, equipped with a borrowed scope (many
thanks Jim), on Saturday morning, the 6 th January.  I used the
tidal predictions listed on the Bureau of Meteorology web-site for high
tide times.  A birdlist follows, of which three species were new to
me (highlighted):

Bar-tailed Godwit (c. 450)
Pied Oystercatcher (15)
Sooty Oystercatcher (1)
Curlew Sandpiper (30)
Sanderling (2)
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (1)
Pacific Gull (6)
Silver Gull (50)
Caspian Tern (8)
Crested Tern (44)
Pelican (8)
Black Swan (30)
Red Knot (30)
Great Knot (6)
Eastern Curlew (43)
Whimbrel (28)

Bye for now.






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