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Hi,
There was a Broad-billed Sandpiper at the Western
Treatment Plant (Werribee Sewage Farm) yesterday, roosting in the rocks on the
north side of Austin Road Summer Pond 2 with a flock of Sharp-tailed Sandpipers.
As with all Broad-billed Sandpipers I've encountered in Victoria, it was a first
year bird; it was fairly approachable, allowing me to take some reasonable
photos.
That area offers interesting birding at the moment.
There was an adult Pectoral Sandpiper in the same flock, usually hanging
around behind the rocks and not easy to see. Dave Torr has seen an adult
Pectoral Sandpiper nearby, at T-Section Lagoon 7, in the last fortnight; perhaps
the same individual. I didn't have time to find whether the Wood Sandpipers were
still hanging around the eastern end of Austin Road summer pond (two were seen
there on 5 November).
Cheers, Danny
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