Dear all,
Since the site is only about 5 minutes from where I live, this morning I
went to take a look at the Pectoral Sandpiper that Paul Walbridge mentioned
in a posting yesterday. The bird was easily located just after 6.00am and
I watched it for some time. There were no Sharp-tailed Sandpipers present,
but I did enjoy scope-filling views of Latham's Snipe. Other birds of note
were a Baillon's Crake and a Little Grassbird and Golden-headed Cisticola
feeding in the mud at the edge of the lake.
For those unfamiliar with the site here are the directions. Pine Rivers
Park is located on the northern outskirts of Brisbane (actually Pine Rivers
Shire) between the suburbs of Bald Hills and Strathpine in an area known
locally as the Bald Hills Flats. It is on the northern side of Gympie Road
and can be accessed via the traffic lights at the intersection of Centenary
Way and Gympie Road. Follow the access road for about 100m as it bends to
the right and take the first left. Follow this for 50-100m and park just
before a gate and a sign to the Bryce Amphitheatre. From here a path runs
between two lakes. The Pectoral Sandpiper was observed on the shore of the
lake on the right and the stage of the amphitheatre is a good place to
stand while you scan. It moved around a little, but the lake is not large
and you can walk all the way around it. After I had watched the bird for a
while it flew off towards the lake on the left, but I didn't follow it.
Apparently it did the same when Paul's visitor located the bird the other
day. This area is frequented by joggers and on weekends it can get quite
crowded with many people having picnics so it would be best to go early.
Regards
Greg
Greg Anderson, PhD Tel: +61-(0)7-3362-0177
Head, Iron Metabolism Laboratory Fax:
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Population and Clinical Sciences Division E-mail:
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