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On Monday 1 November, George Swann and Mark Taylor
saw a Ruff at Taylor's Lake, a Pectoral
Sandpiper at Lake Campion & a
Little Ringed Plover at the Sewage Works. The LRP had been
there intermittently since discovered by Adrian Boyle on the about the 24
October.
On the same day on my way to catch my plane
returning home from the Ashmore Reef trip, I saw what I THINK may be a
[Little Grebe Tachybaptus
ruficollis] at the Sewage Works. It was on
the lagoon nearest the gate. I viewed it briefly from a distance outside
the fence with a telescope through a heat haze. The whole of the side of the
head including the cheeks was red which would be wrong for Australian
Grebe. But it had a yellow not red eye as confirmed later by George Swann.
This does not necessarily disqualify the potential ID as birds from some areas
have yellow eyes, (Japan & perhaps the Greater Sundas e.g.). I ask that
locals keep an eye on this bird, resolve its identity and advise.
Mike Carter
30 Canadian Bay Road
Mt
Eliza VIC 3930
Ph: (03) 9787
7136
Email:
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