Re: Sightings around Geelong and Port Philip Bay

12-11-2004 

Sacred Kingfisher  - Fyansford
on Barwon River


14-11-2004

Little Egret - Avalon Beach Salt Pits

2 X Brown Songlarks, 1 X Singing Bushlark
 - Avalon Airport - Dandos Road

2 X Black Tailed Native Hens  -
Barrow Pits, WTP.

Juvenile White Bellied Seaeagle - Conservation
Lagoons, WTP.


Attention WTPer's:  Over the last
couple of months, dating back to when the Ruff was at the Paradise Lagoons,
there has been a lone 'Black Tailed Godwit' hanging around with Black winged
Stilts in the Paradise Lagoons.  I found this odd, since there were
 20-30   Black Tailed Godwits in the Barrow Pits at the time,
and yet it prefered to stay at Paradise Lagoons by itself.

I didn't think anymore of it, until
i noticed in my field guide that Hudsonian Godwits look nearly identical
to Black-Tailed's, but have a different pattern underwing.  If anyone
gets the opportunity to observe the bird again, and gets a view of the
underwing, it might be worth checking against Hudsonian..a long shot...but
hey..
  
I do have photos of the bird, but not
of the underwing. Is there any other markings that distinguish a Hudsonian?

Peter