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After what seems some months since getting out for
a bit of a look around, the last couple of days have been
interesting.
On Sunday morning, wandered around the west side of
Swan Bay with a group from the Friends of Mud Islands. Lots of waders -
Red-necked Stints 1000+, Golden Plover 36, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 250+, Curlew
Sandpiper 7, Bar-tailed Godwits 50+, Eastern Curlew 76, Red-capped Plover 1,
Double-banded Plover 1, Pied Oystercatcher 1. Saw many large groups in the
distance but could not ID.
Whilst chatting with the group, one of the members
told me about her recent experience at Edwards Point watching two Swamp
Harriers. She first noticed them flying close together and each taking it
in turns to dive to the ground. As she was some distance away,
she moved in for a better look, and was able to see that they seemed to be
"playing" with something small and white. The harriers would pick up the
object from the ground, rise some distance, then drop the object again.
Apparently this went on for 10 minutes or so. Finally the two harriers
stopped and flew away. Curiosity burning, she went out on to the open area
to see what they had been playing with. Turned out to be a golf
ball! That evening she showed her husband the ball and to her great
surprise and his, turned out to be one of his lost some months ago.
Finally, out on Corio Bay on Sunday afternoon, two
White-throated Needletails and yesterday Black Falcon near Matthews Rd Corio
flying low over the compost yard at the wool scouring plant.
Cheers
Richard Dilena
Ocean Grove
Victoria
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