I've had a look at the pictures now and studied illustrations in a number of
field guides and I can't say that I like the bird for a Kentish Plover. They
are a common bird in Japan where I have seen them ten time. I have also seen
them in a few other places as well.
The Kentish Plover is a very small bird, just bigger than the Red-capped
Plover, and very similar to it (in Japan I always considered that I would
have ticked it as a Red-capped if I met one in Australia).
They never have a complete breast-band, only a partial one.
The legs appear too long for a Kentish. I remember them as squat little
birds.
The Kentish Plovers in Japan do not migrate but are permanent residents.
BTW, the Atlas gives only one record for it.
However, I'll go out today and see if I can find it.
Tim Murphy
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> Behalf Of knightl
> Sent: Wednesday, 3 March 2004 5:46 AM
> To: Birding Aus
> Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] A Bird of Possible Twitching Interest
>
>
> I was out photographing waders on the Thornside mudflats [Moreton Bay,
> SEQ] on Sunday when I came across the following bird which may prove to
> be of interest to some birders.
>
> It was near a beached catamaran out from the mangroves on the "western"
> side of the beach [firm silt] on Queens Esplanade, in association with
> a couple of sand plovers [there were about a hundred greater & lesser
> sands spread over the flats]. It was the middle of the day, with a
> rising tide [still at least half out]. The birds were not particularly
> active, and further down the beach, the terek sands were lying down on
> the job.
>
> I have four images of the bird in question from side on. It was a
> mousy brown on top and clear white underneath. It appears to be more
> slender than the adjacent lesser sand, with relatively long lemon-grey
> legs. It had a relatively horizontal posture, with a more gently
> curving head than the adjacent sand.
>
> Of particular interest, it had a clear white neck ring running round
> the back and a narrow neck/breast band running around the front. It
> had a very pronounced long thick white supercilium that projected to
> the back of its head. The white supercilium merged with a white
> forehead and chin. It had brown ear coverts with a thin dark eye
> stripe that did not extend to its slender black bill. Its primaries
> appeared to be slightly longer than its tail, which was edged white.
>
> I have posted three images on ozbirdpix, and the two responses I have
> had to the pictures so far have both been "kentish" [eastern race].
>
> I have googled some pictures off the net, and the jizz of this bird is
> generally similar, bearing in mind that this bird is in non-breeding
> plumage.
>
> Brisbane-based birdwatchers may wish to check it out.
>
> Regards, Laurie.
>
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