Dear all
18 or so people took part in last weekend's Birding
NSW (NSW FOC) camp at Shoalhaven Heads, on the tidal
flats and 7 Mile Beach - Friday 8/Sunday 10 February
2002 - led by Allan Richards.
Very unusual sighting was a juvenile Australian
Pratincole Saturday afternoon 9 February at low tide
on the sand flats, and seen again Sunday morning out
on the beach. Clear views by all - showing faint
streaking on head and chin.
Second unusual sighting was one Banded Stilt Friday
and Saturday feeding with a large flock (80-100) of
Bar-tailed Godwits (plus two Black-tails) on the tidal
flats. On Sunday, it was joined by a second, possibly
juvenile as was reported had only a very faint stomach
band.
No sightings of the Beach Stone-Curlew.
Other nice things were
Double-banded plovers - 3 or 4
Curlew Sandpiper - 1 only
Golden Plovers - 100 *
Red-necked Stints - 30 *
E. Curlews - 16
Great Knots - 4
Pied Oystercatchers - 5
Square-tailed Kites - 2
Hobby - 1 hunting over dunes Friday and Saturday
Brown Goshawk - 1
Marsh Harrier - 1
Red-capped Plovers - lots
White-bellied Sea-eagle - 1
Little Terns - difficult to count - at least 30
with 7 juveniles counted Sat. morning
Caspian terns - 2
Bands on Little terns
1 - Right leg - Red over yellow
Left leg - blue over metal
2 - right leg - red flag over metal
left leg - something unreadable
Bands on Great Knot
1 - Right leg - green on upper leg
left leg - metal lower leg
In all a great weekend despite the rain.
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